| United States Adult Soccer Association |
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| Nations |
 United States |
| Higher Division |
| USL Premier Development League, National Premier Soccer League, Pacific Coast Soccer League |
| Lower Division |
| None |
| Cups |
| US Open Cup, George F. Donnelly Cup, National Cup Finals, Coed Cup, Veteran's Cup |
| Website |
| Official site |
The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is the national organization for amateur soccer in the United States. It represents the fifth and lowest tier in the American Soccer Pyramid, underneath the USL's Premier Development League. The USASA purports to have over 250,000 adult members playing within its leagues and teams, making it the country's largest division of organized soccer at the adult levels.
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Organization
State and local associations operate leagues under the umbrella of the USASA. The national organization is split into 55 state associations across four regions:
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Region I
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Region II |
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Region III
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Region IV
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Affiliated Amateur Adult Leagues
- For a list of USASA affiliated amateur adult leagues, see List of USASA affiliated leagues.
Competitions
Nationally, the USASA runs the following competitions for its affiliated teams:
- National Cup Finals - a 32-team tournament, also open to USSF-affiliated youth teams.
- Coed Cup - a competition for coed teams. Each USASA region sends one representative team for entry into the Open division and another for entry into the Over 30 division.
- Veteran's Cup - men's and women's competitions for various senior teams.
- George F. Donnelly Cup - four-team tournaments (men's and women's) composed of the regional winners among state select teams.
The USASA also enters eight teams (two per region) into the annual US Open Cup.
USASA in the US Open Cup
2009
402 FC - Omaha, Nebraska - lost R1 to Minnesota Thunder
Aegean Hawks - Arlington, Virginia - lost R1 to Real Maryland Monarchs
Arizona Sahuaros (NPSL) - Phoenix, Arizona - lost R1 to El Paso Patriots
Atlanta FC (NPSL) - Sandy Springs, Georgia - lost R1 to Charleston Battery
Bavarian SC - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - lost R1 to Chicago Fire Premier
Emigrantes das Ilhas - Brockton, Massachusetts - lost R1 to Western Mass Pioneers
Lynch's FC - Jacksonville, Florida - lost R1 to Miami FC
Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) - Santa Rosa, California - lost R2 to Portland Timbers after beating Orange County Blue Star
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2008
AAC Eagles - Chicago, Illinois - lost R1 to Pittsburgh Riverhounds- Arizona Sahuaros (NPSL) - Phoenix, Arizona - lost R1 to Seattle Sounders
ASC New Stars - Houston, Texas - lost R1 to Charleston Battery- Boston Olympiakos - Boston, Massachusetts - lost R1 to Western Mass Pioneers
- Clearwater Galactics - Clearwater, Florida - lost R1 to Charlotte Eagles
- Hollywood United - Manhattan Beach, California - lost R2 to Seattle Sounders after beating Portland Timbers
New York Pancyprian-Freedoms - New York, New York - lost R1 to Real Maryland Monarchs- RWB Adria - Chicago, Illinois - lost R1 to Rochester Rhinos
2007
- Aegean Hawks - Arlington, Virginia - lost R1 to Harrisburg City Islanders
- Azzurri - Dallas, Texas - lost R1 to Atlanta Silverbacks
- Banat Arsenal - Phoenix, Arizona - lost R1 to Seattle Sounders
Danbury United - Danbury, Connecticut - lost R1 to Western Mass Pioneers- Indios USA (NPSL) - Canutillo, Texas - lost R1 to Minnesota Thunder
- Lynch's FC - Jacksonville, Florida - lost R1 to Charlotte Eagles
- Milwaukee Bavarians (NPSL) - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - lost R2 to Carolina Railhawks after beating Cincinnati Kings
- RWB Adria - Chicago, Illinois - lost R1 to Carolina Railhawks
2006
Allied SC - Baltimore, Maryland - lost QR to Cape Cod Crusaders- Arizona Sahuaros - Phoenix, Arizona - lost R2 to Virginia Beach Mariners after beating BYU Cougars
- Chicago Lightning - Chicago, Illinois - lost R1 to Milford International
- Croatian Eagles - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - lost QR to Des Moines Menace
- Dallas Mustang Legends - Dallas, Texas - lost R1 to Des Moines Menace
- Dallas Roma - Dallas, Texas - lost R4 to Los Angeles Galaxy after beating Laredo Heat, Miami FC and Chivas USA
- Milford International - Milford, Connecticut - lost R2 to New Hampshire Phantoms after beating Chicago Lightning
- Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) - Santa Rosa, California - lost R2 to Charleston Battery after beating Ogden Outlaws
2005
- AAC Eagles - Chicago, Illinois - lost R1 to Chicago Fire Premier
- Azzurri - Dallas, Texas - lost R1 to Dallas Roma
- Baltimore Colts - Baltimore, Maryland - lost R1 to Richmond Kickers Future
- Dallas Roma - Dallas, Texas - lost R2 to Wilmington Hammerheads after beating Cocoa Expos and Azzurri
- Greek American Atlas - Jamaica, New York - lost R1 to Ocean City Barons
Reggae Boyz - Indianapolis, Indiana - lost R2 to Western Mass Pioneers after beating Cincinnati Kings- Salinas Valley Samba (NPSL) - Salinas, California - lost R2 to Seattle Sounders after beating Cascade Surge and Sonoma County Sol
- Sonoma County Sol (NPSL) - Santa Rosa, California - lost R1 to Salinas Valley Samba
2004
- Allied SC - Baltimore, Maryland - lost R1 to South Jersey Barons
- Azzurri - Dallas, Texas - lost R1 to Cocoa Expos
- Bavarian SC - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - lost R1 to Carolina Dynamo
- Chico Rooks (MPSL) - Chico, California - lost R1 to Boulder Rapids Reserve
- Dallas Mustang Legends - Dallas, Texas - lost R1 to DFW Tornados
- Greek American Atlas - Jamaica, New York - lost R1 to Cape Cod Crusaders
- SAC Wisla - Chicago, Illinois - lost R1 to Chicago Fire Reserves
- Sacramento Knights (MPSL) - Sacramento, California - lost R2 to Utah Blitzz after beating Spokane Shadow
Trivia
- The USASA enjoyed its greatest success when Dallas Roma (Texas, Region III) defeated Chivas USA by penalty kick shootout in the third round of the 2006 US Open Cup. The amateur team became the first USASA team to defeat a Major League Soccer side. They would later lose to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the fourth round.
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