# 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 friendly matches against Sweden and Poland on 19 and 22 March 2025.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Rory Mahady | (2006-08-16) 16 August 2006 (age 18) | 8 | 0 | Leeds United |
| 1GK | Oliver Ecrepont | (2007-02-23) 23 February 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | East Stirlingshire |
| 2DF | Daniel Armer | (2007-10-22) 22 October 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Manchester United |
| 2DF | Connor Campbell | (2007-04-08) 8 April 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Rangers |
| 2DF | Sam Cleall-Harding | (2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Dundee United |
| 2DF | Reuben Cooper | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Kilmarnock |
| 2DF | Matthew Gillies | (2007-02-16) 16 February 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 2DF | Joseph McGrath | (2007-03-12) 12 March 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Hibernian |
| 2DF | Callum Penman | (2007-05-05) 5 May 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Arbroath |
| 2DF | Jack Wyllie | (2007-08-10) 10 August 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Rangers |
| 3MF | Bailey Rice | (2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 18) | 16 | 0 | Rangers |
| 3MF | Rudi Molotnikov | (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 18) | 12 | 3 | Hibernian |
| 3MF | Aidan Borland | (2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 17) | 4 | 0 | Aston Villa |
| 3MF | Sam Chambers | (2007-08-18) 18 August 2007 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Leeds United |
| 3MF | Tyler Fletcher | (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Manchester United |
| 3MF | Findlay Curtis | (2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Rangers |
| 3MF | Cormac Daly | (2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| 3MF | Harrison McMahon | (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 4FW | Jevan Beattie | (2006-12-20) 20 December 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Sheffield United |
| 4FW | Owen Stirton | (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Montrose |