2003 U.S. Open Cup

August 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2003 United States Chicago Fire(3rd title) MetroStars Amado Guevara(4 goals) 2002 2004 The 2003 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 2003, open to all soccer teams in the United States. The Chicago Fire won their 3rd Open Cup title with a 1–0 victory over the MetroStars in the final at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey. Chicago missed out on a domestic treble (with the Supporters' Shield) when the Fire lost MLS Cup 2003. The Open Cup tournament was dominated by MLS squads, as only two non-MLS teams reached the quarterfinals. The Pro Select League's Wilmington Hammerheads were the story of the tournament, winning four straight games to reach the quarterfinals, including a 4-1 thrashing of MLS side Dallas Burn. The A-League's Seattle Sounders were the only other lower division team to beat an MLS team, winning 1–0 over San Jose. Open Cup bracket Home teams listed on top of bracket Third Round Fourth Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals PDL Mid Michigan Bucks 0 MLS MetroStars 4 A-L Rochester Rhinos 4 PSL New Hampshire Phantoms 1 PSL Wilmington Hammerheads 2 A-L Atlanta Silverbacks 1 MLS D.C. United 2 A-L Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 A-L Virginia Beach Mariners 5 PDL Carolina Dynamo 0 A-L Milwaukee Wave United 4 USASA Bavarian SC 1 A-L Minnesota Thunder 0 A-L Seattle Sounders 1 A-L El Paso Patriots 2 PDL Fresno Fuego 5 MLS Columbus Crew 3 MLS MetroStars 4 MLS New England Revolution 2 A-L Rochester Rhinos 1 PSL Wilmington Hammerheads 4 MLS Dallas Burn 1 MLS D.C. United (ASDET) 1 A-L Virginia Beach Mariners 0 A-L Milwaukee Wave United 1 MLS Chicago Fire 4 MLS Colorado Rapids 3 MLS Kansas City Wizards 2 A-L Seattle Sounders 1 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0 MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 3 PDL Fresno Fuego 1 MLS MetroStars (ASDET) 2 MLS New England Revolution 1 PSL Wilmington Hammerheads 0 MLS D.C. United 1 MLS Chicago Fire 2 MLS Colorado Rapids 1 A-L Seattle Sounders 1 MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 5 MLS MetroStars 3 MLS D.C. United 2 MLS Chicago Fire 3 MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 2 MLS MetroStars 0 MLS Chicago Fire 1 Schedule Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores. First round Four PDL and four USASA teams start. June 4, 2003protested Bridgeport Italians (USASA) 1–0 – n/a (Report) Chesapeake Dragons (PDL) Rubén Fernández 25' Bowie State University Bowie, Maryland 200 Joe Rieck (USA) forfeit for ineligible player Bridgeport Italians (USASA) 0–2 / f (Report) Chesapeake Dragons (PDL) June 4, 2003 Chico Rooks (USASA) 0–1 (Report) Fresno Fuego (PDL) Jose Luis Espindola 80' Steinert Field Fresno, California 200 Abi Mohebbi (USA) June 5, 2003 Bavarian Soccer Club (USASA) 2–1 (asdet) (Report) Des Moines Menace (PDL) Ryan Seymour 66' Brian Doherty 111' Daryl Brazeau 90' Cara McGrane Memorial Stadium Des Moines, Iowa 3,152 Douglas Jotzke (USA) June 7, 2003 D.S. United (USASA) 1–4 (Report) Raleigh CASL Elite (PDL) Adrian Miron 45' David Buehler 26' Keith Nicholson 34' Ray Fumo 55' John Izzo 87' SAS Stadium Cary, North Carolina 389 Guy Goodrich (USA) Second round Six PSL and two PDL teams enter. June 24, 2003 Reading Rage (PSL) 0–1 (Report) Bavarian SC (USASA) Dan Stebbins 86' Bavarian Soccer Park Milwaukee 450 Kelly Ross (USA) June 25, 2003 Long Island Rough Riders (PSL) 1–2 (Report) Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) Darrell Etienne 56' Kevin Taylor 74' Simon Omekanda 80' Hurley Field Berkley, Michigan 1,105 Brent Song (USA) June 25, 2003 Bradenton Academics (PDL) 1–2 (asdet) (Report) Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) Rory Dowdell 82' Chad Goulding 34' Ryan Miller 94' Legion Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina -- Daniel Burack (USA) June 25, 2003 Utah Blitzz (PSL) 0–4 (Report) Fresno Fuego (PDL) Jose Luis Espindola 28' Edgardo Contreras 69', 86 Orlando Ramirez 78' Steinert Field Fresno, California 1,076 Cory Dean (USA) June 25, 2003 Raleigh CASL Elite (PDL) 1–2 (Report) Carolina Dynamo (PSL) Chris Norbert 88' Steve Armas 49' T. J. Rolfing 53' Macpherson Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina 703 John Frey (USA) June 25, 2003match annulled after first-rd. protest upheld Bridgeport Italians (USASA) 0–3 – n/a (Report) New Hampshire Phantoms (PSL) Ryan Ackerman 19' Bjørn Hansen 38' (pen)Ebbie Kodiat 83' Singer Park Manchester, New Hampshire 800 Erich Simmons (USA) July 10, 2003replay Chesapeake Dragons (PDL) 2–3 (asdet) (Report) New Hampshire Phantoms (PSL) Justin Combs 61', 73' Tsuyoshi Tanikawa 38', 63' Ebbie Kodiat 101' Singer Park Manchester, New Hampshire 451 Gus St. Silva (USA) Third round Eight A-League and two MLS teams enter. July 16, 2003 MetroStars (MLS) 4–0 (Report) Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) Amado Guevara 5' John Wolyniec 83' Mike Nugent 87' José Galván 88' Hurley Stadium Berkley, Michigan 4,010 Richard Rodriguez (USA) July 16, 2003 New Hampshire Phantoms (PSL) 1–4 (Report) Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) Bjørn Hansen 10' Viktor Paco 17' Stoian Mladenov 67' Fred Commodore 85' David Hayes 90' Frontier Field Rochester, New York 7,461 Vladimir Fabre (USA) July 16, 2003 Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) 1–2 (Report) Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) Mac Cozier 52' Byron Charmichael 66' Kevin Nylen 75' Legion Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina 1,568 Abbas Piran (USA) July 16, 2003 Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League) 1–2 (Report) D.C. United (MLS) Thiago Martins 74' Mike Petke 33' Dema Kovalenko 44' Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 3,073 Hector Tobon (USA) July 16, 2003 Carolina Dynamo (PDL) 0–5 (Report) Virginia Beach Mariners (A-League) Dante Washington 16', 35' Roland Aguilera Roland Aguilera 72' Carlos Garcia Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia 518 Dan Stead (USA) July 16, 2003 Seattle Sounders (A-League) 1–0 (Report) Minnesota Thunder (A-League) Kyle Smith 50' National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota 3,182 Brian Hall (USA) July 16, 2003 Fresno Fuego (PDL) 5–2 (Report) El Paso Patriots (A-League) Eric Farfan 11' Orlando Ramirez 73', 81' Ernie Vega 83' Eddie Gutierrez 87' Omar Mora 16' Laurenco Andrade 34' (pen) Dudley Stadium El Paso, Texas 1,750 Troy Travis (USA) July 23, 2003 Bavarian Soccer Club (USASA) 1–4 (Report) Milwaukee Wave United (A-League) Dominic DePra 85' Greg Howes 10', 19' Dino Delevski 61' Vitalis Takawira 69' Uihlein Soccer Park Milwaukee 4,161 Robert Petersen (USA) Fourth round Eight MLS teams enter. August 5, 2003 San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) 0–1 (Report) Seattle Sounders (A-League) Kyle Smith 41' Husky Soccer Field Seattle 2,510 David Simon (USA) August 6, 2003 MetroStars (MLS) 4–3 (Report) Columbus Crew (MLS) Brian Maisonneuve 24'(og) Steve Jolley 54' Eddie Pope 77', 86' Edson Buddle 10', 11' Brian Maisonneuve 43' Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 5,590 Kevin Stott (USA) August 6, 2003 Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) 1–2 (Report) New England Revolution (MLS) Stoian Mladenov 23' Steve Ralston 25' Taylor Twellman 45' Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts 2,400 Gus St. Silva (USA) August 6, 2003 Dallas Burn (MLS) 1–4 (Report) Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) Eddie Johnson 6' Jeff Johnson 33' Kevin Nylen 52' Glenn Murray 69', 89' Legion Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina 3,019 Roni Canales (USA) August 6, 2003 D.C. United (MLS) 1–0 (asdet) (Report) Virginia Beach Mariners (A-League) Hristo Stoitchkov 97' Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 2,870 Abbey Okulaja (USA) August 6, 2003 Chicago Fire (MLS) 4–1 (Report) Milwaukee Wave United (A-League) Chris Armas 14' Ante Razov 34' Evan Whitfield 61' Dipsy Selolwane 80' Greg Howes 2' Uihlein Soccer Park Milwaukee 3,773 Marcel Yohan (USA) August 6, 2003 Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 2–3 (Report) Colorado Rapids (MLS) North Area Athletic Complex Arvada, Colorado 1,421 Richard Heron (USA) August 6, 2003 Fresno Fuego (PDL) 1–3 (Report) Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Eddie Gutierrez 89' Arturo Torres 25' Alejandro Moreno 33' Paul Broome 89' Home Depot Center Carson, California 6,860 Ramón Hernández (USA) Quarterfinals August 27, 2003 New England Revolution (MLS) 1–2 (asdet) (Report) MetroStars (MLS) Jay Heaps 45' Clint Mathis 29' Amado Guevara 116' Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey 3,853 Roni Canales (USA) August 27, 2003 D.C. United (MLS) 1–0 (Report) Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) Ronald Cerritos 30' Legion Field Wilmington, North Carolina 5,026 Gus St. Silva (USA) August 27, 2003 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 1–2 (Report) Chicago Fire (MLS) John Spencer 36' DaMarcus Beasley 44' Robin Fraser 53' (og) Cardinal Stadium Naperville, Illinois 5,156 Michael Kennedy (USA) August 27, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) 5–1 (Report) Seattle Sounders (A-League) Carlos Ruiz 3', 87', 90' Antonio Martínez 39' Alejandro Moreno 67' Jason Farrell 70' Seahawks Stadium Seattle 7,542 Jesse Johnson (USA) Semifinals September 23, 2003 Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) 2–3 (Report) Chicago Fire (MLS) Alejandro Moreno 73' Arturo Torres 75' DaMarcus Beasley 55' Damani Ralph 63' Ante Razov 69' Cardinal Stadium Naperville, Illinois 5,327 Gus St. Silva (USA) October 1, 2003 D.C. United (MLS) 2–3 (Report) MetroStars (MLS) Galin Ivanov 18' Ronald Cerritos 76' Amado Guevara 20', 43' John Wolyniec 88' Yurcak Field Piscataway, New Jersey 3,791 Terry Vaughn (USA) Final October 15, 2003 Chicago Fire (MLS) 1–0 (Report) MetroStars (MLS) Damani Ralph 68' Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 5,183 Kevin Stott (USA) Top scorers Position Player Club Goals 1Amado Guevara MetroStars 4 2Antonio Martínez Los Angeles Galaxy 3 Alejandro Moreno Los Angeles Galaxy 3 John Spencer Colorado Rapids 3 Greg Howes Milwaukee Wave United 3 Orlando Ramirez Fresno Fuego 3 Carlos Ruíz Los Angeles Galaxy 3 See also 2003 National Amateur Cup 2003 Open Cup United States United States Category:June 2003 sports events in the United States Category:July 2003 sports events in the United States Category:August 2003 sports events in the United States Category:September 2003 sports events in the United States Category:October 2003 sports events in the United States