# 2006 U.S. Open Cup

The 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through September, open to all soccer teams in the United States.
The Chicago Fire won 3–1 over defending-champion Los Angeles Galaxy in the final at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. It was the Fire's fourth Open Cup title in nine years.
The early rounds were most notable for the surprising run of amateur side Dallas Roma F.C. of the North Texas Premier Soccer Association. Roma barely survived the first round in a penalty shootout win over PDL side Laredo Heat before upsetting Miami FC of the USL First Division 1–0 in the second round. Roma's biggest upset came in the third round with another shootout win, this time over CD Chivas USA.
The latter rounds of the tournament were dominated by MLS teams and both semifinals were matchups between conference rivals. The Galaxy, who had ended Roma's Cinderella run, beat Houston Dynamo in one semifinal, while Chicago beat league leader D.C. United in the other semifinal. In the championship game played at first-year Toyota Park, the host side scored two early goals en route to their 3–1 win.

## Open Cup bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket
| Third Round July 12 | Third Round July 12 | Third Round July 12 | Fourth Round August 2 | Fourth Round August 2 | Fourth Round August 2 | Quarterfinals August 23 | Quarterfinals August 23 | Quarterfinals August 23 | | Semifinals September 6 | Semifinals September 6 | Semifinals September 6 | Final September 27 | Final September 27 | Final September 27 |
| | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 2 | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Des Moines Menace | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Des Moines Menace | 1 | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 1 | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Rochester Rhinos | 5 | | | | | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 1 | | | | |
| USL2 | New Hampshire Phantoms | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL2 | New Hampshire Phantoms | 1 | USL1 | Rochester Rhinos | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | New England Revolution (AET, PSO) | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 0 | | | |
| | | | MLS | D.C. United (AET) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Michigan Bucks | 1 | MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 4 | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | New York Red Bulls | 1 | | | | | | | |
| USL2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 2 | | | | | | | MLS | New York Red Bulls | 1 | | | | |
| USL1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 | USL2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | New York Red Bulls | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 |
| | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | USASA | Roma FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chivas USA | 0 (2) | USASA | Roma FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Dallas Roma FC (AET, PSO) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Dallas Roma FC (AET, PSO) | 0 (4) | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (AET) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 1 | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Real Salt Lake (AET) | 2 | | | | | | | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 1 | | | | |
| USL1 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 1 | MLS | Real Salt Lake | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Houston Dynamo | 1 | | | |
| | | | MLS | Houston Dynamo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PDL | Carolina Dynamo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Carolina Dynamo (AET) | 3 | PDL | Carolina Dynamo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | | | | MLS | Houston Dynamo | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | FC Dallas | 0 | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Charleston Battery | 3 | | | | | | | MLS | FC Dallas | 0 | | | | |
| USL1 | Portland Timbers | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL1 | Portland Timbers | 1 | USL1 | Charleston Battery | 3 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | FC Dallas (AET, PSO) | 3 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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

USL-1 teams enter.

### Third round

Four MLS teams enter.

### Fourth round

Eight MLS teams enter.

### Final

| Los Angeles Galaxy | Chicago Fire |
Note: All times Eastern Daylight Time unless noted.

## Top scorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ben Hollingsworth | Charleston Battery | 4 |
| 1 | Andy Herron | Chicago Fire | 4 |
| 1 | Randi Patterson | Carolina Dynamo | 4 |
| 1 | Tomas Boltnar | Des Moines Menace | 4 |