Season

The FIRST Tech Challenge experience in Illinois starts in September with the game reveal and our kickoff events.  Teams are placed into geographical leagues and each team will compete in 3 league meets, and one league tournament.  Approximately 25% of the teams will advance to our IL State Championship in the spring.

Teams will participate in some or all of the following events each season:

• Season Kickoff (optional)
• League Meet 1 - November
• League Meet 2 - December
• League Meet 3 - January
• League Tournament - February
• Post-season State Championship (for those that qualify)

For a detailed list of events and months, see the FTC Season Timeline

Event Dates / Locations

Events are hosted throughout the state.  Event locations, dates and times are typically finalized around registration time in October.

For more information on these events, see:

• Season Kickoff
• Meet / Qualifiers Summaries by League
• State Championship

Event Information / Results

Events in Illinois are managed through a cloud-based system.

• Event Information and team assignments (visible to coaches) https://ftc-scoring.firstinspires.org/
• Event schedules and results (visible to all) https://ftc-events.firstinspires.org 

A summary of league events will be published on this website in the fall.