Pictures of both NYMWSL 30 Plus and NY Athletic Club at the National Cup Finals in Seattle

 

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Letter from the National Cup Commissioner - Region 1:

 

August 12, 2007

 

Region I National Cups: Final Report

 

To: USASA, Region I Executive Committee, the Region I members, our teams, and the Region I Fans:

 

Thank you to all of you for your support throughout the USASA National Cup Competition. In Region I, the Region of dreamers, and now the Region of achievers, we worked hard to manage a fair and competitive game inclusive to breaking 15 records.   Though hectic at times, the cooperation of all involved helped to keep the games on track in order to find our strongest teams to compete in Washington. The Region I top teams competed for the 2007 USASA National title in eight different cups in Seattle, WA., August 3-5, 2007. The results were stunning. Our teams   set the marks of a new era.

 

From last September, through recently , more than 400 teams fought for the right to be in Washington. While some were unlucky and others fell short the last minute of the game, four of our eight teams managed to take advantage of the opportunity and became the best in the nation. Four of our best became the USASA’s best   while all of our teams did not neglect to display emotion, intensity and character. Pumping in goals, protecting their own net and gutting out victories, National champions emerged. Region I was well represented by teams from a variety of states. Teams from CT, DC/VA, E-NY, MA, and MD. They all faced off against Region IV at the semifinals on Friday. Both regions split the victories while all the semifinalists of Region I managed to win four National titles.

 

Our coaches and our players prevailed and they deserve all the credit in the world. I was fortunate to witness their success. I am thrilled, honored and proud of every one that was a part of the 2006-07 Region I success. With your support, I am confident that we will improve and be able to continue setting new horizons and breaking our own records for years to come. Rest assure, the Region I cups sub-Committee will set a new policy in order to improve our Cups. If approved by the Executive Committee, all proposals will be implemented for the 2007-2008 season effective immediately. It is now evident that our Region is made of Champions. Together we can build on this for years to come.

 

 

 

USASA National Cups Results:

 

Men’s Open: Aegean Hawks (DC/VA) earned the third spot after falling short 2-1 to El Paso who ended up winning the open.

 

Women’s Open : Soccer Plus (CT), with lady luck on the other side of the field the team was defeated from a strong Ajax America 1-0. Ajax ended up winning the women’s open. Soccer Plus finished third at the W-Open.

 

Men’s U-23 : MFC Ambassadors (MD), down to 9 players faced the inevitable and was defeated from OUSA Orange 3-1. The Ambassadors finished forth

 

Men’s O-30s , Bier FC (DC/VA), lost to Big Blazers 3- 1 in OT after a 30 minute delay during the game. The team finished third.

 

Women’s O-30 : A high spirited team, the NYMWSL (E-NY) started the Region I massive comeback by defeating the power house St. Luis 4-1 and became the National Champion.

 

Women’s U-23: A team that looked as sharp as a blade, Soccer Plus (CT) defeated KC Dynamo 2-0 and became the National Champion.   

 

Women’s Amateur : A class act club, NY Athletic Club (E-NY), cruised against Triad United aces 4-2 and became the National Champion

 

Men’s Amateur: Boston Olympiakos (MA) a dominate team defeated the Illinois power house AAC Eagles 2-0   and became the National Champion.

 

 

Final Regional count:

 

Region I

4 National Championships

 

Region II

1 National Championship

 

Region III

None

 

Region IV

3 National Championships

 

 

Regional & National Records:

 

Most entries in M-Open

Most entries in W-Open

Most entries in W-Amateur

Most entries in W-U-23

Most entries in M-U-23

Most entries in M-O-30                                                             

Most entries in W-O-30

Most entries in the ENTIRE USSF Lamar Hunt Cup

Most Web Broadcast attendance in one day (873)

Most Regional Finals Spectators including the U-23 tournament approx. (2750)

Nine out of ten games played on the best fields

NO REGIONAL PROTESTS

NO NATIONAL PROTESTS

Three men referee system in all games

Region I’s most National Cup title wins EVER

 

 

 

Congratulations to our National Champions:

The teams that walked to the Starfire Complex in Tukwila Seattle, WA., full of confidence and the attitude of a Champion. I am very proud for your achievements.

 

NYMWSL Milagros Arana & ENYSA

Soccer Plus, Tony DiCicco, Lisa Cole, CSA & WPSL

NY Athletic Club, Brian Healy, Etsukazu Taniguchi & ENYSA

Boston Olympiakos, Nick Pseudoikonomou & MASS

 

 

Congratulations to our four Regional Champions ,

The teams who represented our Region honorably:

 

Aegean Hawks, Jon Knight & MDC/VASA

Ambassadors, Glenn & Pauline Burges & MSSA

Soccer Plus, Tony DiCicco, Lisa Cole, CSA & WPSL

Bier FC, Roger Hale & MDC/VASA

 

Congratulations to all the teams who were unfortunate not to qualify during the Regional Competition. I am proud for the way you competed and helped to present the highest level of Soccer in USASA. In my opinion, you did not loose. You created champions. Your competition gave birth to a new era.

 

To the player of NY Athletic club who broke her nose and said to her coach: “I want to play, I can help my team win this”, you are an inspiration to all of us.

 

To all the players who worked the hardest to accomplish their dreams. You were the historians of our Region and now you have become a National pioneer.

 

To the players that are still searching for glory, it is not important how fast you go down, it’s important how fast you get up.

 

To the UGH and the Ukrainian Nationals clubs, thank you for providing the fields to host our Regional Championships. The fields where National Champions were born.

 

To my State/League Commissioners, the people responsible for starting it all back in September. Great kick-off, thank you for all your work.

 

To the Region I Executive Committee, thank you for all of your support.

 

To the USASA National Cups Chairman, Werner Fricker jr., thank you for your leadership and support.

 

To my National Cups sub-Committee, John Kahmke, and Gus Xikis with your efforts, “impossible is nothing”

 

Special thanks to Fritz Marth, Tony Falcone and Matt Kryownos who have personally assisted me at the Regional Finals.

 

To our Region’s Director, Larry Frisoli, thank you for all the support and your trust in us.

 

To our Presidents and State/League Committees, thank you for all your work.

 

To the Region I Board of Directors, thank you for all your efforts, support and understanding, and please do not consider these results an accomplishment of you drilling me for 2-1/2 hours at the last meeting. These results were accomplished because we were all a part of the hard work.

 

To the RRA, John Zagrilli, thank you for all the hard work and efforts.

 

To the Referees that called all our games, thank you for all your efforts

 

To the USASA’s Chairman, Brooks McCormick, who gain additional fitness by running from field to field in order to present our teams their trophies: On behalf of Region I, thank you for presenting our teams with the USASA National Cups trophies and thank you for your kind words.

 

To Stephanie Walker and her staff. Thank you for your endless work.

 

For the USASA’s and Region I’s National Champions, all the Region I participant teams in 2006/07 National Cups, and the huge army behind them.

 

Thank you for the opportunity to be of service. I am extremely fortunate to be a part of this huge success.

 

Well done Region I, Well done!!!

 

Sincerely,

Alex Tsalagas

USASA Region I

National Cups Commissioner