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.
Association | Scottish Football Association | ||
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Head coach | Neil MacFarlane | ||
Most caps | Callum Booth (13) | ||
Top scorer | Alex MacDonald (7) | ||
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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 | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2006) | ||
Medal record |
History
editUntil 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.
Head Coaches
edit- Archie Gemmill (2005–2009)[2]
- Billy Stark (2009–2012)
- Ricky Sbragia (2012–2015)
- Scot Gemmill (2015–2016)[3][4]
- Ricky Sbragia (2016–2017)
- Donald Park (2017–2018)[5]
- Billy Stark (2018–2024)[6][7]
Competitive record
editUEFA European U-19 Championship Record
editChampions Runners-up Third place / semi finals Fourth place Tournament held on home soil
Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
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Before 2002 | See Scotland national under-18 football team | ||||||||
2002 | Preliminary round | did not qualify | |||||||
2003 | First qualifying round | ||||||||
2004 | Second qualifying round | ||||||||
2005 | Elite round | ||||||||
2006 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
2007 | Elite round | did not qualify | |||||||
2008 | First qualifying round | ||||||||
2009 | Elite round | ||||||||
2010 | Elite round | ||||||||
2011 | First qualifying round | ||||||||
2012 | First qualifying round | ||||||||
2013 | Elite round | ||||||||
2014 | First qualifying round | ||||||||
2015 | Elite round | ||||||||
2016 | Elite round | ||||||||
2017 | Elite round | ||||||||
2018 | Elite round | ||||||||
2019 | Elite round | ||||||||
2020 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||||||||
2021 | |||||||||
2022 | Elite round | did not qualify | |||||||
2023 | Qualifying round | ||||||||
2024 | Elite round | ||||||||
Total | 1/20 | 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
- Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Other tournaments
editYear | Competition | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Ref |
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2001 | Belfast Tournament | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | [8] |
2005 | Northern Irish Tournament | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | [9] |
2006 | La Manga Tournament | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | [10] |
2007 | La Manga Tournament | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | [10] |
2015 | Mercedes-Benz Cup | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | [11][12] |
2022 | Slovenia Nations Cup | [13] |
Current squad
editThe following players were named in the squad for 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches in March 2024.[14]
- As of 3 November 2023
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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FW | Alfie Bavidge | 11 April 2006 | 4 | 1 | Kelty Hearts | |
DF | Bailey Rice | 4 October 2006 | 4 | 0 | Rangers | |
FW | Bobby Wales | 23 June 2005 | 8 | 1 | Alloa Athletic | |
DF | Charlie McArthur | 12 May 2005 | 4 | 0 | Newcastle United | |
MF | Daniel Kelly | 3 October 2005 | 3 | 0 | Celtic | |
MF | David Watson | 12 February 2005 | 7 | 0 | Kilmarnock | |
MF | Dylan Reid | 1 March 2005 | 3 | 0 | Crystal Palace | |
MF | Jacob MacIntyre | Hibernian | ||||
DF | Johnny Emerson | Newcastle United | ||||
MF | Lennon Miller | 25 August 2006 | 4 | 0 | Motherwell | |
DF | Leyton Grant | 17 April 2006 | Rangers | |||
DF | Louis Jackson | 18 September 2005 | 5 | 0 | Manchester United | |
MF | Macaulay Tait | Heart of Midlothian | ||||
DF | Magnus MacKenzie | 3 May 2005 | 6 | 0 | Celtic | |
DF | Murray Campbell | 25 July 2006 | Burnley | |||
GK | Rory Mahady | 16 August 2006 | 1 | 0 | Leeds United | |
DF | Rory Whittaker | 10 August 2007 | Hibernian | |||
FW | Rory Wilson | 5 January 2006 | 4 | 1 | Aston Villa | |
FW | Ryan One | 26 June 2006 | 4 | 1 | Sheffield United | |
GK | Woody Williamson | 7 July 2006 | 3 | 0 | Ipswich Town |
References
edit- ^ "Scotland U19 1-2 Spain U19". BBC Sport. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Gemmill hails 'incredible' youths". BBC Sport. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Ricky Sbragia is new Scotland Under-21 head coach". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Scotland U21: Coach Ricky Sbragia makes way for Scot Gemmill". BBC Sport. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Donald Park named as Scotland Under-19 coach". Scottish Football Association. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Billy Stark confirmed as national youth team coach". Scottish Football Association. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Billy Stark set to retire from role as Scotland Men's Under-19 Head Coach". Scottish Football Association. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "U-19 Tournament 2001 (Northern Ireland)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "U-19 Mini-Tournament Northern Ireland 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ a b "U-17/U-19 Tournaments La Manga (Spain)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Scotland Under-19 squad confirmed for German tournament". Scottish FA. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
"Hardie nets double as Scotland Under-19s defeat Mexico". Scottish FA. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
"Scotland U19s draw with United States in Germany". Scottish FA. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
"U19s draw 2-2 with hosts in Germany". Scottish FA. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022. - ^ "SORG: "I CAN SEE THE TEAM DEVELOPING"". DFB. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Billy Stark selects Under-19 squad for Slovenia Nations Cup". scottishfa.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Scotland Men's Under-19s squad finalised for Elite Round in Italy". www.scottishfa.co.uk. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
External links
edit- Uefa Under-19 website Contains full results archive