Anaheim, CA (Wednesday, June 18, 2025) – After a full review, Cal South officially announces that it will align with US Youth Soccer in accepting August 1st as the Seasonal Year age group formation start date. Even though USYS will begin using it in the Fall of 2026-2027, Cal South plans to begin using seasonal year registration in the Spring of 2026 to allow clubs to get acclimated to the new system.
The move is being made to ease registration alignment for all leagues, clubs, teams and players in our region – based on school year not birth year, per U.S. Soccer’s decision earlier this year – regardless of affiliation with any particular organization.
The seasonal year will run from Aug. 1 through July 31, rather than Sept. 1 through Aug. 31 as many organizations, including Cal South, had previously announced. This change will NOT affect the upcoming Fall 2025-2026 season at all.
US Youth Soccer announced its decision to move to an August 1 start date last week. The move was made in a collective decision alongside AYSO and US Club Soccer. This was US Youth Soccer’s announcement last week…
