# 2005 U.S. Open Cup

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
| Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Fourth Round | Fourth Round | Fourth Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| USL1 | Portland Timbers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Seattle Sounders | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Seattle Sounders | 0 | USL1 | Portland Timbers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| USL2 | Charlotte Eagles | 2 | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chivas USA (AET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chivas USA (AET) | 3 | MLS | Chivas USA | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | USL1 | Minnesota Thunder | 2 | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PDL | Des Moines Menace | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 | PDL | Des Moines Menace | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Des Moines Menace | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Des Moines Menace | 5 | | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | USL1 | Minnesota Thunder | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Minnesota Thunder (AET) | 6 | | | | | | | USL1 | Minnesota Thunder | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Real Salt Lake | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Real Salt Lake | 4 | USL1 | Minnesota Thunder | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | FC Dallas | 0 |
| USL1 | Richmond Kickers | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | FC Dallas | 0 |
| PDL | Ocean City Barons | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Ocean City Barons | 4 | USL1 | Richmond Kickers | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | D.C. United | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | FC Dallas (AET, PEN) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | FC Dallas (AET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | FC Dallas (AET) | 3 | MLS | FC Dallas (AET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 2 | | | | | | | | MLS | FC Dallas | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | | |
| USL1 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | | |
| USL1 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 1 | USL1 | Rochester Rhinos | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | MetroStars | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | USL1 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire (AET, PEN) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Chicago Fire (AET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL2 | Western Mass Pioneers | 1 | MLS | Chicago Fire (AET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chicago Fire | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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.

### First round

Teams from USASA, PDL, and USL-2.

### Second round

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

### Third round

Four USL-1 and four MLS teams enter.

### Final

| FC Dallas | Los Angeles Galaxy |

## 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 |