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The 2012 season is the 100th season of competitive
that all MLS teams would receive an automatic berth, and that all 2nd and 3rd tier professional leagues would also receive an automatic berth. The tournament is a single game, single elimination tournament with random drawings deciding the home team (provided the home team stadium meets USSF standards) for the first round through the quarterfinals. The home team for the semi-finals and finals will be determined through competitive bidding as has been done in prior years.
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The 2012 season is the 100th season of competitive soccer
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in the United States
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National teams
Men
Senior
Under-23
Under-20
Under-18
Under-17
Women
Senior
Under-23
Under-20
Under-17
Managerial changes
League tables
Major League Soccer (Div. 1)
;Eastern Conference ;Western Conference ;OverallNorth American Soccer League (Div. 2)
USL Pro (Div. 3)
Women's Premier Soccer League Elite
U.S. Open Cup
The 99th edition of the annual national championship, the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, ran from May 15 through August 8.Sporting Kansas City
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defeated Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...
on penalty kicks 3-2 for the championship.
The winner qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 49th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North ...
Group Stage.
Changes for 2012
In 2012, U.S. Soccer announced that the field would expand from 40 clubs to 64 clubs,Format, Composition and Schedule Finalized for 99th Edition of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cupthat all MLS teams would receive an automatic berth, and that all 2nd and 3rd tier professional leagues would also receive an automatic berth. The tournament is a single game, single elimination tournament with random drawings deciding the home team (provided the home team stadium meets USSF standards) for the first round through the quarterfinals. The home team for the semi-finals and finals will be determined through competitive bidding as has been done in prior years.
Tournament format
Teams from thePremier Development League
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(16 berths), the United States Adult Soccer Association
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The National Premier Soccer League, NISA ...
(9 berths), the National Premier Soccer League
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(6 berths), and US Club Soccer
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It was founded in 2001 as the National Association of Competitive Soccer Clubs (N ...
(1 berth) will enter the tournament in the first round. The winners will advance to the 2nd round where they will meet tier 3, USL Pro
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(10 berths) and tier 2 North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to:
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*North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
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professional teams. The second round winners will in turn meet the 16 MLS clubs in the third round. In the remaining rounds of the tournament, winners will advance in each round until the two teams meet in the finals on August 6 or 7th.
Qualification
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* Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...
for the lower tiers of the soccer pyramid was mostly completed by April 29The USASA
The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is a national organization for amateur soccer in the United States. It consists of 55 state organizations as well as national, regional and state leagues.
The National Premier Soccer League, NI ...
received permission for its Region IV to hold their tournament May 4–5 to determine the qualifiers. and the pairings for the first two rounds were released on May 1.2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Pairings Announced for First and Second Rounds.
Honors
Professional
Amateur
American clubs in international competition
2011-12 Champions League
Los Angeles Galaxy
Seattle Sounders
2012-13 Champions League
Houston Dynamo
Los Angeles Galaxy
Real Salt Lake
Seattle Sounders
References
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