AGE DETERMINATION

AYSO changed from a school year registration to a birth year registration in order to align with other youth soccer providers and 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 MY2023 the division the child will be placed in will be determined based on their age on December 31, 2024.

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

Here is the AYSO Age Guide chart for the current Membership Year.
The minimum age for participating in AYSO is 3 years of age at the start of activities for AYSO’s Playground Soccer program. For all other programs, the player’s age is determined by the age they are as of December 31st in the year in which the membership year ends.

Regions are not at liberty to use any other date to determine the playing age of its players.

How does it really work? Registration for MY2023 for a player that was born in years 2012 or 2013 will be place in the 12U division.

THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM WILL AUTOMATICALLY PLACE YOUR CHILD IN THE APPROPRIATE DIVISION BASED ON THEIR BIRTHDATE. IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR CHILD HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE WRONG DIVISION PLEASE CONTACT US.