2005 U.S. Open Cup

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox football tournament season The 2005 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through September, 2005, open to all soccer teams in the United States.

The Los Angeles Galaxy won their second Open Cup championship with a 1–0 victory over FC Dallas at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

Although two Major League Soccer sides played in the final, the tournament featured several runs by underdogs. The Des Moines Menace of the Premier Development League beat two USL First Division teams to reach the Fourth Round. The Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division beat three MLS teams in succession to reach the semifinals. The Rochester Raging Rhinos continued to play to record crowds and beat the MetroStars before losing in a shootout to the Chicago Fire. Four of the tournament's final 15 games went to overtime.

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.

Qualifying round

Teams from USASA and PDL start.

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First round

Teams from USASA, PDL, and USL-2.

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Second round

Four USL-1 and four USL-2 teams enter.

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Third round

Four USL-1 and four MLS teams enter.

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Final

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Top scorers

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Herculez Gomez	Los Angeles Galaxy	6
	Melvin Tarley	Minnesota Thunder	6
3	Johnny Menyongar	Minnesota Thunder	5
4	McColm Cephas	Richmond Kickers	4

See also

• United States Soccer Federation
• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
• Major League Soccer
• United Soccer Leagues
• USASA
• National Premier Soccer League