1947 National Challenge Cup Explained

National Challenge Cup
Year:1947
Country: United States
Dates:4 May-7 Sep 1947
Defending Champions:Viking A.A.
Winners:Ponta Delgada S.C.
Count:1
Second:Chicago Sparta
Semifinal1:Brooklyn Hispano
Semifinal2:Curry S.C.
Prev Season:1946
Next Season:1948

The 1947 National Challenge Cup was the 33rd edition of the United States Soccer Football Association's annual open cup. Today, the tournament is known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Teams from the American Soccer League II competed in the tournament, based on qualification methods in their base region. Ponta Delgada S.C. won the tournament for their first time ever, by defeating Chicago Sparta.

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