The soccer season varies depending on the league and geographical location:
- Most soccer leagues, including youth leagues, typically start their season in the Fall, with practices and conditioning beginning around September and games starting in October. The season often continues through the Fall into Winter and sometimes into Spring of the next year. The youth soccer season, for example, usually runs from September to November.
- In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) follows a different schedule: the regular season starts in late February and runs through mid-October. After a brief break for the Leagues Cup in July-August, it culminates in playoffs concluding in December.
- European leagues such as the English Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1 generally start their seasons earlier, usually in early to mid-August, and run through to late spring (May) of the next year.
To summarize:
League Type| Typical Season Start| Typical Season End
---|---|---
Youth/Local Leagues| September (Fall)| November or early Winter
MLS (USA/Canada)| Late February| Mid-October (regular season), December
(playoffs)
European Top Leagues| Early to mid-August| May (next year)
This means soccer is generally a Fall through Spring sport with variations depending on region and league. However, indoor leagues and variations like futsal offer year-round play options.
