Maryland to Host Championship of Regions

Winners from Regions I, II & III Play for Titles

Yinz & Bays among those competing in national event. (16 July) The finale of the 2019 cup season is the Championship of Regions with teams from Region I, Region II & Region III competing for three titles. Region I and the Maryland State Soccer Association will host the event at Troy Park in Elkridge, Maryland on 16 & 17 August.

Friday will feature the semifinals with Yinz United hosting ASC New Stars of Region III (Texas South) in the Werner Fricker Cup, the Amateur Open Championship. The other semifinal will see Region I champion Lansdowne Yonkers FC of Eastern New York against the yet to be determined winner from Region II.

The Maryland Bays will battle for the Gerhard Mengel Cup, the Over-30 Championship, as it goes up against Nashville United FC of Region III (Tennessee), which won the Cup last season. The Region I winner Pancyprian Freedom O30 of Eastern New York will meet the Region II entry.

The third title will be the National Over-40 Cup with Region I champion West Chester United of Eastern Pennsylvania facing the Region II champion while Region I finalist Fairfield GAC FC of Connecticut squares off against defending national champion Kickers FC O40 of Region III (Florida).

Schedules & updates can be found at the Region I site.

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 2019 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 open to non-MSSA affiliated teams. 

Academy FC Baltimore United FC Christos FC Columbia FC Fighting B.O.B.s Izee Auto FC JA Raiders Motorik FC Alexandria Starliners FC World Class Premier Elite Yinz United	Baltimore Kickers Banfield Blue Side FC Colombia FC DC Flames Ferro Carril Oeste Fortitude FC Old Baltimore Footballers Steel Pulse FC The Referees	Baltimore Kickers (O30 & O40) Christos FC (O30 & O40) Colombia FC (O30) Mando Ramos (O40) Maryland Bays (O30)

The Rowland Cup this season will be a state championship among our three MSSA affiliated leagues. Each league selected the teams that will participate for the competition. The winner will advance to the USASA Region I qualifier for the Werner Fricker Cup, the Amateur Open Championship. Below are the teams selected.