1939–40 National Challenge Cup

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1939-40 National Challenge Cup

Dewar Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Country	USA
Dates	5 November 1939-12 May 1940
Defending champions	St. Mary's Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Baltimore S.C. Sparta Fallstaff
Semifinalists	Morgan Sport Club Brookhattan
← 1939 1941 →

The 1939–40 National Challenge Cup was the 27th edition of the United States Football Association's annual open cup. Today, the tournament is known as the U.S. Open Cup. Teams from the American Soccer League II competed in the tournament, based on qualification methods in their base region.

The tournament was unique in that it is the only edition not to produce an overall winner. After drawing 2–2 on aggregate, Baltimore S.C. and Chicago Sparta could not agree on a third, tie-breaking match. As a result, the two clubs shared the title.

Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a replay.

First Round

Second Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

November 12, 1939

Scots-Americans

9

December 3, 1939

Allentown S.C.

0

Scots-Americans

3

November 19, 1939

Paterson F.C.

2

Paterson F.C.

4

January 1, 1940

Irish-Americans

0

Scots-Americans

3

November 12, 1939

St. Mary's Celtic (a.e.t.)

4

St. Mary's Celtic

2

December 4, 1939

Brooklyn Hispano

0

St. Mary's Celtic

1

November 12, 1939

Norwegian Americans

0

Norwegian Americans

2

March 17, 1940

New York Kollsman

1

St. Mary's Celtic

2

November 12, 1939

Baltimore S.C.

3

Philadelphia German-American

4

December 10, 1939 (December 16, 1939)

Reading German

0

Philadelphia German-American (a.e.t.)2

2 (4)

November 19, 1939

Passon Phillies

2 (2)

Passon Phillies

1

January 1, 1940

Philadelphia Americans

0

Philadelphia German-American

1

November 12, 1939

Baltimore S.C.

4

Baltimore S.C.

10

December 4, 1939

St. Gerard's

1

Baltimore S.C.

5

November 19, 1939

Kensington Blue Bells

1

Baltimore Americans

2

April 13 & 15, 1940

Kensington Blue Bells (a.e.t.)

4

Baltimore S.C.

3–2

November 5, 1939

Brookhattan

1–2

Lusitania Recreation

3

December 3, 1939

Ludlow Lusitano

1

Lusitania Recreation

4

November 18, 1939

Pawtucket S.C.

1

Holy Cross S.C.

0

January 1, 1940 (January 6, 1940)

Pawtucket S.C.

2

Lusitania Recreation

2 (5)

November 19, 1939

Fall River Firestones

2 (2)

Fall River Firestones

Win

December 10, 1939

Baylies

Loss

Fall River Firestones

3

November 5, 1939 (November 12, 1939)1

St. Michael's

0

St. Michael's

2 (2)

March 17, 1940

Newark Portuguese

0 (1)

Lusitania Recreation

2

November 19, 1939

Brookhattan

2

Brookhattan

3

December 3, 1939

Galicia F.C.

0

Brookhattan

2

November 12, 1939

Swedish F.C.

1

Swedish F.C.

2

January 1, 1940 (January 21, 1940)

Hatikvoh F.C.

1

Brookhattan

1 (1)

November 12, 1939

New York Americans

1 (0)

New York Americans

3

December 10, 1939

German-Hungarian Sports Club

0

New York Americans

1

November 12, 1939

Gjoa S.C.

0

Gjoa S.C.

3

Brooklyn Germans

1

¹ First match was abandoned after 35 minutes due to rain
² Replay went to extra time

Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a replay.

First Round

Second Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

November 5, 1939

Sparta Fallstaff

4

December 3, 1939

Chicago Olympia

0

Sparta Fallstaff

2

Chicago Manhattan Beer

0

Chicago Manhattan Beer

Bye

December 17, 1939

Sparta Fallstaff

2

November 5, 1939 (November 12, 1939)

Chicago Swedish American

0

Chicago Viking

1 (1)

December 3, 1939

Chicago Swedish American

1 (3)

Chicago Swedish American

7

November 5, 1939 (November 12, 1939)

Milwaukee Hungarian

0

Milwaukee Hungarian

3 (5)

March 17, 1940

Milwaukee Schlitz

3 (4)

Sparta Fallstaff

1

Detroit Chrysler

0

Detroit Chrysler

Bye

December 10, 1939

Detroit Chrysler

3

Detroit Celtic

1

Detroit Celtic

Bye

December 24, 1939

Detroit Chrysler

3

November 12, 1939

Cleveland Shamrocks

0

Bartunek Slavia

7

December 24, 1939

Dunlevy

2

Bartunek Slavia

0

November 5, 1939

Cleveland Shamrocks

2

Cleveland Shamrocks

3

April 7 & 14, 1940 (April 21, 1940)

Cleveland Dalarda

1

Sparta Fallstaff (a.e.t.)3

1–1 (1)

November 5, 1939

Morgan Sport Club

1–1 (0)

Morgan Sport Club

1

December 10, 1939 (Dec. 17/25/31, 1939)

Cuddy

0

Morgan Sport Club (a.e.t.)1

3 (0) (2)2 (5)

November 5, 1939

Glendale

3 (0) (0)2 (0)

Glendale

3

January 14, 1940

Muse

0

Morgan Sport Club

8

November 5, 1939

Becks German American

1

Becks German American (a.e.t.)

9

December 10, 1939

Rochester German

5

Becks German American

4

November 5, 1939

Buffalo City Hungarian

2

Buffalo City Hungarian

3

March 17, 1940

Niagara Falls MacKenzie

1

Morgan Sport Club

2

November 5, 1939

Heidelberg

0

Harmarville

1

December 3, 1939

Heidelberg

6

Heidelberg

2

November 5, 1939

Castle Shannon

1

Curry

2

January 1, 1940

Castle Shannon

4

Heidelberg

Win

Canonsburg

Loss

Rochester Thistles

Bye

December 3, 1939

Rochester Thistles

1

November 5, 1939

Canonsburg

6

Canonsburg

2

Gallatin

0

¹ First and second match went into extra time
² Third match had to be abandoned in the 70th minute due to crowd trouble
³ Second match went into extra time

• 1940 National Challenge Cup results – TheCup.us