1991 U.S. Open Cup
| Country | United States | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Brooklyn Italians | ||
| Runners-up | Richardson Rockets | ||
| |||
The 1991 United States Open Cup was the 78th edition of the soccer tournament to crown the national champion of the United States.
The Brooklyn Italians (NESSL) won the cup 1-0 against the Richardson Rockets (USISL) of Texas in a match played at Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, New York.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals May 27-Jul 7 | Semifinals July 28 | Finals August 10 | ||||||||||||
| USASA | Madison 56ers | 4 | ||||||||||||
| NSL | RWB Adria | 4 | ||||||||||||
| NSL | RWB Adria | 0 | ||||||||||||
| NESSL | Brooklyn Italians | 1 | ||||||||||||
| NESSL | Brooklyn Italians | 3 | ||||||||||||
| USASA | Fairfax Spartans | 0 | ||||||||||||
| NESSL | Brooklyn Italians | 1 | ||||||||||||
| SISL | Richardson Rockets | 0 | ||||||||||||
| SISL | Richardson Rockets | 8 | ||||||||||||
| USASA | Galveston NASA | 2 | ||||||||||||
| SISL | Richardson Rockets | 1 | ||||||||||||
| SISL | New Mexico Chiles | 0 | ||||||||||||
| SISL | New Mexico Chiles | 5 | ||||||||||||
| PL | Strikers (CA) | 0 | ||||||||||||
Regional Semifinals
- I Cambridge Faialense SC (MA) 1-3 Brooklyn Italians (NY)
- I Fairfax Spartans (VA) 5-0 Vereinigung Erzgebirge (PA)
- II RWB Adria (IL) W-L Fort Wayne SC (IN)
- II Madison 56ers (WI) 1-0 St. Louis Scott Gallagher (MO)
- III Richardson Rockets (TX) 2-0 Atlanta Datagraphic (GA)
- III Galveston NASA (TX) 2-0 Wichita Falls Fever (KS)
- IV Strikers (CA) 4-3 Fatigue Tech (WA)
- IV New Mexico Chiles (NM) 2-0 San Jose Oaks (CA)
Regional Finals
- I Brooklyn Italians (NY) 3-0 Fairfax Spartans (VA)
- II Madison 56ers (WI) 4-4 RWB Adria (IL) RWB advance 7-6 PK's
- III Richardson Rockets (TX) 8-2 FC Galveston NASA (TX)
- IV New Mexico Chiles (NM) 5-0 Strikers (CA)
Semifinals
- Richardson Rockets 1-0 New Mexico Chiles
- RWB Adria 1-0 Brooklyn Italians RWB disqualified for using players not registered with the USSF. Brooklyn awarded match after protest.
Championship
August 10, 1991 |
| Richardson Rockets | 0–1 | Brooklyn Italians |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ernest Inneh 6' |
Brooklyn College; Brooklyn, New York Referee: Steve Olson |
References
- Hayes, Hal (1991-03-02), "Datagraphics advances", The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, pp. D10
- "Sports Final", The Sun, pp. 4C, 1991-05-04
- Davis, Steve (1991-05-29), "Novice fan seconds World Cup emotion", Dallas Morning News, pp. 11B
- Liepa, Bob (1991-06-23), "Activity Notebooks Soccer", Newsday, p. 23
- "56ers nip Missouri in cup semifinal", Wisconsin State Journal, pp. 2D, 1991-06-25
- "56ers fall short in quarterfinals", The Capital Times, pp. 2B, 1991-07-08
- Davis, Steve (1991-07-29), "Richardson Rockets win USSF Open Cup semifinal", The Dallas Morning News
- "Briefs", Chicago Tribune, p. 3, 1991-08-09
- Liepa, Bob (1991-08-18), "Soccer Activity Notebooks", Newsday, p. 27
- Ziehm, Len (1991-12-15), "USSF can blaze trail to establish soccer here", Chicago Sun-Times, p. 25
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