Saltdean United Youth

FA Accredited

East Sussex, South East

U8-U16

East Brighton coastal suburb youth football on the Sussex clifftops.

What your child plays at Saltdean United Youth

Saltdean United 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

Saltdean United Football Club is a football club based in Saltdean in the city of Brighton & Hove on the south coast of England. As of the 2025–26 season, Saltdean compete in the Southern Combination Division One and play at Hill Park.

About Saltdean United Youth

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

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