Rathcoole Youth FC
Greater Belfast housing estate community youth football in Newtownabbey.
What your child plays at Rathcoole Youth FC
Rathcoole Youth FC 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
Rathcoole Football Club are a junior-level football club playing in the first division of the Ballymena & Provincial League in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 2012. The club is based in Rathcoole, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, playing their home games at the Diamond, a two pitch facility that they share with Rathfern Rangers. They gained intermediate status in 2013 and competed in the Irish Cup for the first time in 2015–16, reaching the second round. However the club returned to the ju
About Rathcoole Youth FC
Rathcoole Youth FC is based in Belfast, Belfast. It caters for U8-U16.
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