2011 U.S. Open Cup


The 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 98th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early October. Seattle Sounders FC, who entered the competition as the two-time defending champions, successfully defended their title again. They became the third team in U.S. Open Cup history to win three straight U.S. Open Cups. As winner of the Open Cup, the Sounders earned a place in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The farthest advancing USL Pro team was the Richmond Kickers.
Like the previous edition, the Open Cup featured 40 clubs from across the five tiers of the American soccer pyramid. This season, due to late provisional sanctioning, the North American Soccer League was not allowed to send its clubs to the tournament. The event featured eight clubs from Major League Soccer, with six automatically qualifying based on their league position in the 2010 season and two qualifying through a play-in tournament. They entered the tournament in the third round. All 11 USL Pro League clubs based in the United States, nine clubs from the USL Premier Development League, four clubs from the National Premier Soccer League, and eight United States Adult Soccer Association qualifiers began play in the first round.

Dates

Participating teams

The tournament consisted of 40 teams, according to the following distribution:
;Major League Soccer
;North American Soccer League
;USL Pro League
;Premier Development League
;National Premier Soccer League
;USASA
Home teams listed on top of bracket. : After Extra Time

Schedule

Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Top scorers

Statistics current as of 4 October 2011
RankScorerClubGoals
1 David BulowRichmond Kickers6
2 Jhonny ArteagaF.C. New York3
2 Andriy BudnyiWilmington Hammerheads3
2 Matthew DelicâteRichmond Kickers3
2 Fredy MonteroSeattle Sounders FC3
6 Darren TobyCharlotte Eagles2
6 Orr BarouchChicago Fire2
6 Dominic OduroChicago Fire2
6 JacksonFC Dallas2
6 Robbie ChristnerKitsap Pumas2
6 Mehrshad MomeniLos Angeles Blues2
6 Jed HohlbeinMadison 56ers2
6 Stefan DimitrovNew York Pancyprian-Freedoms2
6 Devorn JorslingOrlando City2
6 Shaka BanguraRichmond Kickers2
6 Mike FucitoSeattle Sounders FC2
6 Luke MulhollandWilmington Hammerheads2