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Region I Finals - 18 & 19 June

By Region I Communications 06/15/2022, 12:00pm CDT

Finals to determine who advances to nationals.

The Region I cup finals are this weekend at the Ukrainian American Sports Center in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Six titles are up for grab as a cumulation state and Region qualifiers that started as early as last September. The winners will go on to represent the Region in their respective national finals.

Our first championship match will be Saturday evening as the Renegades (MDCVA) and Safira FC (MA) battle for the Over-40 Cup. It will be the second final trip in a row for the Renegades who lost out to Fairfield GAC FC (CT) in penalty kicks last season.

Following the Over-40 will be the Amateur Cup for the Fritz Marth Trophy featuring 2019 champion Newtown Pride FC (CT) against NOVA FC (MDCVA). This is the first cup run for NOVA who defeated West Chester United (EPA) in the southern bracket semifinal.

Sunday morning, we kick off with the Gerhard Mengel Cup for the Over-30 Championship. This will be a replay of last season's title match between cup holders Christos FC (MD) and NY Pancyprian Freedom (ENY).

For the second year in a row, we will play the Women's Championship. Defending champion Sidekicks FC (MA) look hold off Hoboken FC 1912 (NJ).

We wrap it up with the Werner Fricker Cup for the Amateur Open Championship with West Chester United (EPA) taking on Jackson Lions FC (NJ).

Along with the finals, we also will run Men Under-23 Championship for the Gus Xikis Trophy over the weekend with that final taking place on Sunday.

The finals can be seen live on YouTube. Go to our link for finals.

Region I Cup Finals Live Stream

Region Finals Set

By Region I Communications 05/27/2022, 3:00pm CDT

Championships to take place at Ukrainian American Sports Center, 18 & 19 June

We completed our last two semifinals of the cups season with the Gerhard Mengel Cup. It will be a replay of last season’s final with Region cup holder Christos FC (MD) once again meeting NY Pancyprian Freedom (ENY). Christos FC shutout Sporting 804 (MDCVA) 6:0 as Jon Ports and Tommy Quaranta hit a brace each. Collin Fisher scored and assisted with goal also coming from Marco Mangione. Karou Forbess added two assists while Phil Saunders an Dan McCleary shared the shutout. The Pancyprian reached the final after a crazy 8:5 victory of Danbury United (CT). The final will take place 19 June at the Ukrainian American Sports Center in Horsham, Pennsylvania.

Our Region championships start on Saturday evening, 18 June with the National Over-40 Cup followed by the Amateur Cup for the Fritz Marth Trophy. Sunday, will be the finals for the Gerhard Mengel Cup, the Over-30 Championship, and then the Werner Fricker Cup, the Amateur Open Championship.

Also during the weekend will be the Region I Under-23 Championship for the Gus Xikis Trophy. Tournament play starts on Saturday concluding with the semifinals & final on Sunday.

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About Our Cups

USASA Region I is proud of its history in cup competitions and the success of its teams at national level. Our cup season begins in April and at the end of June, we will reach our finals.

In the men's competitions, the championships include:

  • Amateur Cup
  • Werner Fricker Cup, the Region Open Championship
  • Gerhard Mengel Cup, the Over-30 Championship
  • National Over-40 Cup
  • Region Over-50 Cup

Region I Women's Championship

In addition to the men's championships, the Region holds the Women's Championship. A tournament among eight State Association representatives will take place on 17-18 June

Men Under-23 Championship - Gus Xikis Trophy

The final competition is the Gus Xikis Trophy for the U23 Championship. That tournament will take place 17-18 June during our Finals weekend.

Find all of it in the schedule below and follow us on Twitter @USASARegion1.

2023 Projected Cup Schedule

  • 2 April – 1st Round Amateur Cup
  • 2 April – QF Werner Fricker Cup
  • 9 April – Easter Sunday – No Matches
  • 16 April – QF Gerhard Mengel Cup
  • 23 April – QF Amateur Cup
  • 23 April - QF Over-40 Cup
  • 30 April – QF Over-50 Cup
  • 30 April - SF Werner Fricker Cup
  • 7 May – SF Gerhard Mengel Cup
  • 14 May – SF Over-40 Cup
  • 21 May – SF Amateur Cup
  • 21 May - SF Over-50 Cup
  • 28 May – Memorial Day – No Matches
  • 4 June – Make up date
  • 11 June – Make up date
  • 17 June - U23 Tournament
  • 17 June - Women's Championship
  • 17 June – Over-40 & Amateur Finals
  • 18 June – Gerhard Mengel, Werner Fricker, Over-50, Women’s & U23 Finals

Entries for 2023 Cups

State Associations conduct competitions for their teams, sending the state champion to our various cups. We will continue to update this information over the next few weeks.
Cup States Teams
Amateur Cup 7 55
Werner Fricker Cup 7 40
Gerhard Mengel Cup 7 40
National Over-40 Cup 7 16
Region Over-50 Cup 2 4

 

2023 Schedule/Results

Venues
Map Link

Date Time Cup Round Home Result Away Location
Amateur 1st
Fricker QF
Fricker QF
Fricker QF
Fricker QF
Amateur QF
Amateur
Amateur QF
O40 QF
O40 QF
O40 QF
O40 QF
Mengel QF
Mengel QF
Mengel QF
Mengel QF
Fricker SF
Fricker SF
Amateur SF
Amateur SF
O40 SF
O40 SF
Mengel SF
Mengel SF
17 June 5:00 O40 Final Ukrainian #6
17 June 7:00 Amateur Final Ukrainian #6
18 June 11:00 Mengel Final Ukrainian #6
18 June 12:00 Xikis Final Ukrainian #1
18 June 12:30 Women's Final Ukrainian #2
18 June 1:00 Fricker Final Ukrainian #6

US Soccer International Clearance Procedure

Information concerning the ITC procedures with US Soccer

2023 Amateur Cup for the Fritz Marth Trophy

  1. Newtown Pride FC (CT)
  2. Eastern New York
  3. Westchester United (EPA)
  4. Maryland
  5. FC Omens (MA)
  6. NOVA FC (MDCVA)
  7. New Jersey

2023 Werner Fricker Cup - Amateur Open Championship

  1. Connecticut
  2. Eastern New York
  3. Eastern Pennsylvania
  4. Maryland
  5. Massachusetts
  6. New Jersey
  7. West Virginia

2023 Gerhard Mengel Cup - Over-30 Championship

  1. Connecticut
  2. Eastern New York
  3. Eastern Pennsylvania
  4. Maryland
  5. Safira FC (MA)
  6. NOVA FC (MDCVA)
  7. New Jersey

2023 National Over-40 Cup 

  1. Connecticut
  2. Manhattan Celtic Masters (ENY)
  3. Eastern Pennsylvania
  4. Maryland
  5. Massachusetts
  6. Renegades (MDCVA)
  7. New Jersey

2023 Region I Over-50 Cup 

  1. Eastern Pennsylvania
  2. Maryland