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