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Meet the Underdogs

2011 Meet the USASA: Iowa Menace, the PDL team “in disguise”

June 14, 2011 by Eric Anderson

Welcome to our continuing series of Meet the USASA features where we annually profile the clubs representing the United States Adult Soccer Association in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Advancing from the four regional tournaments, these often unknown clubs have great stories to tell and each year, our goal is to allow fans to get to know them as they attempt to become this year’s Cinderella story.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2011 Meet the USASA, 2011 US Open Cup, Des Moines Menace, Des Moines Menace USASA, Iowa Menace, Meet the USASA

2011 Meet the USASA: Doxa Italia of Orange County, CA

June 14, 2011 by Robert Jonas

Welcome to our continuing series of Meet the USASA features where we annually profile the clubs representing the United States Adult Soccer Association in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Advancing from the four regional tournaments, these often unknown clubs have great stories to tell and each year, our goal is to allow fans to get to know them as they attempt to become this year’s Cinderella story.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2011 Meet the USASA, Brian Burdue, Derk Droze, Doxa Italia FC, Hollywood United, Los Angeles soccer, Meet the USASA, USASA Region IV

2011 Meet the USASA: ASC New Stars of Houston

June 13, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart

Welcome to our continuing series of Meet the USASA features where we annually profile the clubs representing the United States Adult Soccer Association in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Advancing from the four regional tournaments, these often unknown clubs have great stories to tell and each year, our goal is to allow fans to get to know them as they attempt to become this year’s Cinderella story.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2011 Meet the USASA, Alex Bolan, ASC New Stars, Houston, Lukas Simon, Meet the USASA, Mijad Savadkoohi, Orlando City SC, Texas

2011 Meet the USASA: 3-time Open Cup champion New York Pancyprian Freedoms

June 12, 2011 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

Welcome to our continuing series of Meet the USASA features where we annually profile the clubs representing the United States Adult Soccer Association in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Advancing from the four regional tournaments, these often unknown clubs have great stories to tell and each year, our goal is to allow fans to get to know them as they attempt to become this year’s Cinderella story.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2011 Meet the USASA, 2011 US Open Cup, Brooklyn Italians, Meet the USASA, NY Pancyprian Freedoms, USASA, USASA Region I

2011 Meet the USASA: DV8 Defenders from Redwood City, CA

June 11, 2011 by Robert Jonas

Welcome to our continuing series of Meet the USASA features where we annually profile the clubs representing the United States Adult Soccer Association in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Advancing from the four regional tournaments, these often unknown clubs have great stories to tell and each year, our goal is to allow fans to get to know them as they attempt to become this year’s Cinderella story.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2011 Meet the USASA, DV8 Defenders, Matt Grosey, Tono Aspinall

2011 Meet the USASA: 1990 US Open Cup champions, AAC Eagles from Chicago

June 10, 2011 by David Gubala

AAC Eagles celebrate their 1990 US Open Cup championship. Photo: Renee Bechtoldt | AAC Eagles

The predominantly Polish side from Chicago has much to say about the US Open Cup. 

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2011 Meet the USASA, 2011 US Open Cup, AAC Eagles, Illinois, Meet the USASA, USASA Region II

2011 Meet the USASA: Regals FC from Houston

June 8, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart

Regals FC

Welcome to our continuing series of Meet the USASA features where we annually profile the clubs representing the United States Adult Soccer Association in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Advancing from the four regional tournaments, these often unknown clubs have great stories to tell and each year, our goal is to allow fans to get to know them as they attempt to become this year’s Cinderella story.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2011 Meet the USASA, Meet the USASA, Regals FC, USASA, USASA Region III

2010 Meet the USASA: Sonoma County Sol

June 15, 2010 by Josh Hakala

The Sonoma County Sol broke their duck last season by claiming their first NPSL Championship in club history. Now this season they have their sites on advancing deep into the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2010 Meet the USASA, Meet the USASA, NPSL, Sonoma County Sol

2010 Meet the USASA: New York Pancyprian Freedoms

June 15, 2010 by Josh Hakala

The New York Pancyprian Freedoms, one of the all-time great US Open Cup clubs, are back in the tournament again in 2010. The USASA Region I club are a storied club with origins dating back to the mid 1970s and have qualified, or have attempted to qualify for the Open Cup every year of their existence, according to general manager George Halkidis.l

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: Meet the USASA, NY Pancyprian Freedoms, USASA

2010 Meet the USASA: Brooklyn Italians

June 15, 2010 by Ryan Knapp

Sorentino, Mazzeo, the Campagna Brothers, Lombardo, Narduzzi, Pusateri, Carestia, Camposeo, the Fugallo and Piscopo brothers. Sounds like a list of names that came right out of the Godfather movie doesn’t it? Well these men are not from the movie, but do have one thing in common with the head honchos in the Godfather. These men are actually the founding fathers of what is to be considered one of the greatest and the oldest Italian-American soccer club in the United States, the Brooklyn Italians.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: Brooklyn Italians, Meet the USASA, USASA, USASA Region I

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