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 as of August 8, 2025:
Click here for the current flighting of teams based on qualifying league and a list of applied teams not yet accepted. This list is sorted by age group, competition and alphabetically by club. The order of teams displayed has no meaning. Teams that have “Missing Information” listed must reach out to NJYS at statecups@njyouthsoccer.com.
Teams may submit a Flighting Appeal with substantive reasoning to play DOWN in a different flight. All appeals must be submitted by Wednesday, August 13th, at 11:59 PM. No appeals will be taken via email or phone.
Click here to submit an appeal. Decisions will be rendered and communicated by Monday, August 18th. Charges may be incurred, in accordance with the Rules of Competition, if a team withdraws after registration is complete. Teams seeking to play up a flight may contact statecups@njyouthsoccer.com (i.e., no appeal is needed).
Schedules will be released on or about Wednesday, August 20th. For further questions, please contact statecups@njyouthsoccer.com.
REGISTER NOW
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
- Log-in to Squadi
- How to Log-In with Authenticator App (Video)
- Need account access? Click here to submit a request.
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
- 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
- 11U-12U
- EDP Flight 2, 3, & 4
- 13U-14U
- EDP Flight 1 & 2
- EDP Regional Academy League
- 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.
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
- How to Schedule Games
- How to Add Venues & Fields
- How to Create New Users (Video)
- Notify NJYS if you add a new venue (statecups@njyouthsoccer.com).
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
- Log-in to Squadi (Assignors)
- How to Log-In with Authenticator App (Video) (Assignors)
- Webinar Recording: Referees
- How to Log-In to the Squadi App
- How to: Accept Game Assignments
- How to: Check-In Players & Coaches
- How to: Enter Scores & Reports
For assistance logging-in to the Squadi app, contact support at njys@squadi-us.zendesk.com.
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.
Previous Results
- Spring 2025
- Fall 2024
- Spring 2024
- Fall 2023
- Spring 2023
- Fall 2022
NJYS STATE CUP GEAR
STATE CUP NEWS
Contact
Nicole Petras (statecups@njyouthsoccer.com)