U.S. Cup (also known as the USA Cup, United States Cup and Nike U.S. Cup) was a soccer competition held annually in the United States from 1992 to 2000, except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998. The tournament, 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 before the men's 1994 FIFA World Cup.[1] 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.[2]
In 1995, USSF added a women's competition which ran every year until 2002. The 2001 edition was abandoned after three matches due to the September 11 attacks.
The cup was traditionally played in a single round-robin format between the four participating national teams.
The 1999 edition of the men's and 2000 edition of the women's tournaments, were played in single elimination format. The first round was the semifinals. The losers of the semifinals played for third place, and the winners of the semifinals played the Final match.
^Filip Bondy (March 4, 1992). "Soccer; US Cup Might Raise Americans' Game". New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
^. www.socceramerica.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2004. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
External linksedit
Men's US Cup at RSSSF
Women's US Cup at RSSSF
January 01, 1970
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Not to be confused with U S Open Cup American Cup America s Cup disambiguation or Cup unit U S Cup also known as the USA Cup United States Cup and Nike U S Cup was a soccer competition held annually in the United States from 1992 to 2000 except for the World Cup years of 1994 and 1998 The tournament hosted by the United States Soccer Federation was contested between the United States and three guest teams U S CupMen s TournamentOrganizing bodyUSSFFounded1992 1992 Abolished2000 2000 Number of teams4Most successful team s United States Mexico 3 titles each U S CupWomen s TournamentOrganizing bodyUSSFFounded1995Abolished2002Number of teams4Related competitionsSheBelieves CupMost successful team s United States 7 titles The cup was created to train the American soccer team and to popularize the sport in the US before the men s 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 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 2 In 1995 USSF added a women s competition which ran every year until 2002 The 2001 edition was abandoned after three matches due to the September 11 attacks Contents 1 Format 2 List of champions 2 1 Men s tournament 2 2 Women s tournament 3 Titles by country 3 1 Men s tournament 3 2 Women s tournament 4 National team appearances 4 1 Men s 4 2 Women s 5 Venues 6 References 7 External linksFormat editThe cup was traditionally played in a single round robin format between the four participating national teams The 1999 edition of the men s and 2000 edition of the women s tournaments were played in single elimination format The first round was the semifinals The losers of the semifinals played for third place and the winners of the semifinals played the Final match List of champions editMen s tournament edit Year Champion Runner up Third place Fourth place 1992details nbsp United States nbsp Italy nbsp Republic of Ireland nbsp Portugal 1993details nbsp Germany nbsp Brazil nbsp United States nbsp England 1995details nbsp United States nbsp Colombia nbsp Mexico nbsp Nigeria 1996details nbsp Mexico nbsp Republic of Ireland nbsp United States nbsp Bolivia 1997details nbsp Mexico nbsp Denmark nbsp Peru nbsp United States 1999details nbsp Mexico nbsp United States nbsp Guatemala nbsp Bolivia 2000details nbsp United States nbsp Republic of Ireland nbsp Mexico nbsp South Africa Women s tournament edit Year Champion Runner up Third place Fourth place 1995details nbsp United States nbsp Norway nbsp Australia nbsp Chinese Taipei 1996details nbsp United States nbsp China nbsp Japan nbsp Canada 1997details nbsp United States nbsp Italy nbsp Australia nbsp Canada 1998details nbsp United States nbsp Brazil nbsp Russia nbsp Mexico 1999details nbsp United States nbsp Brazil nbsp Finland nbsp South Korea 2000details nbsp United States nbsp Canada nbsp Mexico nbsp South Korea 2002details nbsp United States nbsp Australia nbsp Italy nbsp RussiaTitles by country editMen s tournament edit nbsp United States 3 times 1992 1995 2000 nbsp Mexico 3 times 1996 1997 1999 nbsp Germany 1 time 1993 Women s tournament edit nbsp United States 7 times all except for the abandoned 2001 edition National team appearances editMen s edit Rank Team Appearance 1 nbsp United States hosts 7 2 nbsp Mexico 5 3 nbsp Republic of Ireland 3 4 nbsp Bolivia 2 5 nbsp Brazil 1 nbsp Colombia nbsp Denmark nbsp England nbsp Germany nbsp Guatemala nbsp Italy nbsp Nigeria nbsp Peru nbsp Portugal nbsp South Africa Women s edit Number of appearance excludes the abandoned 2001 edition Rank Team Appearance 1 nbsp United States hosts 7 2 nbsp Australia 3 nbsp Canada 3 nbsp Brazil 2 nbsp Italy nbsp South Korea nbsp Mexico nbsp Russia 4 nbsp China 1 nbsp Finland nbsp Japan nbsp Norway nbsp Chinese TaipeiVenues editFrontier Field Rochester NY 1998 2 games RFK Stadium Washington DC 1992 1993 2 games 1995 2 games 1996 2000 Foxboro Stadium Foxborough MA 1992 2 games 1993 1995 1996 2000 Rose Bowl Pasadena CA 1996 1997 4 games Soldier Field Chicago IL 1992 2 games 1993 2000 Giants Stadium East Rutherford NJ 1996 2 games 2000 2 games Qualcomm Stadium San Diego CA 1997 2 games 1999 2 games Yale Bowl New Haven CT 1992 1993 Rutgers Stadium Piscataway NJ 1995 2 games Cotton Bowl Dallas TX 1996 2000 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles CA 1999 2 games Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac MI 1993References edit Filip Bondy March 4 1992 Soccer US Cup Might Raise Americans Game New York Times Retrieved November 9 2015 Soccer America www socceramerica com Archived from the original on January 24 2004 Retrieved March 14 2022 External links editMen s US Cup at RSSSF Women s US Cup at RSSSF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title U S Cup amp oldid 1221812270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
