48 managers registered their teams for this season’s Youth Cup.
Groups and fixture schedule can be viewed at the Top 100 Youth Cup tournament website.
Teams are seeded according to manager’s self reported average team ratings.
Groups were created by the Challenge tournament website seed-shuffler and groups creator.
Matches will be played using the friendly fixture schedule beginning Saturday 3 May and every Saturday thereafter until the final group games are completed on Saturday 7 June.
The top two teams in each group qualify for the Youth Cup Knockout Stage.
The bottom two teams in each group will enter the Youth Shield competition.
Seeding for the knockout stages will be based on position in the groups and then points and goal difference.
The Knockout Stages will begin a week or two after the groups finish to allow for the draw to be made and fixtures to be arranged.
The likely format for the knockout games for the Youth Cup will be:
21 June 1st Round (one leg)
28 June and 5 July 2nd Round (two legs)
12 and 19 July Quarter Finals (two legs)
26 July and 2 August Semi Finals (two legs)
9 and 16 August Final (Two legs)
The Youth Shield will follow a similar schedule, but the the 1st and 2nd Rounds will both be over one leg only and begin on 28 June.
All managers who arrange all their games and play eligible players in every match will be entered into a random draw for three winners of a free pick of any new player in S26.
For the hard of clicking, here’s a screenshot of the schedule.
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