The US Youth Soccer National Championship 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.

The 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 P.R.O, Frontier Conference (Premier I and FDL), or State Classic League (SCL).

The US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup is designed for those teams seeking additional challenges to play against teams of similar abilities for a national title. The 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.

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

The 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 high-level Super II teams. The competition is open to 11U to 19U boys and girls teams.

The South Texas Directors Cup is the third highest level of competition in the South Texas Spring Cups Series. The 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.

The South Texas Cup is the entry level of state competition in the South Texas Spring Cups Series. The 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.