Us Youth Soccer Age Group Calculator
Calculate the guide division under birth-year, Aug–Jul and Sep–Aug cycles, including the 2026–27 national transition. Inputs stay in your browser.
US Youth Soccer, AYSO and US Club Soccer announced Aug 1–Jul 31 age-group formation beginning with 2026–27. The local sanctioned competition still controls the roster. Review note: Likely U12 — confirm the competition.
Context matters.
- The calculation identifies an age-group guide, not roster eligibility, tryout placement or permission to play up or down.
- Tournament and postseason rules may use a different approved cycle from a local recreational league.
- Confirm the cycle and division with the club, league or Organization Member before registration.
Sources & scope
The calculation guide and this source trail show what the result means, where the rule came from and when it was last reviewed. This is source-and-calculation QA, not a claim of medical, legal, tax or other professional review; time-sensitive decisions still belong with the linked authority.
A visible path from input to answer.
Calculate the guide division under birth-year, Aug–Jul and Sep–Aug cycles, including the 2026–27 national transition. The page keeps the calculation scope and its limits beside the result so the output can be checked, copied or revisited.
- Read the record. The calculator uses Player date of birth, Season starting year and Roster formation cycle and 1 additional field supplied in the form.
- Apply the scope. It applies the United States youth soccer — U.S. Soccer formation choices and USYS / AYSO / US Club 2026–27 Aug–Jul transition reference and the explicit date, unit and counting conventions shown in the result.
- Expose the checkpoints. Intermediate rows, warnings and timeline events stay visible; the emphasized row identifies the primary checkpoint when one exists.
US Youth Soccer, AYSO and US Club Soccer announced Aug 1–Jul 31 age-group formation beginning with 2026–27. The local sanctioned competition still controls the roster. Review note: Likely U12 — confirm the competition.
- Registration seasonAug 1, 2026 – Jul 31, 2027
- Birth cohortAug 1, 2014 – Jul 31, 2015
- Guide divisionU12
Calculation purpose: Calculate the guide division under birth-year, Aug–Jul and Sep–Aug cycles, including the 2026–27 national transition. This is a conditional reference output; the linked source and the situation-specific facts control the decision.
Calendar inputs use plain year-month-day semantics. Leap days, month ends, date-pair order and unsupported dates are checked before the result is shown.
Rule set 2.0.0 · Last reviewed 2026-08-20 · Next review due 2027-02-20. The source panel below contains the linked evidence.
What to know before using the result.
Which cycle applies in 2026–27?
US Youth Soccer, AYSO and US Club Soccer announced an August 1–July 31 cycle beginning with 2026–27. U.S. Soccer still says the sanctioned organization or competition must confirm the applicable cycle.
Why does CalcSpan show three possible divisions?
U.S. Soccer's official guide recognizes birth-year, August–July and September–August roster formation. Showing all three makes a club or tournament mismatch visible.
Does a U-number guarantee roster eligibility?
No. It is an age-group guide. The club, league, tournament and Organization Member control registration, play-up or play-down rules and roster approval.