1996 U.S. Open Cup

The 1996 United States Open Cup was the 83rd edition of the tournament, and the first Open Cup to include Major League Soccer teams.

1996 U.S. Open Cup
CountryUnited States
ChampionsD.C. United
(1st title)
Runners-upRochester Rhinos
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D.C. United defeated the Rochester Raging Rhinos 3–0 in the final at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Originally, four of the ten MLS teams entered the tournament. Five ended up participating, as D.C. United replaced the Los Angeles Galaxy (due to the Galaxy's congested schedule), and the Colorado Rapids replaced the Colorado Foxes (when the team could not reschedule its third-round match against Kansas City). The A-League Rochester side beat two MLS teams en route to the final before falling to already-crowned MLS Cup champion United.

Bracket
  Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinal Final
                                     
 
  MLS Dallas Burn 3  
    A-L Seattle Sounders 2  
USASA San Jose Oaks 0
A-L Seattle Sounders 1  
  MLS Dallas Burn 0  
  MLS D.C. United 2  
 
 
  MLS D.C. United 2
    USISL Carolina Dynamo 0  
A-L New York Fever 0
USISL Carolina Dynamo 1  
  MLS D.C. United 3
  A-L Rochester Rhinos 0
A-L Rochester Rhinos 2  
USISL Fort Myers Manatees 0  
  A-L Rochester Rhinos (AET) 4
    MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 3  
 
  A-L Rochester Rhinos 3
  MLS Colorado Rapids 0  
 
 
  MLS Kansas City Wiz 2
    MLS Colorado Rapids 3  
A-L Colorado Foxes 5
USISL El Paso Patriots 1  

First Round

Second Round

Quarterfinals
Carolina Dynamo (USISL)0–2D.C. United (MLS)
Steve Rammel  50', 83'
Attendance: 1,829
Referee: Ruben Rodhas (USA)


Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS)3–4 (a.e.t.)Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L)
Roy Lassiter  80'
Carlos Valderrama  85' (pen.)
Evans Wise  86'		 Henry Gutierrez  34'
Doug Miller  42', 82'
Chris Kennell  113'
Attendance: 12,428
Referee: Robert Sheker (USA)


Colorado Rapids (MLS)3–2Kansas City Wiz (MLS)
Chris Henderson  10', 85'
 45' (o.g.)		 Sean Bowers  36'
Vitalis Takawira  62'
Attendance: 5,009
Referee: Ron Corey (USA)

Note: The Colorado Rapids replaced the Colorado Foxes when the team could not reschedule its Quarterfinal match after player availability conflicts due to CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying.

Seattle Sounders (A-L)2–3Dallas Burn (MLS)
Joey Leonetti  3'
David Hoggan  90' (pen.)		 Lawrence Lozzano  58'
Gerell Elliott  70'
Ted Eck  79'
Attendance: 1,305
Referee: Kevin Terry (USA)

Semifinals
Colorado Rapids (MLS)0–3Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L)
Lenin Steenkamp  32'
Doug Miller  56', 85'
Attendance: 12,179
Referee: -- (USA)
D.C. United (MLS)2–0Dallas Burn (MLS)
Jaime Moreno  12', 82'
Attendance: 1,958
Referee: Kevin Terry (USA)

Final
Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L)0–3D.C. United (MLS)
Raúl Díaz Arce  45'
Eddie Pope  63'
Jaime Moreno  89'
Attendance: 7,234
Referee: Esse Baharmast (USA)
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