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2004 U.S. Open Cup
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Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2004 United States Kansas City Wizards(1st title) Chicago Fire Julian Nash(4 goals) 2003 2005
The 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through September, 2004, open to all soccer teams in the United States.
The Kansas City Wizards won the Open Cup tournament with a 1–0 golden-goal victoryCity Sporting Kansas Open Cup Flashback: Notable individuals share memories of 2004 championship game https://www.sportingkc.com/news/open-cup-flashback-notable-individuals-share-memories-2004-championship-game 2025-10-17 Sporting Kansas City en over the defending-champion Chicago Fire at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on September 22, 2004.Hakala Josh 2004-09-25 2004 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup results https://thecup.us/2004/09/25/2004-lamar-hunt-us-open-cup-results/ 2025-10-17 en-US Kansas City missed out on a domestic double when the Wizards lost to D.C. United for the MLS Cup 2004.City Sporting Kansas Brand History Sporting Kansas City https://www.sportingkc.com/brand-history/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250524020634/https://www.sportingkc.com/brand-history/ 2025-05-24 2025-10-17 Sporting Kansas City en-US
The Open Cup tournament was highlighted by A-League side Charleston Battery reaching the semifinals, one of four USL teams to beat Major League Soccer teams. The 2004 tournament was also the final edition contested using golden goal as opposed to more conventional soccer extra time.
Open Cup Bracket
Home teams listed on top of bracket
Third Round Fourth Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals PDL Carolina Dynamo 2 A-L Atlanta Silverbacks (ASDET) 3 MLS Dallas Burn 2 A-L Virginia Beach Mariners 0 A-L Minnesota Thunder (ASDET) 2 PDL Rapids Reserve 1 PSL Utah Blitzz 1 A-L Portland Timbers 2 A-L Richmond Kickers (ASDET) 1 PDL Cape Cod Crusaders 0 MLS Columbus Crew 2 A-L Syracuse Salty Dogs 1 A-L Rochester Rhinos 1 PDL Fire Reserves 0 A-L Charleston Battery 2 PSL Wilmington Hammerheads 0 A-L Atlanta Silverbacks 1 MLS Kansas City Wizards 4 MLS Dallas Burn 3 MLS Colorado Rapids 0 A-L Minnesota Thunder 1 MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 0 A-L Portland Timbers 0 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 3 A-L Richmond Kickers 2 MLS D.C. United 1 MLS Columbus Crew 1 MLS Chicago Fire (ASDET) 2 MLS New England Revolution 1 (1) A-L Rochester Rhinos ASDET, PSO 1 (3) A-L Charleston Battery 1 MLS MetroStars 0 MLS Kansas City Wizards 4 MLS Dallas Burn 0 A-L Minnesota Thunder 2 (4) MLS San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET, PSO) 2 (5) A-L Richmond Kickers 0 MLS Chicago Fire 1 A-L Rochester Rhinos 0 A-L Charleston Battery 1 MLS Kansas City Wizards 1 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0 MLS Chicago Fire (ASDET) 1 A-L Charleston Battery 0 MLS Kansas City Wizards (ASDET) 1 MLS Chicago Fire 0
Schedule
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
First round
Eight PDL and eight USASA teams start.
June 2, 2004 Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders (PDL) 4–1 (Report) New York Greek American AA (USASA) Krause 14 Palguta 60 Bulow 70 Caldwell 78 Grafas 25 St. John's University Queens, New York 100 Guido Gonzalez (USA)
June 2, 2004 Maryland Allied SC (USASA) 0–5 (Report) New Jersey South Jersey Barons (PDL) Mingo 2 Maher 22 Carmichael 24 62 Banks 60 Winslow Township High School Winslow Township, New Jersey 65 Hossam Saad (USA)
June 2, 2004 Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve (PDL) 2–1 (Report) California Chico Rooks (USASA) Brown 71 Branan 74 Wondolowski 69 Chico State University Chico, California 1,000 Said Ravanfar (USA)
June 2, 2004 Wisconsin Bavarian SC (USASA) 1–5 (Report) North Carolina Carolina Dynamo (PDL) Hawley 26 Farrell 57 64 Storey 83 Rhyne 90 Lochrie 90+1 Macpherson Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina 300 Richard Rodriguez (USA)
June 2, 2004 Illinois S.A.C. Wisla (USASA) 1–5 (Report) Illinois Chicago Fire Reserves (PDL) Okarmus 68 Rolfe 45 Nash 46 85 Knowles 48 Klatter 78 Redmond Stadium Bensenville, Illinois 300 Pawel Wydra (USA)
June 2, 2004 California Sacramento Knights (USASA) 2–1 (Report) Washington Spokane Shadow (PDL) McDonald 60 Field 90+1 pen Ready 29 Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, Washington 1,000 David Simon (USA)
June 8, 2004 Texas Azzuri S.C. (USASA) 2–3 (Report) Florida Cocoa Expos (PDL) Kneipper 1 Sastoque 72 Glasser 32 Moojen 86 90+3 Cocoa Expo Sports Center Cocoa, Florida 27 Kermit Quisenberry (USA)
June 8, 2004 Texas Legends FC (USASA) 1–3 (Report) Texas DFW Tornados (PDL) Whiteley 90 Rowland 52 de Souza 68 Gorski 90 pen. Pennington Field Bedford, Texas -- Adam Garner (USA)
Second round
Six PSL and two A-League teams enter.
June 15, 2004 Illinois Chicago Fire Reserves (PDL) 5–1 (Report) New Hampshire New Hampshire Phantoms (PSL) Nash 27 37 Curran 54 o.g. Knowles 77 Khumalo 80 Fleming 84 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire 315 Gus St. Silva (USA)
June 15, 2004 North Carolina Charlotte Eagles (PSL) 2–4 (Report) North Carolina Carolina Dynamo (PDL) Coggins 4 11 Moose 13 Merrit 32 Rhyne 37 Storey 57 Macpherson Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina 150 Charles Mitchell (USA)
June 15, 2004 Texas DFW Tornados (PDL) 0–2 (Report) Virginia Virginia Beach Mariners (A-League) Jonas 48 Washington 55 Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia 385 Ben Jones (USA)
June 15, 2004 Match abandoned in the 75th minute due to lightning and darkness New York Syracuse Salty Dogs (A-League) 1–1 / ab (Report) New Jersey South Jersey Barons (PDL) Kerekes 22 Holloway 27 Winslow Township High School Winslow Township, New Jersey 110 Mike Constantine (USA)
June 21, 2004 replay New York Syracuse Salty Dogs (A-League) 4–2 (Report) New Jersey South Jersey Barons (PDL) Rivas 31 pen. Mach 35 67 Millwood 53 Holloway 22 Carmichael 90 Winslow Township High School Winslow Township, New Jersey 380 Ken Heller (USA)
June 15, 2004 California Sacramento Knights (USASA) 0–3 (Report) Utah Utah Blitzz (PSL) Breza 9 McNicol 37 Afrash 45 Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah -- Carlos Palomino (USA)
June 15, 2004 Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders (PDL) 3–2 (Report) Massachusetts Western Mass Pioneers (PSL) Collings 19 Bulow 54 pen. 79 Jachym 8 24 Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts 1,500 Claudiu Badea (USA)
June 15, 2004 Florida Cocoa Expos (PDL) 0–3 (Report) North Carolina Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) Ukah 5 McNam 13 Murray 43 Legion Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina 1,211 Daniel Burack (USA)
June 15, 2004 California San Diego Gauchos (PSL) 0–0 (asdet) (4–5 pen) (Report) Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve (PDL) Pleasant View Field Boulder, Colorado -- Jose Corre (USA)
Third round
Six A-League and two MLS teams enter.
June 30, 2004 Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders (PDL) 0–1 (asdet) (Report) Virginia Richmond Kickers (A-League) Hayes 94 Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, Virginia 1,353 Andrew Chapin (USA)
June 30, 2004 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) 3–2 (asdet) (Report) North Carolina Carolina Dynamo (PDL) Chacon 50 Ball 75 Godoy 120+1 Storey 12 Rhyne 90+1 Macpherson Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina -- Abbas Piran (USA)
June 30, 2004 Virginia Virginia Beach Mariners (A-League) 0–2 (Report) Texas Dallas Burn (MLS) Nhleko 20 O'Brien 23 Old Panther Stadium Duncanville, Texas -- Kevin Terry (USA)
June 30, 2004 Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve (PDL) 1–2 (asdet) (Report) Minnesota Minnesota Thunder (A-League) Pulido 42 Castellanos 19 Juarez 116 James Griffin Stadium Saint Paul, Minnesota 1,259 Troy Cohrs (USA)
June 30, 2004 North Carolina Wilmington Hammerheads (PSL) 0–2 (Report) South Carolina Charleston Battery (A-League) Conway 2 44 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina 1,255 Chris Kenny (USA)
June 30, 2004 Illinois Chicago Fire Reserves (PDL) 0–1 (Report) New York Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) Demmin 82 Frontier Field Rochester, New York 7,654 Ken Heller (USA)
June 30, 2004 New York Syracuse Salty Dogs (A-League) 1–2 (Report) Ohio Columbus Crew (MLS) Schweitzer 81 Buddle 70 Paule 90+1 pen. Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 5,288 Hilario Grajeda (USA)
June 30, 2004 Oregon Portland Timbers (A-League) 2–1 (Report) Utah Utah Blitzz (PSL) Alvarez 33 Bengard 41 Afash 65 Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah -- Craig Burns (USA)
Fourth round
July 14, 2004 California San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) 3–0 (Report) Oregon Portland Timbers (A-League) Ekelund 18 pen. Corrales 55 De Rosario 80 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 10,622 Richard Heron (USA)
July 20, 2004 New York Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) 1–1 (asdet) (Report) Massachusetts New England Revolution (MLS) Wilson 61 Noonan 7 Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts 1,585 Ricardo Salazar (USA) Miller Dammin Aguilera Mendes 3–1 Heaps Twellman Dempsey Noonan
July 20, 2004 Kansas Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 4–1 (Report) Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) Arnaud 10 52 Gomez 54 Gutiérrez 81 Chacon 40 DeKalb Memorial Stadium Clarkston, Georgia 2,212 Ricardo Valenzuela (USA)
July 20, 2004 California Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) 0–1 (Report) Minnesota Minnesota Thunder (A-League) Brunt 21 H.H.H. Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota 5,505 Hilario Grajeda (USA)
July 20, 2004 Colorado Colorado Rapids (MLS) 0–3 (Report) Texas Dallas Burn (MLS) O'Brien 60 Johnson 67 75 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas -- Marcel Yonan (USA)
July 20, 2004 Illinois Chicago Fire (MLS) 2–1 (asdet) (Report) Ohio Columbus Crew (MLS) Ralph 66 pen.Ralph 106 Hejduk 27 Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 5,426 Ali Saheli (USA)
July 20, 2004 New Jersey MetroStars (MLS) 0–1 (Report) South Carolina Charleston Battery (A-League) Klein 48 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina 2,200 Abbey Okulaja (USA)
July 21, 2004 District of Columbia D.C. United (MLS) 1–2 (Report) Virginia Richmond Kickers (A-League) Kuffour 82 Cephas 33 64 University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, Virginia 8,776 Hector Tobin (USA)
Quarterfinals
August 4, 2004 Texas Dallas Burn (MLS) 0–4 (Report) Kansas Kansas City Wizards (MLS) Klein 52 Arnaud 57 Detter 73 Zotinca 88 Blue Valley Athletic Complex Overland Park, Kansas 2,143 Terry Vaughn (USA)
August 4, 2004 California San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) 2–2 (asdet) (Report) Minnesota Minnesota Thunder (A-League) Ching 24 Donovan 63 Tarley 4 Branan 77 James Griffin Stadium Saint Paul, Minnesota 5,688 Richard Heron (USA) Donovan Ching Mulrooney De Rosario Dunivant 5–4 Menyongar Albert Matteo Branan Ferruzzi
August 4, 2004 Illinois Chicago Fire (MLS) 1–0 (Report) Virginia Richmond Kickers (A-League) Selolwane 56 University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, Virginia 5,712 Alex Prus (USA)
August 4, 2004 South Carolina Charleston Battery (A-League) 1–0 (Report) New York Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) Valencia 6 Frontier Field Rochester, New York 7,016 Augusto Silva (USA)
Semifinals
August 24, 2004 California San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) 0–1 (Report) Kansas Kansas City Wizards (MLS) Simutenkov 45 pen. Blue Valley Sports Complex Overland Park, Kansas 2,162 Kevin Terry (USA)
August 25, 2004 South Carolina Charleston Battery (A-League) 0–1 (asdet) (Report) Illinois Chicago Fire (MLS) Selolwane 107 Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium Naperville, Illinois 1,847 Michael Kennedy (USA)
Final
September 22, 2004 Illinois Chicago Fire (MLS) 0–1 (asdet) (Report) TV: GOL TV(US Soccer report) Kansas Kansas City Wizards (MLS) Simutenkov 95 Arrowhead Stadium; Kansas City, Missouri 8,819 Terry Vaughn (USA)
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Top scorers
Position Player Club Goals 1Julian NashChicago Fire Reserves 4 2Marcus StoreyCarolina Dynamo 3Stephen RhyneCarolina Dynamo 3Davy ArnaudKansas City Wizards 3Byron CarmichaelSouth Jersey Barons 3
See also
United States Soccer Federation
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Major League Soccer
United Soccer Leagues
USASA
National Premier Soccer League
References
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