1928–29 National Challenge Cup

The 1928–29 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. This edition of the soccer tournament featured 100 entrants (51 in the East and 49 in the West). In this edition the Western bracket played the first round in December 1928 while the Eastern section chose to wait out the poor weather and began the first round games in February 1929. The Cup final, which drew 21,583 spectators, broke the record for the largest crowd to see a Cup final, and remained the largest crowd, until 2010, when the Seattle Sounders FC defeat Columbus Crew in front of 31,311 spectators.

Eastern Division

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
                           
February 3 - Bronx            
 New York Hakoah  7
February 17 - Bronx
 Mamaroneck F.C.  1  
 New York Hakoah  6
February 3 - Rochester
   Rochester Celtic  0  
 Rochester Celtic  3
March 17 - Bronx
 Buffalo Hungarian  2  
 New York Hakoah  3
February 3 - Newark
   Newark Portuguese  2  
 Newark Portuguese  3
February 17 - Newark
 Bayonne Rovers  0  
 Newark Portuguese  4
February 3
   New York Hungaria  1  
 New York Hungaria  w/o
March 24 - Brooklyn
 First German    
 New York Hakoah  1
February 3 - Bronx
   New York Giants  0
 New York Giants  4
February 24 - Bronx
 IRT Rangers  1  
 New York Giants  8
February 3 - Trenton
   Trenton F.C.  0  
 Trenton F.C.  8
March 3, 9
 Newark Skeeters  1  
 New York Giants  2-6
February 3 - Baltimore
   Bethlehem Steel  2-3  
 Canton F.C.  0
February 16 - Bethlehem
 Bethlehem Steel  5  
 Bethlehem Steel  5
February 3 - Waterbury
   Walsh Chevrolet  0  
 Waterbury  1
 Walsh Chevrolet  6  

Western Division

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
                           
December 23 - Chicago            
 Thistle F.C.  1
February 17
 Olympia F.C.  1  
 Thistle F.C.  1
December 16 - St. Louis
   Madison Kennel  5  
 Madison Kennel  4
March 10 - St. Louis
 Ben Millers  1  
 Madison Kennel  5
December 16 - Detroit
   Holley Carburetor  1  
 Holley Carburetor  2
February 23 - Detroit
 Flint IMA  0  
 Holley Carburetor  10
   Goodyear F.C.  3  
 Goodyear F.C.  4
March 17 - St. Louis
 Cleveland Celtics  1  
 Madison Kennel  7
December 16 - Chicago
   Sparta ABA  4
 Sparta ABA  3
February 24 - Chicago
 Carpenters  0  
 Sparta ABA  7
December 23 - Detroit
   All Scots  0  
 Wood Hydraulic  1
March 3 - Chicago
 All Scots  3  
 Sparta ABA  3
December 30 - Chicago
   Bricklayers  1  
 Bricklayers  2
February 17 - Chicago
 Buda AA  0  
 Bricklayers  3
December 23 - St. Louis
   Tablers  1  
 Tablers  5
 Wellston  2  

Final

March 31, 1929
St. Louis Madison Kennel (MO) 0–2 New York Hakoah (NY)
(Report) Joszef Eisenhoffer 80'
Siegfried Wortmann 82'

April 7, 1929
New York Hakoah (NY) 3–0 St. Louis Madison Kennel (MO)
Erno Schwarz 20'
Max Grünwald 50'
Moritz Häusler 70' 		(Report)
Dexter Park; Woodhaven, New York
Attendance: 21,583[1]
Referee: James McFarlane (USA)

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Additional references

  1. ↑ Mayers, Joshua (September 13, 2010). "You've done it again -- 22,000 tickets sold for Open Cup final". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
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