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Philadelphia Soccer History

New Year’s Day soccer, 1916

by × on December 31, 2015 at 9:30 am × 0 comments

After drawing for the second time on Christmas Day in 1915, Philadelphia’s Hibernians and Marcus Hook’s Viscose met for the third time in the second round of the US Open Cup on New Year’s Day, 1916.

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Christmas soccer in Philly, 1915

by × on December 24, 2015 at 9:04 am × 0 comments

Inter-city exhibition games, and two US Open Cup playoff, were among the Christmas Day contests involving Philadelphia area teams one hundred years ago in 1915.

US Soccer History

1934: USA vs. Mexico and the “little truck”

by × on October 9, 2015 at 10:38 am × 3 comments

This weekend, the US faces Mexico in a one-off game to reach the 2017 Confederations Cup. The first time the US played a one-off playoff game was also against Mexico in 1934 with a World Cup berth at stake.

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Philly and the US Open Cup Final

by × on September 29, 2015 at 11:15 am × 27 comments

As the Union prepare to host their second US Open Cup final, a look at Philadelphia-area teams in the final throughout the history of the country’s oldest national soccer tournament, which has had local winners ten times since 1914.

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The founding of the Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Association

by × on March 20, 2015 at 10:51 am × 2 comments

A look at the founding of the EPSA, originally known as the Foot Ball Association of Eastern Pennsylvania and District, in April, 1913, six days after the founding of the United States of America Football Association, known today as the US Soccer Federation.

Local / Philadelphia Soccer History

A champion’s medal comes home

by × on January 5, 2015 at 10:35 am × 7 comments

Last Friday, a 103-year-old championship medal won by a Scottish goalkeeper in Philadelphia returned to the city to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame. Here’s the story of the goalkeeper who won that medal and how it came back from Scotland to Philly.

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The origins of soccer in Philadelphia, part 6: The first league

by × on December 1, 2014 at 11:29 am × 1 comment

Our series continues with the start of Philadelphia’s first organized soccer league, the Pennsylvania Football Union, in 1889.

Philadelphia Soccer History / US Open Cup

Philadelphia German Americans win the 1936 US Open Cup

by × on September 3, 2014 at 11:15 am × 3 comments

On May 3, 1936, Philadelphia German Americans became the first amateur team, and the first team from the city of Philadelphia, to win the US Open Cup.

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Philly Soccer 100: Tacony tops Hibs in American Cup semi, local cup and league play

by × on March 24, 2014 at 10:30 am × 0 comments

One hundred years ago in Philly soccer history, Tacony defeated Hibernian in the American Cup semis and Philly’s run in the first Open Cup came to an end.

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Philly Soccer 100: Bad weather strikes again

by × on February 20, 2014 at 10:56 am × 1 comment

One hundred years ago, poor winter weather saw two weekends of games in Philadelphia’s seven leagues cancelled.

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