West Chester United was crowned champions of the USASA National Amateur Cup Championship after defeating RWB Adria 4-3 in extra time. This win secured a spot in the 2026 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, West Chester United’s seventh tournament qualification.
The United States Adult Soccer Association Cup is the national final for amateur soccer teams and the highest award that can be won in the USASA. West Chester United was announced as a club on January 18, 2017, as a part of the National Premier Soccer League. In 2020 West Chester United joined the USL league two in the Mid Atlantic Division. After beating Sin City FC in the Semifinals 3-2 West Chester United advanced to the USASA National Amateur Cup.
West Chester United’s Josh Luchini, a former member of the Lehigh University Men’s Soccer team, scored first in the 11th minute. RWB answered with a goal from Victor Manon in the 34th minute to tie the game at one. Ten minutes later, Manon scored his second goal of the night to put RWB up 2-1 at halftime.
Two minutes into the second half, Jack Jasinski gave West Chester United their second goal to tie the game at two. In the 75th minute West Chester United took the lead with a goal from Giuliano Whitchurch.
West Chester United had a 3-2 lead going into the five additional minutes of stoppage time. Manon scored his third goal of the game with just seconds left to tie the game 3-3.
Moments away from penalty kicks West Chester United defender Joseph McDaid, who played for FC Delco, scored a header on a cross from Dylan Lacey in the 120th minute to win their first National Amateur Cup championship.
West Chester head coach Blaise Santangelo said that the National Amateur Cup is something “we’ve been chasing since 2018.” Santangelo considers the Fritz Marth Cup National Amateur Cup the “‘Holy Grail’ of amateur soccer trophies.”
Santangelo is proud that he and his team can bring such an important amateur trophy back to a city with such a rich soccer history and cement themselves as a part of it.