C-youth
The C-youth (also called C-Juniors) is the third oldest group of youth athletes, for example in football or handball. As a rule, the age of these athletes is 12 to 14 years (in the 2019/20 season these are those born in 2005 and 2006). [outdated]
The younger athletes belong to the D-youth , E-youth , F-youth or G-youth , depending on their age , the older ones belong to the B-youth or A-youth .
In the meantime, especially in clubs with several teams in competition, the term U for "under" is often used instead of the letter designation in connection with the maximum age of the athletes, for example U14 (younger age group C-youth) and U15 (older age group) .
In Germany (soccer), girls in the C-youth (as well as in the B-youth) are only allowed to play in boys' teams with the consent of their legal guardians; in Switzerland this is permitted at all junior levels without restriction.
