The Iowa Soccer STATE LEAGUE (ISL) is the highest level of league play in our domestic pathway, with player development at its core. It features competitive and premier divisions which connect to the Presidents Cup and State Cup Championships.
All Iowa Soccer League divisions strive to be in alignment with U.S. Soccer’s Player Development Initiatives (PDI’s).
League Details
Play DatES SPRING 2025 (subject to change)
- Week 1 – April 5 – 6
- Week 2 – April 12 – 13
- Holiday Weekend (No ISL Games) – April 19 – 20
- Week 3 – April 26 – 27
- Week 4 – May 3 – 4
- Week 5 – May 10 – 11 (State Cup / Presidents Cup)
- Week 6 – May 17 – 18
- Holiday Weekend (No ISL Games) – May 24 – 25
- Week 7 – May 31 – June 1
Administrative TimeliNE SPRING 2025 SEASON (subject to change)
- Wed. Jan. 8 – Team Registration Open (Stack/Sports Connect)
- Wed. Jan. 22 – Team Registration Close
- Jan. 27 – Feb. 2 – Team Confirmation / Divisional Placement
- TBD – Draft Schedule Review
- Fri. Mar. 21 – Schedule shared with club leadership
Fees
- $195 per team league entry fee (billed at start of season)
- User fees (billed at conclusion of season as part of reconciliation process)
- $12 per game assignor fee
- $5 per game FairWhistle assessment (split 50/50 between teams)
- Referee crew per game fees (split 50/50 between the teams)
- $85.00 for 11U-12U
- $115 for 13U-14U
- $130 for 15U-16U
- $150 for 17U-19U
- Field rental fees – vary by location and league/club rental agreements.
REGISTER FOR STATE LEAGUE
11U-19U select/competitive team registrations for ISL State League will be submitted via the association platform, Stack/Sports Connect. A “Guide to Team Registration” is shared below and provides helpful information regarding the registration process.
The following information will be helpful in completing the team application:
- Know if you plan to participate in the Presidents Cup / Iowa State Cup
- 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U, and 19U (fall season)
- 13U and 14U (spring season)
- Know your team make-up, competition level, and division placement options
- We will schedule within age & division as much as possible
- Occasionally, we may schedule cross-divisional to help with travel time / cost
- CUP Division: Presidents Cup or State Cup teams
- DIV 1: May cross play with CUP Division -OR-DIV 2, but never DIV 3
- DIV 2: May cross play with DIV 1 and DIV 3
- DIV 3: May cross play with DIV 2, but never DIV 1
- Know your team availability / coach blocks
- All teams are allowed to blackout dates and the number of dates will be announced prior to registration opening
- Blocks for shared coaches and/or shared players
- CUP Division Teams must be available for the dates of competition
contact
Mike Wilson
Member Services Program Manager
mwilson@iowasoccer.org
515-252-6363
Game Day Tools
Venues/Fields status is available on the Stack/Sports Connect league schedule page for Iowa Soccer. After clicking button below, look to the upper right of the page and click “more” and then select “field closures” under that tab.
Follow the instructions below to notify Iowa Soccer of closed venues/fields affecting Iowa Soccer League games for: State League, Rec Central, Rec Northeast, Academy Central
- Name of venue and field(s)
- Date(s) closed
- Affected leagues (State, Central, Northeast, Academy)
- Name of person submitting
Click on location for details
Ames
Ray Schwichtenberg (email)
Aliber, Hidden Valley, Norwalk, Urbandale, Walker Johnston
Bonnie Larson (email)
Altoona, Bondurant, SE Polk HS, Indianola
Jerry Headington (email)
Burlington
Tim Miller (email)
Cedar Valley
Kelly Dunbar (email)
Council Bluffs
Joyce Bartels (email)
Davenport
Alec Clark (email)
DCG
Joe Christiansen (email)
Denver/Waverly
David Abkemeier (email)
Grinnell/Newton
Jeff Blanchard (email)
Iowa City/Kickers
Jeremy Cohen (email)
Lakeside Fellowship, North Polk HS & MS, North Polk United
Jason Chesley (email)
Marshalltown
Megan Bell (email)
Muscatine
Daniel Lopez (email)
Ottumwa, Oskaloosa
Erick Lopez (email)
Pella
Robert Warner (email)
Prairie Ridge/Ankeny
Chad Sparks (email)
Quad Cities
Jonathan Crockett (email)
Tuma/Cedar Rapids, TBK/Bettendorf, Dubuque
Mike Palmer (email)
Waukee, Winterset
Seth Woodcock (email)
General assigning contact
If you do not know who the assignor(s) are in your area, or are unsure where to get games, then use the online form to connect with the IRC
Iowa Soccer is working with the Iowa Referee Committee (IRC) to provide the best environment to train, develop, and maintain not only our players but also our referees. If you’d like to provide them with feedback please take a minute after your match to complete the form below. This form can also be used to document missing referee assignments in ISL matches.
State League matches should be played as scheduled as there are a number of unique and challenging variables that have an impact on creating a schedule. These include the top three principles that must be balanced in order to create a match-up and then schedule a time/date/field: team availability, team blocks, field availability.
- Rescheduling is NOT a feature of the State League, it is an EXCEPTION
- Sometimes unavoidable circumstances arise and it is in that spirit that a reschedule is an option
- If an exception is needed
- You must submit form below no later than one week prior to the originally-scheduled match
SCORE REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS
- Login to your My Account portal by toggling from your club account or directly logging in to the Association product. (https://iowasoccer.sportsaffinity.com/)
- Click on the Teams tab.
- Click on the Tournament & Schedule Apps subtab.
- Click on the Schedules/Game Scoring link.
- A list of your games will appear on the screen. Click the empty box below Score for the respective game.
- A pop-up window will display on the screen. Enter the scores and/or stats for the game.
- Click Save Stats & Comment.
- Scores/Stats will be saved.
In the event of differing information on the Game Cards:
The system will mark the game as “Contested”, C (S) will appear for a contested score and C (C) will appear for a contested card information. At that time, a Tournament/ League Administrator or Referee must enter the correct game information to resolve the conflict.