The USASA National Women's Open is an
American women's soccer
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tournament run by the
United States Adult Soccer Association
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The National Premier Soccer League, NI ...
. It began in 1996, and from 2009 to 2012 it was known as the Women's Cup. Before the formation of the Women's Open, the
Women's Amateur was the top national cup competition.
Historically, it has only been contested by amateur and semi-pro teams, as teams from professional leagues (
WUSA,
WPS, and the
NWSL) are not allowed to enter the competition. In 2012 though, the Chicago Red Stars, a professional club in the
WPSL Elite
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, entered and won the competition. Similarly, the professional
Houston Aces
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of
WPSL won in 2013.
The defending Women's Cup champions are
Olympic Club, who won the title over the
ASA Chesapeake Charge after beating the Charge 2–0 in the final game day of the 2015 round robin group. Olympic Club also won the 2014 Women's Amateur.
Tournament Structure
2009–2012
In the regional phase of the competition, four to sixteen teams per region compete in a
round-robin (or partial round-robin) tournament, playing at least three games.
The national finals feature the four regional winners in a two-round
knockout tournament.
2013–present
Teams apply to take part in the national championships, which is contested as an initial
round-robin group, followed by a championship game if there are more than four teams participating.
Finalists
; Notes
# Sources disagree on winner
# Losing finalist and semifinalists unknown
# All semifinalists known but results are not
# Event contested as round-robin group
References
External links
USASA home page
{{USSoccer
Women's soccer cup competitions in the United States