American Soccer Association Cup

The American Soccer Association Cup was an open cup-tie competition that took place in 1929. The entires for this tournament were the ASL teams and amateur clubs from the Southern New York State Association. The amateur clubs played the early rounds to earn the right to play off against the ASL entrants in the final stages.[1] The tournament ran from February to May. The sixth round which constituted the tournament proper included the seven ASL teams and the only amateur side to qualify, the Brooklyn Celtics. The final was played over two legs with Providence gaining the title over the New York Nationals with a 4-2 win on May 20 after the teams drew 2-2 on May 18. A May 19 game was played but officials called the game on account of weather and continued as an exhibition match with the teams playing to a 4-4 draw. This tournament was not continued as the 'Soccer War' was later resolved.

Second round

Norwegian	v	Brooklyn Americans

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February 24, 1929

3:30PM

Swedish	3-10	Galicia

Commercial Field, Brooklyn

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February 24, 1929

Trumpeldor	6–0	Klippen
Laszlo(4) Solomon(2)

Hawthorne Field

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March 3, 1929

German Hungarians	0-3	First German

Brooklyn

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March 3, 1929

Yonkers St.George	0–1	Otis Elevator
		10' Pete Joslip

Glen Park

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March 3, 1929

Yonkers Thistle	6–3	New Rochelle
Walker Stewart(2) Lees(2) Heineman

Ludlow Dock

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March 3, 1929

Danersk	0–4	Port Chester

Cummings Park

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March 3, 1929

Nassau	3–0	Mineola
F.Kelly Glasgow Carr

Neighborhood Field
Referee: Hugh Evans

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March 10, 1929

Greenwich	3–5	Stamford

Havemeyer Field

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March 10, 1929

Brooklyn Celtics	7-0	Gjoa

Third round

March 10, 1929

Yonkers Thistle	3-2	Otis Elevator
Adams Jock Stewart 80' Jock Stewart		Leadbetter Nichol

Glen Park

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March 17, 1929

Port Chester	0-2	Stamford
		McMillan 88' McMillan

Washington Park
Referee: W.Halliday

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March 17, 1929

Norwegian	5–1	Trumpeldors

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March 17, 1929

3:00PM

Galicia	1–1	Nassau
Bruce(pk)		Carr

East NY Oval
Referee: O'Halloran

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March 17, 1929

First German	1–1	Brooklyn Celtic
Machle		Glenn

Suydam Oval

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March 17, 1929

Nassau	1–2	Galicia
Fleming		Vega Doyle

Glen Cove, L.I.
Attendance: 400

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March 24, 1929

Brooklyn Celtic	3–0	First German
Hughes Adams

Todd Field

Fourth round

April 13, 1929

Brooklyn Wanderers	5–2	Norwegians
10' Nehadoma(Pearce) 20' Curtis 67' Hogg(Mitchell) Brown(pk) Pearce(Hogg)		55' Fass Backen(pk)

Hawthorne Field
Referee: T.Dempsey

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April 19, 1929

11:00AM

Davis Mills	v	Hose Tens

Mark Stadium, Tiverton, RI
Referee: Lovett

Fifth round

April 7, 1929

3:30PM

Galicia	2–2	Philadelphia
Bruce Ozores		65' Wall 80' McKenna

Hawthorne Field
Referee: Dempsey
Attendance: 1000

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April 13, 1929

3:00PM

Philadelphia	6–2	Galicia
Wall(4) Purvis Moore		Ozores Boyle

Northeast High School
Referee: Hayes

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April 20, 1929

Brooklyn Wanderers	5–1	Stamford
Mitchell 15' Nehadoma(Curtis) Nehadoma(McMillan) 55' Nehadoma(Hogg) 75' Curtis		8' Calder(pk)

Polo Grounds
Attendance: 1500
Referee: C.Stott

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April 20, 1929

New York Nationals	10–1	Yonkers Thistle
10' John Nelson(Carlson) 11' John Nelson(Leonard) 16' Gallagher John Nelson(Gallagher) Carlson Gallagher 50' McGhee(Leonard) Carlson Leonard McGhee		Torrance(Knox)

Polo Grounds
Attendance: 1500
Referee: H.Evans

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April 21, 1929

1:30PM

Davis Mills	3–5	Pawtucket
60' Golz Beaulieu 68' Bradbury		Sam Kennedy(4) Jim McAuley

Mark Stadium, Tiverton, RI
Referee: Lovett

Tournament proper

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	April 28
	NY Nationals	2
					May 5, 12
	Philadelphia	1
					NY Nationals	2-2
	April 28
					Brooklyn Wanderers	1-2
	Brooklyn Wanderers	3
									May 18, 20
	Brooklyn Celtics	1
									NY Nationals	2-2
	April 27, 28
									Providence	2-4
	Boston	4-3
					May 4, 5, 12
	Fall River	2-3
					Boston	2-0-0
	April 27, 28
					Providence	1-1-2
	Pawtucket	1-0
	Providence	1-6

Quarterfinals

April 27, 1929

Pawtucket	1–1	Providence
Kennedy		Paterson

Coats Field

Referee: George Lambie

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April 28, 1929

Providence	6–0	Pawtucket
Paterson (3) Hogg (2) Watson

Cycledrome

Referee: George Lambie

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April 27, 1929

Boston	4–2	Fall River F.C.
Nilsen G.Burness H.Burness McEachran		Patenaude Patenaude

Boston, MA

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April 28, 1929

Fall River F.C.	3–3	Boston
Patenaude Granger		Gonsalves Gonsalves McIntyre(og) Nilsen

Tiverton, RI

Referee: Bethune

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April 28, 1929

New York Nationals	2–1	Philadelphia
11' Nelson 89' Worden(pk)		35' Nicol

Hawthorne Field

Attendance: 2000

Referee: Thomas Cunningham

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April 28, 1929

Brooklyn Wanderers	3–1	Brooklyn Celtics
22' Curtis 55' Curtis 67' Pearce		10' Hughes

Hawthorne Field

Attendance: 2000

Referee: James Walder

Semifinals

May 4, 1929

Boston	2–1	Providence F.C.
Nilsen 69' McEachran		63' Paterson

Boston, MA

Referee: George Lambie

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May 5, 1929

Providence F.C.	1–0	Boston
89' Paterson

Cycledrome

Referee: George Lambie

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May 12, 1929

Providence F.C.	2–0	Boston
130' Paterson 139' Turner

Referee: George Lambie

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May 5, 1929

New York Nationals	2–1	Brooklyn Wanderers
62' Nelson 80' Nelson		88' Pearce

Hawthorne Field

Attendance: 1500

Referee: James Walder

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May 12, 1929

New York Nationals	2–2	Brooklyn Wanderers
10' Nelson 87' McGhee		30' Nehadoma 62' Lyell

Hawthorne Field

Referee: James Walder

Final

May 18, 1929

New York Nationals (NY)	2–2	Providence F.C. (RI)
16', 41' Nelson		15' Paterson 35' Auld

Providence Cycledrome

Attendance: 5000

Referee: George Lambie

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Replay

May 20, 1929

New York Nationals (NY)	2–4	Providence F.C. (RI)
31', 75' McGhee		35', 55' Paterson (3) 88' Fitzpatrick

Polo Grounds; New York, New York

Referee: Tom Cunningham

See also

• 1929 National Challenge Cup

References

1. "Cup Pairings Are Announced". (February 19, 1929). Chester Times, p.13 col.2

Sources

• New York Times
• Boston Globe
• Providence Journal
• Pawtucket Times
• Brooklyn Daily Eagle
• Yonkers Herald
• Stamford Advocate
• Glen Cove Record
• The Daily Item
• La Prensa