1933 National Challenge Cup
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The 1933 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
. As in 1931, the ASL
teams played a round robin format instead of direct knockout games. The five New York team formed the Metropolitan group. The New England group included the three remaining ASL teams along with Victoria Mills of the Southern New England Association who qualified by defeating Fairlawn Rovers. The Round Robin was somewhat unpopular because of the methods used. Despite a league setup, games tied at the end of regulation were to go into overtime. In the event of a tie in the standings, goal average was used to break the tie. A slight controversy ensued when a game between Boston and Fall River was called at the 78th minute with the score 0-0. Fall River later forfeited the replay leaving Boston tied for first with Pawtucket. The Rangers advanced on better goal average leaving Boston unable to make up the difference in a replay with Fall River or a playoff with Pawtucket. In the West it was business as usual with the standard knockout procedure and the Stix of St. Louis making their second of what would be six consecutive trips to the national final. Other highlights include Bert Patenaude's five goal performance against Fairhill in the First German Club's first round match on January 14.
b) replayed after protest
Round Robin Groups
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...
. As in 1931, the ASL
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
teams played a round robin format instead of direct knockout games. The five New York team formed the Metropolitan group. The New England group included the three remaining ASL teams along with Victoria Mills of the Southern New England Association who qualified by defeating Fairlawn Rovers. The Round Robin was somewhat unpopular because of the methods used. Despite a league setup, games tied at the end of regulation were to go into overtime. In the event of a tie in the standings, goal average was used to break the tie. A slight controversy ensued when a game between Boston and Fall River was called at the 78th minute with the score 0-0. Fall River later forfeited the replay leaving Boston tied for first with Pawtucket. The Rangers advanced on better goal average leaving Boston unable to make up the difference in a replay with Fall River or a playoff with Pawtucket. In the West it was business as usual with the standard knockout procedure and the Stix of St. Louis making their second of what would be six consecutive trips to the national final. Other highlights include Bert Patenaude's five goal performance against Fairhill in the First German Club's first round match on January 14.
Eastern Division
Western Division
a) aggregate after 3 gamesb) replayed after protest
Round Robin Groups
| Metropolitan | Pts | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Dif | Perc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Americans New York Americans (soccer) The New York Americans were an American soccer club founded in 1931. Based in New York, New York, it played in both the first and second American Soccer Leagues.-History:... |
12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | New York Field Club New York Field Club New York F.C. was a successful early American soccer club.The club was originally a member of the amateur National Association Foot Ball League then became an inaugural member of the professional American Soccer League in 1921.The club won the Southern New York State Football Association in... |
6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 3 | Hakoah All-Stars Hakoah All-Stars Hakoah All-Stars is a former United States football club that played in the American Soccer League between 1930 and 1932. The club was formed after the merger of Brooklyn Hakoah of the ASL and New York Hakoah of the Eastern Soccer League... |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | .500 | |
| 4 | Brooklyn Wanderers Brooklyn Wanderers The Brooklyn Wanderers was a U.S. soccer team which was a founding member of the National Association Football League in the late nineteenth century. It later joined the American Soccer League.-History:... |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| .000 | |||||||||
| 5 | Bohemian Queens | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||
| .000 | |||||||||
| New England | Pts | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Dif | Perc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawtucket Rangers Pawtucket Rangers J. & P. Coats was an American soccer club team of the J. & P. Coats Company based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island having been founded in 1900.The club played won the Rhode Island League in 1914 then was an inaugural member of the semi-pro Southern New England Soccer League... |
8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | .666 | |
| 2 | Boston SC | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | ||
| .666 | |||||||||
| 3 | Fall River FC | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | ||
| .333 | |||||||||
| 4 | Victoria Mills | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | ||
| .333 | |||||||||