Spartans Girls FC

Edinburgh, Central

U8-U18

One of Scotland's leading girls and women's clubs. Strong development pathway at Ainslie Park.

What your child plays at Spartans Girls FC

Spartans Girls FC runs teams across 11 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
U17 · 15–16 years old	11v11	Size 5	110×70 yards
U18 · 16–17 years old	11v11	Size 5	110×70 yards

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

Club history

For us, this is at the very heart of ‘The Spartans Way’. At youth level our club genuinely believes it’s not the winning that counts but ensuring we provide the best development for our players at all levels . This mindset has not prevented us from producing National and local trophy winning teams. Ultimately we want to and do see our most talented players progress to U20s, the Spartans first team and beyond.