United States women's national under-23 soccer team

United States Under-23

Nickname(s)	Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Steve Swanson
FIFA code	USA
First colors Second colors
Nordic Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1997)
Best result	Winners (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)

The United States U-23 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 full Women's National Team. The team's most recent major tournament was the 2008 Nordic Cup, in which the United States team won 3–0 over Germany. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the annual Nordic Cup, which is the top competition for this age group. The current head coach is Steve Swanson.

History

Beginnings as a U-20 program

The United States U-23 team has been active since 1989, however it was run as a U-20 team from its inception until 1998.^[1] Its main goal was to prepare college players for the step up to international soccer. Women had no viable opportunities to enhance their playing abilities, aside from overseas, since the United States lacked a top-level domestic league during this time.

The switch to U-21

In 1998, United States Soccer Federation decided to make the team a U-21 team in order to give women a higher level of play to better prepare them for the full National Team. In accordance with this strategy, the U-21 team frequently rostered "over-aged" players in the U-21 training camps, as well as the Nordic Cup. It remained a U-21 team from 1998 through 2008.

Competing as a U-23 team

2008 saw the change of the USA's oldest youth national team moved to the U-23 level. The move was made by the United States Soccer Federation in response to age-level changes FIFA had made to its oldest women's youth competition, now named FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The age limit was raised from being a U-19 tournament to a U-20 tournament. This change, coupled with a newly introduced U-23 age limit to the Nordic Cup, prompted the USSF to rethink and eventually change the youth development team. The team continues to serve as a stepping-stone for collegiate and post-collegiate players to the United States Women's National Team.^[2] Additionally, many U-23 players develop further through the National Women's Soccer League. While many of the post-collegiate players play in this league to develop their game, the U-23's turned focus on college players who are out of season and may not yet be NWSL-eligible.

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2016 Nordic Tournament running from May 28-June 8, 2016.^[3]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Jane Campbell	(1995-02-17) February 17, 1995			Stanford Cardinal
	1GK	Madalyn Schiffel	(1994-09-19) September 19, 1994			Avaldsnes IL
	2DF	Brittany Basinger	(1995-06-30) June 30, 1995			Penn State Nittany Lions
	2DF	Maddie Bauer	(1995-03-20) March 20, 1995			Stanford Cardinal
	2DF	Kirsten Crowley	(1994-09-24) September 24, 1994			Florida State Seminoles
	2DF	Claire Falknor	(1993-05-12) May 12, 1993			FC Bayern Munich
	2DF	Kristen McNabb	(1994-04-17) April 17, 1994			Virginia Cavaliers
	3MF	Meggie Dougherty Howard	(1995-07-27) July 27, 1995			Florida Gators
	3MF	Caroline Flynn	(1994-02-28) February 28, 1994			Nebraska Cornhuskers
	3MF	Christina Gibbons	(1994-12-30) December 30, 1994			Duke Blue Devils
	3MF	McKenzie Meehan	(1994-12-25) December 25, 1994			Boston College Eagles
	3MF	Toni Payne	(1995-04-22) April 22, 1995			Duke Blue Devils
	3MF	Morgan Proffitt				Marquette Golden Eagles
	3MF	Margaret Purce	(1995-09-18) September 18, 1995			Harvard Crimson
	3MF	Stephanie Ribeiro				Connecticut Huskies
	3MF	Andi Sullivan	(1995-12-20) December 20, 1995			Stanford Cardinal
	4FW	Ashley Herndon	(1994-10-04) October 4, 1994			James Madison Dukes
	4FW	Rachel Hill	(1995-04-17) April 17, 1995			Connecticut Huskies
	4FW	Savannah Jordan	(1995-01-24) January 24, 1995			Florida Gators
	4FW	Tyler Lussi				Princeton Tigers

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Diana Poulin	(1995-03-06) March 6, 1995			St. John's Red Storm	May 2016 Training Camp
GK	Andi Tostanoski	(1994-08-29) August 29, 1994			Seattle Reign FC	May 2016 Training Camp
GK	Katelyn Rowland	(1994-03-16) March 16, 1994			FC Kansas City	2016 Istria Cup
GK	Abby Smith	(1993-10-04) October 4, 1993			Boston Breakers	v. Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
DF	Emily Byorth	(1995-03-22) March 22, 1995			Clemson Tigers	May 2016 Training Camp
DF	Alana Cook	(1997-04-11) April 11, 1997			Stanford Cardinal	May 2016 Training Camp
DF	McKenzie Karas	(1994-10-09) October 9, 1994			Washington Huskies	May 2016 Training Camp
DF	Kayla Mills	(1995-11-08) November 8, 1995			USC Trojans	May 2016 Training Camp
DF	Nini Rabsatt-Smith	(1994-05-23) May 23, 1994			South Alabama Jaguars	May 2016 Training Camp
DF	Erin Smith	(1995-07-21) July 21, 1995			Rutgers Scarlet Knights	May 2016 Training Camp
DF	Abby Dahlkemper	(1993-05-13) May 13, 1993			Western New York Flash	2016 Istria Cup
DF	Caprice Dydasco	(1993-08-19) August 19, 1993			Washington Spirit	2016 Istria Cup
DF	Katie Naughton	(1994-02-15) February 15, 1994			Chicago Red Stars	2016 Istria Cup
DF	Erica Skroski	(1994-02-14) February 14, 1994			Sky Blue FC	2016 Istria Cup
DF	Christen Westphal	(1993-09-02) September 2, 1993			Boston Breakers	2016 Istria Cup
DF	Gabrielle Seiler	(1994-09-14) September 14, 1994			Florida Gators	v. Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
MF	Rose Lavelle	(1995-05-14) May 14, 1995			Wisconsin Badgers	May 2016 Training Camp
MF	Sandra Yu	(1994-11-05) November 5, 1994			Notre Dame Fighting Irish	May 2016 Training Camp
MF	Danielle Colaprico	(1993-05-06) May 6, 1993			Chicago Red Stars	2016 Istria Cup
MF	Mandy Freeman	(1995-03-23) March 23, 1995			USC Trojans	2016 Istria Cup
MF	Shea Groom	(1993-03-04) March 4, 1993			FC Kansas City	2016 Istria Cup
MF	Michaela Hahn	(1994-04-19) April 19, 1994			Western New York Flash	2016 Istria Cup
MF	Havana Solaun	(1993-02-23) February 23, 1993			Seattle Reign FC	2016 Istria Cup
MF	Samantha Witteman	(1994-02-26) February 26, 1994			Orlando Pride	2016 Istria Cup
MF	Marti Corby				Grand Valley State Lakers	v. Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
MF	Alexis Shaffer	(1994-09-20) September 20, 1994			Virginia Cavaliers	v. Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
MF	Josee Stiever	(1995-03-26) March 26, 1995			Minnesota Golden Gophers	v. Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
MF	Mallory Weber	(1994-04-04) April 4, 1994			Portland Thorns FC	v. Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016
FW	Jackie Stengel	(1994-12-22) December 22, 1994			NC State Wolfpack	May 2016 Training Camp
FW	Makenzy Doniak	(1994-02-25) February 25, 1994			Western New York Flash	2016 Istria Cup
FW	Taylor Smith	(1993-12-01) December 1, 1993			Western New York Flash	2016 Istria Cup
FW	Murielle Tiernan	(1994-12-22) December 22, 1994			Virginia Tech Hokies	v. Republic of Ireland; January 25, 2016

Coaches

• Jerry Smith (2001–2002)
• Chris Petrucelli (2003–2004)
• Jill Ellis (2005–2006)
• Bill Irwin (2007–2011)
• Randy Waldrum (2012–2013)
• Steve Swanson (2013–present)

References

National youth sports teams of the United States
American football M U19 Basketball M U19 M U17 W U19 W U17 Goalball W U19 Handball MU 20 MU 18 WU 19 WU 17 Ice hockey M U20 M U18 W U18 Rugby union M U20 Soccer M U23 M U20 M U18 M U17 W U23 W U20 W U17 Softball W U19 Volleyball MU 23 MU 21 MU 19 WU 23 WU 20 WU 18
Youth Olympics Universiade

Soccer in the United States
Overview	U.S. Soccer USASA USCS League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in the United States
Men's national teams	Senior (statistics) U23 U20 U18 U17 Futsal Beach soccer Paralympic
Men's outdoor leagues	Professional MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL Amateur/ Semi-pro PDL NPSL APSL ASL PLA UPSL Youth U.S. Development Academy Super Y-League
Men's indoor leagues	MASL PASL-Premier WISL
Men's futsal leagues	PFL MLF
Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Open
Men's college soccer	NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) NAIA Championship
Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U18 U17
Women's leagues	NWSL WPSL UWS
Women's college soccer	NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) NAIA Championship
Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010)
Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) MISL (2001–08) AISL (2003–08) XSL (2008–09) MISL (2008–14)
Defunct women's leagues	WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13) W-League (1995–2015)

International women's association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Algarve Cup Cyprus Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year
Asia	AFC Women's Asian Cup U-19 U-16 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Africa	CAF Women Cup of Nations U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, COSAFA)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup U-20 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17
Oceania	OFC Women's Nations Cup U-20 U-17
Europe	UEFA Women's Championship U-19 U-17
Non-FIFA	NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Pan American Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player of the Century Men's football