We are excited to launch the NJYS Open Cup, a new statewide competition designed to bring together teams from across all competitive platforms under one open championship format. The competition creates an inclusive and local tournament pathway where teams from leagues such as USYS National Championship Series, MLS NEXT, ECNL, NPL, and USL Academy can compete head-to-head in a single elimination format. The initial launch will provide competition for U13, U14 and U19 boys and there is active dialogue to create a competition for girls age groups.

The Squadi platform is used for Open Cup registration, scheduling, and scoring to streamline the Open Cup operational functions into an entirely digital game day experience. NJYS & Squadi have developed an extensive range of training resources for clubs, participants and referees including guides, videos and FAQs. There is no additional cost to teams use the software.

Games may be scheduled by both teams at a mutually agreeable time before the posted ‘play-by’ date listed for each round (e.g., Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, and Semifinals). The championships matches are played on a date and time set by NJ Youth Soccer.

Games are played at a venue designated by the home teams for the preliminary round games (e.g., Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, and Semifinals).