U10 soccer age group, 2026-27
U10 for the 2026-27 season is every player born August 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017: the players who turn 10 between August 1, 2026 and July 31, 2027. Under the birth-year rule that ended with 2025-26, U10 was everyone born in 2016. Typical grade: 4th grade. Your league sets its own registration rules, so its chart wins if it differs.
- Born, 2026-27
- August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017
- Born, 2027-28
- August 1, 2017 to July 31, 2018
- 2025-26, old birth-year rule
- Born in 2016
- Typical grade
- 4th grade
What U10 plays
- Ball
- Size 4
- Field
- 55 to 65 yards long and 35 to 45 yards wide
- Goal
- Up to 6.5 by 18.5 feet
- Goalkeeper
- Yes
- Offside
- Yes, with a build-out line
- Heading
- Deliberate heading not allowed
Field figures are ranges and goal figures are maximums. A league can play smaller.
Field, goal and ball sizes for 7v7Check a birth date, or find U10 near you
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Find U10 leagues and clubs near you
Youth leagues and clubs within 25 miles that publish ages including U10, then the ones whose ages are not listed or not matched. Each has a button to ask about a U10 spot.
U10 questions
Who is U10 for the 2026-27 season?
Every player born August 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017: the players who turn 10 between August 1, 2026 and July 31, 2027. Your league's own chart wins if it differs.
What birth year was U10 under the old rule?
For 2025-26, the last season under the birth-year rule, U10 was everyone born in 2016. For 2026-27 the group became August 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017, so players born August through December 2016 stayed in U10 for a second season.
What format does U10 play?
U10 plays 7v7 with a size 4 ball on a field 55 to 65 yards long and 35 to 45 yards wide, with goals up to 6.5 by 18.5 feet. There is a goalkeeper, offside applies, a build-out line is used and deliberate heading is not allowed. Source: US Soccer Player Development Initiatives. A league can play smaller than these figures, and many do.
What grade is a U10 player in?
Typically 4th grade. The August 1 cycle was chosen to line up with school years, but kindergarten cutoffs vary by state (many are September 1, not August 1), so a player born in August can be in a different grade from most of the group.
Cities with the most U10 programs
SoccerMapd lists 268 youth leagues and clubs in 167 cities that publish U10. Each city page shows the ages every listing publishes.
Sources: US Youth Soccer, Updated Decision on Age Group Formation (June 10, 2025); US Youth Soccer, US Club Soccer and AYSO returning to seasonal-year age groups (March 5, 2025); US Club Soccer, Registration: Player Age Groups.