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

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

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.

Caps and goals correct as of May 30, 2019, after the match against Ecuador.

Recent call-ups 
The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.

Top goalscorers

Coaches

References

Other websites 

 Official website on USSoccer.com

National under-20 football teams
Soccer in the United States