# 2000 U.S. Open Cup

The 2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through October, 2000, open to all soccer teams in the United States.
The Chicago Fire earned their second Open Cup by defeating the Miami Fusion 2–1 in the final at Soldier Field, Chicago.
Amateur club Uruguay SC narrowly missed a major second-round upset, losing in overtime to the Tampa Bay Mutiny. Two PDL teams - the Mid Michigan Bucks and the Chicago Sockers - beat MLS teams in the second round, but the quarterfinals were an all-MLS affair. Mid Michigan came closest to duplicating its second-round upset, losing in a shootout to eventual runner-up Miami. Two referees were used for all games from the second round through the semifinals as part of a FIFA experiment.

## 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 | Riverside County Elite | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | San Diego Flash | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | San Diego Flash | 2 | A-L | San Diego Flash | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 1 | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Stanislaus United Cruisers | 0 | | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Richmond Kickers | 3 | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 2 | | | | |
| PDL | Chicago Sockers | 0 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 2 | | | | |
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards (ASDET, PSO) | 0 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards (ASDET, PSO) | 0 (6) | PDL | Chicago Sockers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chicago Fire | 4 | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Texas Rattlers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Texas Rattlers | 0 | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Minnesota Thunder | 7 | | | | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Mexico SC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Mexico SC | 0 | A-L | Minnesota Thunder | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Dallas Burn | 3 | MLS | Dallas Burn | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Tennessee Rhythm | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Tennessee Rhythm | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 1 |
| PDL | Cape Cod Crusaders | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 1 |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 2 | MLS | Columbus Crew | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners | 3 | A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Northern Virginia Royals | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Northern Virginia Royals | 2 | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew (ASDET, PSO) | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | MetroStars | 1 (7) | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | | | | | | | MLS | MetroStars | 1 (7) | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | MetroStars | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | MetroStars | 2 | MLS | MetroStars | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET) | 1 | MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Uruguay SC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Uruguay SC | 0 | | | | | | | | MLS | MetroStars | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 3 | | | | |
| A-L | Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 3 | | | | |
| MLS | D.C. United | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | D.C. United | 4 | MLS | D.C. United | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1 | A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | New England Revolution | 0 | | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Mid Michigan Bucks | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Mid Michigan Bucks | 1 | PDL | Mid Michigan Bucks | 3 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Miami Fusion (ASDET, PSO) | 3 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Miami Fusion | 6 | MLS | Miami Fusion (ASDET, PSO) | 3 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | New Jersey Stallions | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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, nine A-League, seven D3 Pro League teams enter.

### Final
## Top scorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Josh Wolff | Chicago Fire | 6 |
| | Welton | Miami Fusion | 6 |
| 2 | Jaime Moreno | D.C. United | 5 |
| | Diego Serna | Miami Fusion | 5 |