Nickname(s) | Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks | ||
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Association | United States Soccer Federation | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Head coach | Carrie Kveton [1] | ||
FIFA code | USA | ||
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Medal record |
The United States U-19 women's national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior women's national team, as well as bridging the development between the two major youth competition levels of the U-17 and the U-20.
The United States U-19 became active as the primary youth-level national team in 2001 when the United States Soccer Federation decided to change the age limit from the U-18 to U-19. The move was in preparation for FIFA's introduction of the first ever FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (which has since changed to U-20). The new U-19 squad won the inaugural 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Canada, where they beat the hosts on a golden goal by captain and future United States women's national team mainstay Lindsay Tarpley. Five other members of that same team would join Tarpley as teammates on the senior international team: Rachel Buehler, Lori Chalupny, Heather O'Reilly, Leslie Osborne and Angie Woznuk. Other notable 2002 team members were Kelly Wilson, the all-time leading goal scorer in the history of the U-20 team, as well as two-time Hermann Trophy winner Kerri Hanks, who would go on to become one of the most decorated players in women's collegiate soccer.
In 2004, the U-19 team placed third at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand, after having been defeated by Germany in the semifinals. [2] The tournament marked the world championship debut of future senior national team members Yael Averbuch, Stephanie Lopez, Amy Rodriguez and Megan Rapinoe. 2004 also saw the first loss to a similar-aged team in the history of the program when the squad lost to Japan.
The U-19 team became dormant in 2005 when U.S. Soccer raised the age of the squad from U-19 to U-20. The move was, again, in response to FIFA's altering of the competition age from U-19 to U-20. The team subsequently had only periodic competitions until 2019, when the Federation (under general manager Kate Markgraf) reinstated all youth-level teams in their own right.
Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | Coach |
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2002 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | Tracey Leone |
2004 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | Mark Krikorian |
Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | Coach |
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2002 | No final held | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | Tracey Leone |
2004 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3 | Mark Krikorian |
Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | Coach |
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2023 | Third Place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | Carrie Kveton |
Total | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
October 22 2023 Pan American Games | United States | 6–0 | Bolivia | Viña del Mar, Chile |
14:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 350 Referee: Stefani Escobar (VEN) |
October 25 2023 Pan American Games | United States | 3–1 | Costa Rica | Valparaíso, Chile |
12:00 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Attendance: 300 Referee: Maria Belen Lupera Reto (ECU) |
October 28 2023 Pan American Games | United States | 4–0 | Argentina | Valparaíso, Chile |
12:00 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Referee: Andreza Helena De Siqueira (Brazil) |
October 31 2023 Pan American Games SF | Chile | 2–1 | United States | Viña del Mar, Chile |
18:00 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Referee: Andreza Siqueira (Brazil) |
November 3 2023 Pan American Games Bronze Medal Match | Argentina | 0–2 | United States | Valparaíso, Chile |
3:00 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Referee: Stefani Escobar (Venezuela) |
The following 18 players, plus 4 alternates, were named to the squad for the 2023 Pan American Games. [3]
Caps and goals are updated as of November 3, 2023 after the match against Argentina. [4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Sonoma Kasica | June 26, 2006 | 2 | 0 | Florida Premier FC |
12 | GK | Kealey Titmuss | September 15, 2006 | 3 | 0 | Nationals |
2 | DF | Gisele Thompson | December 2, 2005 | 5 | 0 | Total Futbol Academy |
3 | DF | Aven Alvarez | November 14, 2006 | 5 | 0 | North Carolina Courage |
4 | DF | Elizabeth Boamah | January 29, 2006 | 4 | 0 | San Diego Surf SC |
5 | DF | Nicki Fraser | August 11, 2006 | 4 | 0 | Real Colorado |
13 | DF | Sam Smith | September 22, 2005 | 5 | 0 | Boise Timbers Thorns FC |
18 | DF | Jordan Bugg | January 25, 2006 | 5 | 0 | San Diego Surf SC |
6 | MF | Grace Restovich | August 15, 2006 | 5 | 1 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher |
8 | MF | Charlotte Kohler | October 18, 2005 | 4 | 1 | MVLA SC |
10 | MF | Lauren Martinho | October 9, 2005 | 4 | 0 | North Carolina Courage |
14 | MF | Claire Hutton | (17) | 4 | 2 | World Class FC |
15 | MF | Kendall Bodak | (17) | 4 | 1 | New England FC |
17 | MF | Eleanor Klinger | November 4, 2006 | 5 | 0 | Internationals SC |
7 | FW | Ava McDonald | (16) | 4 | 3 | FC Dallas |
9 | FW | Amalia Villarreal | March 27, 2006 | 5 | 4 | Michigan Jaguars FC |
11 | FW | Katie Shea Collins | (17) | 5 | 1 | Tennessee SC |
16 | FW | Emeri Adames | April 3, 2006 | 5 | 3 | Solar SC |
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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DF | Carla Small | IMG Academy | ||||
MF | Izzy Engle | Minnesota Thunder | ||||
FW | Miri O'Donnel | FC Bay Area Surf | ||||
FW | Bella Winn | World Class FC |
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