The final spot in the 2024 National Amateur Cup was clinched last month as FC Milwaukee Torrent advanced to the final four. The National Premier Soccer League team will join one of its fellow league mates their as they attempt to win their first national title.
Since 2018, the champion of the National Amateur Cup, the highest tournament in the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA), receives direct qualification to the following year’s Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. For the last few years, TheCup.us has tracked the National Amateur Cup from its regional stages all the way up until the national final. These updates have been provided on Twitter / X and stats have been kept internally.
USASA is broken into four regions, each holding their own amateur cup tournament respectively. The champions of these four tournaments qualify for the national finals later this summer.
You can find a brief summary of every game from this past weekend below. Additionally, here are links to the Twitter threads and articles made over the two months regarding other results:
- April 7 (Region I)
- April 14 (Region I & Region II)
- April 20 (Region II)
- April 27 to May 5
- May 11 to 25
- May 28 to June 2
- June 7 to 9 (Region III Tournament Recap)
- June 9 to 16
FULL 2024 NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP SCHEDULE/RESULTS
USASA Region I (Northeast)
Won by New York Pancyprian Freedoms (NY) on June 15, 2024.
USASA Region II (Midwest)
FINAL
TUESDAY, JUNE 25
FC Milwaukee Torrent (WI – National Premier Soccer League)
1:0
Bavarian United SC (WI – Midwest Premier League)
After Extra Time
Hart Park – Wauwatosa, WI
FC Milwaukee Torrent beat six-time amateur cup champions Bavarian United SC at home after 120 minutes of play. The two Wisconsin sides were evenly matched, with both earning clean sheets through regulation. In the first extra time, Alejandro Martinez made a strong run down the left side for the Torrent and hit a cross just as he reached the endline that reached a mass of humanity in front of the Bavarian net. The ball as it trickled into the Bavarian’s net, and the finish was eventually credited as an own goal.
(Full match recap by the NPSL)
Goal scorer
FCMT:
- Own Goal 97′
MATCH BROADCAST
USASA Region III (South)
Won by Tobacco Road FC (NC) on June 9, 2024.
USASA Region IV (West)
Won by FC Arizona (AZ) on June 2, 2024.
USASA National Amateur Cup Finals
All four regional champions have been crowned. Each will take part in the national finals on July 25 to 28 in DeKalb, Illinois. This event is officially being hosted by DeKalb County United, who oddly enough did not even enter the tournament.
Qualified teams:
- New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (Region I)
- FC Milwaukee Torrent (Region II)
- Tobacco Road FC (Region III)
- FC Arizona (Region IV)