1927–28 in American soccer

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The 1927–28 season was the 16th season of competitive soccer under the United States Soccer Federation.[1]

## National team

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### Men's

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Matches played between July 1927 and June 1928.

Argentina v  United States May 29, 1928 Olympics R1|  Argentina | 11–2|  United States | Amsterdam, Netherlands

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19:00 | Ferreira 9', 29'
Tarasconi 24', 63', 66', 89'
Orsi 41', 73'
Cherro 47', 49', 57' | Report | Kuntner 55'
Caroll 75' | Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 3,848
Referee: Paul Rouff (Switzerland)

Poland v  United States June 10, 1928 Friendly|  Poland | 3–3|  United States | Warsaw, Poland

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## League tables

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### ASL

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Main article: 1927–28 American Soccer League

### First half

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Place  | Team  | GP  | W  | L  | D  | GF  | GA  | Points  | Percentage

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1  | Boston | 29  | 18  | 7  | 4  | 65  | 36  | 43  | .741
2  | New Bedford Whalers | 29  | 17  | 7  | 5  | 68  | 45  | 41  | .706
3  | Bethlehem Steel | 29  | 18  | 5  | 6  | 70  | 49  | 41  | .706
4  | Brooklyn Wanderers | 29  | 13  | 9  | 7  | 68  | 50  | 35  | .603
5  | Fall River F.C. | 31  | 14  | 6  | 11  | 75  | 58  | 34  | .548
6  | New York Giants | 30  | 13  | 6  | 11  | 73  | 57  | 32  | .533
7  | Providence | 30  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 47  | 59  | 26  | .433
8  | J & P Coats | 32  | 6  | 7  | 19  | 39  | 66  | 19  | .297
9  | Newark Skeeters | 30  | 7  | 3  | 20  | 46  | 77  | 17  | .283
10  | New York Nationals | 30  | 7  | 3  | 20  | 41  | 77  | 17  | .283
11  | Hartford Americans | 11  | 4  | 2  | 5  | 14  | 14  | 10  | .454
12  | Philadelphia Celtic | 10  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 17  | 35  | 5  | .222

### Second half

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Place  | Team  | GP  | W  | L  | D  | GF  | GA  | Points  | Percentage

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1  | New Bedford Whalers  | 25  | 13  | 8  | 4  | 52  | 31  | 34  | .680
2  | Fall River F.C.  | 26  | 15  | 5  | 6  | 55  | 30  | 35  | .673
3  | New York Nationals  | 24  | 10  | 8  | 6  | 39  | 35  | 28  | .583
4  | Bethlehem Steel  | 23  | 10  | 6  | 7  | 43  | 31  | 26  | .565
5  | Boston  | 22  | 19  | 6  | 7  | 41  | 34  | 27  | .545
6  | Providence  | 26  | 11  | 5  | 10  | 41  | 46  | 27  | .519
7  | New York Giants  | 23  | 11  | 3  | 12  | 53  | 50  | 25  | .481
8  | Brooklyn Wanderers  | 25  | 9  | 3  | 13  | 39  | 52  | 21  | .420
9  | J & P Coats  | 20  | 3  | 3  | 14  | 30  | 54  | 9  | .225
10  | Newark Skeeters  | 17  | 2  | 1  | 14  | 18  | 46  | 5  | .147

### St. Louis Soccer League

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Main article: 1927–28 St. Louis Soccer League season

Place  | Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | GF  | GA  | Points

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1  | Tablers | 14  | 8  | 3  | 3  | 42  | 31  | 19
2  | Wellstone  | 14  | 5  | 6  | 3  | 27  | 28  | 13
3  | Ben Millers | 14  | 5  | 7  | 2  | 28  | 35  | 12
4  | Morgan Haulers  | 14  | 3  | 5  | 6  | 22  | 25  | 12

## National Challenge Cup

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### 1927 tournament

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Main article: 1927 National Challenge Cup

### 1928 tournament

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Main article: 1928 National Challenge Cup

## ASL League Cup

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| Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| PA | Bethlehem Steel | 3-4 | |
| NJ | Newark Skeeters | 1-0 |
| | PA | Bethlehem Steel | 3-2 |
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| MA | Boston | 4-4 |

| MA | New Bedford Whalers | 3-1 |

## References

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1. ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1928, Soccer History USA. Retrieved 26 July 2025

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