CREATE TABLE "year_by_year" (
  "year" real,
  "division" text,
  "league" text,
  "reg_season" text,
  "playoffs" text,
  "open_cup" text
);

Question: What league did they play in 2001?
SQL: SELECT "league" FROM "year_by_year" WHERE "year"=2001;

Question: What open cup did they play in when they finished 2nd, northeast in the reg. season?
SQL: SELECT "open_cup" FROM "year_by_year" WHERE "reg_season"='2nd, northeast';