The 2024 National Amateur Cup was the 100th edition of the National Amateur Cup, a knockout cup competition open to amateur teams affiliated with the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA). It will be the sixth edition of the tournament to award its men's champion a spot in the U.S. Open Cup.
SC MesoAmerica (CA) and NTX Image (TX) were the defending Men's and Women's National Amateur Cup champions, respectively. However, SC MesoAmerica did not participate in regional qualifying while NTX Image failed to defend their Region III title.
Each of the USASA's four regions hold qualifying tournaments to determine a regional champion. The format of the qualifying tournament is left to the discretion of each region, though a single-elimination tournament is the most common format used. The four regional champions then compete in a single-elimination tournament at a neutral location to detemine the national champion.
Region I
Men's
In total, 16 teams across seven state associations[a] in USASA Region I and the National Premier Soccer League sent representatives to the tournament for the Fitz Marth Amateur Cup.[1] The Eastern Premier Soccer League was the most represented league in the region with six teams participating. New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia were tied for the most represented state in the tournament with each having three teams taking part.
The final of the regional tournament took place on June 15 at the Ukrainian American Sports Center in North Wales, Pennsylvania.
^Providence City FC qualified for the tournament as a member of the Massachusetts Adult State Soccer Association. However the team is based out of Providence, Rhode Island and listed as such in the bracket.
^With the final being held at a neutral location, "home team" isn't factored into the bracket layout. Officially, Christos FC was designated as the home team for the Region I Final.
^NY Greek American protested due to field conditions, protest failed, NY Greek American had abandoned match. Providence City FC advanced.[2]
Stadium: Ukrainian American Sports Center, Field 6
Women's
In total, 4 teams across four state associations participated in a round-robin tournament on June 15 and 16 at the Ukrainian American Sports Center in North Wales, Pennsylvania alongside the men's regional final.
Women's Region I Tournament
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Final result
1
Rochester Lazers
3
2
1
0
10
2
+8
7
Advance to National Semifinals
2
Sidekicks
3
2
1
0
10
3
+7
7
3
Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals Women
3
0
1
2
1
8
−7
1
4
Beyond FC Women
3
0
1
2
4
12
−8
1
Source: [1] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) penalty shootout
Home \ Away
BFW
PUN
RCL
SKS
Beyond FC Women
—
1–1
2–6
Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals Women
—
0–3
Rochester Lazers
5–1
4–0
—
Sidekicks
1–1
—
Source: [2] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Region II
Men's
In total, 24 teams across seven state associations in USASA Region II and the National Premier Soccer League sent representatives to the tournament for the Bill Davey Amateur Cup.[3] The Midwest Premier League was the most represented league in the region with ten teams participating. Illinois was the most represented state in the tournament with ten teams taking part.
Teams won $300 for every knockout round game they won. The Torrent received an additional $1,000 in recognition of their regional championship.
Note: Separate draws were held for rounds 1 and 2, as well as Round 3, the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final. Following Round 2, USASA conducted a draw and set the remainder of the bracket.
In total, four teams from two state associations participated in a single-elimination knockout tournament across late June and early July to determine Region II's women's representative. The bracket included 2021 National Amateur Cup champions Rockford Raptors and 2024 Finals host DeKalb County United. The final was played at Montrose Turf Field in Chicago on July 2.
In total, 8 teams across 12 state associations in USASA Region III and the National Premier Soccer League sent representatives to the tournament.[8][a] Florida, Georgia, and Texas (one each from the north and south associations) were tied for the most represented state in the tournament with each having two teams taking part.
Region III held its tournament over one weekend on June 7–9 at MESA Soccer Complex in Greer, South Carolina, as opposed to running an extended single-elimination tournament format like Regions I, II, and IV.
Source: Match reports Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential [capped at a 3-goals per match]; 4) goals for [capped at 3 goals per match]; 5) penalty shootout
Source: Match reports Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential [capped at a 3-goals per match]; 4) goals for [capped at 3 goals per match]; 5) penalty shootout
^Two teams, FC Brownsville (TX) and Los Migos (TX), were initially slated to compete in the regional but were unable to for undisclosed reasons. They were replaced by Cobb United FC (GA) and NTX Black Ice (TX).[9]
Women's
In total, five teams across four state associations participated in a round-robin tournament across June 7-9, alongside the men's tournament. This included defending national champions, NTX Image (Texas). The tournament was won by Winger FC, an affiliate of the WPSL's Charlotte Lady Eagles.[10] The other participants in the tournament were Shot Callers (South Carolina), GAWSA (Georgia), and Pathetico Madrid.[11] Tennessee SC was scheduled to attend but did not compete due to unspecified reasons.
Women's Region III Tournament
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Final result
1
Winger FC
4
4
0
0
11
3
+8
12
Advance to National Semifinals
2
Shot Callers
4
3
0
1
7
4
+3
9
3
GAWSA
4
1
1
2
7
7
0
4
4
NXT Image
4
1
1
2
7
8
−1
4
5
Pathetico Madrid
4
0
0
4
2
12
−10
0
Source: [3] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) penalty shootout
Home \ Away
GAW
NXI
PMD
SCS
WFC
GAWSA
—
4–4
NXT Image
—
3–0
1–2
Pathetico Madrid
0–4
—
2–10
Shot Callers
7–0
—
0–3
Winger FC
2–1
6–0
—
Source: [4] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Region IV
Men's
In total, 10 teams across seven state associations in USASA Region IV and the National Premier Soccer League sent representatives to the tournament.[12] The Mountain Premier League was the most represented league in the region with three teams participating. Colorado was the most represented state in the tournament with four teams taking part.
The semifinal and final took place on the weekend of June 1–2 at Cheyenne Sports Complex in North Las Vegas, Nevada.[a]
^The semifinals and final were originally scheduled to take place at Tropical Breeze Park in North Las Vegas, NV. The week of the event, the matches were moved to Sandstone Ridge Park in North Las Vegas, NV for unknown reasons. On the day of the semifinals, June 1, the venue was once again changed to Cheyenne Sports Complex due to improper field conditions at Sandstone Ridge Park. Saturday's semifinal match start times were also moved from the morning to later that evening due to the venue change.
^With the semifinal and final being held at a single location, "home team" isn't factored into the bracket layout. Officially, Temecula FC and J.M. United FC were designated as the home team for their semifinals. FC Arizona was designated as home team for the final.
^Young Gunz FC forfeited due to schedule congestion and claimed the regional tournament was poorly planned.[13]
^The Olympic Club forfeited due to schedule congestion, trouble traveling on short notice, and claimed the regional tournament was poorly planned.[14]
The Region IV women's representative was intended to be decided via a four-team tournament featuring teams from four state associations (California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah) in a Las Vegas-hosted single-elimination tournament. However, scheduling issues led to the cancelation of the event and an agreement that Pan World Elite WFC (Utah) would serve as the region's representative in the national finals.[15]
