United States Adult Soccer Association

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United States Adult Soccer Association
Countries  United States
Confederation US Soccer
Founded 1995
Levels on pyramid 5-9
Promotion to None
Relegation to Various depends on local league
Domestic cup(s) US Open Cup
George F. Donnelly Cup
National Cup Finals
Coed Cup
Veteran's Cup
Website Official site

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.

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[edit] 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:

Region I

Region II

Region III

Region IV

[edit] Affiliated Amateur Adult Leagues

For a list of USASA affiliated amateur adult leagues, see List of USASA affiliated leagues.

[edit] 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.

[edit] USASA in the US Open Cup

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[edit] 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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