USASA National Women's Open


The USASA National Women's Open is an American women's soccer tournament run by the United States Adult Soccer Association. It began in 1996, and from 2009-2012 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 are not allowed to enter the competition. In 2012 though, the Chicago Red Stars, a professional club in the WPSL Elite, entered and won the competition. Similarly, the professional Houston Aces 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 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

YearWinnerScoreRunner-up
1996
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Dallas Lightning2-1Sacramento Storm
1997
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Dallas LightningSacramento Storm
1998
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Ajax America5-0Dallas Lightning
1999
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Auto Trader San Diego14-0Patrick Real Wyckoff
2000
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Ajax America2-1Detroit Rocker Hawks
2001
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Detroit Rocker Hawks1-0SoCal Blues
2002
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SoCal Blues5-0Peninsula Aztecs
2003
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Ajax America
2004
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Ajax America2-1Detroit Jaguars
2005
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FC Indiana4-0DCS Titans
2006
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Dallas Roma F.C.Sockers F.C. Chicago
2007
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Ajax America2-1FC Indiana
2008
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FC Indiana
2009
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Chicago Eclipse Select3-1NYAC
2010
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NYAC2-0 Dallas Premier
2011
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J.B. Marine S.C.2-1 Sparta United WSC
2012
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Chicago Red Stars3-2NYAC
2013
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Houston AcesKansas City Dynamos
2014
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NYAC2-1ASA Chesapeake Charge
2015
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Olympic ClubASA Chesapeake Charge
2016
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Olympic Club2-0United FC

; Notes
  1. Sources disagree on winner
  2. Losing finalist and semifinalists unknown
  3. All semifinalists known but results are not
  4. Event contested as round-robin group
TeamWinnersRunners-upSemifinalist / Top Four
Ajax America5 -1
NYAC2 2 1
FC Indiana2 1 -
Dallas Lightning2 1 -
Olympic Club2 --
SoCal Blues1 1 -
Detroit Rocker Hawks1 1 -
Houston Aces1 -1
Chicago Red Stars1 --
J.B. Marine S.C.1 --
Chicago Eclipse Select1 --
Dallas Roma F.C.1 --
Auto Trader San Diego1 --
ASA Chesapeake Charge-2 1
Sacramento Storm-2 -
Salt Lake City Sparta-1 1
United FC-1 -
Kansas City Dynamos-1 -
Dallas Premier-1 -
DCS Titans-1 -
Detroit Jaguars-1 -
Peninsula Aztecs-1 -
Patrick Real Wyckoff-1 -
CO Sporting Fury--1
Mothershucker--1
Fredericksburg FC--1
Fire and Ice Soccer Club--1
Tampa Bay Hellenic--1
Des Moines Menace--1
Kansas City Shock--1
Turbo D'Feeters--1
Triad United Aces--1
Kentucky Wanderers--1
Houston Challengers--1
Phoenix Inferno--1
Philadelphia United German-Hungarians--1
Dallas Sting--1