In 2012 the tournament will be played again in Cortland on outstanding fields, including six fields at the SUNY Cortland sports complex, two fields at the Tompkins Cortland Community College and one field at the Homer High School stadium.
The two tier registration fee structure will be retained. All teams will pay a $475 registration fee to enter the tournament, but those teams that do not qualify for the final four will receive a $200 reimbursement following their last play down match.
The State Cup chairman will be Hugh Goodridge and we welcome additional community soccer committee members, to help in soliciting sponsors, managing the process, and supporting the weekend tournament. If anyone would like to join us please email the state office at office@nyswysa.org
Please notice the calendar carefully this year. Due to the new rules from Nationals, our playdown period will need to be conducted in a very compressed timeframe.
- January 9th - Entry Opens at 9:00AM
- April 1 - Entry closes at Midnight
- April 13 - All Payments either by credit card on-line or if by check must be received at the state office no later than this date.
- April 20 - 2:00PM - Roster Freeze for all U12 through U18 rosters
- April 21 - 2:00 PM - Blind Draw, at Country Inn and Suites, Cortland
- April 23 - Cup Chairman will notify teams of their play down game match times
- April 27 - Roster Freeze for U19 teams if more than 4 teams enter
- April 27 - Away team must respond to home team contact
- April 28 - April 29 - Blackout dates for ODP Development weekend, not subject to change
- May 1 - Home teams - All Play down match results must be sent to playdownresults@nyswysa.org
- May 5 - First round play down matches begin
- May 11 - U19 roster freeze if 4 or fewer teams register, roster due to NY West
- May 13 - First round playdown matches must be complete
- May 20 - All playdown games must be complete
- May 29 - All final four schedules will be posted on the NY West web site
- June 1, 2, 3 State Cup Final Four Tournament*
- June 28 - July 3 - US Youth Soccer Region 1 Championships, Lancaster, PA
- July 24 - July 29 - US Youth Soccer National Championships, Rock Hill, SC
*Note: The tournament finals dates include an SAT testing date on June 2, so plan accordingly.
Registered teams that participated in the previous year’s Final Four series at State Cup will be seeded in the order they finished in the previous year’s standings, provided their current cup roster has at least 51% of the same players as the previous year. See the New York State West Cup rules for specifics. New entries will be seeded according to random selection during the blind draw.
Please note that ALL U12-U18 rosters will freeze at 2:00PM the day before the draw.
Hugh Goodridge is the 2012 State Cup Chairman. Hugh can be reached via e-mail at statecupchair@nyswysa.org
In conjunction with the changes made by US Youth Soccer, the NYSW Board has enacted several changes to the State Cup Championship. These changes are designed to improve match scheduling, standardize field conditions throughout the playdown, maximize time allotted for outdoor play prior to the Cup competition and reduce travel for teams. The attached presentation summarizes NYSW performance in the 2011, highlights the major changes to the NCS and the new changes to the playdown format for the Cup competition. 
