# 1893–94 American Cup

The 1894 American Cup was the tenth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Fall River Olympics won their second title by defeating the Paterson True Blues in the final. This season the elected committee was William Turner as president, William W. Douglas as vice president, James Henderson as Secretary, and Ephraim Mayes of the Olympics as Treasurer. The committee selected the Thomlinson's patent football as the official ball to be used in all cup games.

## Participants

| Division | State | City | Team |
| Western | New Jersey | Bayonne | Centreville A.C. |
| Western | New Jersey | Hoboken | Americus Athletic Association |
| Western | New Jersey | Kearny | Wonders |
| Western | New Jersey | Newark | Newark Caledonians |
| Western | New Jersey | Paterson | Paterson True Blues |
| Western | New Jersey | Paterson | Thistle |
| Western | New York | Brooklyn | Greepoint Thistle |
| Western | New York | New York | New York Thistles |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | Fall River | Fall River East Ends |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | Fall River | Fall River Olympics |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | Fall River | Fall River Rovers |
| Eastern | Rhode Island | Pawtucket | Pawtucket Free Wanderers |
| Eastern | Rhode Island | Pawtucket | Young Men's Christian Association |

## First round

The first round draw took place at the AFA meeting at Newark, New Jersey on September 2, 1893. The games of the first round were scheduled to be played on or before the third Saturday in October. Olympics drew a bye.

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## Second round

The East Ends drew a second round bye.

## American Cup bracket

| First Round | First Round | First Round | | | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | Fall River East Ends | 5–8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y.M.C.A | 4–2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y.M.C.A | 4–2 | | | | Fall River East Ends | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | bye | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Fall River East Ends | 3 | | | |
| Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Fall River East Ends | 3 | | | |
| Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Eastern Circuit | Fall River Olympics | 7 | | | |
| | Fall River Olympics | | | | | | | | | Fall River Olympics | 7 | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | Fall River Olympics | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fall River Rovers | 3 | | | | | |
| | Pawtucket Free Wanderers | 1 | | | | Fall River Rovers | 3 | | | | | |
| | Fall River Rovers | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fall River Rovers | 4 | | | | | | | | | Fall River Olympics | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Paterson True Blues | 1 |
| | New York Thistle | | | | | | | | | | | | Paterson True Blues | 1 |
| | Kearny Wonders | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kearny Wonders | w/o | | | | Kearny Wonders | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Newark Caledonians | w/o | | | | | |
| | Newark Caldonians | 3–4 | | | | Newark Caledonians | w/o | | | | | |
| | Paterson Thistle | 2–2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paterson Thistle | 2–2 | | | | | | Newark Caledonians | 4 | | | |
| Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Newark Caledonians | 4 | | | |
| Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Western Circuit | Paterson True Blues | 8 | | | |
| | Greenpoint Thistle | 1–1 | | | | | | | | Paterson True Blues | 8 | | | |
| | Paterson True Blues | 1–2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paterson True Blues | 1–2 | | | | Paterson True Blues | 11 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Americus A.A. | 0 | | | | | |
| | Americus A.A. | 2 | | | | Americus A.A. | 0 | | | | | |
| | Centreville A.C. | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |