2013 U.S. Open Cup qualification

Main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup

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:

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.

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.

First Round - March 9Semifinals - March 16Final - March 23
         
Sacramento Gold2
Real San Jose0
Sacramento Gold3
CD Aguiluchos USA0
Sonoma County Sol1
Sacramento Gold5
San Francisco Stompers2
Sonoma County Sol5

Matches

March 9, 2013 Match 1CD Aguiluchos USA0–3Sacramento GoldOakland, California
March 16, 2013 Match 2Real San Jose0–2Sacramento GoldSan Jose, California
March 16, 2013 Match 3Sonoma County Sol5–2San Francisco Stompers
March 23, 2013 Match 4Sacramento Gold5–1Sonoma County SolWest Sacramento, California
19:00 PDT UTC−7[1]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.

First Round - March 17Semifinals - March 23, 24Final - March 30
San Diego Flash4
Orange County Spartans12San Diego Boca2
San Diego Boca0San Diego Flash0
FC Hasental2
FC Santa Clarita1
FC HasentalFC Hasental2
Las Vegas Stallions2
  1. Orange County Spartans forfeited due to improper player registration
  2. Las Vegas Stallions forfeited due to improper player registration

Matches

March 17, 2013 Match 1FC HasentalvLas Vegas Stallions
Las Vegas Stallions forfeited due to improper player registration
March 17, 2013 Match 2Orange County Spartans2-0San Diego Boca
Orange County Spartans forfeited due to improper player registration
March 23, 2013 Match 3FC Santa Clarita1-2FC HasentalSanta Clarita, California
Stadium: Canyon High School
March 24, 2013 Match 4San Diego Flash4-2San Diego BocaSan Diego, California
17:00 PDT UTC−7Stadium: Del Norte High School
March 30, 2013 Match 5San Diego Flash1-2FC HasentalSan Diego, California
17:00 PDT UTC−7Stadium: 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

Main article: 2013 USASA Region I National Cup
  • MassachusettsMassachusetts Premier Soccer
  • New JerseyIcon FC

Region II

Main article: 2013 USASA Region II National Cup

Region III

Main article: 2013 USASA Region III National Cup

Region IV

Main article: 2013 USASA Region IV National Cup
  • CaliforniaDoxa Italia
  • CaliforniaPSA 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.

Group A

March 16, 2013Capital FC0 - 3San Ramon SC
March 16, 2013North Coast Tsunami1 - 0Southern Oregon Fuego
March 23, 2013Southern Oregon Fuego0 - 5San Ramon SC
March 24, 2013Capital FC4 - 2North Coast Tsunami
March 29, 2013San Ramon SC3 - 0North Coast Tsunami
March 30, 2013Southern Oregon Fuego0 - 7Capital FC

Group B

March 16, 2013Fresno Fuego Future1 - 0Los Gatos Storm
March 17, 2013Los Gatos Storm3 - 2Stanislaus United
March 22, 2013Bullard United0 - 3Los Gatos Storm
March 24, 2013Stanislaus United2 - 2Fresno Fuego Future
March 27, 2013Fresno Fuego Future3 - 1Bullard United
March 30, 2013Bullard United1 - 1Stanislaus United

Knock-Out Round

SemifinalsFinal
      
San Ramon SC1/0 +
Los Gatos Storm1/2 +
Los Gatos Storm1
Fresno Fuego Future5
Capital FC2
Fresno Fuego Future10

+ 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

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