Scotland national under-17 football team
| Association | Scottish Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Brian McLaughlin[1] | ||
| |||
| U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1989) | ||
| European U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Semi-final (2014) | ||
The Scotland national under-17 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national Under-17 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team. The team represents Scotland in international Under-17 competitions such as the U-17 World Cup and the European U-17 Championship.
The team has qualified for seven European Championship final tournaments, in 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 and 2023. The team achieved its best result in 2014 by progressing to the semi-final.[2]
Coaches
- Dean Gorre (2012)[3]
- Scot Gemmill (2014)[4]
- Steven Pressley (2015)[5]
- Brian McLaughlin (2017)[1]
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place / semi finals Fourth place Tournament held on home soil
FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1991 | See Scotland national under-16 football team | ||||||||
| 1991 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||
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| 2019 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru | ||||||||
| 2023 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2025 | |||||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA European U-17 Championship Record
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 2002 | See Scotland national under-16 football team | ||||||||
| 2002 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||
| 2006 | Qualifying round | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2007 | Elite round | ||||||||
| 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | |
| 2009 | Elite round | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2010 | Qualifying round | ||||||||
| 2011 | Elite round | ||||||||
| 2012 | Elite round | ||||||||
| 2013 | Qualifying round | ||||||||
| 2014 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | |
| 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | |
| 2016 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | |
| 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| 2018 | Elite round | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2019 | Elite round | ||||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | |
| 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | |
| 2024 | Qualifying round | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 7/21 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 46 | −34 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Other tournaments
| Year | Competition | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Saint-Malo Tournament | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | [8] |
| 1986 | Saint-Malo Tournament | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | [8] |
| 1987 | Saint-Malo Tournament | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | [8] |
| 1988 | Saint-Malo Tournament | 5th | Full results unknown | [8] | |||||
| 1989 | Eurofoot Tournament | 4th | Full results unknown | [9] | |||||
| 1990 | Eurofoot Tournament | 5th | Full results unknown | [9] | |||||
| 1992 | Eurofoot Tournament | 3rd | Full results unknown | [9] | |||||
| 1999 | Lisbon International | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | [10] |
| 2007 | Toto Cup | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | [11] |
| 2011 | Toto Cup | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | [11] |
| 2016 | Telki Cup | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | [12] |
| 2017 | Pepsi Tournament | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | [13] |
Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches in March 2025.[14]
- As of after Liechtenstein v Scotland, 25 March 2025
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Alastair Graham | 23 September 2008 | 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| 12 | GK | Cameron Patterson | 6 February 2008 | 1 | 0 | Celtic |
| 2 | DF | Jack Barr | 4 December 2008 | 6 | 0 | St Mirren |
| 3 | DF | Cameron Williams | 24 November 2008 | 6 | 2 | Liverpool |
| 4 | DF | Hayden Borland | 1 March 2008 | 5 | 1 | Celtic |
| 5 | DF | Lewis Carrol | 7 March 2008 | 4 | 0 | Aberdeen |
| 13 | DF | Keir Gilligan | 6 June 2008 | 1 | 0 | Dundee United |
| 14 | DF | Callan Hamill | 1 March 2009 | 4 | 0 | St Johnstone |
| 15 | DF | Lewis Gillie | 9 June 2008 | 2 | 0 | Hibernian |
| 6 | MF | Alfie Osborne | 16 July 2008 | 6 | 0 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 7 | MF | Alexander Smith | 26 June 2008 | 6 | 1 | Rangers |
| 8 | MF | Aiden McCallion | 15 June 2008 | 6 | 0 | Rangers |
| 10 | MF | Jamie Hislop | 15 July 2008 | 5 | 1 | Ayr United |
| 16 | MF | Cooper Masson | 10 November 2008 | 6 | 1 | Aberdeen |
| 17 | MF | Archie Traynor | 9 June 2008 | 3 | 0 | Kilmarnock |
| 18 | MF | Taylor Hogarth | 8 January 2008 | 3 | 1 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 20 | MF | Zander McAllister | 22 April 2008 | 5 | 0 | Motherwell |
| 9 | FW | Fletcher Boyd | 26 January 2008 | 6 | 4 | Aberdeen |
| 11 | FW | Cole Burke | 29 July 2008 | 4 | 3 | Kilmarnock |
| 19 | FW | Brodie Dair | 1 June 2008 | 3 | 1 | Fulham |
See also
References
- ^ a b "McLaughlin aiming to take under-17s to the next level". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Scotland Under-17s reach European Championship semi-final". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Stewart Fisher (19 October 2012). "Gorre aims to add Dutch of magic to industrious Scots". The Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Scotland Under-17 squad announced for Euro finals". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Steven Pressley to lead Scotland Under-17s". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Tournoi U-17/U-16 de Saint-Malo". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tournoi Eurofoot U-17 de Saint-Brieuc (France)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "lining in the dark clouds after defeat in Portugal". Scotland on Sunday. 6 June 1999. Retrieved 1 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "U-17 Toto Cup (Austria)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Tournament in Rackeve/Telki (Hungary)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Pepsi U-17 Tournament/St George's Park Tournament (England)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Men's Under-17s ready for UEFA Round Two matches on home soil". Scottish FA. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.