2012 in American soccer

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Soccer in the United States
Season2012
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldSan Jose Earthquakes
NASLSan Antonio Scorpions
USL ProCharleston Battery
NPSLFC Sonic
PDLForest City London
US Open CupSporting Kansas City
MLS CupLos Angeles Galaxy
← 2011 United States 2013 →
The professional soccer clubs of the United States and Canada, year 2012. Not pictured: NASL or USL Pro clubs based outside the continental United States.

The 2012 season is the 100th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

National teams[edit]

Men[edit]

Senior[edit]

Wins Losses Draws
9 2 3
January 21 Friendly United States  1 – 0  Venezuela Glendale, Arizona
19:00 UTC−07 Jones Yellow card 67'
Clark 90+7'
Report Velázquez
Salazar Yellow card 46'
Flores Yellow card 90+2'
Rentería Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: University of Phoenix Stadium
Attendance: 22,403
Referee: Roberto García (MEX)
January 25 Friendly Panama  0 – 1  United States Panama City, Panama
20:30 UTC−05 Report Zusi 8'
Loyd Yellow card 14'
Jones Yellow card 42'
Cameron Red card 51'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Francisco Chacon Gutierrez (MEX)
February 29 Friendly Italy  0 – 1  United States Genoa, Italy
20:30 UTC+01 Chiellini Yellow card 67' Report Dempsey 55'
Bocanegra Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (TUR)
May 26 Friendly United States  5 – 1  Scotland Jacksonville, Florida
20:00 UTC−05 Donovan 3', 59', 65'
Bradley 11'
Jones 70'
Bocanegra Yellow card 28'
Report Cameron 15' (o.g.) Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 44,438
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (SLV)
May 30 Friendly United States  1 – 4  Brazil Landover, Maryland
20:00 UTC−05 Gomez 45'
Torres Yellow card 13'
Jones Yellow card 57'
Report Neymar 12' (pen.)
Silva 26'
Marcelo 52', Yellow card 60'
Pato 87'
Oscar Yellow card 19'
Stadium: FedExField
Attendance: 67,619
Referee: Jeffrey Calderón (CRC)
June 3 Friendly Canada  0 – 0  United States Toronto, Ontario, Canada
19:00 UTC−05 De Guzman Yellow card 14'
Hainault Yellow card 54'
Report Jones Yellow card 78' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 15,247
Referee: Mauricio Morales (MEX)
June 8 WCQ R3 United States  3 – 1  Antigua and Barbuda Tampa, Florida
19:11 UTC−04 Bocanegra 8'
Dempsey 44' (pen.)
Gomez 72'
Report Byers 65'
Joseph Yellow card 12'
Griffith Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 23,971
Referee: Hugo Cruz (CRC)
June 12 WCQ R3 Guatemala  1 – 1  United States Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC−06 Rodríguez Yellow card 51'
Pappa Yellow card 61', 83'
Report Goodson Yellow card 23'
Dempsey 40'
Bradley Yellow card 60'
Edu Yellow card 66'
Johnson Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
August 15 Friendly Mexico  0 – 1  United States Mexico City, Mexico
19:00 UTC−05 Moreno Yellow card 31' Report Edu Yellow card 14'
Jones Yellow card 69'
Orozco Fiscal 80'
Zusi Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Walter Quesada (CRC)
September 7 WCQ R3 Jamaica  2 – 1  United States Kingston, Jamaica
20:30 UTC−05 Austin 23'
Shelton 62'
Watson Yellow card 76'
Report Dempsey 1'
Goodson Yellow card 67'
Jones Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Independence Park
Referee: Marco Rodriguez (MEX)
September 11 WCQ R3 United States  1 – 0  Jamaica Columbus, Ohio
20:00 UTC−04 Gomez 55'
Zusi Yellow card 62'
Report Palmer Yellow card 17' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 23,881
Referee: Jose Pineda (HON)
October 12 WCQ R3 Antigua and Barbuda  1 – 2  United States North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
19:00 UTC−04 Blackstock 25'
Thomas Yellow card 61'
Report Johnson 20', 90'
Jones Yellow card 62'
Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Neal Brizan (TRI)
October 16 WCQ R3 United States  3 – 1  Guatemala Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 UTC−06 Bocanegra 10'
Dempsey 18', 36', Yellow card 90+2'
Report Ruiz 5'
Vasquez Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 16,947
Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
November 14 Friendly Russia  2 – 2  United States Krasnodar, Russia
19:00 UTC+04 Smolov 9'
Glushakov Yellow card 51'
Kokorin Yellow card 51'
Shirokov Yellow card 77', 84' (pen.)
Report Bradley Yellow card 26', 76'
Goodson Yellow card 84'
Diskerud 90+3'
Kljestan Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 28,200
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA)

Under-23[edit]

February 29 Friendly United States  2 – 0  Mexico Frisco, Texas
21:00 UTC−06 Agudelo 35'
Diskerud 36'
Report Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 7,432
Referee: Dave Gantar (CAN)
March 22 Olympic Qualifier United States  6 – 0  Cuba Nashville, Tennessee
20:00 UTC−06 Corona 11', 40', 88'
Agudelo 37'
Diz Pe 43' (o.g.)
Adu 62'
Report Stadium: LP Field
Attendance: 4,269
Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX)
March 24 Olympic Qualifier United States  0 – 2  Canada Nashville, Tennessee
18:00 UTC−06 Report Henry 58'
Cavallini 83'
Stadium: LP Field
Attendance: 10,578
Referee: Jafeth Perea (PAN)
March 26 Olympic Qualifier United States  3 – 3  El Salvador Nashville, Tennessee
20:00 UTC−06 Boyd 1', 65'
Corona 68'
Report Blanco 35'
Flores 37'
Alas 90+4'
Stadium: LP Field
Attendance: 7,889
Referee: Roberto Garcia (MEX)

Under-20[edit]

June 8 Friendly Uruguay  2 – 0  United States Montevideo, Uruguay
15:00 UTC−03 Silva 39'
Cesar 61'
Report Stadium: Estadio Viera
Attendance: 400
June 12 Friendly Chile  2 – 1  United States Santiago, Chile
19:00 UTC−03 Castillo 18', 60' Report Garcia 90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK
Attendance: 600
July 21 Milk Cup group stage Denmark  1 – 0  United States Limavady, Northern Ireland
17:00 UTC+01 Soren 33' Report Stadium: Scroggy Road
Attendance: 400
July 26 Milk Cup 3PG Chile  4 – 3  United States Ballymena, Northern Ireland
13:00 UTC+01 Castillo 49', 70'
Henriquez 66', 68'
Report Zimmerman 1'
Joya 65'
Pineda 82'
Stadium: Riada Stadium
Attendance: 200
October 10 2012 Marbella Cup United States  1 – 2  Canada Marbella, Spain
17:30 UTC+01 Rodriguez 75' Report Piette 33'
Clarke 80'
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 150
October 12 2012 Marbella Cup United States  2 – 0  Scotland Marbella, Spain
15:30 UTC+01 Villareal 22', 31' Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 200
October 16 2012 Marbella Cup United States  3 – 2  Azerbaijan Marbella, Spain
17:00 UTC+01 Cuevas 9'
Rodriguez 54'
Joya 64'
Report Asgandarov 20', 75' Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 200

Under-18[edit]

May 23 Lisbon International Tournament United States  1 – 1  Poland Lisbon, Portugal
Report
May 24 Lisbon International Tournament United States  0 – 0  Slovakia Lisbon, Portugal
14:30 UTC+00 Report Attendance: 50
May 26 Lisbon International Tournament Portugal  1 – 0  United States Lisbon, Portugal
Spencer 90+1' (o.g.) Report Attendance: 100
Referee: Krysztof Jakubik (POL)
May 24 Friendly Netherlands  2 – 4  United States Groesbeek, Netherlands
14:30 UTC+00 Karsdorp 8'
Becker 74'
Report Spencer 34'
Lopez 40'
Gall 54'
Green 80'
Stadium: Sportpark de Heikant
Attendance: 500
November 21 Friendly United States  3 – 1  Canada Carson, California
15:00 UTC-07 Henkel 45'
Spencer 73'
Moreno 90'
Report Dainkeh 68' (o.g.) Stadium: U.S. Soccer National Training Center
Attendance: 300
November 23 Friendly United States  2 – 2  Canada Carson, California
15:00 UTC-07 Pfeffer 2'
Moreno 87'
Report Sacramento 7'
Ait-Slimaine 82'
Stadium: U.S. Soccer National Training Center
Attendance: 400

Under-17[edit]

April 3 Mondial Minimes Tournament Group B United States  4 – 0  United Arab Emirates Montaigu, France
18:15 UTC+01 Selemani 23'
Turner 50'
Wade 71'
Jamieson 90+4'
Report
April 5 Mondial Minimes Tournament Group B United States  0 – 1  Portugal Montaigu, France
18:15 UTC+01 Report
April 7 Mondial Minimes Tournament United States  1 – 1
(a.e.t.)

(4 – 3 p)
 Japan Montaigu, France
17:00 UTC+01 Report
April 9 Mondial Minimes Tournament 5th Place Match United States  1 – 0  Mexico Montaigu, France
10:30 UTC+01 Wade 59' Report
June 24 Copa Saprissa United States  1 – 1  Honduras San José, Costa Rica
Baird 28' Report Elis 18'
June 25 Copa Saprissa Costa Rica  2 – 3  United States San José, Costa Rica
Salas 35'
Leal 62' (pen.)
Report Rubin 18'
Requejo Jr. 32'
Muñoz 57'
June 27 Copa Saprissa United States  0 – 3  Mexico San José, Costa Rica
Report Diaz 19', 47'
Hernandez 41'
July 1 Copa Saprissa Final United States  1 – 3  Mexico San José, Costa Rica
Rubin 43' Report Hernandez 23'
Diaz 24', 54'
September 29 AGS Cup United States  2 – 1  Morocco Villajoyosa, Spain
Selemani 21'
Rubin 77'
Report Ahmed 6'
October 2 AGS Cup United States  0 – 1  Azerbaijan Benidorm, Spain
18:30 UTC+01 Report Jafarvo 47'
October 4 AGS Cup United States  2 – 1  Canada Benidorm, Spain
18:30 UTC+01 Selemani 19'
Winn 38'
Report Gordon 72'
October 6 AGS Cup United States  1 – 1  Mexico La Nucia, Spain
Rubin 56' Report Liceaga 27'
October 21 Friendly United States  3 – 1  Uruguay Buenos Aires, Argentina
Flores 16'
Donovan 68'
Rubin 77'
Report Ospitaleche 33' Stadium: Argentinos Juniors Youth Training Facility
October 23 Four Nations Tournament United States  5 – 1  Chile Santa Fe, Argentina
Baird 3', 6'
Rubin 11'
Winn 37'
Akale 69'
Report Oyarzo 80' Stadium: Estadio de Club Colón
October 25 Four Nations Tournament Argentina  3 – 1  United States Santa Fe, Argentina
Suarez 3'
Driussi 63'
Tripichio 71'
Report Rubin 74' Stadium: Estadio de Club Colón
October 27 Four Nations Tournament United States  2 – 2  Paraguay Santa Fe, Argentina
11:00 UTC-03 Wade 57'
Moore 69' (pen.)
Report Colman 10'
Vargas 44'
Stadium: Estadio de Club Colón
November 28 Nike Friendlies United States  4 – 4  Brazil Lakewood Ranch, Florida
17:00 UTC-04 Rubin 29', 57'
Winn 43'
Selemani 81'
Report Robert 21'
Boschilia 67', 79'
Murilo 84'
Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
Attendance: 300
Referee: Elie Aguilar (USA)
November 30 Nike Friendlies United States  4 – 1  Turkey Lakewood Ranch, Florida
17:00 UTC-04 Akale 24'
Moore 71' (pen.)
Rubin 82'
Winn 85'
Report Ünal 44' Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
Attendance: 750
Referee: Cedric Adams (USA)
December 2 Nike Friendlies United States  3 – 4  Portugal Lakewood Ranch, Florida
17:00 UTC-04 Selemani 20'
Schropp 49'
Winn 62'
Report Postiga 12', 40', 45+1'
Lima 84'
Stadium: Premier Sports Campus
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Katja Koroleva (USA)

Women[edit]

Senior[edit]

Wins Losses Draws
28 1 3
January 20 OQT Group B Dominican Republic  0 – 14  United States Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19:30 UTC−08 Report Wambach 1', 19'
Lloyd 5'
Buehler 7'
O'Reilly 17', 31', 78'
Heath 30'
Rodriguez 46', 48', 58', 69', 75'
Cheney 64'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 6,321
Referee: Cardella Samuels (JAM)
January 22 OQT Group B United States  13 – 0  Guatemala Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:30 UTC−08 Wambach 12', 14'
Cheney 24'
Rodriguez 29'
Lloyd 33'
Lindsey 34'
Leroux 48', 51', 57', 70', 87'
Rapinoe 75'
Morgan 83'
Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 6,259
Referee: Irazema Aguilera (CUB)
January 24 OQT Group B United States  4 – 0  Mexico Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19:30 UTC−08 Lloyd 7', 57', 86'
O'Reilly 8'
Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 7,599
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
January 27 OQT Semifinal United States  3 – 0  Costa Rica Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17:00 UTC−08 Heath 16'
Lloyd 72'
Morgan 89'
Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Irazema Aguilera (CUB)
January 29 OQT Final Canada  0 – 4  United States Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17:00 UTC−08 Report Morgan 4', 56'
Wambach 24', 28'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 25,247
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (MEX)
February 11 Friendly United States  2 – 1  New Zealand Frisco, Texas
15:15 UTC−06 Morgan 88', 90+3' Report Wilkinson 49' Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 20,677
Referee: Moo Hackett (USA)
February 29 AC Group B United States  5 – 0  Denmark Lagos, Portugal
17:00 UTC+00 Morgan 21', 84'
Wambach 44'
Lloyd 76'
Leroux 90+3'
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 300
Referee: Liang Qin (CHN)
March 2 AC Group B Norway  1 – 2  United States Lagos, Portugal
15:00 UTC+00 Thorsnes 90+3' Report Wambach 51'
Leroux 81'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jessica Salom Di Lorio (ARG)
March 5 AC Group B United States  0 – 1  Japan Faro, Portugal
14:10 UTC+00 Report Takase 84' Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Pernill Larsson (SWE)
March 7 AC 3PM United States  4 – 0  Sweden Parchal, Portugal
14:00 UTC+00 Morgan 4', 33', 71'
Wambach 37'
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal
Attendance: 400
Referee: Morag Pirie (SCO)
April 1 Kirin Challenge Cup Japan  1 – 1  United States Sendai, Japan
19:30 UTC+09 Kinga 31' Report Morgan 72' Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai
Attendance: 15,159
Referee: Juan Li (CHN)
April 3 Kirin Challenge Cup United States  3 – 0  Brazil Chiba, Japan
16:00 UTC+09 Lloyd 18'
Boxx 23'
Rodriguez 83'
Report Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (JPN)
May 27 Friendly United States  4 – 1  China Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 UTC−06 Morgan 34', 50'
Zhou Gaoping 36' (o.g.)
Wambach 83'
Report Zhang Rui 23' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: Margaret Domka (USA)
Referee: 18,573
June 16 Sweden Invitational Sweden  1 – 3  United States Halmstad, Sweden
10:00 UTC-04 Schelin 35' Report Wambach 8'
Morgan 22'
Heath 56'
Stadium: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 2,751
Referee: Teodora Albon (ROU)
June 18 Sweden Invitational United States  4 – 1  Japan Halmstad, Sweden
07:00 UTC-04 Morgan 3', 61'
Wambach 10', 90+2'
Report Nagasato 28' Stadium: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 1,309
Referee: Linn Andersson (SWE)
June 30 Friendly United States  2 – 1  Canada Sandy, Utah
12:00 UTC−06 Moscato 15' (o.g.)
Rodriguez 85'
Report Tancredi 57' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,805
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
July 25 Olympics Group G United States  4 – 2  France Glasgow, Scotland
17:00 UTC+00 Wambach 19'
Morgan 32', 66'
Lloyd 56'
Report Thiney 12'
Delie 14'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 18,090
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (JPN)
July 28 Olympics Group G United States  3 – 0  Colombia Glasgow, Scotland
17:00 UTC+00 Rapinoe 33'
Wambach 74'
Lloyd 77'
Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 11,313
Referee: Thalia Mitsi (GRE)
July 31 Olympics Group G United States  1 – 0  North Korea Manchester, England
17:15 UTC+00 Wambach 25' Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 29,522
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (SWE)
August 3 Olympics QF United States  2 – 0  New Zealand Newcastle upon Tyne, England
14:30 UTC+00 Wambach 27'
Leroux 87'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 10,441
Referee: Salomé di Iorio (ARG)
August 6 Olympics SF Canada  3 – 4
(a.e.t.)
 United States Manchester, England
17:45 UTC+00 Sinclair 22', 67', 73' Report Rapinoe 54', 70'
Wambach 80' (pen.)
Morgan 120+3'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 26,640
Referee: Christina Pedersen (NOR)
August 9 Olympics F United States  2 – 1  Japan London, England
17:45 UTC+00 Lloyd 8', 54' Report Ogimi 63' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 80,203
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)
September 1 Friendly United States  8 – 0  Costa Rica Rochester, New York
14:30 UTC−05 Rapinoe 14', 44'
Wambach 24', 31'
Morgan 38'
Leroux 78'
Lloyd 83'
O'Reilly 88'
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 13,208
Referee: Christina Ibanez (USA)