East of Scotland Soccer Development Association

ESSDA Nines 9s

The SFA/SYFA Player Pathway says Nines 9s (9v9) football for the 12s age group (2012 year group) for their transition season in 2024 First Half
and for the 11s age group (2013 year group) for the 2024 Second Half.

Age 12 teams are not allowed to play friendly 11 v 11 matches until after the SFA Player Pathway course in May 2024 - see SFA Page for details

Rules for playing Nines 9s

    Age Group 2012 playing Nines 9s

    Age Group 2013 playing Soccer 7s will move to Nines 9s for 2024 Second Half

All age groups playing Nines 9s will have a choice of 5 divisions

•   Pele (Strongest)
•   Iniesta
•   Maradona
•   Zidane
•   Beckham

Teams must select a division, and an alternate division should their chosen division not be available. This is unlikely except for the newest Iniesta division.
The alternate for Pele will always be Iniesta. The alternate for Beckham will always be Zidane.

Please use the Match Monitoring Form to report good / bad conduct at matches.

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Last modified on: 18/12/2023