Scotland national under-17 football team

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Scotland Under-17
Association Scottish Football Association
Head coach Brian McLaughlin [1]
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U-17 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1989 )
Best resultRunners-up (1989)
European U-17 Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2008 )
Best resultSemi-final (2014)

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.

Contents

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. [2]

Coaches

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place / semi finals     Fourth place   Tournament held on home soil  

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD
Before 1991See Scotland national under-16 football team
Flag of Italy.svg 1991 did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 1993
Flag of Ecuador.svg 1995
Flag of Egypt.svg 1997
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1999
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2001
Flag of Finland.svg 2003
Flag of Peru.svg 2005
Flag of South Korea.svg 2007
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2009
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013
Flag of Chile.svg 2015
Flag of India.svg 2017
Flag of Brazil.svg 2019
Flag of Peru.svg 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023 did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 2025
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European U-17 Championship Record

YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD
Before 2002See Scotland national under-16 football team
Flag of Denmark.svg 2002 Did not qualify
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003
Flag of France.svg 2004
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg 2005
Flag of Luxembourg.svg 2006 Qualifying roundDid not qualify
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2007 Elite round
Flag of Turkey.svg 2008 Group stage300305−5
Flag of Germany.svg 2009 Elite roundDid not qualify
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg 2010 Qualifying round
Flag of Serbia.svg 2011 Elite round
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2012 Elite round
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2013 Qualifying round
Flag of Malta.svg 2014 Semi-finals420248−4
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2015 Group stage300308−8
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2016 Group stage300305−5
Flag of Croatia.svg 2017 Group stage311143+1
Flag of England.svg 2018 Elite roundDid not qualify
Flag of Ireland.svg 2019 Elite round
Flag of Estonia.svg 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [6] [7]
Flag of Cyprus.svg 2021
Flag of Israel.svg 2022 Group stage300329−7
Flag of Hungary.svg 2023 Group stage300328−6
Flag of Cyprus.svg 2024 Qualifying roundDid not qualify
Total7/212231181246−34
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Other tournaments

YearCompetitionResultGPWD*LGSGARef
Flag of France.svg 1985Saint-Malo Tournament2nd412122 [8]
Flag of France.svg 1986Saint-Malo Tournament2nd430164 [8]
Flag of France.svg 1987Saint-Malo Tournament6th412122 [8]
Flag of France.svg 1988Saint-Malo Tournament5thFull results unknown [8]
Flag of France.svg 1989 Eurofoot Tournament 4thFull results unknown [9]
Flag of France.svg 1990Eurofoot Tournament5thFull results unknown [9]
Flag of France.svg 1992Eurofoot Tournament3rdFull results unknown [9]
Flag of Portugal.svg 1999Lisbon International4th3003216 [10]
Flag of Austria.svg 2007Toto Cup3rd310246 [11]
Flag of Austria.svg 2011Toto Cup4th301237 [11]
Flag of Hungary.svg 2016Telki Cup3rd320146 [12]
Flag of England.svg 2017Pepsi Tournament3rd310244 [13]

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches in March 2025. [14]

As of after Liechtenstein v Scotland, 25 March 2025
No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Alastair Graham (2008-09-23) 23 September 2008 (age 16)50 Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest
121 GK Cameron Patterson (2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 17)10 Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic

22 DF Jack Barr (2008-12-04) 4 December 2008 (age 16)60 Flag of Scotland.svg St Mirren
32 DF Cameron Williams (2008-11-24) 24 November 2008 (age 16)62 Flag of England.svg Liverpool
42 DF Hayden Borland (2008-03-01) 1 March 2008 (age 17)51 Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic
52 DF Lewis Carrol (2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 (age 17)40 Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen
132 DF Keir Gilligan (2008-06-06) 6 June 2008 (age 16)10 Flag of Scotland.svg Dundee United
142 DF Callan Hamill (2009-03-01) 1 March 2009 (age 16)40 Flag of Scotland.svg St Johnstone
152 DF Lewis Gillie (2008-06-09) 9 June 2008 (age 16)20 Flag of Scotland.svg Hibernian

63 MF Alfie Osborne (2008-07-16) 16 July 2008 (age 16)60 Flag of Scotland.svg Heart of Midlothian
73 MF Alexander Smith (2008-06-26) 26 June 2008 (age 16)61 Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers
83 MF Aiden McCallion (2008-06-15) 15 June 2008 (age 16)60 Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers
103 MF Jamie Hislop (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 16)51 Flag of Scotland.svg Ayr United
163 MF Cooper Masson (2008-11-10) 10 November 2008 (age 16)61 Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen
173 MF Archie Traynor (2008-06-09) 9 June 2008 (age 16)30 Flag of Scotland.svg Kilmarnock
183 MF Taylor Hogarth (2008-01-08) 8 January 2008 (age 17)31 Flag of Scotland.svg Heart of Midlothian
203 MF Zander McAllister (2008-04-22) 22 April 2008 (age 17)50 Flag of Scotland.svg Motherwell

94 FW Fletcher Boyd (2008-01-26) 26 January 2008 (age 17)64 Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen
114 FW Cole Burke (2008-07-29) 29 July 2008 (age 16)43 Flag of Scotland.svg Kilmarnock
194 FW Brodie Dair (2008-06-01) 1 June 2008 (age 17)31 Flag of England.svg Fulham

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "McLaughlin aiming to take under-17s to the next level". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. "Scotland Under-17s reach European Championship semi-final". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. Stewart Fisher (19 October 2012). "Gorre aims to add Dutch of magic to industrious Scots". The Herald . Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. "Scotland Under-17 squad announced for Euro finals". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. "Steven Pressley to lead Scotland Under-17s". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  6. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Tournoi U-17/U-16 de Saint-Malo". RSSSF . Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 "Tournoi Eurofoot U-17 de Saint-Brieuc (France)". RSSSF . Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. "lining in the dark clouds after defeat in Portugal" . Scotland on Sunday . 6 June 1999. Retrieved 1 June 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. 1 2 "U-17 Toto Cup (Austria)". RSSSF . Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. "Tournament in Rackeve/Telki (Hungary)". RSSSF . Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. "Pepsi U-17 Tournament/St George's Park Tournament (England)". RSSSF . Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. "Men's Under-17s ready for UEFA Round Two matches on home soil". Scottish FA. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.