Lexington’s longest-running soccer organization, LYSA, began in 1977 with the mission to promote the game of soccer by providing opportunities for youth to learn and participate in soccer.
In 1988, LYSA reached an agreement with the City of Lexington to develop the soccer complex at Masterson Station Park, which is currently the best grass surface for children to learn soccer on in Lexington.
LYSA is a local soccer organization intended for those who have never played before, or for those who have played for years. The most important focus for the families and children playing youth soccer at LYSA is to have fun. We want LYSA youth to learn the game and love the game as well. LYSA families make lifelong friends along the way.
By playing soccer at a young age, children learn to develop good and healthy habits to stay with them their entire lives. For many years now LYSA has been one of the top soccer clubs in the region, and in 2025 is leading the way by partnering with U.S. Soccer to develop the best model for learning soccer at a young age.
Age Division Details
Starting with the fall 2026 season, divisions are based on the player’s time of birth in a Aug. 1 to July 31 calendar (school year). This will take effect for the 2026 fall season in compliance with the Kentucky Youth Soccer Association and United States Youth Soccer. Please see the chart below for specific age divisions for the 2026 fall season. Click here for more details about the change in age groupings.
LYSA team assignments are based on geographic location of your family’s residence.
14 & Under, 16 & Under, 19 & Under: These teams practice up to twice a week in a neighborhood park near their homes or at LYSA’s Masterson Station fields. Each of these age groups play in a co-ed League. We also have a girls league for our 14U division. In addition to playing other LYSA teams their age, they play a few matches in nearby cities (Georgetown, Nicholasville, Versailles, Richmond, Winchester) as part of the Bluegrass Regional Soccer League. These teams have eight games played on either Saturdays or Sundays. All 14U, 16U, 19U teams can elect to play in a State Rec Tournament at the season’s end.
12 & Under: 12U teams practice up to twice a week in a neighborhood park near their homes or at LYSA’s Masterson Station fields. We have both a girls and co-ed 12U League. In addition to playing other LYSA 12U teams, they play a few matches in nearby cities (Georgetown, Nicholasville, Versailles, Richmond, Winchester) as part of the Bluegrass Regional Soccer League. 12U teams have eight games played on either Saturdays or Sunday afternoons. 12U teams can elect to play in a State Rec Tournament at the season’s end.
10 & Under: 10U teams practice up to twice a week in a neighborhood park near their homes or at LYSA’s Masterson Station fields. We have both a girls & co-ed 10U league. These teams have eight games played on either Saturdays or Sundays. New in the fall 2024 season, our U10 Girls teams will play a game or two versus other local teams from other clubs 10U teams can elect to play in a State Rec Tournament at season’s end in Elizabethtown.
8 & Under: 8U teams practice up to twice a week in a neighborhood park near their homes or at LYSA’s Masterson Station fields. We have both a girls and co-ed 8U league. These teams have eight games on Saturdays or Sundays,
6 & Under: Most 6U teams practice just once a week in a neighborhood park near their homes or at LYSA’s Masterson Station fields. They have eight games with most on Saturdays. LYSA’s 6U league is on the forefront of recreational youth soccer as one of five programs in the country to partner with U.S. Soccer this year to help set the standard for the future of soccer in this age group.
5 & Under: Most 5U teams practice just once a week in a neighborhood park near their homes or at LYSA’s Masterson Station fields. They have eight games with most on Saturdays. LYSA’s 5U league is on the forefront of recreational youth soccer as one of five programs in the country to partner with U.S. Soccer this year to help set the standard for the future of soccer in this age group.
4 & Under “Soccer Tots”: Meets just once a week on six Saturdays at 9 a.m. and will play an academy-style format (fun training for 40 minutes, matches for 20 minutes) and will be led by our grassroots director, Todd Bretz.
These age division are for the 2026 fall and 2027 spring seasons.
Age Division | Age Group |
U4 | Born between Aug. 1, 2022 – July 31, 2024 |
U5 | Born between Aug. 1, 2021 – July 31, 2022 |
U6 | Born between Aug. 1, 2020 – July 31, 2021 |
U8 | Born between Aug. 1, 2018 – July 31, 2020 |
U10 | Born between Aug. 1, 2016 – July 31, 2018 |
U12 | Born between Aug. 1, 2014 – July 31, 2016 |
U14 | Born between Aug. 1, 2012 – July 31, 2014 |
U16 | Born between Aug. 1, 2010 – July 31, 2012 |
U19 | Born between Aug. 1, 2007 – July 31, 2010 |