United States Adult Soccer Association
The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is a national organization and sanctioning body for amateur soccer in the United States. It represents one part of the fifth and lowest tier in the American Soccer Pyramid, alongside US Club Soccer (USCS), and underneath the USL's Premier Development League and the National Premier Soccer League, which are USASA-affiliated but are considered to be at the fourth tier of competition for a variety of historical reasons. The USASA purports to have over 250,000 adult members playing within its leagues and teams, making it the USA's largest division of organized soccer at adult level.
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:
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:
- 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.
USASA in the US Open Cup
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) - Manhattan Beach, 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
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Trivia
- The USASA enjoyed its greatest success when Dallas Roma (Texas, Region III) defeated 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.
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| Cup competitions |
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| Men's college soccer |
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| Women's national teams |
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| Women's leagues |
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| Women's college soccer |
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