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United States men's national under-20 soccer team

national association football team

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.

United States Under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team USA
The Stars and Stripes[1][2]
The Yanks
AssociationUnited States
Soccer Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachMikey Varas
FIFA codeUSA
First colors
Second colors
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
Appearances16 (first in 1981)
Best resultFourth place: 1989
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances23 (first in 1964)
Best resultChampion: 2017, 2018

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 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

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
1977Did Not Qualify
1979
1981Group Stage15th301218
1983Group Stage11th310235
1985Did Not Qualify
1987Group Stage10th310223
1989Fourth Place4th621379
1991Did Not Qualify
1993Quarter-final8th411286
1995Did Not Qualify
1997Round of 1615th410326
1999Round of 1611th420277
2001Round of 1613th411255
2003Quarter-final5th530296
2005Round of 1611th421144
2007Quarter-final7th5311126
2009Group Stage18th310247
2011Did Not Qualify
2013Group Stage22nd301239
2015Quarter-final7th531174
2017Quarterfinals6th5221126
2019Quarter-final6th530286
2021To be determined
Total16/230 titles662610309396

Honors

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup
    • Fourth Place (1): 1989
  • CONCACAF U-20 Championship
    • Winners (2): 2017, 2018
    • Runners-up (6): 1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013

Recent matches

The following are results from the last 12 months, as well as any matches that have been scheduled.

Players

Current squad

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.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1GKDavid Ochoa (2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 23) Real Salt Lake
1GKChituru Odunze (2002-10-14) October 14, 2002 (age 21) Leicester City
2DFKevin Bonilla (2001-09-20) September 20, 2001 (age 22) Portland Pilots
2DFNathan Harriel (2001-04-23) April 23, 2001 (age 23) Philadelphia Union
2DFIan Hoffmann (2001-08-09) August 9, 2001 (age 22) Houston Dynamo
2DFKwabena Boateng (2001-06-19) June 19, 2001 (age 23) UC Irvine
2DFGeorge Campbell (2001-06-22) June 22, 2001 (age 23) Atlanta United
2DFStuart Ritchie (2001-09-10) September 10, 2001 (age 22) Hannover 96 II
2DFLeonardo Sepulveda (2001-06-18) June 18, 2001 (age 23) Salamanca
2DFTravian Sousa (2001-09-19) September 19, 2001 (age 22) Hamburger SV II
3MFCole Bassett (2001-07-28) July 28, 2001 (age 22) Colorado Rapids
3MFJustin Haak (2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 (age 22) New York City FC
3MFMarcelo Palomino (2001-05-21) May 21, 2001 (age 23) Houston Dynamo
3MFMatteo Ritaccio (2001-10-04) October 4, 2001 (age 22) Liverpool
3MFThomas Roberts (2001-05-11) May 11, 2001 (age 23) FC Dallas
3MFTanner Tessmann (2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 22) FC Dallas
3MFIndiana Vassilev (2001-02-16) February 16, 2001 (age 23) Cheltenham Town
4FWKonrad de la Fuente (2001-07-16) July 16, 2001 (age 22) Barcelona B
4FWJohan Gomez (2001-07-23) July 23, 2001 (age 22) Porto
4FWCameron Harper (2001-11-19) November 19, 2001 (age 22) Celtic
4FWJalen Hawkins (2001-01-24) January 24, 2001 (age 23) Ingolstadt 04
4FWCharlie Kelman (2001-01-17) January 17, 2001 (age 23) Queens Park Rangers

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up

Top goalscorers


RankPlayerYear(s)U-20 Goals
1Brek Shea2007–200917
2Freddy Adu2003–200916
3Romain Gall2014–201513
3Scott E. Kennedy1992–199313
5TEddie Johnson2003–200412
5TJacob Peterson2004–200512
7Jeremy Ebobisse2016–201711
8Will John200510
9Chad Barrett2004–20059
10TJose Villarreal2011–20138
10TSebastian Saucedo2016–20178
10TAlexis Mendez2018–8

Coaches

NameYears
Angus McAlpine1983
Derek Armstrong1987
Bob Gansler1989
Bobby Howe1993
Jay Hoffman1997
Sigi Schmid1998–1999
Wolfgang Suhnholz1999–2001
Thomas Rongen2002–2004
Sigi Schmid2005
Thomas Rongen2006–2011
Tab Ramos2011–2019
Anthony Hudson2020–

References

Other websites

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