United States men's national under-23 soccer team
| Nickname(s) |
Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks |
|---|---|
| Association | United States Soccer Federation |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Captain | Wil Trapp |
| First international | |
 United States 1 – 2  Italy(Barcelona, Spain; July 24, 1992) |
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| Biggest win | |
United States 6 – 0  Cuba(Nashville, U.S.; March 22, 2012) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Mexico 4 – 0 United States(Guadalajara, Mexico; February 10, 2004) |
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| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1992) |
| Best result | Fourth Place: 2000 |
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 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The team's most recent major tournament was the tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which the United States team did not qualify.
The roster can be augmented with three "overage" players, ostensibly possessing veteran experience, during Olympic competition, in accordance with FIFA regulations.
Men's Olympic soccer became an under-23 competition for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the group stage, the Americans defeated Kuwait but lost to Italy and only managed a draw with Poland. As a result, they were eliminated in the first round. Several US players on the roster, however, would go on to have a major influence with the United States men's national soccer team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, which the United States would host.
The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia would be the first time that teams could add overage players to their rosters. With the advantage as the host nation and with Major League Soccer in the middle of its inaugural season, the USSF tapped then-D.C. United head coach Bruce Arena to manage the Olympic team. They would fall short again, however, as a loss to eventual-silver medalists Argentina offset a win against Tunisia and a draw with Portugal.
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