The Illinois Youth Soccer Junior Cup is the statewide competitions for 11U and 12U teams, registered to an Illinois Youth Soccer member competitive league, and feature 4 levels of 9v9 competition:
- Junior State Cup: Open to any team but designed for the most competitive teams in the 2010 (11U) and 2009 (12U) age groups
- Junior Presidents Cup: Open to any team but designed for A/B and 2nd Division teams in the 2010 (11U) and 2009 (12U) age groups
- 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
- Junior Cup Recreation: Open to teams made of players from an Illinois Youth Soccer member recreational league