The US Youth Soccer National Championships, presented by New York Life, cap a yearlong series of competitions for boys and girls teams in multiple age brackets as teams earn their way from the top teams in their state to the national championships. The champions in the 13U through 18U/19U age brackets from each state cup event will converge in July for the US Youth Soccer National Championships presented by New York Life. Annually the US Youth Soccer National Championships, presented by New York Life, provides the nation’s top collegiate coaches with the premier stage to identify and scout the most coveted players in the country.

South Texas State Cup, part of the US Youth Soccer National Championships, is the highest level of competition in the South Texas Spring Cup Series. It is an open entry competition for South Texas Youth Soccer registered teams in the 11U to 19U age groups who competed in a South Texas Youth Soccer Association qualifying league. Top Division I teams are typically defined as teams playing in the US Youth Soccer National League Frontier Conference (Premier I and FDL), or State Classic League (SCL), and the 11U-13U Division I teams competing in the EDPL Division I or WDDOA Prime league brackets.

US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup is designed for those teams seeking additional challenges to play against teams of similar abilities for a national title. Presidents Cup provides a progressive, competitive experience to teams that might not otherwise get the opportunity to participate in a series of unique experiences highlighting competition, camaraderie, and community from the state to regional to national levels of US Youth Soccer. US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup Qualifier events will determine the regional qualifiers that will compete in the US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup. Regional winners in the 13U through 19U groups, both boys and girls, will vie for the national title.

‍Note: US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup is a separate series of events from the US Youth Soccer National Championships.

South Texas Presidents Cup, part of the US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup, is designed for those teams seeking additional challenges to play against teams of similar abilities for a national title (national title opportunity for 13U-19U age groups only). Presidents Cup is an open-entry competition recommended for STX Youth Soccer Division I teams not seeded into State Cup and mid-to-high level Super II teams. The competition is open to 11U to 19U boys and girls teams.

South Texas Directors Cup is the third highest level of competition in the South Texas Spring Cups Series. Directors Cup is a restricted-entry competition for 11U through 19U teams that participated in Super II level leagues or lower Member Association Leagues. South Texas reserves the right to place teams in a different competition, dependent on their seasonal league results.

South Texas Cup is the entry level of state competition in the South Texas Spring Cups Series. South Texas Cup is a restricted-entry competition for 11U to 19U teams that competed in a South Texas Youth Soccer Division II or Division III level league. South Texas reserves the right to place teams in a different competition, dependent on their seasonal league results.