United States Adult Soccer Association
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Founded | 1995 |
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Country | United States |
Confederation | CONCACAF |
Level on pyramid | 4–13 |
Domestic cup(s) |
US Open Cup National Amateur Cup |
Website |
usadultsoccer |
The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is a national organization for amateur soccer in the United States. It consists of 55 state organizations as well as national, regional and state leagues.
The American Soccer League, National Premier Soccer League, Premier Development League and United Premier Soccer League are USASA national affiliates designed to promote a higher lever of competition than the state organizations. USASA also affiliates the Women's Premier Soccer League, one of the unrecognized second division leagues below the fully professional NWSL.
USASA has over 250,000 adult members within its leagues and teams.
Organization
State and local associations operate leagues under the umbrella of the USASA. The national organization is split into four regions:
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Region III
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Region IV
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National Tier Structure
In 2018 USASA introduced a tiered system for amateur soccer.[1] Three tiers with standard requirements include: Tiers I and II are designed for leagues that have or wish to have a national footprint. Tier III is for leagues that operate in multiple states.
In addition to general requirements of all member leagues, Tiers I, II and III must meet these criteria:
Member Clubs | Season length | Footprint | Stadium | |
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Tier I | Minimum of 36 | Minimum of four months | Clubs located in all four time zones | Capacity of 500 or more |
Tier II | Minimum of 24 | Minimum of four months | Clubs located in three time zones | Capacity of 250 or more |
Tier III | Minimum of 12 | Minimum of four months | Clubs located in four or more states | none |
Affiliated Amateur Adult Leagues
- For a list of USASA affiliated amateur adult leagues, see List of USASA affiliated leagues.
Competitions
Hank Steinbrecher Cup
In 2013, USASA began a competition to pit the champions of the different men's amateur competitions (USASA National Amateur Cup, NPSL, PDL and defending cup holder) against each other for the title of "USA National Amateur Champions."
Year | Winner | Result | Runner-up | Third Place | Result | Fourth Place |
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2013 | Carolina Dynamo | 1–1 (3–2 PK's) | LVU Sonic | Croatian Eagles | 3–1 | Battery Park Gunners |
2014 | RWB Adria | 1–0 | Sonoma County Sol | NTX Rayados | Ocean City Nor'easters | |
2015 | Chattanooga FC[2] | 3–0 | Michigan Bucks | Maryland Bays | NY Greek Americans | |
2016 | Chicago Fire U23[3][4][5] | 2–1 | Chattanooga FC | Quinto Elemento FC | West Chester United | |
2017 | Michigan Bucks | 3–0 | AFC Cleveland | Chicago FC United | 4–0 | Christos FC |
2018 | Michigan Bucks[6] | 2–0 | Charlotte Eagles | Lansdowne Bhoys FC | 2–1 | Elm City Express |
National Amateur Cup
USASA at the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
2004
Allied SC – Baltimore, Maryland – lost R1 to South Jersey Barons Azzurri – Dallas, Texas – lost R1 to Cocoa Expos Bavarian SC – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – lost R1 to Carolina Dynamo Chico Rooks (MPSL) – Chico, California – lost R1 to Boulder Rapids Reserve Dallas Mustang Legends – Dallas, Texas – lost R1 to DFW Tornados Greek American Atlas – Jamaica, New York – lost R1 to Cape Cod Crusaders SAC Wisla – Chicago, Illinois – lost R1 to Chicago Fire Reserves Sacramento Knights (MPSL) – Sacramento, California – lost R2 to Utah Blitzz after beating Spokane Shadow
2005
AAC Eagles – Chicago, Illinois – lost R1 to Chicago Fire Premier Azzurri – Dallas, Texas – lost R1 to Dallas Roma Baltimore Colts – Baltimore, Maryland – lost R1 to Richmond Kickers Future Dallas Roma – Dallas, Texas – lost R2 to Wilmington Hammerheads after beating Cocoa Expos and Azzurri Greek American Atlas – Jamaica, New York – lost R1 to Ocean City Barons Reggae Boyz – Indianapolis, Indiana – lost R2 to Western Mass Pioneers after beating Cincinnati Kings Salinas Valley Samba (NPSL) – Salinas, California – lost R2 to Seattle Sounders after beating Cascade Surge and Sonoma County Sol Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) – Santa Rosa, California – lost R1 to Salinas Valley Samba
2006
Allied SC – Baltimore, Maryland – lost QR to Cape Cod Crusaders Arizona Sahuaros – Phoenix, Arizona – lost R2 to Virginia Beach Mariners after beating BYU Cougars Chicago Lightning – Chicago, Illinois – lost R1 to Milford International Croatian Eagles – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – lost QR to Des Moines Menace Dallas Mustang Legends – Dallas, Texas – lost R1 to Des Moines Menace Dallas Roma – Dallas, Texas – lost R4 to Los Angeles Galaxy after beating Laredo Heat, Miami FC and Chivas USA Milford International – Milford, Connecticut – lost R2 to New Hampshire Phantoms after beating Chicago Lightning Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) – Santa Rosa, California – lost R2 to Charleston Battery after beating Ogden Outlaws
2007
Aegean Hawks – Arlington, Virginia – lost R1 to Harrisburg City Islanders Azzurri – Dallas, Texas – lost R1 to Atlanta Silverbacks Banat Arsenal – Phoenix, Arizona – lost R1 to Seattle Sounders Danbury United – Danbury, Connecticut – lost R1 to Western Mass Pioneers Indios USA (NPSL) – Canutillo, Texas – lost R1 to Minnesota Thunder Lynch's FC – Jacksonville, Florida – lost R1 to Charlotte Eagles Milwaukee Bavarians (NPSL) – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – lost R2 to Carolina Railhawks after beating Cincinnati Kings RWB Adria – Chicago, Illinois – lost R1 to Carolina Railhawks
2008
AAC Eagles – Chicago, Illinois – lost R1 to Pittsburgh Riverhounds Arizona Sahuaros (NPSL) – Phoenix, Arizona – lost R1 to Seattle Sounders ASC New Stars – Houston, Texas – lost R1 to Charleston Battery Boston Olympiakos – Boston, Massachusetts – lost R1 to Western Mass Pioneers Clearwater Galactics – Clearwater, Florida – lost R1 to Charlotte Eagles Hollywood United – Manhattan Beach, California – lost R2 to Seattle Sounders after beating Portland Timbers New York Pancyprian-Freedoms – New York, New York – lost R1 to Real Maryland Monarchs RWB Adria – Chicago, Illinois – lost R1 to Rochester Rhinos
2009
402 FC – Omaha, Nebraska – lost R1 to Minnesota Thunder Aegean Hawks – Arlington, Virginia – lost R1 to Real Maryland Monarchs Arizona Sahuaros (NPSL) – Phoenix, Arizona – lost R1 to El Paso Patriots Atlanta FC (NPSL) – Sandy Springs, Georgia – lost R1 to Charleston Battery Bavarian SC – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – lost R1 to Chicago Fire Premier Emigrantes das Ilhas – Brockton, Massachusetts – lost R1 to Western Mass Pioneers Lynch's FC – Jacksonville, Florida – lost R1 to Miami FC Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) – Santa Rosa, California – lost R2 to Portland Timbers after beating Orange County Blue Star
2010
Arizona Sahuaros (NPSL) – Phoenix, Arizona – lost R2 to Austin Aztex after beating Ventura County Fusion Bay Area Ambassadors (NPSL) – Hayward, California – lost R1 to Kitsap Pumas Brooklyn Italians (NPSL) – Brooklyn, New York – lost R1 to Harrisburg City Islanders CASL Elite – Raleigh, North Carolina – lost R1 to Charleston Battery Detroit United – Detroit, Michigan – lost R1 to Pittsburgh Riverhounds KC Athletics – Kansas City, Missouri – lost R1 to NSC Minnesota Stars Legends FC – Dallas, Texas – lost R1 to FC Tampa Bay New York Pancyprian-Freedoms – New York, New York – lost R1 to Long Island Rough Riders Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) – Santa Rosa, California – lost R1 to Portland Timbers
2011
AAC Eagles – Chicago, Illinois – lost R1 to Madison 56ers ASC New Stars – Houston, Texas – lost R1 to Orlando City Brooklyn Italians (NPSL) – Brooklyn, New York – lost R1 to New York Pancyprian-Freedoms Chattanooga FC (NPSL) – Chattanooga, Tennessee – lost R1 to Pittsburgh Riverhounds Doxa Italia – Manhattan Beach, California – lost R1 to Ventura County Fusion DV8 Defenders – Redwood City, California – lost R1 to Real Colorado Foxes Hollywood United Hitmen (NPSL) – Los Angeles, California – lost R1 to Los Angeles Blues Iowa Menace – Des Moines, Iowa – lost R1 to Chicago Fire Premier Madison 56ers (NPSL) – Madison, Wisconsin – lost R2 to Chicago Fire Premier after beating AAC Eagles New York Pancyprian-Freedoms – New York, New York – lost R2 to FC New York after beating Brooklyn Italians Phoenix SC – Feasterville, Pennsylvania – lost R1 to Rochester Rhinos Regals FC – Houston, Texas – lost R1 to Charleston Battery
2012
Aegean Hawks – Arlington, Virginia ASC New Stars – Houston, Texas Brooklyn Italians (NPSL) – Brooklyn, New York Cal FC – Thousand Oaks, California Croatian Eagles – Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fullerton Rangers (NPSL) – Fullerton, California Georgia Revolution (NPSL) – Conyers, Georgia Greek American AA – Astoria, New York Jacksonville United (NPSL) – Jacksonville, Florida Jersey Shore Boca – Toms River, New Jersey KC Athletics – Kansas City, Missouri Milwaukee Bavarians (NPSL) – Milwaukee, Wisconsin NTX Rayados – Dallas, Texas FC Sonic Lehigh Valley (NPSL) – Allentown, Pennsylvania
See also
References
- ↑ "USASA to institute new standards". Soc Takes. 9 December 2017.
- ↑ "Chattanooga FC Set to Host 2016 US Soccer Amateur Championship". Goal Nation. 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "Chattanooga FC falls to Fire in second overtime". Times Free Press. 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Chicago Fire PDL Claims US Soccer National Amateur Championship". Chicago Fire. 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Chattanooga FC Falls 2–1 In Hank Steinbrecher Cup". National Premier Soccer League. 31 May 2016.
- ↑ Duggan, Dan (June 4, 2018). "Bucks Earn Second Consecutive USASA National Championship". Michigan Bucks. Retrieved July 30, 2018.