Eastern New York State Cup
Our Eastern New York State Cup is a highly competitive tournament where top-tier U12-U19 teams from our member leagues compete in a single-elimination format. The State Cup Champions in the U13–U19 age groups will advance directly to the prestigious US Youth Soccer National Championships.
The Challenge Cup is for our younger teams, ranging from U10 to U16, providing them the chance to participate in well-balanced competition and test their strengths against teams at their respective level.
The Eastern New York State Cup Finals take place on May 30, 2026.
ENY State Cup Commissioners
| GIRLS Tom Beattie 4tommyb@gmail.com 516-287-5165 | BOYS Mark Delaney mdelaney23@gmail.com 845-590-5594 |
Challenge Cup Commissioner
John Hayes
914-907-7821
jjh23roma@gmail.com
The US Youth Soccer National Championship Series is the country’s most prestigious national youth soccer tournament, providing approximately 185,000 players on over 10,000 teams from US Youth Soccer State Associations the opportunity to showcase their soccer skills against the best competition in the nation while emphasizing teamwork, discipline and fair play.
State Cup winners now advance directly to the US Youth Soccer National Championships. This prestigious event caps a yearlong series of competitions where top boys’ and girls’ teams from across the country battle for the title. In most age groups, US Youth Soccer State Champions and select wildcard teams from Regional Leagues earn the right to compete. The champions in the 13U through 19U brackets will come together in July for the US Youth Soccer National Championships.
Annually, the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series provides the nation’s top collegiate coaches with the premier stage to identify and scout the most coveted players in the country. Over 600 coaches attend the US Youth Soccer Regional and National Championship events.
Visit the USYS National Championship Series homepage here.