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The Union and the US Open Cup
Philadelphia Soccer History

The Union and the US Open Cup

by × on May 22, 2013 at 11:31 am × 3 comments

The Union will face Ocean City Nor’easters in the third round of the 2013 US Open Cup. PSP looks back on the Union’s previous Cup appearances.

Philly and the first US Open Cup
Philadelphia Soccer History

Philly and the first US Open Cup

by × on May 15, 2013 at 11:14 am × 0 comments

In 1913, seven area teams entered the inaugural National Challenge Cup tournament, known today as the US Open Cup.

First women’s soccer team in Philly, 1922
Philadelphia Soccer History

First women’s soccer team in Philly, 1922

by × on May 8, 2013 at 11:52 am × 4 comments

Women’s soccer has come a long way. In Philadelphia in 1922, it came all the way from England.

Philly Soccer 100: Tacony lose American Cup final replay, West Philly wins Amateur Challenge Cup
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Philly Soccer 100: Tacony lose American Cup final replay, West Philly wins Amateur Challenge Cup

by × on May 1, 2013 at 11:00 am × 0 comments

Tacony battles Paterson True Blues in the second replay of the 1913 American Cup final. West Philadelphia and Wilmington Irish Americans meet for the Allied American Amateur Cup.

Philly Soccer 100: Tacony v True Blues in American Cup final replay
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Philly Soccer 100: Tacony v True Blues in American Cup final replay

by × on April 24, 2013 at 10:54 am × 0 comments

After squandering a 2-0 halftime lead over Paterson True Blues in the first final only a week before, Tacony again would face the Jerseymen in the American Cup final replay at Second and Allegheny.

Philly Soccer 100: Tacony against True Blues in American Cup final
Philadelphia Soccer History

Philly Soccer 100: Tacony against True Blues in American Cup final

by × on April 16, 2013 at 10:30 am × 2 comments

Two inches of rain fall on the first American Cup final to be hosted in Philadelphia.

Philly soccer 100: USFA founded, Cup semis, Bethlehem tops Boys Club
Philadelphia Soccer History

Philly soccer 100: USFA founded, Cup semis, Bethlehem tops Boys Club

by × on April 10, 2013 at 11:00 am × 0 comments

Semifinal action in the Allied Amateur and Philadelphia Challenge Cups. Bethlehem and Boys Club meet in second game of the Amateur Championship of Pennsylvania series.

Philly and the founding of the US Soccer Federation
Philadelphia Soccer History

Philly and the founding of the US Soccer Federation

by × on April 5, 2013 at 10:31 am × 2 comments

When efforts to form a national soccer organization seemed to have been shattered in 1913, Philadelphia stepped into the breach.

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