US Soccer registers children according to when they were born.  Reference the chart below to identify which age group your child will participate in.

 

Curious what next year looks like for your player? Check the School Year VS Birth Year chart below to see. Fall of 2026 starts the new soccer year, where we change from birth year to school year age groups.

 

Birth Year Cycle January 1st – December 31st	Age Group Fall 2025-Spring 2026	NEW School Year Cycle August 1st – July 31st	Age Group Fall 2026-Spring 2027
2021	U5	Born Aug. 1, 2021-July 31, 2022	U5
2020	U6	Born Aug. 1, 2020-July 31, 2021	U6
2019	U7	Born Aug. 1, 2019-July 31, 2020	U7
2018	U8	Born Aug. 1, 2018-July 31, 2019	U8
2017	U9	Born Aug. 1, 2017-July 31, 2018	U9
2016	U10	Born Aug. 1, 2016-July 31, 2017	U10
2015	U11	Born Aug. 1, 2015-July 31, 2016	U11
2014	U12	Born Aug. 1, 2014-July 31, 2015	U12
2013	U13	Born Aug. 1, 2013-July 31, 2014	U13
2012	U14	Born Aug. 1, 2012-July 31, 2013	U14
2011	U15	Born Aug. 1, 2011-July 31, 2012	U15
2010	U16	Born Aug. 1, 2010-July 31, 2011	U16
2009	U17	Born Aug. 1, 2009-July 31, 2010	U17
2008	U18	Born Aug. 1, 2008-July 31, 2009	U18
2007	U19	Born Aug. 1, 2007-July 31, 2008	U19