U13 soccer age group, 2026-27
U13 for the 2026-27 season is every player born August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014: the players who turn 13 between August 1, 2026 and July 31, 2027. Under the birth-year rule that ended with 2025-26, U13 was everyone born in 2013. Typical grade: 7th grade. Your league sets its own registration rules, so its chart wins if it differs.
- Born, 2026-27
- August 1, 2013 to July 31, 2014
- Born, 2027-28
- August 1, 2014 to July 31, 2015
- 2025-26, old birth-year rule
- Born in 2013
- Typical grade
- 7th grade
What U13 plays
- Ball
- Size 5
- Field
- 100 to 130 yards long and 50 to 100 yards wide
- Goal
- Up to 8 by 24 feet
- Goalkeeper
- Yes
- Offside
- Yes
- Heading
- Allowed
Field figures are ranges and goal figures are maximums. A league can play smaller.
Field, goal and ball sizes for 11v11Check a birth date, or find U13 near you
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Find U13 leagues and clubs near you
Youth leagues and clubs within 25 miles that publish ages including U13, then the ones whose ages are not listed or not matched. Each has a button to ask about a U13 spot.
U13 questions
Who is U13 for the 2026-27 season?
Every player born August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014: the players who turn 13 between August 1, 2026 and July 31, 2027. Your league's own chart wins if it differs.
What birth year was U13 under the old rule?
For 2025-26, the last season under the birth-year rule, U13 was everyone born in 2013. For 2026-27 the group became August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014, so players born August through December 2013 stayed in U13 for a second season.
What format does U13 play?
U13 plays 11v11 with a size 5 ball on a field 100 to 130 yards long and 50 to 100 yards wide, with goals up to 8 by 24 feet. There is a goalkeeper, offside applies and heading is allowed. Source: IFAB Laws of the Game, Law 1. A league can play smaller than these figures, and many do.
What grade is a U13 player in?
Typically 7th 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 U13 programs
SoccerMapd lists 123 youth leagues and clubs in 80 cities that publish U13. 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.