2012 National Women's Cup

2012 USASA National Women's Cup

Tournament details
Country	United States
Final positions
Champions	Chicago Red Stars
Runners-up	New York Athletic Club
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The 2012 USASA National Women's Cup was the 17th edition of the annual national soccer championship. The Chicago Red Stars won in their inaugural Cup campaign, beating the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) with just half of their official squad, the other half playing in the final regular-season WPSL Elite game.

Regional Phase

Region I

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Round 1 (April 22)

Round 2 (May 17)

To regional semifinals

Battle Row

8

Pittsburgh United

1

Pittsburgh United

7

Maryland Capitols FC

0

Battle Row

Rochester Lazers

Rochester Lazers

4

Philadelphia United German-Hungarians

0

	Regional semifinals (June 7)					Regional final (June 17)
	Battle Row		1
	Rochester Lazers		0
						Battle Row		0
						NYAC		5
	NYAC		4
	Peninsula Aztecs		0

Region II

Team	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Chicago Red Stars	10	3	1	0	7	0	+7
J.B. Marine S.C.	8	2	2	0	9	3	+6
Croatian Eagles	7	2	1	1	8	5	+3
KC United Metro	1	0	1	3	3	10	-7
Fort Wayne SC	1	0	1	3	3	12	-9

Chicago Red Stars v Croatian Eagles

June 15, 2012	Chicago Red Stars	2 - 0	Croatian Eagles	Fort Wayne, Indiana
3:30pm				Stadium: Field 6

Fort Wayne SC v KC United Metro

June 15, 2012	Fort Wayne SC	2 - 2	KC United Metro	Fort Wayne, Indiana
3:30pm				Stadium: Field 7

KC United Metro v Chicago Red Stars

June 16, 2012	KC United Metro	0 - 3	Chicago Red Stars	Fort Wayne, Indiana
8:30am				Stadium: Field 2

J.B. Marine S.C. v Croatian Eagles

June 16, 2012	J.B. Marine S.C.	2 - 2	Croatian Eagles	Fort Wayne, Indiana
8:30am				Stadium: Field 3

Chicago Red Stars v Fort Wayne SC

June 16, 2012	Chicago Red Stars	2 - 0	Fort Wayne SC	Fort Wayne, Indiana
12:30pm				Stadium: Field 2

Fort Wayne SC v J.B. Marine S.C.

June 16, 2012	Fort Wayne SC	0 - 5	J.B. Marine S.C.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
3:30pm				Stadium: Field 2

Croatian Eagles v KC United Metro

June 16, 2012	Croatian Eagles	3 - 0	KC United Metro	Fort Wayne, Indiana
3:30pm				Stadium: Field 3

KC United Metro v J.B. Marine S.C.

June 17, 2012	KC United Metro	1 - 2	J.B. Marine S.C.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
8:00am				Stadium: Field 2

Croatian Eagles v Fort Wayne SC

June 17, 2012	Croatian Eagles	3 - 1	Fort Wayne SC	Fort Wayne, Indiana
8:00am				Stadium: Field 5

J.B. Marine S.C. v Chicago Red Stars

June 17, 2012	J.B. Marine S.C.	0 - 0	Chicago Red Stars	Fort Wayne, Indiana
12:00pm				Stadium: Field 2

Region III

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Team	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Turbo D'Feeters	9	3	0	1	12	5	+7
Houston Aces	7	2	1	1	12	3	+9
Houston Challengers	7	2	1	1	7	6	+1
San Antonio FC	5	1	2	1	7	3	+4
Lazers	0	0	0	4	1	22	-21

National Finals

	Semifinals					Final
	NYAC		4
	Salt Lake United		0
						NYAC		2
						Chicago Red Stars		3
	Chicago Red Stars		5
	Turbo D'Feeters		3

Semi-finals

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20 July 2012

10:30 CDT

NYAC	4 - 0	Salt Lake United

Argo High School, Bridgeview, Illinois

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20 July 2012

10:30 CDT

Chicago Red Stars	5 - 3	Turbo D'Feeters
45+'75' Cinalli 48' Hough 56' Sebo 62' Laxgang		8' 32' 64?'

Toyota Park Turf field, Bridgeview, Illinois

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Final

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22 July 2012

12:00 CDT

NYAC	2 - 3	Chicago Red Stars
5' 64'		38' Cinalli 56' Elliott 66' Waddle

Toyota Park main field, Bridgeview, Illinois

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References

1. "Region I - US Women's Cup Qualifiers". USASA LeagueApps. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
2. "GIRLS WOM OPEN". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
3. LAHUE, ALYSE (July 20, 2012). "Red Stars Win High-Scoring 5-3 Semifinal of National Cup". Chicago Red Stars. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
4. "NATIONAL CHAMPS - Red Stars win amateur cup". Chicagoland Soccer News. July 22, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2013.