State Cup

Mass Youth Soccer hosts the Massachusetts State Cups Tournament each year. This tournament brings together some of the best teams in Massachusetts.  Competition is held in the Under 13 through Under 19 year old age groups for both boys and girls. The winner of each age/gender grouping is declared the state champion and goes on to represent Massachusetts in the US Youth Soccer Region 1 Championships that will be held in Barboursville, West Virginia July 2 - July 7, 2009.  Regional winners will then go on to play in the US Youth National Championships that will be held in Lancaster, Massachusetts July 21-26, 2009.

Every team who has 50% of its players as Massachusetts residents is eligible to enter, provided they meet certain eligibility requirements as set forth in the US Youth Soccer National Championship policies.  Teams must also compete in a state approved qualifying league as detailed below*.  Teams interested in entering must declare their intent by September 1st in the Under 13 and Under 14 age groups, and by December 15th in the other age groups. An entry form is required each year and teams must pay the required entry fee. This form along with the Challenge Rules can be accessed below. 

Once all teams have declared, all teams are “seeded” based upon previously established criteria. Based upon the number of declared entries in an age/gender group, single elimination games (Challenge Rounds through round 2) are held in the September and October time frame for U13 and U14 age groups, and the April and May time frame for all other age groups. The objective is to reduce the field to a group of eight teams for the round robin competition in the U13 - U19 age groups.

Regional Schedule/Results - W. Virginia

*Qualifying League for National Championship Series Play from Mass Youth Soccer Constitution and By-laws

Massachusetts State Cup General Info and Forms:
Important Dates - State Cup 2009
2009 Team Eligibility Requirements
Continuity of Roster Policy
2009 Team Statement of Compliance
2009 State Cup Entry Form - Payment by Credit Card
2009 State Cup Entry Form - Payment by Check
2009 State Cup Roster Form & Instructions
2009 State Cup Challenge Rules and Procedures (Revised Oct. 27, 2008)
2009 State Cup Round Robin, Semi-Final, and Final Rules and Procedures
US Youth Soccer National Championship Policies
State Cup Seeding Procedure
State Cup Game Notification Form

Seeding - State Cup 2009
Challenge Games - Schedule/Brackets - 2009
Round Robin Schedule - State Cup 2009 - May 30-31 (Citizens Bank Fields - Lancaster)
2009 State Cup Semi-Finals Schedule
2009 State Cup Finals Schedule

Massachusetts State Cup Scoring 2009:
State Cup Score Site

Referees - State Cup 2009
Referee Instructions - Challenge Games

2009 State Cup T-Shirt Order Form (available May 11, 2009):
Order and Pay Online
Order Online, Pay By Check

Housing:
If any teams are in need of housing for State Cup 2009 please contact: Certified Travel - 800-237-1517 ext. 5

For those teams moving on to the 2009 US Youth Soccer Region I Championships in West Virginia:

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Previous State Cup Results 
2008 State Cup
2007 State Cup
2006 State Cup
2005 State Cup
2004 State Cup
2003 State Cup
2002 State Cup

Massachusetts State Cup - Regional/National Info:
2008 Regional Results
2007 Regional ResultS
2006 Regional Results
2005 Regional Results
2006 National Championships
2005 National Championships