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  0000 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 to be determined
*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 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches in October 2023. [14]

As of after Wales v Scotland, 22 March 2023
No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
Calum Adamson Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers
Aidan Borland Flag of England.svg Aston Villa
Sam Chambers Flag of England.svg Leeds United
Scott Constable Flag of Scotland.svg Dundee United
Ollie Ecrepont Flag of Scotland.svg Ayr United
Tyler Fletcher Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Matthew Gillies Flag of Scotland.svg Heart of Midlothian
Finlay Hale Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic
Alfie Halliwell Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers
Josh McDonald Flag of England.svg Leeds United
Aiden McGinlay Flag of Scotland.svg Partick Thistle
Joe McGrath Flag of Scotland.svg Hibernian
Calum Penman Flag of Scotland.svg St Mirren
Lewis Pirie Flag of England.svg Leeds United
Lancelot Pollard Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers
Cameron Scott Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers
Gus Stevenson Flag of Scotland.svg Heart of Midlothian
Owen Stirton Flag of Scotland.svg Dundee United
James Wilson Flag of Scotland.svg Heart of Midlothian
Jack Wyllie Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers

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