# 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 the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches in March 2025.
    As of after Scotland v North Macedonia, 19 March 2025
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Alastair Graham | (2008-09-23) 23 September 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| 12 | 1GK | Cameron Patterson | (2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Celtic |
| 2 | 2DF | Jack Barr | (2008-12-04) 4 December 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | St Mirren |
| 3 | 2DF | Cameron Williams | (2008-11-24) 24 November 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Liverpool |
| 4 | 2DF | Hayden Borland | (2008-03-01) 1 March 2008 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Celtic |
| 5 | 2DF | Lewis Carrol | (2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Aberdeen |
| 13 | 2DF | Keir Gilligan | (2008-06-06) 6 June 2008 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Dundee United |
| 14 | 2DF | Callan Hamill | (2009-03-01) 1 March 2009 (age 16) | 3 | 0 | St Johnstone |
| 15 | 2DF | Lewis Gillie | (2008-06-09) 9 June 2008 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Hibernian |
| 6 | 3MF | Alfie Osborne | (2008-07-16) 16 July 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 7 | 3MF | Alexander Smith | (2008-06-26) 26 June 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Rangers |
| 8 | 3MF | Aiden McCallion | (2008-06-15) 15 June 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Rangers |
| 10 | 3MF | Jamie Hislop | (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 1 | Ayr United |
| 16 | 3MF | Cooper Masson | (2008-11-10) 10 November 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Aberdeen |
| 17 | 3MF | Archie Traynor | (2008-06-09) 9 June 2008 (age 16) | 1 | 0 | Kilmarnock |
| 18 | 3MF | Taylor Hogarth | (2008-01-08) 8 January 2008 (age 17) | 1 | 1 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 20 | 3MF | Zander McAllister | (2008-04-22) 22 April 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Motherwell |
| 9 | 4FW | Fletcher Boyd | (2008-01-26) 26 January 2008 (age 17) | 4 | 3 | Aberdeen |
| 11 | 4FW | Cole Burke | (2008-07-29) 29 July 2008 (age 16) | 3 | 0 | Kilmarnock |
| 19 | 4FW | Brodie Dair | (2008-06-01) 1 June 2008 (age 16) | 1 | 0 | Fulham |