2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup - Teams

Teams

See also: 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

As in the previous tournament, forty teams qualified to the tournament. The qualifying process for MLS took the form of an eight-team play-off tournament. The top six finishers, regardless of conference, in 2008 were given six of the berths into the Third Round. The eight remaining U.S.-based clubs competed for the final two berths via a playoff.

Continuing the format of recent seasons, no qualification process was needed for USL-1 and USL-2 as each level has exactly eight U.S.-based clubs for the 2009 season. The PDL announced that four selected early season games will again double as qualifying matches, as they had in recent years. Each division received a berth, since there are eight divisions instead of the ten that existed in 2008. The qualifying process for the USASA took the form of four regional tournaments, with the two finalists in each region being awarded berths.

Major League Soccer (8 teams)
  • Chicago Fire
  • Chivas USA
  • Columbus Crew
  • D.C. United
  • Houston Dynamo
  • Kansas City Wizards
  • New England Revolution
  • Seattle Sounders FC
USL First Division (8 teams)
  • Austin Aztex FC
  • Carolina RailHawks FC
  • Charleston Battery
  • Cleveland City Stars
  • Miami FC
  • Minnesota Thunder
  • Portland Timbers
  • Rochester Rhinos
USL Second Division (8 teams)
  • Charlotte Eagles
  • Crystal Palace Baltimore
  • Harrisburg City Islanders
  • Pittsburgh Riverhounds
  • Real Maryland Monarchs
  • Richmond Kickers
  • Western Mass Pioneers
  • Wilmington Hammerheads
USL PDL (8 teams)
  • Chicago Fire Premier
  • El Paso Patriots
  • Kitsap Pumas
  • Mississippi Brilla
  • Ocean City Barons
  • Orange County Blue Star
  • Reading Rage
  • St. Louis Lions
USASA (8 teams)
  • Region I: Aegean Hawks, Emigrantes das Ilhas
  • Region II: 402 FC, Milwaukee Bavarians
  • Region III: Atlanta FC (NPSL), Lynch's Irish Pub F.C.
  • Region IV: Sonoma County Sol, Arizona Sahuaros

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