Scotland 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
First international
–
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
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
Total1/195212710

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
2001Belfast TournamentWinners220052[7]
2005Mini TournamentRunners up312021[8]
2006La Manga TournamentRunners up312032[9]
2007La Manga TournamentWinners321052[9]

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches in March 2022.[10][11]

As of after Scotland v Israel, 29 March 2022.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jay Hogarth (2003-07-18) 18 July 2003 5 0 Rangers
12 1GK Murray Johnson (2004-11-13) 13 November 2004 0 0 Hibernian
2 2DF Adam Devine (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 6 0 Rangers
3 2DF Lewis Coulton (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 4 0 Warrington Town
4 2DF Kerr Smith (2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 2 0 Aston Villa
5 2DF Dane Murray (2003-06-26) 26 June 2003 6 0 Celtic
6 2DF Jeremiah Mullen (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 5 0 Leeds United
13 2DF Max Johnston (2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 2 0 Queen of the South
7 3MF Michael Craig (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 6 0 Unattached
8 3MF Matthew Craig (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 6 0 Tottenham Hotspur
10 3MF Mackenzie Carse (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 6 0 Celtic
11 3MF Alex Lowry (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 5 4 Rangers
14 3MF Cole McKinnon (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 5 0 Rangers
15 3MF Luke Butterfield (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 5 1 Everton
17 3MF Liam Smith (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 6 1 Manchester City
18 3MF Chris Mochrie (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 4 0 Dundee United
20 3MF Ryan Duncan (2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 0 0 Peterhead
9 4FW Adam Brooks (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004 6 1 Celtic
16 4FW Robert Apter (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 6 1 Chester
19 4FW Dire Mebude (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 2 0 Manchester City

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 named for Elite Round". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. @ScotlandNT (17 March 2022). "#SCO19s squad update: IN: Max Johnston. OUT: Liam Morrison. #YoungTeam" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 March 2022 – via Twitter.
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