The 1949
National Amateur Cup in
soccer
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featured 145 entrants (71 eastern and 74 western). Elizabeth of New Jersey won their first national title by defeating the Zenthoefer Furs of St. Louis by a score of 6-1 in the final.
Eastern Division
Western Division
Final
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date = May 15, 1949,
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Elizabeth S.C.
Elizabeth SC is an American soccer club based in Union County, New Jersey that is an inactive member of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League.
History
Elizabeth SC was founded in 1924 as Elizabeth Germans in Elizabeth, New Jersey by a group of Ge ...
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goals1 = Lacko(3)
Hannah
Geiger
Hritz ,
goals2 = Linck,
score = 6–1 ,
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Zenthoefer Furs Zenthoefer Furs were an amateur U.S. soccer club which played in St. Louis, Missouri during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
They had played as a junior squad named Schumachers in the 1947-48 season where they fell short of national honors when they ...
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MO) ,
stadium = Eintracht Oval;
Astoria, New York
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, attendance = 3400
, referee = Dave Goodwin
See also
*
1949 National Challenge Cup
The 1949 National Challenge Cup was the largest soccer tournament in the United States in 1949. The four St. Louis Soccer League teams withdrew from the competition citing "a succession of unpleasant experiences connected with the playing of th ...
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National Amateur Cup