2019 in American soccer

The 2019 season was the 107th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

Soccer in the United States
Season2019
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldLos Angeles FC
USL ChampionshipReal Monarchs SLC
USL League OneNorth Texas SC
NPSLMiami FC
USL League TwoFlint City Bucks
US Open CupAtlanta United FC
MLS CupSeattle Sounders FC
Women's soccer
NWSLNorth Carolina Courage
WPSLPensacola FC Women
UWSLA Galaxy Orange County
← 2018 United States 2020 →

National teams

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Men's

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Senior

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As of November 19, 2019.
Wins Losses Draws
11 5 2
Friendlies
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January 27 United States  3–0  Panama Glendale, Arizona
20:00 ET
Report Stadium: State Farm Stadium
Attendance: 9,040
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
February 2 United States  2–0  Costa Rica San Jose, California
15:30 ET
Report Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 13,656
Referee: Fernando Hernandez (Mexico)
March 21 United States  1–0  Ecuador Orlando, Florida
20:00 ET
Report Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 17,422
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
March 26 United States  1–1  Chile Houston, Texas
19:55 ET Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,033
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
June 5 United States  0–1  Jamaica Washington, D.C.
19:00 ET Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,719
Referee: Kimbett Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
June 9 United States  0–3  Venezuela Cincinnati, Ohio
14:00 ET Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 23,955
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
September 6 United States  0–3  Mexico East Rutherford, New Jersey
21:00 ET Report Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 47,960
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
September 10 United States  1–1  Uruguay St Louis, Missouri
20:00 ET
Report Stadium: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 20,625
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Panama 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Guyana 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
June 18 United States  4–0  Guyana Saint Paul, Minnesota
22:00 ET
Report Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,418
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
June 22 United States  6–0  Trinidad and Tobago Cleveland, Ohio
22:00 ET
Report Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 23,921
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)
June 26 Panama  0–1  United States Kansas City, Kansas
21:00 ET Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 17,037
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Knockout stage
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June 30 QF United States  1–0  Curaçao Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20:30 ET Report Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Attendance: 26,233
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
July 3 SF Jamaica  1–3  United States Nashville, Tennessee
21:30 ET Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 28,473
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Final
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Mexico 1–0 United States
Report
Attendance: 62,493[1]
2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation United States Canada Cuba
1  United States 4 3 0 1 15 3 +12 9 Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup 4–1 7–0
2  Canada 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 9 Qualification for Gold Cup 2–0 6–0
3  Cuba (R) 4 0 0 4 0 18 −18 0 Gold Cup prelims and League B 0–4 0–1
Source: CONCACAF
(R) Relegated
October 11 United States  7–0  Cuba Washington, D.C.
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,784
Referee: Jose Torres (Puerto Rico)
October 15 Canada  2–0  United States Toronto, Canada
19:30 ET
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 17,126
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
November 15 United States  4–1  Canada Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 13,103
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
Goalscorers
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Goals are current as of November 19, 2019, after the match against  Cuba.

Player Goals
Gyasi Zardes 6
Christian Pulisic 5
Weston McKennie 5
Jordan Morris 5
Paul Arriola 3
Aaron Long 3
Josh Sargent 3
Tyler Boyd 2
Djordje Mihailovic 1
Walker Zimmerman 1
Christian Ramirez 1
Sebastian Lletget 1
Jozy Altidore 1
own goal 1

U-20

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FIFA U-20 World Cup
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Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4  Qatar 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
May 24 Group D Ukraine  2–1  United States Bielsko-Biała, Poland
14:30 ET
Report Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 4,310
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
May 27 Group D United States  2–0  Nigeria Bielsko-Biała, Poland
14:30 ET
Report Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
May 30 Group D United States  1–0  Qatar Tychy, Poland
14:30 ET
Report Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Tychach
Attendance: 3,651
Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)
June 4 Round of 16 France  2–3  United States Bydgoszcz, Poland
11:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Bydgoszcz Stadium
Attendance: 8,469
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
June 8 Quarter-finals United States  1–2  Ecuador Gdynia, Poland
11:30 ET
Stadium: Gdynia Stadium
Attendance: 6,389
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

U-17

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CONCACAF U-17 Championship
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Group F
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9 Round of 16
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
3  Guatemala 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
4  Barbados 3 0 1 2 2 11 −9 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
(H) Hosts
May 2 Group F United States  3–2  Canada Bradenton, Florida
18:00 ET
Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 350
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
May 4 Group F Barbados  1–6  United States Bradenton, Florida
16:00 ET Richards 54' (pen.) Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 215
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
May 6 Group F Guatemala  0–3  United States Bradenton, Florida
18:00 ET Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 110
Referee: Yadel Martinez (Cuba)
May 9 Round of 16 United States  8–0  Guadeloupe Bradenton, Florida
18:00 ET
Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
May 12 Quarter-finals United States  3–0  Panama Bradenton, Florida
15:00 Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 129
May 14 Semi-finals United States  4–0  Canada Bradenton, Florida
16:30
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 113
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
May 16 Final Mexico  2–1  United States Bradenton, Florida
19:00
Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 700
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
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Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4  United States 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
October 27 Group Stage United States  1–4  Senegal Cariacica, Brazil
16:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade
Attendance: 4,266
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
October 30 Group Stage United States  0–0  Japan Cariacica, Brazil
19:00 ET Report Stadium: Estádio Kléber Andrade
Attendance: 3,878
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
November 2 Group Stage Netherlands  4–0  United States Goiânia, Brazil
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Estádio da Serrinha
Attendance: 1,305
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)

U-15

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CONCACAF U-15 Championship
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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Quarter-finals
2  Haiti 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3  Guatemala 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4 Knockout round
4  Suriname 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
4 August 2019 (2019-08-04) Group B United States  2–0  Haiti Bradenton, Florida
8:00 Oliva 5'
Jauregui 61'
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
5 August 2019 (2019-08-05) Group B United States  3–0  Guatemala Bradenton, Florida
8:00 Váldez 10'
Cisneros 16'
Jauregui 55'
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Cole Shoemaker (Canada)
7 August 2019 (2019-08-07) Group B Suriname  0–4  United States IMG Academy, Bradenton
8:00 Report Váldez 3', 13' (pen.), 41'
Oliva 30'
Referee: Geiner Zúñiga (Costa Rica)
August 8 Quarterfinals United States  2–0  Costa Rica Bradenton, Florida
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)
August 10 Semifinals United States  0–3  Portugal Bradenton, Florida
15:00 Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Women's

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Senior

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As of November 10, 2019.
Wins Losses Draws
20 1 3
Friendlies
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January 19 France  3–1  United States Le Havre, France
14:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 22,780
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)
January 22 Spain  0–1  United States Alicante, Spain
14:30 ET Report
Stadium: Estadio José Rico Perez
Attendance: 9,182
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
April 4 United States  5–3  Australia Commerce City, Colorado
21:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,264
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
April 7 United States  6–0  Belgium Los Angeles, California
21:00 ET
Report Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 20,941
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
May 12 United States  3–0  South Africa Santa Clara, California
16:30 ET
Report Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Attendance: 22,788
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
May 16 United States  5–0  New Zealand St. Louis, Missouri
20:00 ET
Report Stadium: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 35,761
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
May 26 United States  3–0  Mexico Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 ET
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 26,332
Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad and Tobago)
September 3 United States  3–0  Portugal Saint Paul, Minnesota
20:00 ET
Report Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,600
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
October 3 United States  2–0  South Korea Charlotte, North Carolina
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 30,071
Referee: Gillian Martindale (Barbados)
October 6 United States  1–1  South Korea Chicago, Illinois
14:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 33,027
Referee: Katia Garcia (Mexico)
November 7 United States  3–2  Sweden Columbus, Ohio
19:30 ET
Report
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 20,903
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
November 10 United States  6–0  Costa Rica Jacksonville, Florida
20:00 ET
Report Stadium: TIAA Bank Field
Attendance: 12,914
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
SheBelieves Cup
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  England (C) 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
2  United States (H) 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4  Brazil 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: USSoccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
February 27 United States  2–2  Japan Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 14,555
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
March 2 United States  2–2  England Nashville, Tennessee
16:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 22,125
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
March 5 United States  1–0  Brazil Tampa, Florida
20:00 ET
Report Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 14,009
Referee: Carol Anne Chénard (Canada)
FIFA Women's World Cup
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Match start times CEST (UTC+2), unless noted with ET (UTC-4)

Group F
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Chile 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
June 11 FIFA World Cup GS United States  13–0  Thailand Reims, France
15:00 ET
Report Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 18,591
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)
June 16 FIFA World Cup GS United States  3–0  Chile Paris, France
12:00 ET
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,594
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
June 20 FIFA World Cup GS Sweden  0–2  United States Le Havre, France
15:00 ET Report
Stadium: Stade Océane, Le Havre
Attendance: 22,418
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
Knockout stage
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June 24 Round of 16 Spain  1–2  United States Reims, France
12:00 ET Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 19,633
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
June 28 Quarter-finals France  1–2  United States Paris, France
15:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,595
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Final
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United States 2–0 Netherlands
Report
Goalscorers
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Goals are current as of November 10, 2019, after the match against  Costa Rica.

Player Goals
Carli Lloyd 16
Alex Morgan 9
Megan Rapinoe 9
Tobin Heath 7
Sam Mewis 6
Mallory Pugh 6
Lindsey Horan 5
Christen Press 5
Rose Lavelle 4
Allie Long 2
Lynn Williams 2
Morgan Brian 2
Jessica McDonald 1
Julie Ertz 1
own goal 2
Managerial changes
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This is a list of changes of managers:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Incoming manager Date of appointment
United States England Jill Ellis Resigned October 6[3] North Macedonia Vlatko Andonovski October 28[4]

Club competitions

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Men's

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League competitions

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Major League Soccer
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Conference tables
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Eastern Conference
2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York City FC (P) 34 18 6 10 63 42 +21 64 Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (P, U) 34 18 12 4 58 43 +15 58 Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3 Philadelphia Union (P, L) 34 16 11 7 58 50 +8 55 Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4 Toronto FC[b] (P, L) 34 13 10 11 57 52 +5 50
5 D.C. United (P, L) 34 13 10 11 42 38 +4 50
6 New York Red Bulls (P, L) 34 14 14 6 53 51 +2 48
7 New England Revolution (P) 34 11 11 12 50 57 −7 45 Playoffs first round
8 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
9 Montreal Impact[b] (V) 34 12 17 5 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
10 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 16 8 39 47 −8 38
11 Orlando City SC 34 9 15 10 44 52 −8 37
12 FC Cincinnati 34 6 22 6 31 75 −44 24
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. ^ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
  2. ^ a b Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
  3. ^ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners
Western Conference
2019 MLS Western Conference standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC (P, S) 34 21 4 9 85 37 +48 72 Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC (P, C) 34 16 10 8 51 49 +2 56 Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3 Real Salt Lake (P, L)