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{{infobox football tournament season
|title = USASA Region IV National Cup
|year = 2012
|other_title =
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|country = {{USA}}
|num_teams = 8
|champions =[[PSA Elite]]
|runner-up =[[Cal FC]]
|matches = 10
|goals = 52
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|player =
|prevseason = [[2011 USASA Region IV National Cup|2011]]
|nextseason = [[2013 USASA Region IV National Cup|2013]]
}}
The '''2012 USASA Region IV National Cup''' was a qualifying tournament that determined which clubs from the fourth region of the [[United States Adult Soccer Association]] qualified for the first round proper of the [[2012 U.S. Open Cup]]. The Region IV National Cup's group stage matches took place on 4–5 May 2012 with the championship match on 6 May 2012. The regional tournament was held at [[Ontario Soccer Park]] in [[Ontario, California|Ontario]], CA.<ref name="ESPN LA">{{cite web|last=French|first=Scott|title=OPEN CUP: Regional set for Ontario|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/15926/open-cup-regional-set-for-ontario|publisher=ESPNLosAngeles.com|access-date=April 27, 2012|date=April 18, 2012}}</ref>
The winners of each group joined the 64-team field of the [[2012 U.S. Open Cup]]. The winner of the championship match also advanced to the USASA National Cup final four in Chicago in mid-July.
Though [[Texas]] is officially in USASA Region III, [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]]{{En dash}}based EP Elite were given special permission to attempt to qualify through Region IV representing neighboring [[New Mexico]],<ref name="TheCup.us">{{cite web|last=Hakala|first=Josh|title=2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Seven California teams, ‘New Mexico’ rep to battle in USASA Region IV tourney|url=http://thecup.us/2012-us-open-cup-qualifying-seven-california-teams-new-mexico-rep-to-battle-in-usasa-region-iv-tourney/|publisher=TheCup.us|accessdate=May 3, 2012|date=May 3, 2012}}</ref> but then failed to show up to the tournament and forfeited all their matches.<ref name="TheCup.us2">{{cite web|last=Hakala|first=Josh|title=Eric Wynalda’s Cal FC joins PSA Elite from Region IV to complete 2012 US Open Cup field|url=http://thecup.us/eric-wynaldas-cal-fc-joins-psa-elite-from-region-iv-to-complete-2012-us-open-cup-field/|publisher=TheCup.us|accessdate=May 8, 2012|date=May 7, 2012}}</ref>
==Group stage==
===Group A===
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|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|D|Draw}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|California}} '''[[Cal FC]]'''
|3||3||0||0||14||3||11||9
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|California}} [[Doxa Italia]]
|3||2||0||1||14||4||10||6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|California}} Internationalist
|3||1||0||2||3||15||-12||3
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|New Mexico}} EP Elite
|x||x||x||x||0||9||-9||0
|}
*EP Elite forfeited all matches resulting in 3-0 wins for the remaining teams.
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|date=4 May 2012
|time=1:00 p.m.
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|score= 0-3
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|team2={{flagicon|California}} Internationalist
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|date=4 May 2012
|time= 1:00 p.m.
|team1={{flagicon|California}} [[Doxa Italia]]
|score= 3-4
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|team2={{flagicon|California}} [[Cal FC]]
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----
{{football box
|date=5 May 2012
|time= 8:00 a.m.
|team1={{flagicon|California}} Internationalist
|score= 0-8
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|team2={{flagicon|California}} [[Doxa Italia]]
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----
{{football box
|date=5 May 2012
|time= 8:00 a.m.
|team1={{flagicon|California}} [[Cal FC]]
|score= 3-0
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|team2={{flagicon|New Mexico}} EP Elite
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----
{{football box
|date=5 May 2012
|time= 3:00 p.m.
|team1={{flagicon|California}} Internationalist
|score= 0-7
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|team2={{flagicon|California}} [[Cal FC]]
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----
{{football box
|date=5 May 2012
|time= 3:00 p.m.
|team1={{flagicon|California}} [[Doxa Italia]]
|score= 3-0
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|team2={{flagicon|New Mexico}} EP Elite
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===Group B===
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|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|D|Draw}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|California}} '''[[PSA Elite]]'''
|3||2||1||0||9||0||+9||7
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|California}} [[DV8 Defenders]]
|3||2||0||1||6||5||+1||6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|California}} OC Crew
|3||1||1||1||3||3||+0||4
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|California}} Pittsburg Galaxy
|3||0||0||3||3||13||-10||0
|}
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|date=4 May 2012
|time=3:00 p.m.
|team1={{flagicon|California}} OC Crew
|score= 3–4
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|team2={{flagicon|California}} Pittsburg Galaxy
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----
{{football box
|date=4 May 2012
|time=3:00 p.m.
|team1={{flagicon|California}} [[PSA Elite]]
|score= 3–0
|report= [http://thecup.us/eric-wynaldas-cal-fc-joins-psa-elite-from-region-iv-to-complete-2012-us-open-cup-field/]
|team2={{flagicon|California}} [[DV8 Defenders]]
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|attendance=
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----
{{football box
|date=5 May 2012
|time=10:00 a.m.
|team1={{flagicon|California}} Pittsburg Galaxy
|score= 0–6
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|team2={{flagicon|California}} [[PSA Elite]]
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----
{{football box
|date=5 May 2012
|time=10:00 a.m.
|team1={{flagicon|California}} [[DV8 Defenders]]
|score= 2–0
|report= [http://thecup.us/eric-wynaldas-cal-fc-joins-psa-elite-from-region-iv-to-complete-2012-us-open-cup-field/]
|team2={{flagicon|California}} OC Crew
|goals1=
|goals2=
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|attendance=
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}}
----
{{football box
|date=5 May 2012
|time=5:00 p.m.
|team1={{flagicon|California}} OC Crew
|score= 0–0
|report= [http://thecup.us/eric-wynaldas-cal-fc-joins-psa-elite-from-region-iv-to-complete-2012-us-open-cup-field/]
|team2={{flagicon|California}} [[PSA Elite]]
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{{football box
|date=5 May 2012
|time=5:00 p.m.
|team1={{flagicon|California}} [[DV8 Defenders]]
|score= 4–2
|report= [http://thecup.us/eric-wynaldas-cal-fc-joins-psa-elite-from-region-iv-to-complete-2012-us-open-cup-field/]
|team2={{flagicon|California}} Pittsburg Galaxy
|goals1=
|goals2=
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|attendance=
|referee=
}}
==Advancing to Open Cup==
* {{flagicon|California}} [[PSA Elite]]
* {{flagicon|California}} [[Cal FC]]
==Final==
Cal FC will represent Region IV in the [[2012 USASA National Cup]].
{{football box
|date=6 May 2012
|time=9:00 a.m.
|team1= [[PSA Elite]]
|score= 2–0
|report= [http://thecup.us/eric-wynaldas-cal-fc-joins-psa-elite-from-region-iv-to-complete-2012-us-open-cup-field/]
|team2= [[Cal FC]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Ontario Soccer Park]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
== See also ==
* [[2012 U.S. Open Cup]]
* [[2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification]]
* [[United States Adult Soccer Association]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
{{US Open Cup}}
{{2012 in American soccer}}
{{2011–12 in North and Central America, and Caribbean Football (CONCACAF)}}
[[Category:2012 U.S. Open Cup]]
[[Category:2012 U.S. Open Cup qualification|2012]]
[[Category:United States Adult Soccer Association|2012]]