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.
| Association | Scottish Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Billy Stark | ||
| Most caps | Callum Booth (13) | ||
| Top scorer | Alex MacDonald (7) | ||
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| First international | |||
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| Biggest win | |||
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| Biggest defeat | |||
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| European Under-19 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2006) | ||
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
- Archie Gemmill (–2009)[2]
- Billy Stark (2009–12)
- Ricky Sbragia (2012–15)
- Scot Gemmill (2015–16)[3][4]
- Ricky Sbragia (2016–17)
- Donald Park (2017–18)[5]
- Billy Stark (2018–present)[6]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Preliminary round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | First qualifying round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Second qualifying round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Elite round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
 | Elite round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | First qualifying round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Elite round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Elite round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | First qualifying round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | First qualifying round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Elite round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | First qualifying round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Elite round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Elite round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Elite round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Elite round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 | Elite round | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 1/18 | 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
- Gold background indicates tournament win, Silver background colour indicates second-place finish.
- Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
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.[10]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Archie Mair |  | ||||
| GK | Ross Sinclair | | ||||
| DF | Harrison Ashby | | ||||
| DF | Chris Hamilton | 13 June 2001 | | |||
| DF | Jamie Hamilton | 1 March 2002 | | |||
| DF | James Maxwell | | ||||
| DF | Connor McAvoy | | ||||
| DF | Nathan Patterson | | ||||
| DF | Luke Robinson | | ||||
| MF | Jack Burroughs | 21 March 2001 | | |||
| MF | Dean Campbell | 19 March 2001 | | |||
| MF | Ciaran Dickson | | ||||
| MF | Marc Leonard | | ||||
| MF | Liam McCarron | 7 March 2001 | | |||
| MF | Ethan Ross | 15 August 2001 | | |||
| FW | Kyle Joseph | | ||||
| FW | Kai Kennedy | | ||||
| FW | Josh McPake | 31 August 2001 | | |||
| FW | Dapo Mebude | 29 July 2001 | | |||
| FW | Jack Stretton | | ||||
References
- "Scotland U19 1-2 Spain U19". BBC Sport. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- "Gemmill hails 'incredible' youths". BBC Sport. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Ricky Sbragia is new Scotland Under-21 head coach". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Scotland U21: Coach Ricky Sbragia makes way for Scot Gemmill". BBC Sport. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Donald Park named as Scotland Under-19 coach". Scottish Football Association. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- "Billy Stark confirmed as national youth team coach". Scottish Football Association. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "U-19 Tournament 2001 (Northern Ireland)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- "U-19 Mini-Tournament Northern Ireland 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- "U-17/U-19 Tournaments La Manga (Spain)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- @ScotlandNT (10 March 2020). "#SCO19s: Billy Stark has named his Scotland Men's Under-19s squad for our UEFA Elite Round taking place in France later this month. #YoungTeam" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 March 2020 – via Twitter.
External links
- Uefa Under-19 website Contains full results archive