1944 National Challenge Cup
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The 1944 National Challenge Cup was the 31st edition of the United States Football Association's annual open cup. Today, the tournament is known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
. Teams from the American Soccer League II
competed in the tournament, based on qualification methods in their base region.
Normally 32 clubs, the field size was smaller due to players fighting in World War II
.
The final was a rematch of last year, as Brooklyn Hispano
from Brooklyn, New York won the tournament by defeating, Morgan Strasser
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the process.
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...
. Teams from the American Soccer League II
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
competed in the tournament, based on qualification methods in their base region.
Normally 32 clubs, the field size was smaller due to players fighting in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
The final was a rematch of last year, as Brooklyn Hispano
Brooklyn Hispano
The Brooklyn Hispano was an American soccer club based in Brooklyn, New York that was an inaugural member of the reformed American Soccer League. The club was named the Brooklyn Giants for the 1942/43 season only....
from Brooklyn, New York won the tournament by defeating, Morgan Strasser
Morgan Strasser
Morgan F.C. was an early twentieth century U.S. soccer team from Morgan Township, Pennsylvania. The team became known as Morgan Strasser after Peter Strasser purchased it.-History:...
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the process.