1996 U.S. Open Cup

The 1996 United States Open Cup was the first Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament to include Major League Soccer teams. Originally, four of the ten MLS teams entered the tournament. Five ended up participating, including eventual champion D.C. United (which replaced the Los Angeles Galaxy due to the Galaxy's congested schedule) and the Colorado Rapids (who replaced the Colorado Foxes when the team could not reschedule its third-round match against Kansas City). The A-League's Rochester Raging Rhinos beat two MLS teams en route to the final, where Rochester fell 3-0 to already-crowned MLS Cup champion D.C. United.

Bracket

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RD2=Quarterfinals
RD3=Semifinal
RD4=Final
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RD1-seed03=USASA
RD1-team03=San Jose
RD1-score03=0
RD1-seed04=A-L
RD1-team04=Seattle
RD1-score04=1

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RD1-seed07=A-L
RD1-team07=New York
RD1-score07=0
RD1-seed08=USISL
RD1-team08=Carolina
RD1-score08=1

RD1-seed09=A-L
RD1-team09=Rochester
RD1-score09=2
RD1-seed10=USISL
RD1-team10=Fort Myers
RD1-score10=0

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RD1-seed15=A-L
RD1-team15=Colorado Foxes
RD1-score15=5
RD1-seed16=USISL
RD1-team16=El Paso
RD1-score16=1

RD2-seed01=MLS
RD2-team01=Dallas
RD2-score01=3
RD2-seed02=A-L
RD2-team02=Seattle
RD2-score02=2

RD2-seed03=MLS
RD2-team03=D.C. United
RD2-score03=2
RD2-seed04=USISL
RD2-team04=Carolina
RD2-score04=0

RD2-seed05=A-L
RD2-team05=Rochester (AET)
RD2-score05=4
RD2-seed06=MLS
RD2-team06=Tampa Bay
RD2-score06=3

RD2-seed07=MLS
RD2-team07=Kansas City
RD2-score07=2
RD2-seed08=MLS
RD2-team08=Colorado Rapids
RD2-score08=3

RD3-seed01=MLS
RD3-team01=Dallas
RD3-score01=0
RD3-seed02=MLS
RD3-team02=D.C. United
RD3-score02=2

RD3-seed03=A-L
RD3-team03=Rochester
RD3-score03=3
RD3-seed04=MLS
RD3-team04=Colorado Rapids
RD3-score04=0

RD4-seed01=MLS
RD4-team01=D.C. United
RD4-score01=3
RD4-seed02=A-L
RD4-team02=Rochester
RD4-score02=0

First Round

* El Paso Patriots (USISL) 3-0 RWB Adria (USASA)
* Carolina Dynamo (USISL) 5-0 Mo's Sport Shop (USASA)
* Fort Myers Manatees (USISL) 6-0 St. Petersburg Kickers (USISL)
* San Jose Oaks (USASA) 3-2 California Jaguars (USISL)

Quarterfinals

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date = September 4, 1996

team1 = Carolina Dynamo (USISL)
score = 0–2
report =
team2 = D.C. United (MLS)
goals1 =
goals2 = Steve Rammel 50'
Steve Rammel 83'
stadium = Klockner Stadium; Charlottesville, Virginia
Attendance: 1,829
Referee: Ruben Rodhas (USA)----footballbox
date = September 7, 1996

team1 = Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS)
score = 3–4 (AET)
report =
team2 = Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L)
goals1 = Roy Lassiter 80'
Carlos Valderrama 85' (pen)
Evans Wise 86'
goals2 = Henry Gutierrez 34'
Doug Miller 42', 82'
Chris Kennell 113'
stadium = Frontier Field; Rochester, New York
Attendance: 12,428
Referee: -- (USA)----footballbox
date = September 15, 1996

team1 = Colorado Rapids (MLS)
score = 3–2
report =
team2 = Kansas City Wiz (MLS)
goals1 = Chris Henderson 10', 85'
45' (og)
goals2 = Sean Bowers 36'
Digital Takawira 62'
stadium = Arrowhead Stadium; Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 5,009
Referee: Ron Corey (USA)----footballbox
date = September 16, 1996

team1 = Seattle Sounders (A-L)
score = 2–3
report =
team2 = Dallas Burn (MLS)
goals1 = Joey Leonetti 3'
David Hoggan 90' (pen)
goals2 = Lawrence Lozzano 58'
Gerell Elliott 70'
Ted Eck 79'
stadium = Cotton Bowl; Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 1,305
Referee: Kevin Terry (USA)

emifinals

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date = October 12, 1996

team1 = Colorado Rapids (MLS)
score = 0–3
report =
team2 = Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L)
goals1 =
goals2 = Lenin Steenkamp 32'
Doug Miller 56'
Doug Miller 85'
stadium = Frontier Field; Rochester, New York
Attendance: 12,179
Referee: -- (USA)----footballbox
date = October 27, 1996

team1 = D.C. United (MLS)
score = 2–0
report =
team2 = Dallas Burn (MLS)
goals1 = Jaime Moreno 12'
Jaime Moreno 82'
goals2 =
stadium = Cotton Bowl; Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 1,958
Referee: Kevin Terry (USA)

Final

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date = October 30, 1996

team1 = Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L)
score = 0–3
report =
team2 = D.C. United (MLS)
goals1 =
goals2 = Raul Diaz Arce 45'
Eddie Pope 63'
Jaime Moreno 89'
stadium = RFK Stadium; Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 7,234
Referee: Esse Baharast (USA)

External links

* [http://www.usopencup.com/1995/1996/index_E.html 1996 Tournament at USOpenCup.com]