Registration Age Breakdown

AYSO will be changing from a school year registration to a birth year registration in order to align with other  American youth soccer program providers interpretation of the U.S. Soccer Player Development Initiatives.

The effective date of age determination for registration shall be the player's age as of December 31 looking ahead of the Membership Year. Example: For MY2017 the division the child will be placed in  will be determined based on their age on December 31, 2018. 

Participants who shall turn four years of age between January 1 and December 31 are eligible for AYSO Playground Soccer.

To help in determining the proper age and division for players, the following chart is provided and guidelines and rules are as follows from U.S. Soccer. 

To download the pdf, click here.  

Birth Year	MY2017		MY2018		MY2019
2020
2019
2018
2017					Playground
					Note:	Birth Year Program not  offered at Region 111
2016			Playground		Playground or | Schoolyard
			Note:	Birth Year Program not  offered at Region 111	Note:	Birth Year Program not  offered at Region 111
2015	Playground		Playground or | Schoolyard		5U - Schoolyard See Note ***** for Age
	Note:	Birth Year Program not offered at Region 111	Note:	Birth Year Program not  offered at Region 111
2014	Playground or | Schoolyard		5U - Schoolyard See Note ***** for Age		6U
	Note:	Birth Year Program not  offered at Region 111
2013	5U - Schoolyard See Note ***** for Age		6U		7U
2012	6U		7U		8U
2011	7U		8U		9U
2010	8U		9U		10U
2009	9U		10U		11U
2008	10U		11U		12U
2007	11U		12U		13U
2006	12U		13U		14U
2005	13U		14U		15U
2004	14U		15U		16U
2003	15U		16U		17U
2002	16U		17U		18U
2001	17U		18U		19U
2000	18U		19U
1999	19U

How does it really work? Registration for MY2017 for a player that is presently 11 and turns 12 at any time in 2018 will be in the 12U division. If a player is presently 12, but turns 13 during the fall of 2017 or in 2018, s/he will be in 14U, unless a program has a 13U division.

***** Schoolyard is a program designed for 4 & 5 year olds that continues the learning of fundamental motor skills and introduces soccer skills. The player must be 4 years old by the date of the first Region activity. The Region must set the registration minimum age date to the day and month of first acitivity minus four years. For example, if your first activity is 9/2/2017 your minimum age date will be 9/2/2013 so that the child can be four years old by that date.
 
For more information about this change click here to be redirected to the U.S. Soccer website.