Off to a Good Start

Fields Set for Rowland & Morton Cups

Rowland Cup enters its 107th year. (18 January) We played a special match day with 16 sides competing to determine where they will be placed for this cup season. The first round/playoff of the Rowland Cup saw the winners advance while those eliminated will compete for the Morton Cup. Both competitions move into group play that will take place over the next several weekends.

The Rowland Cup, Maryland's oldest championship first played in 1914, has defending champion Christos FC paired with the Baltimore Kickers, Columbia FC and Maryland Internationals Athletics FC in its group. The other bracket has last season's Morton Cup winner All Stars United along with Colombia FC, Steel Pulse FC and Yinz United. The top two in each group advance to the semifinals. The winner moves on to represent the state in the Region I qualifiers for the Werner Fricker Cup.

The Morton Cup enters its ninth season of competition. Group A includes DC Flames, Deportivo Club de Districtonia, Dream Team FC and Frederick Spires FC. In Group B we have Columbia FC 2, JA Raiders, Motorik FC Alexandria and TrendSetters FC.

The schedules will be updated and can be found at the tabs above. This is the place to keep track on all that is the MSSA Cups. You can also follow us on Twitter @marylandsoccer.

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.

Team Registration for 2021 Cup Teams

The Maryland Cups qualify teams to take place as the Maryland champion for the USASA Region I qualifiers. The Stewart Cup winner will compete for the Amateur Cup for the Fritz Marth Trophy. The winner of the Rowland Cup enters into the Werner Fricker Cup. In the O-30 Cup, the champion advances 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. 

All Stars United Baltimore Kickers Christos FC Colombia FC Columbia FC Columbia FC 2 DC Flames Deportivo Club de Districtonia Dream Team FC Frederick Spires FC JA Raiders Maryland International Athletic FC Motorik FC Alexandria Steel Pulse FC TrendSetters FC Yinz United	All Stars United Baltimore Kickers Capital City FC Christos FC Colombia FC Columbia FC JA Raiders Maryland International Athletic FC Motorik FC Alexandria Steel Pulse FC Yinz United	Columbia FC 2 DC Flames Deportivo Club de Districtonia Dream Team FC Frederick Spires FC JA Raiders Motorik FC Alexandria TrendSetters FC Teams eliminated from the first round of the Rowland Cup made up the field for the Morton Cup.