The Stamford Mayor’s Cup celebrates its 50th year in 2026 with a new location and a different format for the boys championship.
The games will begin Monday, Aug. 31, at Russ Archibald Memorial Field in the town of Harpersfield. The event will shift from Stamford Central School.
The girls bracket will feature eight teams in tournament play, with two first-round games Monday and two more Tuesday, Sept. 1. The semifinals will take place Saturday, Sept 5, with the finals Saturday, Sept. 12. The teams are: Charlotte Valley/Schenevus, Gilboa-Conesville/Roxbury, Laurens, Margaretville, Milford, Stamford/Jefferson, South Kortright/Andes and Unatego/Franklin.
The boys bracket will feature six teams in round-robin play: Charlotte Valley/Schenevus, Edmeston, Laurens/Milford, Stamford/Jefferson, South Kortright/Andes and Unatego/Franklin. Three boys games will take place Monday, with two games each on Wednesday, Sept. 2, Saturday, Sept. 5, and Saturday, Sept. 12.
Round-robin points will be two points for a win, zero for a loss and one for a tie, if necessary. If teams tie for the title, goal differential will be the first tie-breaker, with head-to-head results being the second tie-breaker.
The Edmeston boys and Franklin girls won the 2025 titles. Edmeston went on to win a Section IV Class D title.
Franklin, with senior Shannon Kingsbury, the leading scorer in Section IV girls soccer history and the 2025 Daily Star co-Player of the Year, will now play all sports merged with Unatego, combining the SpartanDevils for the first time in girls team play.
In case of bad weather, opening-week postponed games will be played Friday, Sept. 4.
The full schedule for the 2026 Stamford Mayor’s Cup:
Girls soccer First Round
Monday, Aug. 31
Laurens at Stamford/Jefferson, 12:15 p.m.
Charlotte Valley/Schenevus vs. Milford, 3:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 1
Gilboa-Conesville/Roxbury vs. South Kortright/Andes, 3:45 p.m.
Unatego/Franklin vs. Margaretville, 5:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, Sept. 5
Laurens-S/J winner vs. G-C/R-SK/A winner, 1:45 p.m.
CV/S-Milford winner vs. U/F-Margaretville winner, 5:45 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, Sept. 12
Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m.
Boys soccer
Monday, Aug. 31
Laurens/Milford at Stamford/Jefferson, 10:30 p.m.
Charlotte Valley/Schenevus vs. Unatego/Franklin, 2 p.m.
South Kortright/Andes vs. Edmeston, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 2
Laurens/Milford vs. Charlotte Valley/Schenevus, 3:45 p.m.
Unatego/Franklin at Stamford/Jefferson, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 5
Charlotte Valley/Schenevus vs. South Kortright/Andes, 8:30 a.m.
Unatego/Franklin vs. Edmeston, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 12
Laurens/Milford vs. South Kortright/Andes, 12:15 p.m.
Edmeston at Stamford/Jefferson, 3:45 p.m.