United States Cup
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U.S. Cup was a soccer
cup held annually in the United States
from 1991 to 2000, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998. The cup, hosted by the United States Soccer Federation
, was contested between the United States and three guest teams.
The cup was created to train the American soccer team and to popularize the sport in the US. Originally known as the U.S. Cup, the name was changed to the Nike U.S. Cup after Nike, Inc.
signed a ten-year, $120 million contract with the United States Soccer Federation
to sponsor the U.S. national teams in October 1997. As part of the contract, USSF added Nike's name to the U.S. Cup title.http://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=14672
In 1995, USSF added a women's competition which ran every year, including 1998, until 1999.
format between the four participating national teams.
The 1999 edition of the men's tournament was played in a single-elimination tournament
. The first round was the semifinals. The losers of the semifinals played then a third place match, and the winners of the semifinals played the final match.
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
cup held annually in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from 1991 to 2000, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998. The cup, hosted by the United States Soccer Federation
United States Soccer Federation
The United States Soccer Federation is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional soccer, including the men's, women's, youth, futsal...
, was contested between the United States and three guest teams.
The cup was created to train the American soccer team and to popularize the sport in the US. Originally known as the U.S. Cup, the name was changed to the Nike U.S. Cup after Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
signed a ten-year, $120 million contract with the United States Soccer Federation
United States Soccer Federation
The United States Soccer Federation is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional soccer, including the men's, women's, youth, futsal...
to sponsor the U.S. national teams in October 1997. As part of the contract, USSF added Nike's name to the U.S. Cup title.http://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=14672
In 1995, USSF added a women's competition which ran every year, including 1998, until 1999.
Format
The cup was traditionally played in a single round-robinRound-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
format between the four participating national teams.
The 1999 edition of the men's tournament was played in a single-elimination tournament
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
. The first round was the semifinals. The losers of the semifinals played then a third place match, and the winners of the semifinals played the final match.
Men's Tournament
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| 1992 details 1992 U.S. Cup The 1992 United States Cup was a United States Soccer Federation organized international football tournament which took place in May and June 1992. This was the inaugural U.S. Cup, a tournament which ran until 2000, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998.In this first U.S. Cup, the... |
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| 1993 details 1993 U.S. Cup The 1993 U.S. Cup was a United States Soccer Federation organized round robin tournament held in June 1993. The U.S. hosted Brazil, England and Germany. All three of those countries were playing in their only U.S. Cup. The U.S. Cup began as a four-team invitational tournament in 1992 and would... |
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| 1995 details 1995 U.S. Cup The 1995 U.S. Cup was a four nation invitational tournament organized by the United States Soccer Federation in June 1995. USSF began the U.S. Cup in 1992 and it was played annually until 2000, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998. The cup used a round-robin format in which the team... |
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| 1996 details 1996 U.S. Cup The 1996 U.S. Cup was a United States Soccer Federation organized international football tournament in June 1996. The USSF had hosted the annual U.S. Cup since 1992, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998. The four teams in 1996 were the United States, Mexico, Bolivia, and Ireland... |
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| 1997 details 1997 U.S. Cup The 1997 U.S. Cup was a United States Soccer Federation organized tournament held in January 1997. USSF had hosted the annual U.S. Cup since 1992, except for the FIFA World Cup years of 1994 and 1998 when no tournament took place. The 1997 U.S. Cup included the host United States, Mexico, Peru and... |
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| 1999 details 1999 Nike U.S. Cup The 1999 Nike U.S. Cup was a four nation invitational tournament sponsored by Nike, Inc. and organized by the United States Soccer Federation in March 1999. The four teams included the host United States, Mexico, Bolivia and Guatemala... |
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| 2000 details 2000 Nike U.S. Cup The 2000 Nike United States Cup , a Nike-sponsored, United States Soccer Federation -organized international football tournament, took place in June 2000. It was the seventh and last U.S. Cup in the series, which began in 1992.... |
Women's Tournament
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Venues
- RFK Stadium, Washington-1992, 1993 (2 games), 1995 (2 games), 1996, 2000
- Foxboro StadiumFoxboro StadiumFoxboro Stadium was an outdoor stadium, located in Foxborough, Massachusetts...
, Foxborough, MA-1992 (2 games), 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000 - Rose BowlRose Bowl (stadium)The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., in Los Angeles County. The stadium is the site of the annual college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl, held on New Year's Day. In 1982, it became the home field of the UCLA Bruins college football team of the Pac-12...
, Pasadena, CA-1996, 1997 (4 games) - Soldier FieldSoldier FieldSoldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...
, Chicago=1992 (2 games), 1993, 2000 - Giants StadiumGiants StadiumGiants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...
, East Rutherford, NJ-1996 (2 games), 2000 (2 games) - Qualcomm StadiumQualcomm StadiumQualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in San Diego, California, in the Mission Valley area....
, San Diego-1997 (2 games), 1999 (2 games) - Yale BowlYale BowlThe Yale Bowl is a football stadium in New Haven, Connecticut on the border of West Haven, about 1½ miles west of Yale's main campus. Completed in 1914, the stadium seats 61,446, reduced by renovations from the original capacity of 70,869...
, New Haven, CT-1992, 1993 - Rutgers StadiumRutgers StadiumHigh Point Solutions Stadium is the on-campus football stadium for the football program at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. It is located on the Busch Campus at Rutgers, and overlooks the Raritan River to the South. High Point Solutions Stadium was opened on September 3, 1994 when the...
, Piscataway, NJ-1995 (2 games) - Cotton BowlCotton Bowl (stadium)The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,...
, Dallas-1996, 2000 - Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumThe Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...
-1999 (2 games) - Pontiac SilverdomePontiac SilverdomeThe Silverdome is a domed stadium located in the city of Pontiac, Michigan, USA, which sits on . It was the largest stadium in the National Football League until FedEx Field in suburban Washington, D.C...
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