Scotland national under-19 football team

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.

Scotland Under-19
AssociationScottish Football Association
Head coachNeil MacFarlane
Most capsCallum Booth (13)
Top scorerAlex MacDonald (7)
First colours
Second colours
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)

History

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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.

Head Coaches

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Competitive record

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UEFA European U-19 Championship Record

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place / semi finals     Fourth place  0000 Tournament held on home soil  

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
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

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Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref
  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

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The 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
4FW Alfie Bavidge (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18) 4 1   Kelty Hearts
2DF Bailey Rice (2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 18) 4 0   Rangers
4FW Bobby Wales (2005-06-23) 23 June 2005 (age 19) 8 1   Alloa Athletic
2DF Charlie McArthur (2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 (age 19) 4 0   Newcastle United
3MF Daniel Kelly (2005-10-03) 3 October 2005 (age 19) 3 0   Celtic
3MF David Watson (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 19) 7 0   Kilmarnock
3MF Dylan Reid (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19) 3 0   Crystal Palace
3MF Jacob MacIntyre   Hibernian
2DF Johnny Emerson   Newcastle United
3MF Lennon Miller (2006-08-25) 25 August 2006 (age 18) 4 0   Motherwell
2DF Leyton Grant (2006-04-17) 17 April 2006 (age 18)   Rangers
2DF Louis Jackson (2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 19) 5 0   Manchester United
3MF Macaulay Tait   Heart of Midlothian
2DF Magnus MacKenzie (2005-05-03) 3 May 2005 (age 19) 6 0   Celtic
2DF Murray Campbell (2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 18)   Burnley
1GK Rory Mahady (2006-08-16) 16 August 2006 (age 18) 1 0   Leeds United
2DF Rory Whittaker (2007-08-10) 10 August 2007 (age 17)   Hibernian
4FW Rory Wilson (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 18) 4 1   Aston Villa
4FW Ryan One (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 18) 4 1   Sheffield United
1GK Woody Williamson (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 18) 3 0   Ipswich Town

References

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  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. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "U-19 Tournament 2001 (Northern Ireland)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  9. ^ "U-19 Mini-Tournament Northern Ireland 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  10. ^ a b "U-17/U-19 Tournaments La Manga (Spain)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "SORG: "I CAN SEE THE TEAM DEVELOPING"". DFB. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Billy Stark selects Under-19 squad for Slovenia Nations Cup". scottishfa.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Scotland Men's Under-19s squad finalised for Elite Round in Italy". www.scottishfa.co.uk. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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