The details listed here are for teams applying for the Central / South State Premiership I, with the traditional team vs team format
REGISTRATION
1. Complete your Illinois Youth Soccer competitive league registration and pay all league fees by the league's posted deadline. ANY TEAM THAT HAS NOT COMPLETED AN ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER MEMBER COMPETIVE LEAGUE REGISTRATION (CIYSL, IWSL, ILLOWA, SLYSA or YSSL) AND PAID ALL LEAGUE FEES IN FULL WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR PREMIERSHIP
2. After your league registration is completed, complete the STATE PREMIERSHIP CENTRAL / SOUTH Application. Application must be completed no later than Feburary 12.
3. Accepted teams will be notified by February 17. Teams not accepted will return to play in the Illiois Youth Soccer member competitive league they registered with.
PROMOTION & RETENTION
Based on historical particpation, the State Premiership Central / South Division will consist of one group of 8. If more that 8 quality teams apply, the division may be expanded to two-tiers.
Offseason 15U age divisions: State Premiership will be offered for 15U Boys in the Fall and 15U Girls in Spring, these are only playing opportunities for teams impacted by the US Soccer age group changes and is strictly a playing opportunity with no promotion/retention or Cup seeds earned during these seasons.
CUP SEEDING
Fall 14U Age Division
15U-19U Age Division
SCHEDULE
Depending on the number of accepted teams, teams should expect to play 6-9 State Premiership Division matches. Premiership matches will be considered your league play and will meet the team's requirement to compete in events such as State Cup, Presidents Cup, Midwest Conference, etc.
Illinois Youth Soccer will produce a schedule for all teams, designating who is the home team for each match.
The Premiership schedules will be released no later than March 2.
State Premiership games are self-scheduled amongst teams. Once the schedule is released:
Although game details are due by April 26 teams are allowed unlimited game changes. To get a game changed after the April 26 schedule deadline teams must do the following no later than 72-hrs prior to the originally scheduled match:
REFEREES
The Illinois Youth Soccer assignors handle all assigning for Premiership matches. The state assignor will assign the entire 3-person crew. Any team that would like to request to use an assignor other than one of the official State Premiership Assisgnors must do so no later than April 1. ALLTEAMS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY $80 IN CASH AT THE FIELD TO THE CENTER PRIOR TO EACH PREMIERSHIP MATCH.