The USASA Executive Committee has approved changes to the National Cups competitions beginning 2008-2009. These changes and the established competitions were recommended after careful consideration by the National Cups Committee. These considerations included recent participation in all cups, the wishes and needs of the participating clubs and teams, as well as the wishes and needs of all USASA members.

For the 2008-2009 seasonal year, the USASA will establish and organize National Cups competitions entitled as follows:

 (1) US National Men’s Amateur Cup
 (2) US National Women’s Cup (*)
 (3) US National Men’s Over-30 Cup
 (4) US National Men’s Under-23 Cup
 (5) US National Women’s Under-23 Cup
(6)  US National Men’s Open Cup (**)

*The US National Women’s Cup is a new cup competition, created to develop a national championship from all USASA women’s teams. This competition will be open to all USASA women’s teams. Players, both amateur and professional status, will be permitted to participate. There will be no age restrictions in this competition.

** The US National Men’s Open Cup will continue to qualify teams for
the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Open Cup.  Regional champions will continue to compete at the National Finals for the USASA Open Cup (the Werner Fricker Cup).

The National Finals weekend will take place on the weekend of July 24, 25, 26, 2009. These will take place as previously determined in Central Florida.

The entry fees shall be as follows:
· $250.00 for U.S. National Men’s Open Cup
· $200.00 for all other National Cups

2009 Application