All Stars Lift Morton Cup

Defeat Academy for the Title

Three way tie for Champions League in final round. (17 February) The ninth edition of the Morton Cup came to an end with All Stars United taking honors after edging Academy FC 1:0. Frederick Atta-Wiredu had the game winner while Eduafo Yeboah earned the shutout. Darwin "Lefty" Morton was a former Vice President of the Maryland State Soccer Association who was not only an administrator but coach for many years. Every Sunday he could be found at a soccer pitch watching the local action.

Cup Commissioner Fran McGrath presenting the Morton Cup along with Dennis McGrath to All Stars United.

Only one match in the Maryland Champions League for the Rowland Cup with Marie Bell getting the lone goal for Steel Pulse FC in their 1:0 shutout of Fighting B.O.B.s. After four rounds, Steel Pulse, Christos FC and Yinz United lead the pack with 9 points each. We get into the last round this Sunday at Montgomery Blair High School with Fighting B.O.B.s taking Christos while Yinz will face Steel Pulse.

Plenty of cup action in Maryland and you find it all of it here. Keep up to date with all of the results & schedules on this site and on Twitter @marylandsoccer. Keep track of the entire cup season on our Cup Archives page.

Team Registration for 2020 Cup Teams

The Stewart Cup along with the Maryland Over-30 and Maryland Over-40 Cups qualify the Maryland champion for the USASA Region I qualifiers. The Stewart winner will compete for the Amateur Cup for the Fritz Marth Trophy, the O-30 champion will advance to the Gerhard Mengel Cup, the National Over-30 Championship, while the O-40 qualifies for the National Over-40 Cup. The Morton Cup is a state only competition that is also open to non-MSSA affiliated teams. 

Aegean Hawks FC (WPL) AFC Dobes (MMSL) Christos FC (MMSL) Izee Auto FC (UPSL) K Crew (WPL) LImitless FC (MMSL) Motorik FC Alexandria (MMSL) Starliners FC (WPL) Steel Pulse FC (MMSL) Yinz United (WPL)	Academy FC (MMSL) All Stars United (MMSL) Baltimore Kickers (MMSL) Blue Side FC (MMSL) Colombia FC (MMSL) Columbia FC (MMSL) DC Flames (Other) JA Raiders FC (MMSL) The Difference FC (MDSL) The Referees (Other)	Over-30 Baltimore Kickers Christos FC Bays Colombia FC  Fighting Bobs/Yinz Legends Over 30's Over-40 Baltimore Kickers Christos FC Colombia FC

The Rowland Cup this season will be played as the Maryland Champions League. The top teams from the Maryland Major Soccer League and the Washington Premier League will compete to qualify as the state entry to the Werner Fricker Cup, the Amateur Open Championship. Below are the teams selected. 

Player Registration

Players should use the proper link to register for their team to play in the MSSA Cups. Only for use by players not currently registered with a team. For players whose teams are playing in multiple cups, only register once for one cup. MSSA will multi-roster the player as appropriate. The registration fee is $12 and can be paid online by credit card. Submit a head shot/selfie as the photo. Do not upload driver's license.