Aberdare Town Youth

Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales

U8-U16

Cynon Valley town club with growing youth programme. Football alongside the rugby tradition.

What your child plays at Aberdare Town Youth

Aberdare Town Youth runs teams across 9 age groups. Here's the format, ball and pitch size at each stage under FA youth rules — tap an age group for the full detail.

Age group	Format	Ball	Pitch
U8 · 6–7 years old	5v5	Size 3	37×27 yards
U9 · 7–8 years old	7v7	Size 4	60×40 yards
U10 · 8–9 years old	7v7	Size 4	60×40 yards
U11 · 9–10 years old	9v9	Size 4	80×50 yards
U12 · 10–11 years old	9v9	Size 4	80×50 yards
U13 · 11–12 years old	11v11	Size 4	90×55 yards
U14 · 12–13 years old	11v11	Size 4	90×55 yards
U15 · 13–14 years old	11v11	Size 5	100×60 yards
U16 · 14–15 years old	11v11	Size 5	100×60 yards

Not sure which group your child is in? Use our age-group calculator.

Club history

Almost every town and valley has a club that takes children all the way through the age groups. Around Cardiff and the Vale you will find Dinas Powys FC, Barry Town United, Llantwit Major AFC and Cowbridge Town AFC; up through the Valleys the game runs through sides such as Ton Pentre AFC, Aberdare Town FC, Pontypridd Town and Caerphilly Castle FC, alongside the many boys and girls clubs like Penygraig BGC and Treorchy Boys and Girls Club that are a hallmark of the area.