Youth Soccer Age Division Chart

As of 2025, youth club soccer in the United States is organized by birth year (not grade or season).

For example, unless there’s an exception, a team is comprised of every player born in the same year (i.e. – 2009).

Note: Starting in 2026, USYS, US Club Soccer, and AYSO will switch from calendar year to seasonal year (Sept 1–Aug 31) age groupings. Read more here…

What Age Group Do I Register For?

In most cases, a youth soccer club’s season will run from the fall through the next year into late-spring.

Birth year registration should be based on the year in which the season ends.

For instance, if a season begins in September 2024 and ends in June 2025 then the player should register for a team based on the year beginning in 2024 (skip to the soccer age chart below).

A player whose birth year is 2009 should register for U-16 as calculated below…

Here’s some quick math: 2025 (Year season ends) – 2009 (Birth Year) = U16  (Age Group)

If you’re not the math type, here’s a simple chart to help you understand which age group your player should be registered for.

SEASON	2024/2025	2025/2026
2006	u19
2007	u18	u19
2008	u17	u18
2009	u16	u17
2010	u15	u16
2011	u14	u15
2012	u13	u14
2013	u12	u13
2014	u11	u12
2015	u10	u11
2016		u10

Note: Due to bio-banding rules, there may be cases within a club where an athlete is playing on a younger team. This is mostly due to the biological age being more in line with someone younger.

Now check out our network of U.S. soccer clubs to see if there’s a right for your player!