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1933 National Challenge Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | National Challenge Cup |
| year | 1933 |
| image | Dewar trophy 1914.jpg |
| caption | Dewar Challenge Cup |
| country | United States |
| dates | 14 January – 23 April 1933 |
| defending_champions | New Bedford Whalers |
| winners | Stix, Baer and Fuller |
| count | 1 |
| second | New York Americans |
| semifinal1 | Sparta A & BA |
| semifinal2 | Pawtucket Rangers |
| prev_season | 1932 |
| next_season | 1934 |
The 1933 National Challenge Cup marked the 20th edition of the tournament currently known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a knockout domestic cup competition of American soccer. The New Bedford Whalers did not defend their title, as the club had folded by the fall of 1932.
As of 1931, ASL teams competed in a round-robin format instead of direct knockout matches. The five New York teams formed the Metropolitan Group, while the New England group consisted of the three remaining ASL teams and Victoria Mills of the Southern New England Association, who qualified by defeating the Fairlawn Rovers. The round-robin format was considered somewhat unpopular due to the methods used.
Despite the league-style setup, matches tied at the end of regulation proceeded into overtime. In the event of a tie in the standings, goal average served as the tiebreaker. A minor controversy occurred when a match between the Boston team and Fall River was stopped in the 78th minute with the score at 0–0. Fall River later forfeited the replay, leaving Boston tied for first place with the Pawtucket Rangers. The Rangers advanced due to a higher goal average, which left Boston unable to make up the difference either in a replay with Fall River or in a playoff with Pawtucket.
In the Western division, the tournament followed the traditional knockout format, with the Stix of St. Louis making the second of their six consecutive appearances in the national final. Other highlights included Bert Patenaude's five-goal performance against Fairhill in the First German Club's first-round match on January 14.
Eastern Division
|February 5 - Brooklyn|German Hungarians|w/o|Brooklyn Celtic| |January 15 - Newark|Swanton F.C.|3|Trenton Highlanders|1 |January 7 - February 19|Pawtucket Rangers|1st|Boston SC|2nd ||Fall River FC|3rd|Victoria Mills|4th |January 14, 21 - Philadelphia|German Americans|6-2|Fairhill|5-1 |January 15 - Baltimore|Baltimore Canton|4|Bethlehem Steel|1 |January 8 - February 22|New York Americans|1st|New York Field Club|2nd ||Hakoah All-Stars|3rd|Brooklyn Wanderers|4th |February 26/March 5 - New York|German Hungarians|1-4|Swanton F.C.|1-0 ||Pawtucket Rangers||Won Round Robin| |February 25 - Philadelphia|German Americans|3|Baltimore Canton|2 ||New York Americans||Won Round Robin| |March 27 - New York|German Hungarians|0|Pawtucket Rangers|5 |March 11, 12|German Americans|0-2|New York Americans|1-3 |April 1, 2|Pawtucket Rangers|4-1|New York Americans|2-4
Western Division
|January 22 - St. Louis|Stix|4|Coca-Colas|1 |January 22 - Milwaukee |Deutscher Sport Club|0|Jugo-Slavs|1 |January 15 - St. Louis|Andersons|3|Ben Millers|2 |January 22,29/February 5 - Detroit|Maccabee All-Stars|4a|Sons of Malta|6 |January 22 - Chicago|Chicago Sparta|2|Norwegian Americans|1 |February 5 - Chicago|Chicago Bricklayers|1|Swedish Americans|2 |January 22 - Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh Curry|4|Cleveland Shamrocks|0 |January 22 - Cleveland|Cleveland Slavia|4|Buffalo German|1 |February 12 - St. Louis|Stix|10|Jugo-Slavs|1 |February 19 - St. Louis|Andersons|7|Sons of Malta|1 |February 19 - Chicago|Chicago Sparta|2|Swedish Americans|0 |February 19 - Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh Curry|1|Cleveland Slavia|3 |February 26/March 12 - St. Louis|Stix|1-4b|Andersons|2-1 |February 26 - Chicago|Chicago Sparta|1|Cleveland Slavia|0 |March 19, 26|Stix|7-1|Chicago Sparta|3-0
a) aggregate after 3 games
b) replayed after protest
Round Robin Groups
| Metropolitan | Pts | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Dif | Perc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Americans | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 |
| 2 | New York Field Club | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| 3 | Hakoah All-Stars | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 4 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
| 5 | Bohemian Queens | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -12 |
| New England | Pts | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Dif | Perc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawtucket Rangers | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | +13 |
| 2 | Boston SC | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 3 | Fall River FC | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| 4 | Victoria Mills | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -9 |
Final
First game
Second game
Nilsen
Sources
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
References
- (2009-01-27). "1933 National Challenge Cup Results".
- (2018-09-18). "Why we recognize Fall River Marksmen as a 5-time US Open Cup champion".
- "The Year in American Soccer - 1933".
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