MLS Qualifiers
NB: top-6 regular season 2008 qualified automatically (for
third round of tournament proper):
Columbus Crew, Houston Dynamo, Chicago Fire, Chivas USA,
New England Revolution, Kansas City Wizards;
other 2009 MLS clubs (bar Toronto FC who cannot enter)
play off for 2 additional spots in third round
MLS Qualification Semifinals
[Apr 7]
Los Angeles Galaxy 0-0 Colorado Rapids [aet, 2-4 pen]
[Apr 22]
DC United 2-0 FC Dallas
[Aug 28]
Seattle Sounders 4-1 Real Salt Lake
[Apr 29]
San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 New York Red Bulls
MLS Qualification Finals
[May 20]
DC United 5-3 New York Red Bulls
[May 26]
Seattle Sounders 1-0 Colorado Rapids
NB: DC United and Seattle Sounders qualified for Third Round
of tournament proper
First Round
[Jun 9]
Orange County Blue Star 2-5 Sonoma County Sol
Chicago Fire Premier 3-1 Bavarian SC
Wilmington Hammerheads 2-0 Charlotte Eagles
Western Mass Pioneers 3-2 Emigrantes das Ilhas [aet]
Rochester Rhinos 1-1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds [aet, 4-2 pen]
Carolina RailHawks 2-1 Richmond Kickers
Cleveland City Stars 3-0 St. Louis Lions
Minnesota Thunder 3-2 402 FC
Harrisburg City Islanders 4-1 Reading Rage
Charleston Battery 2-0 Atlanta FC
Miami FC Blues 2-1 Lynch's FC
Austin Aztex 2-0 Mississippi Brilla
El Paso Patriots 2-1 Arizona Sahuaros
Kitsap Pumas 0-3 Portland Timbers
{Jun 10]
Real Maryland Monarchs 1-0 Aegean Hawks
Ocean City Barons 3-0 Crystal Palace Baltimore
Second Round [Jun 16]
Ocean City Barons 1-0 Real Maryland Monarchs [aet]
Carolina RailHawks 3-3 Wilmington Hammerheads [aet, 3-4 pen]
Rochester Rhinos 2-1 Cleveland City Stars
Harrisburg City Islanders 0-0 Western Mass Pioneers [aet, 4-3 pen]
Miami FC Blues 0-1 Charleston Battery
Minnesota Thunder 4-0 Chicago Fire Premier
Austin Aztex 2-0 El Paso Patriots
Sonoma County Sol 0-3 Portland Timbers
Third Round
[Jun 30]
New England Revolution 1-2 Harrisburg City Islanders [aet]
Wilmington Hammerheads 1-0 Chicago Fire
Rochester Rhinos 1-1 Columbus Crew [aet, 5-3 pen]
DC United 2-0 Ocean City Barons
Charleston Battery 3-1 Chivas USA
Minnesota Thunder 3-3 Kansas City Wizards [aet, 2-4 pen]
[Jul 1]
Austin Aztex 0-2 Houston Dynamo
Portland Timbers 1-2 Seattle Sounders
Quarterfinals [Jul 7]
Rochester Rhinos 2-1 Wilmington Hammerheads
DC United 2-1 Harrisburg City Islanders
Charleston Battery 0-4 Houston Dynamo
Seattle Sounders 1-0 Kansas City Wizards
Semifinals [Jul 21]
DC United 2-1 Rochester Rhinos
Seattle Sounders 2-1 Houston Dynamo [aet]
Final [Sep 2, RFK Stadium; Washington, DC]
Seattle Sounders 2-1 DC United
[Fredy Montero 67, Roger Levesque 86; Clyde Simms 89]
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