Best of luck to CIYSL team participating in the 2025 USYS National President’s Cup Finals in Tampa, Florida.
13U Boys - ROADRUNNERS SC 2012 SELECT
Good luck to the following CIYSL teams who will be competing at the USYS National Championship series in Orlando, Florida.
16U Boys- RAIDERS FC 2009
19U Boys - CHICAGO FIRE YSC 2006 PREMIER
19U Boys - RAIDERS FC
Best of luck to the 8 CIYSL teams competing this weekend in Olathe and Overland Park, Kansas at the USYS Midwest Regional Championships.
16U Girls - FC UNITED 2009 RED
17U Girls - FC UNITED 2008 RED - FINALIST
19U Girls - FC UNITED 2006 RED
13U Boys - BLOOMINGDALE LIGHTNING PREMIERE 12
14U Boys - BLOOMINGDALE LIGHTNING PREMIER 11 - FINALIST
17U Boys - CHICAGO FC UNITED 2008 ACADEMY II
17U Boys - RAIDERS FC 2008
19U Boys - CHICAGO FIRE YSC 2006 PREMIER
BEST OF LUCK - STAY COOL - STAY SAFE !
Congratulations to CIYSL’s teams for winning their respective age group at the IYSA State Cup Championship Finals
13U Boys - BLOOMINGDALE LIGHTNING PREMIER
14U Boys - BLOOMINGDALE LIGHTNING PREMIER
17U Boys - RAIDERS FC
Also congratulations to the following CIYSL teams for finishing the State Cup Finals as Finalists in their respective age group:
16U Boys - RAIDERS FC
17U Boys - FC UNITED ACADEMY II
19U Boys - FC UNITED ACADEMY II
Congratulations to two CIYSL registered teams for advancing to the National Championship series in July through USYS National League National Championships Qualifiers in May at the SoCal Sports Complex in Oceanside, California.
Raiders FC 2007 - 19U Champions
Raiders FC 2009 - 16U Qualified
Raiders FC have the honor of winning more USYS National League titles than any other club in this competition - 13 titles.
RAIDERS FC
RAIDERS FC
Congratulations to the following CIYSL registered teams for winning the Fall 2024 IYSA State Cup Finals.
19U Girls FC United 2006 Red - Julius Roth Cup
17U Girls FC United Red - Charlie Dyson Cup
16U Girls FC United Red - Flo Dyson Cup
19 U FC UNITED 2006 RED
17U FC UNITED RED
16U FC UNITED RED
Congratulations to the following CIYSL teams for advancing to the USYS National Championship Finals
15U- Boys - Raiders FC
19U- Boys - Raiders FC
Best of luck July 23 to July 28.
15U RAIDERS - CIYSL Representative USYS National Championships
19U Raiders - CIYSL Representative to USYS National Championships
Good Luck to all CIYSL teams participating in the 2024 Midwest Regionals:
17U Boys - Raiders FC
19U Boys - Chicago FC United Pre-Academy II
15U Girls - Chicago FC United 09 Red
16U Girls - Chicago FC United 08 Red
17U Girls - Chicago FC United 07 Red
19U Girls - Chicago FC United 05 Red
PURPOSE: The purpose of the Central Illinois Youth Soccer League is to organize, promote, and administer soccer for youth up to and including those nineteen years of age throughout the central portion of the state of Illinois, and to encourage good sportsmanship and fair play of all the participants therein.
The Central Illinois Youth Soccer League will achieve its purpose by:
a. encouraging the development of clubs, associations, organizations, and programs so that soccer is made available to youth in all levels of competition.
b. encourage the development and practice of good sportsmanship both on and off the playing field;
c. developing the principles of fair play;
d. building good character;
e. promoting the growth of soccer thru the Academy, and small sided games format for ages U-8 thru U-12.
f. to promote and encourage instructing, training, and educating players, coaches, and referees to develop and improve their capabilities.
1. A League provides for a registration platform that allows Clubs/Teams to participate in League & State association activities and tournaments.
2. A League provides a communications link to Clubs/Teams insuring they are incompliance with US Soccer, USYS, IYSA, and CIYSL rules and policies.
3. A League provides for a League Scheduling format, and recognition of Divisional Champions if it so chooses.
4. A League provides referees for league games.
CIYSL 2025 INFORMATION
ALL TEAMS ! Make sure to follow both the IYSA Goal Safety Policy ( can be found on a pdf link listed below) also can be found on Forms Page 'Other IYSA Forms' - Additional Risk Management Forms. The other policy is the IYSA Concussion Policy and Notification Form can be found on Forms page of this web site.
CIYSL POLICY - GAME CANCELLATION DUE TO WEATHER
CIYSL does not cancel games due to weather - that is the responsibility of the Home Site team, Club Director of Fields, or agency of control over the fields i.e. Park District, University Property manager. In case of player safety, and or field conditions at game time, the referee has the authority to cancel.
CIYSL does not notify of game cancellations. It is the responsibility of the Home team to notify said teams of game cancellation.
CIYSL does not reschedule games cancelled due to weather. This is the responsibility of the said teams involved. The Home team does not lose their field advantage unless they agree to play elsewhere.
Affiliated Member: I.Y.S.A., U.S.Y.S.A., U.S.S.F., F.I.F.A.
US Soccer has revised it's coaching course program with new course requirements. Information is posted below. CIYSL requires team coaches to have the minimum requirements as established by the IYSA Coaching Education. CIYSL will still recognize the E license as a minimum requirement, but the Grassroots Coaching level as required by the IYSA, is mandated for coaching in the CIYSL.