# Scotland national under-19 football team

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. 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

* Archie Gemmill (2005–2009)
* Billy Stark (2009–2012)
* Ricky Sbragia (2012–2015)
* Scot Gemmill (2015–2016)
* Ricky Sbragia (2016–2017)
* Donald Park (2017–2018)
* Billy Stark (2018–2024)

## Competitive record
### UEFA European U-19 Championship Record

Champions Runners-up Third place / semi finals Fourth place 0000 Tournament held on home soil
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| Before 2002 | See Scotland national under-18 football team | See Scotland national under-18 football team | See Scotland national under-18 football team | See Scotland national under-18 football team | See Scotland national under-18 football team | See Scotland national under-18 football team | See Scotland national under-18 football team |
| 2002 | Preliminary round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | First qualifying round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | Second qualifying round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | Elite round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | Elite round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | First qualifying round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | Elite round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | Elite round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | First qualifying round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | First qualifying round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | Elite round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | First qualifying round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | Elite round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | Elite round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | Elite round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | Elite round | 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 |
| 2020 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 | Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2022 | Elite round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | Qualifying round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | Elite round | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 2001 | Belfast Tournament | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2005 | Northern Irish Tournament | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | La Manga Tournament | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | La Manga Tournament | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2015 | Mercedes-Benz Cup | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | Slovenia Nations Cup | | | | | | | |

## Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches in March 2024.
    As of 3 November 2023
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 4FW | Alfie Bavidge | (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 1 | Kelty Hearts |
| 2DF | Bailey Rice | (2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | Rangers |
| 4FW | Bobby Wales | (2005-06-23) 23 June 2005 (age 19) | 8 | 1 | Alloa Athletic |
| 2DF | Charlie McArthur | (2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Newcastle United |
| 3MF | Daniel Kelly | (2005-10-03) 3 October 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Celtic |
| 3MF | David Watson | (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 20) | 7 | 0 | Kilmarnock |
| 3MF | Dylan Reid | (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Crystal Palace |
| 3MF | Jacob MacIntyre | | | | Hibernian |
| 2DF | Johnny Emerson | | | | Newcastle United |
| 3MF | Lennon Miller | (2006-08-25) 25 August 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | Motherwell |
| 2DF | Leyton Grant | (2006-04-17) 17 April 2006 (age 18) | | | Rangers |
| 2DF | Louis Jackson | (2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Manchester United |
| 3MF | Macaulay Tait | | | | Heart of Midlothian |
| 2DF | Magnus MacKenzie | (2005-05-03) 3 May 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 0 | Celtic |
| 2DF | Murray Campbell | (2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 18) | | | Burnley |
| 1GK | Rory Mahady | (2006-08-16) 16 August 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Leeds United |
| 2DF | Rory Whittaker | (2007-08-10) 10 August 2007 (age 17) | | | Hibernian |
| 4FW | Rory Wilson | (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 19) | 4 | 1 | Aston Villa |
| 4FW | Ryan One | (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 1 | Sheffield United |
| 1GK | Woody Williamson | (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Ipswich Town |