AFC Portchester Youth

FA Accredited

Hampshire, South East

U8-U16

Portsmouth harbour area youth football in the historic castle town.

What your child plays at AFC Portchester Youth

AFC Portchester 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

AFC Portchester is one of Hampshire’s largest clubs, and our Youth section welcomes players of all abilities. Welcome to AFC Portchester Youth, we're one of the biggest and best run clubs in the area and have unrivalled facilities for you to use.

About AFC Portchester Youth

AFC Portchester Youth is based in Hampshire, South East. It caters for U8-U16. AFC Portchester Youth holds FA Accreditation, the FA's quality mark for grassroots clubs meeting safeguarding, coaching, and player-welfare standards.

AFC Portchester Youth plays home fixtures at AFC Portchester Youth.