# Scotland national under-20 football team

The Scotland national under-20 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 20 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team. The team represents Scotland in international Under 20 competitions such as the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

## History

Scotland reached the quarter-finals of the World Youth Championship on two occasions: in 1983, where they lost to eventual winners Poland; and in 1987, when tournament runners-up West Germany won on penalties. The team last played in a competitive tournament in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Scotland qualified for by finishing second in the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
An under-20 team was selected for the 2017 Toulon Tournament, the first time since 1999 Scotland competed. Scotland registered a first ever win against Brazil at any level in the groups. The team finished with the bronze medal, which was the nations first ever medal in the competitions 45 year history.

## Competitive record
### FIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup record

| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1977 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1979 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1981 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1983 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1987 | Quarter-final | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 1989 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1991 | 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 |
| 1995 | 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 |
| 1999 | 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 |
| 2003 | 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 |
| 2007 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 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 |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 3/24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 |

### Other tournaments

| Year | Competition | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2002 | Milk Cup Elite Section | 3rd place | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2003 | Milk Cup Elite Section | 8th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | Toulon Tournament | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 |

## Squad

The following squad was selected for a friendly match with Turkey under-20s in November 2018.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Cammy Gill | (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 26) | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 1GK | Robby McCrorie | (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26) | Rangers |
| 2DF | George Johnston | (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26) | Liverpool |
| 2DF | Ross McCrorie | (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26) | Rangers |
| 2DF | Tom McIntyre | (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 (age 26) | Reading |
| 2DF | Calvin Miller | (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 27) | Dundee (on loan from Celtic) |
| 2DF | Ryan Porteous | (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 25) | Hibernian |
| 2DF | Iain Wilson | (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 26) | Kilmarnock |
| 3MF | Lewis Ferguson | (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 25) | Aberdeen |
| 3MF | Mikey Johnston | (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 25) | Celtic |
| 3MF | Callumn Morrison | (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25) | Heart of Midlothian |
| 3MF | Harvey St Clair | (1998-10-13) 13 October 1998 (age 26) | Venezia |
| 3MF | David Turnbull | (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 25) | Motherwell |
| 4FW | Bruce Anderson | (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 26) | Aberdeen |
| 4FW | Ben House | (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25) | Reading |
| 4FW | Connor McLennan | (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25) | Aberdeen |
| 4FW | Fraser Preston | (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 26) | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 4FW | Oli Shaw | (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26) | Hibernian |

### Past squads

* 1983 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad
* 1987 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad
* 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad