: Re: NC v OC    I can talk for days on this so I will try to keep it brief. I had decided to use NCC for the historical period since it was official and verifiable through the 80's. I felt this was the best solution to reduce confusion, remain consistent, and retain the historical integrity of the tournament's heritage. From the 90's to now I decided to use USOC, again to maintain consistency and reduce confusion for the modern era. Despite what the hardware says for the 90's pre MLS editions I opted for USOC to bridge the gap prior the the tournament being given Lamar Hunt's name. To answer some of your questions: it does not appear the USFA was all too critical of  'official' names. So far there has been no evidence to indicate there ever was an official name change until the 1999 Lamar Hunt edition. I would use the phrase 'evolved into' when describing how USOC came about though keep in mind it was still one of many variations. While most of the reasons remain theory because one can only speculate as to the interaction between a committee member and a sportswriter. Unless you get lucky and the committee member was the actual soccer columnist as was the case in a Connecticut paper back in the 20's where we were treated to the inside scoop. Most of the members of the organization are not historians and kept few records if any at all combined with the change off to USASA in the 80's and back again in the 90's there focus is more on conducting the tournament than chronicling it. For decades it wasn't much of a money maker for the teams or the organizers.