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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Scotland women's national under-19 football team.

Scotland Under-19
AssociationScottish Football Association
Head coachBilly Stark
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)
Medal record
UEFA European U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place2006 Poland

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

UEFA European U-19 Championship Record

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

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Before 2002See Scotland national under-18 football team
Norway 2002Preliminary rounddid not qualify
Liechtenstein 2003First qualifying round
Switzerland 2004Second qualifying round
Northern Ireland 2005Elite round
Poland 2006Runners-up5212710
Austria 2007Elite rounddid not qualify
Czech Republic 2008First qualifying round
Ukraine 2009Elite round
France 2010Elite round
Romania 2011First qualifying round
Estonia 2012First qualifying round
Lithuania 2013Elite round
Hungary 2014First qualifying round
Greece 2015Elite round
Germany 2016Elite round
Georgia (country) 2017Elite round
Finland 2018Elite round
Armenia 2019Elite round
Northern Ireland 2020Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19
Romania 2021
Slovakia 2022Elite rounddid not qualify
Malta 2023Qualifying round
Northern Ireland 2024
Total1/205212710

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
Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref
Northern Ireland 2001Belfast Tournament1st220052[7]
Northern Ireland 2005Northern Irish Tournament2nd312021[8]
Spain 2006La Manga Tournament2nd312032[9]
Spain 2007La Manga Tournament1st321052[9]
Germany 2015Mercedes-Benz Cup2nd312053[10][11]
Slovenia 2022Slovenia Nations Cup[12]

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for two friendly matches in October 2023.[13]

As of after Scotland v Israel, 29 March 2022.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
3MF Rudi Molotnikov (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 0 0 Scotland Hibernian
4FW Alfie Bavidge (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 0 0 Scotland Kelty Hearts
Johnny Emerson 0 0 England Newcastle United
Mitchel Frame (2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 0 0 Scotland Celtic
Louis Jackson 0 0 England Manchester United
Daniel Kelly 0 0 Scotland Celtic
Jack Kingdon 0 0 England Manchester United
Magnus MacKenzie 0 0 Scotland Celtic
3MF Zander MacKenzie (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 0 0 Scotland Partick Thistle
1GK Rory Mahady 0 0 England Leeds United
Charlie McArthur 0 0 England Newcastle United
3MF Lennon Miller (2006-08-25) 25 August 2006 0 0 Scotland Motherwell
4FW Ryan One (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 0 0 England Sheffield United
Dylan Reid (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 0 0 England Crystal Palace
Bailey Rice (2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 0 0 Scotland Rangers
Malachi Sharpe 0 0 England Manchester United
2DF Dylan Smith (2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 0 0 Scotland Ross County
3MF David Watson (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 0 0 Scotland Kilmarnock
Woody Williamson 0 0 England Ipswich Town
4FW Rory Wilson (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 0 0 England Aston Villa

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. "U-17/U-19 Tournaments La Manga (Spain)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  10. "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.
  11. "SORG: "I CAN SEE THE TEAM DEVELOPING"". DFB. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  12. "Billy Stark selects Under-19 squad for Slovenia Nations Cup". scottishfa.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  13. "Scotland Under-19s squad finalised ahead of Pinatar friendlies". www.scottishfa.co.uk. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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