1999 U.S. Open Cup

Soccer tournament season August 2023 February 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 1999 200px Trophy awarded to the winning Rochester Raging Rhinos United States Rochester Raging Rhinos(1st title) Colorado Rapids Mugurel Dumitru(6 goals) 1998 2000 The 1999 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June to October 1999, open to all soccer teams in the United States. It was the first Open Cup tournament to be named after Lamar Hunt. The Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A-League defeated the Colorado Rapids 2–0 in the final at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.DiVeronica Jeff Rhinos win soccer crown https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-rhinos-win-soccer/34951596/ 11 February 2024 Democrat and Chronicle 15 September 1999 1A The Rhinos became the first, and as of 2026, only non-Division I team to win the Open Cup since the inception of Major League Soccer, defeating four MLS teams in the tournament. Another A-League team, the Charleston Battery, also reached the semifinals, and the A-League's Staten Island Vipers were the other non-division one squad to beat an MLS team. Bracket Home teams listed on top of bracket Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals A-L Charleston Battery 2 D3 Wilmington Hammerheads 1 A-L Staten Island Vipers 7 USASA United German-Hungarians 0 A-L Minnesota Thunder 1 PDL Mid-Michigan Bucks 2 A-L Seattle Sounders 3 PDL Spokane Shadow 1 PDL Cocoa Expos 2 A-L Jacksonville Cyclones 7 A-L Rochester Rhinos (ASDET) 2 PDL New York Freedom 1 A-L San Diego Flash 7 D3 Arizona Sahuaros 2 A-L Orange County Zodiac 0 D3 Carolina Dynamo 2 A-L Charleston Battery 4 MLS D.C. United (ASDET) 3 MLS MetroStars (ASDET) 2 A-L Staten Island Vipers 3 PDL Mid-Michigan Bucks 1 MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 2 MLS Colorado Rapids 1 A-L Seattle Sounders 0 A-L Rochester Rhinos 1 MLS Chicago Fire 0 MLS Dallas Burn 3 A-L Jacksonville Cyclones 0 A-L San Diego Flash 2 MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 3 MLS Columbus Crew 3 PDL Carolina Dynamo 0 A-L Charleston Battery 2 A-L Staten Island Vipers 1 MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 0 MLS Colorado Rapids 1 A-L Rochester Rhinos 2 MLS Dallas Burn (ASDET) 1 MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 1 MLS Columbus Crew 3 A-L Charleston Battery 0 MLS Colorado Rapids 3 A-L Rochester Rhinos 3 MLS Columbus Crew 2 MLS Colorado Rapids 0 A-L Rochester Rhinos 2 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 D3 Pro, four PDL, and four USASA teams start. June 5, 1999 Los Lobos (USASA) 1–8 (Report) Wilmington Hammerheads (D3 Pro) Fernandez 76' Brian Hunter 21', 52' Ryan Walker 32', 34', 39' Luke Griffith 55', 72', 88' Legion Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina 1,132 Jon Wilson (USA) June 8, 1999 Austin Lone Stars (D3 Pro) 2–3 (Report) Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) Marc Madeley 14' Gabe Jones 48' Tino Scicluna 37' Benji Djeukeng 50' Paul Snape 88' White Pine Stadium Saginaw Township, Michigan 325 Carlos Folino (USA) June 9, 1999 United German-Hungarians (USASA) 2–1 (Report) New Jersey Stallions (D3 Pro) Ray De Stephanis 31' Robert Henes 48' Júlio Santos 24' Toms River HS North Toms River, New Jersey 60 Ruben Rodhas (USA) June 9, 1999 New York Freedom (PDL) 3–1 (Report) Cape Cod Crusaders (D3 Pro) Aboucar Camara 24', 49' Moussa Sy 77' Nicholas Bone 58' Alan Carson Field South Yarmouth, Massachusetts 60 Delfim Rainho (USA) June 10, 1999 Cocoa Expos (PDL) 5–3 (Report) Northern Virginia Royals (D3 Pro) Dillon 3' Steven Butcher 29', 31' Eddie Enders 38' Hinkey 57' Tim Prisco 45' Alberto Ogando 68' Richard Englefried 78' RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 150 Bill Dittmar (USA) June 11, 1999 Mexico SC (USASA) 2–3 (asdet) (Report) Arizona Sahuaros (D3 Pro) Dillon 9' Delgadillo 72' Alex Pogman 60' Harold Calvo 85', 102' Peoria Sports Complex Peoria, Arizona 1,500 Richard Heron (USA) June 16, 1999 Spokane Shadow (PDL) 3–2 (asdet) (Report) Chico Rooks (D3 Pro) Jeff Rose 39' Dave Berto 73' (PK) Cosner 108' Luis Orellana 19' Joe Munoz 63' University Stadium Chico, California 450 Javier Padilla (USA) June 20, 1999 Bavarian Leinenkugel (USASA) 0–1 (Report) Carolina Dynamo (D3 Pro) Jason Haupt 86' High Point Athletic Complex High Point, North Carolina -- Abbas Piran (USA) Second round Eight A-League teams enter. June 23, 1999 United German-Hungarians (USASA) 0–7 (Report) Staten Island Vipers (A-League) Marvin Oliver 3' Ernest Inneh 4', 74' Dahir Mohammed 30' Rob Johnson 55' Kevin Wilson 89', 90' Bruce Hansen Memorial Field Staten Island, New York 363 John Konstantinidis (USA) June 23, 1999 Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) 2–1 (Report) Minnesota Thunder (A-League) Dodd 23' Chad Schomaker 28' Kalin Bankov 80' National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota 225 Siavosh Rahimi (USA) June 23, 1999 Spokane Shadow (PDL) 1–3 (Report) Seattle Sounders (A-League) Jeff Rose 79' Erik Storkson 28', 56' Peter Hattrup 74' Memorial Stadium Seattle, Washington 236 Mohammed Zarrabi-Kashani (USA) June 30, 1999 New York Freedom (PDL) 1–2 (asdet) (Report) Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) Rodney Rambo 57' Mauro Biello 62' Darren Tilley 109' Frontier Field Rochester, New York 7,131 Vladimir Fabre (USA) June 30, 1999 Arizona Sahuaros (D3 Pro) 2–9 (Report) San Diego Flash (A-League) Harold Calvo 30' Joe Owen 49' Mugurel Dimitru 9', 45', 56', 57', 87', 90' Antonio Robles 17' Carlos Farias 41', 75' Douglas Stadium San Diego, California 812 Emiliano Monje (USA) July 6, 1999 Wilmington Hammerheads (D3 Pro) 1–2 (Report) Charleston Battery (A-League) Charles Panos 90' Todd Miller 3' Paul Conway 16' Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina 2,102 Thomas Perry (USA) July 6, 1999 Carolina Dynamo (D3 Pro) 2–0 (Report) Orange County Zodiac (A-League) Maher Atta 17' Jose Espindola 48' Santa Ana Bowl Santa Ana, California 200 -- (USA) July 10, 1999 Jacksonville Cyclones (A-League) 7–2 (Report) Cocoa Expos (PDL) Jorge Munoz 5' (PK), 20', 36', 54' Jose DeOlivera 45', 79' Brad Schmidt 80' Derek Phillips 27', 49' (PK) Cocoa Expo Sports Center Cocoa, Florida 1,112 Reggie Rutty (USA) Third round Eight MLS teams enter. July 12, 1999 Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) 2–1 (Report) Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) Musa Shannon 2', 70' Stephen Armstrong 74' White Pine Stadium Saginaw Township, Michigan 4,887 Zekai Akbay (USA) July 13, 1999 Staten Island Vipers (A-League) 3–2 (asdet) (Report) MetroStars (MLS) Ernest Inneh 32'Lee Tschantret 85'Kevin Wilson 95' Billy Walsh 69', 81' Rutgers University Piscataway, New Jersey 1,077 Gerry Corrie (USA) July 13, 1999 Carolina Dynamo (D3 Pro) 0–3 (Report) Columbus Crew (MLS) Ansil Elcock 36'Stern John 47', 84' Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 11,257 Francisco Gomez (USA) July 13, 1999 Jacksonville Cyclones (A-League) 0–3 (Report) Dallas Burn (MLS) Bobby Rhine 17', 35', 43' Old Panther Field Duncanville, Texas 347 Misail Tsapas (USA) July 13, 1999 Seattle Sounders (A-League) 0–1 (Report) Colorado Rapids (MLS) Matt McKeon 26' Mile High Stadium Denver, Colorado 20,376 Richard Heron (USA) July 14, 1999 Chicago Fire (MLS) 0–1 (Report) Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) Yari Allnutt 51' Frontier Field Rochester, New York 10,107 Ruben Rodhas (USA) July 20, 1999 Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) 3–2 (Report) San Diego Flash (A-League) Clint Mathis 53', 85'Danny Pena 61' Antonio Robles 20'Carlos Farias 25' Douglas Stadium San Diego, California 5,647 Bryan Elliott (USA) August 4, 1999 D.C. United (MLS) 3–4 (asdet) (Report) Charleston Battery (A-League) Jaime Moreno 28'Chris Albright 59'A.J. Wood 84' Michael Burke 12'Dean Sewell 24'Ivailo Ilarionov 87', 100' Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina 5,456 Kermit Quisenberry (USA) Quarterfinals August 11, 1999 Dallas Burn (MLS) 1–2 (asdet) (Report) Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) Jason Kreis 85' Mauro Biello 71'Michael Kirmse 110' Frontier Field Rochester, New York 10,730 Alberto Giordano (USA) August 11, 1999 Columbus Crew (MLS) 3–1 (Report) Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Brian McBride 4', 88'Jason Farrell 65' Greg Vanney 37' Titan Stadium Fullerton, California 5,478 Kevin Stott (USA) August 13, 1999 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 1–0 (Report) Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) Jorge Dely Valdés 90' Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 9,651 Andrew Barnes (USA) This game doubled as an MLS regular season match. August 18, 1999 Staten Island Vipers (A-League) 1–2 (Report) Charleston Battery (A-League) Kevin Wilson 90' Paul Conway 4' (PK)Paul Conway 12' Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina 2,665 Jon Wilson (USA) Semifinals September 1, 1999 Columbus Crew (MLS) 2–3 (Report) Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) Robert Warzycha 56'Brian West 77' Darren Tilley 68'Scott Schweitzer 86'Tim Hardy 90' Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia 2,109 Noel Kenny (USA) September 1, 1999 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 3–0 (Report) Charleston Battery (A-League) Jorge Dely Valdés 55', 87'Paul Bravo 82' Virginia Beach Sportsplex Virginia Beach, Virginia 2,109 Andrew Barnes (USA) Final September 14, 1999 Rochester Raging Rhinos(A-League) 2–0 (Report) Colorado Rapids(MLS) Miller 65Allnutt 90 Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 4,555 Tim Weyland (USA) _whiteshoulders _whiteshoulders _whiteshoulders _whitesides _whitestripe ffcc00 ffcc00 ffcc00 000000 000000 Rochester Raging Rhinos _greenlower _greensides Bucaramanga _greenlower _greentop ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ffffff Colorado Rapids GK CAN Pat Onstad DF USA Andrew Restrepo DF TTO Craig Demmin 51 DF USA Scott Schweitzer DF USA Tim Hardy MF USA Bill Sedgewick MF USA Nate Dalgicon 83 MF USA Mali Walton MF USA Yari Allnut FW CAN Mauro Biello FW ENG Darren Tilley 62Substitutes: DF USA Mike Kirmse 51MF USA Doug Miller 62 FW MEX Carlos Zavala 83Head Coach: CAN Pat Ercoli GK USA Ian Feuer DF USA David Vaudreuil DF USA Marcelo Balboa DF USA Peter Vermes DF USA Tim Martin 81 MF USA Kevin Anderson 58 MF USA Matt McKeon MF USA Ross Paule MF USA Darren Sawatzky 76 FW PAN Jorge Dely Valdes FW USA Paul BravoSubstitutes: DF USA Joey DiGiamarino 58MF CAN Jason Bent 76DF JAM Wolde Harris 81Head Coach: USA Glenn Myernick Top scorers Position Player Club Goals 1Mugurel DumitruSan Diego Flash 6 2Jorge MunozJacksonville Cyclones 4 2Kevin WilsonStaten Island Vipers 4 2Brian HunterWilmington Hammerheads 4 See also United States Soccer Federation Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Major League Soccer United Soccer Leagues USASA National Premier Soccer League 1999 National Amateur Cup References 1999 Open Cup United States United States Category:June 1999 sports events in the United States Category:July 1999 sports events in the United States Category:August 1999 sports events in the United States Category:September 1999 sports events in the United States