Your Child's Soccer Age 

In 2016 U.S. Soccer mandated that all player's soccer age be calculated utilizing their birth year. The mandate aligns soccer in the United States with the rest of the world in how the playing age of a player is calculated.  

Why Is Birth Year in Soccer Used? 

The changes aim to support player development, more closely align with U.S. Soccer's Standards for Small Sided Games, simplifying the calculation for a player's age, and reducing the relative age effect (RAE is a selection bias towards players born earlier in the calendar year).

Please note that children who are 4 years old (U-5) by 12/31 of the current year are eligible to play in the U-6 division but are not listed on this table.