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	Tab Ramos
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 Dominican 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	15 (first in 1981)
Best result	Fourth Place 1989
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances	23 (first in 1964)
Best result	Winner : 2017

The United States under-20 men's national soccer team 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 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.

† 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	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977	Did Not Qualify
1979	Did Not Qualify
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	1	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	Quarter-final	6th	5	2	2	1	12	6
2019	TBD-not yet qualified
Total	15/21	0 titles	56	21	8	27	74	85

Honors

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

Current Cycle Results and Fixtures

2017

February 18 CONCACAF Champ. Group B	United States	0–1	Panama	Tibás, Costa Rica
		Report	L. Ávila 37'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

February 21 CONCACAF Champ. Group B	United States	4–1	Haiti	San José, Costa Rica
	Lennon 28' (pen.), 53', 58' de la Torre 52'	Report	Dede 15'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

February 24 CONCACAF Champ. Group B	United States	4–1	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Tibás, Costa Rica
	Lennon 17' Lewis 20' Saucedo 35', 41'	Report	Martin 77'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

February 27 CONCACAF Champ. Group D	United States	1–0	Mexico	Tibás, Costa Rica
	Palmer-Brown 29'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

March 3 CONCACAF Champ. Group D	United States	2–1	El Salvador	San José, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

March 5 CONCACAF Champ. Final	United States	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Honduras	San José, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional
	Penalties
	Lennon Craft Sabbi De La Torre Acosta		Álvarez Martinez Grant Flores

May 22 FIFA U-20 WC Group F	United States	3–3	Ecuador	Incheon, South Korea
17:00	Sargent 36', 54' de la Torre 90+4'	Report	Lino 5' Cabezas 7', 64'	Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium Attendance: 3,886 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

May 25 FIFA U-20 WC Group F	United States	1–0	Senegal	Incheon, South Korea
	Josh Sargent, 34'			Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium

May 28 FIFA U-20 WC Group F	United States	1–1	Saudi Arabia	Daejeon, South Korea
18:00	Herrara 8' Jones 32' Carter-Vickers 40' 45' Lennon 40'	Report	Aldosari 23' Alnaji 30' Tarmin 33' Alamri 65' 74'	Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 5,460 Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

June 1 FIFA U-20 WC Round of 16	United States	6–0	New Zealand	Incheon, South Korea
20:00	Sargent 32' Ebobisse 64' Lennon 65' Glad 76' Trusty 84' Kunga 90+3'	Report	Cameron 80'	Stadium: Incheon Football Stadium Attendance: 5,667 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

June 4 FIFA U-20 WC QF	Venezuela	2–1 (a.e.t.)	United States	Jeonju, South Korea
15:00	José Hernández 35' Williams Velásquez 57' Samuel Sosa 86' Yangel Herrera 90+4' Adalberto Peñaranda 96' Nahuel Ferraresi 115'	Report	Derrick Jones 74' Jeremy Ebobisse 81', 117'	Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 2,671 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

2018

November 1 CONCACAF Champ. Group A	United States	v	Puerto Rico	Bradenton, Florida
19:30				Stadium: IMG Academy

November 3 CONCACAF Champ. Group A	U.S. Virgin Islands	v	United States	Bradenton, Florida
19:45				Stadium: IMG Academy

November 5 CONCACAF Champ. Group A	United States	v	Trinidad and Tobago	Bradenton, Florida
19:45				Stadium: IMG Academy

November 7 CONCACAF Champ. Group A	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	v	United States	Bradenton, Florida
19:45				Stadium: IMG Academy

November 9 CONCACAF Champ. Group A	United States	v	Suriname	Bradenton, Florida
17:30				Stadium: IMG Academy

Players

Current Squad

The following 20 players were invited to a training camp from July 15-22, 2018, at NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.^[3]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Justin Garces	(2000-08-23) August 23, 2000	UCLA Bruins
1GK	George Marks	(1999-11-10) November 10, 1999	Clemson Tigers
1GK	Trey Muse	(1999-07-26) July 26, 1999	Indiana Hoosiers

2DF	Chris Gloster	(2000-07-28) July 28, 2000	Hannover 96
2DF	Lennard Maloney	(1999-10-08) October 8, 1999	Union Berlin
2DF	Manny Perez	(1999-02-19) February 19, 1999	NC State Wolfpack
2DF	Sam Rogers	(1999-05-17) May 17, 1999	Seattle Sounders
2DF	Aedan Stanley	(1999-12-13) December 13, 1999	Duke Blue Devils

3MF	Taylor Booth	(2001-05-31) May 31, 2001	Unattached
3MF	Chris Goslin	(2000-05-12) May 12, 2000	Atlanta United
3MF	Richie Ledezma	(2000-09-06) September 6, 2000	Real Monarchs
3MF	Paxton Pomykal	(1999-12-17) December 17, 1999	FC Dallas
3MF	Brandon Servania	(1999-03-12) March 12, 1999	FC Dallas
3MF	Aristotle Zarris	(1999-10-06) October 6, 1999	LA Galaxy
3MF	Sean Zawadzki	(2000-04-21) April 21, 2000	Columbus Crew

4FW	George Acosta	(2000-01-19) January 19, 2000	Boca Juniors
4FW	Shaft Brewer	(1999-10-28) October 28, 1999	Los Angeles FC
4FW	Griffin Dorsey	(1999-03-05) March 5, 1999	Indiana Hoosiers
4FW	Justin Rennicks	(1999-03-20) March 20, 1999	Indiana Hoosiers
4FW	Sebastian Soto	(2000-07-28) July 28, 2000	Hannover 96

Previous Call Ups

The following players have previously been called up to the United States under-20 squad and remain eligible. Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	David Ochoa	(2001-01-16) January 16, 2001			Real Monarchs	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
GK	Seth Stiebel	(1999-01-27) January 27, 1999			Saint Louis FC	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
GK	C.J. dos Santos	(2000-08-24) August 24, 2000			Benfica	v. France U-20 and Atlético Madrid U-21; March 17–28, 2018
GK	Phillip Ejimadu	(1999-08-31) August 31, 1999			Nacional	v. France U-20 and Atlético Madrid U-21; March 17–28, 2018
GK	Brady Scott	(1999-06-30) June 30, 1999			1. FC Köln	v. France U-20 and Atlético Madrid U-21; March 17–28, 2018
GK	Eric Lopez	(1999-03-05) March 5, 1999			LA Galaxy	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018

DF	Glademir Mendoza	(1999-10-04) October 4, 1999			Real Salt Lake	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
DF	Matthew Real	(1999-07-10) July 10, 1999			Philadelphia Union	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
DF	Chris Richards	(2000-03-28) March 28, 2000			Bayern Munich	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
DF	Angel Uribe	(1999-03-30) March 30, 1999			Dorados de Sinaloa	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
DF	Sergino Dest	(2000-11-30) November 30, 2000			Ajax	v. France U-20 and Atlético Madrid U-21; March 17–28, 2018
DF	Mark McKenzie	(1999-02-25) February 25, 1999			Philadelphia Union	v. France U-20 and Atlético Madrid U-21; March 17–28, 2018
DF	Jake Morris	(1999-03-03) March 3, 1999			Seattle Sounders	v. France U-20 and Atlético Madrid U-21; March 17–28, 2018
DF	Gideon Davis	(1999-08-17) August 17, 1999			Denver Pioneers	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
DF	Jaylin Lindsey	(2000-03-27) March 27, 2000			Sporting Kansas City	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
DF	Jack Maher	(1999-10-28) October 28, 1999			Saint Louis FC	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
DF	James Sands	(2000-07-06) July 6, 2000			New York City FC	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
DF	Sam Vines	(1999-05-31) May 31, 1999			Charlotte Independence	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
DF	Carson Vom Steeg	(1999-02-01) February 1, 1999			Stanford Cardinal	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018

MF	Frankie Amaya	(2000-09-26) September 26, 2000			Pateadores	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
MF	Andrew Carleton	(2000-06-22) June 22, 2000			Atlanta United	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
MF	Andres Jimenez	(2000-03-04) March 4, 2000			Envigado	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
MF	Alex Mendez	(2000-09-06) September 6, 2000			LA Galaxy	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
MF	Juan Pablo Torres	(1999-07-26) July 26, 1999			Lokeren	v. France U-20 and Atlético Madrid U-21; March 17–28, 2018
MF	Christian Cappis	(1999-08-13) August 13, 1999			FC Dallas	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
MF	Jose Carranza	(1999-01-18) January 18, 1999			Atlanta United 2	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
MF	Chris Durkin	(2000-02-08) February 8, 2000			D.C. United	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
MF	Anthony Fontana	(1999-10-14) October 14, 1999			Philadelphia Union	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
MF	Brian Perez	(1999-09-25) September 25, 1999			Tijuana	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
MF	Greg Tracey	1999			Colorado Rapids	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
MF	Noah Verhoeven	(1999-06-15) June 15, 1999			Fresno FC	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
MF	Tyler Adams	(1999-02-14) February 14, 1999	12	1	New York Red Bulls	2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

FW	Simon Becher	(1999-07-20) July 20, 1999			Oakwood SC	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
FW	Abdulkadir Haji	(1999-12-01) December 1, 1999			VCU Rams	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
FW	Wilson Harris	(1999-11-28) November 28, 1999			Swope Park Rangers	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
FW	Ulysses Llanez	(2001-04-02) April 2, 2001			LA Galaxy	Florida camp and v. Honduras U-20; May 11–19, 2018
FW	Zyen Jones	(2000-08-25) August 25, 2000			Schalke 04	v. France U-20 and Atlético Madrid U-21; March 17–28, 2018
FW	Nebiyou Perry	(1999-10-02) October 2, 1999			1. FC Köln	v. France U-20 and Atlético Madrid U-21; March 17–28, 2018
FW	Josh Sargent	(2000-02-20) February 20, 2000	5	4	Werder Bremen	v. France U-20 and Atlético Madrid U-21; March 17–28, 2018
FW	Jonathan Amon	(1999-04-30) April 30, 1999			Nordsjælland	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
FW	Justin McMaster	(1999-06-30) June 30, 1999			Wake Forest Demon Deacons	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018
FW	Chris Nicola	(1999-09-09) September 9, 1999			Pateadores	YNT Summit Camp; January 2–11, 2018

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-20 Goals
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
4	Eddie Johnson	2003–2004	12
4	Jacob Peterson	2004–2005	12
6	Jeremy Ebobisse	2016–	11
7	Will John	2005	10
8	Chad Barrett	2004–2005	9
9	Jose Villarreal	2011–2013	8
9	Sebastian Saucedo	2016–	8
11	Brooks Lennon	2016–	7
12	Rubio Rubin	2014–2015	6
12	Emmanuel Sabbi	2015–	6
14	Peri Marošević	2008–2009	5
14	Daniel Cuevas	2012–2013	5
14	Zach Pfeffer	2014–2015	5
14	Ben Spencer	2014–2015	5
14	Bradford Jamieson IV	2015–2016	5
19	Taylor Twellman	1999	4
19	Jozy Altidore	2007	4
19	Andre Akpan	2007	4
19	Bobby Wood	2010–2011	4
19	Conor Doyle	2010–2011	4
19	Joe Gyau	2010–2011	4
19	Luis Gil	2011–2013	4
19	Mario Rodriguez	2012–2013	4
19	Benji Joya	2012–2013	4
19	Josh Sargent	2017–	4

Coaches

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Tab Ramos
Assistant coaches	Omid Namazi Brad Friedel

History

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 June 22, 2010.
↑ "Newsweek". Retrieved June 22, 2010.
↑ "U-20 MNT CAMP IN NORTH CAROLINA AIMS TO BUILD ROSTER WITH WORLD CUP QUALIFYING ON HORIZON". Retrieved July 13, 2018.

External links

Official website on USSoccer.com

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[1] "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Retrieved June 22, 2010.

[2] "Newsweek". Retrieved June 22, 2010.

[3] "U-20 MNT CAMP IN NORTH CAROLINA AIMS TO BUILD ROSTER WITH WORLD CUP QUALIFYING ON HORIZON". Retrieved July 13, 2018.

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.

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