Porter names 22-man roster for Under-23 camp at HDC
Squad will scrimmage senior nat'l team twice before CR trip
Caleb Porter is getting the band back together.
The US Under-23 men's national team coach on Friday named a 22-man squad to participate in training camp at the Home Depot Center ahead of CONCACAF's Olympic qualifying tournament, and the roster includes 18 players who were part of Porter's camp last month in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
The roster includes 11 MLS players, three college players who will likely be picked in next week's MLS SuperDraft and a few new additions, especially at the forward position: Josh Gatt, Tony Taylor and Isaac Acuña are among the new faces
U.S. UNDER-23 ROSTER
GOALKEEPERS (2):
David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Zac MacMath (Philadelphia Union)
MIDFIELDERS (9):
Isaac Acuña (Mérida, Mexico), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana, Mexico), Mikkel Diskerud (Stabæk, Norway), Dilly Duka (Columbus Crew), Jared Jeffrey (Mainz, Germany), Sebastian Lletget (West Ham United, England), Amobi Okugo (Philadelphia Union), Kelyn Rowe (UCLA), Michael Stephens (LA Galaxy)
FORWARDS (4):
Freddy Adu (Philadelphia Union), Josh Gatt (Molde, Norway), Jack McInerney (Philadelphia Union), Tony Taylor (Atlético Clube de Portugal)
The United States U-23 men's national soccer team, also known as the United States Men's Olympic Soccer Team, is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is qualification into and competition at the quadriennial Olympic Football Tournament, the next of which is to be held during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. The team's most recent major tournament was the tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in which the United States team was eliminated in the first round group stage.
The roster can be augmented with three "overage" players, ostensibly possessing veteran experience, during Olympic competition, in accordance with FIFA regulations.
US senior squad cruises past U-23s 4-0 in scrimmage
USMNT do all the damage in 1st half, hold off youngsters for the win
CARSON, Calif. – The United States men's national team laid the beat down on their little brothers on Friday, handing the US U-23 side 4-0 defeat in a scrimmage held at the Mooch Myernick Field at the Home Depot Center complex in Carson, Calif.
US U-23s hold senior team 1-1 in second scrimmage
Zusi, McInerney score in U-23s' final tuneup before Costa Rica trip
CARSON, Calif. – The United States Under-23 national team provided a much stiffer test for the US senior national team in their second scrimmage on Tuesday evening, battling their older counterparts to a 1-1 draw at the Home Depot Center.
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Graham Zusi opened the scoring for the USMNT in the first half, but Philadelphia Union forward Jack McInerney equalized for the U-23s in the second half.
Adu takes on next chapter as U-23 leader
Adu's journey has new twist as he aims for Olympic redemption
CARSON, Calif. – It’s been an enormously productive week in January camp for US Soccer, as both the senior and Under-23 national teams have trained for more than a week literally side by side on adjacent practice fields at the Home Depot Center.
The interplay has been frequent, both in twin scrimmages between the squads – in which some players, like Teal Bunbury and Bill Hamid, played for both sides – and in the trickle-down of philosophy from Jurgen Klinsmann to Caleb Porter.
But there’s one thing that’s still a little mind-blowing: watching Freddy Adu quarterback the U-23s and realizing that, at age 22, he has more senior US caps than all but four players on the 20-man senior squad.
US U-23s play to scoreless draw with Saprissa reserves Caleb Porter plays 11 MLS products in first of two scrimmages in Costa Rica
In the first of two scrimmages to conclude their own January camp, the US U-23 national team played to a scoreless draw on Saturday in Costa Rica against Saprissa’s reserve squad.
The game was played at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, which has been the site of a number of clashes with MLS sides in recent seasons, including RSL’s 2-1 loss against the Purple Dragons that still sent them to the CONCACAF Champions League final on aggregate.
MLS products dominated Caleb Porter’s lineup, as 11 of the 18 players who appeared for the US represented a domestic sides. The U-23s will conclude their January gathering with another scrimmage against Alajuelense.
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The U.S. U-23 MNT will play all of its group matches at LP Field in Nashville. The team was drawn into Group A in the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament and opens group play against Cuba on March 22 at 8 p.m. CT. The U.S. faces Canada on March 24 at 6 p.m. CT and El Salvador on March 26 at 8 p.m. CT. Each game will be the second match of a doubleheader event.
Group B matches will be played at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., and the group consists of Mexico, Honduras, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago. Doubleheader events involving these four teams will be held March 23, 25 and 27. The top two finishers from each group will advance to the elimination round in Kansas City.
US U-23s close January camp with win at Alajuelense
Taylor's goal gives Olympic hopefuls a 1-0 victory in Costa Rica
The United States U-23 national team closed out the second leg of training camp ahead of Olympic qualifying on a high note, defeating an Alajuelense concoction of first-teamers and reserves 1-0 on Tuesday afternoon in Alajuela, Costa Rica.
Forward Tony Taylor was lone goal scorer, finding the net in the 39th minute after a good build-up from the young Americans.
“We pressured them and did everything we could to win,” Taylor told the Costa Rican club’s website after the match. “[Alajuelense] are a good team, they showed great touch.”
The victory was the first for the US U-23s throughout their January camp, which featured a 4-0 loss and a 1-1 tie in scrimmages against the US men’s national team, and a scoreless tie against the Saprissa reserves on Saturday.
The US U-23s begin CONCACAF Olympic qualifying play on March 22 against Cuba in Nashville, Tenn. They will then face Canada on March 24 and close out Group A competition against El Salvador on March 26.
The Americans must reach the final of the qualifying tournament – which includes Mexico, Honduras, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago in Group B – to participate in the Olympics.
A total of 15 MLS players highlighted the 23-man roster announced on Thursday for the US Under-23 national team's training camp and showdown against Mexico on Feb. 29.
Head coach Caleb Porter’s group will take on Mexico on Feb. 29 at FC Dallas Stadium (10 pm ET, Univision), while CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying begins on March 22. The 10-day camp opens on Feb. 19.
Porter’s group is headlined by a number of MLS players with senior team experience, arguably none bigger than FC Dallas star and 2011 league MVP candidate Brek Shea. The Texas native has appeared in all nine of the US national team matches under head coach Jurgen Klinsmann since last summer.
GOALKEEPERS (2):
Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire)
DEFENDERS (7):
Greg Garza (Club Tijuana), Perry Kitchen (D.C. United), Alfredo Morales (Hertha Berlin), Ike Opara (San Jose Earthquakes), Kofi Sarkodie (Houston Dynamo), Zarek Valentin (Montreal Impact), Jorge Villafaña (Chivas USA)
MIDFIELDERS (6):
Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Mix Diskerud (Gent), Dilly Duka (Columbus Crew), Jared Jeffrey (Mainz), Amobi Okugo (Philadelphia Union), Michael Stephens (LA Galaxy)
FORWARDS (8):
Freddy Adu (Philadelphia Union), Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls), Terrence Boyd (Borussia Dortmund), Teal Bunbury (Sporting Kansas City), Joe Gyau (Hoffenheim), Jack McInerney (Philadelphia Union), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), Tony Taylor (Estoril Praia)
FRISCO, Texas — It was an eventful day for Brek Shea and the US Under-23 national team on Wednesday, one in which the FC Dallas midfielder scored the winner in a scrimmage against his own club and was then sent off with a second caution.
In a match that featured nine bookings and two ejections, Caleb Porter’s side survived against FCD for a 2-1 victory
London Dreams
Porter calls in 13 MLSers for Olympic qualifying tournament
US Olympic team head coach Caleb Porter called 13 MLS players into camp on Monday ahead of this month's CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament. The US will attempt to seal their place in the 16-team field for London 2012.
The initial roster released by US Soccer includes only 19 players, as one candidate withdrew from consideration due to injury. Porter will add a 20th player to the group prior to March 20, the due date for all participating teams to submit their rosters to CONCACAF, after obtaining a release from his respective club.
The squad will gather on March 13 to begin preparations for the qualifying tournament. The US will begin their journey to London at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn., where they will compete for a place in the semifinals against Group A opponents Canada, Cuba and El Salvador beginning on March 22.
ROSTER GOALKEEPERS:
Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire)
DEFENDERS:
Josh Gatt (Molde), Perry Kitchen (D.C. United), Ike Opara (San Jose Earthquakes), Kofi Sarkodie (Houston Dynamo), Zarek Valentin (Montreal Impact), Jorge Villafaña (Chivas USA)
MIDFIELDERS:
Freddy Adu (Philadelphia Union), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Mix Diskerud (Gent), Jared Jeffrey (Mainz), Amobi Okugo (Philadelphia Union), Michael Stephens (LA Galaxy)
FORWARDS:
Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls), Terrence Boyd (Borussia Dortmund), Teal Bunbury (Sporting Kansas City), Joe Gyau (Hoffenheim), Brek Shea (FC Dallas)
Eyes On The Prize
Captain Adu, Agudelo, Shea highlight US Olympic roster
The US open Olympic qualifying against Cuba on Thursday at LP Field (9 pm ET, Universal Sports Network, Telemundo). They then play Canada on Saturday and finish out group-stage play against El Salvador on March 26. The top two teams in Group A advance to the semifinals in Kansas City, Kan., on March 31.
FULL US OLYMPIC QUALIFYING ROSTER
GOALKEEPERS (2):
Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire)
DEFENDERS (6):
Perry Kitchen (D.C. United), Ike Opara (San Jose Earthquakes), Kofi Sarkodie (Houston Dynamo), Zarek Valentin (Montreal Impact), Jorge Villafaña (Chivas USA), Sheanon Williams (Philadelphia Union)
MIDFIELDERS (6):
Freddy Adu (Philadelphia Union), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana/Mexico), Mix Diskerud (Gent/Belgium), Jared Jeffrey (Mainz/Germany), Amobi Okugo (Philadelphia Union), Michael Stephens (LA Galaxy)
FORWARDS (6):
Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls), Terrence Boyd (Borussia Dortmund/Germany), Teal Bunbury (Sporting Kansas City), Joe Gyau (Hoffenheim/Germany), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), Tony Taylor (Estoril Praia/Portugal)
the olympic games always make me sad for my people for the captive nation that we are. seeing all the lesser peoples of this planet who have their own nation and ours being occupied by our enemy and not taking our rightful place with the other nations at the opening ceremony and marching in with our own team under our flag. the medal ceremony not playing this song makes me sad.
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the CSA Soccer Team would win the gold.
Re: U-23 Team (aka US Men's Olympic Soccer Team)
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:14 am
by EPJr
citdog wrote:the olympic games always make me sad for my people for the captive nation that we are. seeing all the lesser peoples of this planet who have their own nation and ours being occupied by our enemy and not taking our rightful place with the other nations at the opening ceremony and marching in with our own team under our flag. the medal ceremony not playing this song makes me sad.
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the CSA Soccer Team would win the gold.
been reading some Alt His again have we?
Step away from the Turtledove
Re: U-23 Team (aka US Men's Olympic Soccer Team)
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:19 am
by EPJr
Olympic Qualifying: USA, Mexico favored for London berths
The Stakes
The two finalists of this tournament will receive the two allotted CONCACAF berths at the 2012 Olympics. The winner of the final will also win the U-23 CONCACAF Championship.
The Players
Each qualifying nation sends a U-23 team to the CONCACAF tournament. Per FIFA rules, players must be born on or after Jan. 1, 1989.
The same rules apply for the actual Olympic Games; however, each team may include three players over the FIFA-mandated age-limit when the London games roll around.
The Teams
The United States, Mexico and Canada all qualified automatically to the final CONCACAF round. The other five nations — Honduras, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, El Salvador and Cuba — qualified for the tournament through a group-play elimination process that began in August 2011.
The Favorites
As is usually the case, the USA and Mexico are favorites to qualify. The US roster chosen by coach Caleb Porter boasts 14 players from MLS, including Philadelphia’s Freddy Adu, Dallas’ Brek Shea and Sporting KC’s Teal Bunbury.
There are also six players from abroad, including Gent’s Mikkel Diskerud and Tijuana’s Joe Corona. Having decided to play the same attacking 4-3-3 formation used by Jurgen Klinsmann at the senior level, the U-23s come into the tourney on a high note, after beating the NASL's Atlanta Silverbacks in a scrimmage on Sunday and topping Mexico, 2-0, in a friendly in Dallas late last month.
For the sake of taking any air time away from the real stories of the London Olympics - like how many golds can Michael Phelps win this time and will any Borat parodies make it as national anthems of former Soviet Bloc countries you can kill this thread.
Besides isn't this a sports thread section....
Re: U-23 Team (aka US Men's Olympic Soccer Team)
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:01 pm
by Skjellyfetti
That's just embarassing. We're in one of the easiest (if not THE easiest) region to qualify... and we fucking fail on our own soil.
Re: U-23 Team (aka US Men's Olympic Soccer Team)
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:14 pm
by GannonFan
Yup, no excuse for this, just a terrible outcome. Not qualifying is just embarassing.
Re: U-23 Team (aka US Men's Olympic Soccer Team)
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:13 am
by EPJr
CONCACAF OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS
Olympic Qualifying:
Mexico, Honduras into semifinals
Honduras got the night started with a professional 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago. They opened the scoring in the 36th minute with a header from forward Eddie Hernandez, and got the capper in the 69th courtesy of fellow front-runner Anthony Lozano.
In the nightcap the already-qualified Mexicans trotted out a predominantly reserve squad and spent much of the game being bossed by a feisty Panamanian side before eventually winning 1-0. Midfield ace Marco Fabian was subbed on for the final 29 minutes, and was on the field to see Erick Torres knock home the winner in second half stoppage time.
Semifinals 31 March 2012
Mexico v Canada
El Salvador v Honduras
Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City
