Scotland national under-17 football team

Sports team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Scotland women's national under-17 football team.

Scotland Under-17Association| Scottish Football Association

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Head coach| Brian McLaughlin[1]

First colours

Second colours

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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

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* Dean Gorre (2012)[3]
* Scot Gemmill (2014)[4]
* Steven Pressley (2015)[5]
* Brian McLaughlin (2017)[1]

## Competitive record

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Champions Runners-up Third place / semi finals  Fourth place 0000 Tournament held on home soil

### FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

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Year  | Result  | GP  | W  | D*  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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Before 1991 | See Scotland national under-16 football team
1991 | did not qualify
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
2023 | did not qualify
2025 | to be determined

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### UEFA European U-17 Championship Record

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Year  | Result  | GP  | W  | D*  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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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

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Year  | Competition  | Result  | GP  | W  | D*  | L  | GS  | GA  | Ref

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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

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The following players were selected for 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches in October 2023.[14]

As of after Wales v Scotland, 22 March 2023
No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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|  | Calum Adamson |  |  |  |  Rangers
|  | Aidan Borland |  |  |  |  Aston Villa
|  | Sam Chambers |  |  |  |  Leeds United
|  | Scott Constable |  |  |  |  Dundee United
|  | Ollie Ecrepont |  |  |  |  Ayr United
|  | Tyler Fletcher |  |  |  |  Manchester United
|  | Matthew Gillies |  |  |  |  Heart of Midlothian
|  | Finlay Hale |  |  |  |  Celtic
|  | Alfie Halliwell |  |  |  |  Rangers
|  | Josh McDonald |  |  |  |  Leeds United
|  | Aiden McGinlay |  |  |  |  Partick Thistle
|  | Joe McGrath |  |  |  |  Hibernian
|  | Calum Penman |  |  |  |  St Mirren
|  | Lewis Pirie |  |  |  |  Leeds United
|  | Lancelot Pollard |  |  |  |  Rangers
|  | Cameron Scott |  |  |  |  Rangers
|  | Gus Stevenson |  |  |  |  Heart of Midlothian
|  | Owen Stirton |  |  |  |  Dundee United
|  | James Wilson |  |  |  |  Heart of Midlothian
|  | Jack Wyllie |  |  |  |  Rangers

## See also

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* Scotland national football team
* Scotland national under-21 football team

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "Scotland Under-17s reach European Championship semi-final". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
3. ^ Stewart Fisher (19 October 2012). "Gorre aims to add Dutch of magic to industrious Scots". The Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
4. ^ "Scotland Under-17 squad announced for Euro finals". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
5. ^ "Steven Pressley to lead Scotland Under-17s". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
6. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
7. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
8. ^ a b c d "Tournoi U-17/U-16 de Saint-Malo". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
9. ^ a b c "Tournoi Eurofoot U-17 de Saint-Brieuc (France)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
10. ^ "lining in the dark clouds after defeat in Portugal". Scotland on Sunday. 6 June 1999. Retrieved 1 June 2023 - via British Newspaper Archive.
11. ^ a b "U-17 Toto Cup (Austria)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
12. ^ "Tournament in Rackeve/Telki (Hungary)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
13. ^ "Pepsi U-17 Tournament/St George's Park Tournament (England)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
14. ^ "Scotland Under-17 squad finalised for EURO 2024 Qualifiers". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

## External links

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* SFA (under 17s)
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