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| Country |  USA |
|---|---|
| Teams | 31 |
| Defending champions | St. Louis Busch S.C. |
| Champions | Philadelphia Inter (1st title) |
| Runners-up | San Jose Grenadiers |
| Semi-finalists |
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| Championship match score | 3-0 |
← 1972 1974 → | |
The 1973 National Amateur Cup was the 49th annual edition of the national tournament open to amateur soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Football Association.
| First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Philadelphia Inter | 4 | |||||||||||||
| German American Kickers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Inter | 4 | |||||||||||||
| UASC Dnipro | 3 | |||||||||||||
| UASC Dnipro | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Pan-American Union | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Inter | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Inter Italian | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Inter Italian | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Rochester Colo-Colo | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Inter Italian | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Carpathia Kickers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Carpathia Kickers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Canonsburg | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Inter | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Peabody Academica | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Peabody Academica | 4 | |||||||||||||
| New Hampshire Hellenic | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Peabody Academica | 4 | |||||||||||||
| White Plains | 3 | |||||||||||||
| White Plains | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Greek American Reserve | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Peabody Academica | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Association Academica | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Association Academica | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Fall River Sports | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Association Academica | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Hartford Italians | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Hartford Italians | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut Wildcats | 0 | |||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| San Jose Grenadiers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Davis UC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| San Jose Grenadiers | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Heidelberg SC | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Heidelberg SC | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Boeing Employees | 1 | |||||||||||||
| San Jose Grenadiers | 7 | |||||||||||||
| DSV Danubia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DSV Danubia | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Thunder Chickens | 1 | |||||||||||||
| DSV Danubia | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Alemania 69 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Alemania 69 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Sparta SC | 1 | |||||||||||||
| San Jose Grenadiers | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Chicago Kickers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chicago Kickers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Old Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chicago Kickers | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Denver Kickers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Denver Kickers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Kickers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chicago Kickers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| St. Louis Busch | 0 | |||||||||||||
| St. Louis Busch | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Seven-Up SC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| St. Louis Busch | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Heart of America | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Heart of America | ||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Inter (PA) | 3–0 | San Jose Grenadiers (CA) |
|---|---|---|
| 44' Hector Nietto(Michael DiSandro) 60' Dale Russell 80' Nietto(Elston Seale) |
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