2013 U.S. Open Cup qualification
The 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper features teams from all five tiers of men's soccer of the American soccer pyramid.
For the 2013 tournament, all American-based teams from the top two tiers, Major League Soccer and the North American Soccer League, will earns berths into the third and second round propers of the tournament, respectively.
For the third, fourth and fifth tiers of the pyramid, a series of qualification and state tournaments are held to determine the berths into the tournament. Most states began their qualification in October or November 2012 and will conclude in March 2013. These teams will complete the 64-team field in the U.S. Open Cup.
League
National Premier Soccer League
In addition to the two teams from the West qualifying tournament, the following NPSL teams also qualified:[1]
- Chattanooga FC, 2012 Southeast Division playoff champion
- FC Sonic Lehigh Valley, 2012 Keystone Division champion
- Georgia Revolution, 2012 Southeast Division playoff finalist
- Madison 56ers, 2012 Central Division champion
- New York Red Bulls U-23, 2012 Atlantic Division champion
The Erie Admirals, 2012 Great Lakes Division regular season champions, were expected to join but declined citing a variety of reasons. AFC Cleveland as the division's playoff champion was next in line but also declined. Rather than giving the Open Cup berth to the division's third choice, Detroit City FC, they awarded the berth to the club that had the best overall record among the remaining teams league wide (excluding Western Conference), which was the Brooklyn Italians.[1]
NPSL Western Conference Northern Division qualifying tournament
All five teams of the 2013 Northern Division competed in the qualifying tournament with Real San Jose, San Francisco Stompers, and Sonoma County Sol receiving first round byes.[1][2]
| First Round - March 9 | Semifinals - March 16 | Final - March 23 | ||||||||||||
| Sacramento Gold | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Real San Jose | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sacramento Gold | 3 | |||||||||||||
| CD Aguiluchos USA | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sonoma County Sol | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sacramento Gold | 5 | |||||||||||||
| San Francisco Stompers | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sonoma County Sol | 5 | |||||||||||||
Matches
| March 9, 2013 Match 1 | CD Aguiluchos USA | 0–3 | Sacramento Gold | Oakland, California |
| March 16, 2013 Match 2 | Real San Jose | 0–2 | Sacramento Gold | San Jose, California |
| March 16, 2013 Match 3 | Sonoma County Sol | 5–2 | San Francisco Stompers |
| March 23, 2013 Match 4 | Sacramento Gold | 5–1 | Sonoma County Sol | West Sacramento, California |
| 19:00 PDT UTC−7 | Stadium: River City High School Stadium |
NPSL Western Conference Southern Division qualifying tournament
All six teams of the 2013 Southern Division competed in the qualifying tournament with FC Santa Clarita and San Diego Flash receiving first round byes.[1][2]
| First Round - March 17 | Semifinals - March 23, 24 | Final - March 30 | ||||||||||||
| San Diego Flash | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Orange County Spartans1 | 2 | San Diego Boca | 2 | |||||||||||
| San Diego Boca | 0 | San Diego Flash | 0 | |||||||||||
| FC Hasental | 2 | |||||||||||||
| FC Santa Clarita | 1 | |||||||||||||
| FC Hasental | FC Hasental | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Las Vegas Stallions2 | ||||||||||||||
- Orange County Spartans forfeited due to improper player registration
- Las Vegas Stallions forfeited due to improper player registration
Matches
| March 17, 2013 Match 1 | FC Hasental | v | Las Vegas Stallions | |
| Las Vegas Stallions forfeited due to improper player registration [3] |
| March 17, 2013 Match 2 | Orange County Spartans | 2-0 | San Diego Boca | |
| Orange County Spartans forfeited due to improper player registration[3] |
| March 23, 2013 Match 3 | FC Santa Clarita | 1-2 | FC Hasental | Santa Clarita, California |
| Stadium: Canyon High School |
| March 24, 2013 Match 4 | San Diego Flash | 4-2 | San Diego Boca | San Diego, California |
| 17:00 PDT UTC−7 | Stadium: Del Norte High School |
| March 30, 2013 Match 5 | San Diego Flash | 1-2 | FC Hasental | San Diego, California |
| 17:00 PDT UTC−7 | Stadium: Del Norte High School |
USASA
The top 2 finishers in each region will qualify directly to the U.S. Open Cup tournament proper.
Region I
Massachusetts Premier Soccer
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Region II
Region III
Region IV
Doxa Italia- PSA Elite
US Club Soccer
The USCS qualifying tournament consists of 2 groups with the top two finishers moving on to a single elimination bracket, with the winner qualifying for the 2013 U.S. Open Cup play-in round.[5]
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Ramon SC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 |
| Capital FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
| North Coast Tsunami | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| Southern Oregon Fuego | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -13 |
| March 16, 2013 | Capital FC | 0 - 3 | San Ramon SC |
| March 16, 2013 | North Coast Tsunami | 1 - 0 | Southern Oregon Fuego |
| March 23, 2013 | Southern Oregon Fuego | 0 - 5 | San Ramon SC |
| March 24, 2013 | Capital FC | 4 - 2 | North Coast Tsunami |
| March 29, 2013 | San Ramon SC | 3 - 0 | North Coast Tsunami |
| March 30, 2013 | Southern Oregon Fuego | 0 - 7 | Capital FC |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Fuego Future | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Los Gatos Storm | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Stanislaus United | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| Bullard United | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
| March 16, 2013 | Fresno Fuego Future | 1 - 0 | Los Gatos Storm |
| March 17, 2013 | Los Gatos Storm | 3 - 2 | Stanislaus United |
| March 22, 2013 | Bullard United | 0 - 3 | Los Gatos Storm |
| March 24, 2013 | Stanislaus United | 2 - 2 | Fresno Fuego Future |
| March 27, 2013 | Fresno Fuego Future | 3 - 1 | Bullard United |
| March 30, 2013 | Bullard United | 1 - 1 | Stanislaus United |
Knock-Out Round
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| San Ramon SC | 1/0 + | ||||||||
| Los Gatos Storm | 1/2 + | ||||||||
| Los Gatos Storm | 1 | ||||||||
| Fresno Fuego Future | 5 | ||||||||
| Capital FC | 2 | ||||||||
| Fresno Fuego Future | 10 | ||||||||
+ The San Ramon SC/Los Gatos Storm semifinal was suspended 1–1 in extra time due to a power failure which caused the lights to go out at the stadium. The match was replayed on April 21.
References
- Hakala, Josh. "Great Lakes Division teams decline 2013 US Open Cup berths as NPSL entries finalized". TheCup.us. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- Anderson, Eric. "NPSL Western Conference kicks off 2013 US Open Cup qualifying tournament this weekend". TheCup.us. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- Hakala, Josh. "2013 US Open Cup qualifying: NPSL West tournament continues this weekend; Sacramento Gold qualify (UPDATED)". TheCup.us. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- Josh, Hakala. "2013 US Open Cup qualifying: Saturday's NPSL "Win & You're In" to decide who will join Sacramento Gold in Open Cup (video)". TheCup.us. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- "2013 US Open Cup qualifying: Eight US Club Soccer teams battling for tournament berth". TheCup.us. Retrieved 30 March 2013.