2019 National Amateur Cup

The 2019 National Amateur Cup was the 96th edition of the National Amateur Cup, a knockout cup competition open to amateur teams affiliated with the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA). This was the second edition of the tournament to award a spot in the U.S. Open Cup to its champion.

2019 USASA National Amateur Cup

Tournament details
Country	United States
Teams	37
Final positions
Champions	Newtown Pride FC (1st title)
Runners-up	Horizon FC
Third place	MesoAmerica FC
Fourth place	RWB Adria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	132 (3.88 per match)
← 2018 2021 →

Newtown Pride FC won their first National Amateur Cup title, defeating Horizon FC 3–0 in the final.

Format

All four regions of the USASA held tournaments to crown champions, which would then qualify for the final tournament. Qualification for these regionals was determined by each one, with USASA Region I, III, and IV awarding spots to the champions of each state or local association's amateur tournament.

The final four teams then compete in a single location knockout tournament to determine a national champion, with an additional game in place to crown both third and fourth place.

Region I

First round

Christos FC v BSC Raiders

April 7	Christos FC	2–1	BSC Raiders	Essex, Maryland
		Report		Stadium: Essex Community College

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket^[1]

Quarterfinals April 28

Semifinals May 18 – 19

Final June 15

MD

Christos FC

0

PA

Steel FC

1

PA

Steel FC

4

PA

Philadelphia Lone Star

1

PA

Philadelphia Lone Star

[2]

VA

The Benchwarmers

PA

Steel FC

0

CT

Newtown Pride FC

2

NJ

Jackson Lions FC

1

CT

Newtown Pride FC

6

CT

Newtown Pride FC

2

NY

Cedar Stars Academy

1

NY

Cedar Stars Academy

3

MA

Mosteiros FM

1

Region II

First round

Union Dubuque F.C. v Springfield FC

April 13	Union Dubuque F.C.	0–1	Springfield FC	Dubuque, Iowa
5:00pm (CDT)		Final score Match stream		Stadium: Emmaus Bible College

Ann Arbor FC v Grand Rapids FC

April 13	Ann Arbor FC	1–4	Grand Rapids FC	Grandville, Michigan
7:30pm (EDT)		Report		Stadium: Grandville High School

Gunners v Valhalla FC

April 14	Gunners	2–1	Valhalla FC	Dayton, Ohio
10:00 AM EDT		Report		Stadium: The Miami Valley School

Hayward United SC v Stegman's SC

April 28	Hayward United SC	0–6	Stegman's SC	Hayward, Wisconsin
2:00pm (CDT)		Report		Stadium: Hayward Intermediate School

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket^[3][4]

Second round April 20 – May 4

Quarterfinals May 8 – 15

Semifinals June 5 – 8

Final July 2

MI

Hamtramck City FC

2

MI

Teranga Lions

1

MI

Hamtramck City FC

Bye[a]

MI

Grand Rapids FC

0

MI

Livonia City FC

1

MI

Hamtramck City FC

1

WI

Milwaukee Bavarian

6

WI

Milwaukee Bavarian

3

MN

Stegman's SC

0

WI

Milwaukee Bavarian

6

MN

FC Minneapolis

2

MN

FC Minneapolis

8

WI

Barron Soccer Team

1

WI

Milwaukee Bavarian

0

IL

RWB Adria

1

IL

A.A.C. Eagles

3(5)

IL

Schwaben AC

3(6)

IL

Schwaben AC

1

IL

RWB Adria

3

IL

RWB Adria

2

IL

Springfield FC

0

IL

RWB Adria

4

IN

Old Bhoys SC

0

IN

Old Bhoys SC

[7]

OH

Gunners

IN

Old Bhoys SC

3

MI

Michigan Stars FC

0

MI

Michigan Stars FC

3

MI

Hamtramck Warriors

0

Region III

Home teams listed on top of bracket^[8]

	Semifinals June 7					Final June 9
	GA	Kalonji Soccer Academy	2
	TX	Horizon FC	5
						TX	Horizon FC	2
						TX	ASC New Stars	0
	TX	ASC New Stars	1
	AL	Pumas FC	0

Region IV

Home teams listed on top of bracket

	Semifinals June 9, 24					Final July 7
	AZ	Real Jalisciense	2
	CO	GAM United FC[9]	3
						CO	GAM United FC	2(10)
						CA	MesoAmerica FC[10]	2(11)
	CA	MesoAmerica FC[11]	5
	CA	Chula Vista FC	2

National Amateur Cup Finals

The finals tournament was held between August 2 and 3 on the campus of Triton College in River Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

Newtown Pride FC won its first national title, the first by a Connecticut-based club since the Hartford Italian American Stars AC in 1967, along with $15,000 and spots in both the 2020 Hank Steinbrecher Cup and 2020 U.S. Open Cup.^[12][13] Horizon FC took home $10,000 for finishing runner-up while both MesoAmerica FC and RWB Adria earned $7,500 each for finishing third and fourth respectively.^[14]

	Semifinal August 2					Final August 3
	TX	Horizon FC	2
	CA	MesoAmerica FC	1
						TX	Horizon FC	0
						CT	Newtown Pride FC	4
	CT	Newtown Pride FC	2
	IL	RWB Adria	0			Third place
						CA	MesoAmerica FC	6
						IL	RWB Adria	2

Semifinals

Horizon FC v MesoAmerica FC

August 2	Horizon FC	2–1	MesoAmerica FC	Triton College River Grove, Illinois
2:00pm (CDT)	Ayala 7' Zatarain 37'	Match broadcast	Paolo 82'

Newtown Pride FC v RWB Adria

August 2	Newtown Pride FC	2–0	RWB Adria	Triton College River Grove, Illinois
5:00pm (CDT)	55' 87'	Match broadcast

Third place match

MesoAmerica FC v RWB Adria

August 3	MesoAmerica FC	6–2	RWB Adria	Triton College River Grove, Illinois
5:00pm (CDT)	Paulo 5' Orr 7', 51', 85', 87' Javier Castro 22'	Match broadcast	10' Zach Reget 18'

National Amateur Cup Final

Horizon FC v Newtown Pride FC

August 3	Horizon FC	0–4	Newtown Pride FC	Triton College River Grove, Illinois
7:30pm (CDT)		Match broadcast	Mauro Dos Santos 8' Lucas Gabriel 31' (pen.) Syllia Salifou 48' Tavoy Morgan 85'

Notes

1. Livonia City FC was disqualified from the tournament on May 7 due to fielding an ineligible player against Grand Rapids FC.^[5] Two days later, Grand Rapids FC was also disqualified from the tournament for fielding too many players during its two previous matches.^[6]