Soccer is a linguistic corruption of Association Football, the 'official' name of the game. Team names tend to be artificially created, though some have a regional or historical significance. The current professional league, Major League Soccer (MLS), has been active since 1996. Several previous leagues have existed, most importantly the NASL from 1967-1984. Many teams share stadiums with American football teams. The playoffs for the league championship are known as the MLS Cup. The team with the most points at the conclusion of the regular season are awarded the Supporters Shield. American teams (MLS, semi-pro and amateur) also compete for the US Open Cup, surprisingly one of the oldest knockout competitions in the world.
American Soccer Clubs Map:
United States National Team History
World Cup History:
Semifinals (1930)
Quarterfinals (2002)
Second Round (1994)
First Round (1934, 50, 90, 98, 2006)
Did not qualify (1954, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86)
Did not enter (1938)
CONCACAF Nations Cup - CONCACAF Gold Cup History:
Winners (1991, 2002, 05, 07)
Finalists (1993, 98, 2009)
Semifinals (1996, 2003)
Quarterfinals (2000)
Did not qualify (1969)
Did not enter (1963, 65, 67, 71)
North American Championship History:
2nd Place (1949, 91)
3rd Place (1947, 90)
Copa America History:
First Round (1993, 2007)
Semifinals (1995)
Confederations Cup History:
Finalists (2009)
Semifinals (1992, 99)
First Round (2003)
United States Domestic Cup History
Total US Open Cup Titles:
5 Bethlehem (PA) Steel 5 Los Angeles Maccabee
4 Chicago Fire 4 Fall River (MA) Marksmen 4 New York Greek-Americans 4 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals
3 New York Pancyprian-Freedoms
2 Brooklyn Hispano 2 Brooklyn Italians 2 Chicago Sparta ABA 2 DC United 2 Elizabeth (NJ) SC 2 Hamarville (PA) SC 2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 Los Angeles Kickers 2 New York Americans 2 San Francisco Greek-Americans 2 St Louis Kutis 2 St Louis Simpkins-Ford 2 St Louis Stix Baer & Fuller
1 Andover (MA) Shawsheen 1 Baltimore SC 1 Brooklyn Field Club 1 Brooklyn Robins Dry Dock 1 Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic 1 Chicago Viking 1 Chicago AAC Eagles 1 Chicago Falcons 1 Club España (Washington, DC) 1 Columbus Crew 1 Fall River (MA) Ponta Delgada 1 Fall River (MA) Rovers 1 FC Dallas 1 Kansas City Wizards 1 Los Angeles McIlvaine Canvasbacks 1 Morgan (PA) SC 1 New Bedford (MA) Whalers 1 New England Revolution 1 New York AO Krete 1 New York Brookhattan 1 New York Eintracht 1 New York German-Hungarians 1 New York Hakoah All-Stars 1 New York Hota 1 New York Hungaria 1 New York Nationals 1 New York Ukrainians 1 Paterson (NJ) FC 1 Pawtucket (RI) Rangers 1 Philadelphia German-Americans 1 Pittsburgh Gallatin 1 Richmond Kickers 1 Rochester Rhinos 1 San Francisco AC 1 San Francisco CD Mexico 1 San Jose Oaks 1 St Louis Busch 1 St Louis Ben Miller 1 St. Louis Central Breweries 1 St. Louis Scullin Steel 1 St Petersbug HRC Kickers 1 Seattle Sounders
US Open Cup Winners:
1914 Brooklyn Field Club 1915 Bethlehem (PA) Steel 1916 Bethlehem (PA) Steel 1917 Fall River (MA) Rovers 1918 Bethlehem (PA) Steel 1919 Bethlehem (PA) Steel 1920 St Louis Ben Miller 1921 Brooklyn Robbins Dry Dock 1922 St Louis Scullen Steel 1923 Paterson (NJ) FC 1924 Fall River (MA) Marksmen 1925 Andover (MA) Shawsheen 1926 Bethlehem (PA) Steel 1927 Fall River (MA) Marksmen 1928 New York Nationals 1929 New York Hakoah All-Stars 1930 Fall River (MA) Marksmen 1931 Fall River (MA) Marksmen 1932 New Bedford (MA) Whalers 1933 St. Louis Stix, Baer & Fuller 1934 St. Louis Stix, Baer & Fuller 1935 St Louis Central Breweries 1936 Philadelphia German-Americans 1937 New York Americans 1938 Chicago Sparta ABA 1939 Brooklyn St. Mary’s Celtic 1940 Baltimore SC & Chicago Sparta ABA * 1941 Pawtucket (RI) Rangers 1942 Pittsburgh Gallatin 1943 Brooklyn Hispano 1944 Brooklyn Hispano 1945 New York Brookhattan 1946 Chicago Viking 1947 Fall River (MA) Ponta Delgada 1948 St Louis Simpkins-Ford 1949 Morgan (PA) SC 1950 St Louis Simpkins-Ford 1951 New York German-Hungarians 1952 Harmarville (PA) SC 1953 Chicago Falcons 1954 New York Americans 1955 New York Eintracht 1956 Harmarville (PA) SC 1957 St Louis Kutis 1958 Los Angeles Kickers 1959 Los Angeles McIlvaine Canvasbacks 1960 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals 1961 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals 1962 New York Hungaria 1963 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals 1964 Los Angeles Kickers 1965 New York Ukrainians 1966 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals 1967 New York Greek-Americans 1968 New York Greek-Americans 1969 New York Greek-Americans 1970 Elizabeth (NJ) SC 1971 New York Hota 1972 Elizabeth (NJ) SC 1973 Los Angeles Maccabee 1974 New York Greek Americans 1975 Los Angeles Maccabee 1976 San Francisco AC 1977 Los Angeles Maccabee 1978 Los Angeles Maccabee 1979 Brooklyn Dodgers 1980 New York Pancyprian Freedoms 1981 Los Angeles Maccabee 1982 New York Pancyprian Freedoms 1983 New York Pancyprian Freedoms 1984 New York AO Krete 1985 San Francisco Greek-Americans 1986 St Louis Kutis 1987 Club España (Washington, DC) 1988 St Louis Busch 1989 St Petersburg HRC Kickers 1990 Chicago AAC Eagles 1991 Brooklyn Italian SC 1992 San Jose Oaks 1993 San Francisco CD Mexico 1994 San Francisco Greek-Americans 1995 Richmond Kickers 1996 DC United 1997 Dallas Burn 1998 Chicago Fire 1999 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2000 Chicago Fire 2001 Los Angeles Galaxy 2002 Columbus Crew 2003 Chicago Fire 2004 Kansas City Wizards 2005 Los Angeles Galaxy 2006 Chicago Fire 2007 New England Revolution 2008 DC United 2009 Seattle Sounders
* The US Open Cup title was shared in 1940.
Links:
American Soccer News - ASN fields the largest pool of free-lance reporters in the country devoted to MLS and US soccer coverage.
The Fullback Files - Highly opinionated, woefully under-informed, and rarely amusing (save in his own mind)--Fullback holds forth on DC United, the state of soccer in the US, and the wider world of futbol.
This is American Soccer - Giving a glimpse into the soul of American soccer by capturing moments in time - digital stamps to let those who follow understand the world's most popular sport in a malnourished American environment.
