# 2013 U.S. Open Cup

The 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 100th edition of the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer. Qualification began in November 2012 in the fifth tier, although the United States Soccer Federation did not announce the format until March 5, 2013.
The defending champions were Sporting Kansas City, who were knocked out of the competition in the fourth round. D.C. United received a $250,000 cash prize and a berth into the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League for winning the tournament, while Real Salt Lake received $60,000 for being the runner-up. Three teams received $15,000 for being the top finisher from each lower division - Des Moines Menace (USL PDL), Orlando City (USL Pro), & Carolina RailHawks (NASL).

## Qualification

Two play-in matches were conducted between 2 NPSL teams and the entrants for USCS and SS with the winners entering the first round.
| Enter in Play-In Round | Enter in first round | Enter in first round | Enter in second round | Enter in third round |
| NPSL/USCS/USSSA 2 teams/1 team/1 team | NPSL/USASA/USL PDL/USL PRO 6 teams/8 teams/16 teams/4 teams | NPSL/USASA/USL PDL/USL PRO 6 teams/8 teams/16 teams/4 teams | NASL/USL PRO 6 teams/8 teams | MLS 16 teams |
| National Premier Soccer League FC Hasental Georgia Revolution United States Club Soccer Fresno Fuego Future United States Specialty Sports Association Colorado Rovers Soccer Club | National Premier Soccer League Brooklyn Italians Chattanooga FC FC Sonic Lehigh Valley Madison 56ers New York Red Bulls U23s Sacramento Gold United States Adult Soccer Association Dearborn Stars Doxa Italia Icon FC Massachusetts Premier Soccer NTX Rayados PSA Elite Red Force FC RWB Adria | USL PRO Dayton Dutch Lions Pittsburgh Riverhounds Phoenix FC VSI Tampa Bay FC Premier Development League Austin Aztex Carolina Dynamo Des Moines Menace$^$$ FC Tucson GPS Portland Phoenix Laredo Heat Michigan Bucks Ocala Stampede Ocean City Nor'easters Orlando City U-23 Portland Timbers U23s Reading United Real Colorado Foxes River City Rovers Seattle Sounders FC U-23 Ventura County Fusion | NASL Atlanta Silverbacks Carolina RailHawks$^$$ Fort Lauderdale Strikers Minnesota United FC San Antonio Scorpions Tampa Bay Rowdies USL PRO Charleston Battery Charlotte Eagles Harrisburg City Islanders Los Angeles Blues Orlando City$^$$ Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Wilmington Hammerheads | Chicago Fire Chivas USA Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew FC Dallas D.C. United$^{$$$}$ Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake$^{$$}$ San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City |
* $: Winner of $15,000 bonus for advancing the furthest in the competition from their respective divisions.
* $$: Winner of $60,000 for being the runner-up in the competition.
* $$$: Winner of $250,000 for winning the competition.

## Brackets

Home team is listed first, winners are in bold.
| Play-In Round (May 7) | Play-In Round (May 7) | Play-In Round (May 7) | Advances to first round | Advances to first round |
| USCS | Fresno Fuego Future | 3 | | |
| NPSL | FC Hasental | 5 | | |
| NPSL | FC Hasental | 5 | NPSL | FC Hasental |
| | | | NPSL | Georgia Revolution |
| USSSA | Colorado Rovers | 1(3) | NPSL | Georgia Revolution |
| NPSL | Georgia Revolution | 1(5) | | |
| First round (May 14/15) | First round (May 14/15) | First round (May 14/15) | Second round (May 21) | Second round (May 21) | Second round (May 21) | Third round (May 28/29) | Third round (May 28/29) | Third round (May 28/29) |
| PDL | GPS Portland Phoenix | 2 | USLP | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | USLP | Rochester Rhinos | 1 |
| USASA | Mass Premier | 0 | PDL | GPS Portland Phoenix | 0 | MLS | New England Revolution | 5 |
| NPSL | Brooklyn Italians | 1 | USLP | Richmond Kickers | 4 | USLP | Richmond Kickers | 0(2) |
| USASA | Icon FC | 4 | USASA | Icon FC | 1 | MLS | D.C. United | 0(4) |
| PDL | Reading United | 2 | PDL | Reading United | 1 | MLS | New York Red Bulls | 2 |
| NPSL | FC Sonic Lehigh Valley | 0 | USLP | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0 | PDL | Reading United | 0 |
| PDL | Carolina Dynamo | 4(4) | NASL | Carolina RailHawks | 3 | NASL | Carolina RailHawks | 2 |
| NPSL | Chattanooga FC | 4(1) | PDL | Carolina Dynamo | 1 | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 |
| PDL | Orlando City U-23 | 1(3) | USLP | VSI Tampa Bay FC | 1 | NASL | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 |
| USLP | VSI Tampa Bay FC | 1(5) | NASL | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | MLS | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 |
| USASA | Red Force FC | 2 | PDL | Ocala Stampede | 1 | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 1 |
| PDL | Ocala Stampede | 4 | USLP | Orlando City | 2 | USLP | Orlando City | 3 |
| PDL | Des Moines Menace | 1 | NASL | Minnesota United | 0 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 2 |
| NPSL | Madison 56ers | 0 | PDL | Des Moines Menace | 1 | PDL | Des Moines Menace | 0 |
| PDL | FC Tucson | 2 | NASL | San Antonio Scorpions | 2(3) | MLS | Houston Dynamo | 2 |
| USLP | Phoenix FC | 1 | PDL | FC Tucson | 2(4) | PDL | FC Tucson | 0 |
| PDL | Austin Aztex | 3 | PDL | Austin Aztex | 0 | MLS | Portland Timbers | 5 |
| USASA | NTX Rayados | 0 | USLP | Wilmington Hammerheads | 2 | USLP | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 |
| PDL | Ventura County Fusion | 3 | USLP | Los Angeles Blues | 5 | USLP | Los Angeles Blues | 1 |
| NPSL | FC Hasental | 2 | PDL | Ventura County Fusion | 1 | MLS | Chivas USA | 2 |
| PDL | Portland Timbers U23s | 3 | PDL | Portland Timbers U23s | 0 | USLP | Charleston Battery | 1 |
| NPSL | Sacramento Gold | 2 | USLP | Charleston Battery | 1 | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 |
| PDL | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 5 | USLP | Charlotte Eagles | 3 | USLP | Charlotte Eagles | 0 |
| USASA | Doxa Italia | 1 | PDL | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 0 | MLS | Chicago Fire | 2 |
| NPSL | Georgia Revolution | 4 | NPSL | Georgia Revolution | 2 | MLS | Real Salt Lake | 3 |
| PDL | Real Colorado Foxes | 3 | NASL | Atlanta Silverbacks | 3 | NASL | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2 |
| PDL | Laredo Heat | 2 | NASL | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1(7) | NASL | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0 |
| USASA | PSA Elite | 0 | PDL | Laredo Heat | 1(6) | MLS | FC Dallas | 2 |
| PDL | Ocean City Nor'easters | 2 | | | | | | |
| NPSL | New York Red Bulls U23s | 0 | PDL | Ocean City Nor'easters | 1 | MLS | Philadelphia Union | 2 |
| USLP | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1(5) | USLP | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 | PDL | Ocean City Nor'easters | 1 |
| USASA | RWB Adria | 1(3) | | | | | | |
| USLP | Dayton Dutch Lions | 3 | | | | | | |
| PDL | River City Rovers | 0 | USLP | Dayton Dutch Lions (aet) | 4 | MLS | Columbus Crew | 2 |
| PDL | Michigan Bucks | 0 | USASA | Dearborn Stars | 1 | USLP | Dayton Dutch Lions | 1 |
| USASA | Dearborn Stars | 2 | | | | | | |
| Fourth round (June 12/13) | Fourth round (June 12/13) | Fourth round (June 12/13) | Quarterfinals (June 26) | Quarterfinals (June 26) | Quarterfinals (June 26) | Semifinals (August 7) | Semifinals (August 7) | Semifinals (August 7) | | Final (October 1) | Final (October 1) | Final (October 1) |
| MLS | Chicago Fire | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | MLS | Chicago Fire | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | USLP | Orlando City | 1 | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | USLP | Orlando City | 1 | | | | | | | |
| USLP | Orlando City | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| USLP | Orlando City | 1 | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 2 | | | | |
| MLS | D.C. United | 3 | | | | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 2 | | | | |
| MLS | Philadelphia Union | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Philadelphia Union | 1 | MLS | D.C. United | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 1 | | | | | | | |
| MLS | New England Revolution | 4 | MLS | New England Revolution | 1 | | | | | | | |
| MLS | New York Red Bulls | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | New York Red Bulls | 2 | | | | | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Real Salt Lake | 0 |
| MLS | Real Salt Lake (aet) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Real Salt Lake | 0 |
| USLP | Charleston Battery | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| USLP | Charleston Battery | 2 | MLS | Real Salt Lake | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | NASL | Carolina RailHawks | 0 | | | | | | | |
| NASL | Carolina RailHawks (aet) | 3 | NASL | Carolina RailHawks | 0 | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chivas USA | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chivas USA | 1 | | | | MLS | Real Salt Lake | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Portland Timbers | 1 | | | | |
| MLS | FC Dallas | 3 | | | | | | | MLS | Portland Timbers | 1 | | | | |
| MLS | Houston Dynamo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Houston Dynamo | 0 | MLS | FC Dallas | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Portland Timbers | 3 | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Portland Timbers | 2 | MLS | Portland Timbers | 3 | | | | | | | |
| NASL | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule
### Fourth round

* $^1$ Game was postponed and moved to June 13 due to severe weather.

### Final
## Top goalscorers

Final standings as of October 1, 2013.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dwayne De Rosario | D.C. United | 5 |
| 1 | Frédéric Piquionne | Portland Timbers | 5 |
| 3 | Argjent Duka | Icon FC | 4 |
| 3 | David Geno | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 4 |
| 3 | Kwadwo Poku | Georgia Revolution | 4 |
| 3 | Kelyn Rowe | New England Revolution | 4 |
| 7 | Dom Dwyer | Orlando City S.C. | 3 |
| 7 | Georgi Hristov | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 |
| 7 | Hakan Ilhan | Carolina Dynamo | 3 |
| 7 | Mike Magee | Chicago Fire | 3 |
| 7 | Chris Rolfe | Chicago Fire | 3 |
| 7 | Devon Sandoval | Real Salt Lake | 3 |
| 7 | Gustavo Villalobos | FC Hasental | 3 |