George F. Donnelly Cup

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The George F. Donnelly Cup was an annual amateur soccer competition organized by the United States Adult Soccer Association. It is named after George F. Donnelly, president of the former National Soccer League and prominent figure in promoting soccer in the United States. [1]

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The competition includes a men's tournament and a women's tournament. Each tournament is composed of four "Regional Select" teams (one for each region in the USASA), who have competed as "State Select" teams in regional qualifying tournaments. These select teams are made up of the best amateur players within any given state's soccer association.

The Donnelly Cup, until 2009, was held each year during the Martin L. King Jr. holiday weekend in January. Prior to 2003, it was conducted during Thanksgiving Day weekend in November.

In 2010, the competition was staged during July in Lancaster, MA, [2] and won for the third time by the Connecticut State Soccer Association (CSSA) entry.

Champions

Men

Women

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References

  1. "Hall of Fame - Builders". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. "USASA Executive Committee Meeting" (PDF). USASA. 20 March 2010.