This article is part of TheCup.us’ National Amateur Cup coverage.
The 101st edition of the National Amateur Cup kicks off this weekend. For the seventh straight tournament, the crown jewel of the United Adult Amateur Soccer Association (USASA) plays a part in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Whichever team is left standing as national champion will automatically qualify for the 2026 US Open Cup.
For the tournament, the United States is divided into four regions. Region I in the Northeast, Region II in the Midwest, Region III in the South, and Region IV in the West. All regions hold their own Amateur Cup tournaments with their own formats. The winners from each region play in a four-team national tournament.
For a more in-depth primer on the tournament, you can read our “What is the National Amateur Cup?” article.
Let’s get a quick update about where we are right now at the start.
REGION I (NORTHEAST)
Of the four, the USASA Region I Amateur Cup is the one with the highest competitive caliber. The competition is, for the most part, only open to teams that qualify via winning their respective state cup or qualifying tournament. Of the last ten National Amateur Cup champions, six have come from the Northeast – including three which directly qualified for the Open Cup.
This includes defending National Amateur Cup champion New York Pancyprian Freedoms, who are coming off a Round 2 exit in the 2025 US Open Cup this week.
The tournament is set to run between this Sunday, April 6 to June 14, 2025. The format is single elimination knockout, with the bracket of 16 teams split between North and South. The American Premier Soccer League (formerly known as the Eastern Premier Soccer League) is the most represented league in the region with six teams participating. Pennsylvania is the most represented state in the tournament with three teams taking part. The last two teams will play the regional final at the Ukrainian American Sport Center in Horsham, PA.
The schedule is as follows:
- Round 1 – Sunday, April 6
- Quarterfinals – Sunday, April 27
- Semifinals – Sunday, May 18
- Final – Saturday, June 14
Below are the matchups and schedule for Round 1, which takes place on Sunday April, 6.
Christos FC (MD, APSL) at Colonial SC (PA, USLPA)
Bryn Athen College – Bryn Athen College, PA
Kickoff: 12:00 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: N/A
KO Elites FC (CT, APSL) at Loco Gunners (MA, BSSL)
Madison Park High School – Boston, MA
Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: Veo
NY Pancyprian Freedoms (NY, APSL) at Hermandad Connecticut (CT, APSL)
Waterbury Municipal Stadium – Waterbury, CT
Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: N/A
West Chester United SC (PA, USLPA) at Das Bierhalle FC (MD, MSSL)
Milford Mill Academy – Windsor Mill, MD
Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: YouTube
Yinz United (D.C., APL) at Alexandria Reds (VA, NPSL)
Ben Brenman Park Turf Field – Alexandria, VA
Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: N/A
Atletico Boston (MA, BSSL) at Ironbound SC (NJ, GSSL)
Eddie Moraes Stadium – Newark, NJ
Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: N/A
West Chester United SC (PA, NPSL) at Club Atlético Los Toros (VA, APL)
Nike Park – Great Falls, VA
Kickoff: 5:30 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: YouTube
SC Vistula Garfield (NJ, APSL) at Lansdowne Yonkers FC (NY, ASPL)
Tibbetts Brook Park – Yonkers, NY
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: YouTube
Note: West Chester United SC has two teams competing in the regional tournament. The first from the USL of Pennsylvania, a state league, qualified by reaching the final of the Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Association 2024-25 Robert M. O’Neill Amateur Cup. The second from the National Premier Soccer League qualified by via last season’s NPSL results, where they were one of the top performing teams from the region. Both teams can compete but each roster has to be separate.
REGION II (MIDWEST)
Registration for the USASA Region II Amateur Cup, also known as the Bill Davey Amateur Cup, closed on March 17. Teams from the region’s 14 state associations and National Premier Soccer League were eligible to sign up. The region uses open admission, meaning any eligible team may enter the tournament. The format is a single-elimination knockout bracket.
Earlier this week, the 26 teams taking part in the tournament and general schedule were announced, which TheCup.us put out on Twitter (X) and Bluesky. The Midwest Premier Soccer League is the most represented league in the region with 11 teams participating. Illinois is the most represented state in the tournament with nine teams taking part.
- Round 1 – Thursday, April 24 – Wednesday, May 7
- Round 2 – Thursday, May 8 – Wednesday, May 21
- Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 22 – Wednesday, June 4
- Semifinals – Thursday, June 5 – Wednesday, June 18
- Final – Thursday, June 19 – Wednesday, July 3
Now, the region has announced the First Round match-ups for the 24 teams taking part. Defending regional champion FC Milwaukee Torrent (WI, NPSL) and regional finalist Bavarian United SC (WI, MWPL) will enter in the Quarterfinal Round.
(Home team listed first)
Minnesota Blizzard FC (MI, NPSL*) vs. Vlora FC (MN, MASL)
* Blizzard also has a team in the Minnesota Amateur Soccer League. That team goes by the name Blizzard FC II, so we assume this is the NPSL first team.
Bootleggers AC (KY, OVPL) vs. Valhalla SC (OH, OVPL)
Cincy SC (OH, OVPL) vs. Northern Kentucky Nitro FC (KY, OVPL)
United Serbian Soccer Club (WI, WSL) vs. Green Bay Glory (WI, MWPL)
Pearl City Soccer Club (IA, MWPL) vs. Rockford FC (IL, MWPL)
Goshen City FC (IN, MWPL) vs. Michigan Rangers FC (MI, NPSL)
Livonia City FC (MI, MPSL) vs. 1927 SC (aka Fort Wayne Sport Club) (IN, MWPL)
Imlay City FC (MI, MUSL) vs. Michigan Stars FC U23 (MI, MWPL)
United SC (IL, GCSL) vs. RWB Adria (IL, MWPL)
Steel City FC (IL, MWPL) vs. KS Wisloka Chicago (IL, PSLC)
Chicago House AC (IL, MWPL) vs. Billings FC (IL, PSLC)
Edgewater Castle FC (IL, MWPL) vs. SAC Wisla Chicago (IL, PSLC)
Follow TheCup.us for more information regarding these matches as it becomes available. Our schedule page will be updated with locations and kickoff times.
REGION III (SOUTH)
No information regarding the USASA Region III Amateur Cup has been released at this time.
REGION IV (WEST)
The USASA Region IV Amateur Cup seems to have a new format for 2025.
The region’s website says the tournament will take place in a single location, Salt Lake City, UT, over the course of three days between June 20 – 22, 2025. The deadline to register is Friday, May 23, 2025 and the fee to commit is $400.
In previous years the Region IV tournament has had a chaotic structure. Typically, it’s open admission for any eligible team from the region to participate. However, changing leadership and travel difficulties have made the tournament suffer in recent years with forfeits and hectic structuring.
Last year, the tournament remained open and ten teams signed up. The final four played a single location knockout tournament in Las Vegas, NV where FC Arizona (AZ, NPSL) won.
The description for the 2025 tournament could be a continuation of this. Knockout games could be regionalized until four remain, who will then travel to Utah in late June. Once we know more, we will pass this along.
In the meantime, interested teams from the following state associations, and the National Premier Soccer League, can sign up using the line above:
- Alaska State Soccer Association
- Arizona State Soccer Association
- California Soccer Association – North
- California State Soccer Association – South
- Colorado Soccer Association
- Hawaii Soccer Association
- Idaho State Soccer Association
- Montana State Soccer Association
- Nevada Adult Soccer Association
- New Mexico State Soccer Association
- Oregon Adult Soccer Association
- Utah Soccer Association
- Washington State Adult Soccer Association
- Wyoming Soccer Association