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 coachVacant
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
2006 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.

Head 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
2002Preliminary rounddid not qualify
2003First qualifying round
2004Second qualifying round
2005Elite round
2006Runners-up5212710
2007Elite rounddid not qualify
2008First qualifying round
2009Elite round
2010Elite round
2011First qualifying round
2012First qualifying round
2013Elite round
2014First qualifying round
2015Elite round
2016Elite round
2017Elite round
2018Elite round
2019Elite round
2020Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19
2021
2022Elite rounddid not qualify
2023Qualifying round
2024Elite round
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
2001Belfast Tournament1st220052[8]
2005Northern Irish Tournament2nd312021[9]
2006La Manga Tournament2nd312032[10]
2007La Manga Tournament1st321052[10]
2015Mercedes-Benz Cup2nd312053[11][12]
2022Slovenia Nations Cup[13]

Current squad

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

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. "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. "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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