What's the Right Size Soccer Ball By Age?

by Richard Tinker on Jun 24 2026

WHAT IS THE CORRECT SIZE SOCCER BALL/FOOTBALL FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS?

Soccer balls are regulated by FIFA – Football Australia (FA) for the Australian market - for size, weight, bounce, shape and should fit within specific guidelines. Each of our states have slightly different age groups per size. Here we discuss the info you need to know in simple terms.

LEARN ABOUT EACH SIZE OF SOCCER BALL - SIZE 5, SIZE 4, SIZE 3 HERE

While official soccer ball size and weight remain consistent, the information below outlines current FIFA and Football Australia regulations to help you choose the perfect ball for each age group. We've also included a simplified guide to selecting the appropriate ball size based on age.

Match and Training Footballs are available in size 5, size 4, size 3 and designed for different ages. So which one is right for you?

There are Three Age Dedicated Soccer Ball Size:

Size 5 Soccer Ball
Size 4 Soccer Ball
Size 3 Soccer Ball

There are also two mini balls (sizes 2 and 1) - considered more fun or skills-based balls and not used for training or playing football matches.

The chart below shows the FIFA approved ball size guidelines. SUMMIT footballs use this as a benchmark for our balls as it conforms to the global football standards.

BALL SIZE	CIRCUMFERENCE (cm) - FIFA SIZE	AGE GROUP
Size 5 (Adult)	68 - 70	Ages 14+
Size 4 (Youth)	63.5 - 66	Under 10's - 13's
Size 3 (Junior)	58.5 - 61	Under 6's - 9's
Size 2	55 - 56	All
Size 1	45 - 50	All
Futsal	62 - 64	All

Quick info on what you need to know about soccer balls:

If you are training or playing matches, it is important that you are using good quality balls. This should mean that you are using the correct size, weight, bounce and feel for your age/skill.

SUMMIT soccer balls are produced to Football Australia standards and endorsed by the Australian Governing Body for use by clubs and players. You can find out more about SUMMIT’s range off professional, training and fan soccer balls at our sports blog here. Or you can shop the entire range of Approved Football Australia Balls here.

FIFA Quality Program gives specific info around quality and measurment of size 5 soccer balls

The FIFA have all the details HERE at IFAB (international football association board). To summarise, IFAB states a Football Must Be:

Spherical
Made of suitable material
Of a circumference of between 68 cm (27 ins) and 70 cm (28 ins)
Between 410 g (14 oz) and 450 g (16 oz) in weight at the start of the match
Of a pressure equal to 0.6–1.1 atmosphere (600–1,100g/cm2) at sea level (8.5 lbs/sq in–15.6 lbs/sq in)