2015 U.S. Open Cup qualification
The 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper featured teams from all five tiers of men's soccer of the American Soccer Pyramid.
All teams from the first three levels qualify. For the fourth and fifth tiers of the pyramid, a series of qualification and state tournaments are held to determine the berths into the tournament. These teams complete the 91-team field in the U.S. Open Cup.
National Premier Soccer League (12)
[edit]On February 4, 2015, the NPSL announced 7 of the 12 NPSL sides for the US Open Cup listed below. Each of these teams was a playoff team from the previous season:[1]
- Brooklyn Italians
- Chattanooga FC
- GBFC Thunder
- Lansing United
- Miami United F.C.
- Tulsa Athletics
- Upward Stars
On March 20, 2015, 3 additional teams were announced leaving 2 spots to be claimed.[2]
On March 21, 2015, Sonoma County Sol qualified out of the Golden Gate Conference, leaving 1 team to qualify.
On March 22, 2015 FC Tacoma 253 became the final team to qualify.
West Region - Southwest Conference qualifying tournament
[edit]All four teams of the 2015 Southwest Conference competed in the qualifying tournament with FC Hasental and the San Diego Flash receiving first round byes.[3]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| San Diego Flash | 4 | ||||||||
| Temecula FC | 2 | ||||||||
| San Diego Flash | 2 (4) | ||||||||
| Deportivo Coras USA | 2 (1) | ||||||||
| FC Hasental | 0 | ||||||||
| Deportivo Coras USA | 3 | ||||||||
Matches
[edit]| March 7, 2015 Semi-Final | San Diego Flash | 4–2 | Temecula FC | San Diego, California |
| TBD | Stadium: Mira Mesa High School |
| March 7, 2015 Semi-Final | FC Hasental | 0–3 | Deportivo Coras USA | Oak Park, California |
| TBD | Stadium: Oak Park High School |
| March 14, 2015 Final | San Diego Flash | 2 (4)–2 (1) | Deportivo Coras USA | San Diego, California |
| 6:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Mira Mesa High School |
Winner advances to West Region - Conference Playoff
West Region - Northwest Conference qualifying tournament
[edit]| Playoff | ||||
| FC Tacoma 253 | 2 | |||
| Spartans Futbol Club | 1 | |||
| February 20, 2015 Final | FC Tacoma 253 | 2–1 | Spartans Futbol Club | Tukwila, Washington |
Jacobson  27' Vaughn 32' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex |
Winner advances to West Region - Conference Playoff
West Region - Conference Playoff
[edit]| Playoff | ||||
| FC Tacoma 253 | 6 | |||
| San Diego Flash | 1 | |||
| March 22nd Final | FC Tacoma 253 | 6–1 | San Diego Flash | Seattle, Washington |
| 2pm PDT | Milan 9', 72' (pen.) Shaxton 16', 86' Vaughn 47' Goudley 81' |
Valle-Ortiz 52' (pen.) |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Raul Sheran |
FC Tacoma 253 advances to Open Cup
West Region - Golden Gate Conference qualifying tournament
[edit]All five teams of the 2015 Golden Gate Conference will compete in the qualifying tournament with Sacramento Gold and Real San Jose starting off with a play-in game.[3]
| First Round | Semi-Final | Final | ||||||||||||
| Sonoma County Sol | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Real San Jose | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sacramento Gold | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Real San Jose | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sonoma County Sol | 2 | |||||||||||||
| CD Aguiluchos USA | 1 | |||||||||||||
| CD Aguiluchos USA | 8 | |||||||||||||
| SF Stompers FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
Matches
[edit]| March 7, 2015 1st Round | Sacramento Gold | 0–3 | Real San Jose | Sacramento, California |
| Stadium: Christian Brothers High School |
| March 14, 2015 Semi-Final | Real San Jose | 3–4 | Sonoma County Sol | San Jose, California |
| 5pm PDT | Stadium: Mount Pleasant High School |
| March 14, 2015 Semi-Final | CD Aguiluchos USA | 8–1 | SF Stompers FC | Oakland, California |
| Stadium: Raimondi Park |
| March 21, 2015 Final | Sonoma County Sol | 2–1 | CD Aguiluchos USA | Rohnert Park, California |
| Stadium: Rancho Cotate High School |
Sonoma County Sol advances to Open Cup
USASA (11)
[edit]The USASA was allocated 11 qualifying spots in this years tournament.
The USASA adopted new qualification standards for the 2014 tournament citing earlier qualifying deadlines by USSF. They will now use the results from the previous calendar years tournaments to determine regional qualifiers. Region I has already adopted that their qualifiers will be the regional champion of both the USASA National Cup and the USASA US Amateur Cup. Other regions have yet to announce who they will qualify.[4]
| Region | Qualification method | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|
| I | Amateur Cup Regional Champion |  NY Greek-American Atlas[4]
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| I | Open Cup Regional Champion |  Maryland Bays[4]
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| II | TBD |  KC Athletics
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| II | TBD |  Madison Fire
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| III | Open Cup Regional Champion |  Triangle Brigade[5]
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| III | Open Cup Regional Runner-up |  NTX Rayados[5]
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| IV | Open Cup Regional Champion |  Chula Vista FC
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| IV | Open Cup Regional Runner-Up | Cal FC
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| WC | TBD |  Mass Premier Soccer
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| WC | TBD | PSA Elite
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| WC | TBD |  RWB Adria
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US Club Soccer (1)
[edit]USSSA (1)
[edit]Tournament took place between March 13 and March 15 at the Overland Park Soccer Complex in Overland Park, Kansas.[6] 6 teams participated for one spot in the US Open Cup. The following teams competed. Colorado Rovers S.C.(Golden, CO), KC Athletics (Prairie View, KS), Monaco F.C. (Denver, CO), Colorado Sporting Premier (Auorora, CO), ASC Newstars (Houston, TX), Harpo's F.C.(Boulder, CO) [7]
The KC Athletics and Harpo's FC advanced to the final with KC winning 3–1. However, Harpo's FC advanced as well as KC to the US Open Cup due to KC Athletics having already qualified through USASA Region 2. They would again meet in the preliminary round of the Open Cup, with Harpo's FC advancing with a 2–1 victory.
References
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- ^ a b "2015 US Open Cup qualifying: One of three NPSL West tournaments kick off this weekend | The Cup". Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
- ^ a b c "2015 US Open Cup qualifying: Maryland Bays, Greek American Atlas unofficially qualify with USASA Region I titles | The Cup". thecup.us. Archived from the original on 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ^ a b "2015 US Open Cup qualifying preview: Two USASA Region III spots to be decided this weekend in Alabama". thecup.us. Archived from the original on 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ^ "22015 US Open Cup qualifying: Colorado Rovers to defend USSSA title in March with Open Cup berth on line". thecup.us. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "USSSA National Bracket".