2021 National Amateur Cup
# 2021 National Amateur Cup

The 2021 National Amateur Cup was the 97th edition of the National Amateur Cup, a knockout cup competition open to amateur teams affiliated with the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA). This is the third edition of the tournament to award its champion a spot in the U.S. Open Cup.

Lansdowne Yonkers FC won their second National Amateur Cup title, defeating Cal FC 2–1 in the final.

## Format

All four regions of the USASA will hold tournaments to crown champions, which would then qualify for the final tournament. Qualification for these regionals was determined individually. The final four teams then compete in a single location knockout tournament to determine a national champion, with an additional game in place to crown both third and fourth place.

## Region I

Eight associations in USASA Region I sent representatives to the tournament for the Fritz Marth Amateur Cup. Due to the 2020 tournament's cancelation, five associations elected to send both their 2020 and 2021 amateur cup champions increasing the field to 13 teams.

The final of the regional tournament took place on June 19 at the Ukrainian American Sports Center in North Wales, Pennsylvania.

Home teams listed on top of bracket

| First Round April 11/17/18 | First Round April 11/17/18 | First Round April 11/17/18 | | | Quarterfinals May 2/9 | Quarterfinals May 2/9 | Quarterfinals May 2/9 | Semifinals May 23 | Semifinals May 23 | Semifinals May 23 | | Final June 19 | Final June 19 | Final June 19 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MA | Safira FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | Lansdowne Yonkers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY | Lansdowne Yonkers | 2 | | | NY | Lansdowne Yonkers | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | NJ | FC Motown | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | NY | Lansdowne Yonkers | 3* | | | | |
| North | North | North | North | North | North | North | North | NY | Lansdowne Yonkers | 3* | | | | |
| North | North | North | North | North | North | North | North | MA | Brockton FC United | 2 | | | | |
| CT | Newtown Pride FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | MA | Brockton FC United | 2 | | | | |
| MA | Brockton FC United | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA | Brockton FC United | 5 | | | MA | Brockton FC United | 2(5) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | NY | Pancyprian-Freedoms | 2(3) | | | | | | | |
| NY | Pancyprian-Freedoms | 5 | | | NY | Pancyprian-Freedoms | 2(3) | | | | | | | |
| NJ | Vistula Garfield SC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NJ | Vistula Garfield SC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | NY | Lansdowne Yonkers | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | PA | West Chester United | 1 |
| PA | Steel FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | PA | West Chester United | 1 |
| MD | All Stars United | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MD | All Stars United | 1 | | | PA | Steel FC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | PA | West Chester United | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | PA | West Chester United | 1 | | | | |
| South | South | South | South | South | South | South | South | PA | West Chester United | 1 | | | | |
| South | South | South | South | South | South | South | South | PA | Vereinigung Erzgebirge | 0 | | | | |
| VA | Sporting 804 | 1 | | | | | | | | | PA | Vereinigung Erzgebirge | 0 | | | | |
| PA | Vereinigung Erzgebirge | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PA | Vereinigung Erzgebirge | 5 | | | PA | Vereinigung Erzgebirge | 1* | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | MD | Christos FC | 0 | | | | | | | |

Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

## Region II

In total, 19 teams across eight states signed up to compete in the tournament for the Bill Davey Amateur Cup. The full bracket was revealed on April 2, with the first round acting as "play-in" games for the bracket proper.

The final of the regional tournament took place on June 26 at the SeatGeek Stadium Turf Fields in Bridgeview, Illinois.

First round

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

| Second Round Apr. 21–May 2 | Second Round Apr. 21–May 2 | Second Round Apr. 21–May 2 | | | Quarterfinals May 12–22 | Quarterfinals May 12–22 | Quarterfinals May 12–22 | Semifinals June 5/12 | Semifinals June 5/12 | Semifinals June 5/12 | | Final June 26 | Final June 26 | Final June 26 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WI | Barron Soccer Team | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MN | Vlora FC | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MN | Vlora FC | | | | MN | Vlora FC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | MN | FC Minneapolis | 3 | | | | | | | |
| MN | FC Minneapolis | 7 | | | MN | FC Minneapolis | 3 | | | | | | | |
| WI | Hayward Wolfpack FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WI | Hayward Wolfpack FC | 1 | | | | | | MN | FC Minneapolis | 3 | | | | |
| West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | MN | FC Minneapolis | 3 | | | | |
| West | West | West | West | West | West | West | West | WI | Milwaukee Bavarian | 0 | | | | |
| WI | Milwaukee Bavarian | 4 | | | | | | | | | WI | Milwaukee Bavarian | 0 | | | | |
| WI | United Serbians SC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WI | United Serbians SC | 1 | | | WI | Milwaukee Bavarian | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | IA | Union Dubuque F.C. | 0 | | | | | | | |
| IA | Union Dubuque F.C. | 14 | | | IA | Union Dubuque F.C. | 0 | | | | | | | |
| WI | Spartan Football Club | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WI | Spartan Football Club | 0 | | | | | | | | | | MN | FC Minneapolis | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | IL | Springfield FC | 2 |
| IN | Fort Wayne Sport Club | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | IL | Springfield FC | 2 |
| OH | Cincy SC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OH | Cincy SC | 0 | | | IN | Fort Wayne Sport Club | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | MI | Ann Arbor FC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| MI | Ann Arbor FC | 2 | | | MI | Ann Arbor FC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| MI | Livonia City FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MI | Livonia City FC | 1 | | | | | | MI | Ann Arbor FC | 0 | | | | |
| East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | MI | Ann Arbor FC | 0 | | | | |
| East | East | East | East | East | East | East | East | IL | Springfield FC | 3 | | | | |
| IL | Chicago Athletic FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | IL | Springfield FC | 3 | | | | |
| IL | Springfield FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IL | Springfield FC | 3 | | | IL | Springfield FC | 2(4) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | IL | RWB Adria | 2(1) | | | | | | | |
| IL | RWB Adria | 1 | | | IL | RWB Adria | 2(1) | | | | | | | |
| IL | Edgewater Castle FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

## Region III

Applications for the Region III tournament closed on May 8. On June 9, the field of eight teams, representing five different states, was announced along with the tournament format. Unlike the other regions, Region III separated its entrants into two groups with each playing three games over two days. The highest finishing team from each group moved on to the Region III Amateur Cup Final on Sunday, June 13.

The regional tournament took place between June 11–13 at the Richard Siegel Soccer Complex in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | OFC Wolves | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Advance to Region III Final |
| 2 | Platinum FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | K'Vars FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Buckhead SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | |
| Home \ Away | PFC | BSC | KFC | OFW |
| Platinum FC | — | 6–0 | 3–1 | — |
| Buckhead SC | — | — | — | 1–7 |
| K'Vars FC | — | 4–1 | — | 0–3 |
| OFC Wolves | 2–0 | — | — | — |

Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nashville United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 9 | Advance to Region III Final |
| 2 | Goldsboro Strike Eagles FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | SCU-Heat | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Music City SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 28 | −23 | 0 | |
| Home \ Away | NUN | MSC | GSE | SCU |
| Nashville United | — | 8–1 | 4–2 | — |
| Music City SC | — | — | — | 1–12 |
| Goldsboro Strike Eagles FC | — | 8–3 | — | 3–1 |
| SCU-Heat | 1–4 | — | — | — |

Region III Final

## Region IV

Six teams from two states will compete for the Region IV amateur cup. Only two of the region's 20 member state associations (Colorado Soccer Association and Cal South) will have teams taking part in the tournament, with all five Colorado teams coming from the Colorado Super League.

The final of the regional tournament will take place on June 23 and will be hosted by Cal FC at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California.

Home teams listed on top of bracket

| First Round May 20–21 | First Round May 20–21 | First Round May 20–21 | Second Round June 3–4 | Second Round June 3–4 | Second Round June 3–4 | Final June 23 | Final June 23 | Final June 23 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | CO | Peak XI FC | 0 | | | |
| CO | Peak XI FC | 1 | CA | Cal FC | 3 | | | |
| CO | Guadalajara Denver | 0 | | | | CA | Cal FC | 2 |
| | | | | | | CO | Colorado Rush | 1 |
| | | | CO | Harpos FC | 2(0) | | | |
| CO | FC Denver | 1 | CO | Colorado Rush | 2(3) | | | |
| CO | Harpos FC | 3* | | | | | | |

Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

## National Amateur Cup Finals

The national finals were held between August 6 and 7 at the SeatGeek Stadium Turf Fields in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Lansdowne Yonkers FC won the championship for a second time in five years by beating Cal FC, 2–1. As champion Lansdowne receives a spot in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup and $7,000. Cal receives $5,000 as runner-up while Springfield FC and Nashville United each receive $3,500 as semifinalists.

| Semifinals August 6 | Semifinals August 6 | Semifinals August 6 | Final August 7 | Final August 7 | Final August 7 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CA | Cal FC | 4 | | | |
| IL | Springfield FC | 2 | | | |
| IL | Springfield FC | 2 | CA | Cal FC | 1 |
| | | | NY | Lansdowne Yonkers | 2 |
| NY | Lansdowne Yonkers | 1 | NY | Lansdowne Yonkers | 2 |
| TN | Nashville United | 0 | | | |
