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1949 National Challenge Cup

Field	Value
title	National Challenge Cup
year	1949
image	Dewar trophy 1914.jpg
caption	Dewar Challenge Cup
country	United States
dates	23 January – 29 May 1949
defending_champions	St. Louis Simpkins-Ford
winners	Morgan SC
count	1
second	Philadelphia Nationals
semifinal1	New York S.C.
semifinal2	Polish American
prev_season	1948
next_season	1950

The 1949 National Challenge Cup was the largest soccer tournament in the United States in 1949. The four St. Louis Soccer League teams withdrew from the competition citing "a succession of unpleasant experiences connected with the playing of the National Challenge Cup." The St.L league teams were upset about financial losses totaling $2300 from the previous season's tournament. The announcement of the withdrawal came a week and a half after Brookhattan-Galicia stuck Simpkins with a $1550 airline bill following the 1948 championship game hosted by the Simpkins. The remaining St. Louis representatives were the four amateur Municipal League entrants. With the defending champions out of the running Morgan Strasser stepped in as contenders by winning their way to the final four. Despite losing the first legs in both the semifinal and final the Morgans pulled out 4-3 aggregate wins to become 1949 U.S. champions.

Eastern Division

|January 23|Brooklyn Hispano|1|Segura|0 ||Kearny Celtic|2|Newark Germans|3 ||Philadelphia Nationals|3|Kensington Quoits|0 ||Elizabeth S.C.|4|Trenton Americans|2 |February 13|S.C. Eintracht|4|Brooklyn Hakoah|0 |February 13, 20|Brookhattan|2-0|New York SC|2-1 ||New Bedford|1|Ponta Delgada|2 ||Lincolns|1-1|Gremio Lusitano|1-2 |February 13|Brooklyn Hispano|1|Newark Germans|0 |March 6|Philadelphia Nationals|3|Elizabeth S.C.|2 ||S.C. Eintracht|1|New York SC|2 |March 13|Ponta Delgada|0|Gremio Lusitano|2 |March 20|Brooklyn Hispano|1|Philadelphia Nationals|2 ||New York SC|3|Gremio Lusitano|1 |April 24|Philadelphia Nationals|5|New York SC|1

Western Division

|February 27|Chicago Vikings|6|GIAC Maroons|3 |February 27/March 13|Chicago Slovak|2-1|Polish American|2-2 ||Alpine Sportswear||bye| ||Plaza Amusement|0|Zenthoefer Furs|4 ||Rochester Thistles|3|Lakesiders|1 ||Morgan SC|3|Castle Shannon 2|2 |February 13|West Newton Moose|4|Moon Run|3 |February 13|Castle Shannon 1|0|Cecil French|2 |March 27|Chicago Vikings|0|Polish American|2 |March 26|Alpine Sportswear|0|Zenthoefer Furs|5 |February 20|Rochester Thistles|1|Morgan SC|4 |March 6|West Newton Moose|1|Cecil French|3 |April 10 - Chicago|Polish American|5|Zenthoefer Furs|1 ||Morgan SC|3|Cecil French|0 |April 24/May 8|Polish American|3-0|Morgan SC|2-2

Final

date = May 15, 1949| team1 = Philadelphia Nationals (ASL) | goals1 = Nick Kropfelder | goals2 = | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = Morgan SC (KL) | stadium = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = | referee = J. Cahill (USA)}}

date = May 29, 1949| team1 = Morgan SC (KL) | goals1 = Gustave Teyssier , Nicholas DiOrio Albert Innarelli | goals2 = John Sullivan
Nick Kropfelder | score = 4–2 | report = | team2 = Philadelphia Nationals (ASL) | stadium = Bridgeville Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | attendance = 1000 | referee = Sam Galin (New York)}}

References

McSkimming, Dent (October 29, 1948). "Soccer League Teams Out of National Play". ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', p.9C col.6

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