 Dewar Challenge Cup | |
| Country |  United States |
|---|---|
| Champions | Greek American Atlas (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Orange County |
| 1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Greek American Atlas |
← 1966 1968 → | |
The 1967 National Challenge Cup was the 54th annual national open soccer championship held by the United States Soccer Football Association. The tournament was won by Greek American Atlas of New York City.
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| NY Greek American | ||||||||||||||
| April 2 - New York | ||||||||||||||
| NY Greek American | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Blue Star | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Blue Star | ||||||||||||||
| Mar 14/May 28 | ||||||||||||||
| NY Greek American | 2-1 | |||||||||||||
| Paterson Roma | 0-0 | |||||||||||||
| Paterson Roma | ||||||||||||||
| April 30 - Paterson | ||||||||||||||
| Paterson Roma | 2 | |||||||||||||
| April 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Ukrainian Nationals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Danube Swabian | 1 | |||||||||||||
| July 23 - Queens | ||||||||||||||
| Ukrainian Nationals | 2 | |||||||||||||
| NY Greek American | 4 | |||||||||||||
| April 23 - Milwaukee | ||||||||||||||
| Orange County | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| May 14 - Chicago | ||||||||||||||
| Chicago Kickers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kickers | 2 | |||||||||||||
| April 2 - Lemay | ||||||||||||||
| Kutis | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kutis | 2 | |||||||||||||
| June 4 - Chicago | ||||||||||||||
| Good Counsel | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kickers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| March 5 - San Francisco | ||||||||||||||
| Orange County | 1 | |||||||||||||
| SF Greek American | 1 | |||||||||||||
| March 12, 19 - SF/LA | ||||||||||||||
| Seattle Hungarian | 0 | |||||||||||||
| SF Greek American | 3-1 | |||||||||||||
| March 5 - Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||
| Orange County | 1-5 | |||||||||||||
| Orange County | 2 | |||||||||||||
| LASC | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Greek American AA (NY) | 4–2 | Orange County (CA) |
|---|---|---|
John Kosmides  71', 72'Denis Nanos Peter Tsalouhidis | George Rabus Larry Radulski |
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