2004 U.S. Open Cup
The 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ran from June through September, 2004, open to all soccer teams in the United States.
| Country | United States | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Kansas City Wizards (1st title)  | 
| Runners-up | Chicago Fire | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Julian Nash (4 goals)  | 
← 2003  2005 →   | |
The Kansas City Wizards won the Open Cup tournament with a 1–0 golden-goal victory over the defending-champion Chicago Fire at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City missed out on a domestic double when the Wizards lost MLS Cup 2004.
The Open Cup tournament was highlighted by A-League side Charleston Battery reaching the semifinals, one of four USL teams to beat Major League Soccer teams. The 2004 tournament was also the final edition contested using golden goal as opposed to more conventional soccer extra time.
Open Cup Bracket
    
Home teams listed on top of bracket
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 PDL and eight USASA teams start.
| June 2, 2004 |   | 4–1 |   | Queens, New York | 
| Krause  Palguta Bulow Caldwell  | 
(Report) | Grafas  | 
Stadium: St. John's University Attendance: 100 Referee: Guido Gonzalez (USA)  | 
| June 2, 2004 |   | 0–5 |   | Winslow Township, New Jersey | 
| (Report) | Mingo  Maher Carmichael Banks  | 
Stadium: Winslow Township High School Attendance: 65 Referee: Hossam Saad (USA)  | 
| June 2, 2004 |   | 2–1 |   | Chico, California | 
| Brown  Branan  | 
(Report) | Wondolowski  | 
Stadium: Chico State University Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Said Ravanfar (USA)  | 
| June 2, 2004 |   | 1–5 |   | Greensboro, North Carolina | 
| Hawley  | 
(Report) | Farrell  Storey Rhyne Lochrie  | 
Stadium: Macpherson Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Richard Rodriguez (USA)  | 
| June 2, 2004 |   | 1–5 |   | Bensenville, Illinois | 
| Okarmus  | 
(Report) | Rolfe  Nash Knowles Klatter  | 
Stadium: Redmond Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Pawel Wydra (USA)  | 
| June 2, 2004 |   | 2–1 |   | Spokane, Washington | 
| McDonald  Field  | 
(Report) | Ready  | 
Stadium: Joe Albi Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: David Simon (USA)  | 
| June 8, 2004 |   | 2–3 |   | Cocoa, Florida | 
| Kneipper  Sastoque  | 
(Report) | Glasser  Moojen  | 
Stadium: Cocoa Expo Sports Center Attendance: 27 Referee: Kermit Quisenberry (USA)  | 
| June 8, 2004 |   | 1–3 |   | Bedford, Texas | 
| Whiteley  | 
(Report) | Rowland  de Souza Gorski  | 
Stadium: Pennington Field Attendance: -- Referee: Adam Garner (USA)  | 
Second round
    
Six PSL and two A-League teams enter.
| June 15, 2004 |   | 5–1 |   | Manchester, New Hampshire | 
| Nash  Curran Knowles Khumalo  | 
(Report) | Fleming  | 
Stadium: Southern New Hampshire University Attendance: 315 Referee: Gus St. Silva (USA)  | 
| June 15, 2004 |   | 2–4 |   | Greensboro, North Carolina | 
| Coggins  | 
(Report) | Moose  Merrit Rhyne Storey  | 
Stadium: Macpherson Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA)  | 
| June 15, 2004 |   | 0–2 |   | Virginia Beach, Virginia | 
| (Report) | Jonas  Washington  | 
Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 385 Referee: Ben Jones (USA)  | 
| June 15, 2004 |   | 1–1 / ab |   | Winslow Township, New Jersey | 
| Kerekes  | 
(Report) | Holloway  | 
Stadium: Winslow Township High School Attendance: 110 Referee: Mike Constantine (USA)  | |
| Note: Match abandoned in the 75th minute due to lightning and darkness | ||||
| June 21, 2004  replay  |   | 4–2 |   | Winslow Township, New Jersey | 
| Rivas  Mach Millwood  | 
(Report) | Holloway  Carmichael  | 
Stadium: Winslow Township High School Attendance: 380 Referee: Ken Heller (USA)  | 
| June 15, 2004 |   | 0–3 |   | Salt Lake City, Utah | 
| (Report) | Breza  McNicol Afrash  | 
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Carlos Palomino (USA)  | 
| June 15, 2004 |   | 3–2 |   | Ludlow, Massachusetts | 
| Collings  Bulow  | 
(Report) | Jachym  | 
Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Claudiu Badea (USA)  | 
| June 15, 2004 |   | 0–3 |   | Wilmington, North Carolina | 
| (Report) | Ukah  McNam Murray  | 
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 1,211 Referee: Daniel Burack (USA)  | 
| June 15, 2004 |   | 0–0 (asdet)  (4–5 pen)  |   | Boulder, Colorado | 
| (Report) | Stadium: Pleasant View Field Attendance: -- Referee: Jose Corre (USA)  | 
Third round
    
Six A-League and two MLS teams enter.
| June 30, 2004 |   | 0–1 (asdet) |   | Richmond, Virginia | 
| (Report) | Hayes  | 
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 1,353 Referee: Andrew Chapin (USA)  | 
| June 30, 2004 |   | 3–2 (asdet) |   | Greensboro, North Carolina | 
| Chacon  Ball Godoy  | 
(Report) | Storey  Rhyne  | 
Stadium: Macpherson Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Abbas Piran (USA)  | 
| June 30, 2004 |   | 0–2 |   | Duncanville, Texas | 
| (Report) | Nhleko  O'Brien  | 
Stadium: Old Panther Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Kevin Terry (USA)  | 
| June 30, 2004 |   | 1–2 (asdet) |   | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| Pulido  | 
(Report) | Castellanos  Juarez  | 
Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 1,259 Referee: Troy Cohrs (USA)  | 
| June 30, 2004 |   | 0–2 |   | Charleston, South Carolina | 
| (Report) | Conway  | 
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,255 Referee: Chris Kenny (USA)  | 
| June 30, 2004 |   | 0–1 |   | Rochester, New York | 
| (Report) | Demmin  | 
Stadium: Frontier Field Attendance: 7,654 Referee: Ken Heller (USA)  | 
| June 30, 2004 |   | 1–2 |   | Columbus, Ohio | 
| Schweitzer  | 
(Report) | Buddle  Paule  | 
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA)  | 
| June 30, 2004 |   | 2–1 |   | Salt Lake City, Utah | 
| Alvarez  Bengard  | 
(Report) | Afash  | 
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Craig Burns (USA)  | 
Fourth round
    
| July 14, 2004 |   | 3–0 |   | Portland, Oregon | 
| Ekelund  Corrales De Rosario  | 
(Report) | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 10,622 Referee: Richard Heron (USA)  | 
| July 20, 2004 |   | 1–1 (asdet) (3–1 p)  |   | Ludlow, Massachusetts | 
| Wilson  | 
(Report) | Noonan  | 
Stadium: Lusitano Stadium Attendance: 1,585 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA)  | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Miller  Dammin Aguilera Mendes  | 
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| July 20, 2004 |   | 4–1 |   | Clarkston, Georgia | 
| Arnaud  Gomez Gutiérrez  | 
(Report) | Chacon  | 
Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,212 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (USA)  | 
| July 20, 2004 |   | 0–1 |   | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 
| (Report) | Brunt  | 
Stadium: H.H.H. Metrodome Attendance: 5,505 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA)  | 
| July 20, 2004 |   | 0–3 |   | Dallas, Texas | 
| (Report) | O'Brien  Johnson  | 
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: -- Referee: Marcel Yonan (USA)  | 
| July 20, 2004 |   | 2–1 (asdet) |   | Columbus, Ohio | 
| Ralph  Ralph  | 
(Report) | Hejduk  | 
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,426 Referee: Ali Saheli (USA)  | 
| July 20, 2004 |   | 0–1 |   | Charleston, South Carolina | 
| (Report) | Klein  | 
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Abbey Okulaja (USA)  | 
| July 21, 2004 |   | 1–2 |   | Richmond, Virginia | 
| Kuffour  | 
(Report) | Cephas  | 
Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 8,776 Referee: Hector Tobin (USA)  | 
Quarterfinals
    
| August 4, 2004 |   | 0–4 |   | Overland Park, Kansas | 
| (Report) | Klein  Arnaud Detter Zotinca  | 
Stadium: Blue Valley Athletic Complex Attendance: 2,143 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA)  | 
| August 4, 2004 |   | 2–2 (asdet) (5–4 p)  |   | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 
| Ching  Donovan  | 
(Report) | Tarley  Branan  | 
Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 5,688 Referee: Richard Heron (USA)  | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Donovan  Ching Mulrooney De Rosario Dunivant  | 
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| August 4, 2004 |   | 1–0 |   | Richmond, Virginia | 
| Selolwane  | 
(Report) | Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 5,712 Referee: Alex Prus (USA)  | 
| August 4, 2004 |   | 1–0 |   | Rochester, New York | 
| Valencia  | 
(Report) | Stadium: Frontier Field Attendance: 7,016 Referee: Augusto Silva (USA)  | 
Semifinals
    
| August 24, 2004 |   | 0–1 |   | Overland Park, Kansas | 
| (Report) | Simutenkov  | 
Stadium: Blue Valley Sports Complex Attendance: 2,162 Referee: Kevin Terry (USA)  | 
| August 25, 2004 |   | 0–1 (asdet) |   | Naperville, Illinois | 
| (Report) | Selolwane  | 
Stadium: Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium Attendance: 1,847 Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA)  | 
Final
    
| 0–1 (asdet) | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Report) TV: GOL TV (US Soccer report)  | 
Simutenkov  | 
Chicago Fire 
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Kansas City Wizards 
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Top scorers
    
| Position | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Nash | Chicago Fire Reserves | 4 | 
| 2 | Marcus Storey | Carolina Dynamo | 3 | 
| Stephen Rhyne | Carolina Dynamo | 3 | |
| Davy Arnaud | Kansas City Wizards | 3 | |
| Byron Carmichael | South Jersey Barons | 3 |