National Amateur Cup
American soccer competition
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The National Amateur Cup, also known as the USASA Amateur Cup, is an American knockout soccer competition open to all amateur teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation through United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA). The National Amateur Cup began in 1923 in response to the number of teams applying to play in the National Challenge Cup.
The first trophy awarded in 1923 | |
| Organizer(s) | USASA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1923 |
| Region | United States |
| Teams | 16 |
| Qualifier for | U.S. Open Cup |
| Current champion(s) | El Farolito SC (2026) (1st title) |
| Most championships | St. Louis Kutis Milwaukee Bavarian SC (7 titles) |
| Website | usasa.com/cup |
 2026 | |
The winner of the men's National Amateur Cup tournament is awarded the Fritz Marth Cup and an entry into the U.S. Open Cup.[1]
History
In 1923, the United States Football Association established the National Amateur Cup in response to the growing number of teams entering the open National Challenge Cup. The 1923 competition was played through the semifinals; however, the tournament was never completed due to inclement weather. In 1924 Fleisher Yarn was crowned as the first amateur champion in the United States. St. Louis Kutis S.C. is the most successful amateur club having won the National Amateur Cup seven times.
While the USSF originally managed the competition, that responsibility is now held by the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA).
Format
The National Amateur Cup progresses from state competitions through regional competitions, resulting in national tournament.[2]
Starting with the 2019 U.S. Open Cup, the winner of the previous year's National Amateur Cup qualifies for the U.S. Open Cup tournament proper, bypassing the local qualification process.[3]
Champions
Men's finals
- Key
- (a.e.t.) – Match went to extra time
- (p) – Match decided by a penalty shoot-out after extra time
| Ed. | Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | 1923 | (Finals not held) | [4] | ||
1 | 1924 | Fleisher Yarn (1) | 3–0 |
Chicago Swedish-Americans | [4] |
2 | 1925 | Toledo S.C. (1) | 3–1 |
Weekawken McLeod Council | [4] |
3 | 1926 | New Bedford Defenders (1) | 1–0 |
Pittsburgh Heidelberg SC | [4] |
4 | 1927 | Pittsburgh Heidelberg SC (1) | 3–0 |
New Bedford La Flamme Cobblers | [4] |
5 | 1928 | Swedish Americans (1) [n 1] | – | – | [4] |
| Fall River Powers Hudson Essex [n 1] | |||||
6 | 1929 | Pittsburgh Heidelberg SC (2) | 9–0 |
Newark First German SC | [4] |
7 | 1930 | Fall River Rafferty (1) [n 2] | 3–3 |
Pittsburgh Gallatin SC | [4] |
8 | 1931 | Akron Goodyear (1) | 1–1 | New Bedford Black Cats | [4] |
2–0 [n 3] | |||||
9 | 1932 | Cleveland Shamrocks (1) | 2–1 |
New Bedford Santo Cristo | [4] |
10 | 1933 | Philadelphia German-Americans (1) | 5–1 |
Pittsburgh McKnight Beverage | [4] |
11 | 1934 | Philadelphia German-Americans (2) | 2–1 |
Pittsburgh Heidelberg SC | |
12 | 1935 | W. W. Riehl SC (1) | 3–0 |
Fall River All-Americans | [4] |
13 | 1936 | Brooklyn DSC Germans (1) | 2–0 |
Pittsburgh Castle Shannon | [4] |
14 | 1937 | Trenton Highlander (1) | 1–0 |
Pittsburgh Castle Shannon | [4] |
15 | 1938 | Fall River Ponta Delgada (1) | 2–1 |
Pittsburgh Heidelberg SC | [4] |
16 | 1939 | Fall River St. Michael's (1) | 3–1 |
Pittsburgh Gallatin S.C. | [4] |
17 | 1940 | Morgan Strasser (1) | 1–0 |
Fall River Firestone | [4] |
18 | 1941 | Fall River S.C. (1) | 2–1 |
Detroit Chrysler S.C. | [4] |
19 | 1942 | Fall River S.C. (2) | 4–0 |
Morgan Strasser | [4] |
20 | 1943 | Morgan Strasser (1) | 4–1 |
Baltimore Santa Maria S.C. | [4] |
21 | 1944 | S.C. Eintracht (1) | 5–2 |
Morgan Strasser | |
22 | 1945 | S.C. Eintracht (2) | 1–0 |
Raferty's | |
23 | 1946 | Fall River Ponta Delgada (2) | 5–2 |
Pittsburgh Castle Shannon | |
24 | 1947 | Fall River Ponta Delgada (3) | 10–1 |
St. Louis Carondelets | |
25 | 1948 | Fall River Ponta Delgada (4) | 4–1 |
Pittsburgh Curry Vets | |
26 | 1949 | Elizabeth S.C. (1) | 6–? |
Zenthoefer Furs | |
27 | 1950 | Fall River Ponta Delgada (5) | 0–1 | Pittsburgh Harmarville | |
4–1 | |||||
28 | 1951 | German-Hungarian S.C. (1) | 4–3 |
Pittsburgh Harmarville | |
29 | 1952 | St. Louis Raiders (1) | 3–1 |
Ludlow Lusitano | |
30 | 1953 | Fall River Ponta Delgada (6) | 2–0 |
Chicago Slovaks | |
31 | 1954 | Pittsburgh Beadling (1) | 2–5 | St. Louis Simpkins-Ford | |
5–1 | |||||
32 | 1955 | Pittsburgh Heidelberg Tornados (1) | 2–2 | A.A.C. Eagles | |
5–0 | |||||
33 | 1956 | St. Louis Kutis (1) | 1–0 |
Philadelphia Ukrainians | |
34 | 1957 | St. Louis Kutis (2) | 2–0 |
Rochester Ukrainian | |
35 | 1958 | St. Louis Kutis (3) | 2–1 |
Pittsburgh Beadling | |
36 | 1959 | St. Louis Kutis (4) | 5–0 | Detroit St. Andrew Scots | |
2–2 | |||||
37 | 1960 | St. Louis Kutis (5) | 4–0 |
Patchogue S.C. | |
38 | 1961 | St. Louis Kutis (6) | 11–3 | Italian-American Stars A.C. | |
3–3 | |||||
39 | 1962 | Detroit Carpathia (1) | 4–0 |
New Brunswick American Hungarian | |
40 | 1963 | Rochester Italian-American (1) | 1–0 |
St. Louis St. Ambrose | |
41 | 1964 | Chicago Schwaben (1) | 4–0 |
Philadelphia United German-Hungarians | |
42 | 1965 | Philadelphia United German-Hungarians (1) | 6–0 |
St. Louis St. Ambrose | |
43 | 1966 | Chicago Kickers (1) | 5–2 |
Rochester Italian Americans | |
44 | 1967 | Italian-American Stars A.C. (1) | 2–0 |
St. Louis Kutis | |
45 | 1968 | Chicago Kickers (2) | 2–1 |
Detroit Carpathia Kickers | |
46 | 1969 | Washington British Lions (1) | 4–1 |
St. Louis Kutis | |
47 | 1970 | Chicago Kickers (3) | 6–5 |
Philadelphia United German-Hungarians | |
48 | 1971 | St. Louis Kutis (7) | 4–1 |
Cleveland Inter-Italians | |
49 | 1972 | St. Louis Busch S.C. (1) | 1–0 |
Portuguese American Athletic Club (New Bedford) | |
50 | 1973 | Philadelphia Inter (1) | 3–2 |
San Jose Grenadiers | |
51 | 1974 | Philadelphia Inter (2) | 3–2 |
St. Louis Big Four Chevrolet S.C. | |
52 | 1975 | Milwaukee Bavarian (1) | 3–0 | Trenton S.C. | |
53 | 1976 | Milwaukee Bavarian (2) | 3–1 |
Trenton S.C. | |
54 | 1977 | Denver Kickers (1) | 3–1 |
Philadelphia United German-Hungarian | |
55 | 1978 | Denver Kickers (2) | 8–3 |
Cleveland Inter-Italia | |
56 | 1979 | Atlanta Datagraphic (1) | 1–0 |
San Francisco Glens | |
57 | 1980 | St. Louis Busch Bavarians (1) | 3–2 |
Atlanta Datagraphic | |
58 | 1981 | St. Louis Busch Bavarians (2) | 3–2 |
Philadelphia Bayern | |
59 | 1982 | Seattle Croatia (1) | 1–0 |
Virginia Kicks | |
60 | 1983 | Denver Kickers (3) | 2–1 |
Milwaukee Bavarian | |
61 | 1984 | Dallas Mean Green (1) | 5–0 |
Detroit Ukrainian S.C. | |
62 | 1985 | Club España (1) | 2–1 |
Washington F.C. Mitre Eagles | |
63 | 1986 | Fairfax Spartans (1) | 3–0 |
St. Louis Busch | |
64 | 1987 | Polish American Eagles (1) | 3–1 |
Atlanta Datagraphic | |
65 | 1988 | Dallas Mean Green (2) | 1–0 |
Philadelphia Inter | |
66 | 1989 | A.A.C. Eagles (1) | 2–0 |
Philadelphia Inter | |
67 | 1990 | St. Petersburg Kickers (1) | 1–0 |
San Francisco Glens | |
68 | 1991 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher (1) | 3–1 |
San Francisco El Farolito | |
69 | 1992 | Madison 56ers (1) | 2–1 |
IFC Greensboro | |
70 | 1993 | Seattle Murphy's Pub (1) | 2–1 |
St. Louis Scott Gallagher | |
71 | 1994 | Denver Kickers (4) | 1–0 |
A.A.C. Eagles | |
72 | 1995 | Denver Kickers (5) | 0–0 [n 4] |
Team Lapine | |
73 | 1996 | Washington Iberia (1) | 2–1 |
Dallas Speed | |
74 | 1997 | St. Petersburg McCormick Kickers (2) | 4–0 |
Milwaukee Sport Club | |
75 | 1998 | Chicago Schwaben (1) | 2–1 |
Los Angeles Cassal | |
76 | 1999 | Detroit Arsenal (1) | 7–5 |
Philadelphia United German-Hungarians | |
77 | 2000 | Southfield Arsenal (1) | 1–0 |
North Texas Legends | |
78 | 2001 | Milwaukee Bavarian (3) | 3–2 |
Santa Clara Sporting Club | |
79 | 2002 | Milwaukee Bavarian (4) | 3–1 |
Baltimore Colts | |
80 | 2003 | Milwaukee Bavarian (5) | 3–1 |
St. Petersburg Kickers | |
81 | 2004 | Assyrian Winged Bull (1) | 4–3 |
Denver Kickers | |
82 | 2005 | Washington Hibernian Saints (1) | 2–1 |
Maryland Allied S.C. | |
83 | 2006 | Azzurri (1) | n/a |
HNK Zirinski | |
84 | 2007 | Boston Olympiakos (1) | 2–0 |
A.A.C. Eagles | |
85 | 2008 | Florida Kickers (3) | n/a |
Baltimore Colts | |
86 | 2009 | Aegean Hawks (1) | n/a |
A.A.C. Eagles | |
87 | 2010 | Boston Olympiakos (1) | n/a |
Carpathia Kickers | |
88 | 2011 | RWB Adria (1) | n/a |
PSA Elite | |
89 | 2012 | Battery Park Gunners (1) | n/a |
RWB Adria | |
90 | 2013 | RWB Adria (2) | n/a |
ASC New Stars | [5] |
91 | 2014 | New York Greek Americans (1) | 4–2 |
Guadalajara FC | [6] |
92 | 2015 | Quinto Elemento FC (1) | n/a |
Maryland Bays | [7] |
93 | 2016 | Christos FC (1) | 1–0 |
Milwaukee Bavarian | [8] |
94 | 2017 | Lansdowne Boys (1) | 2–2 (9–8 p) |
Milwaukee Bavarian | |
95 | 2018 | Milwaukee Bavarian (6) | 2–0 |
West Chester United SC | [9] |
96 | 2019 | Newton Pride (1) | 4–0 |
Horizon FC | [10] |
– | 2020 | (Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States) | [11] | ||
97 | 2021 | Lansdowne Yonkers (2) | 2–1 |
Cal FC | [12] |
98 | 2022 | Milwaukee Bavarian (7) | 1–0 |
Northern Virginia FC | [13] |
99 | 2023 | SC Mesoamerica (1) | 2–1 |
Newtown Pride | [14] |
100 | 2024 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (1) | 6–0 |
FC Milwaukee Torrent | [15] |
101 | 2025 | West Chester United (1) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |
RWB Adria | [16] |
102 | 2026 | El Farolito SC (1) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Lansdowne Yonkers FC | [17] |
- Notes
Women's finals
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Chicago Eclipse Select | [18] | |
| 2005 | Chicago Eclipse Select (2) | [18] | |
| 2006 | Chicago Eclipse Select (3) | [18] | |
| 2007 | New York Athletic Club | [18] | |
| 2008 | Turbo D'Feeters | [18] | |
| 2013 | ASA Chesapeake Charge | [18] | |
| 2014 | Olympic Club | [18] | |
| 2021 | Rockford Raptors | Sidekicks FC | [18] |
| 2022 | Pan World Elite WFC | [18] | |
| 2023 | NTX Image | Rochester Lazers | [19] |
| 2024 | Pan World Elite WFC (2) | Winger FC | [20] |
| 2025 | Pan World Elite WFC (3) | Capital Pride | [21] |
| 2026 | Rochester Lazers | Milwaukee Torrent |
Performance
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Bavarian SC | 7 | 3 | 1975, 1976, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2018, 2022 | 1983, 2016, 2017 |
| St. Louis Kutis S.C. | 7 | 2 | 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1971 | 1967, 1969 |
| Fall River Ponta Delgada | 6 | 0 | 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1953 | |
| Denver Kickers | 5 | 1 | 1977, 1978, 1983, 1994, 1995 | 2004 |
| Pittsburgh Heidelberg SC | 2 | 3 | 1927, 1929 | 1926, 1934, 1938 |
| A.A.C. Eagles | 1 | 4 | 1989 | 1955, 1994, 2007, 2009 |
| Chicago Kickers | 4 | 0 | 1966, 1968, 1970, 1975 | |
| Morgan Strasser | 2 | 2 | 1940, 1943 | 1942, 1944 |
| St. Louis Busch Bavarians | 3 | 1 | 1972, 1980, 1981 | 1986 |
| Philadelphia Inter | 2 | 2 | 1973, 1974 | 1988, 1989 |
| RWB Adria | 2 | 2 | 2011, 2013 | 2012, 2025 |
| Philadelphia German-Americans | 2 | 0 | 1933, 1934 | |
| Fall River S.C. | 2 | 0 | 1941, 1942 | |
| Atlanta Datagraphic | 1 | 2 | 1979 | 1980, 1987 |
| Philadelphia United German-Hungarians | 1 | 4 | 1965 | 1964, 1970, 1977, 1999 |
| Lansdowne Yonkers FC | 2 | 0 | 2017, 2021 | 2026 |
| Chicago Schwaben | 2 | 0 | 1964, 1998 | |
| S.C. Eintracht | 2 | 0 | 1944, 1945 | |
| Boston Olympiakos | 2 | 0 | 2007, 2010 | |
| Dallas Mean Green | 2 | 0 | 1984, 1988 | |
| Pittsburgh Castle Shannon | 0 | 3 | 1936, 1937, 1946 | |
| Detroit Carpathia Kickers | 1 | 2 | 1962 | 1968, 2010 |
| Italian-American Stars A.C. | 1 | 1 | 1967 | 1961 |
| Newtown Pride FC | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Beadling | 1 | 1 | 1954 | 1958 |
| Rochester Italian-American | 1 | 1 | 1963 | 1966 |
| St. Louis Scott Gallagher | 1 | 1 | 1991 | 1993 |
| St. Petersburg Kickers | 1 | 1 | 1990 | 2003 |
| El Farolito SC | 1 | 1 | 2026 | 1991 |
| New York Pancyprian-Freedoms | 1 | 0 | 2024 | |
| West Chester United SC (USLPA) | 1 | 1 | 2025 | 2018 |
| Baltimore Colts | 0 | 2 | 2002, 2008 | |
| Cleveland Inter-Italians | 0 | 2 | 1971, 1978 | |
| Pittsburgh Harmarville | 0 | 2 | 1950, 1951 | |
| San Francisco Glens | 0 | 2 | 1979, 1990 | |
| St. Louis St. Ambrose | 0 | 2 | 1963, 1965 | |
| Fleisher Yarn | 1 | 0 | 1924 | |
| Chicago Swedish–Americans | 0 | 1 | 1924 | |
| Toledo S.C. | 1 | 0 | 1925 | |
| Weekawken McLeod Council | 0 | 1 | 1925 | |
| New Bedford Defenders | 1 | 0 | 1926 | |
| New Bedford La Flamme Cobblers | 1 | 0 | 1927 | |
| Swedish Americans | 1 | 0 | 1928 | |
| Fall River Powers Hudson Essex | 1 | 0 | 1928 | |
| Newark First German SC | 0 | 1 | 1929 | |
| Fall River Rafferty | 1 | 1 | 1930 | 1945 |
| Pittsburgh Gallatin SC | 0 | 2 | 1930, 1939 | |
| Akron Goodyear | 1 | 0 | 1931 | |
| New Bedford Black Cats | 0 | 1 | 1931 | |
| Cleveland Shamrocks | 1 | 0 | 1932 | |
| New Bedford Santo Cristo | 0 | 1 | 1932 | |
| Pittsburgh McKnight Beverage | 0 | 1 | 1933 | |
| W. W. Riehl SC | 1 | 0 | 1935 | |
| Fall River All-Americans | 0 | 1 | 1935 | |
| Brooklyn DSC Germans | 1 | 0 | 1936 | |
| Trenton Highlander | 1 | 0 | 1937 | |
| Fall River St. Michael's | 1 | 0 | 1939 | |
| Fall River Firestone | 0 | 1 | 1940 | |
| Detroit Chrysler S.C. | 0 | 1 | 1941 | |
| Baltimore Santa Maria S.C. | 0 | 1 | 1943 | |
| St. Louis Carondelets | 0 | 1 | 1947 | |
| Pittsburgh Curry Vets | 0 | 1 | 1948 | |
| Elizabeth S.C. | 1 | 0 | 1949 | |
| Zenthoefer Furs | 0 | 1 | 1949 | |
| German-Hungarian S.C. | 1 | 0 | 1951 | |
| St. Louis Raiders | 1 | 0 | 1952 | |
| Ludlow Lusitano | 0 | 1 | 1952 | |
| Chicago Slovaks | 0 | 1 | 1953 | |
| St. Louis Simpkins-Ford | 0 | 1 | 1954 | |
| Pittsburgh Heidelberg Tornados | 1 | 0 | 1955 | |
| Philadelphia Ukrainians | 0 | 1 | 1956 | |
| Rochester Ukrainian | 0 | 1 | 1957 | |
| Detroit St. Andrew Scots | 0 | 1 | 1959 | |
| Patchogue S.C. | 0 | 1 | 1960 | |
| Italian-American Stars A.C. | 1 | 1 | 1967 | 1961 |
| New Brunswick American Hungarian | 0 | 1 | 1962 | |
| Washington British Lions | 1 | 0 | 1969 | |
| Portuguese American Athletic Club (New Bedford) | 0 | 1 | 1972 | |
| San Jose Grenadiers | 0 | 1 | 1973 | |
| St. Louis Big Four Chevrolet S.C. | 0 | 1 | 1974 | |
| Trenton S.C. | 0 | 2 | 1975, 1976 | |
| Philadelphia Bayern | 0 | 1 | 1981 | |
| Seattle Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1982 | |
| Virginia Kicks | 0 | 1 | 1983 | |
| Detroit Ukrainian S.C. | 0 | 1 | 1984 | |
| Club España | 1 | 0 | 1985 | |
| Washington F.C. Mitre Eagles | 0 | 1 | 1985 | |
| Fairfax Spartans | 1 | 0 | 1986 | |
| Polish American Eagles | 1 | 0 | 1987 | |
| Madison 56ers | 1 | 0 | 1992 | |
| IFC Greensboro | 0 | 1 | 1992 | |
| Seattle Murphy's Pub | 1 | 0 | 1993 | |
| Team Lapine | 0 | 1 | 1995 | |
| Washington Iberia | 1 | 0 | 1996 | |
| Dallas Speed | 0 | 1 | 1996 | |
| St. Petersburg McCormick Kickers | 1 | 0 | 1997 | |
| Milwaukee Sport Club | 0 | 1 | 1997 | |
| Los Angeles Cassal | 0 | 1 | 1998 | |
| Detroit Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 1999 | |
| North Texas Legends | 0 | 1 | 2000 | |
| Southfield Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 2000 | |
| Santa Clara Sporting Club | 0 | 1 | 2001 | |
| Assyrian Winged Bull | 1 | 0 | 2004 | |
| Maryland Allied S.C. | 0 | 1 | 2005 | |
| Washington Hibernian Saints | 1 | 0 | 2005 | |
| HNK Zirinski | 0 | 1 | 2006 | |
| Azzurri | 1 | 0 | 2006 | |
| Florida Kickers | 1 | 0 | 2008 | |
| Aegean Hawks | 1 | 0 | 2009 | |
| PSA Elite | 0 | 1 | 2011 | |
| Battery Park Gunners | 1 | 0 | 2012 | |
| ASC New Stars | 0 | 1 | 2013 | |
| New York Greek American SC | 1 | 0 | 2014 | |
| Guadalajara FC | 0 | 1 | 2014 | |
| Quinto Elemento FC | 1 | 0 | 2015 | |
| Maryland Bays | 0 | 1 | 2015 | |
| Christos FC | 1 | 0 | 2016 | |
| Horizon FC | 0 | 1 | 2019 | |
| Cal FC | 0 | 1 | 2021 | |
| Northern Virginia FC | 0 | 1 | 2022 | |
| SC Mesoamerica | 1 | 0 | 2023 | |
| FC Milwaukee Torrent | 0 | 1 | 2024 |
