The United States U-17 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 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, in which the United States team finished runners-up to tournament champions North Korea. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which is the top competition for this age group. The current head coach B.J. Snow was hired in January 2013; the first time a full-time coach is in charge of this team.[1]
History [edit]
2002 through 2005 [edit]
The women's U-17 program was started in 2002 and was initially focused on developing players for the U-19 national team. The U-17s played their first matches in November 2002, including a 3-0 victory over Scotland. Through 2003, the U-17s went undefeated in international matches, defeating youth teams from Canada and Germany, and repeated that feat in 2004. In 2005, however, the U-17s suffered defeats in matches against the Canadian and Mexican youth teams.
In 2006, the U-17s competed against various youth teams from Argentina and Germany, including a loss to the senior Argentina women's national team.[2]
In February 2007, FIFA began organizing for the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand.[3] In preparation for the tournament, the U-17s posted a 9-1-0 record, defeating U-17 teams from Germany and Uruguay and U-19 teams from Denmark, England, and Argentina.[2]
The U-17s compiled a record of 19-3-2 and 11-2-1 in international matches, winning the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Trinidad & Tobago on July 26, 2008, defeating Costa Rica 4-1.[4]
At the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the United States lost their opening match to Japan. They scraped through the opening rounds of play with a draw against France, and advanced through the tournament to the final, where they lost in overtime to North Korea. Taylor Vancil was named the best goalkeeper at the tournament.[5] Out of the 13 goals that the USA had at the tournament, only three players actually scored them: Vicki DiMartino (5), Courtney Verloo (4), and Kristen Mewis (2). The other two goals were own goals by Paraguay and North Korea.[6]
The U-17s were favored to win the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship held in Costa Rica, winning their group and scoring 32 goals. However, they suffered a stunning loss to Canada in the semifinals, on a penalty shootout. This loss prevented the United States from qualifying to the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the first time in history that a United States women's national soccer team has not advanced out of their region to a Women's World Cup.
CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship [edit]
| Year |
Result |
Matches |
Wins |
Draws |
Losses |
GF |
GA |
 2008 |
Champions |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
2 |
 2010 |
Third place |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
 2012 |
Champions |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
| Total |
3/3 |
15 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
93 |
2 |
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Record [edit]
| Year |
Result |
Matches |
Wins |
Draws |
Losses |
GF |
GA |
 2008 |
Runners-up |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
10 |
| 2010 |
Did not qualify |
 2012 |
Group Stage |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
| Total |
2/3 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
11 |
Players [edit]
2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Roster[7]
| 0#0 |
Pos. |
Player |
Date of birth (age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
| 1 |
1GK |
Jane Campbell |
(1995-02-17) February 17, 1995 (age 18) |
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 Concorde Fire South |
| 18 |
1GK |
Cassie Miller |
(1995-04-28) April 28, 1995 (age 18) |
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Sereno FC |
| 20 |
1GK |
Morgan Stearns |
(1995-01-19) January 19, 1995 (age 18) |
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McLean MPS Power |
| 3 |
2DF |
Brittany Basinger |
(1995-06-30) June 30, 1995 (age 17) |
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FC Virginia |
| 5 |
2DF |
Maddie Bauer |
(1995-03-20) March 20, 1995 (age 18) |
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Slammers FC |
| 7 |
2DF |
Gabbi Miranda |
(1995-09-27) September 27, 1995 (age 17) |
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Colorado Rush |
| 12 |
2DF |
Mandy Freeman |
(1995-03-23) March 23, 1995 (age 18) |
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Coral Springs Utd. |
| 13 |
2DF |
Lizzy Raben |
(1995-04-27) April 27, 1995 (age 18) |
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Colorado Rush |
| 14 |
2DF |
Morgan Reid |
(1995-06-13) June 13, 1995 (age 17) |
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Chelsea Ladies |
| 15 |
2DF |
Claire Wagner |
(1995-07-15) July 15, 1995 (age 17) |
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Chelsea Ladies |
| 4 |
3MF |
Joanna Boyles |
(1995-11-13) November 13, 1995 (age 17) |
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Chelsea Ladies |
| 9 |
3MF |
Lauren Kaskie |
(1995-09-18) September 18, 1995 (age 17) |
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Heat FC |
| 10 |
3MF |
Morgan Andrews (c) |
(1995-03-25) March 25, 1995 (age 18) |
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FC Stars of Mass |
| 11 |
3MF |
Toni Payne |
(1995-04-22) April 22, 1995 (age 18) |
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Concorde Fire |
| 16 |
3MF |
Morgan Stanton |
(1995-04-02) April 2, 1995 (age 18) |
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Colorado Rush |
| 17 |
3MF |
Andi Sullivan |
(1995-12-20) December 20, 1995 (age 17) |
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Bethesda SC |
| 2 |
4FW |
Emily Bruder |
(1995-02-18) February 18, 1995 (age 18) |
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Utah Avalanche |
| 6 |
4FW |
Summer Green |
(1995-05-02) May 2, 1995 (age 18) |
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Michigan Hawks |
| 8 |
4FW |
Amber Munerlyn |
(1995-01-15) January 15, 1995 (age 18) |
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So Cal Blues |
| 19 |
4FW |
Maggie Purce |
(1995-09-18) September 18, 1995 (age 17) |
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Freestate Soccer |
| 21 |
4FW |
Darian Jenkins |
(1995-01-05) January 5, 1995 (age 18) |
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Sparta SC |
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Previous Rosters [edit]
- 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squad
Coaches [edit]
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