Open Cup 2007 Primer

As if there wasn't enough soccer to be concerned with at the moment, the 2007 US Open Cup officially kicks off its round of 16 tonight, with 8 MLS teams joining the party. Dallas will take the Atlanta Silverbacks tonight, with four more games on Tuesday and the rest to follow, finishing with Seattle vs Chivas on 7/18. So it's time once again to take a comprehensive look at the US Open Cup statistics for MLS teams, provided below. All stats are for MLS teams only, and this year's "qualification" matches are not included in the total. They were not part of the tournament proper. Be sure to check out usopencup.com for great coverage. Records - Overall W L D Pts GF GA GD 31 1 Chicago 24 5 2 74 61 26 35 27 2 Los Angeles 20 6 1 61 64 29 35 25 3 DC United 16 6 3 51 52 24 28 29 4 Dallas 16 10 3 51 56 43 13 23 5 Columbus 15 7 1 46 51 29 22 23 6 New York 12 10 1 37 40 32 8 18 7 San Jose 8 6 4 28 35 18 17 18 8 Kansas City 9 8 1 28 36 25 11 17 9 Colorado 7 10 0 21 17 29 -12 13 10 New England 5 6 2 17 24 19 5 9 11 Miami 5 3 1 16 24 15 9 10 12 Tampa Bay 3 6 1 10 11 20 -9 3 13 Houston 2 1 0 6 8 5 3 3 14 Chivas USA 1 1 1 4 5 7 -2 3 15 Real Salt Lake 1 2 0 3 6 8 -2 Records - vs MLS only W L D Pts GF GA GD 19 1 Chicago 15 3 1 46 37 18 19 16 2 Los Angeles 10 5 1 31 30 20 10 14 3 Columbus 7 6 1 22 24 21 3 14 4 Dallas 5 7 2 17 15 25 -10 12 5 New York 5 6 1 16 22 19 3 10 6 D.C. United 4 4 2 14 14 14 0 8 7 Colorado 4 4 0 12 10 13 -3 8 8 Kansas City 3 5 0 9 12 12 0 6 9 New England 2 4 0 6 9 10 -1 5 10 Miami 2 3 0 6 8 11 -3 2 11 Houston 1 1 0 3 4 3 1 6 12 San Jose 0 4 2 2 3 8 -5 1 13 Real Salt Lake 0 1 0 0 0 1 -1 1 14 Chivas USA 0 1 0 0 2 5 -3 4 15 Tampa Bay 0 4 0 0 0 10 -10 Records - vs non-MLS teams W L D Pts GF GA GD 15 1 D.C. United 12 2 1 37 38 10 28 15 2 Dallas 11 3 1 34 41 18 23 11 3 Los Angeles 10 1 0 30 34 9 25 12 4 Chicago 9 2 1 28 24 8 16 12 5 San Jose 8 2 2 26 32 10 22 9 6 Columbus 8 1 0 24 27 8 19 11 7 New York 7 4 0 21 18 13 5 10 8 Kansas City 6 3 1 19 24 13 11 7 9 New England 3 2 2 11 15 9 6 4 10 Miami 3 0 1 10 16 4 12 6 11 Tampa Bay 3 2 1 10 11 10 1 9 12 Colorado 3 6 0 9 7 16 -9 2 13 Chivas USA 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 1 14 Houston 1 0 0 3 4 2 2 2 15 Real Salt Lake 1 1 0 3 6 7 -1 See below for a list of losses versus lower division competition. Titles/Best finishes 4-Chicago (1998, 2000, 2003, 2006) 2-Los Angeles (2001, 2005) 1-D.C. United (1996) 1-Dallas (1997) 1-Columbus (2002) 1-Kansas City (2004) See this post for more stats on the finals. Runners Up: Colorado (1999), Miami (2000), New England (2001), New York (2003) Semifinals: Houston (2006), San Jose (2004) Quarterfinals: Tampa Bay (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) Round of 16: Chivas USA (2005), Real Salt Lake (2006) Most Goals - Overall (italics = active MLS player) 1 Jaime Moreno 11 2 Josh Wolff 9 3 Chris Albright 8 3 Ronald Cerritos 8 3 Brian McBride 8 6 Abdul Thompson Conteh 7 6 Jason Kreis 7 6 Alejandro Moreno 7 6 Carlos Ruiz 7 6 Dante Washington 7 Other top active players 6 goals: Cunningham, Donovan, Gomez, Herron, Mathis, Razov 5 goals: Arnaud, Williams 4 goals: Buddle, De Rosario, Johnson, Jones, Kovalenko, O'Brien, Pope For a full list, download my MLS lineup database. Most Goals - Single Season 1 Herculez Gomez 6 LA 2005 1 Welton 6 MIA 2000 1 Josh Wolff 6 CHI 2000 4 A.T. Conteh 5 DC 2001 5 Jeff Cunningham 4 CLB 2003 5 Amado Guevara 4 NY 2000 5 Andy Herron 4 CHI 2006 5 Jaime Moreno 4 DC 2000 5 Diego Serna 4 MIA 2000 Most Games Played 1 Jesse Marsch 25 2 C.J. Brown 23 2 Andy Williams 23 4 Cobi Jones 22 4 Pete Vagenas 22 6 Chris Albright 21 6 Chris Armas 21 8 Diego Gutierrez 20 8 Steve Jolley 20 8 Carey Talley 20 8 Zach Thornton 20 Best Strike Rate (goals per game, min 10 games played) 1 Carlos Ruiz 0.64 2 Ronald Cerritos 0.62 2 Brian McBride 0.62 4 Jaime Moreno 0.61 5 Alejandro Moreno 0.58 6 Clint Mathis 0.55 7 Dante Washington 0.54 8 Josh Wolff 0.53 9 Ante Razov 0.46 10 Landon Donovan 0.43 Hat Tricks 4-Welton, MIA vs New Jersey (2000) 4-Josh Wolff, CHI vs Dallas (2000) 3-Bobby Rhine, DAL vs Jacksonville (1999) 3-Raul Diaz Arce, DC @ Charlston (2000) 3-Abdul Thompson Conteh, DC vs New Jersey (2001) 3-Carlos Ruiz, LA @ Seattle (2003) 3-Jason Kreis, RSL @ Minnesota (2005) 3-Kenny Cooper, DAL @ Charleston (2006) Biggest Margin Of Victory 8:0-DC vs New Jersey (2001) 7:1-NE vs Mid-Michigan (2001) 6:0-SJ @ Central Coast (2001) 6:1-MIA vs New Jersey (2000) 6:1-KC vs Des Moines (2006) 5:0-SJ @ Stanislaus Utd (2000) 5:0-LA vs Nashville (2001) Wins By Lower League Teams Over MLS (shootouts are counted as draws) USL-1/A-League 7-Rochester Raging Rhinos (1996-TB, COL; 1999-CHI, DAL, *CLB, *COL; 2005-NY) 4-Minnesota Thunder (2004-LA, 2005-RSL, COL, KC) 3-Charleston Battery (1999-DC; 2000-NY; 2004-NY) 2-Richmond Kickers (2000-COL; 2004-DC) 1-Connecticut Wolves (2001-TB) 1-Long Island Rough Riders (1997-NE) 1-Milwaukee Rampage (2002-CHI) 1-Nashville Metros (1998-KC) 1-Pittsburgh Riverhounds (2001-COL) 1-Seattle Sounders (2003-SJ) 1-Staten Island Vipers (1999-NY) USL-2/PSL/D-3 2-San Francisco Bay Seals (1997-KC, SJ) 1-Chicago Stingers (1997-COL) 1-Wilmington Hammerhaeads (2003-DAL) PDL 1-Mid-Michigan (2000-NE) 1-Seattle Sounders Select (2001-DAL) Bold signifies an MLS home game. Overall, MLS teams are 86-29-11 against lower league competition. That is 2.13 points per game, or the equivalent of 64 points in a 30 game season. *neutral venue.