Starting Spring 2018, the statewide competitions for 11U and 12U teams will be renamed the Illinois Youth Soccer Junior Cup.  The Junior Cup will feature 4 levels of 9v9 competition:

• Junior State Cup: Open to any team but designed for the most competitive teams in the 2007 (11U) and 2006 (12U) age groups
• Junior Presidents Cup:  Open to any team but designed for A/B and 2nd Division teams in the 2007 (11U) and 2006 (12U) age groups
• Junior Illinois Cup: Designed for B/3rd-Level teams and below only. The following teams are inelgible for for the Junior Illinois Cup
  • A or A/B Division of the Illinois Women’s Soccer League (IWSL)
  • 1st or 2nd Division of the Young Sportsmen’s Soccer League (YSSL)
  • Major Club Division of CIYSL North
  • Platinum Division of Central Illinois Youth Soccer League (CIYSL)
  • Platinum Division of St Louis Youth Soccer Association Illinois (SLYSA)            
  • Team that finished in the Top 2 of their Illowa Division the preceding season          
  • Any team that played in State Premiership Division
• Junior Cup Recreation: Open to teams made of players from an Illinois Youth Soccer member competitive league

The one time $625 registration fee covers all of the team fees for the event including referee, park/facility fees and registration.

IMPORTANT DATES

• February  27 – Junior Cup registration deadline
• March 9 – Schedules announced
• May 5-6: 11U Junior Cup Group Play Games – Plainfield/Naperville
• May 12-13: 12U Junior Cup Group Play Games – Rockford
• June 2: Junior Cup Semis &  Finals: Rockford

RULES

• Junior Cup Rules (PDF Link)