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1996 United States Open Cup

MLS Qualifying

No information

 

USISL Qualifying

Clubs are from the USISL Select League, with the following exceptions:
USISL Pro League - Cascade Surge, Central Jersey Riptide, Chico Rooks, North Jersey Imperials, Reading Rage ; USISL Premier League - Cocoa Expos, Florida Strikers
USISL Provisional - Ft. Myers Manatees
Northeast   Midwest
First Round     Ohio Xoggz 4 5/10/96 3 Chicago Stingers
Reading Rage 1 4/21/96 0 Central Jersey Riptide       (aet)    
Semifinals     Milwaukee Rampage 0 5/11/96 0 Minnesota Thunder
Reading Rage 2 5/1/96 1 Long Island Rough Riders   Milwaukee wins shootout
North Jersey Imperials 0 5/22/96 6 Connecticut Wolves   Chicago Stingers 3 5/18/96 1 Milwaukee Rampage
Final     Minnesota Thunder 1 5/19/96 0 Ohio Xoggz
Reading Rage 1 5/24/96 2 Connecticut Wolves  
Midwest PTS P W L SOW GF GA BP
Chicago Stingers 12 2 1 1 0-0 6 5 6
Minnesota Thunder 7 2 1 0 0-1 1 0 0
Milwaukee Rampage 5 2 0 1 1-0 1 3 0
six points for a win, four points for a shootout win, two points for a shootout loss and one point per goal scored up to three.
 
Atlantic  
Final    
Richmond Kickers 0 5/17/96 1 Carolina Dynamo  
         
Southeast  
First Round    
Tampa Bay Cyclones 3 5/18/96 2 Cocoa Expos   South Central
Florida Strikers 1 5/26/96 2 Ft. Myers Manatees   New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 2 5/11/96 2 El Paso Patriots
Final     New Orleans wins shootout 4-2
Tampa Bay Cyclones 1 6/9/96 3 Ft. Myers Manatees   El Paso Patriots 1 5/18/96 0 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers
          Method of qualifying (aggregate score or USISL points) unknown
          El Paso Patriots qualify for 1996 US Open Cup
USISL Final Round            
Ft. Myers Manatees       Chicago Stingers   Northwest & West
Chicago withdrew, Ft. Myers Manatees qualify for 1996 US Open Cup   Reno Rattlers, Chico Rooks, California Jaguars & Cascade Surge involved, results unknown
         
Carolina Dynamo 3 6/7/96 1 Connecticut Wolves            
Carolina Dynamo qualify for 1996 US Open Cup            
                   
Chico Rooks       California Jaguars            
Chico withdrew, California Jaguars qualify for 1996 US Open Cup            

 

USASA Qualifying

Region I - 1 Team Qualifies   Region III - 1 Team Qualifies
No Info available   No Info available
Mo's Sport Shop qualify for 1996 US Open Cup   St. Perersburg Kickers qualify for 1996 US Open Cup
                       
Region II - 1 Team Qualifies   Region IV - 1 Team Qualifies
No Info available   No Info available
RWB Adria qualify for 1996 US Open Cup   San Jose Oaks qualify for 1996 US Open Cup