# 1999 U.S. Open Cup

The 1999 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June to October 1999, open to all soccer teams in the United States. It was the first Open Cup tournament to be named after Lamar Hunt. The Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A-League defeated the Colorado Rapids 2–0 in the final at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Rhinos became the first, and as of 2024, only non-Division I team to win the Open Cup since the inception of Major League Soccer, defeating four MLS teams in the tournament. Another A-League team, the Charleston Battery, also reached the semifinals, and the A-League's Staten Island Vipers were the other non-division one squad to beat an MLS team.

## 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 | Charleston Battery | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | A-L | Charleston Battery | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | D.C. United (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A-L | Charleston Battery | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A-L | Staten Island Vipers | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | MetroStars (ASDET) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Staten Island Vipers | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Staten Island Vipers | 7 | A-L | Staten Island Vipers | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | United German-Hungarians | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | United German-Hungarians | 0 | | | | | | | | A-L | Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 3 | | | | |
| A-L | Minnesota Thunder | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 3 | |
| PDL | Mid-Michigan Bucks | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Mid-Michigan Bucks | 2 | PDL | Mid-Michigan Bucks | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Seattle Sounders | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 3 | A-L | Seattle Sounders | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Spokane Shadow | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Spokane Shadow | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 2 |
| | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Jacksonville Cyclones | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Cocoa Expos | 2 | A-L | Jacksonville Cyclones | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Jacksonville Cyclones | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Jacksonville Cyclones | 7 | | | | A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos (ASDET) | 2 | | | | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | |
| PDL | New York Freedom | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | New York Freedom | 1 | A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 2 | | | | |
| A-L | San Diego Flash | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 2 | |
| D3 | Arizona Sahuaros | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Arizona Sahuaros | 2 | A-L | San Diego Flash | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PDL | Carolina Dynamo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Orange County Zodiac | 0 | PDL | Carolina Dynamo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Carolina Dynamo | 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

Eight D3 Pro, four PDL, and four USASA teams start.

### Second round

Eight A-League teams enter.

### Third round

Eight MLS teams enter.

### Final

| GK | Pat Onstad |
| DF | Andrew Restrepo |
| DF | Craig Demmin | 51' |
| DF | Scott Schweitzer |
| DF | Tim Hardy |
| MF | Bill Sedgewick |
| MF | Nate Dalgicon | 83' |
| MF | Mali Walton |
| MF | Yari Allnut |
| FW | Mauro Biello |
| FW | Darren Tilley | 62' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | Mike Kirmse | 51' |
| MF | Doug Miller | 62' |
| FW | Carlos Zavala | 83' |
| Head Coach: ||
| Pat Ercoli ||
| GK | Ian Feuer |
| DF | David Vaudreuil |
| DF | Marcelo Balboa |
| DF | Peter Vermes |
| DF | Tim Martin | 81' |
| MF | Kevin Anderson | 58' |
| MF | Matt McKeon |
| MF | Ross Paule |
| MF | Darren Sawatzky | 76' |
| FW | Jorge Dely Valdes |
| FW | Paul Bravo |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | Joey DiGiamarino | 58' |
| MF | Jason Bent | 76' |
| DF | Wolde Harris | 81' |
| Head Coach: ||
| Glenn Myernick ||

## Top scorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mugurel Dumitru | San Diego Flash | 6 |
| 2 | Jorge Munoz | Jacksonville Cyclones | 4 |
| 2 | Kevin Wilson | Staten Island Vipers | 4 |
| 2 | Brian Hunter | Wilmington Hammerheads | 4 |