The 2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 2000, open to all soccer teams in the United States.
The Chicago Fire earned their second Open Cup by defeating the Miami Fusion 2–1 in the final at Soldier Field, Chicago.
Amateur club Uruguay SC narrowly missed a major second-round upset, losing in overtime to the Tampa Bay Mutiny. Two PDL teams - the Mid Michigan Bucks and the Chicago Sockers - beat MLS teams in the second round, but the quarterfinals were an all-MLS affair. Mid Michigan came closest to duplicating its second-round upset, losing in a shootout to eventual runner-up Miami. Two referees were used for all games from the second round through the semifinals as part of a FIFA experiment.
Open Cup Bracket Home teams listed on top of bracket
Schedule Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
First round Four PDL and four USASA teams start.
Second round Twelve MLS, nine A-League, seven D3 Pro League teams enter.
Third round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Top scorers
Position Player Club Goals 1Josh WolffChicago Fire 6 WeltonMiami Fusion 6 2Jaime MorenoD.C. United 5 Diego SernaMiami Fusion 5
See also United States Soccer Federation Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Major League Soccer United Soccer Leagues USASA National Premier Soccer League 2000 National Amateur Cup