| American Cup | |
| Year: | 1893 |
| Country: | United States |
| Num Teams: | 19 |
| Winners: | Free Wanderers |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | NY Thistle |
| Matches: | 13 |
| Goals: | 68 |
| Prev Season: | 1892 |
| Next Season: | 1894 |
The 1893 American Cup was the ninth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Pawtucket Free Wanderers won their first title by overcoming the New York Thistles in the final. This season operations shifted to New England with the elected committee represented by John Clark of Pawtucket as president, Joseph Brady of the East Ends as vice president, John F. Geagan of the Rovers as Secretary, and Ephraim Mayes of the Olympics as Treasurer.
| Section | State | City | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western | New Jersey | Bayonne | Bayonne Rovers |
| Kearny | Young Men's Christian Union | ||
| Stars | |||
| Newark | Newark Caledonians | ||
| Paterson | Paterson True Blues | ||
| Thistle | |||
| New York | New York | New York Thistles | |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | Fall River | Clippers |
| Canonicuts | |||
| Fall River East Ends | |||
| Fall River Olympics | |||
| Fall River Rovers | |||
| New Bedford | New Bedford Rovers | ||
| Rhode Island | Manville | Manville Athletics | |
| Pawtucket | Pawtucket Free Wanderers | ||
| Pawtucket Thistles | |||
| Providence | Gorhams | ||
| Thornton | British Hosiery | ||
| Vermont | Barre | Barre Rangers |
The first round draw took place at the AFA meeting at the Wilbur House in Fall River, Massachusetts on August 21, 1892. The games of the first round were scheduled to be played on or before the second Saturday in November.
The second round draw took place at the AFA meeting in the St. Charles Hotel in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on November 19, 1892. The games of the second round were scheduled to be played on or before the second Saturday in January. The Olympics drew a bye.
The New York Thistles, the previous year's runner up, entered the final undefeated in the season with 17 wins and two tie games, boasting 123 goals scored and 15 against. The Pawtucket Free Wanderers, along with making their first American Cup final appearance, had won the New England League three weeks prior, finishing in first ahead of the East Ends, Olympics, Rovers, and Clippers of Fall River and the New Bedford Rovers.
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