Country United States | Runners-up Los Angeles Galaxy | |
Champions Columbus Crew
(1st title) Top goal scorer(s) Johnny Menyongar
(4 goals) | ||
The 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to all soccer teams in the United States, ran from June through October.
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The Columbus Crew won the Cup with a 1-0 victory over the defending-champion Los Angeles Galaxy in the final at Columbus Crew Stadium. Just three days before, Los Angeles had won MLS Cup 2002.
Every third-round game featured an MLS team against an A-League squad. Although MLS won seven of the eight games, four went to overtime, including San Jose's memorable 4-3 win over Seattle. The Des Moines Menace turned in the best performance by a PDL team, taking Rochester to overtime in a 3-2 second-round loss.
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
Seven D3 Pro League, five PDL, and four USASA teams start.
Second round
Eight A-League teams enter.
Third round
Eight MLS teams enter.