The Cheerleading Worlds 2023 will host 34 divisions, including 14 USASF divisions and 20 IASF divisions. The USASF Limited Senior 6 divisions were introduced during the 2021-2022 season and do not compete during the regular season. The divisions only compete at Worlds and only programs with one Worlds team are allowed.
IASF introduced five new Worlds divisions for teams under 18 (U18). Previously, IASF Worlds divisions had no maximum age. For the first time, there are IASF international divisions limited to athletes who are under 18 for both level 5 and level 6. Teams from the United States continue to be ineligible in all level 5 divisions and the non-tumbling 7 divisions. For the United States, IASF only introduced two new divisions, IASF U18 Level 6 Non-Tumbling and IASF U18 Coed Level 6 Non-Tumbling.
Before The Cheerleading Worlds 2022, we created a timeline of how The Cheerleading Worlds divisions changed over time. You can see that here.
USASF Worlds-Eligible Divisions
- Level 6 Senior XSmall (SXS)
- 14-19 yrs (6/1/2003-2009)
- No males
- 5-16 members
- Level 6 Senior Small (SS)
- 14-19 yrs (6/1/2003-2009)
- No males
- 17-22 members
- Level 6 Senior Medium (SM)
- 14-19 yrs (6/1/2003-2009)
- No males
- 23-30 members
- Level 6 Senior Large (SL)
- 14-19 yrs (6/1/2003-2009)
- No males
- 31-38 members
- Level 6 Senior XSmall Coed (SXSC)
- 14-19 yrs (6/1/2003-2009)
- 1-2 males
- 5-16 members
- Level 6 Senior Small Coed (SSC)
- 14-19 yrs (6/1/2003-2009)
- 1-5 males
- 5-22 members
- Level 6 Senior Medium Coed (SMC)
- 14-19 yrs (6/1/2003-2009)
- 1-8 males
- 5-30 members
- Level 6 Senior Large Coed (SLC)
- 14-19 yrs (6/1/2003-2009)
- 1-19 males
- 5-38 members
- Level 6 Senior Open (SO)
- 15+ yrs 2008 or earlier
- No males
- 5-24 members
- Level 6 Senior Open Small Coed (SOSC)
- 15+ yrs (2008 or earlier)
- 1-4 males
- 5-24 members
- Level 6 Senior Open Large Coed (SOLC)
- 15+ yrs (2008 or earlier)
- 5-12 males
- 5-24 members
- Level 6 Limited Senior XSmall Coed (LSXSC)
- 14-19 yrs (6/1/2003-2009)
- 1-2 males
- 5-16 members
- At Worlds only (not separated at regular-season competitions)
- Level 6 Limited Senior Small (LSS)
- 14-19 yrs (6/1/2003-2009)
- No males
- 5-22 members
- At Worlds only (not separated at regular-season competitions)
- Level 6 Limited Senior Small Coed (LSSC)
- 14-19 yrs (6/1/2003-2009)
- 1-5 males
- 5-22 members
- At Worlds only (not separated at regular-season competitions)
IASF Worlds-Eligible Divisions
Level 5
- Level 5 IASF U18 Level 5 (U18-5) *
- 14-18 yrs (2004-2009)
- No males
- 10-24 members
- United States Not Eligible
- Level 5 IASF U18 Level 5 Coed Small Coed (U18SC-5) *
- 14-18 yrs (2004-2009)
- 1-4 males
- 10-24 members
- United States Not Eligible
- Level 5 IASF U18 Level 5 Coed Large Coed (U18LC-5) *
- 14-18 yrs (2004-2009)
- 5-16 males
- 10-24 members
- United States Not Eligible
- Level 5 IASF Open 5 (IO 5) *
- 15+ yrs 2008 or earlier
- No males
- 10-24 members
- United States Not Eligible
- Level 5 IASF Open 5 Small Coed (IOSC 5) *
- 15+ yrs (2008 or earlier)
- 1-4 males
- 10-24 members
- United States Not Eligible
- Level 5 IASF Open 5 Large Coed (IOLC 5) *
- 15+ yrs (2008 or earlier)
- 5-16 males
- 10-24 members
- United States Not Eligible
Level 6
- Level 6 IASF U18 Level 6 NT (U18NT-6)
- 14-18 yrs (2004-2009)
- No males
- 10-30 members
- Level 6 IASF U18 Level 6 NT Coed (U18NTC-6)
- 14-18 yrs (2004-2009)
- 1-20 males
- 10-30 members
- Level 6 IASF Open 6 (IO 6)
- 15+ yrs (2008 or earlier)
- No males
- 10-24 members
- Level 6 IASF Open 6 Small Coed (IOSC 6)
- 15+ yrs (2008 or earlier)
- 1-4 males
- 10-24 members
- Level 6 IASF Open 6 Large Coed (IOLC 6)
- 15+ yrs (2008 or earlier)
- 5-16 males
- 10-24 members
- Level 6 IASF Open 6 Non-Tumbling (IONT 6)
- 15+ yrs (2008 or earlier)
- No males
- 10-30 members
- Level 6 IASF Open 6 Non-Tumbling Coed (IONTC 6)
- 15+ yrs 2008 or earlier
- 1-20 males
- 10-30 members
- Level 6 IASF Global Club 6 (IG 6)
- 15+ yrs 2008 or earlier
- No males
- 10-24 members
- Level 6 IASF Global Club 6 Coed (IGC 6)
- 15+ yrs 2008 or earlier
- 1-16 males
- 10-24 members
Level 7
- Level 7 IASF Open 7 (IO 7)
- 17+ yrs (2006 or earlier)
- No males
- 10-24 members
- Level 7 IASF Open 7 Small Coed (IOSC 7)
- 17+ yrs (2006 or earlier)
- 1-4 males
- 10-24 members
- Level 7 IASF Open 7 Large Coed (IOLC 7)
- 17+ yrs (2006 or earlier)
- 5-16 males
- 10-24 members
- Level 7 IASF Open 7 Non-Tumbling (IONT 7) *
- 17+ yrs (2006 or earlier)
- No males
- 10-30 members
- United States Not Eligible
- Level 7 IASF Open 7 Non-Tumbling Coed (IONTC 7) *
- 17+ yrs (2006 or earlier)
- 1-20 males
- 10-30 members
- United States Not Eligible
