Final
| Ponta Delgada (MA) | 4–1 | Curry Vets (PA) |
|---|---|---|
Valentine  36'Joe Czapiga 65'Travis 75'Willie Silva 80' | (Report) | 90' PK Grivnow |
The National Amateur Cup is an American soccer competition open to all amateur teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).
The 1948 National Amateur Cup had a grand total of 166 entries. Fall River Ponta Delgada emerged victorious for the third straight year and fourth overall. This year they defeated the Curry Vets of Broughton, Pennsylvania 4–1 in the championship game.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| March 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Ponta Delgada | 5 | |||||||||||||
| April 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Fall River F.C. | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ponta Delgada | 2 | |||||||||||||
| March 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Bucky's Cafe | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Panthers A.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| April 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Bucky's Cafe | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ponta Delgada | 1 | |||||||||||||
| April 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Ludlow Lusitano | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Fairlawn Rovers | 4 | |||||||||||||
| April 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Portuguese S.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Fairlawn Rovers | 2 | |||||||||||||
| November 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Ludlow Lusitano | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ludlow Lusitano | 7 | |||||||||||||
| May 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Boston Internationals | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Ponta Delgada | 3 | |||||||||||||
| April 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Eintracht | 0 | |||||||||||||
| German Hungarian | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Apr 11, 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Sada F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| German Hungarian | 1-1 | |||||||||||||
| April 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Eintracht | 2-3 | |||||||||||||
| Eintracht | 2 | |||||||||||||
| April 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Segura | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Eintracht | 3 | |||||||||||||
| April 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Lith's S.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Phoenix | 1 | |||||||||||||
| April 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Parkville | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Phoenix | 1 | |||||||||||||
| March 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Lith's S.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Lith's S.C. | 7 | |||||||||||||
| McCann Association | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| February 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Curry Vets | 4 | |||||||||||||
| March 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Heidelberg | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Curry Vets | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Feb 29/Mar 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Alexis Florist | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Alexis Florist | 4-1 | |||||||||||||
| March 28 | ||||||||||||||
| UAW-CIO Local 200 | 4-0 | |||||||||||||
| Curry Vets | 1 | |||||||||||||
| December 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Castle Shannon 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kelly Celtic | 1 | |||||||||||||
| February 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Rochester Thistles | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Rochester Thistles | 2 | |||||||||||||
| December 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Castle Shannon 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Castle Shannon 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| April 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Morgan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Curry Vets | 4 | |||||||||||||
| February 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Steamfitters | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Steamfitters | 7 | |||||||||||||
| March 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Mulhauser | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Steamfitters | 3 | |||||||||||||
| February 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Simpkins Ford | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Simpkins Ford | 5 | |||||||||||||
| March 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Holy Trinity | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Steamfitters | 7 | |||||||||||||
| March 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Schwaben | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sparta A.B.A | 2 | |||||||||||||
| March 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Schwaben | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Schwaben | 2 | |||||||||||||
| February 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Richard Rich Tigers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Richard Rich Tigers | w/o | |||||||||||||
| Croatian Eagles | ||||||||||||||
| Ponta Delgada (MA) | 4–1 | Curry Vets (PA) |
|---|---|---|
| Valentine 36' Joe Czapiga 65'Travis 75'Willie Silva 80' | (Report) | 90' PK Grivnow |
John Souza-Benavides 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 historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He was selected for a World Cup All-Star team by the Brazilian sports newspaper Mundo Esportivo, and remained the only American player ever selected to a World Cup All-Star team until Claudio Reyna in 2002. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and died in Dover, Pennsylvania.
Edward Souza-Neto was an American soccer player who earned at least 7 caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team, and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Souza was also a member of the U.S. team for the 1948 Summer Olympics. He played his club soccer with Fall River Ponta Delgada and New York German-Hungarian SC.
St. Louis Kutis Soccer Club, better known as St. Louis Kutis, is an amateur American soccer club in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1947 as the "St. Louis Raiders", the club was known as "Paul Schulte" during the 1948–49 season, "McMahon's" during the 1949–50 season and "Zenthoefer's" in the 1950–51 season. In 1953, the team was renamed "St. Louis Kutis". The club gained its greatest prominence in the 1950s when it dominated both St. Louis and national soccer competitions. In 1958, the United States Soccer Federation used Kutis, with a few guest players, as the U.S. national team in two World Cup qualifying matches.
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 the National Challenge Cup and the National Amateur Cup. This led to the United States Soccer Federation selecting Ponta Delgado to represent the U.S. in the 1947 NAFC Championship.
Manuel Oliveira “Youngie” Martin was a U.S. soccer player. He earned seven caps with the U.S. national team between 1947 and 1949 and was a member of the U.S. soccer team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
St. Louis Simpkins-Ford(also known as Simpkins) was a U.S. amateur soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri from 1947 to 1956. It won three league championships and the 1948 and 1950 National Challenge Cups, and lost in the finals of the 1954 National Amateur Cup. Five members of the U.S. team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup came from Simpkins.
Joseph “Joe” Ferreira was a U.S. soccer player. He earned three caps with the U.S. national team between 1947 and 1948.
Jesse Braga is a former U.S. 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 the club to act as the U.S. national team at the 1947 NAFC Championship. As a result, Braga earned two caps with the U.S. national team. In the first game, the U.S. lost 5-0 to Mexico and in the second, they lost 5-2 to Cuba.
Joe Machado is a former American 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 the club to act as the U.S. national team at the 1947 NAFC Championship. As a result, Machado earned two caps with the U.S. national team. In the first game, the U.S. lost 5-0 to Mexico and in the second, they lost 5-2 to Cuba.
Walter Romanowicz 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 result, the U.S. Soccer Federation selected the club to act as the U.S. national team at the 1947 NAFC Championship. As a result, Romanowicz earned two caps with the U.S. national team. In the first game, the U.S. 5-0 to Mexico and in the second, they lost 5-2 to Cuba.
Frankie "Shorty" Moniz(misspelled Muniz and Munitz) was a U.S. soccer player who spent six seasons in the American Soccer League and earned two caps with the U.S. national team.
John Travis was a former U.S. soccer player. He played for the Fall River, Massachusetts Ponta Delgada S.C. which won both the 1947 National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup. Based on these result, the U.S. Soccer Federation selected the club to act as the U.S. national team at the 1947 NAFC Championship. As a result, Travis earned two caps with the U.S. national team. In the first game, the U.S. 5-0 to Mexico and in the second, they lost 5-2 to Cuba.
Joseph Rego-Costa 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 Olympics
Joseph Michaels was an American soccer player. He made three appearances for United States men's national soccer team between 1937 and 1947.
Steve Grivnow was an American soccer inside left, referee and coach who was a member of the 1948 United States Olympic soccer team. He also earned two caps with the United States national team.
Archibald Louis Strimel was an American soccer goalkeeper who was a member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic soccer team. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team that year.
Nicholas DiOrio was a member of the U.S. national team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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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 Delgada, the largest city of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s they were one of the most successful amateur teams in the United States, winning the National Amateur Cup six times. In 1947 they won the first-ever National Challenge Cup / National Amateur Cup double. The same year their entire squad was selected en masse to represent the United States at the inaugural North American soccer championship. Between 1951 and 1953 they also played in the American Soccer League. They played some home games at Mark's Stadium in North Tiverton, Rhode Island, previously the home of Fall River Marksmen. Like the Marksmen, they did this to avoid the Massachusetts Blue Laws that prevented them from playing Sunday games.
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