Scotland national under-19 football team

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Scotland Under-19
AssociationScottish Football Association
Head coachBilly Stark
Most capsCallum Booth (13)
Top scorerAlex MacDonald (7)
First colours
Second colours
First international
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Biggest win
 Scotland 8–0  San Marino
(Tiszaújváros, Hungary; 22 October 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 5–0  Scotland
European Under-19 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunners-up (2006)

The Scotland national under-19 football team is the national football team representing Scotland for players of 19 years of age or under at the start of a European Under-19 Football Championship campaign. The team, which is controlled by the Scottish Football Association, acts as a feeder team to the Scotland national football team.

History[]

Until 2001, the European youth championship was competed for by under-18 teams. The best performance by a Scotland under-18 team was in 1982, when they won the tournament. Beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final, the team was then managed by Andy Roxburgh and Walter Smith, who would both go on to manage the senior side. Scotland defeated rivals England in the qualifying round and finished top of Group 4, which also included the Netherlands. In the semi-finals, Scotland beat Poland 2–0. Scotland also reached the semi-finals of the 1978 tournament, where they lost on penalties to Yugoslavia. Scotland topped Group two – which included Germany and Italy – to qualify for the semi-final, having beaten Denmark in the qualifying round.

During the period of the under-19 format, Scotland qualified for the finals tournament in 2006 when, under the guidance of manager Archie Gemmill and coach Tommy Wilson, they lost 2–1 to Spain in the final.[1] This performance guaranteed Scotland's participation at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly the World Youth Championships), representing their first appearance for 20 years.

Since 2006, Scotland have not progressed past the elite qualification round of the European under-19 tournaments.

Coaches[]

Competitive record[]

European Championships[]

  • 1948–1954 – FIFA Junior Tournament
  • 1955–1980 – UEFA Junior Tournament
  • 1981–2001 – UEFA European U-18 Championship
  • 2002–present – UEFA European U-19 Championship

For results up to 2001, see Scotland national under-18 football team.

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Norway 2002 Preliminary round – – – – – –
Liechtenstein 2003 First qualifying round – – – – – –
Switzerland 2004 Second qualifying round – – – – – –
Northern Ireland 2005 Elite round – – – – – –
Poland 2006 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 7 10
Austria 2007 Elite round – – – – – –
Czech Republic 2008 First qualifying round – – – – – –
Ukraine 2009 Elite round – – – – – –
France 2010 Elite round – – – – – –
Romania 2011 First qualifying round – – – – – –
Estonia 2012 First qualifying round – – – – – –
Lithuania 2013 Elite round – – – – – –
Hungary 2014 First qualifying round – – – – – –
Greece 2015 Elite round – – – – – –
Germany 2016 Elite round – – – – – –
Georgia (country) 2017 Elite round – – – – – –
Finland 2018 Elite round – – – – – –
Armenia 2019 Elite round – – – – – –
Northern Ireland 2020 Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19
Romania 2021
Slovakia 2022 – – – – – –
Total 1/18 5 2 1 2 7 10

Notes

  • First qualifying round and Preliminary round are the same stage
  • Elite round, Intermediary round and Second qualifying round are the same stage
  • Gold background indicates tournament win, Silver background colour indicates second-place finish.
  • Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Other tournaments[]

Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref
Northern Ireland 2001 Belfast Tournament Winners 2 2 0 0 5 2 [7]
Northern Ireland 2005 Mini Tournament Runners up 3 1 2 0 2 1 [8]
Spain 2006 La Manga Tournament Runners up 3 1 2 0 3 2 [9]
Spain 2007 La Manga Tournament Winners 3 2 1 0 5 2 [9]

Current squad[]

The following players were named in the squad for 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches in November 2021.[10]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
Robert Apter England Blackpool
Adam Brooks Scotland Celtic
Luke Butterfield England Everton
Mckenzie Carse Scotland Celtic
Lewis Coulton England Preston North End
Matthew Craig England Tottenham Hotspur
Michael Craig England Tottenham Hotspur
Adam Devine Scotland Rangers
Kevin Hanratty Scotland Formartine United
Jay Hogarth Scotland Rangers
Alex Lowry Scotland Rangers
Cole McKinnon Scotland Rangers
Max Metcalfe England Middlesbrough
Chris Mochrie (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 18) Scotland Dundee United
Liam Morrison (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 18) Germany Bayern Munich
Jeremiah Mullen England Leeds United
Dane Murray (2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 (age 18) Scotland Celtic
Kerr Smith (2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 (age 17) England Aston Villa
Liam Smith England Manchester City
Leo Watson Scotland Stirling Albion

References[]

  1. ^ "Scotland U19 1-2 Spain U19". BBC Sport. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Gemmill hails 'incredible' youths". BBC Sport. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Ricky Sbragia is new Scotland Under-21 head coach". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Scotland U21: Coach Ricky Sbragia makes way for Scot Gemmill". BBC Sport. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Donald Park named as Scotland Under-19 coach". Scottish Football Association. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Billy Stark confirmed as national youth team coach". Scottish Football Association. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "U-19 Tournament 2001 (Northern Ireland)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  8. ^ "U-19 Mini-Tournament Northern Ireland 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b "U-17/U-19 Tournaments La Manga (Spain)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Stark names squad for Qualifying Round in Croatia". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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