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New Jersey Youth Soccer State Cups

Fall 2025 (11U-14U)

NJYS State Cups are among the largest state cups programs in the nation, with three levels of play in single elimination format! The competitions crown champions of the state, region, and nation. With the National Championship Series, Presidents Cup, and Challenge Cup tournaments, every participating team has the ability to vie for the title of “State Champion.”

NOTABLE INFORMATION FOR FALL 2025:

  • Fees remain unchanged from last season
  • Tournament Management Platform – Squadi
  • Digital Game Day Rosters & Mobile App
  • Centralized Referee Assignments
  • NCS Winners (13U+) Direct to Nationals
  • PC Winners (13U+) to National Qualifiers

Update (8/25/25):

The NJ Youth Soccer Fall 2025 State Cups (11U-14U) schedules are now posted. To view the public schedules, click here or log-in to the Squadi mobile app (click here for a how-to). 

To begin scheduling through the Squadi platform, please take the following actions:

Club administrators and coaches with access to Squadi can begin scheduling today. Coaches and managers who have already been assigned to rosters by their club administrator will be able to schedule matches via the app.  If you are not assigned to a team, please reach out to your club administrator to ensure they have added you to the Squadi roster.

Scheduling Overview 

  • The date listed for the game is the latest the game must be played by. Teams are strongly encouraged to play matches earlier. 
  • The Home Team is responsible for proposing your first game date, time, location in the platform. 
  • The Away Team is responsible for accepting/declining the proposal and sending alternate options. 
  • Once the Away Team accepts the match details, the game is updated on Squadi & Referee Assignors receive the match. 

Please allow a minimum of 5 days prior to a game for scheduling the game to ensure referees can be assigned. 

All scheduling conflicts must be submitted to NJYS via email to statecups@njyouthsoccer.com. This includes (a) an opponent that is unresponsive, (b) the teams cannot agree on a date after three attempts, or (c) the game cannot be completed by the play-by date. Please do not wait to escalate potential issues. 

As a reminder, all games must be accurately scheduled in the Squadi platform to receive a referee assignment and access rosters on game day. 

For further assistance, contact statecups@njyouthsoccer.com.

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Registration is open through Friday, August 1st for New Jersey Youth Soccer’s Fall 2025 State Cup single elimination competitions in the 11U-14U age groups, which includes the National Championship Series, Presidents Cup and Challenge Cup.

STEP 1: LOG-IN

STEP 2: REGISTER

STEP 3: ROSTER

For assistance logging-in to the Squadi app, contact support at njys@squadi-us.zendesk.com. For questions related to registration and competition rules, contact statecups@njyouthsoccer.com.

Fall 2025 (11U-14U) DATES

AUGUST 2025

  • Friday, August 1st – Fall State Cup (11U-14U) Registration Closes
  • Friday, August 8th – Initial Flighting Released
  • Wednesday, August 13th – Flighting Appeal Deadline
  • Wednesday, August 20th – Schedule Released

SEPTEMBER 2025

  • Wednesday, September 3rd – Roster Submissions Due
  • Sunday, September 7th – Latest Play-By Date for Round of 64 (Hosted by Home Teams)
  • Sunday, September 14th – Latest Play-By Date for Round of 32 (Hosted by Home Teams)
  • Monday, September 15th – Roster Freeze
  • Sunday, September 28th – Latest Play-By Date for Round of 16 (Hosted by Home Teams)

OCTOBER 2025

  • Sunday, October 12th – Latest Play-By Date for Quarterfinals (Hosted by Home Teams)
  • Sunday, October 19th – Latest Play-By Date for Semifinals (Hosted by Home Teams)

NOVEMBER 2025

  • Saturday & Sunday, November 1st & November 2nd – State Cup Championships (Hosted by NJYS)

About NJYS State Cups

NJYS National Championship Series
The country’s most prestigious national youth soccer tournament.
$
250
/team
  • 11U-12U
  • EDP RAL [Pre-RAL]
  • EDP Flight 1
  • Northeast Academy League
  • 13U-14U
  • National League Premier 1 & 2
  • National League Club-Based
  • National Academy League
NJYS Presidents Cup
Challenges teams of similar abilities for a national title.
$
250
/team
  • 11U-12U
  • EDP Flight 2, 3, & 4
  • 13U-14U
  • EDP Flight 1 & 2
  • EDP Regional Academy League
NJYS Challenge Cup
State competition for teams that do not play in NCS or Presidents Cup.
$
200
/team
  • 11U-12U
  • EDP Flight 5 & Below
  • 13U-14U
  • EDP Premier 3 & Below
  • 11U-14U
  • Mid-New Jersey Youth Soccer Assoc.
  • Monmouth Ocean Soccer Assoc.
  • Morris County Youth Soccer Assoc.
  • Northern Counties Soccer Assoc.

NJYS Open Cup
State competition for any U.S. Soccer-affiliated organization or league.
$
200
/team
  • 13U-14U
  • Boys & Girls

SQUADI RESOURCE HUB

The Squadi platform is used for State Cup registration, scheduling, and scoring to streamline the State Cup operational functions into an entirely digital game day experience to modernize the game for players, coaches, referees, and fans. NJYS & Squadi have developed an extensive range of training resources for clubs, participants and referees including guides, videos and FAQs.

Club Administrators

Coaches

For assistance logging-in to the Squadi app, contact support at njys@squadi-us.zendesk.com.

*The web platform can only be accessed by users with an authenticator app such as Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, or Duo. For instructions, click here or review the How to Log-In with Authenticator App video.

Referees & Assignors

For assistance logging-in to the Squadi app, contact support at njys@squadi-us.zendesk.com.

Spectators

Frequently Asked Questions

The tiered competition structure provides a competition level for each competitive team. NJYS has established guidelines for competition placement based on the team’s league flight. See above for the flighting recommendations.

The Squadi platform is used for State Cup registration, scheduling, and scoring to streamline the State 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.

The 11U-14U age groups compete in the fall season (e.g., September through November). The 15U-19U age groups compete in the spring season (e.g., March through May).

For the 2025-2026 season, winners of the 13U-18/19U NJ Youth Soccer level of the National Championships Series advance directly to the National Championships in July 2026.

Winners of the 13U-18/19U NJ Youth Soccer level of the Presidents Cup will advance to the National Qualifiers in June 2026, with the chance to advance to the US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup in July 2026.

The Challenge Cup champions do not advance to a regional or national event.

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., (e.g., Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, and Semifinals). The championship matches are played at a neutral site coordinated by NJ Youth Soccer.

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Nicole Petras (statecups@njyouthsoccer.com)