| American Cup | |
| Year: | 1909 |
| Country: | United States |
| Num Teams: | 20 |
| Defending Champions: | West Hudson A.A. |
| Winners: | Paterson True Blues |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second: | East Newark Clark A.A. |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Goals: | 79 |
| Prev Season: | 1908 |
| Next Season: | 1910 |
The 1909 American Cup was the 18th edition of the American Cup an annual soccer tournament held by the American Football Association.
| width=20% colspan=1 | Name | width=20% colspan=1 | City | width=20% colspan=1 | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hudson A.A. | Harrison | NAFL | |||
| True Blue F.C. | Paterson | NAFL | |||
| Rover F.C. | Fall River | NEL | |||
| Cameron | New York | NYAFL Sat/Sun | |||
| Clark A.A. | East Newark | NAFL | |||
| Rangers | Paterson | NAFL | |||
| Newark F.C. | Newark | NAFL | |||
| Clan McDonald | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sun | |||
| Caledonian | New York | NYAFL Sat | |||
| Caledonian | Trenton | CCAFL | |||
| Hollywood Inn | Yonkers | NYAFL Sat | |||
| Scottish American | Newark | NAFL | |||
| Thistles | Philadelphia | FBAP | |||
| Howard & Bullough | Pawtucket | NEL | |||
| Elite | Trenton | CCAFL | |||
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sat | |||
| Jersey A.C. | Jersey City | AFA | |||
| British American | Philadelphia | FBAP | |||
| Critchley | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sun | |||
| Arcadia Thistle | Brooklyn | NYAFL Sun | |||
The second round draw took place at Newark, NJ on November 7, 1908. [1] The Jersey AC/British American match ended ten minutes early on account of darkness and was ordered replayed. British later forfeited the replay. The Thistles also withdrew from the competition when the AFA decided to order a replay of their match with the Rovers.
The draw for the third round of the American Cup took place at the Continental Hotel in Newark, NJ on December 3, 1908.[2] The True Blue/H & B match was protested on account of ineligible players and ordered replayed.
Home teams listed on top of bracket