18 Illinois teams will represent the “Land Of Lincoln” and look to take the next step towards earning a US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup title when the compete at the USYS Midwest Presidents Cup in Sioux Falls. Play kicks-off Friday and for those that survive and advance, they will compete for the Regional Championship on Tuesday. For the 13U-18U age groups the two teams that advance to the Finals will earn a spot at the National event, while only the 19U Regional Champion will move on.
Last year Illinois won eight Midwest Presidents Cup titles, sent 10 teams the National Presidents Cup and FC-1 Elite took home a National Presidents Cup win.
Good luck to the Illinois teams competing in South Dakota (click team name to see their schedules and results):
- Elmhurst City Soccer Association (13U Girls Illinois Champion)
- Harvard FC (13U Boys Illinois Champions)
- Chicago Inferno (14U Girls Illinois Champion)
- Wizard Oak Brook (14U Boys Illinois Champion)
- Pegasus FC (15U Girls Illinois Champion)
- Harvard FC Rockford City (15U Boys Illinois Champion)
- Chicago Inferno (16U Girls Illinois Champion)
- Chicago Soccer Academy of Fox Valley (16U Boys Illinois Champion)
- Carol Stream Panthers (16U Boys Wild Card)
- Chicagoland United (17U Girls Illinois Champion)
- Bolingbrook SC Raiders (17U Girls Wild Card)
- Aurora Juventud (17U Boys Illinois Champion)
- Northwind SC (18U Girls Illinois Champion)
- Tinley Park Bobcats (18U Girls Wild Card)
- Elite SC (18U Girls Wild Card)
- Chicago Rush United Phenoms (18U Boys Illinois Champion)
- Firebirds SC (19U Girls Illinois Red)
- CL Force Elite (19U Boys Illinois Champion)
Chicago Inferno and Harvard FC are the only Illinois club to send two teams to the Regional event and both clubs along with Elmhurst City, Aurora Juventud, Northwind SC, Tinley Park Bobcats and Firebirds SC are looking to win their club’s first USYS Regional title.
Carol Stream Panthers and Elite SC make their second consecutive trip to the Midwest Presidents Cup and both will be looking to get back to Nationals and take care of some unfinished business in 2024 . At 2023 US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup, Carol Stream Panthers finished as National Finalists and Elite SC as semifinalists.
See complete details about the Midwest Presidents Cup here.
Click here for info on the National Presidents Cup in July.
The first step towards earning your spot at the 2025 US Youth Soccer Midwest Presidents Cup is by playing in the Illinois Presidents Cup. Registration for 15U-19U Girls is now open until July 10.