Tryouts
Tryouts
AFC Team Formation (2026)
U13-U19 Teams
As a reminder players will be grouped by birth dates from August 1 – July 31 of the following year.
This is a nationwide policy change and not an AFC-specific decision. Association FC is required to follow this structure. This will apply to all age groups at AFC.
Please see which age group you fall under below:
In order for a player to play up an age group they would need to meet our play up policy. Any player wishing to try-out in the age group above will need to reach out to club DOC, Andy Hulbert to get approval to try-out in the age group above, doc@associationfc.org. If you are allowed to try-out in the age group above you will also need to try-out in your own age group.
For families that will be applying for Financial Aid you need to apply in advance of try-outs to see if you qualify and how much you qualify for. This will allow you to make a decision in advance of try-outs as to whether our program is the right fit for your family.
The financial aid application will be available to complete very soon. Please check back here.
Please see below our tryout schedule. There is important information for each age group as to who should attend each try-out. Due to the large number of players that we get in our try-outs we need to split up age groups by playing level so it is important that you read very carefully which try-out you should be attending. If you are not sure of anything then please reach out to our DOC at doc@associationfc.org.
Please register for AFC tryouts (no cost): REGISTER HERE
U13-U14 Teams
We aim to form multiple teams in each age group.
On the boys side our 1st teams will play ECNL and our 2nd teams will play ECNL-RL. Our 3rd and below teams will play in NorCal Premier (NPL, Premier, Gold, Silver, Bronze or Copper).
On the girls side our 1st teams will play ECNL-RL. Our 2nd and below teams will play in NorCal Premier (NPL, Premier, Gold, Silver, Bronze or Copper).
These tryouts will take place between Monday May 4th - Saturday May 9th, 2026.
U15-U19 Teams
We aim to form multiple teams in each age group.
On the boys side our 1st teams will play ECNL and our 2nd teams will play ECNL-RL. Our 3rd and below teams will play in NorCal Premier (NPL, Premier, Gold, Silver, Bronze or Copper).
On the girls side our 1st teams will play ECNL-RL. Our 2nd and below teams will play in NorCal Premier (NPL, Premier, Gold, Silver, Bronze or Copper).
These tryouts will take place between Monday May 18th - Thursday May 21st, 2026.
2026/27 Coaching Slate
Our Coaching Slate for the upcoming season is still being finalized. We expect to announce it by the end of April.
Goalkeeper Tryouts
There is no separate goalkeeper tryout session scheduled. We will evaluate goalkeepers within your allotted try-out time.
Depending on the number of goalkeepers we may pull out goalkeepers and work with them separately, but we also may just evaluate them within the activities and games at the try-outs.
Field Locations
Alden E. Oliver Park
Chabot College
Castro Valley High School
Laney College
Merritt College
AFC Pre-Season Information Meeting
Meetings will be hosted both in person and virtually. Please reference the meeting links and times and dates below and add to your family calendar.
AFC Family Orientation Night - Monday 27th April 2026 (Virtual) - 7pm-8pm
AFC Team Meetings - For Parents Only (Once teams have been formed)
Meetings will be hosted both in person and virtually (web conference links will be sent out in welcome email).
Wednesday 27th May (Virtual)
Club wide presentation – 6.00pm-7.00pm
Thursday May 28th (In Person - Ascension Cathedral, 4700 Lincoln Ave, Oakland, CA 94602 (Richmond Room)
U12 Pre-ECNL Boys & Girls – 6:00-7:00pm
U13 Boys & Girls – 7:15-8:15pm
Thursday May 28th (Virtual)
U14-U19 Girls & Boys – 6:00pm-9:00pm - 45 minute team meetings in that time period to be announced by coach after team has formed
AFC Summer Team Camps
Current tentative 2026 Team Summer Camps schedule can be seen below. More information provided after the conclusion of tryouts.
CLICK FOR 2026 SUMMER CAMP SCHEDULE
Programming during the summer for all AFC teams is offered as part of the season registration. Please consult the schedule to reference times, days and location for your player(s).
AFC Additional Resources
There is plenty of great resources to reference now and throughout the season. Please see links below and refer to our Club Documentssection for more in depth club family/player related information related to our Play Up Policy, Coaching Tenure Policy and Registration Refund Policy.