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thumb|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
Men
Senior
Wins Losses Draws923
Friendly January 21 19:00 UTC−07 USA 1 – 0 Report VEN Jones 67Clark 90+7 Velázquez 44 90+8Salazar 46Flores 90+2Rentería 90+3 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 22,403 Roberto García (MEX) w
Friendly January 25 20:30 UTC−05 PAN 0 – 1 Report USA Zusi 8Loyd 14Jones 42Cameron 0 51DeLaGarza 73 Estadio Rommel Fernández Panama City, Panama 15,000 Francisco Chacon Gutierrez (MEX) w
Friendly February 29 20:30 UTC+01 ITA 0 – 1 Report USA Chiellini 67 Dempsey 55Bocanegra 68 Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa, Italy 15,000 Fırat Aydınus (TUR) w
Friendly May 26 20:00 UTC−05 USA 5 – 1 Report SCO Donovan 3 59 65Bradley 11Jones 70Bocanegra 28 Cameron 15 o.g. EverBank Field Jacksonville, Florida 44,438 Elmer Bonilla (SLV) w
Friendly May 30 20:00 UTC−05 USA 1 – 4 Report BRA Gomez 45Torres 13Jones 57 Neymar 12 pen.Silva 26Marcelo 52, 60Pato 87Oscar 19 FedExField Landover, Maryland 67,619 Jeffrey Calderón (CRC) l
Friendly June 3 19:00 UTC−05 CAN 0 – 0 Report USA De Guzman 14Hainault 54 Jones 78 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario, Canada 15,247 Mauricio Morales (MEX) d
WCQ R3 June 8 19:11 UTC−04 USA 3 – 1 Report ATG Bocanegra 8Dempsey 44 pen.Gomez 72 Byers 65Joseph 12Griffith 67 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 23,971 Hugo Cruz (CRC) w
WCQ R3 June 12 20:00 UTC−06 GUA 1 – 1 Report USA Rodríguez 51Pappa 61, 83 Goodson 23Dempsey 40Bradley 60Edu 66Johnson 82 Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala 18,000 Joel Aguilar (SLV) d
Friendly August 15 19:00 UTC−05 MEX 0 – 1 Report USA Moreno 31 Edu 14Jones 69Orozco Fiscal 80Zusi 82 Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico 56,000 Walter Quesada (CRC) w
WCQ R3 September 7 20:30 UTC−05 JAM 2 – 1 Report USA Austin 23Shelton 62Watson 76 Dempsey 1Goodson 67Jones 78 Independence Park Kingston, Jamaica Marco Rodriguez (MEX) l
WCQ R3 September 11 20:00 UTC−04 USA 1 – 0 Report JAM Gomez 55Zusi 62 Palmer 17 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 23,881 Jose Pineda (HON) w
WCQ R3 October 12 19:00 UTC−04 ATG 1 – 2 Report USA Blackstock 25Thomas 61 Johnson 20 90Jones 62 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda 7,000 Neal Brizan (TRI) w
WCQ R3 October 16 18:00 UTC−06 USA 3 – 1 Report GUA Bocanegra 10Dempsey 18 36, 90+2 Ruiz 5Vasquez 76 Livestrong Sporting Park Kansas City, Kansas 16,947 Roberto Moreno (PAN) w
Friendly November 14 19:00 UTC+04 RUS 2 – 2 Report USA Smolov 9Glushakov 51Kokorin 51Shirokov 77, 84 pen. Bradley 26, 76Goodson 84Diskerud 90+3Kljestan 90+4 Kuban Stadium Krasnodar, Russia 28,200 Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) d
Under-23
Friendly February 29 21:00 UTC−06 23 USA 2 – 0 Report 23 MEX Agudelo 35Diskerud 36 FC Dallas Stadium Frisco, Texas 7,432 Dave Gantar (CAN) w
Olympic Qualifier March 22 20:00 UTC−06 23 USA 6 – 0 Report 23 CUB Corona 11 40 88Agudelo 37Diz Pe 43 o.g.Adu 62 LP Field Nashville, Tennessee 4,269 Roberto Garcia (MEX) w
Olympic Qualifier March 24 18:00 UTC−06 23 USA 0 – 2 Report 23 CAN Henry 58Cavallini 83 LP Field Nashville, Tennessee 10,578 Jafeth Perea (PAN) l
Olympic Qualifier March 26 20:00 UTC−06 23 USA 3 – 3 Report 23 SLV Boyd 1 65Corona 68 Blanco 35Flores 37Alas 90+4 LP Field Nashville, Tennessee 7,889 Roberto Garcia (MEX) d
Under-20
Friendly June 6 15:00 UTC−03 20 URU 4 – 2 Report 20 USA Cesar 9Mastriani 21Velazquez 35Cochran 56 o.g. Pineda 28Garcia 90+1 Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo, Uruguay 600 l
Friendly June 8 15:00 UTC−03 20 URU 2 – 0 Report 20 USA Silva 39Cesar 61 Estadio Viera Montevideo, Uruguay 400 l
Friendly June 12 19:00 UTC−03 20 CHI 2 – 1 Report 20 USA Castillo 18 60 Garcia 90+1 pen. Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK Santiago, Chile 600 l
Milk Cup group stage July 21 17:00 UTC+01 19 DEN 1 – 0 Report 20 USA Soren 33 Scroggy Road Limavady, Northern Ireland 400 l
Milk Cup group stage July 23 20:00 UTC+01 20 USA 1 – 0 Report 19 TUR Pineda 73 Showgrounds Ballymena, Northern Ireland w
Milk Cup 3PG July 26 13:00 UTC+01 20 CHI 4 – 3 Report 20 USA Castillo 49 70Henriquez 66 68 Zimmerman 1Joya 65Pineda 82 Riada Stadium Ballymena, Northern Ireland 200 l
2012 Marbella Cup October 10 17:30 UTC+01 20 USA 1 – 2 Report 20 CAN Rodriguez 75 Piette 33Clarke 80 Marbella Football Center Marbella, Spain 150 l
2012 Marbella Cup October 12 15:30 UTC+01 20 USA 2 – 0 Report 20 SCO Villareal 22 31 Marbella Football Center Marbella, Spain 200 w
2012 Marbella Cup October 16 17:00 UTC+01 20 USA 3 – 2 Report 21 AZE Cuevas 9Rodriguez 54Joya 64 Asgandarov 20 75 Marbella Football Center Marbella, Spain 200 w
Under-18
Lisbon International Tournament May 23 18 USA 1 – 1 Report 18 POL Lisbon, Portugal d
Lisbon International Tournament May 24 14:30 UTC+00 18 USA 0 – 0 Report 18 SVK Lisbon, Portugal 50 d
Lisbon International Tournament May 26 18 POR 1 – 0 Report 18 USA Spencer 90+1 o.g. Lisbon, Portugal 100 Krysztof Jakubik (POL) l
Friendly May 24 14:30 UTC+00 18 NED 2 – 4 Report 18 USA Karsdorp 8Becker 74 Spencer 34Lopez 40Gall 54Green 80 Sportpark de Heikant Groesbeek, Netherlands 500 w
Friendly November 21 15:00 UTC-07 18 USA 3 – 1 Report 18 CAN Henkel 45Spencer 73Moreno 90 Dainkeh 68 o.g. U.S. Soccer National Training Center Carson, California 300 w
Friendly November 23 15:00 UTC-07 18 USA 2 – 2 Report 18 CAN Pfeffer 2Moreno 87 Sacramento 7Ait-Slimaine 82 U.S. Soccer National Training Center Carson, California 400 d
Under-17
Mondial Minimes Tournament Group B April 3 18:15 UTC+01 17 USA 4 – 0 Report 17 UAE Selemani 23Turner 50Wade 71Jamieson 90+4 Montaigu, France w
Mondial Minimes Tournament Group B April 5 18:15 UTC+01 17 USA 0 – 1 Report 17 POR Montaigu, France l
Mondial Minimes Tournament April 7 17:00 UTC+01 17 USA 1 – 1 y Report 17 JPN Montaigu, France d 4 – 3
Mondial Minimes Tournament 5th Place Match April 9 10:30 UTC+01 17 USA 1 – 0 Report 17 MEX Wade 59 Montaigu, France w
Copa Saprissa June 24 17 USA 1 – 1 Report 17 HON 1949 Baird 28 Elis 18 San José, Costa Rica d
Copa Saprissa June 25 17 CRC 2 – 3 Report 17 USA Salas 35Leal 62 pen. Rubin 18Requejo Jr. 32Muñoz 57 San José, Costa Rica w
Copa Saprissa June 27 17 USA 0 – 3 Report 17 MEX Diaz 19 47Hernandez 41 San José, Costa Rica l
Copa Saprissa Final July 1 17 USA 1 – 3 Report 17 MEX Rubin 43 Hernandez 23Diaz 24 54 San José, Costa Rica l
AGS Cup September 29 17 USA 2 – 1 Report 17 MAR Selemani 21Rubin 77 Ahmed 6 Villajoyosa, Spain w
AGS Cup September 30 16:00 UTC+01 17 USA 2 – 0 Report 17 UAE Akale 44 pen.Moore 60 pen. L'Alfàs del Pi, Spain w
AGS Cup October 2 18:30 UTC+01 17 USA 0 – 1 Report 17 AZE Jafarvo 47 Benidorm, Spain l
AGS Cup October 4 18:30 UTC+01 17 USA 2 – 1 Report 17 CAN Selemani 19Winn 38 Gordon 72 Benidorm, Spain w
AGS Cup October 6 17 USA 1 – 1 Report 17 MEX Rubin 56 Liceaga 27 La Nucia, Spain d
Friendly October 21 17 USA 3 – 1 Report 17 URU Flores 16Donovan 68Rubin 77 Ospitaleche 33 Argentinos Juniors Youth Training Facility Buenos Aires, Argentina w
Four Nations Tournament October 23 17 USA 5 – 1 Report 17 CHI Baird 3 6Rubin 11Winn 37Akale 69 Oyarzo 80 Estadio de Club Colón Santa Fe, Argentina w
Four Nations Tournament October 25 17 ARG 3 – 1 Report 17 USA Suarez 3Driussi 63Tripichio 71 Rubin 74 Estadio de Club Colón Santa Fe, Argentina l
Four Nations Tournament October 27 11:00 UTC-03 17 USA 2 – 2 Report 17 PAR Wade 57Moore 69 pen. Colman 10Vargas 44 Estadio de Club Colón Santa Fe, Argentina d
Friendly November 18 17 USA 2 – 1 Report 17 CAN Winn 60Elney 87 Dominguez 6 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida w
Nike Friendlies November 28 17:00 UTC-04 17 USA 4 – 4 Report 17 BRA Rubin 29 57Winn 43Selemani 81 Robert 21Boschilia 67 79Murilo 84 Premier Sports Campus Lakewood Ranch, Florida 300 Elie Aguilar (USA) d
Nike Friendlies November 30 17:00 UTC-04 17 USA 4 – 1 Report 17 TUR Akale 24Moore 71 pen.Rubin 82Winn 85 Ünal 44 Premier Sports Campus Lakewood Ranch, Florida 750 Cedric Adams (USA) w
Nike Friendlies December 2 17:00 UTC-04 17 USA 3 – 4 Report 17 POR Selemani 20Schropp 49Winn 62 Postiga 12 40 45+1Lima 84 Premier Sports Campus Lakewood Ranch, Florida 4,500 Katja Koroleva (USA) l
Women
Senior
Wins Losses Draws2813
OQT Group B January 20 19:30 UTC−08 DOM 0 – 14 Report USA Wambach 1 19Lloyd 5Buehler 7O'Reilly 17 31 78Heath 30Rodriguez 46 48 58 69 75Cheney 64 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 6,321 Cardella Samuels (JAM) w
OQT Group B January 22 16:30 UTC−08 USA 13 – 0 Report GUA Wambach 12 14Cheney 24Rodriguez 29Lloyd 33Lindsey 34Leroux 48 51 57 70 87Rapinoe 75Morgan 83 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 6,259 Irazema Aguilera (CUB) w
OQT Group B January 24 19:30 UTC−08 USA 4 – 0 Report MEX Lloyd 7 57 86O'Reilly 8 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7,599 Carol Anne Chenard (CAN) w
OQT Semifinal January 27 17:00 UTC−08 USA 3 – 0 Report CRC Heath 16Lloyd 72Morgan 89 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 10,000 Irazema Aguilera (CUB) w
OQT Final January 29 17:00 UTC−08 CAN 0 – 4 Report USA Morgan 4 56 Wambach 24 28 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 25,247 Quetzalli Alvarado (MEX) w
Friendly February 11 15:15 UTC−06 USA 2 – 1 Report NZL Morgan 88 90+3 Wilkinson 49 FC Dallas Stadium Frisco, Texas 20,677 Moo Hackett (USA) w
AC Group B February 29 17:00 UTC+00 USA 5 – 0 Report DEN Morgan 21 84Wambach 44Lloyd 76Leroux 90+3 Estádio Municipal Lagos, Portugal 300 Liang Qin (CHN) w
AC Group B March 2 15:00 UTC+00 NOR 1 – 2 Report USA Thorsnes 90+3 Wambach 51Leroux 81 Estádio Municipal Lagos, Portugal 300 Jessica Salom Di Lorio (ARG) w
AC Group B March 5 14:10 UTC+00 USA 0 – 1 Report JPN Takase 84 Estádio Algarve Faro, Portugal 1,000 Pernill Larsson (SWE) l
AC 3PM March 7 14:00 UTC+00 USA 4 – 0 Report SWE Morgan 4 33 71Wambach 37 Estádio Municipal Parchal, Portugal 400 Morag Pirie (SCO) w
Kirin Challenge Cup April 1 19:30 UTC+09 JPN 1 – 1 Report USA Kinga 31 Morgan 72 Yurtec Stadium Sendai Sendai, Japan 15,159 Juan Li (CHN) d
Kirin Challenge Cup April 3 16:00 UTC+09 USA 3 – 0 Report BRA Lloyd 18Boxx 23Rodriguez 83 Fukuda Denshi Arena Chiba, Japan 500 Sachiko Yamagishi (JPN) w
Friendly May 27 19:00 UTC−06 USA 4 – 1 Report CHN Morgan 34 50 Zhou Gaoping 36 o.g. Wambach 83 Zhang Rui 23 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania Margaret Domka (USA) 18,573 w
Sweden Invitational June 16 10:00 UTC-04 SWE 1 – 3 Report USA Schelin 35 Wambach 8Morgan 22Heath 56 Örjans Vall Halmstad, Sweden 2,751 Teodora Albon (ROU) w
Sweden Invitational June 18 07:00 UTC-04 USA 4 – 1 Report JPN Morgan 3 61Wambach 10 90+2 Nagasato 28 Örjans Vall Halmstad, Sweden 1,309 Linn Andersson (SWE) w
Friendly June 30 12:00 UTC−06 USA 2 – 1 Report CAN Moscato 15 o.g.Rodriguez 85 Tancredi 57 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 16,805 Kari Seitz (USA) w
Olympics Group G July 25 17:00 UTC+00 USA 4 – 2 Report FRA Wambach 19Morgan 32 66Lloyd 56 Thiney 12Delie 14 Hampden Park Glasgow, Scotland 18,090 Sachiko Yamagishi (JPN) w
Olympics Group G July 28 17:00 UTC+00 USA 3 – 0 Report COL Rapinoe 33Wambach 74Lloyd 77 Hampden Park Glasgow, Scotland 11,313 Thalia Mitsi (GRE) w
Olympics Group G July 31 17:15 UTC+00 USA 1 – 0 Report PRK Wambach 25 Old Trafford Manchester, England 29,522 Jenny Palmqvist (SWE) w
Olympics QF August 3 14:30 UTC+00 USA 2 – 0 Report NZL Wambach 27Leroux 87 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne, England 10,441 Salomé di Iorio (ARG) w
Olympics SF August 6 17:45 UTC+00 CAN 3 – 4 y Report USA Sinclair 22 67 73 Rapinoe 54 70Wambach 80 pen.Morgan 120+3 Old Trafford Manchester, England 26,640 Christina Pedersen (NOR) w
Olympics F August 9 17:45 UTC+00 USA 2 – 1 Report JPN Lloyd 8 54 Ogimi 63 Wembley Stadium London, England 80,203 Bibiana Steinhaus (GER) w
Friendly September 1 14:30 UTC−05 USA 8 – 0 Report CRC Rapinoe 14 44Wambach 24 31Morgan 38Leroux 78Lloyd 83O'Reilly 88 Sahlen's Stadium Rochester, New York 13,208 Christina Ibanez (USA) w
Friendly September 16 12:30 UTC−08 USA 2 – 1 Report AUS Morgan 55Boxx 63 pen. De Vanna 34 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 19,851 Kari Seitz (USA) w
Friendly September 19 20:00 UTC−07 USA 6 – 2 Report AUS O'Reilly 25Morgan 43 63Wambach 53Boxx 69Leroux 82 De Vanna 32Walsh 34 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 18,589 Kristin Schiereck w
Friendly October 20 19:00 UTC−05 USA 1 – 1 Report GER Wambach 2 Mittag 14 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 19,522 Margaret Domka (USA) d
Friendly October 23 19:30 UTC−04 USA 2 – 2 Report GER Wambach 44Heath 67 Marozsán 48 85 Rentschler Field East Hartford, Connecticut 18,870 Carol Anne Chenard (CAN) d
Friendly November 28 19:00 UTC−07 USA 5 – 0 Report IRL Morgan 24 34 44Leroux 62 81 Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon 10,092 Katja Koroleva (USA) w
Friendly December 1 19:30 UTC−06 USA 2 – 0 Report IRL Morgan 1Rapinoe 38 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 11,570 Kristen Schiereck (USA) w
Friendly December 8 13:30 UTC−04 USA 2 – 0 Report CHN Lloyd 51Leroux 85 Ford Field Detroit, Michigan 17,371 Margaret Domka (USA) w
Friendly December 12 19:30 UTC−05 USA 4 – 0 Report CHN Wambach 20 63Lloyd 62Rodriguez 85 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas 15,643 Kristen Schiereck (USA) w
Friendly December 15 USA 4 – 1 Report CHN Wambach 18 64Rapinoe 36Leroux 87 Peng 45 FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida 10,493 Christina Ibanez (USA) w
Under-23
February 26 Four Nations Tournament United States USA 2 – 0 Report 23 SWE Brooks 24Bywaters 58 La Manga, Spain w
February 28 Four Nations Tournament United States USA 1 – 2 Report 23 ENG Ochs 59 Duggen 10Bonner 54 La Manga, Spain l
March 1 Four Nations Tournament United States USA 5 – 0 Report 23 NOR Farrelly 13 41Brooks 31Marlborough 62Lytle 76 La Manga, Spain w
June 15 18:00 UTC+02 Three Nations Tournament United States USA 1 – 1 Report 23 SWE Pressley 44 Konradsson 31 Overlands Minde Stjørdalen, Norway t
June 17 18:00 UTC+02 Three Nations Tournament 23 NOR 1 – 4 Report 23 USA Line Holter23 Hagen 19DaCosta 31Marlborough 33Ochs 87 Overlands Minde Stjørdalen, Norway w
June 19 Friendly 23 NOR 4 – 2 report 23 USA Haugstol 3Hegerberg 6 15Holter 11 Brooks 35Verloo 37 Overlands Minde Stjørdalen, Norway l
Under-20
February 9 Four Nations Tournament United States USA 10 – 0 Report 20 SUI Johnston 6Ohai 6 76Horan 6 57 60Brian 43Mewis 50 54Ubogagu 81 La Manga Club Field G La Manga, Spain w
February 11 Four Nations Tournament United States USA 1 – 0 Report 20 GER Horan 81 La Manga Club Field G La Manga, Spain w
February 13 Four Nations Tournament United States USA 2 – 0 20 NOR La Manga, Spain w
March 2 17:00 UTC−05 CONCACAF Championship Group B United States USA 6 – 0 Report 20 GUA Horan 12 46 74Johnston 29Stengel 54Roccaro 60 Estadio Rommel Fernández Panama City, Panama 985 Gillian Martindale (BRB) w
March 4 17:00 UTC−05 CONCACAF Championship Group B United States USA 6 – 0 Report 20 CUB Stengel 5 37Hayes 25 29DiBernado 53Ubogagu 84 Estadio Rommel Fernández Panama City, Panama Alondra Arellano (MEX) w
March 6 19:30 UTC−05 CONCACAF Championship Group B 20 PAN 0 – 6 Report 20 USA Capelle 28DiBernado 45Johnston 53Hayes 59 78Mewis 69 Estadio Rommel Fernández Panama City, Panama Alondra Arellano (MEX) w
March 9 17:00 UTC−05 CONCACAF Championship Semifinals United States USA 4 – 0 Report 20 MEX Johnston 12Brian 36Horan 38Ohai 81 Estadio Rommel Fernández Panama City, Panama 2,071 Gillian Martindale (BRB) w
March 11 21:00 UTC−05 CONCACAF Championship Final United States USA 2 – 1 Report 20 CAN Hayes 79Ubogagu 89 Richardson 5 Estadio Rommel Fernández Panama City, Panama w
Friendly April 12 15:00 UTC−08 United States USA 4 – 1 Report 20 CHN Horan 46 51Ubogagu 88Mewis 90+2 Liu S. 84 pen. The Home Depot Center Carson, California Daniel Radford (USA) w
Friendly April 15 15:00 UTC−08 United States USA 3 – 0 Report 20 CHN Stengel 10Ubogagu 50Mewis 90+1 The Home Depot Center Carson, California Felisha Mariscal (USA) w
Friendly May 19 15:00 UTC−08 United States USA 5 – 0 Report 20 NZL Horan 14Ohai 18Stengel 35 47Ubogagu 86 The Home Depot Center Carson, California w
Friendly June 17 20 JPN 1 – 0 Report 20 USA Tanaka 81 Nagai Stadium Osaka, Japan l
Friendly June 20 20 JPN 0 – 2 Report 20 USA Hayes 41Ubogagu 71 J-Green Sakai National Training Center Osaka, Japan w
August 20 16:00 UTC+09 U-20 World Cup Group D 20 GHA 0 – 4 Report 20 USA Addai 20 o.g.Hayes 50 74 90+2 Hiroshima Big Arch Hiroshima, Japan 2,582 Teodora Albon (ROU) w
August 23 19:00 UTC+09 U-20 World Cup Group D United States USA 1 – 1 Report 20 CHN Hayes 36 Shen Lili 19 Hiroshima Big Arch Hiroshima, Japan 3,559 Pernilla Larsson (SWE) d
August 27 16:00 UTC+09 U-20 World Cup Group D United States USA 0 – 3 Report 20 GER Lotzen 35 53Leopolz 55 Miyagi Stadium Rifu, Japan Abirami Apbai (SIN) l
August 31 19:30 UTC+09 U-20 World Cup QF 20 PRK 1 – 2 y Report 20 USA Kim Su-Gyong 75 DiBernardo 52Ubogagu 98 Urawa Komaba Stadium Saitama, Japan 6,284 Silvia Spinelli (ITA) w
September 4 16:00 UTC+09 U-20 World Cup SF 20 NGA 0 – 2 Report 20 USA Brian 22 Ohai 70 National Olympic Stadium Tokyo, Japan 28,306 Esther Staubli (SUI) w
September 8 19:20 UTC+09 U-20 World Cup F United States USA 1 – 0 Report 20 GER Ohai 44 National Olympic Stadium Tokyo, Japan 31,114 Pernilla Larsson (SWE) w
Under-17
Friendly February 6 15:30 UTC−05 United States USA 2 – 0 Report 17 GER Sullivan 53Bruder 69 KICS International Sunrise, Florida w
Friendly February 6 15:30 UTC−05 United States USA 1 – 0 Report 17 GER Green 36 KICS International Sunrise, Florida w
Ten Nations Tournament March 4 United States USA 2 – 0 Report 19 FRA Own Goal 48 o.g.Sullivan 67 La Manga Club La Manga, Spain w
Ten Nations Tournament March 6 United States USA 1 – 1 19 ENG Andrews 44 England 29 La Manga Club La Manga, Spain d
Ten Nations Tournament March 8 United States USA 2 – 0 Report 19 NED Munerlyn 18 Own Goal 46 o.g. La Manga Club La Manga, Spain w
Friendly April 9 15:30 UTC−05 United States USA 0 – 0 Report 20 CHN Olympic Training Center Chula Vista, California d
CONCACAF Championship Group B May 3 14:00 UTC−06 17 BAH 0 – 10 Report 17 USA Purce 1 75 84Green 6 39 40 44 60Sullivan 55Payne 77 Estadio Cementos Progreso Guatemala City, Guatemala 200 Cardella Samuels (JAM) w
CONCACAF Championship Group B May 5 14:00 UTC−06 United States USA 5 – 0 Report 17 TRI Bruder 20Sullivan 65Robinson 67Green 86Boyles 90+3 Estadio Cementos Progreso Guatemala City, Guatemala 200 Alicia Villatoro (GUA) w
CONCACAF Championship Group B May 7 16:30 UTC−06 United States USA 3 – 0 Report 17 MEX Green 17 pen. 31 36 Estadio Cementos Progreso Guatemala City, Guatemala Michelle Pye (CAN) w
CONCACAF Championship SF May 10 13:30 UTC−06 United States USA 7 – 0 Report 17 PAN Payne 9Green 44 45+1 54Andrews 50Jenkins 66Bruder 77 Estadio Cementos Progreso Guatemala City, Guatemala 100 Gillian Martindale (BRB) w
CONCACAF Championship F May 12 16:30 UTC−06 United States USA 1 – 0 Report 17 CAN Munerlyn 21 Estadio Cementos Progreso Guatemala City, Guatemala 2,000 Alicia Villatoro (GUA) w
Friendly July 29 SVN 1 – 2 Report 17 USA Jerina 84 Basinger 62Payne 90 Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia w
Friendly August 22 15:00 UTC−08 United States USA 2 – 1 Report 17 CHN Payne 58Green 81 Zhang Chen 43 The Home Depot Center Carson, California w
Friendly August 25 15:00 UTC−08 United States USA 5 – 1 Report 17 CHN Jenkins 2 75Payne 8 27Green 82 Zhang Chen 81 The Home Depot Center Carson, California w
U-17 World Cup Group B September 22 13:00 UTC+05 17 FRA 0 – 0 Report 17 USA Lankaran City Stadium Lankaran, Azerbaijan 8,100 Claudia Umpierrez (URU) d
U-17 World Cup Group B September 25 17:00 UTC+05 United States USA 6 – 0 Report 17 GAM Green 25 pen. 61 71Munerlyn 46Stanton 83Payne 86 Dalga Arena Baku, Azerbaijan 4,200 Etsuko Fukano (JPN) w
U-17 World Cup Group B September 29 17:00 UTC+05 United States USA 1 – 1 Report 17 PRK Jenkins 2 Ri Un Sim 4 Bayil Stadium Baku, Azerbaijan 2,500 Katalin Kulcsar (HUN) d
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing Manner Date Table Incoming Date Table Colorado Rapids Gary Smith Fired November 7, 2011 5th (Western Conference) Óscar Pareja January 5, 2012Colorado Rapids name Oscar Pareja head coach http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2012/01/colorado-rapids-name-oscar-pareja-head-coach 5 January 2012 17 July 2012 Off-season Philadelphia Union Peter Nowak Resigned June 13, 2012 9th (Eastern Conference) John Hackworth June 13, 2012Nowak steps down as Union team manager http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2012/06/peter-nowak-steps-down-philadelphia-union-team-manager 13 June 2012 17 July 2012 June 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120615214251/http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2012/06/peter-nowak-steps-down-philadelphia-union-team-manager dead 9th (Eastern Conference) Portland Timbers John Spencer Fired July 9, 2012 8th (Western Conference) Gavin Wilkinson July 9, 2012Timbers coach John Spencer relieved of duties with club http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/07/timbers-coach-john-spencer-relieved-duties-club 9 July 2012 17 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120711230955/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/07/timbers-coach-john-spencer-relieved-duties-club 11 July 2012 8th (Western Conference) C.D. Chivas USA Robin Fraser Fired November 9, 2012 9th (Western Conference) José Luis Sánchez SoláDecember 8, 2012Chivas USA part ways with Robin Fraser, Greg Vanney http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2012/11/chivas-usa-part-ways-robin-fraser-greg-vanney 9 November 2012 9 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121115013025/http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2012/11/chivas-usa-part-ways-robin-fraser-greg-vanney 15 November 2012 dead Off-season New York Red Bulls Hans Backe End of Contract November 9, 2012 3rd (Eastern Conference) Mike Petke November 9, 2012Red Bulls Announce Contract for Hans Backe Will Not Be Extended http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2012/11/red-bulls-announce-contract-hans-backe-will-not-be-extended 9 November 2012 9 November 2012 Off-season
League tables
Major League Soccer (Div. 1)
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Overall
North American Soccer League (Div. 2)
2012 North American Soccer League season
USL Pro (Div. 3)
Women's Premier Soccer League Elite
U.S. Open Cup
2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The 99th edition of the annual national championship, the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, ran from May 15 through August 8. Sporting Kansas City defeated Seattle Sounders FC on penalty kicks 3-2 for the championship.
The winner qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group stage.
Changes for 2012
In 2012, U.S. Soccer announced that the field would expand from 40 clubs to 64 clubs,Format, Composition and Schedule Finalized for 99th Edition of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20130516075122/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/lamar-hunt-u-s-open-cup/2012/01/2012-open-cup.aspx 2013-05-16 that all MLS teams would receive an automatic berth, and that all 2nd and 3rd tier professional leagues would also receive an automatic berth.
The tournament is a single game, single elimination tournament with random drawings deciding the home team (provided the home team stadium meets USSF standards)Lower-Division Teams Relish Chance to Host Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Matches https://web.archive.org/web/20130514051437/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/lamar-hunt-u-s-open-cup/2012/01/open-cup-sidebar.aspx 2013-05-14 . Retrieved from USSoccer.com on 2 May 2012. for the first round through the quarterfinals. The home team for the semi-finals and finals will be determined through competitive bidding as has been done in prior years.
Tournament format
Teams from the Premier Development League (16 berths), the United States Adult Soccer Association (9 berths), the National Premier Soccer League (6 berths), and US Club Soccer (1 berth) will enter the tournament in the first round. The winners will advance to the 2nd round where they will meet tier 3, USL Pro (10 berths) and tier 2 North American Soccer League professional teams. The second round winners will in turn meet the 16 MLS clubs in the third round. In the remaining rounds of the tournament, winners will advance in each round until the two teams meet in the finals on August 6 or 7th.
Qualification for the lower tiers of the soccer pyramid was mostly completed by April 29The USASA received permission for its Region IV to hold their tournament May 4–5 to determine the qualifiers. and the pairings for the first two rounds were released on May 1.2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Pairings Announced for First and Second Rounds https://web.archive.org/web/20120502002221/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Lamar-Hunt-U-S-Open-Cup/2012/05/2012-Open-Cup-Pairings-Announced-for-First-and-Second-Rounds.aspx 2012-05-02 .
Honors
Professional
+ Men Competition Winner U.S. Open Cup Sporting Kansas City Major League Soccer MLS Supporters' Shield San Jose Earthquakes MLS Cup Los Angeles Galaxy NASL Regular season San Antonio Scorpions Playoffs Tampa Bay Rowdies USL Pro Regular season Orlando City Playoffs Charleston Battery
+ Women Competition Winner WPSL Elite Western New York Flash W-League Ottawa Fury Women Women's Premier Soccer League Gulf Coast Texans
Amateur
+ Men Competition Team USL Premier Development League Forest City London National Premier Soccer League FC Sonic Lehigh Valley NCAA Division I Soccer Championship Indiana NCAA Division II Soccer Championship Lynn University NCAA Division III Soccer Championship Messiah College NAIA Soccer Championship Belhaven (MS)
+ Women Competition Team NCAA Division I Soccer Championship North Carolina NCAA Division II Soccer Championship West Florida NCAA Division III Soccer Championship Messiah College NAIA Soccer Championship Lindsey Wilson (KY)
American clubs in international competition
ClubCompetitionFinal round Los Angeles Galaxy 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals Seattle Sounders FC Quarterfinals Houston Dynamo 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarterfinals Los Angeles GalaxySemifinals Real Salt Lake Group stage Seattle Sounders FCSemifinals
2011-12 Champions League
Los Angeles Galaxy
Toronto FC CAN Quarterfinals March 7, 2012 20:00 UTC−05 2 – 2 Report USA Los Angeles Galaxy Johnson 12Silva 17 Magee 29Donovan 88 Rogers Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada 47,658 Courtney Campbell (JAM) D
Los Angeles Galaxy USA Quarterfinals March 14, 2012 19:00 UTC−08 1 – 2 3 – 4 Report CAN Toronto FC Harden 55 o.g. Johnson 34Soolsma 67 The Home Depot Center Carson, United States 7,500 Roberto Moreno (PAN) l
Seattle Sounders
Seattle Sounders FC USA Quarterfinals March 7, 2012 19:00 UTC−08 2 – 1 Report MEX Santos Laguna Estrada 12Evans 63 Gomez 61 CenturyLink Field Seattle, United States 23,433 Walter Quesada (CRC) w
Santos Laguna MEX Quarterfinals March 14, 2012 19:00 UTC−06 6 – 1 7 – 3 Report USA Seattle Sounders FC Suárez 8 76Peralta 10Gomez 49 68Ochoa 81 Fernández 37 Estadio Corona Torreón, Mexico Joel Aguilar (SLV) l
2012-13 Champions League
Houston Dynamo
FAS SLV Group 3 August 22, 2012 22:00 UTC−04 1 – 3 Report USA Houston Dynamo Águila 64 Ching 12Weaver 19Watson 60 Estadio Cuscatlán San Salvador, El Salvador 2,510 Marcos Brea (CUB) w
Olimpia HON 1949 Group 3 August 30, 2012 22:00 UTC−04 1 – 1 Report USA Houston Dynamo Caetano 7 Moffat 57 Estadio Francisco Morazán San Pedro Sula, Honduras Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) d
Houston Dynamo USA Group 3 September 20, 2012 20:00 UTC−04 4 – 0 Report SLV FAS Barnes 21Boswell 44Weaver 49Carr 78 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas Francisco Chacón (MEX) w
Houston Dynamo USA Group 3 October 23, 2012 20:00 UTC−04 1 – 1 Report HON 1949 Olimpia Hainault 65 Caetano 21 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas 19,462 Juan Carlos Guerra (GUA) d
Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy USA Group 5 August 23, 2012 22:00 UTC−04 5 – 2 Report SLV Isidro Metapán Alvarado 20 o.g.Keane 22Beckham 45+1Juninho 82 90+3 Muñoz 17 87 pen. The Home Depot Center Carson, California 10,574 Jose Peñaloza Soto (MEX) w
Los Angeles Galaxy USA Group 5 August 29, 2012 22:00 UTC−04 4 – 0 Report PUR Puerto Rico Islanders Meyer 7Villarreal 46McBean 80Stephens 82 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 7,500 Jafeth Perea (PAN) w
Puerto Rico Islanders PUR Group 5 September 19, 2012 20:00 UTC−04 0 – 0 Report USA Los Angeles Galaxy Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón, Puerto Rico 2,905 Raymond Bogle (JAM) d
Isidro Metapán SLV Group 5 October 25, 2012 22:00 UTC−04 2 – 3 Report USA Los Angeles Galaxy Suárez 55Muñoz 67 McBean 38 62Stephens 79 Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez Metapán, El Salvador 1,318 Hugo Cruz (CRC) w
Real Salt Lake
Herediano CRC Group 2 July 31, 2012 22:00 UTC−04 1 – 0 Report USA Real Salt Lake Aguilar 14 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica San José, Costa Rica 2,677 Francisco Chacón (MEX) l
Real Salt Lake USA Group 2 August 21, 2012 22:00 UTC−04 2 – 0 Report PAN Tauro Saborío 48Beckerman 58 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 20,430 Oscar Reyna (GUA) w
Tauro PAN Group 2 September 18, 2012 20:00 UTC−04 0 – 1 Report USA Real Salt Lake Saborío 90+4 pen. Estadio Rommel Fernández Panama City, Panama 674 Mauricio Morales (MEX) w
Real Salt Lake USA Group 2 October 23, 2012 22:00 UTC−04 0 – 0 Report CRC Herediano Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 20,436 Elmer Bonilla (SLV) d
Seattle Sounders
Seattle Sounders FC USA Group 4 August 2, 2012 22:00 UTC−04 3 – 1 Report TRI Caledonia AIA Ochoa 19Montero 30Rose 43 Joseph 50 pen. CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 7,767 Stanley Lancaster (GUY) w
Caledonia AIA TRI Group 4 August 30, 2012 20:00 UTC−04 1 – 3 Report USA Seattle Sounders FC Joseph 67 pen. Caskey 45Ochoa 60Montero 69 Larry Gomes Stadium Malabar, Trinidad and Tobago Stanley Lancaster (GUY) w
Marathón HON 1949 Group 4 September 19, 2012 22:00 UTC−04 2 – 3 Report USA Seattle Sounders FC Berríos 35 pen. 68 pen. Ochoa 11Johnson 62Evans 78 Estadio Yankel Rosenthal San Pedro Sula, Honduras 968 Marlon Mejía (SLV) w
Seattle Sounders FC USA Group 4 October 24, 2012 22:00 UTC−04 3 – 1 Report HON 1949 Marathón Ochoa 23Zakuani 27Estrada 76 Brown 37 CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 7,874 w
References
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