United States men's national under-20 soccer team

United States Under-20

Nickname(s)

Team USA
The Stars and Stripes^[1]^[2]
The Yanks

Association

United States
Soccer Federation

Confederation

CONCACAF (North America)

Head coach

Brad Friedel

FIFA code

USA

First colors

Second colors

First international

Jamaica 1 – 1 United States

(Guatemala City, Guatemala April 2, 1964)

Biggest win

United States 9 – 0 D.Republic

(Bayamon, Puerto Rico July 22, 1976)

Biggest defeat

Mexico 7 – 1 United States

(Bayamon, Puerto Rico, September 30, 1976)

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Appearances

12 (first in 1989)

Best result

Fourth Place 1989

The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is the national under-20 soccer team of the United States of America and is 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.

The United States' best finish came in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship when the U.S. beat Iraq in the quarterfinal before losing to Nigeria in overtime in the semifinal and Brazil in the third-place match. Steve Snow tied for second in the tournament with three goals.

The U.S. reached the quarterfinals in 1993 but lost to Brazil. After missing out in 1995, the U.S. began a run of six consecutive qualifications in 1997, reaching the second round in five consecutive tournaments. Of those tournaments, the best U.S. performance came in 2003, when the U.S. reached the quarterfinal and led Argentina 1–0 in the final minutes before falling 2–1 in extra time. The U.S. also reached the quarterfinal of the 2007 Cup before losing 2–1 in extra time to Austria.

Major Tournament Results

CONCACAF U-20 Championship Record

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 US 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 US team lost by a score of 3–1 to Mexico in extra time.
2015: Qualified to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished second in Group A. Defeated El Salvador 2–0 in the playoff stage. Lost to Serbia in the Quarterfinals on a penalty shootout 6–5, after a scoreless, 120-minute, regulation draw.

† The tournament was played with a two-group, qualification format from 1998–2007. There was no championship round.

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977	Did Not Qualify
1979	Did Not Qualify
1981	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	8
1983	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
1985	Did Not Qualify
1987	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	2	3
1989	Fourth Place	6	2	1	3	7	9
1991	Did Not Qualify
1993	Quarter-final	4	1	1	2	8	6
1995	Did Not Qualify
1997	Round of 16	4	1	0	3	2	6
1999	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	7	7
2001	Round of 16	4	1	1	1	5	5
2003	Quarter-final	5	3	0	2	9	6
2005	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	4	4
2007	Quarter-final	5	3	1	1	12	6
2009	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	7
2011	Did Not Qualify
2013	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	9
2015	Quarter-final	5	3	0	2	7	4
Total	14/20	56	21	7	27	74	85

Current Cycle Results and Fixtures

2014

Further information: 2014 in American soccer

April 13 Dallas Cup Group C	United States	3–2	River Plate	Dallas, United States
	Spencer 15' Rubin 74' Spencer 79'	Report	18' Arario 34' Molina	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Referee: Nick Klaldron

April 14 Dallas Cup Group C	United States	3–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Dallas, United States
	Lopez 43' Pfeffer 48' Gall 87'	Report		Stadium: Richland College Field #10

April 16 Dallas Cup Group C	United States	1–0	Tigres UANL	Dallas, United States
	Rubin 45'	Report		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Referee: Mario Escobar

April 18 Dallas Cup Semifinal	United States	3–2	Fluminense	Dallas, United States
	Rubin 14' Spencer 18' Rubin 101'	Report	43' Rodrigues 90+3' Rodrigues	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Referee: Sasha Amhof

April 20 Dallas Cup Final	United States	0–2	River Plate	Dallas, United States
		Report	35' Boye 83' Boye	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Referee: Melvin Matamoros

July 14 NTC Tournament	United States	2–1	Chile	Carson, United States
18:00 PDT	Donovan 30' Novakovich 65' Pfeffer 73' 75'	Report	Cuevas 22' Pardo 68'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 125 Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)

July 16 NTC Tournament	United States	4–0	Bermuda	Carson, United States
16:00 PDT	Novakovich 27' Pfeffer 39' (pen.) Thompson 45' Webb 85' (o.g.)	Report	Simmons 42'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 150 Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)

July 18 NTC Tournament	United States	0–0	Australia	Carson, United States
19:00 PDT	Canouse 86'	Report	Sotorio 76'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 700 Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)

September 9 Friendly	United States	1–1	Argentina	Buenos Aires, Argentina
	Pfeffer 61'	Report	Simeone 48'

November 12 Marbella Tournament	United States	4–3	Russia	Marbella, Spain
	Gall 61' 90+2' (pen.) Novakovich 45' Yomba 77' (pen.)	Report	Karavayev 13' Morgunov 55' Karavayev 71'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center Attendance: 300

November 15 Marbella Tournament	United States	1–0	Republic of Ireland	Marbella, Spain
	Yomba 13'	Report		Stadium: Estadio San Pedro Attendance: 200

November 18 Marbella Tournament	United States	0–1	Canada	Marbella, Spain
		Report	Carreiro 5'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center Attendance: 200

December 18 Friendly	United States	2–1	Honduras	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
	Gall 65' Thompson 76'	Report	Álvarez 88'	Stadium: Estadio Morazán

2015

Further information: 2015 in American soccer

January 9 CONCACAF Champ. Group A	United States	1–1	Guatemala	Kingston, Jamaica
	Carter-Vickers 59'	Report	Ruiz 90'	Stadium: Independence Park Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

January 11 CONCACAF Champ. Group A	United States	0–1	Panama	Kingston, Jamaica
		Report	Small 78'	Stadium: Independence Park Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

January 14 CONCACAF Champ. Group A	United States	8–0	Aruba	Kingston, Jamaica
	Gall 16', 23' (pen.), 32' Jamieson 18', 48' Thompson 26' Hyndman 30' Moreno 84'	Report		Stadium: Independence Park Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

January 18 CONCACAF Champ. Group A	United States	2–0	Jamaica	Montego Bay, Jamaica
	Gall 34' (pen.), 70' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Montego Bay Sports Complex Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

January 21 CONCACAF Champ. Group A	United States	1–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Montego Bay, Jamaica
	Jamieson 78'	Report		Stadium: Montego Bay Sports Complex Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

January 24 CONCACAF Champ. Playoff Stage	United States	2–0	El Salvador	Montego Bay, Jamaica
	Spencer 37' Arriola 68'	Report		Stadium: Montego Bay Sports Complex Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

March 27	Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Academy	2–1	United States	London, England
7:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre Attendance: 0

March 29	England	2–1	United States	Plymouth, England
11:00 ET	John Swift 44' Kwame Thomas 68'	Report	Maki Tall 74'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,406 Referee: Steve Martin

Players

Current Squad

The following 22 players were named to the roster that competed in the 2016 Four Nations Tournament from Oct. 2–11.^[3]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Jonathan Klinsmann	(1997-04-08) April 8, 1997	California Golden Bears
1GK	Justin Vom Steeg	(1997-04-05) April 5, 1997	Fortuna Düsseldorf

2DF	Hugo Arellano	(1998-03-05) March 5, 1998	LA Galaxy II
2DF	Marcello Borges	(1997-09-13) September 13, 1997	Michigan Wolverines
2DF	Cameron Carter-Vickers	(1997-12-31) December 31, 1997	Tottenham Hotspur
2DF	Marlon Fossey	(1998-09-09) September 9, 1998	Fulham
2DF	Tommy Redding	(1997-01-24) January 24, 1997	Orlando City SC
2DF	Miles Robinson	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997	Syracuse Orange
2DF	Toni Suddoth	(1998-08-20) August 20, 1998	VfB Stuttgart
2DF	Auston Trusty	(1998-08-12) August 12, 1998	Bethlehem Steel FC

3MF	Danny Acosta	(1997-11-07) November 7, 1997	Real Salt Lake
3MF	Luca de la Torre	(1998-05-23) May 23, 1998	Fulham
3MF	Derrick Jones	(1997-03-03) March 3, 1997	Bethlehem Steel FC
3MF	Brooks Lennon	(1997-09-22) September 22, 1997	Liverpool
3MF	Weston McKennie	(1998-08-28) August 28, 1998	Schalke 04
3MF	Jonathan Suarez	(1997-02-22) February 22, 1997	Querétaro
3MF	Gedion Zelalem	(1997-01-26) January 26, 1997	Arsenal

4FW	Jeremy Ebobisse	(1997-02-14) February 14, 1997	Charleston Battery
4FW	Victor Mansaray	(1997-02-22) February 22, 1997	Seattle Sounders FC
4FW	Emmanuel Sabbi	(1997-12-24) December 24, 1997	Las Palmas
4FW	Sebastian Saucedo	(1997-01-22) January 22, 1997	Veracruz
4FW	Isaiah Young	(1998-03-30) March 30, 1998	Players Development Academy

Previous Call Ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	JT Marcinkowski	(1997-05-09) May 9, 1997			Georgetown Hoyas	July 2016 Training Camp
GK	Mason Stajduhar	(1997-12-02) December 2, 1997			Orlando City SC	January 2016 Miami Camp
GK	Christian Herrera	(1997-04-20) April 20, 1997			Real Monarchs	2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament

DF	Robert Castellanos	(1998-05-11) May 11, 1998			Nomads SC	July 2016 Training Camp
DF	Jeremiah Gutjahr	(1997-08-10) August 10, 1997			Indiana Hoosiers	July 2016 Training Camp
DF	Aaron Herrera	(1997-06-06) June 6, 1997			New Mexico Lobos	July 2016 Training Camp
DF	Andrew Lombard	(1997-07-20) July 20, 1997			Northeastern Huskies	July 2016 Training Camp
DF	Chad Poarch	(1997-12-30) December 30, 1997			High Point Panthers	July 2016 Training Camp
DF	John Nelson	(1998-07-11) July 11, 1998			Internationals SC	2016 Dallas Cup
DF	Matt Olosunde	(1998-03-07) March 7, 1998			Manchester United	2016 Dallas Cup
DF	Jonathan Bell	(1997-08-26) August 26, 1997			D.C. United	January 2016 Miami Camp
DF	David Burns	(1997-08-22) August 22, 1997			Sacramento Republic FC	January 2016 Miami Camp
DF	Malcolm Jones	(1997-04-18) April 18, 1997			UCLA Bruins	January 2016 Miami Camp
DF	Mauricio Pineda	(1997-10-17) October 17, 1997			Chicago Fire	January 2016 Miami Camp
DF	Nick Hinds	(1997-10-15) October 15, 1997			Seattle Sounders FC 2	2015 Four Nations Tournament
DF	Henry Martin	(1997-04-11) April 11, 1997			Princeton Tigers	2015 Four Nations Tournament
DF	James Murphy	(1997-09-17) September 17, 1997			Sheffield Wednesday	2015 Four Nations Tournament
DF	Kyle Duncan	(1997-08-08) August 8, 1997			Valenciennes FC	2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
DF	Justen Glad	(1997-02-28) February 28, 1997			Real Salt Lake	2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
DF	Christian Onalfo	(1997-07-26) July 26, 1997			LA Galaxy II	2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
DF	Erik Palmer-Brown	(1997-04-24) April 24, 1997	5	0	FC Porto	2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
DF	Pablo Pelaez	(1997-07-26) July 26, 1997			Seattle Sounders FC Academy	2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament

MF	Coy Craft	(1997-05-03) May 3, 1997			FC Dallas	July 2016 Training Camp
MF	Cameron Lindley	(1997-07-18) July 18, 1997			North Carolina Tar Heels	July 2016 Training Camp
MF	Eryk Williamson	(1997-06-11) June 11, 1997			Maryland Terrapins	July 2016 Training Camp
MF	Jackson Yueill	(1997-03-19) March 19, 1997			UCLA Bruins	July 2016 Training Camp
MF	Mukwelle Akale	(1997-01-18) January 18, 1997			Villarreal CF	2016 NTC Invitational
MF	Amir Bashti	(1997-03-21) March 21, 1997			Stanford Cardinal	2016 Dallas Cup
MF	Josh Perez	(1998-01-21) January 21, 1998			Fiorentina	2016 Dallas Cup
MF	Lucas Mendes	(1997-12-29) December 29, 1997			D.C. United	January 2016 Miami Camp
MF	Martin Salas	(1997-01-27) January 27, 1997			North Carolina Tar Heels	January 2016 Miami Camp
MF	Evan Waldrep	(1997-05-08) May 8, 1997			Creighton Bluejays	January 2016 Miami Camp
MF	Alex Zendejas	(1998-02-07) February 7, 1998			Guadalajara	January 2016 Miami Camp
MF	Amirgy Pineda	(1997-01-03) January 3, 1997			LA Galaxy	2015 Four Nations Tournament
MF	Kyle Scott	(1997-12-22) December 22, 1997			Chelsea	2015 Four Nations Tournament
MF	Sean Wilson	(1997-02-02) February 2, 1997			North Carolina Tar Heels	2015 Four Nations Tournament
MF	Christian Lucatero	(1997-06-17) June 17, 1997			Houston Dynamo	2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
MF	Abuchi Obinwa	(1997-01-15) January 15, 1997			Hannover 96	2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
MF	Ben Swanson	(1997-07-18) July 18, 1997			Columbus Crew SC	2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament

FW	Sebastian Elney	(1997-06-26) June 26, 1997			Maryland Terrapins	July 2016 Training Camp
FW	Jeremy Kelly	(1997-10-21) October 21, 1997			North Carolina Tar Heels	July 2016 Training Camp
FW	Jonathan Lewis	(1997-04-06) April 6, 1997			Akron Zips	July 2016 Training Camp
FW	Yosef Samuel	(1997-07-03) July 3, 1997			Bethlehem Steel	July 2016 Training Camp
FW	Brandon Vazquez	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998			Tijuana	2016 NTC Invitational
FW	Juan Flores	(1997-07-30) July 30, 1997			Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	January 2016 Miami Camp
FW	Diego Silva	(1997-03-13) March 13, 1997			Maryland Terrapins	January 2016 Miami Camp
FW	Abu Winter	(1997-03-21) March 21, 1997			Philadelphia Union	January 2016 Miami Camp
FW	Collin Fernandez	(1997-02-13) February 13, 1997			Chicago Fire	2015 Four Nations Tournament
FW	Nebojsa Popovic	(1997-08-01) August 1, 1997			Saint Louis University	2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-20 Goals
1	Freddy Adu	2003–2009	16
2	Eddie Johnson	2003	12
3	Romain Gall	2015	9
4	Jose Villarreal	2013	6
5	Taylor Twellman	1999	4
5	Jozy Altidore	2007	4
5	Rubio Rubin	2015	4

Coaches

Name	Years
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–present

References

↑ "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Retrieved 2010-06-22.
↑ "Newsweek". Retrieved 2010-06-22.
↑ http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/09/30/15/34/160930_u20mnt-ramos-names-22-player-u20-mnt-roster-for-2016-four-nations-tournament

External links

Official website on USSoccer.com

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Professional	MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL

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Defunct men's
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National under-20 association football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

North America	Canada Mexico United States

Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama

Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

Defunct	Netherlands Antilles

1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

Seasons

CONCACAF Youth Tournaments	Panama 1962 Guatemala 1964 Cuba 1970 Mexico 1973 Canada 1974 Puerto Rico 1976 Honduras 1978 United States 1980 Guatemala 1982 Trinidad and Tobago 1984 Trinidad and Tobago 1986 Guatemala 1988 Guatemala 1990 Canada 1992 Honduras 1994 Mexico 1996

FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying tournament	Guatemala/Trinidad and Tobago 1998 Canada/Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Panama/United States 2003 Honduras/United States 2005 Panama/Mexico 2007

CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Trinidad and Tobago 2009 Guatemala 2011 Mexico 2013 Jamaica 2015 Costa Rica 2017

Qualifying

Squads

1962
1964
1970
1973
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015

FIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup

Tournaments	Tunisia 1977 Japan 1979 Australia 1981 Mexico 1983 USSR 1985 Chile 1987 Saudi Arabia 1989 Portugal 1991 Australia 1993 Qatar 1995 Malaysia 1997 Nigeria 1999 Argentina 2001 UAE 2003 Netherlands 2005 Canada 2007 Egypt 2009 Colombia 2011 Turkey 2013 New Zealand 2015 South Korea 2017 TBA 2019

Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

Squads	1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Book Team appearances

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

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