Scotland national under-19 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 coachNeil MacFarlane
Most capsCallum Booth (13)
Top scorerAlex MacDonald (7)
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
  8–0  San Marino
(Tiszaújváros, Hungary; 22 October 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 5–0  
European Under-19 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunners-up (2006)
Medal record
UEFA European U-19 Championship
2006 Poland

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.

Head Coaches

Competitive record

UEFA European U-19 Championship Record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place / semi finals     Fourth place   Tournament held on home soil  

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Before 2002 See Scotland national under-18 football team
2002 Preliminary round did not qualify
2003 First qualifying round
2004 Second qualifying round
2005 Elite round
2006 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 7 10
2007 Elite round did not qualify
2008 First qualifying round
2009 Elite round
2010 Elite round
2011 First qualifying round
2012 First qualifying round
2013 Elite round
2014 First qualifying round
2015 Elite round
2016 Elite round
2017 Elite round
2018 Elite round
2019 Elite round
2020 Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19
2021
2022 Elite round did not qualify
2023 Qualifying round
2024 Elite round
Total 1/20 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
  • Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Other tournaments

Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref
2001 Belfast Tournament 1st 2 2 0 0 5 2 [9]
2005 Northern Irish Tournament 2nd 3 1 2 0 2 1 [10]
2006 La Manga Tournament 2nd 3 1 2 0 3 2 [11]
2007 La Manga Tournament 1st 3 2 1 0 5 2 [11]
2015 Mercedes-Benz Cup 2nd 3 1 2 0 5 3 [12][13]
2022 Slovenia Nations Cup [14]

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Sweden and Poland in March 2025.[15][16]

Caps and goals updated as of 19 March 2025, after the match against Sweden. Clubs correct as of 24 March 2025.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Woody Williamson (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 9 0 Ipswich Town
12 1GK Callan McKenna (2006-12-22) 22 December 2006 1 0 Bournemouth
21 1GK Oliver Ecrepont (2007-02-23) 23 February 2007 0 0 East Stirlingshire
2 2DF James Overy (2007-11-09) 9 November 2007 1 0 Manchester United
3 2DF Daniel Armer (2007-10-22) 22 October 2007 1 0 Manchester United
4 2DF Joseph McGrath (2007-03-12) 12 March 2007 1 0 Hibernian
5 2DF Samuel Cleall-Harding (2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 1 0 Dundee United
13 2DF Connor Campbell (2007-04-08) 8 April 2007 1 0 Rangers
14 2DF Jack Wyllie (2007-08-10) 10 August 2007 0 0 Rangers
15 2DF Callum Penman (2007-05-05) 5 May 2007 1 0 Arbroath
16 2DF Scott Constable (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 1 0 Stirling Albion
20 2DF Reuben Cooper Unknown 0 0 Kilmarnock
6 3MF Kyle Ure (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 5 0 Celtic
7 3MF Sam Chambers (2007-08-18) 18 August 2007 4 1 Leeds United
8 3MF Tyler Fletcher (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 2 0 Manchester United
10 3MF Rudi Molotnikov (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 13 3 Hibernian
11 3MF Findlay Curtis (2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 1 0 Rangers
17 3MF Cormac Daly (2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 1 0 Nottingham Forest
3MF Calum Adamson (2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 0 0 Rangers
9 4FW Owen Stirton (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 1 0 Montrose
18 4FW Jevan Beattie (2006-12-20) 20 December 2006 1 0 Sheffield United
19 4FW Josh Landers (2007-02-27) 27 February 2007 1 0 West Ham United

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. ^ "Neil MacFarlane accepts Scotland U19 role". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  9. ^ "U-19 Tournament 2001 (Northern Ireland)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  10. ^ "U-19 Mini-Tournament Northern Ireland 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b "U-17/U-19 Tournaments La Manga (Spain)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "SORG: "I CAN SEE THE TEAM DEVELOPING"". DFB. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Billy Stark selects Under-19 squad for Slovenia Nations Cup". scottishfa.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Neil MacFarlane names youthful squad for Under-19 friendlies in Spain". Scottish FA. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  16. ^ Scotland National Team [@ScotlandNT] (14 March 2025). "#SCO19s Squad update. IN: Calum Adamson, Scott Constable, Josh Landers, Callan McKenna, James Overy, Woody Williamson. OUT: Aidan Borland, Matthew Gillies, Rory Mahady, Harrison McMahon, Bailey Rice. Congratulations to Rory Mahady & Bailey Rice, who join our #SCO21s squad" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 March 2025 – via Twitter.
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