Youth Soccer Age Group Calculator (2026-27)
US Youth Soccer, US Club Soccer, and AYSO jointly move to an August 1 - July 31 age cutoff for the 2026-27 season, replacing calendar-year grouping. Enter a birth date to get the player's age group under the new rule - no signup, no email.
2026-27 age group chart (Aug 1 - Jul 31 cutoff)
Based on the US Youth Soccer formation cycle for the 2026-27 season. Your league or state association's published chart governs if it differs.
| Age group | Born on or after | Born on or before |
|---|---|---|
| U6 | Aug 1, 2019 | Jul 31, 2020 |
| U7 | Aug 1, 2018 | Jul 31, 2019 |
| U8 | Aug 1, 2017 | Jul 31, 2018 |
| U9 | Aug 1, 2016 | Jul 31, 2017 |
| U10 | Aug 1, 2015 | Jul 31, 2016 |
| U11 | Aug 1, 2014 | Jul 31, 2015 |
| U12 | Aug 1, 2013 | Jul 31, 2014 |
| U13 | Aug 1, 2012 | Jul 31, 2013 |
| U14 | Aug 1, 2011 | Jul 31, 2012 |
| U15 | Aug 1, 2010 | Jul 31, 2011 |
| U16 | Aug 1, 2009 | Jul 31, 2010 |
| U17 | Aug 1, 2008 | Jul 31, 2009 |
| U18 | Aug 1, 2007 | Jul 31, 2008 |
| U19 | Aug 1, 2006 | Jul 31, 2007 |
What changed for 2026-27?
Since 2016, age groups were formed by calendar birth year: everyone born in 2014 played together as "the 2014s." Starting with the 2026-27 season, US Youth Soccer, US Club Soccer, and AYSO jointly group players by the August 1 - July 31 cycle instead, so age groups align with school years and teammates are more likely to be classmates. (One exception: MLS NEXT's Homegrown Division keeps birth-year age groups for FIFA alignment.) Players born August through December are the ones whose group label shifts relative to their old birth-year team - which is why some current teams will split across two age groups at the next tryout.
If you run a club: publish your new age matrix before registration opens, re-run team assignments against the new cutoff before tryouts, and give parents this calculator instead of a table with footnotes. Squadora computes age groups from the governing cutoff automatically, so rosters and registration forms stay consistent as the rule changes.