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The 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 99th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from May through early August. The
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entered the competition as the three-time defending champions, making this tournament the first domestic tournament since
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that a team enters the tournament as the three-time defending winners. They appeared in their fourth consecutive U.S. Open Cup Final, losing to
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on August 8, 2012. For the 2012 tournament, U.S. Soccer increased the main tournament from a 40-club tournament, to a 64-club tournament. All
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clubs based in the U.S. received automatic berths. This made the U.S. Open Cup very similar to other domestic knock-out competitions where all top tier clubs earn automatic berths. The farthest advancing NASL teams were the Minnesota Stars FC, Carolina RailHawks, and
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(all beat 1 MLS team), while the farthest advancing USL Pro teams were the Charlotte Eagles, Dayton Dutch Lions, and the Harrisburg City Islanders, who beat 2 MLS sides. All three USL Pro teams advanced a round past their division two NASL counterparts. The farthest advancing USL PDL team was the Michigan Bucks, who advanced to the 4th round after beating 1 MLS club. The winner, Sporting Kansas City, received a cash prize of $100k and will also qualify for the
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(placed in Pot B).


Qualification

For the first time, all 32 professional teams from the first 3 tiers of American Soccer will be participating. Additionally, 32 teams will also qualify from the USL Premier Development League, National Premier Soccer League, United States Adult Soccer Association, and US Club Soccer.Format, Composition and Schedule Finalized for 99th Edition of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
 † League Champions in 2011
 ‡ League Premiers in 2011
 * Stanislaus United Turlock Express defeated the Bay Area Ambassadors of the NPSL in a play-in game on April 28 to qualify for the First Round.


Brackets

Home team is listed first, winners are in bold.


Schedule

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


First Round

32 Teams from USL PDL, NPSL, and USASA begin competition.2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Pairings Announced for First and Second Rounds


Second Round

16 teams from NASL and USL Pro enter.


Third Round

16 teams from MLS enter.


Fourth Round


Quarterfinals


Semifinals


Final


Top scorers

Statistics current through the Cup Final.


References


External links


The Cup.us – Full Coverage of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
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