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US Open Cup, National Challenge Cup history: Year-by-year

May 15, 2015 by Josh Hakala

The Dewar Trophy
The Dewar Trophy

The National Challenge Cup was born in 1913 and crowned its first champion in 1914 (Brooklyn Field Club) and since then is the second-oldest continually operating soccer tournament in the world. With over a century of history, here are links to all of the results we have tracked down. Our list of results is a work in progress. If you are a history buff and enjoy digging through archives and tracking down historical information, send us an email. We need all the help we can get.

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Filed Under: US Open Cup, US Open Cup History Tagged With: Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, National Challenge Cup

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