Things you should know about the Second Round of the US Open Cup
Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by in 1995 - Present (Pro Era), Feature, Second Round
In 2002, no team below the USL First Division level advanced past the Second Round.
In their 1998 Third Round match, Major League Soccer’s Tampa Bay Mutiny and the Worcester Wildfire of the A-League combined for nine cautions, and saw four players sent off. Tampa Bay won the match on penalties, after finishing extra time drawn 2-2.
The El Paso Patriots recorded the biggest rout in the Second Round since 1995, defeating the Arizona Sahuaros 9-1 in 1998. Kirk Wilson scored three times to lead the Patriots. Matching the eight-goal margin, the most lopsided shutout came in 2001 when DC United of MLS trampled the New Jersey Stallions of the D3 Pro League 8-0.
Only two USASA clubs have advanced to the Third Round since 1996. Bavarian SC defeated the Reading Rage (USL D3 Pro) 1-0 in the Second Round of 2003. Dallas Roma FC became the first USASA team to defeat a USL First Division team when they eliminated Miami FC 1-0 in 2006.
PDL teams winning Second Round games doesn’t happen often, but it’s not unheard of during the Professional Era (1995-present). 17 PDL teams have made it to the Third Round. The Michigan Bucks have done it more than anyone else, advancing to Round 3 four times.
2009: Ocean City Barons
2006: Michigan Bucks, Des Moines Menace, Carolina Dynamo
2005: Ocean City Barons, Des Moines Menace
2004: Chicago Fire Reserves, Cape Cod Crusaders, Boulder Rapids Reserves, Carolina Dynamo
2003: Michigan Bucks, Fresno Fuego
2001: Seattle Sounders Select
2000: Michigan Bucks, Chicago Sockers
1999: Michigan Bucks
1997: Central Coast Roadrunners