USASA
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USASA is the United States Adult Soccer Association. It is the fifth and lowest tier in the American Soccer Pyramid, underneath the USL's Premier Development League. The USASA purports to have over 250,000 adult members playing within its leagues and teams, making it the country's largest division of organized soccer at the adult levels.
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[edit] Organization
State and local associations operate leagues under the umbrella of the USASA. The national organization is split into 55 state associations across four regions:
Region I
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York (two associations, east and west)
- Pennsylvania (two associations, east and west)
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Virginia/District of Columbia
- West Virginia
Region II
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio (two associations, north and south)
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
Region III
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas (two associations, north and south)
Region IV
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California (two associations, north and south)
- Colorado
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Utah
- Washington
- Wyoming
[edit] Competitions
Nationally, the USASA runs the following competitions for its affiliated teams:
- National Cup Finals - a 32-team tournament, also open to USSF-affiliated youth teams.
- Coed Cup - a competition for coed teams. Each USASA region sends one representative team for entry into the Open division and another for entry into the Over 30 division.
- Veteran's Cup - men's and women's competitions for various senior teams.
- George F. Donnelly Cup - four-team tournaments (men's and women's) composed of the regional winners among state select teams.
The USASA also enters eight teams (two per region) into the annual US Open Cup.
[edit] Mission statement
- To promote the game of soccer for men & women, in an atmosphere of Fun, Fair Play and Friendship, and
- Secure USASA membership for all men and women in the game
- Create opportunities for players and spectators
- Operate a public relations program to promote the USASA
- Renew and improve the relationship with the youth and professional divisions
- Educate the players and the members of the general public on the activities of the USASA
[edit] Trivia
- The USASA enjoyed its greatest success when Dallas Roma FC (Texas, Region III) defeated CD Chivas USA by penalty kick shootout in the third round of the 2006 US Open Cup. The amateur team became the first USASA team to defeat a Major League Soccer side. They would later lose to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the fourth round.
