1994 U.S. Open Cup

1994 U.S. Open Cup

Dewar Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Country	USA
Final positions
Champions	Greek-American A.C. (2nd title)
Runner-up	Bavarian Leinenkugel
1995 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup	Greek-American A.C.

The 1994 U.S. Open Cup was the 81st edition of the soccer tournament to crown the national champion of the United States. This was the last tournament before the reintroduction of professional teams with A-League teams taking part in 1995 and MLS teams in 1996.

The Greek-American A.C. of San Francisco returned to claim a second national Open Cup championship (their first being in 1985), by defeating Milwaukee's Bavarian Leinenkugel 3–0 at UGH Field in Oakford, Pennsylvania.

On the way to the final, the San Francisco side ousted the San Jose Oaks 3-2 and Flamenco United 5-2 before narrowly overcoming L.A.'s Exiles 1–0. The Greeks then rolled to a 3–0 victory over the Philadelphia Flames in the semifinal. Lothar Osiander proved to be a lucky talisman for the team again as he faced former U.S. national team coach Bob Gansler's Milwaukee team in the final. Greek-American won the match behind two goals from Mike Deleray and one from Derek van Rheenen. The victory marked the third consecutive title for a Northern California team in the Open Cup.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

CA

Greek-American A.C.

1

CA

Exiles SC

0

CA

Greek-American A.C.

3

PA

Philadelphia Flames

0

PA

Philadelphia Flames

3

NY

Hermes SC

0

CA

Greek-American A.C.

3

WI

Bavarian Leinenkugel

0

WI

Bavarian Leinenkugel

2

IL

A.A.C. Eagles

1

WI

Bavarian Leinenkugel

w/o

FL

McCormick Kickers

FL

McCormick Kickers

2

TX

Dallas Rockets

0

Final

July 30, 1994

Greek-American A.C.	3–0	Bavarian Leinenkugel
56' Derek Van Rheenen 61' Mike Deleray (Tim Martin) 81' Mike Deleray (Tim Martin)	(Report)

UGH Field
Oakford, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 400

External links

• 1994 U.S. Open Cup results

References

• Lewis, Michael (October–November 1994), "An Open And Shut Case", Soccer Magazine