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REGISTRATION FOR THE 2025 JUNIOR CUP IS NOW OPEN UNTIL JULY 21

Junior Cup Fee: $675. The one time $675 registration fee covers all of the team fees for the event including referees, Rockford field rental and registration. IF DOES NOT COVER ANY FEES INCURRED BY TEAMS TO USE FIELDS FOR HOME TEAM HOST GAMES.

The Illinois Youth Soccer Junior Cup is the statewide competitions for 11U and 12U teams, registered to an Illinois Youth Soccer member competitive league. The competition will be offered in three tiers of play

  • Junior State Cup: Open to any Illinois Youth Soccer member team but designed for teams that play in the top division of their league play
  • Junior Presidents Cup: Open to any Illinois Youth Soccer member team but designed for teams that play in the top 2 division of their league play
  • Junior Illinois Cup: Designed for 3rd-Level teams and below only. Only teams that play in the following are eligible for this division:
    • C Division or lower of the Illinois Women’s Soccer League (IWSL)
    • 3rd Division or lower of the Young Sportsmen’s Soccer League (YSSL)
    • Gold Division or lower of Central Illinois Youth Soccer League (CIYSL)
    •  Gold Division or lower of St Louis Youth Soccer Association Illinois (SLYSA)            
    • Team that finished in the 3rd or lower of their Illowa Division the preceding season   
    • Open to teams made of players from an Illinois Youth Soccer member recreational league

2025 Junior Cup Age Groups

  • 2015 (11U) Boys & Girls
  • 2014 (12U) Boys & Girls

  • July 21: Registration Closes
  • July 30: Schedules Announced
  • August 6: Junior Cup Webinar
  • August 15: Game Change Deadline
  • August 21: Game Times Announced
  • September 1: Payments Dues
  • September 8: Initial Rosters due
  • September 29: Final Day To Play Moved Group Play Games
  • October 4-5: Group Play Games In Rockford
  • October 18: Girls Semis & Finals in Rockford
  • October 19: Boys Semis & Finals In Rockford
  • June 2026: Junior Cup Cross Border Battle vs Wisconsin

**GAME CHANGES: Teams are allowed to come to an agreement and play group play games BEFORE OCTOBER 4-5 at a location other than Rockford. All group play games must be competed by September 21. IN ORDER FOR GAMES TO BE CHANGED BOTH TEAMS MUST BE IN AGREEMENT – IF BOTH TEAMS DO NOT AGREE THAN THE MATCH IS PLAYED IN ROCKFORD ON OCTOBER 4-5 AS SCHEUDLED BY IYSA. IYSA WILL NOT REQUIRE A TEAM TO MOVE, BY DEFAULT THE GAMES ARE PLAYED IN ROCKFORD. CLICK HERE FOR THE GAME CHANGE FORM