# 2002 U.S. Open Cup

The 2002 U.S. Open Cup was the 89th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was a club soccer tournament in the United States open to all men's teams in the country. It was organized by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and featured 32 teams. The tournament ran from June to October.
The Columbus Crew won the Open 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; Columbus was the MLS Supporters' Shield champion.
Every third-round game featured an MLS team against an A-League squad. Although the MLS teams 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
| Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| D3 | South Jersey Barons | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners | 1 | A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | MetroStars | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | MetroStars | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Raleigh CASL Elite | 0 | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Richmond Kickers | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Richmond Kickers | 3 | | | | | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew (ASDET) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 2 | | | | |
| A-L | Milwaukee Rampage | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 2 | | | | |
| D3 | New York Freedom | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | New York Freedom | 0 | A-L | Milwaukee Rampage | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A-L | Milwaukee Rampage | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Des Moines Menace | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Des Moines Menace | 2 | A-L | Rochester Rhinos (ASDET) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 |
| D3 | Utah Blitzz | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 |
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 2 | A-L | Seattle Sounders | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Minnesota Thunder | 6 | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | San Diego Gauchos | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | San Diego Gauchos | 1 | A-L | Minnesota Thunder | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 1 | | | | |
| A-L | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 1 | | | | |
| PDL | Memphis Express | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Memphis Express | 0 | A-L | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Dallas Burn (ASDET) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Colorado Rapids (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Greenville Lions | 0 | MLS | Colorado Rapids (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Charleston Battery | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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.

### Final

| Los Angeles Galaxy | Columbus Crew |

## Top scorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Johnny Menyongar | Minnesota Thunder | 4 |
| 2 | Carlos Ruiz | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 |
| | Tomas Boltnar | Des Moines Menace | 3 |
| | Jerome Lee Yaw | Greenville Lions | 3 |