American Amateur Football Association Cup
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The American Amateur Football Association Cup was an American soccer competition open to amateur teams affiliated with the American Amateur Football Association (AFAA). It played only two years, 1912 and 1913 before being superseded by the National Challenge Cup.
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[edit] History
In a October 1911 meeting, the New York State Football Association created the American Amateur Football Association (AAFA) and tasked it with standardizing rules and procedures for U.S. soccer. In 1912, the AAFA initiated a national cup open to all amateur U.S. teams. Despite the national invitation, only twenty-four teams from the New York area entered.[1] The 1913 competition was no better, again all twenty-four teams hailed from the southern New England region. However, by that time, the AAFA was gaining a national membership and in April 1913, the AAFA was instrumental in forming the United States Football Association which became the U.S. governing body.[2] While the AAFA ran its cup that year, awarding the Dewar Trophy to the winner, that was the last year of competition. In 1914, the USFA began the National Challenge Cup. The Dewar Cup was also donated to the USFA which awarded it to the Challenge Cup victor.
[edit] Champions by year
| Year | Final Group Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runner-up | |||
| 1912 | Brooklyn Celtic | Newark F.C. | ||
| 1913 | Yonkers F.C. | Hollywood Inn F.C. | ||
[edit] 1912 Tournament
[edit] First Round
[edit] Byes
- German AC
- Brooklyn FC
- Bronx United
- Clan McKenzie
- Greenpoint
[edit] Games
- Brooklyn Celtics def Eureka
- Greenpoint bye
- Clan McDonalds 4-0 Baltimore Sons of St. George Jan 14
- Sheffield def St.George
- Cameron 1-1 Newark Feb 11
- Hollywood Inn def Columbia Oval
- Arcadia Thistle def Clan Gordon
- Boys Club vs St. George FC
- Yonkers def Anglo-Saxons
- NY Celtics vs Clan McDuff
[edit] Second Round
- Brooklyn Celtics 8-0 Greenpoint Feb 25
- Clan McDonalds 8-0 Clan McKenzies
- Hollywood Inn def Yonkers
- Arcadia Thistle 1-1 German AC Mar 3
- Arcadia Thistle 6-2 German AC Mar 10
[edit] Bracket
| Quarterfinals Mar 24-Apr 7 |
Semifinals April 14 |
Finals May 11 |
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| NY | Brooklyn Celtic | 1-2 | |||||||||||
| NY | Clan MacDonald | 1-1 | |||||||||||
| NY | Brooklyn Celtic | 5 | |||||||||||
| NY | Critchley F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||
| NY | Critchley F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||
| NY | Sheffield A.F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||
| NY | Brooklyn Celtic | 3 | |||||||||||
| NJ | Newark F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||
| NJ | Newark F.C. | w/o | |||||||||||
| NY | Bronx United | ||||||||||||
| NJ | Newark F.C. | 5 | |||||||||||
| NY | Hollywood Inn | 2 | |||||||||||
| NY | Hollywood Inn | 8 | |||||||||||
| NY | Arcadia Thistle | 1 | |||||||||||
[edit] Final
| May 11, 1912 |
Brooklyn Celtic (NY) | 3–0 | Newark F.C. (NJ) | Marquette Oval; Brooklyn, New York Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
| Campton Campton O'Halloran |
(Report) |
[edit] 1913 Tournament
[edit] Second Round
- Clan McDuff 1-1 Fulton Nov 24
- Clan McDuff 1-1 Fulton Dec 1
- Clan McDuff 4-2 Fulton Dec 8
- Brooklyn Celtic 0-1 Hollywood Inn Nov 24
- St. George 3-2 NY Celtic Nov 24
- Washington FC 0-4 Clan McDonald Nov 24
- Cameron l-w Critchley
- White Rose l-w Anglo-Saxon FC
- German FC 4-2 Sheffield AFC Nov 24
- Holy Cross l-w Yonkers
[edit] Bracket
| Quarterfinals Jan 5-13 |
Semifinals March 23 |
Finals April 12 |
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| NY | Yonkers F.C. | 10 | |||||||||||
| NY | Anglo-Saxon F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||
| NY | Yonkers F.C. | 4 | |||||||||||
| NY | St. George F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||
| NY | St. George F.C. | 3-5 | |||||||||||
| NY | German F.C. | 3-4 | |||||||||||
| NY | Yonkers F.C. | 3 | |||||||||||
| NY | Hollywood Inn | 0 | |||||||||||
| NY | Hollywood Inn | 3 | |||||||||||
| NY | Clan MacDuff | 1 | |||||||||||
| NY | Hollywood Inn | 3 | |||||||||||
| NY | Clan MacDonald | 1 | |||||||||||
| NY | Clan MacDonald | 2 | |||||||||||
| NY | Critchley F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||
[edit] Final
| April 12, 1913 |
Yonkers F.C. (NY) | 3–0 | Hollywood Inn (NY) | Lenox Oval; Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mr. Williams (N.Y.S.L) |
| 25' Billy Waldron 65' Mike King 75' Mike King |
(Report) |
