2005 U.S. Open Cup

August 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2005 United States Los Angeles Galaxy(2nd title) FC Dallas Herculez GomezMelvin Tarley(6 goals each) 2004 2006 The 2005 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through September, 2005, open to all soccer teams in the United States. The Los Angeles Galaxy won their second Open Cup championship with a 1–0 victory over FC Dallas at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Although two Major League Soccer sides played in the final, the tournament featured several runs by underdogs. The Des Moines Menace of the Premier Development League beat two USL First Division teams to reach the Fourth Round. The Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division beat three MLS teams in succession to reach the semifinals. The Rochester Raging Rhinos continued to play to record crowds and beat the MetroStars before losing in a shootout to the Chicago Fire. Four of the tournament's final 15 games went to overtime. Open Cup Bracket Home teams listed on top of bracket Third Round Fourth Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final USL1 Portland Timbers 2 USL1 Seattle Sounders 0 USL2 Charlotte Eagles 2 MLS Chivas USA (AET) 3 USL1 Atlanta Silverbacks 1 PDL Des Moines Menace 5 USL1 Minnesota Thunder (AET) 6 MLS Real Salt Lake 4 USL1 Richmond Kickers 8 PDL Ocean City Barons 4 MLS FC Dallas (AET) 3 USL2 Wilmington Hammerheads 2 USL1 Rochester Rhinos 2 USL1 Virginia Beach Mariners 1 USL2 Western Mass Pioneers 1 MLS Chicago Fire 3 USL1 Portland Timbers 0 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 2 MLS Chivas USA 2 MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 5 MLS Kansas City Wizards 6 PDL Des Moines Menace 1 USL1 Minnesota Thunder 4 MLS Colorado Rapids 1 USL1 Richmond Kickers 1 MLS D.C. United 3 MLS Columbus Crew 1 MLS FC Dallas (AET) 3 USL1 Rochester Rhinos 3 MLS MetroStars 1 MLS New England Revolution 2 MLS Chicago Fire (AET) 3 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 1 MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 2 MLS Kansas City Wizards 1 USL1 Minnesota Thunder 3 MLS D.C. United 1 (1) MLS FC Dallas (AET, PEN) 1 (4) USL1 Rochester Rhinos 1 (4) MLS Chicago Fire (AET, PEN) 1 (5) MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 5 USL1 Minnesota Thunder 2 MLS FC Dallas 1 MLS Chicago Fire 0 MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 1 MLS FC Dallas 0 Schedule Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores. Qualifying round Teams from USASA and PDL start. June 8, 2005 Salinas Valley Samba (USASA) 1–1 y 4–2 (Report) Report 2 Cascade Surge (PDL) Jeffery Stepan 33' Tony Chavez 26' McCulloch Stadium Salem, Oregon 511 Eduardo Irigoyen (USA) June 8, 2005 Dallas Roma F.C. (USASA) 7–2 (Report) Cocoa Expos (PDL) Jamie Harrigan 10', 89' Patrick Shamu 24', 38' Carl Bussey 24' Juan Sastoque 46' Matt Williams 59' Janak Altidore 44' James Phillips 47' (pen) Cocoa Expo Sports Center Cocoa, Florida 100 Richard Rodriguez (USA) First round Teams from USASA, PDL, and USL-2. June 15, 2005 Baltimore Colts F.C. (USASA) 0–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516042150/http://www.usopencup.com/1995/2005/119837.html Richmond Kickers Future (PDL) Dominic Oduro 45', 62' Christian Neagu 64' Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia 254 John Schmitz (USA) June 15, 2005 Cincinnati Kings (USL-2) 2–4 (Report) Reggae Boyz (USASA) Travis Sobers 85' George Kithas 86' Dave Beck 8', 70' Moussa Zagnogo 25', 49' Kuntz Memorial Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana 293 Doug Ferguson (USA) June 15, 2005 Ocean City Barons (PDL) 3–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516042150/http://www.usopencup.com/1995/2005/119837.html Greek American Atlas (USASA) Byron Carmichael 63' Mike Todd 65' Tony Donatelli 86' Belson Stadium Jamaica, New York 101 Steve Karaduzovic (USA) June 15, 2005 AAC Eagles (USASA) 1–4 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516042150/http://www.usopencup.com/1995/2005/119837.html Chicago Fire Premier (PDL) Marek Nowicki 48' Drew Deguarian 9' Jeffery Rowland 29' David Leung 42' Brandon Moss 84' Jacobs High School Algonquin, Illinois -- Abbey Okulaja (USA) June 15, 2005 Azzurri F.C. (USASA) 2–5 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516042150/http://www.usopencup.com/1995/2005/119837.html Dallas Roma F.C. (USASA) Alex Smith 50' Jay Needham 57' Carl Bussey 17' Juan Sastoque 36' Matt Williams 63' Mark Rowland 77' Jesus Rodriguez 89' Pennington Field Bedford, Texas -- Fernando Galvan (USA) June 15, 2005 Orange County Blue Star (PDL) 1–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516042150/http://www.usopencup.com/1995/2005/119837.html El Paso Patriots (PDL) Daniel Frias 90' Omar Mora 28' Tyson Wahl 42' (og) Tyler Theslof 43' Patriot Stadium El Paso, Texas -- Jair Marrufo (USA) June 15, 2005 Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL2) 1–1 y 2–4 (Report) Des Moines Menace (PDL) Greg Victor 101' Brian Biggerstaff 111' Waukee Stadium Waukee, Iowa Hidajet Tica (USA) June 15, 2005 Salinas Valley Samba (USASA) 2–2 y 6–5 (Report) Sonoma County Sol (USASA) David Frank 90' Chris Bessimer 113' Trevor Hurst 59' D.J. Sigler 108' Ernie Nevers Field Santa Rosa, California 550 Pete Fletcher (USA) Second round Four USL-1 and four USL-2 teams enter. June 29, 2005 Charleston Battery (USL1) 2–3 (Report) Des Moines Menace (PDL) Greg Simmonds 60' Lazo Alavanja 65' Tomas Boltnar 8' Michael Kraus 14' Armin Mujdzic 80' Waukee Stadium Waukee, Iowa 1,492 Doug Jotzke (USA) June 29, 2005 Charlotte Eagles (USL2) 4–1 (Report) El Paso Patriots (PDL) Patrick Daka 12 Chris Lemons 47' Dustin Swinehart 71', 77' Miguel Larrosa 90' Patriot Stadium El Paso, Texas -- Fernando Galvan (USA) June 29, 2005 Long Island Rough Riders (USL2) 0–4 (Report) Ocean City Barons (PDL) Ruben Mingo 30' Tony Donatelli 64' (pen) Christopher Williamson 67' Steven Wacker 70' Carey Stadium Ocean City, New Jersey -- Hossam Saad (USA) June 29, 2005 Dallas Roma F.C. (USASA) 0–5 (Report) Wilmington Hammerheads (USL2) Kenny Bundy 9' Paul Chase 11' Ben Hill 25' James Gledhill 75' Junior Zarate 90' Legion Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina -- Kenneth George (USA) June 29, 2005 Richmond Kickers Future (PDL) 0–3 (Report) Virginia Beach Mariners (USL1) David Castellanos 5' Darren Caskey 23' Tim O'Neill 71' Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia 530 Dan Stead (USA) June 29, 2005 Reggae Boyz (USASA) 0–5 (Report) Western Mass Pioneers (USL2) Omar McFarlane 5', 61' Kyle Fletcher 41' Rigel Qosa 59' Kevin McMenamin 79' Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts 1,250 Guido Gonzalez (USA) June 29, 2005 Chicago Fire Premier (PDL) 1–2 (Report) Minnesota Thunder (USL1) Brandon Moss 90' Johnny Menyongar 62' 89' (og) James Griffin Stadium Saint Paul, Minnesota 1,115 Troy Cohrs (USA) June 29, 2005 Salinas Valley Samba (USASA) 1–3 (Report) Seattle Sounders (USL1) Adam Smart 51' Brent Whitfield 65', 90' Roger Levesque 75' Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington 521 Jeff Hosking (USA) Third round Four USL-1 and four MLS teams enter. July 12, 2005 Seattle Sounders (USL1) 0–2 (Report) Portland Timbers (USL1) 15 Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar59 Dan Antoniuk PGE Park Portland, Oregon 2,462 Yader Reyes (USA) July 13, 2005 C.D. Chivas USA (MLS) 3–2 y (Report) Report 2 Charlotte Eagles (USL2) Esteban Arias 3 Thiago Martins 84 Isaac Romo 20 24 Jacob Coggins81 Dustin Swinehart Richardson Stadium Davidson, North Carolina 2,500 Andrew Chapin (USA) July 13, 2005 Des Moines Menace (PDL) 5–1 (Report) Atlanta Silverbacks (USL1) Matthew Kreikemeyer 8 Tomas Boltnar 12 (PK) Michael Kraus 26 51 Edwin Disang 50 33 David Hayes DeKalb Memorial Stadium Clarkston, Georgia -- Roni Canales (USA) July 13, 2005 Real Salt Lake (MLS) 4–6 y (Report) Minnesota Thunder (USL1) Jason Kreis 9 (PK) 50 70 Jamie Watson 38 16 66 Melvin Tarley17 Johnny Menyongar 89 107 Aaron Paye96 Matt Schmidt James Griffin Stadium Saint Paul, Minnesota 2,218 Abbey Okulaja (USA) July 13, 2005 Ocean City Barons (PDL) 4–8 (Report) Richmond Kickers (USL1) Byron Carmichael 4 41 Tony Donatelli 54 Matthew Delicate 84 12 Peter Luzak 13 16 28 McColm Cephas69 Kevin Jeffrey77 Tim Brown 82 Matt Bobo 84 Michael Todd 84' Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia 702 Ben Jones (USA) July 13, 2005 Wilmington Hammerheads (USL2) 1–3 y (Report) FC Dallas (MLS) Derek Popovich 18 35 Abe Thompson98 Carey Talley112 Roberto Mina UT-Dallas Dallas, Texas -- Jair Marrufo (USA) July 13, 2005 Virginia Beach Mariners (USL1) 1–2 (Report) Report 2 Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL1) John Barry Nusum 43 50 (PK) Rene Rivas80 Kirk Wilson Frontier Field Rochester, New York 7,838 Kenneth Heller (USA) July 13, 2005 Chicago Fire (MLS) 3–1 (Report) Report 2 Western Mass Pioneers (USL2) Will John 16 45 Lubos Reiter 24 5 Neil Krause Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts 3,124 Erich Simmons (USA) Fourth round August 3, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) 2–0 (Report) Portland Timbers (USL1) Wade Barrett 27' Brian Mullan 63' PGE Park Portland, Oregon 6,607 Alex Prus (USA) August 3, 2005 C.D. Chivas USA (MLS) 2–5 (Report) Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Douglas Sequeira 4' Ramon Ramirez 20' Cobi Jones 16' Joseph Ngwenya 36' Herculez Gomez 45' Landon Donovan 89' Paulo Nagamura 90'+ Home Depot Center Track & Field Stadium Carson, California -- Michael Kennedy (USA) August 3, 2005 Des Moines Menace (PDL) 1–6 (Report) Kansas City Wizards (MLS) Matt Wieland 12' Davy Arnaud 9' Josh Wolff 16' (pen), 65' (pen) Sasha Victorine 31' Scott Sealy 75' Davy Arnaud 83' Julian Field Parkville, Missouri 2,000 Roni Canales (USA) August 3, 2005 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 1–4 (Report) Minnesota Thunder (USL1) Alain Nkong 69' Melvin Tarley 38', 48', 72', 76' James Griffin Stadium Saint Paul, Minnesota 3,191 Marcel Yonan (USA) August 3, 2005 D.C. United (MLS) 3–1 (Report) Richmond Kickers (USL1) Freddy Adu 26' Christian Gomez 76' (pen), 81' McColm Cephas 69' University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, Virginia 8,412 Abbey Okulaja (USA) August 3, 2005 FC Dallas (MLS) 3–1 y (Report) Columbus Crew (MLS) Carey Talley 29' Abe Thompson 113' Eddie Johnson 116' Kyle Martino 36' Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Columbus, Ohio -- Ricardo Salazar (USA) August 3, 2005 MetroStars (MLS) 1–3 (Report) Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL1) Sergio Galvan Rey 85' Scott Palguta 20' Mauro Carabajal 30' Rene Rivas 58' (pen) Frontier Field Rochester, New York 10,547 Erich Simmons (USA) August 3, 2005 Chicago Fire (MLS) 3–2 y (Report) Report 2 New England Revolution (MLS) Andy Herron 18', 99' C.J. Brown 96' Shalrie Joseph 22' Andy Dorman 120' Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts 3,866 Terry Vaughn (USA) Quarterfinals August 24, 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) 2–1 (Report) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Herculez Gomez 5', 31' Ronald Cerritos 76' Spartan Stadium San Jose, California 5,134 Terry Vaughn (USA) August 24, 2005 Minnesota Thunder (USL1) 3–1 (Report) Kansas City Wizards (MLS) Johnny Menyongar 33', 58' Shavar Thomas 54' (og) Ryan Pore 71' Julian Field Parkville, Missouri 1,551 Michael Kennedy (USA) August 24, 2005 FC Dallas (MLS) 1–1 y (Report) D.C. United (MLS) Carlos Ruiz 90+4' Christian Gomez 47' Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 4,258 Abbey Okulaja (USA) Carlos Ruiz Greg Vanney Bobby Rhine Abe Thompson 4–1 Freddy Adu John Wilson Joshua Gros August 24, 2005 Chicago Fire (MLS) 1–1 y (Report) Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL1) Samuel Caballero 34' Doug Miller 60' Frontier Field Rochester, New York 11,121 Alex Prus (USA) Thiago Chad Barrett Iván Guerrero Zach Thornton Chris Armas 5–4 Doug Miller Tenywa Bonseu Jonathan Bolaños Greg Howes Rene Rivas Semifinals September 14, 2005 Minnesota Thunder (USL1) 2–5 (Report) Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Johnny Menyongar 54' Chad Dombrowski 85' Landon Donovan 29' Herculez Gomez 44', 81' Tyrone Marshall 77' Joseph Ngwenya 82' Home Depot Center Carson, California 4,373 Jair Marrufo (USA) September 14, 2005 Chicago Fire (MLS) 0–1 (Report) FC Dallas (MLS) Ronnie O'Brien 20' Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 7,311 Baldomero Toledo (USA) Final September 28, 2005TV: GolTV FC Dallas (MLS) 0–1 (Report) Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Herculez Gomez 25' Home Depot Center; Carson, California 10,000 (capacity) Alex Prus (USA) _FCDALLAS_05h _FCDALLAS_05h _FCDALLAS_05h _FCDALLAS_05h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF DD0000 FC Dallas _GALAXY_05h _GALAXY_05h FFC20E FFFFFF FFFFFF 27563D FFC20E Los Angeles Galaxy Top scorers Position Player Club Goals 1 Herculez Gomez Los Angeles Galaxy 6 Melvin Tarley Minnesota Thunder 6 3 Johnny Menyongar Minnesota Thunder 5 4 McColm Cephas Richmond Kickers 4 See also United States Soccer Federation Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Major League Soccer United Soccer Leagues USASA National Premier Soccer League 2005 National Amateur Cup 2005 Open Cup United States United States Category:June 2005 sports events in the United States Category:July 2005 sports events in the United States Category:August 2005 sports events in the United States Category:September 2005 sports events in the United States