RWB Adria

2026 National Amateur Cup: Chicago House wins Region II in Windy City PK shootout vs. RWB Adria

June 3, 2026 by Tom Arnison

Players from Chicago House AC celebrate after beating RWB Adria 3-2 in a PK shootout (after a 1-1 draw) in the 2026 USASA Region 2 Amateur Cup Final. Photo: Victoria Sanders | @veesanders

Chicago House AC defeated RWB Adria in PKs to win the Bill Davey Amateur Cup and advance to the USASA National Amateur Cup Finals. The win marks House’s first trip to the Finals in only their 5th season operating as an amateur side. The win is also House’s first over RWB Adria since their 2-1 victory on July 5, 2023 in Midwest Premier League play.

It was a back-and-forth affair between the two Chicago outfits. Former Las Vegas Lights and Inter Miami II forward Tyler Bagley would come close for Adria in the 6th minute with a glancing header straight into the hands of House keeper Ryan Grady. In the 27th minute, House captain AR Smith would attempt a cheeky chip from 30 yards out on the left sideline that would require a leaping parry by GK Jerry Perez to keep the match scoreless.

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Adria would break the deadlock two minutes later as Luka Ivancic would deliver an early cross from the right sideline. Grady would come off his line and dive to punch the ball out of his area, only for it to land at the feet of Bagley who would place a calm 1-time shot into the now open goal. For Bagley, it was his fifth goal of the competition which ties him for the tournament lead with Donovan Carey (Tar Devils SC) and Derek Antonini (Vereinigung Erzgebirge).

Adria would take that 1-0 lead into the halftime break.

The second half would open with a slew of yellow cards – House’s AR Smith would be booked for a rough tackle in the 54th minute, followed by a booking to Adria’s Gerardo Sainz on a foul after the ensuing free kick was cleared. House substitute Aryan Kamdar would be booked from the bench in the following seconds for dissent. Adria’s Oscar Flores would cap off the 4th booking in four minutes after launching a shot after being called offside.

House would find the equalizer and final goal on the night in the 63rd minute. AR Smith’s low cross from the right side of the box would be cleared by an Adria defender, only to ricochet off a teammate and roll to the top of the 18 yard box. House midfielder Elias McCloud would deliver an in-step one-timer that would make its way through traffic and find the back of the net for his second goal of the tournament.

Two more bookings and several shots would be the only action prior to full-time.

In the fifth minute of extra time, Adria’s Cesar Correa would pick up a second booking and be sent off, providing House the opportunity to play up a man for the final 25 minutes. Tired legs and desperate football would see neither team able to capitalize, and ultimately the Region II Final would be decided by Kicks from the Spot.

Adria would kick first in the shootout. House goalkeeper Ryan Grady would save the first attempt, diving to his right. After AR Smith capitalized on his attempt, Adria would miss the target with their second kick, with Grady guessing correctly in a dive to his left. After Ismael Gomez converted House’s second, Grady would save Adria’s third attempt with a strong glove and dive to his right. Momentum would swing briefly as House would miss their next two attempts while Adria would convert both. However, Nico Williams would convert House’s 5th kick to secure his side the title.

Chicago House is seeking to win the club’s first Amateur Cup title, and to qualify for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for the first time since 2024. House joins Tar Devils SC (North Carolina) in 2026 National Amateur Cup semifinals which will be held in Milwaukee the weekend of July 25-26. The winner of the 2026 National Amateur Cup will qualify for the 2027 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

The Region I (Northeast) final is scheduled for June 6, while the Region IV (West) tournament will take place the weekend of June 26-28.

2026 National Amateur Cup: Extra time drama in Midwest quarterfinals

May 11, 2026 by Michael Battista

The USASA Region II (Midwest) Amateur Cup field is down to four. A rare two-game quarterfinal round, where last season’s champion and finalist entered the competition, took place earlier this month. The defending champs cruised through to the Semifinals while the finalists lost in an extra time thriller.

Now two teams, Chicago House AC and Drita Soccer Club, will re-enter the regional competition to take part in the Semis.

The 2026 edition of the United States Adult Soccer Association’s top tournament will once again grant an automatic bid into the following year’s Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Meaning this is already 2027 US Open Cup qualifying.

Region II, which is made up of teams from the Midwest, is just starting, but the eventual champion will be the representative at the National Finals, alongside the other three USASA Regions.

Here’s a look at each of the seven Region II games played so far. Interested in how the Midwest’s controversial Second Round played out? Check out our recap here.

Sunday, May 3

Goshen City FC (IN, MWPL)
0:4
RWB Adria (IL, MWPL)
Techny Prairie Park and Fields – Northbrook, IL

The defending Region II Amateur Cup champions made a statement in their first game back in the competition. RWB Adria of Chicago beat hopefuls Goshen City FC, 4-0, to reach the regional semifinal later this month.

Former Inter Miami II and Las Vegas Lights FC attacker Tyler Bagley scored a hat-trick for Adria in an impressive display. Its sort of the norm for Bagley with Adria. In last year’s Region II final, the California native netted four goals en route to the title over Michigan Rangers FC. Dani Mendoza scored RWB’s other goal. Goalkeeper Jerry Perez held Goshen City off the scoresheet for the full 90 minutes in a clean sheet performance.

RWB Adria, winners of the National Amateur Cup in 2011 and 2013, will next play Green Bay Glory in the regional semifinals.

Goal scorers

RWB:

Tyler Bagley x3
Dani Mendoza

Green Bay Glory (WI, MWPL)
3:2
FC Milwaukee Torrent (WI, NPSL)
After Extra Time
Warrior Athletic Field – Fort Wayne, IN

Sometimes you find yourself with a banger when you never would have expected one. An all Wisconsin quarterfinal clash saw the underdog Green Bay Glory knock off the much larger FC Milwaukee Torrent, 3-2 AET, to reach the Region II Semifinals for the first time ever.

The Torrent, which don’t open their National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) season until Mid-May, took the lead in the 14th minute when a low cross from Brandon Kaup found Gabe Voung in front of net, who finished the shot off. A back and forth first half ensued, but Green Bay found the equalizer just before halftime. The visitors were given a free kick just under 10 years from the top of the box and captain Keven Sosa-Lassila stepped up for it. He curved around the three man wall and past a diving goalkeeper to put it into the net near the right corner.

With the score tied, Dennis Nyame took advantage of chaos early in the second half to give Green Bay its first lead. A shot off the Torrent crossbar saw the ball land in the box and at the feet of a Green Bay player. A Milwaukee player slid to clear, taking down the Green Bay player. The field looked toward the official, but Nyame played the still live ball from the left side of the box and shot into the net past a jumping keeper to make it 2-1. Torrent equalized in the 68th when a shot punched away by the Green Bay keeper fell to Max Ludwig, who curved a shot so well even the keeper didn’t flinch on it as it went into the goal.

The game stayed 2-2 until the end of regulation, meaning at least two more 15 minute halves. Green Bay took advantage of a seriously bad series of defense. A long ball from the Green Bay end saw Seth Schroeder running alongside and passing the backline. A failed sliding tackle, which would have been a DOGSO red, meant Schroeder only had the keeper to beat. He played around him and scored in the empty net to make it 3-2, which would stand as the final score.

Green Bay moves on to face RWB Adria in the next round in a battle of Packers versus Bears in the Amateur Cup.

Goal scorers

GBG:

Keven Sosa-Lassila 45′ – captain, free kick
Dennis Nyame 51′
Seth Schroeder 105′

FCMT:

Gabe Voung 14′ (Brandon Kaup)
Max Ludwig 68′

MATCH BROADCAST (FC Milwaukee Torrent)

USASA Region II, Semifinals Matchups

(Home team listed first)

Saturday, May 16
Green Bay Glory (WI, MWPL)
vs.
RWB Adria (IL, MWPL)
Capital Credit Union Park – Ashwaubenon, WI

Sunday, May 17
Drita SC (MI, APSL)
vs.
Chicago House AC (IL, MWPL)
St. Paul’s Albanian Catholic Church – Rochester Hills, MI

2025 National Amateur Cup Final: West Chester United’s late OT winner books spot in 2026 US Open Cup

July 27, 2025 by Michael Battista

West Chester United celebrates after defeating RWB Adria 4-3 in extra time to win the 2025 USASA National Amateur Cup championship. Photo: West Chester United

The 2025 National Amateur Cup was a game of headers. In total, four of the seven goals came off the head of either a West Chester United SC or RWB Adria player. Of course, deep in stoppage time, a header was the deciding score.

In the 120th minute, moments away from going to penalty kicks, defender Joseph McDaid got under a simple cross from Dylan Lacy in the box, sending the ball into the back of the net and giving West Chester the 4-3 win and its first-ever National Amateur Cup championship.

The win marked the first Amateur Cup win by a team from Eastern Pennsylvania since Philadelphia Inter won it back-to-back in both 1973 and 1974.

The win also qualifies West Chester for the 2026 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The team has now qualified for seven tournaments as an organization. It has also accomplished a rare feat by qualifying for America’s national championship in four different ways; As an NPSL team (2024), as a USL League Two team (2022), through local qualifying (2016, 2019, 2023, 2025), and now through the National Amateur Cup (2026).

West Chester head coach Blaise Santangelo couldn’t be more proud of his group, who grinded through a USASA Region I gauntlet to reach the Championship game for the first time in seven years.

“This is the one we’ve been chasing since 2018. The “Holy Grail” of amateur soccer trophies,” Santangelo said. “A storybook finish after 120+ minutes is the thing that movies are made of. A tremendous group of players, coaches, & staff! The opportunity to bring the cup back to Philly after 50+ years is amazing.”

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West Chester United wins Region I title
RWB Adria wins Region II title
Say Word FC wins Region III title
Sin City FC wins Region IV title

The game at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee, Wis. was the second in two days for both West Chester and RWB. Both teams won tight semifinal matches on Friday night, meaning their match in the Stadium wasn’t going to be at full strength.

RWB entered the game seeking both a third National Amateur Cup and also revenge. The last time these two teams met was in the 2015 Werner Fricker Amateur Open Cup Final, which West Chester won to secure its first-ever national championship.

West Chester got on the board first in the 11th minute. A play in the box saw Ridge Robinson play around the left side before getting near the end line and shooting toward the keeper. That shot was blocked, but Robinson extended a leg to pass off to Josh Luchini who sent a left footed shot into the back of the net.

RWB, playing only a few hours away from their home of Chicago, did not go away. The team, missing two players and their head coach due to red cards earned in the semifinal against Say Word FC, held off the West Chester attack for the remainder of the first half.

The equalizer came against the run of play when a long ball to Jesus Dani Mendoza on the right side allowed the midfielder to send a low ball into the box. Among the chaos, Victor Manon slid on the ball to put a shot on target and make it 1-1.

West Chester struggled to adapt to this and ten minutes later Manon struck again. A corner kick sent into the box by Jesus Dani Mendoza saw Manon jump up and head a shot into the back of the net to make it 2-1 just before halftime.

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Manon, a former Mexican professional player who has won the CONCACAF Champions Cup on three occasions with CF Pachuca, looked to add the crown jewel of the USASA to his trophy cabinet.

Following halftime, United responded nearly immediately. In the 47th minute, a ball into the box was deflected by an RWB player and heading to the end line. The Adria keeper ran to punch it away, keeping it in play and preventing a corner kick. But with ample space on the left side West Chester recovered and sent the ball back into the box, where former Philadelphia Union II and current Princeton University midfielder Jack Jasinski headed in the equalizer.

The side from Pennsylvania nearly went ahead a few minutes later when a trip in the box sent Dylan Lacy to the spot, where his penalty kick attempt was easily saved in the 52nd minute.

From this point, the game entered a lull in action as both teams tried to regain momentum. Fog began to roll over the field from nearby Lake Michigan as the humid temperatures began sending players down with cramps. Mixed in were both teams going to ground, either trying to stop play for a breather or looking for an advantageous call.

Following an RWB Adria player being helped off the field with injury in the 70th minute, West Chester began to attack once again. The United Soccer League of Pennsylvania side earned a free kick in the 74th minute about 40 yards out from net. The ball was sent into the area by Dylan Lacy and headed into the left side of the net by defender Giuliano Whitchurch to give West Chester a 3-2 lead.

With time winding out, RWB looked for ways to challenge West Chester keeper August Axtman. A long shot forced the keeper into a diving two-handed save in the 81st minute and West Chester desperately tried to hold the ball to run out the clock. With five minutes of stoppage time, RWB’s run looked over until a West Chester player committed a foul which led to a free kick in the Chicago team’s end. With only seconds remaining, the ball ran up the left side of the field, playing into the middle of the box before heading toward Manon near the right post. With his back to goal, he backheeled a no-look shot by Aaron Sandoval into the net to equalize at the death, about six minutes into stoppage time.

Both teams were level at the end of regulation, meaning at least 30 minutes of extra time and potentially penalty kicks would be needed to crown a champion.

“It was very upsetting to give up a goal in added time of 90+ minutes. We thought we had it closed up and they kept coming at us,” Santangelo said. “To (RWB’s) credit they never gave up.”

The first half of extra time came and went without much action. In the second extra time half, both teams exchanged set-piece attempts in one-another’s ends looking for the go-ahead. West Chester looked to have won the game in the 119th minute when a long ball sailed over a RWB defender’s head and came to Dylan Lacy on the right side. He played the ball into the box, saw a West Chester shot saved, before also seeing the rebound attempt slam off the crossbar.

On the ensuing corner kick, RWB failed to clear the ball, eventually leading to another ball into the box. This time, Columbia University defender Joseph McDaid lifted his head up and redirected the ball in for the national championship winning goal in the 120th minute of extra time.

West Chester United held on through the remaining stoppage time to claim its first-ever National Amateur Cup. Its something Santangelo and his group knows means something to an area rich with soccer history.

“Having the opportunity to change current day soccer in Philadelphia is a tribute to all of those over the last 101 years that have played this game in an our great city,” he said. “Surely an inspiration for our club and other clubs for the future! A ride of a lifetime!”

MATCH BROADCAST

SATURDAY, JULY 26

RWB Adria (IL, Region II)
3:4
West Chester United SC (PA, Region I)
After Extra Time
Stadium at Uihlein Soccer Park – Milwaukee, WI

Goal scorers

RWB

Victor Manon 34′, 44′, 90+6

WCU

Josh Luchini 11′ (Ridge Robinson)
Jack Jasinski 47′
Giuliano Whitchurch 75′ (Dylan Lacy)
Joseph McDaid 120′ (Dylan Lacy)

2025 National Amateur Cup Semifinals: RWB Adria, West Chester United reach Final with narrow wins

July 26, 2025 by TheCup.us Staff

The 2025 National Amateur Cup Semifinals and the Final were hosted at the Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee. Photo: Mitchell Meerman

A warm night in Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee saw tempers flare in the 2025 National Amateur Cup Semifinals on Friday night. There were a grand total of six red cards across both games. In the end, RWB Adria (IL) and West Chester United SC (PA) both secured their place in Saturday night’s national championship game with a spot in the 2026 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on the line.

Saturday night’s Amateur Cup Final is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. A live stream will be available on YouTube.

RWB Adria, the Chicago-area club that dates back to 1959, will be playing for its third National Amateur Cup title, having previously won the tournament in 2011 and 2013. Since US Soccer started awarding a spot in the US Open Cup to the Amateur Cup champion in 2018, RWB has not reached a title game. However the team has reached the national semifinals twice (2019, 2023). Former Las Vegas Lights FC and Inter Miami CF II striker Tyler Bagley is currently tied for 2025 National Amateur Cup Golden Boot with six goals with RWB.

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West Chester United wins Region I title
RWB Adria wins Region II title
Say Word FC wins Region III title
Sin City FC wins Region IV title

West Chester United is trying to finally become National Amateur Cup champions for the first time. The team nearly accomplished the feat in 2018 but fell in the Final to the Milwaukee Bavarians, 2-0. Since then, the group has improved and have added to their trophy case. WCU has won two Werner Fricker Open Cups, a Hank Steinbrecher Cup, and the American Premier Soccer League championship earlier this summer.

2025 NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP – SEMIFINALS

FRIDAY, JULY 25

RWB Adria (IL, Region II)
1:0
Say Word FC (NC, Region III)
Pat Jones Field at Uihlein Soccer Park – Milwaukee, WI

By Mitchell Meerman

RWB Adria held on to a 1–0 win over Region III champions Say Word FC in a combative affair that saw five red cards in the second half at Pat Jones Field at Uihlein Soccer Park.

Say Word FC got an early chance with a free kick on the edge of RWB’s penalty area in the 3rd minute, but was blocked away by the defense. In the 24th minute, an Adria corner kick popped out to Bryan Terrazas, who rocketed a half-volley off the crossbar that bounced down and away from the net.

The Chicagoans of RWB finally would break through in the 37th minute off another corner, when a scramble in front of net had a touch from Jonathan Rodriguez fall to Aaron Sandoval, who would slot it home.

The second half started with Say Word FC getting two quality shots off from the edge of the box within the first three minutes, both saved by RWB Adria’s goalkeeper. Minutes later, RWB’s Victor Manon got in behind and couldn’t beat the Say Word keeper in a one-on-one.

The match quickly turned sour, when a poor challenge from a Say Word player went uncalled in the 54th minute. In the 62nd minute, a fight broke out when Say Word’s Alexander Palme directed abusive language towards RWB midfielder Gerald Sainz, who responded with a headbutt. Both players were immediately sent off.

Adria would find themselves increasingly agitated with the officiating. Yellow cards to Nick Klabjan and Joseph Frater, as well as an RWB player being taken down in Say Word’s box with no call given, caused the Adria bench to loudly air their grievances.

Their frustration came to a head in the 83rd minute. Bryan Terrazas would go in the book for dissent, leading to their head coach receiving two yellow cards in quick succession. Terrazas would immediately receive yet another yellow for dissent, receiving his own marching orders.

Unfortunately for Say Word, they were unable to capitalize with 10 men versus 9. They would receive another red card in the dying moments, to Brandon Rothfuss for violent conduct.

RWB Adria will continue on to the National Amateur Cup Final on Saturday night against West Chester United Predators, who defeated Sin City FC 3–2 in the other semifinal. Unfortunately for RWB Adria, if they are going to win the club’s third Amateur Cup title on Saturday night, they will have to do it without Bryan Terrazas, Gerald Sainz and their head coach, who all received red cards on Friday night.

Goal scorers

RWB:

Aarón Alexis Sandoval 37’ (Jonathan Rodriguez)

West Chester United SC (PA, Region I)
3:2
Sin City FC (NC, Region IV)
Stadium at Uihlein Soccer Park – Milwaukee, WI

By Michael Battista

West Chester United started the match in control and Sin City played back, trying to get fast breaks and counters. The United Soccer League of Pennsylvania side missed multiple chances to take the lead in the opening half hour, which gave Sin City the chance it needed.

A pass to Andy Rodriguez in the middle of the field allowed the player to get up the field. Near the edge of the box, he played around a West Chester player and shot into the right corner to give Sin City the 1-0 lead.

Six minutes later, West Chester capitalized on a bad pass by Sin City in their own end. The Eastern Pennsylvania side moved the ball into the box, Ridge Robinson crossed across the goal line, where former Philadelphia Union II and current Princeton University midfielder Jack Jasinski was there to finish the attempt off.

United did not need very long to get the go-ahead goal in the second half. A run into the box by the Predators’ Ridge Robinson saw a Sin City player dive to block him, but he missed, giving a lot of space for a cross right in front of the net. Dominick Bachstein, with defenders all around him, connected with the ball and squeezed it into the bottom right corner to make it 2-1 in the 47th minute.

Momentum swung both ways, with West Chester bottling a chance to extend the lead in the 56th minute when Ridge Robinson went on a 1-v-1 run with the Sin City keeper. He tried to cross the ball again but instead kicked it out of play. Sin City got more aggressive and emotions boiled over when Miguel Higareda and WCU’s Augustus Guilini were battling for the ball. After it was played away, Higareda clipped Guilini from behind, sending him to the ground. The main referee, who hadn’t seen the play had a discussion with the assistant referee, which led to him showing Higareda a straight red card in the 68th minute.

West Chester scored its third in the 79th when a corner kick ended up with the ball loose near the far post, which was finished off by Dwayne Hickerson. Sin City got one back in the 82nd minute when a corner kick found Julio Vargas outside of the box on the left side, who sent a beautiful shot into the top right of the net past a diving West Chester keeper. Despite more offense, West Chester held on to advance.

Goal scorers

WCU:

Jack Jasinski 31’ (Ridge Robinson)
Dominick Bachstein 47’ (Ridge Robinson)
Dwayne Hickerson 79’ (Unassisted)

SCFC:

Andy Rodriguez 25’
Julio Vargas 82’

MATCH BROADCAST

2025 National Amateur Cup championship preview: 4 teams seek title, 2026 US Open Cup spot

July 24, 2025 by Michael Battista

Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

While the 2025 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Quarterfinals are nearly complete, the next tournament is already fast approaching. Another entry in the 2026 US Open Cup will be determined this weekend in Milwaukee as the United States Adult Soccer Association holds the Semifinals and the Final of the 2025 National Amateur Cup.

For the seventh year in a row, the winner of the USASA’s National Amateur Cup will qualify for next year’s US Open Cup. The tournament is taking place at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee, Wis.

The champions of each of the four regions will play semifinal games on Friday night, before a championship game is held on Saturday night. The USASA will also be wrapping up tournaments to crown champions in the women’s amateur cup, as well as the Over-30 and Over-40 divisions.

To learn more about the Amateur Cup as a whole, consider reading our primer on it.

What is the National Amateur Cup?

This year’s regional champions is a mix of familiar faces and new competition.

RWB Adria is a regular of Midwest soccer and is seeking not only its third National Amateur Cup but its sixth US Open Cup appearance of the Modern Era (1995-present). They are, however, the only team here with previous NAC pedigree.

West Chester United got close in 2018 but fell just short to champions Milwaukee Bavarian SC. The team has won other national titles, like the Werner Fricker Open Cup and the Hank Steinbrecher Cup, but two wins this weekend would give the Predators its first National Amateur Cup championship.

The Fritz Marth Cup, awarded to the winner of the National Amateur Cup tournament. Photo: United States Adult Soccer Association

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West Chester United wins Region I title
RWB Adria wins Region II title
Say Word FC wins Region III title
Sin City FC wins Region IV title

The rest of the field is all new faces looking for their first taste of national titles and the US Open Cup.

Say Word FC first made headlines when it joined The Soccer Tournament (TST) in 2023, hoping to win $1 million dollars on national TV. Since then, the club has continued to grow and now plays locally in North Carolina state leagues.

Sin City FC is even newer, having only formed in 2024 and playing in regional leagues such as the Southwest Premier League and NISA Nation.

This weekend’s schedule is as follows:

(All game times listed in EASTERN STANDARD TIME)

Friday, July 25

Say Word FC (NC, Region III) vs RWB Adria (IL, Region II)
Pat Jones Field at Uihlein Soccer Park – Milwaukee, WI
Kickoff: 9 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: N/A

Sin City FC (NV, Region IV) vs West Chester United SC (PA, Region I)
Stadium at Uihlein Soccer Park – Milwaukee, WI
Kickoff: 9 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: YouTube

Saturday, July 26

Winner A vs Winner B
Stadium at Uihlein Soccer Park – Milwaukee, WI
Kickoff: 9 p.m. ET
LIVE VIDEO: YouTube

Meet the teams

Region I (Northeast)

Team: West Chester United SC
League: United Soccer League of Pennsylvania
Founded: 1976
Number of National Amateur Cups: 0
Top goal scorer: Dylan Lacy & Kenneth Roby (4 goals each)

Road to the Finals

@ Das Bierhalle FC, 7-0
vs Alexandria Reds, 11-0
vs Christos FC, 3-0*
vs New York Pancyprian Freedoms, 3-0

Region II (Midwest)

Team: RWB Adria
League: Midwest Premier League
Founded: 1959
Number of National Amateur Cups: 2 (2011, 2013)
Top goal scorer: Tyler Bagley (6 goals)

Road to the Finals

@ United SC, 2-0
@ Rockford FC, 2-0 AET
vs Bavarian United SC, 4-1
vs FC Milwaukee Torrent, 4-0
vs Michigan Rangers FC, 6-2

Region III (South)

Team: Say Word FC
League: North Carolina Soccer League
Founded: 2022
Number of National Amateur Cups: 0
Top goal scorer: Claudio Garcia-Yanez & Renato Hanzek (2 goals each)

Road to the Finals

vs Peachtree SC, 7-0
vs ASC New Stars, 2-2
vs Brute Force FC, forfeit
vs ASC New Stars, 1-0

Region IV (West)

Team: Sin City FC
League: NISA Nation
Founded: 2024
Number of National Amateur Cups: 0
Top goal scorer: David Villanueva (5 goals)

Road to the Finals

vs Peak Eleven FC, 5-1
vs Medallo City FC, 8-1
vs Viking FC, 1-0
vs Red Devils FC, 4-3

Those interested in seeing the other schedules for this weekend’s USASA tournaments (women’s amateur cup, Over 30 championship, and Over 40 championship) can follow this link for match information and stream links.

2025 National Amateur Cup: Tyler Bagley bags four goals to give RWB Adria Region 2 title

July 22, 2025 by Michael Battista

RWB Adria celebrates after beating the Michigan Rangers FC 6-2 in the USASA Region II Amateur Cup Final. Photo: RWB Adria

On July 5, RWB Adria beat Michigan Rangers FC, 6-2, to win the 2025 USASA Region II Amateur Cup. Adria will now play for the National Amateur Cup later this week in Milwaukee, Wis. against the four other regional champions.

RWB Adria, a Chicago-area club that dates back to 1959, is seeking its third-ever National Amateur Cup (2011, 2013), which would also secure the team its first US Open Cup appearance since 2015. General manager Ante Loncar is excited for the opportunity to play in the final four.

“It’s been a long road to get back, playing games against powerhouse Bavarians and two of the top NPSL Midwest teams in the Milwaukee Torrent and Michigan Rangers,” Loncar said. “We seem to be clicking at the right time and looking forward to playing in the final four.”

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West Chester United wins Region I title
Say Word FC wins Region III title
Sin City FC wins Region IV title

The game at Techny Prairie Park in Northbrook, Ill. was set to be a clash between a top team in the Midwest Premier League and the visiting National Premier Soccer League upstarts.

It went right for the Chicago side in the first half, scoring five goals including a hat-trick by former Las Vegas Lights player Tyler Bagley in the first 28 minutes.

Bagley started with a successful penalty kick attempt in the 10th minute, before notching a brace in the 16th minute. Bagley, who spent time with Inter Miami II in 2022, secured the hat-trick in the 24th minute.

When it looked like the Rangers had no answer, the NPSL side clawed back a goal through Liam Smith just three minutes later.

RWB Adria got back to a three-goal lead in the 35th minute when Alejandro Sanchez scored a free kick goal from just outside the box on the right side. Ten minutes later, Bagley notched a fourth goal to make it 5-1.

Adria added one more in the second half when Ukrainian national Zaha Shkidchenko scored his first of the tournament. Michigan Rangers got a goal from Sean Keane but it wasn’t enough for a comeback.

RWB now joins the West Chester United Predators (Region I champions), Say Word FC (Region III champions), and Sin City FC (Region IV champions) in the national final four, set to take place in Milwaukee on Friday, July 25. The championship game is scheduled for Saturday, July 26.

SC MesoAmerica wins Amateur Cup title, becomes first to qualify for 2024 US Open Cup

August 6, 2023 by Michael Battista

SC MesoAmerica celebrates after winning the 2023 USASA National Amateur Cup championship. Photo: USASA — SC MesoAmerica celebrates after winning the 2023 USASA National Amateur Cup championship. Photo: US Soccer

For the first time in nearly three decades, the USASA National Amateur Cup trophy is heading out west.

SC MesoAmerica won the 2023 USASA National Amateur Cup, 2-1, over Newtown Pride FC on Saturday night in Bettendorf, Iowa. The game completed a two-day tournament at the TBK Bank Complex with Meso winning its first-ever national title. By lifting the trophy, MesoAmerica becomes the first official entry into the 2024 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

The Los Angeles, Calif. side is the fifth team to win the title since US Soccer began inviting the champion of the United States Adult Soccer Association’s top tournament to the following year’s Open Cup in 2018. Meso is also the first western team (Region IV) to win a USASA national tournament since the Denver Kickers won the 1995 Amateur Cup.

(Note: The team is also known by “MesoAmerica FC” and “MesoAmerica-San Carlos FC”)

Head coach Jimmy Pineda was overwhelmed following the win. It has been a long road not just from February’s state cup win, which put them in the regional final, but from a third place finish in the 2019 national tournament.

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“We’ve been preparing for this for months, and months, and months since we won the state cup,” Pineda said. “I was thinking we have to go all the way to the end. We’ve been preparing, watching players. Trying to make a family, make a group that would last until the final.”

For Newtown Pride the result ends a stellar year for the club. The Connecticut side won the regional amateur cup, state-level league, and The Soccer Tournament (TST) for one million dollars. However they could not win their second National Amateur Cup after going all the way in 2019.

Prior to Saturday, the four amateur champions of the USASA regions descended on Iowa to compete in the national semifinals. Meso reached this point by winning the 2023 Cal South Adult State Cup in February. The team then beat National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) side Napa Valley 1839 FC, 2-0, in the Region IV final last month. Striker German Alfaro said in a postgame interview that his group knew how deep the competition was.

“All these teams are really good (and) organized,” Alfaro said. “We had to match their momentum, their (physicality) even more. It took a lot of us and everyone was in the same symphony. The game shows how prepared (we were).”

The last time MesoAmerica reached the nationals in 2019 the team’s title hopes were crushed by that year’s Region III champion Horizon FC (Texas). In a bit of revenge, the Region IV representatives beat Region III champions Tobacco Road FC (North Carolina), 2-1, on Friday night.

Former Chilean professional player and youth national team player Piero Gárate scored in the first half to give Meso the lead. Bryan Medina doubled the advantage in what would be the game-winning goal before halftime. Tobacco Road’s offense struggled to adjust after scoring over 30 goals in the regional tournament back in Plano, Texas. Eric Chavez cut into the deficit but Tobacco was unable to find an equalizer.

One field over, Newtown Pride FC knocked off two-time national champion RWB Adria (Illinois), 2-1 after extra time, in the night’s other semifinal match. In a 2019 national semifinal rematch Newtown was pushed to the brink by the Croatian powerhouse. Early in the second half, a pull down in the Newtown box sent Milos Vucic to the spot. He converted in the 49th minute to put RWB up, 1-0. Momentum swung back to the Pride, who equalized in the 71st minute. A free kick found Felipe Dutra in the box, where he sent a right footed shot into the netting.

The game entered extra time still tied 1-1. Newtown finally capitalized late in the second half when Gabriel Ganzer made a run on net. A long cross near the right post found him between the goalkeeper. He knocked in his eighth goal of the tournament to win the game.

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The National Amateur Cup Final on Saturday was the first meeting ever between MesoAmerica and Newtown. A battle of opposites, with Meso trying to make it to the national spotlight while Newtown tried to return after fate and COVID robbed them of so much. Back in 2019, Newtown became the second club to qualify for the Open Cup as Amateur Cup champions. However, the pandemic eventually cancelled the 2020 tournament, plus the 2021 tournament which the Pride won a random draw to qualify for.

In a wild opening 180 seconds, both teams found the back of the net. After Newtown kicked off, MesoAmerica immediately began pressing them in their own end. A backpass hit off a Pride defender and fell at the feet of Alfaro. He passed up to Bryan Medina on a run, onside but past the backline in the box. Newtown keeper Ryan Langkafel was too late in jumping on the ball and Medina slotted the shot in. His second goal in as many days put his team ahead, 1-0, in the first minute.

After nearly a minute of resetting, Newtown kicked off again. An attack formulated up the right side with a cross going into Meso’s box. Ganzer headed the shot on target, low and to the left, but a diving save by keeper Jesus Dautt kept it out. Quick reflexes by Erik Lorent on the rebound were enough to punch in the loose ball and make it 1-1.

The half ended with both teams getting chances but failing to score, leaving the match deadlocked.

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Much like the first half, the second 45 minutes heated up quickly. After kicking off, MesoAmerica prodded the rested Newtown defense. Moises Vazquez launched a long pass to Alfaro on the left side of the box with the forward clear of any defenders. His left footed strike struck off keeper Langkafel and bounced into the net to make it 2-1.

This was Alfaro’s fourth time playing in the national finals. A 2018 semifinals appearance with San Nicolas FC, a third place finish with Meso in 2019, and a runner-up performance in 2021 with Cal FC all led the striker up to this point.

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“It’s everything for me. It’s my fourth one so they had to give it to me,” Alfaro joked after the game. “ I’m glad we were able to do it today and very happy with the team’s effort. And everyone who supports us off the pitch. I’m very happy”

Newtown’s offense tried to find an equalizer but the Pride seemed exhausted from the previous day’s 120 minute match. Yellow cards flew in both directions before Tavoy Morgan, a goal scorer from 2019’s title game, was sent off. An attack up the right side saw Morgan pass the ball off before cutting in. He elbowed a Meso player in the head while passing him, earning a second yellow and a send off in the 90th minute.

Substitute Khalid Rose was also shown a second yellow in the 90+13th minute of stoppage for a hard foul during a MesoAmerica attack.

For their win, MesoAmerica wins $8,000 in prize money along with the Open Cup berth and trophy. Newtown Pride takes home $7,000 as the runner-up. Both Tobacco Road and RWB Adria were awarded $3,500 each for reaching the national semifinals.

Pineda knows his team is bound for the Open Cup next year and says Saturday’s win is “the best feeling” he’s ever had.

“I’m very proud of these guys,” the coach said. “We’ve been (practicing) for months and preparing like I said before. They act like a real family. They put all they have, all their power, all their energy to make this happen.”

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2015 US Open Cup Round 1: Lansing United need PKs to end RWB Adria’s Michigan reign

May 16, 2015 by Brooks Laimbeer

RWB Adria from Chicago have enjoyed playing soccer in the state of Michigan lately. Last year, they kicked off the 2014 US Open Cup by eliminating Detroit City FC in penalty kicks and followed that up a week later by upsetting the Michigan Bucks in overtime.

This year, they opened the 2015 tournament in East Lansing, Mich. to take on first-time entry Lansing United from the National Premier Soccer League. However, after 120 minutes of scoreless soccer, Lansing would deny RWB a third straight win in Michigan with a 4-2 victory in a penalty kick shootout.

It was Lansing United’s first-ever match in the Cup and it was the city of East Lansing’s first-ever time hosting a match.

“We talked about goal up, goal down, killing a game, chasing a game,” said Lansing United head coach Eric Rudland. “So tactically the guys were all prepared for this type of match and it really became that type of match where we sat in defensively and they sat in a bit the game never really opened up.”

In the next round, Lansing will return to play Louisville City FC from the USL on May 20 at Archer Stadium in East Lansing.

Marcelo Petit, Liam Madden, Matt Brown and Yves Nzwanga each made kicks from the spot while Quinn McAnaney saved one and a miss by RWB Adria led to Lansing’s victory.

RWB went first in as Antonio Aguilar was stopped by a diving McAnaney.

“That’s what you live for as a goalkeeper, you want to be in those positions and you just got to read what they’re doing and react,” McAnaney said. “All the pressure is on the shot taker in my opinion and I go in with that mentality and nothing to lose and came up with a big save.”

Petit, buried his shot into the lower right corner to give Lansing a 1-0 lead. The teams traded kicks in the second round and in the third round, Vlad Baciu a second half sub who was voted the Player of the Round in last year’s tournament, hit his penalty kick over the crossbar. It would turn out to hurt RWB as Brown converted his kick to make it 3-1.

Semir Mesanovic, converted his opportunity and put the pressure on Lansing to close out the game.

With the crowd on its feet, Nzwanga hit a shot towards the lower right corner, which skimmed off the goalkeepers’ fingertips to went in and give Lansing the win.

“Just getting a result tonight is massive whether it’s extra time PKs or in 90 minutes,” Rudland said. “For us as a club to be in the tournament is monumental and then to get the result tonight is just a great thing for us moving forward.”

In the first ten minutes of the match, RWB possessed the ball and put a lot of pressure on the United defense, which caused the United backline to make errors early in the match.

Lansing caught the Adria defense off guard in the fourth minute as Brown slipped behind the defense and hit a shot inside the 18-yard-box that went wide of the right post.

In the 26th minute, RWB responded as midfielder Derek Huffman hit a shot inside United’s 18-yard-box that rung off the crossbar near the upper right-hand corner of the goal.

Both teams would have a few more scoring opportunities, but none better than the ones in the first 30 minutes of the match.

Coming out of halftime, RWB replaced Huffman with Baciu, a strong and tall forward, who kept the United defense on their toes the entire second half.

“Jim (Fiscus) and Ben (Lamb) were so big there at the center back position because they had a couple center forwards that one big guy who I think subbed on in the second half was kind of a nuisance in the air but they did a great job holding them up,” McAnaney said.

In the 50th minute, Fiscus had a good look at goal off a corner kick from James DeCosemo, but Fiscus’ header was cleared away the RWB defender.

A few minutes later, Adria responded as midfielder and former Major League Soccer player Daniel Paladini ripped a shot 20 yards from goal that just missed the upper-left corner of the goal.

The game went back and forth the remaining 41 minutes of regulation as both teams got very few good looks at goal.

The game headed to extra time and in the 94th minute, RWB hit a dangerous cross into the United six-yard-box, which bounceed around the goal line and eventually was cleared by a United defender.

In the 97th minute, United forward Stephen Owusu got behind the Adria defense and headed a ball off the crossbar, but the ball was played a little too late as the linesman flagged Owusu for being offside.

RWB had another scoring opportunity as Baciu found himself open in the middle of the 18-yard-box in the 115th minute as he flicked a header towards the far post, but McAnaney easily made the save with two hands.

Penalty kick shootout: Lansing United vs. RWB Adria

Lansing United GM/Head Coach Eric Rudland

Lansing United GK Quin McAnaney

Lansing United’s Austin Dunn

Lansing United’s Yves Nzwanga

2014 US Open Cup Round 1: RWB Adria advance for first time in Modern Pro Era, eliminate Detroit City FC in PKs

February 15, 2015 by Fletcher Sharpe

UPDATE: Vlad Baciu of RWB Adria earned TheCup.us Player of the Round

RWB Adria has had their share of heartbreaks in their US Open Cup history. Wednesday, they were the heartbreakers, as they eliminated Detroit City FC on penalty kicks after a full time score of 2-2.

“It was a great game. A great great game,” said Adria goalkeeper Igor Dimov. “A great atmosphere , surprising, but very enjoyable.”

Dimov had a lot to be cheering about as he and his club, who reached the semifinals in 1978 and 1991, advanced for the first time in the Modern Professional Era (1995-present), after going 0-3-1 (0-1 in PKs) in their last four appearances.

Play started in the 2nd minute, at the rainy Livonia Stevenson High School as Vlad Baciu looked to create a scoring opportunity for RWB but his through ball found no one. Detroit City looked to get on the board early as returning leading scorer Zach Myers, the 2012 NCAA Division II National Player of the Year, was stopped after a stellar run down the middle of Adria’s defense in the 10th. A sliding tackle from an Adria defender robbed Myers of what would have surely been a goal.

Baciu was at it again in the 17th as he took his first shot of the game was it hit the left post and spun out of play. He was much more efficient three minutes later, when Judson McKinney’s long throw-in was knocked around DCFC’s box, only to find the bottom of Baciu’s foot, who put it past Detroit keeper Bret Mollon.

It nearly became 2-0 Adria as captain Semir Mesanovic launched a missile towards City’s net but it was off-target. The half continued with Detroit having numerous opportunities, but finding the cross bar or wide of the mark. Most notably with Wade Allen finding spaces in the defense but being just a touch off on his shot, twice.

After the half, DCFC made a change with Willian Mellors-Blair who promptly made his presence known with two shots within 15 minutes of joining the game. His second one was a goal that was ruled offside, which is something DCFC struggled with as a team throughout the evening.

Detroit City finally tied the match when Zach Myers crossed the ball to Tyler Arnone, who was standing at the top of the box. Arnone’s shot beat Adria’s Dimov who was out of position in the net to make it 1-1 in the 71st minute. Six minutes later, Detroit had the lead and all the momentum as Ryan Thelan’s corner kick found the dreaded hair of Kevin Taylor to make it 2-1. That goal was Taylor’s first in the US Open Cup since 2003 when he was a member of the Mid-Michigan Bucks against the Long Island Rough Riders in a 2-1 victory. Taylor’s 11-year gap in between Open Cup goals is a new Modern Pro Era record.

Adria snatched back all the momentum just before the game ended with another scrum goal. A DCFC clearance on the goal line didn’t escape danger as Baciu got his foot on the ball again to give him his second goal of the match. More tragedy struck for DCFC when Thelan was elbowed in the head going for a ball against Baciu in the 97th minute, and had to be helped off of the field. As DCFC had used all of their substitutes, they had to play a man down for the extra periods.

Adria would level the playing field in the 109th minute when Marin Vucemilovic-Grgic was sent off for a foolish challenge from behind on Arnone.

Soon after, in the 116th minute, the game began to unravel as two more red cards were issued after a tussle between Detroit defender Zeke Harris and Adria’s Dimov, which attracted RWB’s Derek Huffman into the mix, ending with Harris and Huffman both getting ejected to bring the game down to 9-on-9.

The game went to a penalty shootout after 120 minutes of play. Dimov stepped up and saved two of the first four attempts (Lochlan Savage and Kevin Taylor), with another attempt going wide. Arnone scored the lone PK for Detroit City.

Adria, however, was much more successful in their conversions as Bret Mollon was only able to come up with one save, on Josip Keran. Mesanovic, Johnny Morris and McKinney all converted to put the match decisively away 3-1.

“We were very lucky tonight,” Dimov said after the game. “Detroit played very hard, and we were lucky to get the victory tonight. We controlled the first half, but we knew Detroit being younger, would allow them to run for in the second half.” .

“When we scored our final goal, I think it took the life out of Detroit, and then we just used our experience and old man strength to finish the game,” laughed Dimov.

RWB general manager Ante Loncar weighed in as well: “It was a good game. Detroit has excellent fans. They’re a great team. Especially since both teams kind of just got together recently. In the end, I think our experience won us this match, as it could have gone either way.”

With the victory, RWB Adria will be back in Michigan next Wednesday, as they will be in Pontiac at the Ultimate Soccer Arenas to face Michigan’s other premier amateur club, the Michigan Bucks of the Premier Development League.

“It will be an interesting match. They are a great team,” gushed Loncar. “We will see next week what happens, but it should be a great match.”

2014 US Open Cup Round 3: Pittsburgh Riverhounds win another OT battle with RWB Adria

May 29, 2014 by Josh Hakala

A year ago, RWB Adria came to Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh and nearly spoiled the US Open Cup debut for the Riverhounds in their new soccer specific stadium. The USASA club from Chicago took the Riverhounds to penalty kicks, but the home team prevailed.

This year, RWB Adria was back at Highmark Stadium again and for the second year in a row, and after an 80th minute equalizer by Pittsburgh’s Collins John, the game went to extra time again. This time, Jhonny Arteaga received a pass from John in the 112th minute and scored to make it 3-2, avoiding another penalty kick shootout and advancing beyond the Third Round for the first time since 2001.

With the win, the Riverhounds will travel to Bridgeview to take on the Chicago Fire, the team that eliminated them in the Quarterfinals in that 2001 season.

More details to come …

Scoring Summary
PIT: Danny Earls (Rob Vincent) – 40th min.
RWB: Derek Huffman – 44th min.
RWB: Taylor Bond (Unassisted) – 62nd min.
PIT: Collins John – 80th min.
PIT: Jhonny Arteaga (Collins John) – 112th min.