# 1938 National Challenge Cup

The 1938 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Scheduled as follows: First Round on or before January 16, Second Round on or before January 30, Quarterfinals February 13, Semifinals East February 26, 27, West February 20, 27.

## Eastern Division

| First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| January 16 - New York | January 16 - New York | | | | | | |
| New York Americans | 4 | | | | | | |
| New York Americans | 4 | January 30 - New York | January 30 - New York | | | | | |
| Brooklyn First Germans | 2 | January 30 - New York | January 30 - New York | | | | |
| Brooklyn First Germans | 2 | New York Americans | 4 | | | | |
| January 16 - Newark | January 16 - Newark | | New York Americans | 4 | | | | |
| January 16 - Newark | January 16 - Newark | Bethlehem Hungaria | 1 | | | | |
| Irish-Americans | 3 | Bethlehem Hungaria | 1 | | | | |
| Irish-Americans | 3 | | | | February 27 - New York | February 27 - New York | | |
| Bethlehem Hungaria | 5 | | | | February 27 - New York | February 27 - New York | |
| Bethlehem Hungaria | 5 | | | | New York Americans | 4 | |
| January 23 - New York | January 23 - New York | | | | | New York Americans | 4 | |
| January 23 - New York | January 23 - New York | | | | Brookhattan | 3 | |
| Brookhattan | 4 | | | | Brookhattan | 3 | |
| Brookhattan | 4 | February 20 - New York | February 20 - New York | | | | | |
| Hatikvoh | 1 | February 20 - New York | February 20 - New York | | | | |
| Hatikvoh | 1 | Brookhattan | 7 | | | | |
| January 30/February 6, 13 | January 30/February 6, 13 | | Brookhattan | 7 | | | | |
| January 30/February 6, 13 | January 30/February 6, 13 | Ponta Delgada S.C. | 0 | | | | |
| Lusitania Recreation | 6 | Ponta Delgada S.C. | 0 | | | | |
| Lusitania Recreation | 6 | | | | | | | March 27/April 2 - New York | March 27/April 2 - New York |
| Ponta Delgada | 7$^a$ | | | | | | | March 27/April 2 - New York | March 27/April 2 - New York |
| Ponta Delgada | 7$^a$ | | | | | | | New York Americans | 2–0 |
| January 16, 22 - New York | January 16, 22 - New York | | | | | | | | New York Americans | 2–0 |
| January 16, 22 - New York | January 16, 22 - New York | | | | | | | Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic | 1–3 |
| Brooklyn Hispano | 1–1 | | | | | | | Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic | 1–3 |
| Brooklyn Hispano | 1–1 | January 30 - New York | January 30 - New York | | | | | | |
| Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic | 1–4 | January 30 - New York | January 30 - New York | | | | | | |
| Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic | 1–4 | Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic | 7 | | | | | | |
| January 16 - Baltimore | January 16 - Baltimore | | Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic | 7 | | | | | | |
| January 16 - Baltimore | January 16 - Baltimore | Baltimore S.C. | 1 | | | | | | |
| Baltimore SC | 2 | Baltimore S.C. | 1 | | | | | | |
| Baltimore SC | 2 | | | | February 27/March 12 - New York | February 27/March 12 - New York | | | | |
| Budd AA | 1 | | | | February 27/March 12 - New York | February 27/March 12 - New York | | | |
| Budd AA | 1 | | | | Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic | 1–1 | | | |
| January 16, 22 - Philadelphia | January 16, 22 - Philadelphia | | | | | Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic | 1–1 | | | |
| January 16, 22 - Philadelphia | January 16, 22 - Philadelphia | | | | First German American | 1–0 | |
| First German American | 3–2 | | | | First German American | 1–0 | |
| First German American | 3–2 | January 30 - Philadelphia | January 30 - Philadelphia | | | | | |
| Philadelphia Passon | 3–0 | January 30 - Philadelphia | January 30 - Philadelphia | | | | |
| Philadelphia Passon | 3–0 | First German American | 5 | | | | |
| January 16 - Clifton | January 16 - Clifton | | First German American | 5 | | | | |
| January 16 - Clifton | January 16 - Clifton | Paterson Caledonian | 3 | | | | |
| Paterson Caledonian | 1 | Paterson Caledonian | 3 | | | | |
| Scots Americans | 0 | | | | | | |

## Western Division

| First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| January 16 - St. Louis | January 16 - St. Louis | | | | | | |
| St. Patricks | 2 | | | | | | |
| St. Patricks | 2 | February 6 - St. Louis | February 6 - St. Louis | | | | | |
| South Side Radio | 3 | February 6 - St. Louis | February 6 - St. Louis | | | | |
| South Side Radio | 3 | South Side Radio | 1 | | | | |
| January 30 - St. Louis | January 30 - St. Louis | | South Side Radio | 1 | | | | |
| January 30 - St. Louis | January 30 - St. Louis | Burkes | 0 | | | | |
| Burkes | 5 | Burkes | 0 | | | | |
| Burkes | 5 | | | | February 20 - St. Louis | February 20 - St. Louis | | |
| St. Matthews | 4 | | | | February 20 - St. Louis | February 20 - St. Louis | |
| St. Matthews | 4 | | | | South Side Radio | 2 | |
| January 16 - Pittsburgh | January 16 - Pittsburgh | | | | | South Side Radio | 2 | |
| January 16 - Pittsburgh | January 16 - Pittsburgh | | | | German Sports Club | 4 | |
| German Sports Club | 2 | | | | German Sports Club | 4 | |
| German Sports Club | 2 | January 30 - Pittsburgh | January 30 - Pittsburgh | | | | | |
| Heidelberg | 0 | January 30 - Pittsburgh | January 30 - Pittsburgh | | | | |
| Heidelberg | 0 | German Sports Club | 3 | | | | |
| January 23 - Cleveland | January 23 - Cleveland | | German Sports Club | 3 | | | | |
| January 23 - Cleveland | January 23 - Cleveland | Slavia Bartunek | 0 | | | | |
| Slavia Bartunek | 3 | Slavia Bartunek | 0 | | | | |
| Slavia Bartunek | 3 | | | | | | | March 13, 20 | March 13, 20 |
| Cecil Merchants | 1 | | | | | | | March 13, 20 | March 13, 20 |
| Cecil Merchants | 1 | | | | | | | German Sports Club | 1-1 |
| January 16 - St. Louis | January 16 - St. Louis | | | | | | | | German Sports Club | 1-1 |
| January 16 - St. Louis | January 16 - St. Louis | | | | | | | Sparta ABA | 2-3 |
| Shamrocks | | | | | | | | Sparta ABA | 2-3 |
| Shamrocks | | February 20 - Chicago | February 20 - Chicago | | | | | | |
| Sparta ABA | w/o | February 20 - Chicago | February 20 - Chicago | | | | | | |
| Sparta ABA | w/o | Sparta ABA | 5 | | | | | | |
| February 13 - Detroit | February 13 - Detroit | | Sparta ABA | 5 | | | | | | |
| February 13 - Detroit | February 13 - Detroit | Scottish Thistles | 0 | | | | | | |
| Scottish Thistles | 5 | Scottish Thistles | 0 | | | | | | |
| Scottish Thistles | 5 | | | | February 27 - Chicago | February 27 - Chicago | | | | |
| Ekhardt & Becker | 1 | | | | February 27 - Chicago | February 27 - Chicago | | | |
| Ekhardt & Becker | 1 | | | | Sparta ABA | 1 | | | |
| January 16 - Chicago | January 16 - Chicago | | | | | Sparta ABA | 1 | | | |
| January 16 - Chicago | January 16 - Chicago | | | | Maccabee | 0 | |
| Maccabee | 2 | | | | Maccabee | 0 | |
| Maccabee | 2 | January 30 - Chicago | January 30 - Chicago | | | | | |
| American Nickeloid | 0 | January 30 - Chicago | January 30 - Chicago | | | | |
| American Nickeloid | 0 | Maccabee | 2 | | | | |
| January 16 - Milwaukee | January 16 - Milwaukee | | Maccabee | 2 | | | | |
| January 16 - Milwaukee | January 16 - Milwaukee | Milwaukee Schlitz | 1 | | | | |
| Milwaukee Schlitz | 6 | Milwaukee Schlitz | 1 | | | | |
| Racine Deutscher | 4 | | | | | | |
a) aggregate after 3 games

## Sources

* St. Louis Post-Dispatch