The competition, known commercially as the 2011 Toyota Cup due to sponsorship from Toyota, was solely for under-20s players.

The draw and structure of the competition mirrored that of the 2011 NRL Telstra Premiership season.

On 30 August 2011, the 2011 Toyota Cup team of the Year was announced.

[1] The team included 15 first time winners including coach John Ackland, while Dane Gagai and Dale Finucane had previously been named in the 2010 Team of the Year.

Kenneath Bromwich and Jesse Bromwich, a member of the 2009 Team of the Year, became the first brothers to be selected in a team of the Year.