| Full name | Harmarville Hurricanes Soccer Club |
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| Nickname | The Hurricanes |
| Founded | 1947 (byFrank DeMor) |
| Dissolved | 1967 |
| Stadium | Consumer Field Harmarville,Pennsylvania[1] |
TheHarmarville Hurricanes were an amateursoccer club fromHarmarville, Pennsylvania, asuburb ofPittsburgh, that twice won theLamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, known then as the National Challenge Cup, in1952 and1956. They also played in the Cup Final in1953.
The team was owned by the Harmar Coal Company.[2] Many of the players worked in the coal industry in addition to playing for the Hurricanes.[3]
The Hurricanes beat the American Soccer League's Philadelphia Nationals 7–5 in the 1952 cup final with the winning goal scored by Sonny Yakopec.[1]
The 1956 Final saw the Hurricanes win 3–2 onaggregate score after a comeback from a two-goal deficit. They lost the first leg on the road 1–0 and conceded the first goal in the return home leg.[4][5] Harmarville defeated the Philadelphia Uhriks in the Eastern semifinal to make the final.[6]
U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame playersRay Bernabei andRobert Craddock played for Harmarville.[1]
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