# 2004 U.S. Open Cup

The 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through September, 2004, open to all soccer teams in the United States.
The Kansas City Wizards won the Open Cup tournament with a 1–0 golden-goal victory over the defending-champion Chicago Fire at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City missed out on a domestic double when the Wizards lost MLS Cup 2004.
The Open Cup tournament was highlighted by A-League side Charleston Battery reaching the semifinals, one of four USL teams to beat Major League Soccer teams. The 2004 tournament was also the final edition contested using golden goal as opposed to more conventional soccer extra time.

## 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 |
| PDL | Carolina Dynamo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Atlanta Silverbacks (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Atlanta Silverbacks (ASDET) | 3 | A-L | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Dallas Burn | 2 | | | | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Virginia Beach Mariners | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Virginia Beach Mariners | 0 | MLS | Dallas Burn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | | | | |
| A-L | Minnesota Thunder (ASDET) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | | | | |
| PDL | Rapids Reserve | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Rapids Reserve | 1 | A-L | Minnesota Thunder | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A-L | Minnesota Thunder | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET, PSO) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | |
| PSL | Utah Blitzz | 1 | | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET, PSO) | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Portland Timbers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Portland Timbers | 2 | A-L | Portland Timbers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards (ASDET) | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 |
| A-L | Richmond Kickers (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 |
| PDL | Cape Cod Crusaders | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Cape Cod Crusaders | 0 | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | D.C. United | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 2 | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 1 | MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Chicago Fire (ASDET) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire (ASDET) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | A-L | Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | |
| | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Rochester Rhinos ASDET, PSO | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | A-L | Rochester Rhinos ASDET, PSO | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Fire Reserves | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Fire Reserves | 0 | | | | A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A-L | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Charleston Battery | 2 | | | | | | | A-L | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| PSL | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PSL | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 | A-L | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | MetroStars | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

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

### First round

Eight PDL and eight USASA teams start.

### Second round

Six PSL and two A-League teams enter.

### Third round

Six A-League and two MLS teams enter.

### Final

| Chicago Fire | Kansas City Wizards |

## Top scorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Julian Nash | Chicago Fire Reserves | 4 |
| 2 | Marcus Storey | Carolina Dynamo | 3 |
| | Stephen Rhyne | Carolina Dynamo | 3 |
| | Davy Arnaud | Kansas City Wizards | 3 |
| | Byron Carmichael | South Jersey Barons | 3 |