The 1974 National Challenge Cup was the 61st edition of the United States Soccer Football Association's annual open soccer championship. Teams from the North American Soccer League declined to participate. The Greek American AA of New York City defeated the Croatian SC of Chicago in the final game.[1] The match was held on June 2.[2]
 Dewar Challenge Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Dates | 27 January – 2 June 1974 |
| Defending champions | Maccabee Los Angeles |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Greek American AA (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Chicago Croatian |
Bracket
edit| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| March 17 - New York | ||||||||||||||
| NY Greek American | 2 | |||||||||||||
| April 14 - New York | ||||||||||||||
| Doxa SC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Greek American | 4 | |||||||||||||
| March 31 - New Britain | ||||||||||||||
| New Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||
| New Britain | 3 | |||||||||||||
| April 28 - New York | ||||||||||||||
| Boston | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Greek American | 1 | |||||||||||||
| February 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Casa Bianca | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Casa Bianca | 1 | |||||||||||||
| April 14 - Baltimore | ||||||||||||||
| Co-Aurora | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Casa Bianca | 2 | |||||||||||||
| March 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Inter | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Inter | 2 | |||||||||||||
| June 2 - New York | ||||||||||||||
| Newark Ukrainians | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Greek American | 1 | |||||||||||||
| April 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Croatian | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pepsi-Cola | w/o | |||||||||||||
| April 28 - Edwardsville | ||||||||||||||
| Tulsa Internationals | ||||||||||||||
| Pepsi-Cola | 0 | |||||||||||||
| April 21 - Chicago | ||||||||||||||
| Croatian | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Croatian | 3 | |||||||||||||
| May 19 - Chicago | ||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee Bavarian | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Croatian | 1(3) | |||||||||||||
| January 27 - San Pedro | ||||||||||||||
| Gauchos | 1(2) | |||||||||||||
| San Pedro Yugoslavs | 1 | |||||||||||||
| March 31/April 7 - SP/SF | ||||||||||||||
| LA Gauchos | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Gauchos | 3-1 | |||||||||||||
| March 17 - San Francisco | ||||||||||||||
| SFAC | 1-1 | |||||||||||||
| SFIAC | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Tacoma Heidelberg | 0 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "1974 US Open Cup". TheCup.us. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ Holroyd, Stephen. "The Year in American Soccer, 1974". The American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
Sources
editChicago Tribune
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
St.Louis Post-Dispatch
San Francisco Chronicle
External links
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