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.
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.[1]
NPSL Western Conference Northern Division qualifying tournamentedit
NPSL Western Conference Southern Division qualifying tournamentedit
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.[1][2]
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.[5]
+ 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.
Referencesedit
^ abcdHakala, Josh. "Great Lakes Division teams decline 2013 US Open Cup berths as NPSL entries finalized". TheCup.us. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
^ abcdAnderson, Eric. "NPSL Western Conference kicks off 2013 US Open Cup qualifying tournament this weekend". TheCup.us. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
^ abcdHakala, Josh. "2013 US Open Cup qualifying: NPSL West tournament continues this weekend; Sacramento Gold qualify (UPDATED)". TheCup.us. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
^ abJosh, Hakala. "2013 US Open Cup qualifying: Saturday's NPSL "Win & You're In" to decide who will join Sacramento Gold in Open Cup (video)". TheCup.us. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
^"2013 US Open Cup qualifying: Eight US Club Soccer teams battling for tournament berth". TheCup.us. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
External linksedit
U.S. Soccer Federation
TheCup.us - Unofficial U.S. Open Cup News
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2013 U S Open Cup qualification news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 Contents 1 League 1 1 National Premier Soccer League 1 1 1 NPSL Western Conference Northern Division qualifying tournament 1 1 2 Matches 1 1 3 NPSL Western Conference Southern Division qualifying tournament 1 1 4 Matches 1 2 USASA 1 2 1 Region I 1 2 2 Region II 1 2 3 Region III 1 2 4 Region IV 1 3 US Club Soccer 1 3 1 Group A 1 3 2 Group B 1 3 3 Knock Out Round 2 References 3 External linksLeague editNational Premier Soccer League edit In addition to the two teams from the West qualifying tournament the following NPSL teams also qualified 1 Chattanooga FC 2012 Southeast Division playoff champion FC Sonic Lehigh Valley 2012 Keystone Division champion Georgia Revolution 2012 Southeast Division playoff finalist Madison 56ers 2012 Central Division champion New York Red Bulls U 23 2012 Atlantic Division champion 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 1 NPSL Western Conference Northern Division qualifying tournament edit 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 1 2 First Round March 9Semifinals March 16Final March 23 Sacramento Gold2Real San Jose0Sacramento Gold3CD Aguiluchos USA0Sonoma County Sol1Sacramento Gold5San Francisco Stompers2Sonoma County Sol5 Matches edit 2 3 4 CD Aguiluchos USA v Sacramento Gold March 9 2013 Match 1CD Aguiluchos USA0 3Sacramento GoldOakland California Real San Jose v Sacramento Gold March 16 2013 Match 2Real San Jose0 2Sacramento GoldSan Jose California Sonoma County Sol v San Francisco Stompers March 16 2013 Match 3Sonoma County Sol5 2San Francisco Stompers Sacramento Gold v Sonoma County Sol March 23 2013 Match 4Sacramento Gold5 1Sonoma County SolWest Sacramento California19 00 PDT UTC 7 1 Stadium River City High School Stadium NPSL Western Conference Southern Division qualifying tournament edit 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 1 2 First Round March 17Semifinals March 23 24Final March 30San Diego Flash4Orange County Spartans12San Diego Boca2San Diego Boca0San Diego Flash0FC Hasental2FC Santa Clarita1FC HasentalFC Hasental2Las Vegas Stallions2 Orange County Spartans forfeited due to improper player registration Las Vegas Stallions forfeited due to improper player registration Matches edit 2 3 4 FC Hasental v Las Vegas Stallions March 17 2013 Match 1FC HasentalvLas Vegas StallionsLas Vegas Stallions forfeited due to improper player registration 3 Orange County Spartans v San Diego Boca March 17 2013 Match 2Orange County Spartans2 0San Diego BocaOrange County Spartans forfeited due to improper player registration 3 FC Santa Clarita v FC Hasental March 23 2013 Match 3FC Santa Clarita1 2FC HasentalSanta Clarita CaliforniaStadium Canyon High School San Diego Flash v San Diego Boca March 24 2013 Match 4San Diego Flash4 2San Diego BocaSan Diego California17 00 PDT UTC 7 Stadium Del Norte High School San Diego Flash v FC Hasental March 30 2013 Match 5San Diego Flash1 2FC HasentalSan Diego California17 00 PDT UTC 7 Stadium Del Norte High School USASA edit The top 2 finishers in each region will qualify directly to the U S Open Cup tournament proper Region I edit Main article 2013 USASA Region I National Cup nbsp Massachusetts Premier Soccer nbsp Icon FC Region II edit Main article 2013 USASA Region II National Cup nbsp RWB Adria nbsp Dearborn Stars Region III edit Main article 2013 USASA Region III National Cup nbsp Red Force FC nbsp NTX Rayados Region IV edit Main article 2013 USASA Region IV National Cup nbsp Doxa Italia nbsp PSA Elite US Club Soccer edit 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 5 Group A edit Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD San Ramon SC 9 3 3 0 0 11 0 11 Capital FC 6 3 2 1 0 11 5 6 North Coast Tsunami 3 3 1 2 0 3 7 4 Southern Oregon Fuego 0 3 0 3 0 0 13 13 Capital FC v San Ramon SC March 16 2013Capital FC0 3San Ramon SC North Coast Tsunami v Southern Oregon Fuego March 16 2013North Coast Tsunami1 0Southern Oregon Fuego Southern Oregon Fuego v San Ramon SC March 23 2013Southern Oregon Fuego0 5San Ramon SC Capital FC v North Coast Tsunami March 24 2013Capital FC4 2North Coast Tsunami San Ramon SC v North Coast Tsunami March 29 2013San Ramon SC3 0North Coast Tsunami Southern Oregon Fuego v Capital FC March 30 2013Southern Oregon Fuego0 7Capital FC Group B edit Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD Fresno Fuego Future 7 3 2 0 1 6 3 3 Los Gatos Storm 6 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 Stanislaus United 2 3 0 1 2 5 6 1 Bullard United 1 3 0 2 1 2 7 5 Fresno Fuego Future v Los Gatos Storm March 16 2013Fresno Fuego Future1 0Los Gatos Storm Los Gatos Storm v Stanislaus United March 17 2013Los Gatos Storm3 2Stanislaus United Bullard United v Los Gatos Storm March 22 2013Bullard United0 3Los Gatos Storm Stanislaus United v Fresno Fuego Future March 24 2013Stanislaus United2 2Fresno Fuego Future Fresno Fuego Future v Bullard United March 27 2013Fresno Fuego Future3 1Bullard United Bullard United v Stanislaus United March 30 2013Bullard United1 1Stanislaus United Knock Out Round edit SemifinalsFinal San Ramon SC1 0 Los Gatos Storm1 2 Los Gatos Storm1Fresno Fuego Future5Capital FC2Fresno 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 edit a b c d Hakala Josh Great Lakes Division teams decline 2013 US Open Cup berths as NPSL entries finalized TheCup us Retrieved 13 May 2015 a b c d Anderson Eric NPSL Western Conference kicks off 2013 US Open Cup qualifying tournament this weekend TheCup us Retrieved 13 May 2015 a b c d Hakala Josh 2013 US Open Cup qualifying NPSL West tournament continues this weekend Sacramento Gold qualify UPDATED TheCup us Retrieved 13 May 2015 a b Josh Hakala 2013 US Open Cup qualifying Saturday s NPSL Win amp You re In to decide who will join Sacramento Gold in Open Cup video TheCup us Retrieved 13 May 2015 2013 US Open Cup qualifying Eight US Club Soccer teams battling for tournament berth TheCup us Retrieved 30 March 2013 External links editU S Soccer Federation TheCup us Unofficial U S Open Cup News Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2013 U S Open Cup qualification amp oldid 1180603018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,