State Cup News

6/12 - Congratulations to all State Cup Champions. There were some great games on both Saturday and Sunday and many went to overtime and then kicks to determine who would advance. Thanks to all the players, coaches, parents and fans for a great weekend. Thanks also to the folks in Columbus for hosting. Good luck to all the teams advancing to the Regional Tournament in Little Rock. We will be cheering for you!

6/8 - Good luck to all teams heading to Columbus for the finals. There is no additional check-in for the weekend. You will need your State Cup stamped roster, player passes and game card at the fields. The referees will check your team in prior to your game.
For those teams advancing to the final round, please pick up a packet of information at the headquarters tent with instructions for the finals. For teams u14 and older, you will need to sign your blue roster one hour prior to your game on Sunday. Make sure your blue roster is typed and bring at least 3 copies. The players will sign the roster at check-in. If you have questions, please come to headquarters on Saturday for instructions.

We are expecting to see some great soccer this weekend. We'll see you in Columbus.

6/4 - There were some great games in Columbus the weekend. Congratulations to all semi-finalists. The u18 boys semi-finalist will be posted once the advancing team is determined. Thanks to the staff and volunteers in Columbus. Check back for updates.

6/3 - 8:00 am - All games have begun on schedule. Good luck to all teams.

6/2 - 5:45 pm - The games have resumed.

6/2 - 5:00 pm - We are planning to begin play at 5:30 pm. Games scheduled to begin at 4:45 pm will begin at 6:45 at the earliest. Games scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm will begin at 8:15 at the earliest. Please plan accordingly. We will update when the games resume.

6/2 - 4:20 pm - We are still in a delay. We will update when the weather clears.

6/2 - 3:35 pm - We are in 30 minute delay due to lightning. We will update when we resume play.

5/30 - Good luck to all teams this weekend. Please be prepared for the heat - It is important that players, coaches and fans drink lots of fluids and stay well hydrated. Please check your schedule, some field numbers have changed. Text messaging of scores is now available. Sign up under the Text Scores tab on this site. Check the website often for updates. See you in Columbus.

5/29 - IMPORTANT - State Cup check-in meeting tomorrow night - Tuesday, May 30, at Peachtree Middle School. The check-in will be in the cafeteria, on the back side of the school. Please make sure you have all the necessary paperwork for the meeting, in alphabetical order for faster check-in.
Check-in begins at 6:00 pm. For details, please go to the forms tab and see the coaches letter.
If you would like to volunteer to help check-in teams, please email for details.

5/23 - Congratulations to all teams advancing to the Final Round in Columbus. For all teams that have to check-in, the check-in meeting is Tuesday, May 30 at Peachtree Middle School. Please see the coaches letter for specifics about what is needed to check in and directions. Please make sure your paperwork, player passes, medical release forms are in alphabetical order for faster check-in.

If you are planning to transfer a player to your team, please remember that all transfers must be completed, with passes laminated, etc. prior to the check-in meeting on Tuesday. It may take several days to process paperwork and receive new rosters, passes, etc. The GYSA office is closed on Memorial Day, the day before the check-in meeting. Get your paperwork in early this week and follow up with your league registrar for details.

If you have questions regarding the check in process, please call or email ssafriet@gasoccer.org.

5/19 - Good luck to all teams playing in the tournament this weekend. All play-in teams will need to report scores on the State Cup phone line: 770-452-0505 x 439 with Age/Sex/Winning Team Name/Score/Losing Team Name/Score. All round-robin tournament administration will take place at the venues - Lovejoy and McCurry Park. Please see a member of the State Cup Committee if you have questions or need information over the weekend.

5/17 - A situation has occurred in U17 girls that the State Cup committee has responded to for the "Good of the Game". We made this decision after careful review of the options and limitations we have to maintain the integrity of the tournament as well as meet the guidelines of the Georgia, Regional and National tournament rules and regulations.

A team has dropped from the tournament reducing the number of teams in the U17 Girls bracket to fifteen. The GYSA State Cup Committee has unanimously decided to fill the vacant slot bringing the bracket number to sixteen. The method by which the slot will be filled is for two play in teams to play a match to decide which advances into the round robin. The winner will be the sixteenth seed. The current 16^{th, 15th, 14th, and 13th seeds will become,
respectively, the 15th, 14th, 13th, and 12th seeds.}^{This will affect the schedule. The website will be updated on
Wednesday afternoon with the changes.}

Thank you,
The GYSA State Cup Committee

5/12/06 - Good luck to all teams in play-in games this weekend. Please remember to call in your scores after your game: 770-452-0505 x 439. Please leave the age/sex/team name and score and opponent and score.

5/11/06 - Schedules for the other groups will be posted next week. For groups with 6 teams:
Friday 6/2: 1v6 and 2v5, Saturday 6/3: 6v4 and 5v3, Sunday 6/4: 1v4 and 2v3. 18 boys games on Friday will begin at 9:30 am.

5/11/06 - Check in tonight for all u12s, all u13s, and u17 girls and play-in game teams.
Location: GYSA State Office, 2323 Perimeter Park Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA 30341 - 6 pm to 8 pm.

5/10/06 - Schedules for u12, u13 and u17 girls are now posted.

5/8/06 - Check-in meeting for all u12s, all u13s, u17 girls and all play-in teams is Thursday, May 11 at the GYSA office. Check-in begins at 6 and ends at promptly at 8 pm. All paperwork must be completed prior to check-in. Please refer to the coaches letter for details.
The official GYSA roster is now printed on white paper (rather than pink). Please make sure your roster is a GYSA issued roster, not a league roster.

4/30/06 - Play-in game field and time information is due to the tournament committee. Please make sure your team has provided the play-in game information if you are the home team.

4/28/06 - Games times are posted. The u18 girls will play semis on Saturday, June 10 at 11 am and 1 pm and finals on Sunday, June 11 at 1 pm.
Remember to get your play-in game information in for scheduling.

4/25/06 - U15 boys seeds have changed. Play-in games will be updated this evening.
U17 boys will be scheduled for late afternoon games on Saturday, June 3. Schedules by time will be posted this Thursday.

4/22/06 - Seeds and play-in games are now posted.

4/17/06 - u12s, u13s, and u17 girls will play three round-robin games the weekend of May 20-21. u12s will play quarterfinal matches on Sunday May 21.

4/10/06 - Entries, as of Monday, April 10 are posted. Entries will be accepted until the late registration date, Friday, April 14, at 4:00 pm. After that time the registration is closed.

4/1/06 - State Cup application deadline is Monday, April 10. Register on-line.

3/7/06 - On-line application now posted. Please go to the On-line Application button.

There will be a State Cup Q&A at the GYSA office on Tuesday, March 21 at 6:00 pm. If you have questions about transfers, frozen rosters, playing rules, play-in games or more, we will be here to provide you with answers. This meeting is open to coaches, managers, parents and league representatives.