 Seattle Sounders FC is the first MLS club to repeat as the U.S. Open Cup champion and the first club overall to repeat since the New York Pancyprian @-@ Freedoms did so in 1982 and 1983 . The victory was also Sigi Schmid 's third Open Cup championship as a head coach . Sanna Nyassi was the first player to score multiple goals in an Open Cup final since Mike <unk> in 1994 . As champions of the tournament , Sounders FC received the $ 100 @,@ 000 cash prize while the Columbus Crew received $ 50 @,@ 000 as the runner @-@ up . Seattle also earned a berth into the preliminary round of the 2011 – 12 CONCACAF Champions League . 
