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.

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. This performance guaranteed Scotland's participation at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 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

European Championships

For results up to 2001, see Scotland national under-18 football team.
YearRoundGPWDLGSGA
2002Preliminary round––––––
2003First qualifying round––––––
2004Second qualifying round––––––
2005Elite round––––––
2006Runners-up5212710
2007Elite round––––––
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––––––
Total1/185212710

Notes
YearCompetitionResultGPWD*LGSGARef
2001Belfast TournamentWinners220052
2005Mini TournamentRunners up312021
2006La Manga TournamentRunners up312032
2007La Manga TournamentWinners321052

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the Elite Round of 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification in March 2020.