Chicago Fire
www.chicago-fire.com
Founded - 1998
Location - Chicago, Illinois
Home Stadium - Soldier Field
Head Coach - Dave Sarachan
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2004, Runner-up
Best Open Cup finish - Open Cup Champion 1998, 2000 & 2003
Notable Players- GK Zach Thornton, M Chris Armas,
M Thiago, D Jim Curtin, D CJ Brown
CD Chivas USA
www.cdchivasusa.com
Founded - 2005
Location - Los Angeles, California
Home Stadium - Home Depot Center
Head Coach - Thomas Rongen
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - none
Best Open Cup finish - none
Notable Players - GK Brad Guzan, F. Thiago Martins, D Ryan Suarez,
M Ramon Ramirez
Colorado Rapids
www.coloradorapids.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Denver, Colorado
Home Stadium - INVESCO Field
Head Coach - Fernando Clavijo
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2004, Fourth round
Best Open Cup finish - Runner-up, 1999
Notable Players - GK Joe Cannon, M Mark Chung, M Pablo Mastroeni,
M Richie Kotschau, F Luchi Gonzalez
Columbus Crew
www.thecrew.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Columbus, Ohio
Home Stadium - Columbus Crew Stadium
Head Coach - Greg Andrulis
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2004, Fourth Round
Best Open Cup finish - Open Cup Champion, 2002
Notable Players - GK Jon Busch, F Edson Buddle,
F Ante Razov, D Frankie Hehduk, M Simon Elliot
DC United
www.dcunited.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Washington D.C.
Home Stadium - RFK Stadium
Head Coach - Peter Nowak
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2004, Fourth Round
Best Open Cup finish - Open Cup Champion, 1996
Notable Players - GK Nick Romando, F Jaime Moreno,
M Christian Gomez, F Freddy Adu, F Alecko Eskandarian.
FC Dallas
www.dallasburn.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Dallas, Texas
Home Stadium - Cotton Bowl/Frisco Soccer & Entertainment Center
Head Coach - Colin Clarke
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2004, Quarterfinals
Best Open Cup finish - Open Cup Champion, 1997
Notable Players- GKk Scott Garlick, F Eddie Johnson,
F Carlos Ruiz, M Ronnie O'Brien, M Richard Mulrooney
Kansas City Wizards
www.kcwizards.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Kansas City, Missouri
Home Stadium - Arrowhead Stadium
Head Coach - Bob Gansler
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2004, Champions
Best Open Cup finish - Open Cup Champion, 2004
Notable Players - GK Bo Oshoniyi, F Josh Wolff,
D Nick Garcia, M Diego Gutierrez, F Chris Klein
Los Angeles Galaxy
www.lagalaxy.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Pasadena, California
Home Stadium - Home Depot Center
Head Coach - Steve Sampson
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2004, Fourth Round
Best Open Cup finish - Open Cup Champion, 2001
Notable Players - GK Kevin Hartman, F Landon Donovan, F Jovan Kirovski, M Cobi Jones, D Chris Albright
MetroStars
www.metrostars.com
Founded - 1996
Location - East Rutherford, NJ
Hoem Stadium - Giants Stadium
Head Coach - Bob Bradley
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2004, Fourth Round
Best Open Cup finish - Runner-up, 2003
Notable Players - GK Zach Wells, M Amado Guevara, F John Wolyniec,
D Jeff Agoos, F Sergio Galvan Rey, M Youri Djorkaeff
New England Revolution
www.revolutionsoccer.net
Founded - 1996
Location - Foxboro, Massachusetts
Home Stadium - Gillette Stadium
Head Coach - Steve Nicol
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2004, Fourth Round
Best Open Cup finish - Runner-up, 2001
Notable Players - GK MAtt Reis, F Taylor Twellman, D Jay Heaps, F Pat Noonan, M Clint Dempsey
Real Salt Lake
www.realsaltlake.com
Founded - 1998
Location - Salt Lake City, Utah
Home Stadium - Rice-Eccles Stadium
Head Coach - John Ellinger
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - none
Best Open Cup finish - none
Notable Players - GK DJ Countess, F. Jason Kries, M Clint Mathis,
D Eddie Pope, D Brian Dunseth
San Jose Earthquakes
www.sjearthquakes.com
Founded - 1998
Location - San Jose, California
Home Stadium - Spartan Stadium
Head Coach - Dominic Kinnear
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2004, Semifinals
Best Open Cup finish - Semifinals, 2004
Notable Players - GK Pat Onstad, F Brian Ching,
F Ronald Cerritos, F Dwayne De Rosario, D Troy Dayak
