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.

National under-19 association football team representing Scotland

Scotland Under-19Association| Scottish Football Association

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Head coach| Billy Stark
Most caps| Callum Booth (13)
Top scorer| Alex MacDonald (7)

First colours

Second colours

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Biggest win
Scotland 8–0  San Marino
(Tiszaújváros, Hungary; 22 October 2008)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands 5–0  Scotland
European Under-19 Championship
Appearances| 1 (first in 2006)
Best result| Runners-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[edit]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

### UEFA European U-19 Championship Record[edit]

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

Year  | Round  | GP  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA

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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 |
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[edit]

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

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2001 | Belfast Tournament | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | [7]
2005 | Northern Irish Tournament | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | [8]
2006 | La Manga Tournament | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | [9]
2007 | La Manga Tournament | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | [9]
2015 | Mercedes-Benz Cup | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | [10][11]
2022 | Slovenia Nations Cup |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | [12]

## Current squad[edit]

The following players were named in the squad for two friendly matches in October 2023.[13]

As of after Scotland v Israel, 29 March 2022.
No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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| 3MF | Rudi Molotnikov |  (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 17) | 0  | 0  |  Hibernian
| 4FW | Alfie Bavidge |  (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 17) | 0  | 0  |  Kelty Hearts
|  | Johnny Emerson |  | 0  | 0  |  Newcastle United
|  | Mitchel Frame |  (2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 17) | 0  | 0  |  Celtic
|  | Louis Jackson |  | 0  | 0  |  Manchester United
|  | Daniel Kelly |  | 0  | 0  |  Celtic
|  | Jack Kingdon |  | 0  | 0  |  Manchester United
|  | Magnus MacKenzie |  | 0  | 0  |  Celtic
| 3MF | Zander MacKenzie |  (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 18) | 0  | 0  |  Partick Thistle
| 1GK | Rory Mahady |  | 0  | 0  |  Leeds United
|  | Charlie McArthur |  | 0  | 0  |  Newcastle United
| 3MF | Lennon Miller |  (2006-08-25) 25 August 2006 (age 17) | 0  | 0  |  Motherwell
| 4FW | Ryan One |  (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 17) | 0  | 0  |  Sheffield United
|  | Dylan Reid |  (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 18) | 0  | 0  |  Crystal Palace
|  | Bailey Rice |  (2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 17) | 0  | 0  |  Rangers
|  | Malachi Sharpe |  | 0  | 0  |  Manchester United
| 2DF | Dylan Smith |  (2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 17) | 0  | 0  |  Ross County
| 3MF | David Watson |  (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 18) | 0  | 0  |  Kilmarnock
|  | Woody Williamson |  | 0  | 0  |  Ipswich Town
| 4FW | Rory Wilson |  (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 17) | 0  | 0  |  Aston Villa

## References[edit]

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. ^ "U-19 Tournament 2001 (Northern Ireland)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
8. ^ "U-19 Mini-Tournament Northern Ireland 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
9. ^ a b "U-17/U-19 Tournaments La Manga (Spain)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "SORG: "I CAN SEE THE TEAM DEVELOPING"". DFB. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
12. ^ "Billy Stark selects Under-19 squad for Slovenia Nations Cup". scottishfa.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
13. ^ "Scotland Under-19s squad finalised ahead of Pinatar friendlies". www.scottishfa.co.uk. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Uefa Under-19 website Contains full results archive

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