Ponta Delgada S.C.

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Ponta Delgada S.C.
Full namePonta Delgada Soccer Club
Founded19xx
Dissolved19xx
Stadium
American Soccer League
: (1951-1953)

Ponta Delgada Soccer Club, also referred to as Fall River Ponta Delgada, was a

Blue Laws that prevented them from playing Sunday games.[2]

History

Golden era

Ponta Delgada first came to national attention when they won the

National Challenge Cup finals, winning the competition in 1947.[4][5]

In July 1946 Ponta Delgada played in the finals of both the Challenge Cup and the Amateur Cup. On July 7 they played Chicago Vikings at Mark's Stadium holding them to 1-1 draw. However, on July 14 at Comiskey Park they lost the return game 2-1. On July 21 they gained some consolation when beat Castle Shannon of Pittsburgh 5-2 in the final of the Amateur Cup.[6] In 1947 Ponta Delgada again reached the final of both competitions, and this time they won the first ever Challenge Cup/Amateur Cup double. On May 24 in the Amateur final, Ed Souza scored five goals as they beat St. Louis Carondelets 10-1. This should have been the first leg of a two-game series but a second game was never played. On August 31, in the first leg of the Challenge final, they defeated Chicago Sparta 6-1 at home with Ed Souza scoring another two goals. Joe Ferreira, Ed Valentine, and John Souza also scored that day. On September 7 they completed the double when they won the away leg 3-2 with goals from Valentine, Ferreira and Jim Delgado.[1][7][8] In 1948 they completed another double when they won both the National Soccer League of New England and their third Amateur Cup in three years after beating Pittsburgh Curry Vets 4-1 in the final on May 23.[9]

In 1950 Ponta Delgada once again reached the finals of both the Challenge Cup and the Amateur Cup. On April 22 in the first leg of the Challenge final they lost 2-0 to

Ludlow Lusitano. On May 2, 1953 they completed a league and cup double when Ed Souza scored both goals in a 2-0 win against Chicago Slovaks in the Amateur Cup final.[10][11]

National team

In 1947, after Ponta Delgada won the

National Challenge Cup / National Amateur Cup double, the team was selected en masse to represent the United States at the North American soccer championship where they played against Mexico and the host team, Cuba. Despite their cup successes at home, they lost 5-0 and 5-2 respectively. Although representing their national team, Ponta Delgada had to pay for the trip themselves.[1][12]

Several players in the Ponta Delgada team went on to become established members of the national team.

1-0 win against England.[2][12][14]

Notable former players

See also: Category:Ponta Delgada S.C. players

Former managers

  • United States Joe Barboza

Honors

  • National Challenge Cup
    • Winners 1947: 1
    • Runners Up 1946, 1950: 2
  • National Amateur Cup
    • Winners 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1953: 6
  • National Soccer League of New England
    • Winners 1948: 1
  • American Soccer League
    • New England Division Winners
      1952-53
      : 1

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Year in American Soccer - 1947". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  2. ^ a b "A History of Soccer in New England". Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  3. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1938
  4. ^ national.soccerhall.org
  5. ^ national.soccerhall.org Archived 2009-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1946
  7. ^ National Challenge Cup finals
  8. ^ "National Amateur Cup". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  9. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1948". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  10. ^ "New England Division". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  11. ^ "Year in American Soccer - 1953". Archived from the original on 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  12. ^ a b Soccer in a Football World - The Story of America’s Forgotten Game (2006) : David Wangerin [1]
  13. ^ rsssf.org
  14. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1950". Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
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