The 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 102nd edition of the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer.

The tournament had teams from all three tiers of men's professional soccer, plus teams from the top amateur leagues in the United States. Qualification began in 2014 with USASA regional winners qualifying for 2015. The tournament retained a format that had only two changes from 2014. For the first time, the competition used a fixed bracket system starting with the Round of 16. Teams were grouped geographically into groups of four teams, with each group being paired with another to determine the semifinal pairings. Secondly, a rule was formalized preventing teams from the same ownership group from meeting until the final.

The cash prize amounts were the same as last year, with the champion receiving $250,000 and the runner-up $60,000. Also, the team from each lower division that advanced the furthest received $15,000. The teams that received $15,000 were: (a) PSA Elite an amateur team that advanced to the 4th round where they lost to the LA Galaxy; (b) the Charlotte Independence of the USL advanced to the 5th round where they lost to the Chicago Fire; and (c) New York Cosmos of the NASL which also advanced to the 5th round before losing to the New York Red Bulls.

Qualification

All United States Division I (MLS), Division II (NASL), & Division III (USL) teams qualify automatically.

Enter in Preliminary round Enter in first round Enter in second round Enter in third round Enter in fourth round USCS/USASA/USSSA1 team/2 teams/1 team NPSL/PDL/USASA12 teams/19 teams/9 teams USL21 teams NASL9 teams MLS 17 teamsUS Club Soccer San Francisco City FC

USASA Cal FC KC Athletics

USSSA Harpo's FCNPSL Brooklyn Italians Chattanooga FC Detroit City FC FC Tacoma 253 Fort Pitt FC Regiment GBFC Thunder Lansing United Miami United F.C. Sonoma County Sol Tulsa Athletics Upward Stars Virginia Beach City FC

PDL AC Connecticut Burlingame Dragons FC BYU Cougars Des Moines Menace FC Tucson Golden State Misioneros FC Jersey Express S.C. Kitsap Pumas Laredo Heat Long Island Rough Riders Michigan Bucks Midland/Odessa Sockers Ocala Stampede Reading United AC Seacoast United Phantoms SW Florida Adrenaline Ventura County Fusion West Virginia Chaos Western Mass Pioneers

USASA Chula Vista FC GPS Massachusetts Greek American AA Madison Fire Maryland Bays NTX Rayados PSA Elite $ RWB Adria Triangle Brigade Arizona United SC Austin Aztex Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence $ Colorado Springs Switchbacks Harrisburg City Islanders LA Galaxy II Louisville City FC New York Red Bulls II Oklahoma City Energy FC Orange County Blues FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Sacramento Republic FC Saint Louis FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 Tulsa Roughnecks Wilmington Hammerheads FC Atlanta Silverbacks Carolina RailHawks Fort Lauderdale Strikers Indy Eleven Jacksonville Armada FC Minnesota United FC New York Cosmos $ San Antonio Scorpions FC Tampa Bay Rowdies Chicago Fire Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew FC Dallas D.C. United Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union $$ Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City $$$ $: Winner of $15,000 bonus for advancing the furthest in the competition from their respective divisions. $$: Winner of $60,000 for being the runner-up in the competition. $$$: Winner of $250,000 for winning the competition.

Brackets Host team listed firstBold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Entries Round Totalclubsremaining Clubsinvolvedthis round Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Leagues entering at this round Preliminary round 91 4 none 4 USCS, USSSA, 2 of USASA First round 89 42 2 40 NPSL, PDL, 9 of USASA Second round 68 42 21 21 USL Third round 47 30 21 9 NASL Fourth round 32 32 15 17 MLS Fifth round 16 16 16 none none Quarterfinals 8 8 8 none none Semifinals 4 4 4 none none Final 2 2 2 none none

Match details

Preliminary round The Preliminary round draw was announced Wednesday, April 8, 2015. A total of 4 clubs competed, all amateur clubs from the fourth tier of American soccer.

First round The first round draw was announced Wednesday, April 8, 2015. A total of 42 clubs competed, including the 2 winners from the preliminary round and 40 new entries from the 4th and 5th tiers.

Second round The second round draw was announced on Wednesday, April 8, 2015. A total of 42 teams competed, including the 21 winners from the previous round and 21 new entries from the third tier United Soccer League. The lowest ranked teams this round are Harpo's FC, PSA Elite and Chula Vista FC from the fifth tier.

Third round The third round draw was held on May 14. A total of 30 teams competed, including the 21 winners from the previous round and 9 new entries from the second tier North American Soccer League. The lowest ranked teams this round are PSA Elite and Chula Vista FC from the fifth tier. Among the notable results: In all seven matchups between the third-tier USL and second-tier NASL, the USL clubs were victorious.

Fourth round The fourth round draw was held on May 21. A total of 32 teams will compete, including the 15 winners from the previous round and 17 new entries from top flight Major League Soccer. The lowest ranked team this round is PSA Elite from the fifth tier.

Round of 16 The draw for the fifth round, which took place June 18, placed clubs into four 4-team regions. Clubs from different regions could not be drawn against one another. The lowest ranked team remaining is the Charlotte Independence of the third-tier United Soccer League.

Quarterfinals All eight quarterfinal teams come from Major League Soccer, the top tier of professional soccer in the United States.

Semifinals

Final

Top Goalscorers Players and teams still active in bold.

RankScorerClubGoals1 Dom DwyerSporting Kansas City5 Krisztián NémethSporting Kansas City3 Tomasz ZahorskiCharlotte Independence4 Carlos RivasOrlando City SC Thomas StewartSacramento Republic FC6 Michael BarriosFC Dallas3 Robbie KeaneLA Galaxy Rob VincentPittsburgh Riverhounds Mats BjurmanPSA Elite Michael SalazarPSA Elite Adnan GabeljicSacramento Republic FC Pablo RossiSeattle Sounders FC 2

References

External links The Cup.us – Full Coverage of the US Open Cup