2018 in American soccer

The 2018 season was the 106th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

Soccer in the United States
Season2018
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldNew York Red Bulls
USLLouisville City FC
NPSLMiami FC 2
PDLCanada Calgary Foothills FC
US Open CupHouston Dynamo
MLS CupAtlanta United FC
Women's soccer
NWSLNorth Carolina Courage
WPSLSeattle Sounders Women
UWSHouston Aces
← 2017 United States 2019 →

National teams[edit]

Men's[edit]

Senior[edit]

Wins Losses Draws
3 5 3
Results and fixtures[edit]
Friendlies[edit]
January 28 United States  0–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Carson, California
21:30 ET Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 11,161
Referee: Hector Martinez (Honduras)
March 27 United States  1–0  Paraguay Cary, North Carolina
19:30 ET Wood 45' (pen.) Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 9,825
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis)
May 28 United States  3–0  Bolivia Chester, Pennsylvania
18:30 ET
Report Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 11,882
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
June 2 Republic of Ireland  2–1  United States Dublin, Republic of Ireland
14:45 ET
Report
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 32,300
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
June 9 France  1–1  United States Lyon, France
15:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 58,241
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
September 7 United States  0–2  Brazil East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:30 ET Report
Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 32,489
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
September 11 United States  1–0  Mexico Nashville, Tennessee
20:30 ET Miazga Yellow card 38'
Adams 71' (Robinson)
Yedlin Yellow card 88'
Wood Yellow card 89'
Report Álvarez Yellow card 66'
Zaldívar Red card 67'
Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 40,194
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
October 11 United States  2–4  Colombia Tampa, Florida
19:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 38,631
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
October 16 United States  1–1  Peru East Hartford, Connecticut
19:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Attendance: 24,959
Referee: Ivan Barton (El Salvador)
November 15 England  3–0  United States London, England
15:00 ET Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 68,155
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
November 20 United States  0–1  Italy Genk, Belgium
14:45 ET Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Goalscorers[edit]

Goals are current as of November 20, 2018, after match against  Italy.

Player Goals
Bobby Wood 3
Josh Sargent 2
Walker Zimmerman 1
Timothy Weah 1
Julian Green 1
Tyler Adams 1
Kellyn Acosta 1
Managerial changes[edit]

This is a list of changes of managers:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Incoming manager Date of appointment
United States United States Dave Sarachan (caretaker) End of interim role December 2 United States Gregg Berhalter December 2[1]

U-20[edit]

2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship[edit]
Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 5 5 0 0 39 2 +37 15 Qualification stage
2  Suriname 5 3 0 2 18 12 +6 9
3  Puerto Rico 5 3 0 2 16 15 +1 9
4  Trinidad and Tobago 5 3 0 2 12 11 +1 9
5  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 1 0 4 8 15 −7 3
6  U.S. Virgin Islands 5 0 0 5 2 40 −38 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
November 1 Group A United States  7–1  Puerto Rico Bradenton, Florida
17:30 ET
Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Hector Said Martínez (Honduras)
November 3 Group A U.S. Virgin Islands  0–13  United States Bradenton, Florida
19:45 ET Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 620
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Qualification stage[edit]

The top two teams of each group in the qualification stage qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the winners of each group also advancing to the final to decide the champions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Final and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2  Honduras 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
3  Costa Rica 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Qualification stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
November 16 Group G United States  4–0  Costa Rica Bradenton, Florida
19:30 ET
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
November 19 Group G Honduras  0–1  United States Bradenton, Florida
19:30 ET Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

Women's[edit]

Senior[edit]

Wins Losses Draws
18 0 2
Friendlies[edit]
January 21 United States  5–1  Denmark San Diego, California
19:30 ET
Report
Stadium: SDCCU Stadium
Attendance: 17,526
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
April 5 United States  4–1  Mexico Jacksonville, Florida
19:00 ET
Report Johnson 64' Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 14,360
Referee: Cardella Samuels (Jamaica)
April 8 United States  6–2  Mexico Houston, Texas
13:30 ET
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,349
Referee: Karen Abt (United States)
June 7 United States  1–0  China Sandy, Utah
21:00 ET
Report Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 13,230
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
June 12 United States  2–1  China Cleveland, Ohio
19:00 ET
Report
Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 12,335
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)
August 31 United States  3–0  Chile Carson, California
23:00 ET
Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 23,544
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
September 4 United States  4–0  Chile San Jose, California
22:00 ET
Report Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 14,340
Referee: Christina Unkel (United States) (First Half)
Karen Abt (United States) (Second Half)
November 13 Scotland  0–1  United States Paisley, Scotland
14:00 ET Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 3,790
Referee: Amy Fearn (England)
2018 SheBelieves Cup[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States (H, C) 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
2  England 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  France 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Germany 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: USSoccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) FIFA ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
March 1 United States  1–0  Germany Columbus, Ohio
19:00 ET Rapinoe 17' Report Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 14,591
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
March 4 United States  1–1  France Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 ET Pugh 35' Report Le Sommer 38' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,706
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
March 7 United States  1–0  England Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET Bardsley 58' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 12,351
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
2018 Tournament of Nations[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States (C, H) 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7
2  Australia 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3  Brazil 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head; 5) FIFA Ranking
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
July 26 United States  4–2  Japan Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Carol-Ann Chenard (Canada)
July 29 United States  1–1  Australia East Hartford, Connecticut
19:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Attendance: 21,570
Referee: Miriam León (El Salvador)
August 2 United States  4–1  Brazil Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,309
Referee: Quetzalli Alvarado (Mexico)
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship[edit]
Group A[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Knockout stage
2  Panama 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Mexico 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
October 4 United States  6–0  Mexico Cary, North Carolina
19:30 ET
Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,404
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
October 7 Panama  0–5  United States Cary, North Carolina
19:30 ET Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7,532
Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
October 10 Trinidad and Tobago  0–7  United States Cary, North Carolina
19:30 ET Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,996
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
Semi-final[edit]
October 14 United States  6–0  Jamaica Frisco, Texas
20:00 ET
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 7,555
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
Final[edit]
October 17 Canada  0–2  United States Frisco, Texas
20:00 ET Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 6,986
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Goalscorers[edit]

Goals are current as of November 13, 2018, after match against  Scotland.

Player Goals
Alex Morgan 18
Carli Lloyd 8
Megan Rapinoe 7
Mallory Pugh 6
Tobin Heath 6
Julie Ertz 4
Rose Lavelle 4
Lindsey Horan 3
Christen Press 2
Crystal Dunn 2
Tierna Davidson 1
Sam Mewis 1
Jessica McDonald 1
own goal 2

U-20[edit]

2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship[edit]
Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Nicaragua 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
4  Jamaica 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
January 21 Jamaica  1–2  United States Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
18:30 ET Report
Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Attendance: 245
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)
January 23 United States  2–1  Mexico Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
15:00 ET
Report Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Attendance: 112
Referee: Tatiana Guzmán Alguera (Nicaragua)
Semi-finals[edit]
Final[edit]
January 28 United States  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2-4 p)
 Mexico Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
17:00 ET Report Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
Attendance: 275
Referee: Carol-Anne Chenard (Canada)
2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[edit]
Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Knockout stage
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6
3  United States 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 4
4  Paraguay 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
August 6 United States  0–1  Japan Concarneau, France
13:30 ET Report
Stadium: Stade Guy Piriou
Attendance: 2,332
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
August 9 United States  6–0  Paraguay Concarneau, France
13:30 ET
Report Stadium: Stade Guy Piriou
Attendance: 2,117
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
August 13 Spain  2–2  United States Dinan-Léhon, France
07:30 ET Report
Stadium: Stade du Clos Gastel
Attendance: 1,681
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

U-17[edit]

2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship[edit]

On 22 April 2018, four days into the tournament, CONCACAF announced the remainder of the championship was cancelled immediately due to security concerns caused by civil unrest in Nicaragua.[3][4] On 11 May 2018, CONCACAF announced the tournament would resume play on 6 June and conclude on 12 June 2018, with the remainder of the tournament hosted at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Six teams will play in the remainder of the tournament, as Nicaragua and Puerto Rico were already eliminated and were set to face each other in their last match.[5]

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Knockout stage
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3
4  Bermuda 3 0 0 3 2 19 −17 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
April 20 United States  4–0  Costa Rica Managua, Nicaragua
22:00 ET
Report Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium
Attendance: 160
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
June 6 United States  10–1  Bermuda Bradenton, Florida
17:00 ET
Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 480
Referee: Ronide Henrius (Haiti)
June 8 United States  1–0  Canada Bradenton, Florida
17:00 ET
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 380
Referee: Miriam León (El Salvador)
Semi-finals[edit]
June 10 Haiti  2–3  United States Bradenton, Florida
17:00 ET
Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Attendance: 377
Referee: Marienela Araya (Costa Rica)
Finals[edit]
2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup[edit]
Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6 Knockout stage
2  North Korea 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3  Cameroon 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  United States 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
November 14 United States  3–0  Cameroon Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
13:00 ET
Report Stadium: Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici
Attendance: 593
Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)
November 21 Germany  4–0  United States Montevideo, Uruguay
16:00 ET
Report Stadium: Estadio Charrúa
Attendance: 518
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

Club Competitions[edit]

Men's[edit]

League Competitions[edit]

Major League Soccer[edit]
Conference tables[edit]
Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 34 22 7 5 62 33 +29 71 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Atlanta United FC 34 21 7 6 70 44 +26 69
3 New York City FC 34 16 10 8 59 45 +14 56 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 D.C. United 34 14 11 9 60 50 +10 51
5 Columbus Crew 34 14 11 9 43 45 −2 51
6 Philadelphia Union 34 15 14 5 49 50 −1 50
7 Montreal Impact 34 14 16 4 47 53 −6 46
8 New England Revolution 34 10 13 11 49 55 −6 41
9 Toronto FC 34 10 18 6 59 64 −5 36
10 Chicago Fire 34 8 18 8 48 61 −13 32
11 Orlando City SC 34 8 22 4 43 74 −31 28
Source: MLS
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 8 8 65 40 +25 62 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 11 5 52 37 +15 59
3 Los Angeles FC 34 16 9 9 68 52 +16 57 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 FC Dallas 34 16 9 9 52 44 +8 57
5 Portland Timbers 34 15 10 9 54 48 +6 54
6 Real Salt Lake 34 14 13 7 55 58 −3 49
7 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 66 64 +2 48
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 13 8 54 67 −13 47
9 Houston Dynamo 34 10 16 8 58 58 0 38
10 Minnesota United FC 34 11 20 3 49 71 −22 36
11 Colorado Rapids 34 8 19 7 36 63 −27 31
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 4 21 9 49 71 −22 21
Source: MLS
Overall table[edit]
2018 table[edit]

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, the Supporters' Shield trophy, seeding in the 2019 Canadian Championship, and 2019 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying for the playoffs.

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls (S) 34 22 7 5 62 33 +29 71 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (C) 34 21 7 6 70 44 +26 69
3 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 8 8 65 40 +25 62
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 11 5 52 37 +15 59
5 Los Angeles FC 34 16 9 9 68 52 +16 57
6