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).
League Details
Play DatES fall 2026 (subject to change)
- OPT IN – Aug. 29-30
- Holiday Weekend (No ISL Games) – Sept. 5-6
- Week 1 – Sept. 12-13
- Week 2 – Sept. 19-20
- Week 3 – Sept. 26-27
- Week 4 – Oct. 3-4
- Week 5 – Oct. 10-11
- Week 6 – Oct. 17-18
- ISA State Cup / Presidents Cup – Weekend 1
- Week 7 – Oct. 24-25
- ISA State Cup / Presidents Cup – Weekend 2
- Week 8 – Oct. 31-Nov. 1
Administrative TimeliNE FALL 2026 SEASON (subject to change)
- Wed. July 1- Team Registration Open
- Wed. July 15 – Team Registration Close
- Fri. July 17 – Team Confirmation / Divisional Placement
- Wed. July 22 – Divisional Placement Meeting (virtual)
- Zoom meeting info will be emailed to club directors/admins
- Fri. Aug. 7 – Draft Schedule Review
- Fri. Aug. 14- Schedule shared with club leadership
AGE GROUPS – TEAM FORMATION (NEW FALL 2026)
| BIRTHDATE ON -OR-BETWEEN | 2026-27 SEASON |
| 8/1/2015 – 7/31/2016 | U11 |
| 8/1/2014 – 7/31/2015 | U12 |
| 8/1/2013 – 07/31/2014 | U13 |
| 8/1/2012 – 7/31/2013 | U14 |
| 8/1/2011 -7/31/2012 | U15 |
| 8/1/2010 – 7/31/2011 | U16 |
| 8/1/2009 -7/31/2010 | U17 |
| 8/1/2008 – 7/31/2009 | U18 |
| 8/1/2007 – 7/31/2008 | U19 |
Following extensive review and discussion, US Youth Soccer, AYSO, and US Club Soccer have collectively decided to move to an age
group player formation cycle that runs from August 1 to July 31, starting with the 2026-27 season/registration year.
This change was made based on additional critical feedback, data, and expert input to better align players with their school-grade peers. This age group player formation will be the most inclusive and help increase participation.
Fees – (Fall 2026- Spring 2027)
| Age Group | 7-Game | 4-Game | 1-Game | Add-On |
| U11-12 | $800 | $560 | $200 | $160 |
| U13-14 | $900 | $630 | $225 | $180 |
| U15-16 | $1,000 | $700 | $250 | $200 |
| U17-19 | $1,100 | $770 | $275 | $220 |
- Starting with the Fall 2026, teams will pay one all-inclusive league fee at the time of registration.
- Teams may pay the full league fee at the time of registration online through Playmetrics or by check. Payment must be received prior to the first scheduled play date.
- ISL STATE LEAGUE – Fee Simplification Announcement
- (Feb. 19, 2026)
REGISTER FOR STATE LEAGUE
⚠️Mandatory Action Item⚠️
Your club must be fully set up in our new association platform, PlayMetrics, before you can register any teams. You must be a club administrator to register teams for the ISL.
📖 On Boarding Guide – Set up your club affiliation in PlayMetrics.
🤝 PlayMetrics Onboarding Support
If you need help setting up your PlayMetrics account, please reach out to Casey Betting (Membership Operations & Compliance Director).
Email: cbetting@iowasoccer.org
***PLEASE NOTE this doesn’t mean you need to use Playmetrics as your club registration system. This will just get your state/governing side setup for the Fall allowing you to gain rosters, player cards, register players with the state (and by extension US Soccer) and find and pay invoices.***
The following information will be helpful in completing the team application:
- 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
- DIV 1: May cross play with 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 included in the registration process
- Blocks for shared coaches and/or shared players
- Teams planning to participate in the Presidents Cup / State Cup, must be available for the dates of competition.
contact
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.
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
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
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
- Login to your My Account portal by toggling from your club account or directly logging in to the Association product. (https://iowasoccer.sportsaffinity.com/)
- Click on the Teams tab.
- Click on the Tournament & Schedule Apps subtab.
- Click on the Schedules/Game Scoring link.
- A list of your games will appear on the screen. Click the empty box below Score for the respective game.
- A pop-up window will display on the screen. Enter the scores and/or stats for the game.
- Click Save Stats & Comment.
- 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