APPLICATION FOR THE SPRING 2025 STATE PREMIERSHIP IS NOW OPEN
COMPETITION CONTACTS
- State Office Contact: Vince Tirado vince@illinoisyouthsoccer.org & Chris Jamrozy chrisj@illinoisyouthsoccer.org
- How To Update & Add Contacts In GotSport – ALL TEAMS SHOULD DO ASAP
- All teams must register with a member IYSA Competitive League along with our application above.
- Teams are to use their own Referee Assignor
spring 2025 Premiership Age Groups
- 2012 (13U) – 2006 (19U) Boys
- 2012 (13U) – 2010 (15U) Girls
Important Premiership Dates
- February 13th: Application Deadline
- February 18th: Accepted Teams Notified
- February 25th: Schedule Released – Teams can begin communicating to schedule games
- February 25th: Final Day to Confirm Referee Assignor
- February 27th: Tentative Date of Webinar
- March 3rd: Payment Due
- March 21st: Schedules Due to IYSA
- June 15th: Last Games Played
PREMIERSHIP RESOURCES
- Scheduling Submission Forms
- IYSA Game Officials Fees, Rules & Regulations
State Premiership Rules
- How To Print A Match Card From GotSport
- How To Enter Your Roster In GotSport
- Assigning Fields To Your Club
- Red Card Payments
- Player
- Coaches
- Additional GotSport Resources
Marketing Materials
- Marketing Material for the Spring 2025 coming soon.
FAQ & MORE INFORMATION
Whis the cost?
All teams in the State Premiership must be registered to an Illinois Youth Soccer member competitive league and pay the league-designated registration fee. This includes your player insurance, player registration with IYSA, USYS & US Soccer and gets you your players passes.
In addition to the IYSA member competitive league fee, each teams pays
- $200 State Premiership Fee
- Per game referee fee with three referees. BOTH teams will pay the following at each State Premiership match
- 13U/14U: $80 per game ( Each team brings: 2 $20 bills, 4 $10 bills)
- 15/16U: $85 per game ( Each team brings: 2 $20 bills, 4 $10 bills, 1 $5 bill)
- 17-19U: $95 per game ( Each team brings: 4 $20 bills, 1 $10 bills, 1 $5 bill)
Where are games played?
All games are home team host. Illinois Youth Soccer gives each team a schedule with which games they are the home team.
How are games scheduled?
Teams schedule the games among themselves and a finalized schedule must be submitted to Illinois Youth Soccer by the schedule by deadline. Teams are allowed to reschedule games as need be, following a specific protocol.
Where do I find team contacts?
All teams should promptly follow the directions here to update their Premiership contacts so they will appear on their team page.
What do I bring to games?
- Referee payment (fees shown above)
- Match Card printed off GotSport
- Player & coaches passes
How do I report the score?
The winning team collects BOTH gamecards from the center ref. If the match is a draw the home team should collect BOTH gamecards and then scan or takes a photo of both gamecards and sends them to iysascoring@gmail.com.
If a referee keeps the gamecards please notify vince@illinoisyouthsocce.org following the match.
Results should be submitted with 24-hrs of the completion of the match or teams could be subject to a fine for failing to submit scores promptly.
Click here for a walk thru document on How To Register a Team as a Coach or Manager to a Tournament