USASA National Women's Open
The USASA National Women's Open was an American women's soccer tournament run by the United States Adult Soccer Association. It began in 1996, and from 2009 to 2012 it was known as the Women's Cup. Before the formation of the Women's Open, the Women's Amateur was the top national cup competition.
History
It began as a tournament only contested by amateur and semi-pro teams, as teams from professional leagues are not allowed to enter the competition. In 2012 though, the Chicago Red Stars, a professional club in the WPSL Elite, entered and won the competition. Similarly, the professional Houston Aces of WPSL won in 2013.The defending Women's Cup champion is Olympic Club, who won the title in back-to-back tournaments in 2015 and 2016. The last open was held in 2016
Tournament structure
2009–2012
In the regional phase of the competition, four to sixteen teams per region compete in a round-robin tournament, playing at least three games.The national finals feature the four regional winners in a two-round knockout tournament.
2013–2016
Teams apply to take part in the national championships, which is contested as an initial round-robin group, followed by a championship game if there are more than four teams participating.Finalists
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Dallas Lightning | 2-1 | Sacramento Storm |
| 1997 | Dallas Lightning | 4–2 | Sacramento Storm |
| 1998 | Ajax America | 5-0 | Dallas Lightning |
| 1999 | Auto Trader San Diego | 14-0 | Patrick Real Wyckoff |
| 2000 | Ajax America | 2-1 | Detroit Rocker Hawks |
| 2001 | Detroit Rocker Hawks | 1-0 | SoCal Blues |
| 2002 | SoCal Blues | 5-0 | Peninsula Aztecs |
| 2003 | Ajax America | ||
| 2004 | Ajax America | 2-1 | Detroit Jaguars |
| 2005 | FC Indiana | 4-0 | DCS Titans |
| 2006 | Dallas Roma F.C. | Sockers F.C. Chicago | |
| 2007 | Ajax America | 2-1 | FC Indiana |
| 2008 | FC Indiana | ||
| 2009 | Chicago Eclipse Select | 3-1 | NYAC |
| 2010 | NYAC | 2-0 | Dallas Premier |
| 2011 | J.B. Marine S.C. | 2-1 | Sparta United WSC |
| 2012 | Chicago Red Stars | 3-2 | NYAC |
| 2013 | Houston Aces | Kansas City Dynamos | |
| 2014 | NYAC | 2-1 | ASA Chesapeake Charge |
| 2015 | Olympic Club | ASA Chesapeake Charge | |
| 2016 | Olympic Club | 2-0 | United FC |
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Semifinalist / Top Four |
| Ajax America | 5 | - | 1 |
| NYAC | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| FC Indiana | 2 | 1 | - |
| Dallas Lightning | 2 | 1 | - |
| Olympic Club | 2 | - | - |
| SoCal Blues | 1 | 1 | - |
| Detroit Rocker Hawks | 1 | 1 | - |
| Houston Aces | 1 | - | 1 |
| Chicago Red Stars | 1 | - | - |
| J.B. Marine S.C. | 1 | - | - |
| Chicago Eclipse Select | 1 | - | - |
| Dallas Roma F.C. | 1 | - | - |
| Auto Trader San Diego | 1 | - | - |
| ASA Chesapeake Charge | - | 2 | 1 |
| Sacramento Storm | - | 2 | - |
| Salt Lake City Sparta | - | 1 | 1 |
| United FC | - | 1 | - |
| Kansas City Dynamos | - | 1 | - |
| Dallas Premier | - | 1 | - |
| DCS Titans | - | 1 | - |
| Detroit Jaguars | - | 1 | - |
| Peninsula Aztecs | - | 1 | - |
| Patrick Real Wyckoff | - | 1 | - |
| CO Sporting Fury | - | - | 1 |
| Mothershucker | - | - | 1 |
| Fredericksburg FC | - | - | 1 |
| Fire and Ice Soccer Club | - | - | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Hellenic | - | - | 1 |
| Des Moines Menace | - | - | 1 |
| Kansas City Shock | - | - | 1 |
| Turbo D'Feeters | - | - | 1 |
| Triad United Aces | - | - | 1 |
| Kentucky Wanderers | - | - | 1 |
| Houston Challengers | - | - | 1 |
| Phoenix Inferno | - | - | 1 |
| Philadelphia United German-Hungarians | - | - | 1 |
| Dallas Sting | - | - | 1 |
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