www.charlotteeagles.com
Founded - 1993
Location - Charlotte, North Carolina
Home Stadium – Restart Field (Charlotte, NC)
Head Coach - Mark Steffens
League - USL Second Division
How they qualified - Finished 2nd in USL Second Division Qualifying
Last entry into USOC - 2007, Second Round
Best Open Cup finish - 2005, Third Round
Notable Players - Dustin Swinehart (F), Jorge Herrera (F),

Steve Shak (D), Robert Ssejjemba (F), Terry Boss (GK)
Shining Moment - In 2005, the Eagles were less than a minute away from

taking Chivas USA (MLS) to penalty kicks, but Isaac Romo spoiled the potential upset with a goal in the 120th minute.

www.clevelandcitystars.com

Founded - 2007

Location - Cleveland, Ohio

Home Stadium - Krenzler Field (Cleveland, OH)

Head Coach - Martin Rennie

League - USL Second Division

How they qualified - Finished 3rd in USL Second Division Qualifying

Last entry into USOC - 2007, Second Round

Best Open Cup finish - 2007, Second Round

Notable Players - Mark Schulte (D), Ian Liebbrandt (F),

Floyd Franks (M), Sallieu Bundu (F), Dana McGregor (M)

Shining Moment – Cleveland won their inaugural Open Cup match in the first round of 2007, defeating the Kansas City Brass (PDL) 4-0.   

www.crystalpalaceusa.com

Founded - 2007

Location - Baltimore, Maryland 

Home Stadium – UMBC Stadium (Cantonsville, MD) 

Head Coach - Pete Medd

League - USL Second Division

How they qualified - Finished 1st in USL Second Division Qualifying

Last entry into USOC - 2007, First Round

Best Open Cup finish - 2007, First Round

Notable Players - Mathew Mbuta (M), Ibrahim Kante (D),

Gary Brooks (F), Sergio Flores (M), Shintaro Harada (D)
Not-So-Shining Moment - In their first appearance in the U.S. Open Cup in 2007, Crystal Palace was eliminated by the Ocean City Barons of the PDL, 1-0.

www.cityislanders.com
Founded - 2004
Location - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Home Stadium - Skyline Sports Complex (Harrisburg, PA)
Head Coach - Bill Becher
League - USL Second Division
How they qualified - Automatic Bid (Defending USL-2 Champion)
Last entry into USOC - 2007, Quarterfinals

Best Open Cup finish – 2007, Quarterfinals
Notable Players - David Schofield (M), Mo Oduor (M), Brian Devlin (M), Ryan Heins (M/F), Brian Ombiji (M) 
Shining Moment – Their 1-0 win over DC United to reach the Quarterfinals of the 2007 tournament.

www.riverhounds.com

Founded - 1999

Location – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Home Stadium – Chartiers Valley High School (Bridgeville, PA)

Head Coach - Gene Klein

League – USL Second Division

How they qualified - Finished 6th in USL Second Division Qualifying

Last entry into USOC – 2006, First round

Best Open Cup finish – 2001, Quarterfinals

Notable Players – Boyzzz Khumalo (M/F), Joseph Zewe (M/F), Nathan Salsi (D), Leon Browne (F/M), Ed Hayden (D)
Shining Moment – Defeating the Colorado Rapids 2-0, on their way to

reaching the Quarterfinals in 2001.

www.realmaryland.us

Founded - 2008

Location – Silver Spring, Maryland

Home Stadium – Maryland SoccerPlex (Boyds, MD)

Head Coach – Silvino Gonzalo

League - USL Second Division

How they qualified - Finished 4th in USL Second Division Qualifying

Last entry into USOC - 2007, First Tournament

Best Open Cup finish - None

Notable Players – Nilson Perez (F), Ronald Cerritos (F),

Dennis Alas Morales (M), William Brindley (F), Emilio Zelaya (GK)
Shining Moment - 2008 is their debut appearance in the U.S. Open Cup

www.richmondkickers.com

Founded - 1993

Location - Richmond, Virginia

Home Stadium - University of Richmond Stadium (Richmond, VA)
Head Coach - Leigh Cowlishaw
League - USL Second Division

How they qualified - Automatic Bid (Defending USL-2 Regular Season Champions)

Last entry into USOC - 2007, Quarterfinals

Best Open Cup finish - 1995, Open Cup Champions

Notable Players - Michael Burke (M), Ronnie Pascale (GK), David Bulow (F), Luke Vercollone (M), Stanley Nyazamba (M)

Shining Moment - As an A-League club, Richmond earned wins over MLS teams

in 2000 and 2004, but their claim to fame in the Open Cup is winning the 1995 title

over the El Paso Patriots on penalty kicks.

www.wmpioneers.com

Founded - 1998

Location - Ludlow, Massachusetts

Home Stadium - Lusitano Stadium (Ludlow, MA) 

Head Coach - Leszek Wrona 

League - USL Second Division

How they qualified - Finished 5th in USL Second Division Qualifying

Last entry into USOC - 2007, Second Round

Best Open Cup finish - 2005, Third round

Notable Players - Frederico Molinari (M), Omar McFarlane (F), Easton Wilson (M), Neil Krause, Jeff Deren (M)
Shining Moment - Narrowly losing to the Chicago Fire in the third round in 2005.