2019 National Amateur Cup Explained

USASA National Amateur Cup
Year:2019
Country:United States
Num Teams:37
Champions:Newtown Pride FC
(1st title)
Runner-Up:Horizon FC
Matches:34
Goals:132
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2021
Third:MesoAmerica FC
Fourth:RWB Adria

The 2019 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.

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

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket[1]

Region II

First round

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket[2] [3]

Region III

Home teams listed on top of bracket[4]

Region IV

Home teams listed on top of bracket

National Amateur Cup Finals

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.[5] [6] 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.[7]

Semifinals

Third place match

National Amateur Cup Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Region I Cups . www.usamateurcup.com . 1 January 2021.
  2. Web site: 2019 Region 2 Amateur Cup . www.usamateurcup.com . US National Adult Cup . 31 December 2020.
  3. Web site: 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 . 31 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Florida State Soccer Association - 2019 Region 3 National Cup Championships . fladult.sportsaffinity.com . 31 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Hutchison . Andy . Newtown Soccer Club Brings Connecticut First National Title Since '67 . www.newtownbee.com . 1 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Arnison . Tom . Newtown Pride FC win first Amateur Cup title, qualify for 2020 US Open Cup . TheCup.us . 1 January 2021.
  7. Web site: USASA National Amateur Cup 2019 Rules . US National Adult Cup . 1 January 2021.