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OYFL Quick Guide to Age Formats

A quick reference for matchday format, ball size, pitch, goals and squad numbers across the League for the 2026–27 season. Read alongside the full Age Group Formats guidance for match-setup rules.

2026–27 change: FutureFit introduces 3v3 at Under 7 and moves every subsequent format back by a year — see below.

Under 7

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OYFL Under 7 age-format summary showing match format, pitch size and squad guidance.

Under 8 – Under 9

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OYFL Under 8 to Under 9 age-format summary showing match format, pitch size and squad guidance.

Under 10 – Under 11

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OYFL Under 10 to Under 11 age-format summary showing match format, pitch size and squad guidance.

Under 12 – Under 13

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OYFL Under 12 to Under 13 age-format summary showing match format, pitch size and squad guidance.

Under 14

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OYFL Under 14 age-format summary showing match format, pitch size and squad guidance.

Under 15

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OYFL Under 15 age-format summary showing match format, pitch size and squad guidance.

Under 16

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OYFL Under 16 age-format summary showing match format, pitch size and squad guidance.

Under 17 – Under 21

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OYFL Under 17 to Under 21 age-format summary showing match format, pitch size and squad guidance.

Source: OYFL Age Formats 2026–27, based on FutureFit and the official England Football format guides. Pitch sizes shown are the FutureFit-recommended dimensions; minimum/maximum ranges and full match-setup rules (referee, offside, restarts etc.) are in the full Age Group Formats guidance.