2013 National Women's Open

The 2013 USASA National Women's Open was the 18th staging of the tournament, and the first under a new format that eliminates regional qualification. The finals included four Midwest teams and took place from June 25th to 27th, with the Amateur and U-23 competitions taking place the next three days.[1]

2013 USASA National Women's Open
Country United States
Teams4
ChampionsHouston Aces
Runners-upKansas City Dynamos
Matches played6
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The defending champions are the Chicago Red Stars who were the first professional team to enter, and win, the competition. They did not attempt to defend their title, participating in the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League instead. They were members of WPSL Elite during the 2012 edition of the Women's Cup.

The four teams participating in the Open Bracket of the 2013 National Women's Championships were the Des Moines Menace, Kansas City Shock, Houston Aces, and Kansas City Dynamos,[2] the competition format being a round-robin as opposed to the previous used semifinals-to-final. The Houston Aces emerged as champions, winning all three of their matches, with the Kansas City Dynamos as runners-up.

Schedule

[3][4]

June 25, 2013 Des Moines Menace1 - 1Kansas City ShockOverland Park Soccer Complex
6:30pm
June 25, 2013 Houston Aces3 - 1Kansas City DynamosOverland Park Soccer Complex
6:30pm
June 26, 2013 Kansas City Shock1 - 3Kansas City DynamosOverland Park Soccer Complex
6:30pm
June 26, 2013 Des Moines Menace0 - 2Houston AcesOverland Park Soccer Complex
6:30pm
June 27, 2013 Houston Aces3 - 0Kansas City ShockOverland Park Soccer Complex
10:00am
June 27, 2013 Kansas City Dynamos3 - 1Des Moines MenaceOverland Park Soccer Complex
10:00am

Final standings
Team Pts W D L GF GA GD
Houston Aces 9 3 0 0 8 1 +7
Kansas City Dynamos 6 2 0 1 7 5 +2
Des Moines Menace 1 0 1 0 2 6 -4
Kansas City Shock 1 0 1 2 2 7 -5

References
  1. "National Women's Championships". USASA. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  2. "National Women's Championship – Tournament Brackets" (doc). USASA. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. "National Women's Championships". USASA. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. "Schedule 2013 National Women's Open Cup". USASA League Apps. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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