1996 U.S. Open Cup

August 2023 U.S. Open Cup 1996 United States 17 D.C. United(1st title) Rochester Rhinos 15 56 1995 1997 The 1996 United States Open Cup was the 83rd edition of the tournament, and the first U.S. Open Cup to include Major League Soccer teams. D.C. United defeated the Rochester Raging Rhinos 3–0 in the final at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Originally, four of the ten MLS teams entered the tournament. Five ended up participating, as D.C. United replaced the Los Angeles Galaxy (due to the Galaxy's congested schedule), and the Colorado Rapids replaced the Colorado Foxes (when the team could not reschedule its quarterfinal match against Kansas City). The A-League Rochester side beat two MLS teams en route to the final before falling to already-crowned MLS Cup champion D.C. United. Schedule + Schedule for 1996 U.S. Open Cup Round Match day Entrants Teams entered to date First round June 28 – July 4 5 USISL Select League teams3 USASA teams 8 teams Second round July 30 – August 4 4 winners from first round4 A-League teams 12 teams Quarterfinals September 4–16 3 winners from second round5 Major League Soccer teamsSecond round winners Colorado Foxes were replaced by MLS team Colorado Rapids due to player availability.17 teams Semifinals October 12–27 4 winners from quarterfinals Final October 30 2 winners from semifinals Bracket Second round Quarterfinals Semifinal Final USASA San Jose Oaks 0 A-L Seattle Sounders 1 A-L New York Fever 0 USISL Carolina Dynamo 1 A-L Rochester Rhinos 2 USISL Fort Myers Manatees 0 A-L Colorado Foxes 5 USISL El Paso Patriots 1 MLS Dallas Burn 3 A-L Seattle Sounders 2 MLS D.C. United 2 USISL Carolina Dynamo 0 A-L Rochester Rhinos (AET) 4 MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 MLS Kansas City Wiz 2 MLS Colorado Rapids 3 MLS Dallas Burn 0 MLS D.C. United 2 A-L Rochester Rhinos 3 MLS Colorado Rapids 0 MLS D.C. United 3 A-L Rochester Rhinos 0 First Round 1996 06 28 3–2 San Jose Oaks (USASA) California Jaguars (USISL) 1996 06 30 6–0 Fort Myers Manatees (USISL) St. Petersburg Kickers (USISL) 1996 07 03 5–0 https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1996/1996a.htm Carolina Dynamo (USISL) Adair Schweitzer Gailey Sloan Beall Mo's Sport Shop (USASA) 1996 07 04 3–0 El Paso Patriots (USISL) RWB Adria (USASA) Dudley Field El Paso, Texas Second Round 1996 07 30 0–1 https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1996/1996b.htm New York Fever (A-League) Carolina Dynamo (USISL) Allnutt 11 Valhalla, New York 1996 07 31 2–0 https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1996/1996b.htm Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) Steenkamp 14 Marinaro 56 Fort Myers Manatees (USISL) Frontier Field Rochester, New York 6,149 1996 08 04 0–1 https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1996/1996b.htm San Jose Oaks (USASA) Seattle Sounders (A-League) Thompson San Jose, California 1996 08 04 5–1 https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1996/1996b.htm Colorado Foxes (A-League) McCreath 54 Siersbaek 56 Boyd 66 86 p Epstein 82 El Paso Patriots (USISL) Guardado 39, 0 86 Mile High Greyhound Park Commerce City, Colorado 1,623 Keith Hageman Quarterfinals September 4, 1996 D.C. United (MLS) 2–0 https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1996/1996c.htm Carolina Dynamo (USISL) Rammel 50 83 Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia 1,829 Ruben Rodhas (USA) September 7, 1996 Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L) 4–3 yes https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1996/1996c.htm Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) Gutierrez 34 Miller 42 82 Kennell 113 Lassiter 80 Valderrama 85 pen. Wise 86 Frontier Field Rochester, New York 12,428 Robert Sheker (USA) September 15, 1996 Kansas City Wiz (MLS) 2–3 https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1996/1996c.htm Colorado Rapids (MLS) Bowers 36 Takawira 62 Henderson 10 85 45 o.g. Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 5,009 Ron Corey (USA) Note: The Colorado Rapids replaced the Colorado Foxes when the team could not reschedule its Quarterfinal match after player availability conflicts due to CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying. September 16, 1996 Dallas Burn (MLS) 3–2 https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1996/1996c.htm Seattle Sounders (A-L) Lozzano 58 Elliott 70 Eck 79 Leonetti 3 Hoggan 90 pen. Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 1,305 Kevin Terry (USA) Semifinals October 12, 1996 Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L) 3–0 https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1996/1996d.htm Colorado Rapids (MLS) Steenkamp 32 Miller 56 85 Frontier Field Rochester, New York 12,179 October 27, 1996 Dallas Burn (MLS) 0–2 https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1996/1996d.htm D.C. United (MLS) Moreno 12 82 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 1,958 Kevin Terry (USA) Final October 30, 1996 D.C. United(MLS) 3–0 https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/1996/1996d.htm Rochester Raging Rhinos(A-League) Díaz Arce 45 Pope 63 Moreno 89 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 7,234 Esse Baharmast (USA) _DCU_96a _DCU_96a _DCU_96a _DCU_96 _3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF D.C. United _whitelower _upper grey _whitelower _whitebottom _2 white stripes 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Rochester Raging Rhinos GK 2 USA Mark Simpson DF 4 USA Clint Peay 46 DF 23 USA Eddie Pope 72 DF 12 USA Jeff Agoos 71 DF 11 ARG Mario Gori MF 16 USA Richie Williams 72 MF 19 USA John Maessner 46 MF 6 USA John Harkes 66 MF 10 BOL Marco Etcheverry FW 21 SLV Raul Diaz Arce 74 FW 9 BOL Jaime MorenoSubstitution: DF USA David Vaudreuil 46DF USA Tony Sanneh 46 MF USA Brian Kamler 66 MF USA Erik Imler 71FW USA Steve Rammel 74Head Coach: USA Bruce Arena GK 1 USA Bill Andracki DF 17 GHA Fuseini Dauda 77 DF 5 UKR Yuriy Smotrych DF 6 BRA Rene Rivass DF 14 ARG Gustavo Villagra MF 7 USA Henry Gutierrez MF 8 USA Tommy Tanner MF 10 SCO Yogi McKay 46 MF 23 SAF Lenin Steenkamp FW 19 USA Doug Miller FW 21 CAN Hector Marinaro 46Substitutions: MF 22 Darrell Stuart 46 Chris Kennell 46Head Coach: CAN Pat Ercoli See also 1996 National Amateur Cup External links 1996 U.S. Open Cup results 1996 Open Cup United States United States Category:June 1996 sports events in the United States Category:July 1996 sports events in the United States Category:August 1996 sports events in the United States Category:September 1996 sports events in the United States Category:October 1996 sports events in the United States