| Event | 2012 U.S. Open Cup | ||||||
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| Sporting Kansas City won 3–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | August 8, 2012 | ||||||
| Venue | Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Jimmy Nielsen | ||||||
| Referee | Ricardo Salazar | ||||||
| Attendance | 18,873 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear, 77 °F (25 °C) | ||||||
The 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on August 8, 2012 at Livestrong Sporting Park, now known as Children's Mercy Park, in Kansas City, Kansas. The match was the culmination of the 2012 U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. This was the 99th edition of the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer. Sporting Kansas City won their second U.S. Open Cup title, their first since 2004, by defeating Seattle Sounders FC, 3–2 in a penalty shootout following a 1–1 draw through extra time.
The Seattle Sounders FC were in their fourth-consecutive U.S. Open Cup Final, a feat that had not been accomplished since 1937. Seattle won the cup in its previous three appearances and was attempting to win a fourth consecutive championship.[1]
As Open Cup champions, Kansas City earned a $100,000 cash prize and a berth into the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, marking the club's first Champions League-era appearance in the tournament, and their third overall appearance in a CONCACAF competition.