The following is the U.S. natonal team roster for the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Jan. 10-21 in Southern California.
| Name | Pos. | Age | Club | GP | G |
| Brad Friedel | G | 24 | Galatasaray | 36 | – |
| Kasey Keller | G | 26 | Millwall | 12 | – |
| Jeff Agoos | D | 27 | DC United | 49 | 2 |
| Marcelo Balboa | D | 28 | Leon | 105 | 11 |
| Paul Caligiuri | D | 31 | St. Pauli | 105 | 5 |
| Alexi Lalas | D | 25 | Padova/New England | 63 | 7 |
| Steve Pittman | D | 28 | Partick Thistle | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Burns | M | 25 | Viborg/New England | 35 | 0 |
| Thomas Dooley | M | 34 | Schalke | 53 | 5 |
| John Harkes | M | 28 | West Ham/DC United | 60 | 6 |
| Cobi Jones | M | 25 | Vasco da Gama | 68 | 6 |
| Frank Klopas | M | 29 | Kansas City | 45 | 13 |
| Tab Ramos | M | 29 | Tigres/NY-NJ | 62 | 4 |
| Claudio Reyna | M | 22 | Bayer Leverkusen | 28 | 3 |
| Mike Sorber | M | 24 | UNAM/Kansas City | 54 | 2 |
| Jovan Kirovski | F | 19 | Manchester United | 11 | 2 |
| Roy Lassiter | F | 26 | MLS | 3 | 1 |
| Joe-Max Moore | F | 24 | Nuremberg | 42 | 11 |
| Ernie Stewart | F | 26 | Willem II | 30 | 4 |
| Eric Wynalda | F | 26 | Bochum | 65 | 18 |
Coach: Steve Sampson. Assistants: Clive Charles, Milutin Soskic.