United States Under-17

Nickname(s)	Team USA The Stars and Stripes[1][2] The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Richie Williams
Asst coach	Jim Rooney
FIFA code	USA
First colours Second colours
First international
Guinea 1 – 0 United States  (Beijing, China; July 31, 1985)
Biggest win
United States 6 – 1 South Korea  (Lahti, Finland; August 14, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Oman 4 – 0 United States  (Alexandria, Egypt; September 6, 1997)  Germany 4 – 0 United States  (Querétaro, Mexico; June 30, 2011)  Czech Republic 4 – 0 United States  (Turkey; January 20, 2012) Records for competitive matches only.

The United States U-17 men's national soccer team is the national under-17 association football team of the United States and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team may compete is in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.

History [edit]

This section requires expansion with: information about teams and results accompanied with additional citations. (February 2009)

Beginning with the 1999 team, the majority of the U-17 national team is complemented by the players from the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Started in 1999, the U.S. Soccer Under-17 Residency Program has become a symbol of U.S. Soccer’s dedication to increasing the development opportunities for players and the success of the Youth National Teams.

With the recent successes of the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team, the full-time Residency Program has doubled in the number of players from 20 to 40, adding 10 additional players in both the fall semester of 2002 and 2003. U.S. Soccer has been able to increase the number of players enrolled in the program to provide greater opportunities for young players and increase its investment in player development.

With 40 players in Residency, the U.S. now has two teams competing under the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team moniker: the U-17 ’94s and the U-17 ’95s, representing the birth year of a majority of the players from the senior and junior class in the residency program. With 40 players in Residency, the program is able to field two full teams that train together during the week, and get the chance to compete against club, college and international teams on the weekends. There will, obviously, be times in which players cross over from the two sides, but the teams will be designated as one or the other in most competitions.

Wilmer Cabrera was appointed as head coach of the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team on Oct. 25, 2007, joining the team from BW Gottschee in New York. He also served as the spokesperson for MLS Futbolito and Verano MLS, two programs aimed at grassroots development of soccer in the United States. The two-time FIFA World Cup veteran has been charged with preparing his players for the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup.

The U.S. players live on campus at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., and train in the morning under the guidance of Cabrera and assistant coaches Paul Caffrey, Gerson Echeverry, Paul Grafer and Eric Imler. In the afternoon, the players attend classes at St. Stephens Episcopal School. While in the full-time residency program, the U.S. not only trains daily under Cabrera, but also has access to the IMG Academy’s spacious facilities. The team regularly uses IMG’s state-of-the-art strength-training facilities, as well as some of the nation’s best sports psychologists that work at the Academy. The IMG Academy includes top-of-the-line soccer equipment, three Bermuda grass fields, two swimming pools, newly renovated student housing and dining facilities.

Beginning in 1999, the Residency Program has given players an opportunity to grow and move up the ladder in the world of soccer and become professionals in Major League Soccer, some of the biggest clubs in Europe and even make an impact on the full U.S. Men's National Team. The program in Bradenton provides players with an environment where they can prosper as individual players and come together as a team ahead of regional and world competition.

Since its inception, more than 300 players have been through the full-time Residency Program, and more than 100 of those players have moved on to Major League Soccer, or the professional leagues in Europe. Nineteen players have also registered at least one cap with the full MNT: Freddy Adu, Jozy Altidore, DaMarcus Beasley, Kyle Beckerman, Michael Bradley, Bobby Convey, Landon Donovan, Eddie Gaven, Omar Gonzalez, Eddie Johnson, Justin Mapp, Chad Marshall, Dax McCarty, Oguchi Onyewu, Heath Pearce, Santino Quaranta, Robbie Rogers, Jonathan Spector and Danny Szetela.

The first full-time U.S. Soccer Residency Program began on January 17, 1999, when U.S. Soccer collected the top 20 of the country’s elite youth players to train year-round at IMG Academy. In its first year of existence, the U.S. Soccer Residency Program produced instant success as the Under-17s qualified for the FIFA Under-17 World Championship in New Zealand in November 1999. On the world stage, the American teenagers rose to the occasion, winning their group and advancing to the semifinals before being ousted in a penalty shootout. The fourth-place finish tied for the best showing by a U.S. Youth National Team in a major international competition. Also, U.S. stars Donovan and Beasley were awarded the Gold and Silver Balls, respectively, as the top two players in the entire tournament.

After struggling in the “Group of Death” two years later, the U.S. bounced back with back-to-back fifth place finishes in the following two FIFA U-17 World Championships in 2003 and 2005. In 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship the U.S. went undefeated in group play to win their group for just the third time in 11 appearances, and the first time since 1999. At the 2007 edition of the tournament, the squad advanced out of their group before meeting eventual third-place finishers Germany in the Round of 16, falling 2–1.

Major Tournament Results [edit]

CONCACAF U-17 Championship Record [edit]

• 1983: First Place
• 1985: DNP
• 1987: Second Place
• 1988: Second Place
• 1991: Second Place
• 1992: First Place
• 1994: Second Place
• 1997: Second Place
• 1999: Second Place Group A; Won qualifying playoff
• 2001: First Place Group A
• 2003: First Place Group A
• 2005: First Place Group A
• 2007: First Place Group B
• 2009: Championship Round
• 2011: First Place
• 2013: TBD

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record [edit]

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
1987	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
1989	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	5	7
1991	Quarter-Finals	4	3	0	1	6	2
1993	Quarter-Finals	4	1	1	2	8	8
1995	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	6
1997	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	7
1999	Fourth Place	6	3	1	2	9	8
2001	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	3	8
2003	Quarter-Finals	4	2	0	2	8	7
2005	Quarter-Finals	4	2	1	1	7	5
2007	Round of 16	4	1	0	3	7	9
2009	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	4	4
2011	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	4	6
2013	Failed to qualify
Total	14/14	52	19	5	28	72	87

Fixtures and results [edit]

Friendly February 23	United States	0–4	Mexico	Panama City, Panama
15:00 EST		Report	Zúniga  33' Almanza  39' Granados  51', 60' Díaz  83'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández

Friendly February 26	United States	1–1	Panama	Panama City, Panama
	Flores  5'	Report	50'

CONCACAF U17 Championship Group C April 7	Haiti	0–3	United States	Panama City, Panama
17:30				Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández

CONCACAF U17 Championship Group C April 11	United States	1–0	Guatemala	Panama City, Panama
17:30				Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández

CONCACAF U17 Championship Quarters April 14	United States	1-3	Honduras	Panama City, Panama
17:00				Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández

Caspian Cup May 30	United States	v	Kyrgyzstan	Baku, Azerbaijan
17:00				Stadium: Dalga Arena

Caspian Cup June 1	Azerbaijan	v	United States	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00				Stadium: Bayil Stadium

Players [edit]

Current Squad [edit]

The following 20 players were called up for the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama.

Caps and goals updated as of February 25, 2013

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Jeff Caldwell (1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 (age 17) 6 0 North Carolina Fusion 1GK Evan Louro (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 17) 9 0 New York Red Bulls 2DF Conor Donovan (1996-01-08) January 8, 1996 (age 17) 23 2 NC Alliance 2DF Justen Glad (1997-02-28) February 28, 1997 (age 16) 1 0 Real Salt Lake AZ 2DF Shaquell Moore (C) (1996-11-02) November 2, 1996 (age 16) 34 2 Unattached 2DF Tommy Redding (1997-01-24) January 24, 1997 (age 16) 4 0 FC America Premier 2DF John Requejo (1996-05-23) May 23, 1996 (age 16) 34 1 Real So Cal 2DF Peter Schropp (1997-01-20) January 20, 1997 (age 16) 2 1 Omaha FC 3MF Corey Baird (1996-01-30) January 30, 1996 (age 17) 31 3 San Diego Surf 3MF Junior Flores (1996-03-26) March 26, 1996 (age 17) 22 3 Borussia Dortmund 3MF Angel Heredia (1996-09-02) September 2, 1996 (age 16) 20 0 San Jose Earthquakes 3MF Christopher Lema (1996-08-05) August 5, 1996 (age 16) 20 1 New York Red Bulls 3MF Elijah Martin (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996 (age 16) 16 0 Cal Odyssey 3MF Joel Soñora (1996-09-15) September 15, 1996 (age 16) 3 0 Boca Juniors 3MF Tyler Turner (1996-03-04) March 4, 1996 (age 17) 17 4 South Central Premier 4FW Mukwelle Akale (1997-01-18) January 18, 1997 (age 16) 12 3 Minnesota Thunder 4FW Sebastian Elney (1997-06-26) June 26, 1997 (age 15) 2 1 Boca United 4FW Rubio Rubin (1996-03-01) March 1, 1996 (age 17) 32 12 Portland Timbers 4FW Ahinga Selemani (1996-03-15) March 15, 1996 (age 17) 18 5 Crew Soccer Academy Wolves 4FW Alan Winn (1996-02-18) February 18, 1996 (age 17) 16 6 Solar Chelsea SC

Recent Call Ups

These Players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Carter Richardson (1996-08-06) August 6, 1996 (age 16) 1 0 Crew Soccer Academy v.  Panama, 26 February 2013 GK Paul Christensen (1996-04-15) April 15, 1996 (age 17) 19 0 Seattle Sounders FC v.  Portugal, 2 December 2012 DF Jordan Cano (1996-03-13) March 13, 1996 (age 17) 1 0 FC Dallas v.  Portugal, 2 December 2012 DF Gonzalo Rolon (1996-06-06) June 6, 1996 (age 16) 4 0 Central California Blues v.  Canada, 19 November 2012 DF Malcolm Jones (1997-04-18) April 18, 1997 (age 16) 1 0 Chivas USA v.  Canada, 19 November 2012 DF Jorge Miranda (1996-04-08) April 8, 1996 (age 17) 8 0 Real So Cal v.  Paraguay, 27 October 2012 DF Bryce Cregan (1996-03-21) March 21, 1996 (age 17) 2 0 PA Classics v.  Mexico, 6 October 2012 DF Adonis Amaya (1996-11-10) November 10, 1996 (age 16) 6 0 Chivas USA v.  Mexico, 1 July 2012 DF Kevin Politz (1996-03-22) March 22, 1996 (age 17) 3 0 New York Red Bulls v.  Costa Rica, 25 June 2012 MF Cameron Lindley (1997-07-18) July 18, 1997 (age 15) 10 0 Indiana Fire Academy v.  Panama, 26 February 2013 MF Ben Swanson (1997-07-18) July 18, 1997 (age 15) 13 0 Crew Soccer Academy v.  Panama, 26 February 2013 MF Rolando Muñoz (1996-10-01) October 1, 1996 (age 16) 12 1 Los Angeles Galaxy v.  Portugal, 2 December 2012 MF Emerson Hyndman (1996-04-09) April 9, 1996 (age 17) 3 0 Fulham v.  Portugal, 2 December 2012 MF Guy Kabala (1996-10-14) October 14, 1996 (age 16) 12 1 New England Revolution v.  Paraguay, 27 October 2012 MF Aaron Meyer (1996-07-18) July 18, 1996 (age 16) 3 0 FC Dallas v.  Mexico, 1 July 2012 FW Bradford Jamieson (1996-10-18) October 18, 1996 (age 16) 11 2 Chivas USA v.  Panama, 26 February 2013 FW Nathan Kohl (1996-07-12) July 12, 1996 (age 16) 1 0 Crew Soccer Academy v.  Panama, 26 February 2013 FW Wesley Wade (1996-09-16) September 16, 1996 (age 16) 28 9 New York Red Bulls v.  Panama, 26 February 2013 FW Brian Pacheco (1996-07-13) July 13, 1996 (age 16) 3 0 Pateadores v.  Paraguay, 27 October 2012 FW DeAndre Robinson (1996-05-30) May 30, 1996 (age 16) 14 4 Concorde Fire v.  Mexico, 9 April 2012

See also [edit]

Soccer in the United States portal

• IMG Soccer Academy
• United States Soccer Federation
• FIFA U-17 World Cup
• CONCACAF U17 Tournament

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Official U-17 MNT at USSoccer.com

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