2013 National Women's Open

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2013 USASA National Women's Open
CountryUnited States
Teams4
Champions Houston Aces
Runners-up Kansas City Dynamos
Matches played6
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The 2013 USASA National Women's Open was the 18th staging of the tournament, and the first under a new format that eliminates regional qualification. The finals included four Midwest teams and took place from June 25 to 27, with the Amateur and U-23 competitions taking place the next three days. [1]

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The defending champions are the Chicago Red Stars who were the first professional team to enter, and win, the competition. They did not attempt to defend their title, participating in the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League instead. They were members of WPSL Elite during the 2012 edition of the Women's Cup.

The four teams participating in the Open Bracket of the 2013 National Women's Championships were the Des Moines Menace, Kansas City Shock, Houston Aces, and Kansas City Dynamos, [2] the competition format being a round-robin as opposed to the previous used semifinals-to-final. The Houston Aces emerged as champions, winning all three of their matches, with the Kansas City Dynamos as runners-up.

Schedule

[3] [4]

June 25, 2013 Des Moines Menace 1–1 Kansas City Shock Overland Park Soccer Complex
6:30pm
June 25, 2013 Houston Aces 3–1 Kansas City Dynamos Overland Park Soccer Complex
6:30pm
June 26, 2013 Kansas City Shock 1–3 Kansas City Dynamos Overland Park Soccer Complex
6:30pm
June 26, 2013 Des Moines Menace 0–2 Houston Aces Overland Park Soccer Complex
6:30pm
June 27, 2013 Houston Aces 3–0 Kansas City Shock Overland Park Soccer Complex
10:00am
June 27, 2013 Kansas City Dynamos 3–1 Des Moines Menace Overland Park Soccer Complex
10:00am

Final standings

TeamPtsWDLGFGAGD
Houston Aces 930081+7
Kansas City Dynamos 620175+2
Des Moines Menace 101026-4
Kansas City Shock 101227-5

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References

  1. ↑ "National Women's Championships". USASA. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ "National Women's Championship – Tournament Brackets" (doc). USASA. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "National Women's Championships". USASA. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Schedule 2013 National Women's Open Cup". USASA League Apps. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
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