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1928-29 National Challenge Cup

1928–29 National Challenge Cup

The 1928–29 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. This edition of the soccer tournament featured 100 entrants (51 in the East and 49 in the West). In this edition the Western bracket played the first round in December 1928 while the Eastern section chose to wait out the poor weather and began the first round games in February 1929. The Cup final, which drew 21,583 spectators, broke the record for the largest crowd to see a Cup final, and remained the largest crowd, until 2010, when the Seattle Sounders FC defeat Columbus Crew in front of 31,311 spectators.

Eastern Division

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
February 3 - Bronx
New York Hakoah 7
February 17 - Bronx
1
New York Hakoah 6
February 3 - Rochester
Rochester Celtic 0
3
March 17 - Bronx
2
New York Hakoah 3
February 3 - Newark
Newark Portuguese 2
Newark Portuguese 3
February 17 - Newark
0
Newark Portuguese 4
February 3
New York Hungaria 1
New York Hungaria w/o
March 24 - Brooklyn
New York Hakoah 1
February 3 - Bronx
New York Giants 0
New York Giants 4
February 24 - Bronx
IRT Rangers 1
New York Giants 8
February 3 - Trenton
Trenton F.C. 0
Trenton F.C. 8
March 3, 9
Newark Skeeters 1
New York Giants 2-6
February 3 - Baltimore
Bethlehem Steel 2-3
0
February 16 - Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel 5
Bethlehem Steel 5
February 3 - Waterbury
Walsh Chevrolet 0
Waterbury 1
6

Western Division

First round Second round Semi-finals Final
December 23 - Chicago
Thistle F.C. 1
February 17
1
Thistle F.C. 1
December 16 - St. Louis
Madison Kennel 5
Madison Kennel 4
March 10 - St. Louis
Ben Millers 1
Madison Kennel 5
December 16 - Detroit
Holley Carburetor 1
Holley Carburetor 2
February 23 - Detroit
0
Holley Carburetor 10
Goodyear F.C. 3
4
March 17 - St. Louis
1
Madison Kennel 7
December 16 - Chicago
Sparta ABA 4
Sparta ABA 3
February 24 - Chicago
Carpenters 0
Sparta ABA 7
December 23 - Detroit
All Scots 0
1
March 3 - Chicago
3
Sparta ABA 3
December 30 - Chicago
Bricklayers 1
Bricklayers 2
February 17 - Chicago
0
Bricklayers 3
December 23 - St. Louis
Tablers 1
Tablers 5
Wellston 2

Final

March 31, 1929
St. Louis Madison Kennel (MO) 0–2 New York Hakoah (NY) Sportsman's Park; St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: James McFarlane (USA)
(Report) Joszef Eisenhoffer 80'
Siegfried Wortmann 82'
April 7, 1929
New York Hakoah (NY) 3–0 St. Louis Madison Kennel (MO) Dexter Park; Woodhaven, New York
Attendance: 21,583
Referee: James McFarlane (USA)
Erno Schwarz 20'
Max Grünwald 50'
Moritz Häusler 70'
(Report)

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