United States men's national under-20 soccer team
Nickname(s) | Team USA The Stars and Stripes[1][2] The Yanks | ||
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Association | United States Soccer Federation | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Head coach | Mikey Varas | ||
FIFA code | USA | ||
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First international | |||
Jamaica 1–1 United States (Guatemala City, Guatemala; April 2, 1964) | |||
Biggest win | |||
United States 13–0 U.S. Virgin Islands (Bradenton, United States; November 3, 2018) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Mexico 7–1 United States (Bayamon, Puerto Rico; September 30, 1976) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 16 (first in 1981) | ||
Best result | Fourth place: 1989 | ||
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 23 (first in 1964) | ||
Best result | Champion: 2017, 2018 |
The United States under-20 men's national soccer team are the under-20s of the United States. It is currently controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.
Major tournament results
[change | change source]CONCACAF U-20 Championship record
[change | change source]- 1976: Third place. Won preliminary round Group 2. Finished 2nd in 2nd round Group A. Lost to Honduras in semifinal. Beat Guatemala for third place.
- 1978: Second round. Won 1st round Group B. Finished 4th in 2nd round Group A.
- 1980: Second place. Won 1st round New Jersey Group. Beat Bermuda in quarterfinal. Beat Honduras on penalties in semifinal. Lost to Mexico in final.
- 1982: Second place. Won 1st round Group A. Won 2nd round Group A. Beat Guatemala in semifinal. Lost to Honduras in final. Qualified when Honduras was disqualified.
- 1984: Fourth place. Finished 2nd in 1st round Group 2. Finished 2nd in 2nd round Group A. Lost to Mexico in semifinal. Lost to El Salvador for third place.
- 1986: Second place. Won Group B. Finished 2nd in final group.
- 1988: Third place. Finished 2nd in Group 1. Finished third in final group. Qualified when Mexico was disqualified.
- 1990: Third place. Won Group 3. Finished third in final group.
- 1992: Second place. Won Group C. Finished second in final group.
- 1994: First round. Finished second in Group C.
- 1996: Third place. Won Group 2. Finished third in final round.
- 1998:† Qualified. Won Group B.
- 2001:† Qualified. Finished 2nd in Group 1.
- 2003:† Qualified. Finished 2nd in Group B.
- 2005:† Qualified. Won Group A.
- 2007:† Qualified. Won Group A.
- 2009: Runner-up and qualified to the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished first in Group 1, ahead of Honduras, Jamaica, and El Salvador. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in a penalty shootout, 4–3, after a scoreless, 120-minute, regulation draw in the semifinals. In the finals the U.S. team lost by a score of 3–0 to Costa Rica.
- 2011: Quarterfinal. Did not qualify for World Cup.
- 2013: Runner-up and qualified to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Won Group A. In the finals the U.S. team lost by a score of 3–1 to Mexico in extra time.
- 2015: Tied for third and qualified to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished second in Group A. Defeated El Salvador 2–0 in the playoff stage.
- 2017: Champion and qualified to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished second in Group B. Won Classification Stage Group D. They defeated Honduras in a penalty shootout, 5–3, after a scoreless, 90-minute, regulation draw in the finals.
- 2018: Champion and qualified to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished first in Group A. Won Classification Stage Group G. They defeated Mexico 2–0 in the finals.
† The tournament was played with a two-group, qualification format from 1998–2007. There was no championship round.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
[change | change source]FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1977 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1979 | ||||||||
1981 | Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
1983 | Group Stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1985 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1987 | Group Stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
1989 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
1991 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1993 | Quarter-final | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
1995 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1997 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
1999 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
2001 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
2003 | Quarter-final | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
2005 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
2007 | Quarter-final | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
2009 | Group Stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
2011 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2013 | Group Stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
2015 | Quarter-final | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
2017 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
2019 | Quarter-final | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
2021 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 16/23 | 0 titles | 66 | 26 | 10 | 30 | 93 | 96 |
Honors
[change | change source]- FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Fourth Place (1): 1989
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Recent matches
[change | change source]The following are results from the last 12 months, as well as any matches that have been scheduled.
Players
[change | change source]Current squad
[change | change source]The following 22 players were named to the squad for the matches against Croatia and United Arab Emirates on September 5 and 9, 2019, respectively.[3]
Caps and goals correct as of May 30, 2019, after the match against Ecuador.
Recent call-ups
[change | change source]The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Top goalscorers
[change | change source]This section does not have any sources. (May 2021) |
Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-20 Goals |
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1 | Brek Shea | 2007–2009 | 17 |
2 | Freddy Adu | 2003–2009 | 16 |
3 | Romain Gall | 2014–2015 | 13 |
3 | Scott E. Kennedy | 1992–1993 | 13 |
5T | Eddie Johnson | 2003–2004 | 12 |
5T | Jacob Peterson | 2004–2005 | 12 |
7 | Jeremy Ebobisse | 2016–2017 | 11 |
8 | Will John | 2005 | 10 |
9 | Chad Barrett | 2004–2005 | 9 |
10T | Jose Villarreal | 2011–2013 | 8 |
10T | Sebastian Saucedo | 2016–2017 | 8 |
10T | Alexis Mendez | 2018– | 8 |
Coaches
[change | change source]Name | Years |
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Angus McAlpine | 1983 |
Derek Armstrong | 1987 |
Bob Gansler | 1989 |
Bobby Howe | 1993 |
Jay Hoffman | 1997 |
Sigi Schmid | 1998–1999 |
Wolfgang Suhnholz | 1999–2001 |
Thomas Rongen | 2002–2004 |
Sigi Schmid | 2005 |
Thomas Rongen | 2006–2011 |
Tab Ramos | 2011–2019 |
Anthony Hudson | 2020– |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Newsweek". Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ↑ USA KICKS OFF NEW U-20 MNT CYCLE WITH TWO MATCHES IN SLOVENIA; USSoccer.com, August 30, 2019