United States Adult Soccer Association

United States Adult Soccer Association

Country	United States
Confederation	US Soccer
Founded	1995
Level on pyramid	5–13
Promotion to	None
Relegation to	Various depends on local league
Domestic cup(s)	US Open Cup George F. Donnelly Cup National Cup Finals Coed Cup Veteran's Cup
Website	usasa.com

The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is a national organization and sanctioning body for amateur soccer in the United States. It consists of 54 state organizations as well as regional and national leagues. The USL's Premier Development League and the National Premier Soccer League are USASA-affiliated but are designed to promote a higher lever of competition than the state organizations. USASA also affiliates the Women's Premier Soccer League, one of the top women's leagues in the nation. 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:

Region I Delaware Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Eastern New York Western Pennsylvania East Pennsylvania West Rhode Island Vermont Virginia/District of Columbia West Virginia	Region II Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio North Ohio South South Dakota Wisconsin
Region III Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas North Texas South	Region IV Alaska Arizona California North California South Colorado Hawaii Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington Wyoming

Affiliated Amateur Adult Leagues

For a list of USASA affiliated amateur adult leagues, see List of USASA affiliated leagues.

Competitions

Nationally, the USASA runs the following competitions for its affiliated teams:

• Men's National Cup Finals
• Other National Cup competitions
• Coed Cup
• Veterans Cup

Amateur Championships

In 2013, USASA held a competition to pit the champions of the different men's amateur competitions against each other for the title of "USA National Amateur Champions". The event was repeated in 2014, this time adding a bracket for women's amateur competition champions, though the women's bracket did not return for the 2015 edition. The trophy for the Amateur Championships is known as the Hank Steinbrecher Cup.

2013

Teams competing:

• Battery Park Gunners – USASA Amateur champions
• Carolina Dynamo – PDL runners-up
• Croatian Eagles – USASA Open champions
• FC Lehigh Valley United Sonic – NPSL champions

Carolina Dynamo won the championships in a 3–2 penalty kicks decision after drawing FC LVU Sonic 1–1 in regulation. The third place match went to Croatian Eagles, beating the Gunners 3–1.^[1]

2014

Teams competing:

NTX Rayados – USASA Open champions Ocean City Nor'easters – PDL semifinalists Sonoma County Sol – NPSL runners-up RWB Adria – USASA Amateur champions (and USASA Open runners-up)

ASA Chesapeake Charge – USASA Amateur champions Houston Aces – USASA Open champions and WPSL runners-up Real Salt Lake Women – USASA Amateur runners-up Washington Spirit Reserves – W-League semifinalists

RWB Adria defeated Sonoma County Sol 1-0 to win the men's amateur national championship. Washington Spirit Reserves won the women's championship, 2-0 over Houston Aces.

2015

Teams competing:

• Chattanooga FC - NPSL runners-up
• Maryland Bays - USASA Open champions
• Michigan Bucks - PDL champions
• NY Greek Americans - USASA Amateur champions

Chattanooga FC shut out their competition, beating the Maryland Bays 2-0 in the semifinal before beating the Michigan Bucks 3-0 in the final.^[2]

USASA in the US Open Cup

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

1. http://www.usadultsoccer.com/page/show/1010311-us-soccer-national-amateur-championships
2. http://www.usadultsoccer.com/news_article/show/506765?referrer_id=926661

External links

• USASA Official Site