SASC Competitive Soccer Program

Sunnyvale Alliance Soccer Club provides a safe environment for developing creative, technically skilled, competitive soccer players.

Players train year-round and participate in league games during the fall and spring seasons. Teams will practice 2-3 days during the week and compete in games or tournaments on the weekends.

Younger players (7v7 & 9v9) emphasize technical competency and learning the game.
Older players (11v11) focus on playing the beautiful game with rhythm & creativity.

Our teams compete in the NorCal Premier Soccer League and Cal North Youth Soccer Association.

SASC also offers a comprehensive Recreational Soccer Program

2025/26 Competitive Soccer Year Calendar

The 2026 Spring Season is under way and will finish by June 14th, 2026.

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2026/27 Competitive Soccer Year Calendar

Fall Season

• July 6, 2026 to December 13, 2026

Winter Training

• January 4, 2027 to February 19, 2027
• Players participating in High School Soccer would not participate in this

Spring Season

• February 22, 2027 to June 13, 2027

Note:

• The actual start and end dates can vary depending on the team
• High school aged teams will end before Thanksgiving due to the school soccer season starting up

2025/26 Soccer Year

US Club Soccer currently mandates that youth soccer teams are formed from players with the same year of birth.
The playing leagues in this area run for a soccer year that starts on August 1st and ends the following year on July 31st.
Teams are registered into an "Age Group" of a playing league for the entire soccer year. e.g. U10.
The Age Groups are named based on the maximum age that any player can be before the start of the soccer year.
For example: "U10" means all players must be Under 10 years old on the first day of the soccer year (Aug 1st)

2025/2026 Soccer year age group matrix

Birthyear	Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 Age Group	Length of Game	Game Format Ball Size	Approx. field size
2018	U8	2x 25mins	7v7 size 4	60x40y
2017	U9
2016	U10
2015	U11	2x 30mins	9v9 size 4	80x50y
2014	U12
2013	U13	2x 35mins	11v11 size 5	110x60y
2012	U14	2x 40mins
2011	U15
2010	U16
2009	U17	2x 45mins
2008	U18
2007	U19

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2026/27 Soccer Year

Note that starting in the 2026/2027 season, our local playing league (NorCal Premier Soccer) has announced that they follow the US Soccer directive and will move away from birthyear-based age groups and instead use school-year based age groups (i.e. Aug 1st - July 31st).

2026/2027 Soccer year age group matrix

Birthdate	Fall 2026 & Spring 2027 Age Group	Length of Game	Game Format Ball Size	Approx. field size
Aug 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2019	U8	2x 25mins	7v7 size 4	60x40y
Aug 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2018	U9
Aug 1, 2016 - Jul 31, 2017	U10
Aug 1, 2015 - Jul 31, 2016	U11	2x 30mins	9v9 size 4	80x50y
Aug 1, 2014 - Jul 31, 2015	U12
Aug 1, 2013 - Jul 31, 2014	U13	2x 35mins	11v11 size 5	110x60y
Aug 1, 2012 - Jul 31, 2013	U14	2x 40mins
Aug 1, 2011 - Jul 31, 2012	U15
Aug 1, 2010 - Jul 31, 2011	U16
Aug 1, 2009 - Jul 31, 2010	U17	2x 45mins
Aug 1, 2008 - Jul 31, 2009	U18
Aug 1, 2007 - Jul 31, 2008	U19

At the end of the Spring 2026 season, SASC will provide more information on the process of realigning players to this new US Soccer requirement.

How does my child join a competitive team?

• Please register your child to attend a tryout. The coaches will make a selection after your child is evaluated.

Do you offer Financial Aid?

• Yes, we offer limited Financial Aid for qualifying families. Please see our Financial Aid page for additional information.