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1946 National Challenge Cup Results

January 11, 2009 by Josh Hakala

Round of 32
Eastern Bracket
2/10/46 Brooklyn Wanderers 2: 1 German Hungarian SC (NYC)
3/10/46 Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 0 Hakoah SC (NYC)
3/17/46 Baltimore SC 4 : 2 Ruggiero SC (Bal.)
3/17/46 Baltimore Americans 6 : 1 Hasslinger SC (Bal.)
4/21/46 New York Americans 5 : 1 Eintracht SC (NYC)
4/21/46 Kearny Americans 1 : 0 Elizabeth SC

Ponta Delgada

Philadelphia Americans
Western Bracket
1/6/46 Castle Shannon (W. Pa.) 4 : 3 Morgan Strasser (W. Pa.)
1/13/46 Heidelberg Losegos (W. Pa.) 2 : 1 Sturgeon (W. Pa.)
Replay ordered after Sturgeon protest was upheld
1/27/46 R Heidelberg Losegos 9 : 1 Sturgeon
3/17/46 Cleveland Americans 7 : 1 Becks German American SC (Buf.)
3/24/46 Sparta (Chi.) 7 : 1 Schlitz SC (Mil.)
3/24/46 Viking AA (Chi.) 6 : 2 Necaxa (Chi.)

Pioneer Kickers (Det.)

Carondelet (St. L)
2/10/46
Raferty Painters (St. L) 2 : 1
Natural Set Ups


Round of 16
Eastern Bracket
4/28/46 1L Ponta Delgada 2 : 0 New York Americans
5/5/46 2L New York Americans 2 : 3 Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada advance on 5-2 aggregate
5/5/46 Brooklyn Wanderers 3 : 0 Brooklyn Hispanos
5/5/46 Baltimore Americans w/o Baltimore SC
4/28/46 1L Philadelphia Americans 1 : 0 Kearny Scots
5/5/46 2L Philadelphia Americans 2 : 2 Kearny Scots
Philadelphia Americans advance on 3-2 aggregate
Western Bracket
2/10/46 Heidelberg Losegos 1 : 0 Castle Shannon
3/31/46 Viking AA 2 : 1 (aet) Sparta
4/13/46
Carondelet 4 : 2
Raferty
4/14/46 Cleveland Americans 0 : 0 (aet) Pioneer Kickers
4/21/46 R Cleveland Americans 2 : 1 (aet) Pioneer Kickers


Quarterfinals
4/28/46 Viking A.A. 1 : 0 Carondolet
5/26/46 1L Brooklyn Wanderers 1 : 2* Ponta Delgada
*Match protested by Brooklyn over a shortage of eight minutes playing time in the first half.
Match replayed after second leg.
6/3/46 2L Ponta Delgada 1 : 1 Brooklyn Wanderers
6/17/46 1LR Brooklyn Wanderers 1 : 3 Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada advance on 4-2 aggregate
6/10/46 Philadelphia Americans 4 : 2
Baltimore Americans
4/28/46 Heidelberg Losegos 2 : 1 (aet) Cleveland Americans
Semifinals
6/23/46 1L Ponta Delgada 4 : 2 Philadelphia Americans
6/30/46 2L Philadelphia Americans 3 : 2 Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada advance on 6-5 aggregate
5/12/46 1L Heidelberg S.C. 3 : 1 Viking A.A.
5/20/46 2L Viking A.A. 2 : 0(aet) Heidelberg S.C.
5/27/46 3L Viking A.A. 3 : 1 Heidelberg S.C.
Viking AA advance on 6-4 aggregate

Final
First Leg – at Mark’s Stadium – Tiverton, Rhode Island
7/7/46 Ponta Delgada 1 : 1 Viking A.A.
Second Leg – at Comiskey Park – Chicago, Illinois
7/14/46 Viking A.A. 2 : 1 Ponta Delgada
Viking AA win National Challenge Cup on 3-2 aggregate
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay, 1L – 1st Leg, 2L – 2nd Leg, 3L – 3rd Leg

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1946, Baltimore Americans, Brooklyn Wanderers, Carondolet, Cleveland Americans, Comiskey Park, Heidelberg Losegos, Mark's Stadium, Philadelphia Americans, Ponta Delgada, Viking AA

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