Age categories
Football & Futsal
Men: 30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+
Women: 30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+
The age category you will compete in for Football will be determined as at 31 December of the year of the event. For team sports, the category you compete in is based on the age of the youngest team member.For example, if your youngest team member is 39 during Games time but has turned 40 by 31 December, you would compete in the 40+ age category.
Football Grade definitions
A Grade (Premier) – Men and Women: 30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+
Teams that have three or more senior players with international, national or state representative open experience. These players must be identified on the team registration sheet. Teams without international, national and state representatives are still encouraged to enter into the Premier Grade, but should expect games of a very competitive nature.
B Grade (Competitive) – Men and Women: 30+, 40+, 50+
Open to everyone, including teams/individuals that participate or have participated, at a local competition level.
Open Grade – Men and Women: 55+, 60+
Events and disciplines
11-a-side
7-a-side
“World Masters Sport doesn’t allow building new venues and encourages the host cities to use existing facilities to keep the costs lower. Therefore, all sport information is subject to changes depending on the venues available.”
Athlete Comments & Reviews
“Learning a new sport is exciting!”
“There are people that say: why you keep doing that, why are you doing that at your age? Well, because we still can and it is never too late to start and learn new things. It’s exciting!”
“I can only smile from ear to ear!”
“I’m going home with a nice set of medals, so happy. Smile says it all!”
“Life is all about learning and trying new things!”
“There’s never a moment to stop to learn. I still learn fron myself. It’s never too late to start to do something.”
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