AFC Sudbury Youth

FA Accredited

Suffolk, East of England

U7-U16

Suffolk merger club with academy setup. Youth development at The MEL Group Stadium.

What your child plays at AFC Sudbury Youth

AFC Sudbury Youth runs teams across 10 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
U7 · 5–6 years old	5v5	Size 3	37×27 yards
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.

About AFC Sudbury Youth

AFC Sudbury Youth is based in Suffolk, East of England. It caters for U7-U16. AFC Sudbury Youth holds FA Accreditation, the FA's quality mark for grassroots clubs meeting safeguarding, coaching, and player-welfare standards.

AFC Sudbury Youth plays home fixtures at The Elite Travel Stadium.

Leagues serving East of England