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2011 (14U) State Cup & Presidents Cup Registration

Illinois Youth Soccer will host the play-in games for the 14U Boys & Girls State Cup & Presidents Cup in the Fall and then group play will be played in the Spring.  IYSA will announce ONLY the scheduled play-in games on September 27. Complete 14U brackets will be announced on December 1 following the conclusion of the Fall 2024 Midwest Conference.

    Important Dates

    • September 13: Registration Deadline
    • September 27: Play-In Game Schedule Announced
    • October 6: Deadline To Reschedule Play-In Games
    • October 19-20: Play-In Games: Rockford
    • November 10: Deadline For Play-In Games To Be Completed 
    • December: 6: Final 14U Cup Brackets Announced 
    • May 16-18: Group Play Weekend: Rockford
    • May 18: Presidents Cup Quarterfinals
    • May 23-25: State Cup Quarterfinal & Semifinals
    • May 23-25: Presidents Cup Semifinals & Finals
    • May 30-June 1: State Cup Finals
    • May 30-June 1: Illinois Cup Semis & Finals
    • Mid June 2025: US Youth Soccer Midwest Presidents Cup
    • Late June 2025: US Youth Soccer Midwest Regional Championships
    • Mid July 2025: US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup
    • Late July: US Youth Soccer National Championships

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    MOVING PLAY-IN GAMES

    Team can mutually agree to move games scheduled for October 18-20 to a location other than Rockford within the following guidelines

    • BOTH teams must be in agreement
    • Agreed upon game changes must be submitted no later than 3pm on October 6
      • Game changes must be submitted at least 7 days out of rescheduled date
    • Moved games CAN NOT be played on Oct 19-20 at a location other than Rockford
      • Game can be played before or after this weekend
    • All play-in games must be played not later November 10

    To submit a mutually agreed upon game change complete the Cup Game Change Form here.

    WHY THE CHANGE
    The decision to make the change was based on feedback from clubs on ways to help eliminate some of the scheduling congestion in the Spring season.  By having teams drawn into play-in games complete those matches in the Fall, it will allow us the opportunity to announce the complete 14U State Cup and Presidents Cup brackets in December, giving teams more opportunity to adjust their schedules and plan accordingly.

    ARE YOU DOING THIS FOR THE 13U AGE GROUP ALSO?
    No –  13U Boys and Girls as well as 15U-19U Boys play-in games will remain in the Spring. The decision NOT to change for the 13U age divsision is because for many 13U teams the Fall is their first season of 11v11 play, we wanted to give those teams new to 11v11 more time to adjust.

    DO I HAVE TO BE REGISTERED TO AN IYSA MEMBER COMPETITIVE LEAGUE IN THE FALL AND SPRING TO BE ELIGIBLE?
    YES – only 14U teams registered to an IYSA  member competitive league in the Fall will be eligible to be part of the 14U State Cup or Presidents Cup.  Teams also must be registered for the Spring season when group play will be played.

    IF I DON’T REGISTER IN THE FALL – CAN I STILL PLAY IN STATE CUP OR PRESIDENTS CUP IN THE SPRING?
    NO – brackets will be formatted based ONLY on the teams that register by September 1. Teams will NOT be added to brackets once they are announced on December 1.  Teams that fail to register in the Fall but do register in the Spring would be eligible for the Illinois Cup.

    WHO WILL PLAY IN THE FALL?
    Based on total teams registered and the general placement of seeded teams, IYSA will draw teams into play-in games. ONLY teams draw into play-in games will play in the Fall.

    WHO IS SEEDED IN THE 14U CUPS
    Seeding for the 14U State Cup goes as follows

    #1: Spring 2022 13U State Cup Champion
    #2: Spring 2022 13U State Cup Finalist
    #3-4: Spring 2022 13U State Cup Semifinalist
    #5-8: Spring 2022 13U State Cup Quarterfinalists
    SPOTS 1-8 are guaranteed placement directly into group play and will not have to play in any play-in games
    #9-16: Combination of Top Midwest Conference finishers from the Fall 2024 season,  Fall 2024 State Premiership Champion & previous 13U Presidents Cup Champion. Placement directly into group play is based on number of teams that apply.

    Seeding for the 14U Presidents Cup goes as follows

    #1: Spring 2022 13U Presidents Cup Champion
    #2: Spring 2022 13U Presidents Cup Finalist
    #3-4: Spring 2022 13U Presidents Cup Semifinalist
    #5-8: Spring 2022 13U Presidents Cup Quarterfinalists
    SPOTS 1-8 are guaranteed placement directly into group play and will not have to play in any play-in games
    #9-16: Combination of Top Midwest Conference finishers from the Fall 2024 season &  Fall 2024 State Premiership Champion. Placement directly into group play is based on number of teams that apply.

    WHEN WILL GAMES BE PLAYED?
    The play-in schedule will be released on September 27.  Play-in games will be scheduled in Rockford October 19-20 BUT teams will be able to move those matches to an alternative location on another date.

    Group play games will then be played in during the Spring.  Teams are allowed to play once brackets are announced on December 6.

    ARE ROSTER FROZEN?
    Teams that are drawn into play-in games cannot make any changes to their roster until they reach the group play portion of State Cup or Presidents Cup.   Teams are able to use players added following the conclusion of the Fall season prior to their first group play game.

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