2008 U.S. Open Cup
The 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 95th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early September.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | D.C. United (2nd title) | 
| Runner-up | Charleston Battery | 
| 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League | D.C. United | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Sébastien Le Toux (5 goals) | 
D.C. United won the final 2–1 over the Charleston Battery on September 3 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., on a pair of goals from Brazilians Luciano Emilio and Fred. It was United's second Open Cup title.
The Battery were the first USL club in the final since the Rochester Rhinos won the cup in 1999.
The Cup schedule was shortened in 2008, ending in September instead of October, so as to avoid interfering with Major League Soccer's end-of-season playoff drive in the fall and the new CONCACAF Champions League.[1]
The 13 US-based MLS clubs participated, although only 8 competed in the main tournament (Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, D.C. United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Kansas City Wizards, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls). Qualifying was similar to the 2007 tournament, with the top 3 teams from each conference in 2007 qualifying automatically, and the other 7 playing off during the early part of the 2008 season for the remaining 2 spots.
United Soccer Leagues had a separate qualifying plan for each tier. The 8 US-based USL-1 teams qualified automatically (Puerto Rico has its own federation, thus the Puerto Rico Islanders are not eligible to participate in the Open Cup). 8 of the 9 US-based USL-2 teams qualified. The defending USL-2 playoff champions, the Harrisburg City Islanders, and the 2007 regular-season champion Richmond Kickers qualified automatically. The remaining 7 teams played off for 6 spots, based on early regular season results. The PDL used selected early regular-season games for qualification. The top two teams in the Eastern and Central conferences, and the top teams in the Mid-South, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest divisions qualified.
The tournament was rounded out by 8 amateur USASA clubs (Adria, Arizona Sahuaros, Boston Olympiakos, Clearwater Galactics, Eagles, Hollywood United, New Stars, New York Pancyprian-Freedoms). USASA qualifying began in the fall of 2007. Clubs from the NPSL enter the Cup through USASA qualifying.
Matchdays
    
| Date | Round | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| June 10 | First | 32 USL and USASA clubs enter | 
| June 24 | Second | |
| July 1 | Third | 8 MLS clubs enter | 
| July 8 | Quarterfinals | |
| Aug. 12 | Semifinals | |
| September 3 | Final | 
Participating teams
    
The tournament consists of 40 teams, according to the following distribution:
| Classification | Number of Teams | 
|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 8 | 
| United Soccer Leagues First Division | 8 | 
| United Soccer Leagues Second Division | 8 | 
| Amateur | 16* | 
*Includes 8 USL Premier Development League teams and 8 USASA regional qualifiers
Qualified Clubs
    
    Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS)
    
Tiers 2 – 4: United Soccer Leagues (USL)
    
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Tier 5: United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)
    
- RWB Adria
- Arizona Sahuaros
- Boston Olympiakos
- Clearwater Galactics
- A.A.C. Eagles
- Hollywood United
- New Stars
- New York Pancyprian-Freedoms
Open Cup bracket
    
Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament
Home teams listed on top of bracket
| First round June 10 | Second round June 24 | ||||||||
| USL-2 |  Western Mass Pioneers | 2 | |||||||
| USASA |  Boston Olympiakos | 0 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Western Mass Pioneers | 1 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Richmond Kickers | 2 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Richmond Kickers | 3 | |||||||
| PDL |  Fredericksburg Gunners | 0 | |||||||
| First round June 10 | Second round June 24 | ||||||||
| USL-2 |  Harrisburg City Islanders | 5 | |||||||
| PDL |  Yakima Reds | 1 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 (1) | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore (p) | 2 (3) | |||||||
| PDL |  Los Angeles Legends | 1 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2 | |||||||
| First round June 10 | Second round June 24 | ||||||||
| USL-1 |  Rochester Rhinos (aet) | 2 | |||||||
| USASA |  RWB Adria | 1 | |||||||
| USL-1 |  Rochester Rhinos | 3 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 | |||||||
| USASA |  A.A.C. Eagles | 0 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 4 | |||||||
| First round June 10 | Second round June 24 | ||||||||
| USL-1 |  Minnesota Thunder | 4 | |||||||
| PDL |  St. Louis Lions | 1 | |||||||
| USL-1 |  Minnesota Thunder | 0 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Cleveland City Stars (aet) | 2 | |||||||
| PDL |  Michigan Bucks | 1 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Cleveland City Stars | 2 | |||||||
| First round June 10 | Second round June 24 | ||||||||
| USL-1 |  Miami FC | 4 | |||||||
| PDL |  Bradenton Academics | 2 | |||||||
| USL-1 |  Miami FC | 1 | |||||||
| USL-1 |  Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 | |||||||
| PDL |  Austin Aztex U23 | 2 (4) | |||||||
| USL-1 |  Atlanta Silverbacks (p) | 2 (5) | |||||||
| First round June 10 | Second round June 24 | ||||||||
| USL-1 |  Charleston Battery | 3 | |||||||
| USASA |  New Stars | 0 | |||||||
| USL-1 |  Charleston Battery | 2 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Charlotte Eagles | 1 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Charlotte Eagles | 5 | |||||||
| USASA |  Clearwater Galactics | 2 | |||||||
| First round June 10 | Second round June 24 | ||||||||
| USASA |  Arizona Sahuaros | 0 | |||||||
| USL-1 |  Seattle Sounders (aet) | 1 | |||||||
| USL-1 |  Seattle Sounders | 6 | |||||||
| USASA |  Hollywood United | 0 | |||||||
| USL-1 |  Portland Timbers | 2 | |||||||
| USASA |  Hollywood United | 3 | |||||||
| First round June 10/13 | Second round June 24 | ||||||||
| USL-1 |  Carolina RailHawks | 1 | |||||||
| PDL |  Brooklyn Knights | 0 | |||||||
| USL-1 |  Carolina RailHawks | 1 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Real Maryland Monarchs | 0 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Real Maryland Monarchs (aet) | 3 | |||||||
| USASA |  New York Pancyprian-Freedoms | 2 | |||||||
| Third round July 1 | Quarterfinals July 8 | Semifinals August 12 | Final September 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| MLS |  D.C. United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 |  Rochester Rhinos | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | D.C. United (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS |  Chicago Fire | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-2 |  Cleveland City Stars | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | D.C. United | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | New England Revolution | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS |  New England Revolution | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-2 |  Richmond Kickers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | New England Revolution (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-2 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-2 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS |  New York Red Bulls | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | D.C. United | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS |  FC Dallas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 |  Miami FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | FC Dallas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 |  Charleston Battery (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS |  Houston Dynamo | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Charleston Battery (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 |  Seattle Sounders | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS |  Chivas USA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Seattle Sounders (p) | 0 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 |  Carolina RailHawks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS |  Kansas City Wizards (aet) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule
    
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
First round
    
| June 10, 2008 |  Clearwater Galactics (USASA) | 2–5 |  Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) | Charlotte, North Carolina | 
| 7:00 ET | Cormona  42' Diaz  48' Garcia  61' Restrepo  82' | Report (Charlotte) Report (USL) | Ssejjemba  34'  76' Swinehart  54' (pen.),  66' Herrara  73' | Stadium: Charlotte Christian School Referee: Daniel Burak | 
| June 10, 2008 |  Yakima Reds (PDL) | 1–5 |  Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 
| 7:00 ET | Valencia  60' Rojas  86' | Report (Yakima) Report (Harrisburg) | Schofield  1' Hacker  16' (o.g.) Wiesner  Barbosa  45+' Bloes  57' | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Stanford Nagle | 
| June 10, 2008 |  Brooklyn Knights (PDL) | 0–1 |  Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | Cary, North Carolina | 
| 7:30 ET | Smith  31' Niebles  76' | Report (Carolina) Report (USL) | Low  86' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Abbas Piran | 
| June 10, 2008 |  Boston Olympiakos (USASA) | 0–2 |  Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) | Ludlow, Massachusetts | 
| 7:30 ET | Walker  36' | Report (Western Mass) | Neil Krause  32'  45' Augustine  35' Deren  66' | Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Referee: Giany Barbat | 
| June 10, 2008 |  Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) | 4–0 |  Eagles (USASA) | Lisle, Illinois | 
| 7:30 ET | Salsi  Browne  Jerome  MacKenzie  | Report (Pittsburgh) | Stadium: Benedictine University Referee: Victor Herrera | 
| June 10, 2008 |  Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) | 2–1 |  Michigan Bucks (PDL) | Pontiac, Michigan | 
| 7:30 ET | Franks  23' Hlavaty  34' | Report (Michigan) Report (USL) | Shipalane  4' | Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arena Referee: Mike Sharrah | 
| June 10, 2008 |  Adria (USASA) | 1–2 |  Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) | Rochester, New York | 
| 7:30 ET | Mesanovic  65' Dugena  78' Morad  86' | Report (Rochester) Report (USL) | Menyongar  55' Fitzpatrick  72' (pen.)  116' Diallo  96' | Stadium: PAETEC Park Attendance: 1,152 Referee: Chris Penso | 
| June 10, 2008 |  New Stars (USASA) | 0–3 |  Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina | 
| 7:30 ET | Report (Charleston) Report (USL) | Spicer  23'  30'  43' Alonso  55' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Referee: Alan Schechtman | 
| June 10, 2008 |  Fredericksburg Gunners (PDL) | 0–3 |  Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | Richmond, Virginia | 
| 8:00 ET | Bownes  23' | Report (Fredericksburg) Report (Richmond) Report (USL) | Paschalis  11' Nyazamba  20' Bulow  24' (pen.) | Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 592 Referee: Shaun Papperman | 
| June 10, 2008 |  St. Louis Lions (PDL) | 1–4 |  Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) | Blaine, Minnesota | 
| 8:00 ET | Gelvin  45' Merrick  45' Heinemann  70'  79' | Report (Minnesota) | Tarley  44'  80' Sánchez  57' Paye  89' | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 483 Referee: Fotis Bazakos | 
| June 10, 2008 |  Bradenton Academics (PDL) | 2–4 |  Miami FC (USL-1) | Miami, Florida | 
| 8:00 ET | Boggs  Ampaipitakwong  36' Ibegha  41' Gutierrez  49' (o.g.) McFarland  56' | Report (USL) | Cameron  25' Cauê  48' John  49' Nunes  58'  78' Afonso  59'  90+' Cristiano  69' | Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium Referee: Reggie Rutty | 
| June 10, 2008 |  Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) | 2 – 2 (aet) (5–4 p) |  Austin Aztex U23 (PDL) | Round Rock, Texas | 
| 8:30 ET | Bolton  23' Bobo  38' Kandji  81' Mahaffey  99' Hayes  113' (pen.) | Report (Austin) Report (USL) | Lewis  40' Watson  45+'  75' Guadarrama  101' Vega  105' Gallardo  113' Vicens  116' | Stadium: Dragon Stadium Referee: Andrew Gage | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Bolton  Camp  Kandji  McLaughlin  Hayes  |  da Luz  Papandrea  Guadarrama  Watson  Alcala | |||
| June 10, 2008 |  Hollywood United F.C. (USASA) | 3–2 |  Portland Timbers (USL-1) | Portland, Oregon | 
| 10:00 ET | Dunseth  26' Taylor  45+' (pen.),  58' (pen.) Droze  50' Alexander  90' | Report (Portland) Report (USL) | Brown  32'  45' Little  36' Oka  51'  90' Thompson  65' Guante  73' | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 3,089 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn | 
| June 10, 2008 |  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | 1 – 0 (aet) |  Arizona Sahuaros (USASA) | Phoenix, Arizona | 
| 10:30 ET | Treschuk  118' | Report (Seattle) Report (Arizona) Report (USL) | Sumter  80' | Stadium: Grand Canyon University Attendance: 3,559 Referee: Richard Heron | 
| June 10, 2008 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) | 2–1 |  Los Angeles Legends (PDL) | Azusa, California | 
| 10:30 ET | Healey  43'  88' | Report (Los Angeles) Report (USL) | Pacheco  44' Schunk  59' Gallaugher  62' | Stadium: Cougar Stadium Referee: Miguel Chicas | 
| June 13, 2008 |  NY Pancyprian-Freedoms (USASA) | 2 – 3 (aet) |  Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) | Boyds, Maryland | 
| 8:00 ET | Dos Santos  22' Damiani  60'  69' Halkidis  82'  83'  Reeves  119' | Report (USL) | Hassen  56' Bissohong  69' Perez  85' Chantal  117' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Referee: Bryan Roslund | 
Second round
    
| June 24, 2008 |  Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) | 2 – 0 (aet) |  Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) | Blaine, Minnesota | 
| 7:00 ET | Williams  76' Franks  104'  119' (pen.) Stovall  105' | Report (Cleveland) Report (Minnesota) | Gibson  76' Kallman  107' Platter  118' | Stadium: National Sports Center Referee: Jorge Oconitrillo | 
| June 24, 2008 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) | 2 – 2 (aet) (3–1 p) |  Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 
| 7:05 ET | King  10'  31' Brooks  55' Medd (coach)  56' Mark  60' Robson  73' Harkin  102' Mbuta  105' | Report (Harrisburg) | Calvano  24' Marples  35' Ombiji  63' Pope  118' Hoshide  120' (pen.) | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,100+ Referee: Tim Snyder | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Lookingland  Kante  Lewis  Healey  Teixeira  |  Hoshide  Devlin  Wiesner  Clay | |||
| June 24, 2008 |  Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | 2–1 |  Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) | Ludlow, Massachusetts | 
| 7:30 ET | Nyazamba  48'  84' Jones  59' Bennett  62' Harding  90' Viray  90' | Report (Richmond) Report (Western Mass) | Petrarca  40' Glaeser  60'  90' Deren  63' Lima  81' Molinari  89'  90' Augustine  90' | Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Referee: Niko Bratsis | 
| June 24, 2008 |  Real Maryland Monarchs (USL-2) | 0–1 |  Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | Cary, North Carolina | 
| 7:30 ET | Basso  17' Ramirez  74' | Report (Carolina) | Segovia  45' Low  72'  90+' (pen.) | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Mark Kadlecik | 
| June 24, 2008 |  Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) | 0–3 |  Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) | Rochester, New York | 
| 7:30 ET | Report (Pittsburgh) Report (Rochester) | Menyongar  26' Roberto  40' Salles  61'  64' Charles  66' Guppy  70' Kreamalmeyer  75' Vallow  87' | Stadium: PAETEC Park Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Jeffrey Mellen | 
| June 24, 2008 |  Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) | 1–2 |  Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina | 
| 7:30 ET | Bryant  35' Herrara  67' Swinehart  84' | Report (Charlotte) Report (Charleston) | Spicer  12' Alonso  90+' (pen.) | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning | 
| June 24, 2008 |  Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) | 0–1 |  Miami FC (USL-1) | Miami, Florida | 
| 8:00 ET | Buete  67' | Report (Atlanta) Report (Miami) | Afonso  40' Saunders  53' Inacio  54' Ramirez  69' Cameron  83' | Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium Referee: Roni Canales | 
| June 24, 2008 |  Hollywood United F.C. (USASA) | 0–6 |  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | Tukwila, Washington | 
| 11:00 ET | Barragan  2' Pinto  56' Dunseth  57' | Report (Seattle) | Scott  3' Gardner  15'  16' Le Toux  22'  38'  60'  63' Treschuk  50' Besagno  80' | Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Referee: Kevin O'Daniel | 
Third round
    
| July 1, 2008 |  Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | 0–3 |  New England Revolution (MLS) | New Britain, Connecticut | 
| 7:00 ET | Report (Richmond) Report (New England) | Brill  46' Germanese  63' Twellman  67' | Stadium: Veteran's Stadium Attendance: 3,950 Referee: Tony Russo (Georgia) | 
| July 1, 2008 |  Houston Dynamo (MLS) | 1 – 1 (aet) (3–4 p) |  Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina | 
| 7:30 ET | S. Wondolowski  89' | Report (Houston) Report (Charleston) | Reda  31' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,103 Referee: Joe Caroccio (Florida) | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Holden  C. Wondolowski  Cameron  Hayden  Caraccio  |  Alonso  Armstrong  Spicer  Velten | |||
| July 1, 2008 |  New York Red Bulls (MLS) | 0–2 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) | Annapolis, Maryland | 
| 7:30 ET | Magee  26'  90+2' | Report (New York) Report (Baltimore) | Marshall  18' Mark  21' Harkin  26' Brooks  30'  75' Kante  30'  34' Mbuta  44' | Stadium: Lawrence E. Knight Stadium Attendance: 1,654 Referee: Andrew Chapin (Virginia) | 
| July 1, 2008 |  Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | 4 – 2 (aet) |  Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | Cary, North Carolina | 
| 7:30 ET | Trujillo  68'  94' López  82' (pen.) Morsink  104' López  111' Pore  117'  119' | Report (Kansas City) Report (Carolina) | Fusilier  43' Watson  58' Solle  89'  108' Dombrowski  120' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,116 Referee: Niko Bratsis (Massachusetts) | 
| July 1, 2008 |  Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) | 0–2 |  D.C. United (MLS) | Boyds, Maryland | 
| 7:30 ET | Bonseu  79' Fitzpatrick  84' Salles  90' | Report (Rochester) Report (D.C.) | Burch  78'  85' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,752 Referee: Mark Kadlecik (North Carolina) | 
| July 1, 2008 |  Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) | 1–4 |  Chicago Fire (MLS) | Bridgeview, Illinois | 
| 8:30 ET | McClung  61' Stewart  78' | Report | Banner  13'  73' Carr  23' Barrett  26' Mármol  57' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 6,678 Referee: Hidajet Tica (Iowa) | 
| July 1, 2008 |  Miami FC (USL-1) | 1–2 |  FC Dallas (MLS) | Frisco, Texas | 
| 8:30 ET | Afonso  7' Nunes  36' de Mata  88' | Report (Miami) Report (Dallas) | Thompson  45+3'  90+2' Moor  84' | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,559 Referee: Jasen Anno (Texas) | 
| July 1, 2008 |  Chivas USA (MLS) | 0–2 |  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | Tukwila, Washington | 
| 10:00 ET | Kljestan  69' | Report (Chivas) Report (Seattle) | Graham  43' Schmid  64' Le Toux  80' O'Brien  81' | Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 2,997 Referee: Yader Reyes (California) | 
Quarterfinals
    
| July 8, 2008 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) | 1 – 1 (aet) (3–5 p) |  New England Revolution (MLS) | New Britain, Connecticut | 
| 7:00 ET | Lader  20' Teixeira  78' Harkin  109' Flores  119' | Report (Baltimore) Report (New England) | Mansally  6' Igwe  33' Hilgenbrinck  59' | Stadium: Veteran's Stadium Attendance: 2,590 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (Ohio) | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Harada  Harkin  Mbuta  Teixeira  |  Hilgenbrinck  Dube  Tierney  Igwe  Castro | |||
| July 8, 2008 |  Chicago Fire (MLS) | 1 – 2 (aet) |  D.C. United (MLS) | Boyds, Maryland | 
| 7:30 ET | Woolard  36' Soumaré  48' Pause  78' Thorrington  81' Blanco  108' | Report (Chicago) Report (D.C.) | Doe  52'  77' Moreno  89' Namoff  99' Fred  107' Burch  108' | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,118 Referee: Shane Moody (Florida) | 
| July 8, 2008 |  Charleston Battery (USL-1) | 3–1 |  FC Dallas (MLS) | Frisco, Texas | 
| 8:30 ET | Alavanja  28' Fuller  43' King  77' Patterson  91+' | Report (Charleston) Report (Dallas) | Cooper  94+' | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 5,911 Referee: Doug Wolff (Missouri) | 
| July 8, 2008 |  Kansas City Wizards (MLS) | 0 – 0 (aet) (5–6 p) |  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | Seattle, Washington | 
| 10:00 ET | Report (Seattle) | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 4,674 Referee: Jeremy Vehar (New Mexico) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Pore  Conrad  McMahen  Espinoza  Zavagnin  Harrington  Wahl  |  Jackson  Le Toux  Treschuk  Sakuda  O'Brien  Kanté  Scott | |||
Semifinals
    
| August 12, 2008 |  New England Revolution (MLS) | 1–3 |  D.C. United (MLS) | Washington, D.C. | 
| 7:30 ET | Germanese  34' Iqwe  38' Thompson  54'  71' | Report (New England) Report (D.C.) | Emilio  4'  81' Quaranta  48' | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (New York) | 
| August 12, 2008 |  Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | 1–1 (3–4 p) |  Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina | 
| 7:30 ET | Alonso  20' (o.g.) Scott  43' Graham  63' Forrest  97' | Report (Seattle) | Patterson  32' Fuller  58' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,798 Referee: Oscar Ortiz (Florida) | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Jackson  Le Toux  Sakuda  C. O'Brien  Forrest  |  Armstrong  Alonso  Richardson  Velten  Akwari | |||
Final
    
|  Charleston Battery (USL-1) | 1–2 |  D.C. United (MLS) | 
|---|---|---|
| Fuller  10' Nylen  33' Alonso  62' | Report (D.C.) Report (Charleston) | Emilio  4' Martínez  35' Simms  46' Fred  50' | 
|      Charleston Battery |           D.C. United | 
| Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2008 Champion | 
|---|
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| D.C. United 2nd title | 
Top scorers
    
| Position | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Le Toux | Seattle Sounders | 5 | 
| 2 | Darren Spicer | Charleston Battery | 4 | 
| Alex Afonso | Miami FC | 4 | |
| 4 | Emilio | D.C. United | 3 | 
External links
    
    
References
    
- Celebrating Presidents' Day – Soccer Insider Archived 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine