1947 NAFC Championship

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

North American Football Confederation The North American Football Confederation (NAFC) was founded in 1946 as the governing body of association football in Northern America, Mexico, and Cuba. The first president of the NAFC was Carlos Alonso who was elected on 19 December 1946 in Hav ...

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

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Ponta Delgada S.C. Ponta Delgada Soccer Club, also referred to as Fall River Ponta Delgada, was a United States soccer club, based in Fall River, Massachusetts. The club was formed by members of the city’s Portuguese community and shared its name with Ponta Delg ...

Fall River, Massachusetts Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state. Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...

National Challenge Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in that country. The 2023 U.S. O ...

National Amateur Cup The National Amateur Cup, also known as the USASA Amateur Cup, is an American soccer competition open to all amateur teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation through United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA). In 1923, U.S ...

Walter Romanowicz Walter Romanowicz (April 24, 1918 – July 9, 1986) was an American soccer goalkeeper. He played for the Fall River, Massachusetts, Ponta Delgada S.C. which won the 1947 National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup. Based on these resu ...

Joe Machado Joe Machado is an American former soccer defender. He played for the Fall River, Massachusetts Ponta Delgada S.C. which won the 1947 National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup. Based on these result, the U.S. Soccer Federation selected th ...

Joseph Rego-Costa Joseph Rego-Costa (July 3, 1919, in Fall River, Massachusetts – April 27, 2002, in Fall River, Massachusetts) was a U.S. soccer right halfback who earned four caps with the United States and was the captain of the team at the 1948 Summer Olympi ...

Joe Ferreira Joseph Ferreira (December 15, 1916, Fall River, Massachusetts – June 10, 2007, Fall River, Massachusetts) was a U.S. soccer player. He earned three caps with the U.S. national team between 1947 and 1948. Club career Ferreira began his career w ...

Jesse Braga Jesse Braga is an American soccer player. He played for Ponta Delgada S.C. of Fall River, Massachusetts which won the both 1947 National Challenge Cup and 1947 National Amateur Cup. Based on these result, the U.S. Soccer Federation selected th ...

Frank Moniz Frankie "Shorty" Moniz ''(misspelled Muniz and Munitz)'' (September 26, 1911 – June 18, 2004) was an American soccer player who spent six seasons in the American Soccer League and earned two caps with the U.S. national team. In 1935, Moniz si ...

Ed Souza Edward Souza-Neto (September 22, 1921 – May 19, 1979) was an American football (soccer), soccer player who earned at least 7 cap (football), caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team' ...

Ed Valentine Ed Valentine is a former U.S. soccer player who played with the amateur Fall River, Massachusetts-based club Ponta Delgada S.C. in the mid to late 1940s. Ponta Delgado was runner up in the 1946 National Challenge Cup. The next year, the team won ...

John Souza John Souza-Benavides (July 12, 1920 – March 11, 2012) known as John "Clarkie" Souza, was an American soccer player who earned 14 caps and scored 2 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's histori ...

Juan Ayra Juan José Ayra Martínez (23 June 1911 – 26 October 2008) was a Cuban International Footballer. He played as goalkeeper He represented Cuba at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France. He appeared in one game, versus Romania Romania ( ; ro, ...

Walter Romanowicz Walter Romanowicz (April 24, 1918 – July 9, 1986) was an American soccer goalkeeper. He played for the Fall River, Massachusetts, Ponta Delgada S.C. which won the 1947 National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup. Based on these resu ...

Joe Machado Joe Machado is an American former soccer defender. He played for the Fall River, Massachusetts Ponta Delgada S.C. which won the 1947 National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup. Based on these result, the U.S. Soccer Federation selected th ...

Joseph Rego-Costa Joseph Rego-Costa (July 3, 1919, in Fall River, Massachusetts – April 27, 2002, in Fall River, Massachusetts) was a U.S. soccer right halfback who earned four caps with the United States and was the captain of the team at the 1948 Summer Olympi ...

Jesse Braga Jesse Braga is an American soccer player. He played for Ponta Delgada S.C. of Fall River, Massachusetts which won the both 1947 National Challenge Cup and 1947 National Amateur Cup. Based on these result, the U.S. Soccer Federation selected th ...

Ed Souza Edward Souza-Neto (September 22, 1921 – May 19, 1979) was an American football (soccer), soccer player who earned at least 7 cap (football), caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team' ...

Ed Valentine Ed Valentine is a former U.S. soccer player who played with the amateur Fall River, Massachusetts-based club Ponta Delgada S.C. in the mid to late 1940s. Ponta Delgado was runner up in the 1946 National Challenge Cup. The next year, the team won ...

John Souza John Souza-Benavides (July 12, 1920 – March 11, 2012) known as John "Clarkie" Souza, was an American soccer player who earned 14 caps and scored 2 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's histori ...

Adalberto López Adalberto López (4 July 1923 – 15 December 1996) was a Mexican professional Association football, footballer who most played as a Forward (association football), striker. Lopez scored a total of 201 goals in 231 matches in Liga MX. Career ...

Angel Segura In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles inclu ...

Carlos Septién Carlos Septién González (18 January 1923 – 1978) was a Mexican football forward who played for Mexico in the 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups. He also played for Real Club España and Jaibos Tampico Madero. Septién played for Mexico at ...

Rodrigo Ruíz Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name ''Roderick'' (Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last Vis ...

Ed Souza Edward Souza-Neto (September 22, 1921 – May 19, 1979) was an American football (soccer), soccer player who earned at least 7 cap (football), caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team' ...

Ed Valentine Ed Valentine is a former U.S. soccer player who played with the amateur Fall River, Massachusetts-based club Ponta Delgada S.C. in the mid to late 1940s. Ponta Delgado was runner up in the 1946 National Challenge Cup. The next year, the team won ...

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

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