Youngsters can still play matches but results must be kept private and no league tables can be compiled, according to the ruling from the Football Association.
And they should not compete in knockout tournaments where trophies or medals are at stake as FA officials fear the pressure could be too great.
The move - due to be enforced when the new season starts in September - is aimed at protecting children from pushy parents and aggressive coaches on the touchline, and from peer pressure and bullying.
But junior league organisers argue it is essential that youngsters learn about winning and losing.
Kevin Warrington, whose undereights team finished bottom of their league in Hampshire last season, said: 'If you look at our results we only won one game and we lost one of our first games 21-0.
'But the boys were playing together as a team, they were making new friends and enjoying the environment in which they Its support there fell so low yesterday, it risked being beaten into fourth place by the Greens. In 2005, Labour gained a 15 per cent share in the safe Tory seat.
A poll this week found 74 per cent of voters think Mr Brown has been worse than Tony Blair. Just 24 per cent think Labour can win the next election under him.
Shadow ministers say that with the Tories 20 points ahead, they can afford to 'take the heat off' Mr Brown and generate positive enthusiasm for Tory policies.
'David has got the measure of Brown,' said one. 'Why would we risk going up against someone who's as easy in their own skin and as persuasive and charming as Alan Johnson instead?'
Mr Cameron surprised observers by appearing to pull his were doing that. They didn't care if they lost.'
Graham Spencer, secretary of Colden Common youth football club near Winchester, Hampshire, added: 'I am not sure how you can actually play football non-competitively.'
But an FA spokesman insisted under-eights were too young for leagues and trophies.
He added: 'We are trying to create an environment where children can develop their skills and enjoy the game without the pressure of having to get a result week in, week out. continues here
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