United States men's national under-20 soccer 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.

 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 recordYearRoundPosition 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 determinedTotal16/230 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.USA KICKS OFF NEW U-20 MNT CYCLE WITH TWO MATCHES IN SLOVENIA; USSoccer.com, August 30, 2019

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 

RankPlayerYear(s)U-20 Goals1Brek Shea2007–2009172Freddy Adu2003–2009163Romain Gall2014–2015133Scott E. Kennedy1992–1993135TEddie Johnson2003–2004125TJacob Peterson2004–2005127Jeremy Ebobisse2016–2017118Will John2005109Chad Barrett2004–2005910TJose Villarreal2011–2013810TSebastian Saucedo2016–2017810TAlexis Mendez2018–8

 Coaches 
NameYearsAngus McAlpine1983Derek Armstrong1987Bob Gansler1989Bobby Howe1993Jay Hoffman1997Sigi Schmid1998–1999Wolfgang Suhnholz1999–2001Thomas Rongen2002–2004Sigi Schmid2005Thomas Rongen2006–2011Tab Ramos2011–2019Anthony Hudson2020–

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website on USSoccer.com

Category:National under-20 football teams
Category:Soccer in the United States
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