The Iowa State Cup is an annual championship and the first step in the USYS National Championships pathway, the country’s most prestigious national youth soccer tournament, providing over 185,000 players from over 10,000 teams the chance to showcase their skills against the best in the nation. Iowa’s Champion advances to represent #TeamIowa at the USYS National Championships presented by New York Life.
Due to the spring high school season in Iowa, the 15U-19U age groups compete in the fall and 13U-14U teams play in the spring.
2025-2026 cup Details
competition Dates (Fall Competition 2025)
Fall 2025 Competition will be hosted in Central Iowa
- October18-19 (Group Play Weekend @ Spring Creek Sports Complex, Altoona IA)
- October 25-26 (Championship Weekend @ Gregg Young Sports Campus, Norwalk IA)
Fees (TBA Summer 2025)
- $395 Cup Entry Fee
- $175 Game Fee
- Game Fees will be billed following the event hased on # of games scheduled and played.
Administrative Timeline (TBA Summer 2025)
- Event Registration Opens: Wednesday, July 30
- Event Registration Closes: Wednesday, August 13
- Final Team Confirmation: Tuesday, August 26
- Schedule Release & Roster Freeze: Tuesday, October 7
REGISTER FOR STATE CUP
Contact
confirmed team entries
15U Girls
- UFA DSM
15U Boys
- TBA
16U Girls
- TBA
16U Boys
- BSA Elite
17U Girls
- TBA
17U Boys
- TBA
18U Girls
- TBA
18/19U Boys
- TBA
13U Girls
- TBD
13U Boys
- TBD
14U Girls
- TBD
14U Boys
- TBD