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

YearWinnerScoreRunner-up
1996Dallas Lightning2-1Sacramento Storm
1997Dallas Lightning4–2Sacramento Storm
1998Ajax America5-0Dallas Lightning
1999Auto Trader San Diego14-0Patrick Real Wyckoff
2000Ajax America2-1Detroit Rocker Hawks
2001Detroit Rocker Hawks1-0SoCal Blues
2002SoCal Blues5-0Peninsula Aztecs
2003Ajax America
2004Ajax America2-1Detroit Jaguars
2005FC Indiana4-0DCS Titans
2006Dallas Roma F.C.Sockers F.C. Chicago
2007Ajax America2-1FC Indiana
2008FC Indiana
2009Chicago Eclipse Select3-1NYAC
2010NYAC2-0 Dallas Premier
2011J.B. Marine S.C.2-1 Sparta United WSC
2012Chicago Red Stars3-2NYAC
2013Houston AcesKansas City Dynamos
2014NYAC2-1ASA Chesapeake Charge
2015Olympic ClubASA Chesapeake Charge
2016Olympic Club2-0United FC

TeamWinnersRunners-upSemifinalist / Top Four
Ajax America5 -1
NYAC2 2 1
FC Indiana2 1 -
Dallas Lightning2 1 -
Olympic Club2 --
SoCal Blues1 1 -
Detroit Rocker Hawks1 1 -
Houston Aces1 -1
Chicago Red Stars1 --
J.B. Marine S.C.1 --
Chicago Eclipse Select1 --
Dallas Roma F.C.1 --
Auto Trader San Diego1 --
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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