1994 U.S. Open Cup

The 1994 United States Open Cup was the 81st edition of the tournament. 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. 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. In the semifinal, the Greeks rolled to a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flames. 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 Bavarian Leinenkugel in the final. The Greeks were comprehensive 3-0 winners on two goals from Mike Deleray and one from Derek van Rheenen. The victory was the third consecutive for a Northern California team in the Open Cup.

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