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ILLINOIS Cup Rules & Policies

Important Forms

Team Contact Info

ROSTER REQUIREMENTS

  • NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 6 (FALL EVENT) or APRIL 1 (SPRING EVENT) (OR 48-HOURS PRIOR TO YOUR FIRST MATCH WHICHEVER IS FIRST); Team must enter their initial roster into GotSport
  • Final rosters are due 48-hours prior to their first match.
  • ONLY players registered to your club in an Illinois Youth Soccer member competitive league are eligible to play for your team in the Illinois Cup
  • Players can ONLY be listed on one Illinois Cup roster for the soccer year
    • Does NOT matter if the player plays up in age
    • Players CAN be on an Illinois Cup and State or Presidents Cup Roster
  • Only players who are rostered to teams in the following age divisions are eligible for the Illinois Cup Silver
    • Teams that play in the IWSL C Division or lower.
      • Teams that play in the Open Division are NOT eligible for the Illinois Cup Silver
    • Teams that play in the YSSL 3rd Division or lower
    • Teams that play in SLYSA Division 1 or lower
    • Teams that finished in 3rd place or lower in their Illowa Division the preceding season
    • Teams playing UP in age must still meet the division requirements to play in Illinois Cup Silver.
      • Example: A 13U team playing in YSSL 1st Division would NOT be eligible to play 14U Illinois Cup Silver. They would have to play in the 14U Illinois Cup Gold Division
      • Example: A 12U team playing in IWSL AB would NOT be eligible to play in the 13U Illinois Cup Silver. They would have to play in the 13U Illinois Cup Gold Division.
  • Roster freezes once a team players their first group play match
  • No later than 48-hours prior to your first match, teams must enter their roster into GotSport
  • 48-hours prior to your first match, teams must upload a copy of their league roster, showing all players on the GotSport roster, into GotSport.

Game Scheduling / Game Changes

  • Each team in Illinois Cup will have 3 group play games*
    • 1 Home Team Host Game.
    • 2 Game Scheduled In Rockford on May 17-19
    • * Subject to change based on number of teams in a group
  • For the games in Rockford on May 17-19
    • Illinois Youth Soccer sets the time of the games. Teams DO NOT schedule a time in Rockford
    • Final game times will be announced on May 1
  • Teams CAN mutually agree to move the matches scheduled in Rockford to another location on an EARLIER date
    • The moved match CAN NOT be played May 18-19. Games on these dates can ONLY be played in Rockford as scheduled by IYSA
    • Agreed upon game changes must be emailed to iysascheduling@gmail.com NO LATER THAN 3PM ON APRIL 26
  • All elimination round matches are to be played in Rockford as scheduled by IYSA – UNLESS IYSA approves movement of a Semifinal
  • To move a group match to a DIFFERENT date and to a location other than Rockford. Teams must do the following:
    • Contact their opponent (See Team Contact Info Above) and BOTH teams must agree to a new date, time and location. IF TEAMS DO NOT AGREE THAN THE MATCH IS TO BE PLAYED IN ROCKFORD AS SCHEDULED
    • The HOSTING team must submit in the online game change form by the listed deadline in the event calendar
  • TO SCHEDULE A HOME TEAM HOST MATCH. At least one match in the Illinois Cup bracket will be designated as HOME TEAM HOST.
    • This match is hosted by the team listed as the home team unless both teams agree otherwise.
    • All home team host matches must be played no later than the PLAY BY DATE listed on the event calendar.
    • Teams mutually agree on a date and time.
    • The HOSTING team must submit in the online game change form by the listed deadline in the event calendar
  • The Illinois Cup Referee assignor will send the referee crew for all home team host and rescheduled matches.
  • Teams WILL NOT get a confirmation email of received game change info. Once new game info is posted on the GotSport Schedule it is approved and refs have been assigned.

MATCH DAY

  • 48-Hours prior to your first match, teams must enter their roster into GotSport. See Roster Requirements above
  • 48-Hours prior to your first match, the team must upload a copy of the IYSA member competitive league roster into GotSport
  • Teams bring each of the following with them to each Illinois Cup match
    • Match card printed off of GotSport. Click here for instructions how to print your match card.
    • IYSA member competitive league issued player passes for all players on your match card. Player passes for non-IYSA member organizations (NISL, US Club, ECNL, GA, etc) will not be accepted.
    • IYSA member competitive league issued coaches pass for all adults on the sidelines. Any adult without a pass may NOT be on the sideline.
    • Pinnies for players sitting on the bench to wear.