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State League

The Iowa Soccer STATE LEAGUE (ISL) is the highest level of league play in our domestic pathway, with player development at its core. It features competitive and premier divisions which connect to the Presidents Cup and State Cup Championships.

All Iowa Soccer League divisions strive to be in alignment with U.S. Soccer’s Player Development Initiatives (PDI’s).

Spring 2025 schedule
rules

League Details

Play DatES SPRING 2025 (subject to change)
  • Week 1 – April 5 – 6
  • Week 2 – April 12 – 13
  • Holiday Weekend (No ISL Games) – April 19 – 20
  • Week 3 – April 26 – 27
  • Week 4 – May 3 – 4
  • Week 5 – May 10 – 11 (State Cup / Presidents Cup)
  • Week 6 – May 17 – 18
  • Holiday Weekend (No ISL Games) – May 24 – 25
  • Week 7 –  May 31 – June 1
Play DatES fall 2025 (subject to change)
  • Week 1 – August 23 – 24
  • Holiday Weekend (No ISL Games) August 30-31
  • Week 2 – September 6 – 7
  • Week 3 – September 13 – 14
  • Week 4 – September 20 – 21
  • Week 5 – September 27 – 28
  • Week 6 – October 4 – 5
  • Week 7 –  October 11-12
  • Week 8 –  October 18 – 19
    • Presidents Cup / State Cup @ TBD
  • Week 9 – October 25 – 26
    • Presidents Cup / State Cup @ Gregg Young Sports Campus – Fareway Fields (Norwalk, Iowa)
  • Week 10 – November 1 – 2
    • **RESCHEDULES**
Administrative TimeliNE FALL 2025 SEASON (subject to change)
  • Wed. July 2 – Team Registration Open (Stack/Sports Connect)
  • Wed. July 16 – Team Registration Close
  • July 21 – July 27 – Team Confirmation / Divisional Placement
  • Wed. July 23, 7 – 8:30PM Divisional Placement Meeting (virtual)
    • Zoom meeting info will be emailed to club directors/admins
  • TBD – Draft Schedule Review
  • Fri. Aug. 8 – Schedule shared with club leadership
Fees – (spring 2025)
  • $195 per team league entry fee (billed at start of season)
  • User fees (billed at conclusion of season as part of reconciliation process)
    • $12 per game assignor fee
    • $5 per game FairWhistle assessment (split 50/50 between teams)
    • Referee crew per game fees (split 50/50 between the teams)
      • $85.00 for 11U-12U
      • $115 for 13U-14U
      • $130 for 15U-16U
      • $150 for 17U-19U
    • Field rental fees – vary by location and league/club rental agreements.  
REGISTER FOR STATE LEAGUE
registeration open – july 2
paper guide to registration
video guide to registration
need support? call 800-808-7195

PLEASE NOTE: You must be a club administrator to apply teams for the ISL STATE LEAGUE FALL 2025 season.

  • You will need a username and password. Please contact support at 800-808-7195 or email cbetting@iowasoccer.org if you do not have username and password.
  • Guides on how to register teams are linked above.

11U-19U select/competitive team registrations for ISL State League will be submitted via the association platform, Stack/Sports Connect. A “Guide to Team Registration” is shared below and provides helpful information regarding the registration process.

The following information will be helpful in completing the team application:

  • Know if you plan to participate in the Presidents Cup / Iowa State Cup
    • 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U, and 19U (fall season)
    • 13U and 14U (spring season)
  • Know your team make-up, competition level, and division placement options
    • We will schedule within age & division as much as possible
    • Occasionally, we may schedule cross-divisional to help with travel time / cost
    • CUP Division: Presidents Cup or State Cup teams
    • DIV 1: May cross play with CUP Division -OR-DIV 2, but never DIV 3
    • DIV 2: May cross play with DIV 1 and DIV 3
    • DIV 3: May cross play with DIV 2, but never DIV 1
  • Know your team availability / coach blocks
    • All teams are allowed to blackout dates and the number of dates will be announced prior to registration opening
    • Blocks for shared coaches and/or shared players
    • CUP Division Teams must be available for the dates of competition

contact

staff mike wilson

Mike Wilson

Member Services Program Director
mwilson@iowasoccer.org
515-252-6363

    Game Day Tools

    Venues/Fields status is available on the Stack/Sports Connect league schedule page for Iowa Soccer. After clicking button below, look to the upper right of the page and click “more” and then select “field closures” under that tab.

    Check here

    Follow the instructions below to notify Iowa Soccer of closed venues/fields affecting Iowa Soccer League games for: State League, Rec Central, Rec Northeast, Academy Central

    • Name of venue and field(s)
    • Date(s) closed
    • Affected leagues (State, Central, Northeast, Academy)
    • Name of person submitting
    report
    Click on location for details
    Ames

    Ray Schwichtenberg (email)

    Aliber, Hidden Valley, Norwalk, Urbandale, Walker Johnston

    Bonnie Larson (email)

    Altoona, Bondurant, SE Polk HS, Indianola

    Jerry Headington (email)

    Burlington

    Tim Miller (email)

    Cedar Valley

    Kelly Dunbar (email)

    Council Bluffs

    Joyce Bartels (email)

    Davenport

    Alec Clark (email)

    DCG

    Joe Christiansen (email)

    Denver/Waverly

    David Abkemeier (email)

    Grinnell/Newton

    Jeff Blanchard (email)

    Iowa City/Kickers

    Jeremy Cohen (email)

    Lakeside Fellowship, North Polk HS & MS, North Polk United

    Jason Chesley (email)

    Marshalltown

    Megan Bell (email)

    Muscatine

    Daniel Lopez (email)

    Ottumwa, Oskaloosa

    Erick Lopez (email)

    Pella

    Robert Warner (email)

    Prairie Ridge/Ankeny

    Chad Sparks (email)

    Quad Cities

    Jonathan Crockett (email)

    Tuma/Cedar Rapids, TBK/Bettendorf, Dubuque

    Mike Palmer (email)

    Waukee, Winterset

    Seth Woodcock (email)

    General assigning contact

    If you do not know who the assignor(s) are in your area, or are unsure where to get games, then use the online form to connect with the IRC

    Submit your information
    report score
    score REPORTING GUIDE
    STACK SPORTS RESOURCE GUIDE

    Iowa Soccer is working with the Iowa Referee Committee (IRC) to provide the best environment to train, develop, and maintain not only our players but also our referees. If you’d like to provide them with feedback please take a minute after your match to complete the form below. This form can also be used to document missing referee assignments in ISL matches.

    State League matches should be played as scheduled as there are a number of unique and challenging variables that have an impact on creating a schedule. These include the top three principles that must be balanced in order to create a match-up and then schedule a time/date/field: team availability, team blocks, field availability.

    • Rescheduling is NOT a feature of the State League, it is an EXCEPTION
      • Sometimes unavoidable circumstances arise and it is in that spirit that a reschedule is an option
    • If an exception is needed
      • You must submit form below no later than one week prior to the originally-scheduled match

    SCORE REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Login to your My Account portal by toggling from your club account or directly logging in to the Association product. (https://iowasoccer.sportsaffinity.com/)
    2. Click on the Teams tab.
    3. Click on the Tournament & Schedule Apps subtab.
    4. Click on the Schedules/Game Scoring link.
    5. A list of your games will appear on the screen. Click the empty box below Score for the respective game.
    6. A pop-up window will display on the screen. Enter the scores and/or stats for the game.
    7. Click Save Stats & Comment.
    8. Scores/Stats will be saved.

    In the event of differing information on the Game Cards:

    The system will mark the game as “Contested”, C (S) will appear for a contested score and C (C) will appear for a contested card information. At that time, a Tournament/ League Administrator or Referee must enter the correct game information to resolve the conflict.

    Trouble with login to your My Account portal?

    Call Support at 800-808-7915 – OR- Submit a request for support – Click Here


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