The Indiana State Cup is part of the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series. The top ranked teams for age groups 13U-19U will be selected to participate in the Indiana State Cup. The Indiana State Cup Champions will advance to the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series Midwest Regionals. Champions from the Midwest Regional event will advance to the National Finals.
All Midwest Conference, Great Lakes Conference, and ISL Premier teams are required to apply to "Cup" and accept their placement into State or Presidents Cup based on the selection criteria, recommendation of the selection committee and approval of the Cup Committee.
| Important Dates & Information |
| Nov 1, 2020 |
Cup Applications will open |
| Jan 1, 2021 |
Cup Applications closed at midnight ET. |
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Any team with a late entry will be waitlisted. |
| Jan 22, 2021 |
STATE CUP SEEDING & BRACKETS (Updated 2/24/2021) |
| Jan 24, 2021 |
5:00 PM ET - deadline to submit seeding appeals |
| Feb 8, 2021 |
Cup Payments will be due |
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13U - 14U $675 |
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15U - 16U $750 |
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17U - 19U $850 |
| Mail Payment to: |
Indiana Soccer |
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19000 Grand Park Blvd. Suite J
Westfield, IN 46074 |
| March 31, 2021 |
Schedule will be published |
| May 14, 2021 |
5:00 PM ET - Roster Freeze (or 72 hours prior to |
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first self scheduled game.) |
| May 21-23, 2021 |
Preliminary Round Games |
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A majority of the games will be played at Grand |
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Park. Additional offsite facilities may be used. |
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Teams that need housing will be required to use the |
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housing links that will be provided in March. |
| June 5-6, 2021 |
Finals to be held at Grand Park |
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Teams that need housing will be required to use the |
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housing links that will be provided in May. |
| June 25-30, 2021 |
USYS NCS Midwest Regionals - St. Louis MO |
| July 20-25, 2021 |
USYS NCS Nationals - Phoenix AZ |
Tournament Rules
2021 Complete Rules Document, (Updated 9/24/2020)
The most important changes to the Indiana Soccer STATE Cup Rules are as follows:
Beginning for the 2020-2021 playing year (2021 cup games), the STATE cup will now host up to 12 teams per age/gender division. The 12 teams will be divided into 4 brackets of 3 teams each. The preliminary round games will now consist of just 2 games per team. Winner by points will advance to the semi finals.
Additionally, beginning this year for STATE and PRESIDENTS cups, once teams are ranked they will be seeded into brackets. If two or more teams from the same club are seeded into the same bracket, the seeding order will not be changed to separate these teams. They will remain in the same bracket. When the schedule is written, teams from the same club in the same bracket will play that game first in group play then the regular order of game play will resume.
State Cup History
Future Dates & Locations
2022 - Prelims: May 13-15, May 20-22, Finals: June 4-5
2022 - Midwest Regionals to be held June 24-29, 2022 at Grand Park, Westfield, IN