United States men's national soccer team results (1980–1989)
This is a compilation of every international soccer game played by the United States men's national soccer team from 1980 through 1989. It includes the team's record for that year, each game and the date played. It also lists the U.S. goal scorers.
The format is: home team listed first, U.S. listed first at home or neutral site.
Records are in win-loss-tie format. Games decided in penalty kicks are counted as ties, as per the FIFA standard.
1980[]
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 |
Win Draw Loss
| October 4 Friendly | Luxembourg  | 0–2 |  United States | Dudelange, Luxembourg |
Hulcer  Davis (pen.) |
Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum Attendance: 1,600 |
| October 7 Friendly | Portugal  | 1–1 | United States | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Manuel 65' |
Davis 67' |
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 15,000 |
| October 25 CONCACAF Championship qualification | United States | 0–0 |  Canada | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 7,864 |
| November 1 CONCACAF Championship qualification | Canada | 2–1 | United States | Vancouver, Canada |
| Iarusci 21' Segota 42' (pen.) |
Villa 90' |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 13,598 |
| November 9 CONCACAF Championship qualification | Mexico  | 5–1 | United States | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Sánchez 24' 31', 55' Mendizabal 37' González 40' |
Davis 76' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 90,000 |
| November 23 CONCACAF Championship qualification | United States | 2–1 | Mexico | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Moyers 31', 65' |
Sánchez 40' |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 2,126 |
1981[]
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982[]
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
| March 21 Friendly | Trinidad and Tobago  | 1–2 | United States | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Veee Davis |
Stadium: Queen's Park Oval |
1983[]
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
| April 8 Friendly |  Haiti | 0–2 | United States | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Durgan Borja |
Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator |
1984[]
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 4 |
Win Draw Loss
| May 30 Friendly | United States | 0–0 |  Italy | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 31,310 |
| September 29 CONCACAF Championship Qualification | Netherlands Antilles  | 0–0 | United States | Willemstad, Curaçao |
| Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Attendance: 6,109 |
| October 6 CONCACAF Championship Qualification | United States | 4–0 | Netherlands Antilles | St. Louis, Missouri |
| DiBernardo 50' Coker 58', 67' Kapp 85' |
Stadium: Busch Stadium Attendance: 10,718 |
| October 9 Friendly | United States | 3–1 |  El Salvador | Los Angeles, California |
| Hooker Davis LaDouceur |
Rivas |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 27,000 |
| October 11 Friendly | United States | 1–0 |  Colombia | Los Angeles, California |
| Coker |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 26,000 |
| October 14 Friendly | Guatemala  | 4–0 | United States | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 26,000 |
| October 17 Friendly | Mexico | 2–1 | United States | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico |
| 39' 65' |
Van der Beck 61' |
Stadium: Estadio Neza 86 |
| November 30 Friendly | United States | 0–0 |  Ecuador | Hempstead, New York |
| Stadium: Hofstra Stadium |
| December 2 Friendly | United States | 2–2 | Ecuador | Miami, Florida |
| Sharp LaDouceur |
Cuvi Benítez |
Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 4,000 |
1985[]
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 3 |
Win Draw Loss
| February 8 Friendly | United States | 1–1 |  Switzerland | Tampa, Florida |
| 20:00 EST (UTC−5) | Van der Beck 52' |
Report | Hermann 10' |
Stadium: Pepin-Rood Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dorantes García (Mexico) |
| April 2 Friendly | Canada | 2–0 | United States | Vancouver, Canada |
| Vrablic 68', 80' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 9,150 |
| April 4 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | Canada | Portland, Oregon |
| Pérez |
Pakos |
Stadium: Civic Stadium Attendance: 4,181 |
| May 15 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Borja 24' Peterson 89' |
19' |
Stadium: Busch Stadium Attendance: 15,183 |
| May 19 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 1–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Torrance, California |
| Caligiuri 15' |
Stadium: Murdock Stadium Attendance: 6,115 |
| May 26 CONCACAF Championship | Costa Rica  | 1–1 | United States | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Ramírez 42' |
Kerr, Jr. 44' |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 20,173 |
| May 31 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 0–1 | Costa Rica | Torrance, California |
| Coronado 35' |
Stadium: Murdock Stadium Attendance: 11,800 |
| June 16 Friendly | United States | 0–5 |  England | Los Angeles, California |
| Report | Lineker 13', 47' Dixon 30', 73' Steven 81' |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 10,145 |
1986[]
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 |
Win Draw Loss
| February 5 Friendly | United States | 0–0 | Canada | Miami, Florida |
| Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 5,182 |
| February 7 Friendly | United States | 1–1 |  Uruguay | Miami, Florida |
| Murray |
Aguilera |
Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 15,852 |
1987[]
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss
| June 8 President's Cup | United States | 1–3 |  Egypt | Seoul, South Korea |
| Hantak |
Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium |
| June 12 President's Cup | South Korea  | 1–0 | United States | Busan, South Korea |
| Choi Sang-kook 31' |
Stadium: Busan Gudeok Stadium |
| June 16 President's Cup | United States | 1–0 |  Thailand | Cheongju, South Korea |
| Hantak |
Stadium: Cheongju Stadium |
1988[]
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 | 3 |
Win Draw Loss
| January 10 Friendly | Guatemala | 1–0 | United States | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
| January 13 Friendly | Guatemala | 0–1 | United States | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Agoos |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
| May 14 Friendly | United States | 0–2 | Colombia | Miami, Florida |
| Iguarán |
Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 15,371 |
| June 1 Friendly | United States | 1–1 |  Chile | Stockton, California |
| Eichmann |
Basay |
Stadium: Stagg Memorial Stadium |
| June 3 Friendly | United States | 1–3 | Chile | San Diego, California |
| Borja |
Rojas Hurtado Salgado |
Stadium: Aztec Bowl |
| June 5 Friendly | United States | 0–3 | Chile | Fresno, California |
| Hurtado Salgado |
Stadium: Bulldog Stadium |
| June 7 Friendly | United States | 0–1 | Ecuador | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Stadium: University Stadium |
| June 10 Friendly | United States | 0–2 | Ecuador | Houston, Texas |
| Stadium: Delmar Stadium |
| June 12 Friendly | United States | 0–0 | Ecuador | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Stadium: Herman Clark Stadium Attendance: 7,250 |
| June 14 Friendly | United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica | San Antonio, Texas |
| Ryerson |
| July 13 Friendly | United States | 0–2 |  Poland | New Britain, Connecticut |
| Kosecki 44', 53' |
Stadium: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 10,213 |
| July 24 CONCACAF Championship qualification | Jamaica  | 0–0 | United States | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Stadium: Independence Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| August 13 CONCACAF Championship qualification | United States | 5–1 | Jamaica | Fenton, Missouri |
| Bliss 18' Pérez 69' (pen.) Klopas 76', 85' Krumpe 78' |
54' |
Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 6,100 |
1989[]
| Wins | Losses | Draws |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 |
Win Draw Loss
| April 16 CONCACAF Championship | Costa Rica | 1–0 | United States | San José, Costa Rica |
| 14' |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 26,271 |
| April 30 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Fenton, Missouri |
| Ramos 72' |
Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 8,500 |
| May 13 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Torrance, California |
| Trittschuh 48' |
Charles 88' |
Stadium: Murdock Stadium Attendance: 10,000 |
| June 4 Friendly | United States | 3–0 |  Peru | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Bliss 14' Ramos 19' Murray 44' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 33,133 |
| June 17 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 2–1 | Guatemala | New Britain, Connecticut |
| Murray 3' Eichmann 67' |
22' |
Stadium: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 10,516 |
| June 24 Friendly | United States | 0–1 | Colombia | Miami, Florida |
| Valderrama |
Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 15,233 |
| August 13 Friendly | United States | 1–2 | South Korea | Los Angeles, California |
| Harkes 63' |
Banks 17' (o.g.) Hwang 21' |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 23,191 |
| September 17 CONCACAF Championship | El Salvador | 0–1 | United States | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Pérez 61' |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 3,700 |
| October 8 CONCACAF Championship | Guatemala | 0–0 | United States | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 8,000 |
| November 5 CONCACAF Championship | United States | 0–0 | El Salvador | Fenton, Missouri |
| Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 8,500 |
| November 14 Friendly | United States | 2–1 |  Bermuda | Cocoa, Florida |
| Doyle Eichmann |
Stadium: Cocoa Expo Sports Center |
| November 19 CONCACAF Championship | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | United States | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Caligiuri 30' |
Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 35,000 |
External links[]
- USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989
- USA Men's National Team: All-time Results, 1885-1989
- U.S. SOCCER FEDERATION 2016 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM MEDIA GUIDE
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