2019 National Amateur Cup

The 2020 National Amateur Cup was the 96th edition of the National Amateur Cup, a knockout cup competition open to amateur teams affiliated with the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA). This was the second edition of the tournament to award a spot in the U.S. Open Cup to its champion.

2019 USASA National Amateur Cup
CountryUnited States
Teams37
ChampionsNewtown Pride FC
(1st title)
Runners-upHorizon FC
Matches played34
Goals scored132 (3.88 per match)
← 2018
2020 →

Newtown Pride FC won their first National Amateur Cup title, defeating Horizon FC 3–0 in the final.

Format

All four regions of the USASA held tournaments to crown champions, which would then qualify for the final tournament. Qualification for these regionals was determined by each one, with USASA Region I, III, and IV awarding spots to the champions of each state or local association's amateur tournament.

The final four teams then compete in a single location knockout tournament to determine a national champion, with an additional game in place to crown both third and fourth place.

Region I

First round

April 7 Christos FC 2–1 BSC RaidersEssex, Maryland
Report Stadium: Essex Community College

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket[1]

Quarterfinals
April 28 		Semifinals
May 18 – 19 		Final
June 15
         
MD Christos FC 0
PA Steel FC 1
PA Steel FC 4
PA Philadelphia Lone Star 1
PA Philadelphia Lone Star [2]
VA The Benchwarmers
PA Steel FC 0
CT Newtown Pride FC 2
NJ Jackson Lions FC 1
CT Newtown Pride FC 6
CT Newtown Pride FC 2
NY Cedar Stars Academy 1
NY Cedar Stars Academy 3
MA Mosteiros FM 1

Region II

First round

April 13 Union Dubuque F.C. 0–1 Springfield FC Dubuque, Iowa
5:00pm (CDT) Final score
Match stream		 Stadium: Emmaus Bible College
April 13 Ann Arbor FC 1–4 Grand Rapids FC Grandville, Michigan
7:30pm (EDT) Report Stadium: Grandville High School
April 14 Gunners 2–1 Valhalla FCDayton, Ohio
10:00 AM EDT Report Stadium: The Miami Valley School
April 28 Hayward United SC 0–6 Stegman's SC Hayward, Wisconsin
2:00pm (CDT) Report Stadium: Hayward Intermediate School

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket[3][4]

Second round
April 20 – May 4 		Quarterfinals
May 8 – 15 		Semifinals
June 5 – 8 		Final
July 2
            
MI Hamtramck City FC 2
MI Teranga Lions 1
MI Hamtramck City FC
Bye[lower-alpha 1]
MI Grand Rapids FC 0
MI Livonia City FC 1
MI Hamtramck City FC 1
WI Milwaukee Bavarian 6
WI Milwaukee Bavarian 3
MN Stegman's SC 0
WI Milwaukee Bavarian 6
MN FC Minneapolis 2
MN FC Minneapolis 8
WI Barron Soccer Team 1
WI Milwaukee Bavarian 0
IL RWB Adria 1
IL A.A.C. Eagles 3(5)
IL Schwaben AC 3(6)
IL Schwaben AC 1
IL RWB Adria 3
IL RWB Adria 2
IL Springfield FC 0
IL RWB Adria 4
IN Old Bhoys SC 0
IN Old Bhoys SC [7]
OH Gunners
IN Old Bhoys SC 3
MI Michigan Stars FC 0
MI Michigan Stars FC 3
MI Hamtramck Warriors 0

Region III

Home teams listed on top of bracket[8]

Semifinals
June 9 		Final
June 9
      
GA Kalonji Soccer Academy 2
TX Horizon FC 5
TX Horizon FC 2
TX ASC New Stars 0
TX ASC New Stars 1
AL Pumas FC 0

Region IV

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Semifinals
June 9, 24 		Final
July 7
      
AZ Real Jalisciense 2
CO GAM United FC[9] 3
CO GAM United FC 2(10)
CA MesoAmerica FC[10] 2(11)
CA MesoAmerica FC[11] 5
CA Chula Vista FC 2

National Amateur Cup Final

The finals tournament was held between August 2 and 3 on the campus of Triton College in River Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

Newtown Pride FC won its first national title, the first by a Connecticut-based club since the Hartford Italian American Stars AC in 1967, along with $15,000 and spots in both the 2020 Hank Steinbrecher Cup and 2020 U.S. Open Cup.[12][13] Horizon FC took home $10,000 for finishing runner-up while both MesoAmerica FC and RWB Adria earned $7,500 each for finishing third and fourth respectively.[14]

  Semifinal
August 2		     Final
August 3
                 
  TX Horizon FC 2  
  CA MesoAmerica FC 1    
      TX Horizon FC 0
      CT Newtown Pride FC 3
  CT Newtown Pride FC 2    
  IL RWB Adria 0   Third place
 
CA MesoAmerica FC 6
  IL RWB Adria 2

Semifinals

August 2 Horizon FC 2–1MesoAmerica FCTriton College
River Grove, Illinois
2:00pm (CDT)
  • Ayala  7'
  • Zatarain  37'
 Match broadcast
  • Paolo  82'
August 2 Newtown Pride FC 2–0 RWB Adria Triton College
River Grove, Illinois
5:00pm (CDT)
  •  55'
  •  87'
 Match broadcast

Third place match

August 3 MesoAmerica FC 6–2 RWB Adria Triton College
River Grove, Illinois
5:00pm (CDT)
  • Paulo  5'
  • Orr  7', 51', 85', 87'
  • Javier Castro  22'
 Match broadcast
  •  10'
  • Zach Reget  18'

National Amateur Cup Final

August 3 Horizon FC 0–3 Newtown Pride FC Triton College
River Grove, Illinois
7:30pm (CDT) Match broadcast
  • Mauro Dos Santos  8'
  • Lucas Gabriel  31' (pen.)
  • Syllia Salifou  48'
  • Tavoy Morgan  85'

Notes
  1. Livonia City FC was disqualified from the tournament on May 7 due to fielding an ineligible player against Grand Rapids FC.[5] Two days later, Grand Rapids FC was also disqualified from the tournament for fielding too many players during its two previous matches.[6]

References
  1. "2019 Region I Cups". www.usamateurcup.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ""Our opponents withdrew from the competition"". Twitter. Philadelphia Lone Star F.C. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  3. "2019 Region 2 Amateur Cup". www.usamateurcup.com. US National Adult Cup. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  4. "RWB Adria (Illinois) and the Milwaukee Bavarians (Wisconsin) advance to face each other in the USASA Region 2 National Amateur Cup Final!". Twitter. US Adult Soccer. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  5. "Full statement from President @blackmamba24cb". Twitter. Livonia City FC. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  6. "GRFC Disqualified From US Amateur Cup". Grand Rapids FC. May 9, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  7. "It's official! The Old Bhoys are moving on to the quarterfinals of the USASA Amateur Cup qualifiers thanks to a forfeit". www.facebook.com. Old Bhoys Soccer Club. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  8. "Florida State Soccer Association - 2019 Region 3 National Cup Championships". fladult.sportsaffinity.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  9. "Yesterday, GAM United Football Club defeated Real Jalisciense 3-2 in Albequerque, New Mexico". www.facebook.com. Denver Westword. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  10. "Mesoamerica Advance to USASA National Amateur Cup Final". Cal South. July 10, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  11. "LA Sports Today on Facebook Watch". Facebook. LA Sports Today. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  12. Hutchison, Andy. "Newtown Soccer Club Brings Connecticut First National Title Since '67". www.newtownbee.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  13. Arnison, Tom. "Newtown Pride FC win first Amateur Cup title, qualify for 2020 US Open Cup". TheCup.us. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  14. "USASA National Amateur Cup 2019 Rules" (PDF). US National Adult Cup. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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