How old is an “Under-X” player?   Soccer “age” is measured from August 1 to July 31. Also “Under -X” sort of  means “X and Under.”  Basically, the question to ask is:  “How  old will this player be on August 1?”  This will tell you what age group (s)he is in.

For example: Miki is eight years old, and was born on August 8.  She wants to play on the team with her classmates, who are all seven, this September.  It’s OK - on the 1st of August, almost a year away, she is still eight years old!  Miki is an “Under-8” player.

Will is 16 years old, and wants to play on my ”Under-16” (U-16) team this Fall.  However, Will’s birthday is June 16th.  Come next August 1, he will be already be 17 - Will is an “Under-19”  player, even though he will be 16 for all of the Fall and Spring Seasons!

Age Group Chart Use

The oldest player on the team must be born on or after the date  listed.  Standard age groups are shown in bold.

Age Groups in effect for the 2003-2004 seasonal year U19 - Players born 8/1/84 and younger U18 - Players born 8/1/85 and younger U17 - Players born 8/1/86 and younger U16 - Players born 8/1/87 and younger U15 - Players born 8/1/88 and younger U14 - Players born 8/1/89 and younger U13 - Players born 8/1/90 and younger U12 - Players born 8/1/91 and younger U11 - Players born 8/1/92 and younger U10 - Players born 8/1/93 and younger U09 - Players born 8/1/94 and younger U08 - Players born 8/1/95 and younger U07 - Players born 8/1/96 and younger U06 - Players born 8/1/97 and younger Age Groups in effect for the 2004-2005 seasonal year U19 - Players born 8/1/85 and younger U18 - Players born 8/1/86 and younger U17 - Players born 8/1/87 and younger U16 - Players born 8/1/88 and younger U15 - Players born 8/1/89 and younger U14 - Players born 8/1/90 and younger U13 - Players born 8/1/91 and younger U12 - Players born 8/1/92 and younger U11 - Players born 8/1/93 and younger U10 - Players born 8/1/94 and younger U09 - Players born 8/1/95 and younger U08 - Players born 8/1/96 and younger U07 - Players born 8/1/97 and younger U06 - Players born 8/1/98 and younger