# 2001 U.S. Open Cup

The 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October 2001, open to all soccer teams in the United States.
The Los Angeles Galaxy won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the New England Revolution in extra time in the final at Titan Stadium on the campus of Cal State-Fullerton.
Four MLS squads were upset in the second round. However, one team that held on was the San Jose Earthquakes, who won 7–6 on penalties in the third round against the Milwaukee Rampage, then in the quarterfinals lost to their California rival Los Angeles, but not before an exciting game that in the end saw penalties from all ten position players. LA won 10–9 on PKs after a 1–1 draw. The Seattle Sounders Select had the best performance by a PDL team, defeating the Dallas Burn in extra time in the second round, then lost to the eventual champion Los Angeles 3–1. The farthest run by a lower-division team was accomplished by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, who lost to the Chicago Fire in the quarterfinals in extra time.

## 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 |
| A-L | Milwaukee Rampage | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Utah Blitzz | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Utah Blitzz | 0 | A-L | Milwaukee Rampage | 0 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET, PSO) | 0 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Central Coast Roadrunners | 0 | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET, PSO) | 0 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 6 | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 (9) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET, PSO) | 1 (10) | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5 | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET, PSO) | 1 (10) | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Nashville Metros | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Nashville Metros | 0 | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PDL | Sounders Select | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Dallas Burn | 2 | PDL | Sounders Select | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Sounders Select (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Sounders Select (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | | |
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | | |
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 0 | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chicago Fire | 3 | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | San Diego Flash | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | San Diego Flash | 0 | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A-L | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | El Paso Patriots | 4 | | | | | | | A-L | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Chico Rooks | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Chico Rooks | 3 | A-L | El Paso Patriots | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | A-L | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 1 |
| MLS | New England Revolution | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 1 |
| PDL | Mid Michigan Bucks | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Mid Michigan Bucks | 1 | MLS | New England Revolution | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Charleston Battery | 4 | A-L | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | MetroStars | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | MetroStars | 1 | | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 5 | | | | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Carolina Dynamo | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Carolina Dynamo | 1 | MLS | Columbus Crew | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Miami Fusion | 4 | MLS | Miami Fusion | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Uruguay SC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Uruguay SC | 0 | | | | | | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 0 | | | | |
| MLS | D.C. United | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 0 | | | | |
| D3 | New Jersey Stallions | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | New Jersey Stallions | 0 | MLS | D.C. United | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Hershey Wildcats | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | A-L | Hershey Wildcats | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Hershey Wildcats | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Hershey Wildcats | 1 | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Richmond Kickers | 7 | | | | | | | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Reading Rage | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Reading Rage | 2 | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Connecticut Wolves | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Connecticut Wolves | 3 | A-L | Connecticut Wolves | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

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

### First round

Four PDL and four USASA teams start.

### Second round

Twelve MLS, Eleven A-League, and Five D3 Pro League teams enter.

### Final
## Top scorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Abdul Thompson Conteh | D.C. United | 5 |
| 2 | Jeff Cunningham | Columbus Crew | 4 |
| | Kevin Jeffrey | Richmond Kickers | 4 |
| 4 | Luis Macias | El Paso Patriots | 3 |
| | Simon Elliott | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 |
| | Wolde Harris | New England Revolution | 3 |
| | Greg Foisie | Seattle Sounders Select | 3 |