1944 National Challenge Cup

The 1944 National Challenge Cup was the 31st edition of the United States Football Association's annual open cup. Today, the tournament is known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Teams from the American Soccer League II competed in the tournament, based on qualification methods in their base region.

1944 National Challenge Cup
Dewar Challenge Cup
Country USA
Dates2 January-14 May 1944
Defending championsBrooklyn Hispano
ChampionsBrooklyn Hispano
Runners-upMorgan Strasser
Semi-finalists
Championship match score4-0
1943
1945

Normally 32 clubs, the field size was smaller due to players fighting in World War II.

The final was a rematch of last year, as Brooklyn Hispano from Brooklyn, New York won the tournament by defeating, Morgan Strasser of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the process.


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