From U.S. Soccer Communications

CHICAGO (June 11, 2009) — U.S. Soccer has announced the third round possible pairings for the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Results from the second round of play on June 16 will determine the matchups and venues for the third round to take place on June 30.

The second round of play includes eight teams from the United Soccer Leagues First Division (USL1), four from the USL Second Division (USL2), and three clubs from the Premier Development League (PDL); only one side from the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) remains to fill out the 16-team bracket.

The second round matchups are as follows:

2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Second Round Matchups
 

 

No.	Date	Matchup	Venue	Location	Time (local)
17	June 16	Western Mass. Pioneers (USL2) at Harrisburg City Islanders (USL2)	Skyline Sports Complex	Harrisburg, Pa.	7:05 p.m.
18	June 16	Real Maryland FC (USL2) at Ocean City Barons (PDL)	Carey Stadium	Ocean City, N.J.	7 p.m.
19	June 16	Wilmington Hammerheads (USL2) at Carolina RailHawks (USL1)	WakeMed Soccer Park	Cary, N.C.	7 p.m.
20	June 16	Charleston Battery (USL1) at Miami FC (USL1)	Tropical Park	Miami, Fla.	8 p.m.
21	June 16	Cleveland City Stars (USL2) at Rochester Rhinos (USL1)	Rochester Rhinos Stadium	Rochester, N.Y.	7 p.m.
22	June 16	Chicago Fire PDL (PDL) at Minnesota Thunder (USL1)	National Sports Center	Blaine, Minn.	7:05 p.m.
23	June 16	El Paso Patriots (PDL) at Austin Aztex (USL1)	Nelson Field	Austin, Texas	7:30 p.m.
24	June 16	Portland Timbers (USL1) at Sonoma County Sol (USASA-Calif.)	Santa Rosa High School	Santa Rosa, Calif.	7 p.m.

 

Below are the possible pairings for round three:

 

Date	Potential Matchup in Group 1	Venue	Location	Time (local)
June 30	Harrisburg City Islanders (USL2) at New England Revolution (MLS)	Willowbrook Park	New Britain, Conn.	7 p.m.
June 30	Western Mass. Pioneers (USL2) at New England Revolution (MLS)	Willowbrook Park	New Britain, Conn.	7 p.m.

 

Date	Potential Matchups in Group 2	Venue	Location	Time (local)
June 30	Ocean City Barons (PDL) at DC United (MLS)	Maryland Soccerplex	Boyds, Md.	7:30 p.m.
June 30	Real Maryland FC (USL2) at DC United (MLS)	Maryland Soccerplex	Boyds, Md.	7:30 p.m.

 

Date	Potential Matchups in Group 3	Venue	Location	Time (local)
June 30	Chicago Fire (MLS) at Carolina RailHawks (USL1)	WakeMed Soccer Park	Cary, N.C.	7 p.m.
June 30	Chicago Fire (MLS) at Wilmington Hammerheads	Legion Stadium	Wilmington, N.C.	7 p.m.

 

Date	Potential Matchups in Group 4	Venue	Location	Time (local)
June 30	Chivas USA (MLS) at Charleston Battery (USL1)	Blackbaud Stadium	Charleston, S.C.	7:30 p.m.
June 30	Chivas USA (MLS) at Miami FC (USL1)	Lockhart Stadium	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	8 p.m.

 

Date	Potential Matchups in Group 5	Venue	Location	Time (local)
June 30	Columbus Crew (MLS) at Rochester Rhinos (USL1)	Rochester Rhinos Stadium	Rochester, N.Y.	7 p.m.
June 30	Cleveland City Stars (USL1) at Columbus Crew (MLS)	Crew Stadium	Columbus, Ohio	7:30 p.m.

 

Date	Potential Matchups in Group 6	Venue	Location	Time (local)
June 30	Kansas City Wizards (MLS) at Minnesota Thunder (USL1)	National Sports Center	Blaine, Minn.	7:05 p.m.
June 30	Chicago Fire PDL (PDL) at Kansas City Wizards (MLS)	Shawnee Mission North H.S.	Overland Park, Kan.	7:30 p.m.

 

Date	Potential Matchups in Group 7	Venue	Location	Time (local)
June 30	Houston Dynamo (MLS) at Austin Aztex (USL1)	Nelson Field	Austin, Texas	7:30 p.m.
June 30	Houston Dynamo (MLS) at El Paso Patriots (PDL)	Patriot Stadium	El Paso, Texas	8 p.m.

 

Date	Potential Matchups in Group 8	Venue	Location	Time (local)
June 30	Sonoma County Sol (USASA-Calif.) at Seattle Sounders (MLS)	Starfire Sports Complex	Tukwila, Wash.	7 p.m.
June 30	Seattle Sounders (MLS) at Portland Timbers (USL1)	PGE Park	Portland, Ore.	7 p.m.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation’s National Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest annual team tournament in U.S. sports history and among the oldest soccer tournaments of its type in the world. In 1999, the competition was renamed to honor long-time soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt.

Composition of participating teams:
8 Major League Soccer
8 United Soccer Leagues First Division
8 United Soccer Leagues Second Division
16 Amateur (8 USL Premier Development League, 8 USASA regional qualifiers)
Total Number of Teams: 40
Total Number of Games: 39

2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Schedule
June 9    First Round                     32 lower division teams enter tournament
June 16    Second Round             16 Round 1 winners face off
June 30    Third Round                  Round 2 winners face eight MLS teams
July 7        Quarterfinals                 Round 3 winners 
July 21/22 Semifinals                    Quarterfinal winners 
Sept. 2       Final                               Semifinal winners