The Junior Cup The Illinois Youth Soccer Junior Cup is a multi-tiered statewide competition for 11U and 12U teams. The event includes the following divisions for 11U and 12U teams: Junior State Cup Junior Presidents Cup Junior Illinois Cup
Age Groups Age Group Players Born 2007 (11U) Born January 1, 2007 and younger 2006 (12U) Born January 1, 2006 and younger
Important Spring Illinois Cup Dates March 30: 11U Game Change Request Deadline April 22: 12U Game Change Request Deadline May 5-6: 11U Games In Naperville May 12-13: 12U Games in Rockford June 2: Semis and Finals in Rockford
Schedules
Group Play Game Changes If BOTH teams agree to move a match to a location other than Rockford, the HOSTING team MUST EMAIL THE FOLLOWING iysascheduling@gmail.com NO LATER THAN MARCH 30 for 11U and APRIL 22 for 12U. 1. Team names (both) & age group 2. Date of match 3. Time of match 4. Specific location of match (address & field #) DO NOT EMAIL BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POSSIBLE GAME INFO TO ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER. JUST FINAL GAME DETAILS YOU WILL NOT GET A CONFIRMATION OF THE GAME CHANGE. ACCEPTED GAME CHANGES WILL BE POSTED IN YOUR GOTSOCCER SCHEDULES GAME CHANGE REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APPROPRIATE DEADLINE. Game change requests received after the above dates will NOT BE ACCEPTED
Home Team host games Some team will games designated as a HOME TEAM HOST MATCH. The team listed first on the bracket is the home team and should host unless: The teams agree to play at another location The game requires significant travel and should be played at a midpoint. Illinois Youth Soccer has marked which games should be played at a midpoint location on the bracket Teams are responsible for any rental fees for midpoint matches Once final game details are decided, the HOSTING team MUST EMAIL THE FOLLOWING iysascheduling@gmail.com NO LATER THAN MARCH 30 FOR 11U TEAMS AND APRIL 22 FOR 12U TEAMS 1. Team names (both) & age group 2. Date of match 3. Time of match 4. Specific location of match (address & field #) DO NOT EMAIL BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POSSIBLE GAME INFO TO ILLINOIS YOUTH SOCCER. JUST FINAL GAME DETAILS YOU WILL NOT GET A CONFIRMATION OF THE GAME CHANGE. ACCEPTED GAME CHANGES WILL BE POSTED IN YOUR GOTSOCCER SCHEDULES HOME TEAM HOST CHANGE DETAILS MUST BE RECEIVED BY DEADLINE OR BOTH TEAMS WILL BE SUBJECT TO $50 PER DAY FINES.
Due to the number of game changes we will announce the final game time for May 13 games no later than April 27 MAY 13 Games
Weather Cancelations If a match at a location other than Rockford is cancelled due to weather, teams should finalize a reschedule at the time of the cancelation and submit the new game info
Team Contact Info An email with contacts for all age groups was sent a few weeks ago but you can find all of the contacts online also. 1. Go to the GotSoccer schedule home page for the event or visit the brackets page on illinoisyouthsoccer.org 2. Click on your age group s SCHEDULE tab 3. Click CONTACTS as shown below
Referees The Illinois Youth Soccer assignor assigns the ENTIRE REFEREE CREW for all Illinois Junior Cup matches. State Referee Assignor Info In case you have any last minute changes, cancellations or referee no shows for your match, you should contact the Illinois Youth Soccer referee assignor to notify the center. Art Arustamyan: 773-366-6524 artreferee86@gmail.com Christina Nelson: 630 204 0111 christina.nelson05@hotmail.com Steve Siomos: 630 258 0883 siomos@aol.com
Rosters Teams are allowed to use any age eligible player from within their club that is registered with an Illinois Youth Soccer competitive league for tournament play. Those leagues are: YSSL, IWSL, CIYSL, SLYSA or ILLOWA. All players must have a US Youth Soccer/ IYSA Competitive league pass from and rostered thru one of the Illinois Youth Soccer member leagues listed above. A player can play on only 1 Junior Cup team. A player on a Junior Cup team CAN play up in State Cup or Presidents Cup at 13U or older
Rosters All players competing in Junior Cup matches MUST be entered into your official roster in GotSoccer NO LATER THAN: 48 hrs prior to first match if playing before designated weekend May 1 for 11U teams playing no earlier than May 5-6 May 8 for 12U teams playing no earlier than May 12-13
Rosters You Must Email katie@illinoisyouthsoccer.org a copy of your Illinois Youth Soccer member league roster showing ALL players entered into your GotSoccer roster NO LATER THAN 48 hrs prior to first match if playing before designated weekend May 1 for 11U teams playing no earlier than May 5-6 May 8 for 12U teams playing no earlier than May 12-13
Rosters IWSL & YSSL rosters will look like this
Rosters CIYSL & SLYSA Rosters will look like this
Rosters Once a team has played their first Group Play game, NO ROSTER CHANGES ARE ALLOWED FOR THE DURATION OF THE TOURNAMENT
Player Eligibility Players that compete in any of the following are INELIGIBLE FOR THE JUNIOR ILLINOIS CUP: Junior or regular State Cup or Presidents Cup State Premiership Division IWSL A or A/B Division YSSL 1 st or 2 nd Division CIYSL Major Club or Platinum SLYSA Premier Division
Gameday Teams are required to bring the following to all tournament Games: 1. Gamecard printed off GotSoccer IF PLAYING AT LOCATION OTHER THAN NAPERVILLE OR ROCKFORD 2. Player and Coaching Passes 3. Pinnies UP TO 18 PLAYERS ARE ALLOWED TO DRESS ON GAMEDAYS. ALL PLAYERS NOT PLAYING SHOULD BE CROSS-OFF THE GAME CARD Important Contacts If you have any NON-REFEREE related issues on gameday you can contact Bill Bruno, Tournament Director: 630-636-0051 Chris Jamrozy, Tournament Administrator: 708-705-8683
After The Match At the conclusion of the match the winning team (or home team if a draw in Group Play) should get BOTH game cards from the center. 1. For games played in Naperville or Rockford, at the conclusion of the match a team representative is required to bring the gamecard to the IYSA registration area to report the score 2. For matches held at a location other than Rockford, the winning team is required to scan or take a photo of BOTH gamecards and email them to katie@illinoisyouthsoccer.org no later than 48 hours after the conclusion of the match. Teams that fail to report their result in a timely manor may be subject to a $50 fine If a red card is issued during the match, the center will keep the gamecard to submit with the red card report. Any player or coach that is issued a red card (or 2 yellows) is REQUIRED TO SIT THE NEXT MATCH or longer, WHETHER OR NOT THE PLAYER IS CROSSED OFF ON THE GOTSOCCER GAMECARD. Teams that use a player that should be serving a red card suspension will FORFEIT THE MATCH. Red Card Fines: Players: $50. Must be paid prior to the player being eligible to return to Cup games Coach: $150. Must be paid prior to coach be eligible to return to sidelines for a Cup game. Any outstanding red card fines not paid at the conclusion of the tournament will be billed to the club.
Playing Rules Group Play Scoring Group play will be based on the same scoring used at the US Youth Soccer Midwest Regionals: Win: 3 points Tie: 1 points Loss: 0 points If group play ends in a tie, the following criteria will determine tie-breakers. 1st: Head-to-head 2nd: Most Wins 3rd: Goal Differential (4 goal max per game) 4th: Goals Allowed 5th: Penalty Kicks
Questions If you have any additional questions, contact Chris at chrisj@illinoisyouthsoccer.org 847-290-1577 ext 103