Women's national under-19 soccer team representing the United States
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 .
History
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.
Competitive record
FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup
Year
Result
Matches
Wins
Draws
Losses
GF
GA
Coach
2002
Champions
6
6
0
0
26
2
Tracey Leone
2004
Third place
6
5
0
1
14
4
Mark Krikorian
CONCACAF Women's U-19 Championship tournament record
Year
Result
Matches
Wins
Draws
Losses
GF
GA
Coach
2002
No final held
3
3
0
0
34
1
Tracey Leone
2004
Runners-up
5
3
1
1
32
3
Mark Krikorian
Pan American Games
Year
Result
Matches
Wins
Draws
Losses
GF
GA
Coach
2023
Third Place
5
4
0
1
16
3
Carrie Kveton
Total
5
4
0
1
16
3
Recent schedule and results
2023
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
2023
Current squad
The following 24 players were called up for the June 2024 friendlies.[3]
Caps and goals are updated as of June 3, 2024 after the match against Spain . [4] [5]
Recent call-ups
The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.
Coaches
References
^ "CARRIE KVETON NAMED U.S. U-19 WOMEN'S YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM HEAD COACH" . USSoccer.com . United States Soccer Federation. May 9, 2023. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023 .
^ U.S. Women Fall to Germany, 3–1, at U-19 World Championship Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , US Soccer, November 24, 2004.
^ "U.S. UNDER-19 WOMEN'S YOUTH NATIONAL WILL TRAVEL TO SPAIN FOR TRAINING CAMP AND TWO MATCHES AGAINST THE HOSTS" . USSoccer.com . Retrieved May 24, 2024 .
^ "U.S. UNDER-19 WOMEN'S YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM FALLS TO SPAIN, 3-0" . USSoccer.com . United States Soccer Federation. May 31, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024 .
^ @USYNT (June 3, 2024). "The #U19WYNT show their strength with a hard-fought tie against Spain!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "U.S. Under–19 Women's Youth National Team heads to South Florida for first training camp of 2024" . USSoccer.com . Retrieved April 11, 2024 .
^ "Kveton Names 18 Players as U.S. Women Return to the Pan American Games for First Time Since 2007" . USSF . Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023 .
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