# Scotland national under-17 football team

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.

## Coaches

* Dean Gorre (2012)
* Scot Gemmill (2014)
* Steven Pressley (2015)
* Brian McLaughlin (2017)

## Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place / semi finals Fourth place 0000 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 | See Scotland national under-16 football team | See Scotland national under-16 football team | See Scotland national under-16 football team | See Scotland national under-16 football team | See Scotland national under-16 football team | See Scotland national under-16 football team | See Scotland national under-16 football team |
| 1991 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
    *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 | See Scotland national under-16 football team | See Scotland national under-16 football team | See Scotland national under-16 football team | See Scotland national under-16 football team | See Scotland national under-16 football team | See Scotland national under-16 football team | See Scotland national under-16 football team |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Qualifying round | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Elite round | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| 2009 | Elite round | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Qualifying round | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Elite round | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Elite round | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Qualifying round | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Elite round | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 |
| 1985 | Saint-Malo Tournament | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1986 | Saint-Malo Tournament | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 1987 | Saint-Malo Tournament | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1988 | Saint-Malo Tournament | 5th | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown |
| 1989 | Eurofoot Tournament | 4th | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown |
| 1990 | Eurofoot Tournament | 5th | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown |
| 1992 | Eurofoot Tournament | 3rd | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown | Full results unknown |
| 1999 | Lisbon International | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 2007 | Toto Cup | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | Toto Cup | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | Telki Cup | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | Pepsi Tournament | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |

## Current squad

The following players were selected for 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches in October 2023.
    As of after Wales v Scotland, 22 March 2023
| Player | Club |
| 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 |