East of Scotland Soccer Development Association

East of Scotland Soccer Development Association

Player Pathway

ESSDA has signed up to the SFA/SYFA Player Journey and is fully committed to following the Journey.

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	Season 2026				Season 2027
Year Group	First Half		Second Half		First Half		Second Half
Year Group	March - June		August - December		March - June		August - December
2014	12s	Nines 9s	u13	11v11 with SERYFA	u13	11v11 with SERYFA	u14	11v11 with SERYFA
2015	11s	Soccer 7s	11s	Nines 9s	12s	Nines 9s	u13	11v11 with SERYFA
2016	10s	Soccer 7s	10s	Soccer 7s	11s	Soccer 7s	11s	Nines 9s
2017	9s	Soccer 7s	9s	Soccer 7s	10s	Soccer 7s	10s	Soccer 7s
2018	8s	Super 5s	8s	Super 5s	9s	Soccer 7s	9s	Soccer 7s
2019	7s	Football 4s	7s	Football 4s	8s	Super 5s	8s	Super 5s
2020	-	NONE	-	NONE	7s	Football 4s	7s	Football 4s

To see the Player Journey on SFA website go to www.scottishfa.co.uk/football-development/participation/childrens-youth-football/player-journey/

11v11 football will be played in the SERYFA (ALPHA TROPHIES) Leagues.

ESSDA will have a 12s age group for half a season, January - June, after which teams will join the SERYFA (ALPHA TROPHIES) Leagues as Under 13s.

ESSDA will offer Football 4s / Super 5s for two groups, 8s and 7s for two half seasons March to June and August to December.

Current playing rules can be downloaded from the SYFA website.

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Last modified on: 26/12/2025