1913–14 in American soccer

The 1913–14 season was the 1st season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States.

Honors and achievements

Competition	Winner
NAFBL	Brooklyn F.C. (1)
St. Louis Soccer League	St. Leo's (6)*
National Challenge Cup	Brooklyn F.C. (1)
American Cup	Bethlehem Steel

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

National team

Men's

No men's national team matches were played during the 1913–14 season.^[1]

Women's

The first women's national team match was not played until 1987.

League standings

NAFBL

The National Association Foot Ball League conducted its eleventh season of play. The Brooklyn Field Club accumulated the most points at the end of the season, thus winning the league title.

Place	Team	Pld.	W	L	T	Points
1	Brooklyn F.C. (C)	14	12	0	2	26
2	West Hudson A.A.	16	11	2	3	25
3	New York Clan MacDonald	16	9	5	2	20
4	Newark F.C.	15	5	5	5	15
5	Paterson Rangers	14	5	5	4	14
6	Jersey A.C.	10	3	2	5	11
7	Kearny Scots	11	3	5	3	9
8	Paterson True Blues	10	3	3	2	8
9	Newark Caledonians	13	1	9	3	5
10	Paterson Wilberforce	12	2	8	1	5
11	Bronx United	12	2	9	1	5
12	St. George F.C.	13	1	11	1	3

2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. Source: RSSSF^[2]

STLSL

The seventh season of the St. Louis Soccer League was held. St. Leo's won their sixth-consecutive title that year. The league was split into two divisions; the Federal Park and Robinson League.

Federal Park League

Place	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Points
1	St. Leo's	13	11	0	2	32	1	24
2	Ben Millers	13	7	4	2	21	13	16
3	Columbia A.C.	13	4	8	1	11	35	9
4	Rock Church A.C.	13	1	11	1	9	27	3

Robison League

Place	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Points
1	Columbus Club	20	14	6	0	40	24	28
2	Innisfails	20	9	6	5	36	27	23
3	St. Theresa's	20	6	10	4	20	35	16
4	Athletics	20	5	12	3	23	33	13

Cup Competitions

National Challenge Cup

The National Challenge Cup, known today as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, held its inaugural tournament during the 1913–14 season. Brooklyn Field Club of Brooklyn, New York won the title.^[3]

Semifinals		Final

Brooklyn F.C.	2

New Bedford F.C.	1
		Brooklyn F.C.	2

		Brooklyn Celtic	1
Brooklyn Celtic	6

Niagara Falls Rangers	2

American Cup

The American Cup, then known as the AFA Cup held its 23rd staging of the competition. Bethlehem Steel won the competition.^[4]

Semifinals		Final

Tacony Disston	2

Philadelphia Hibernian	1
		Tacony Disston	0

		Bethlehem Steel	1
Jersey Athletic	3

Bethlehem Steel	4

References

^ "United States matches, ratings and points exchanged". The World Football Elo Rating System. Eloratings.net. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
^ Litterer, David (November 15, 1998). "National Association Foot Ball League: 1913–14 season". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF.com. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
^ Hakala, Josh (January 6, 2003). "1914 National Challenge Cup Results". TheCup.us. TheCup.us. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
^ "Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club, 1913-1914". BethlehemSteelSoccer.org. November 27, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

[usmnt1913-14-1] "United States matches, ratings and points exchanged". The World Football Elo Rating System. Eloratings.net. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

[2] Litterer, David (November 15, 1998). "National Association Foot Ball League: 1913–14 season". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF.com. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

[3] Hakala, Josh (January 6, 2003). "1914 National Challenge Cup Results". TheCup.us. TheCup.us. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

[4] "Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club, 1913-1914". BethlehemSteelSoccer.org. November 27, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

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