Scotland national under-19 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Scotland women's national under-19 football team.

Scotland Under-19

Association	Scottish Football Association
Head coach	Neil MacFarlane
Most caps	Callum Booth (13)
Top scorer	Alex MacDonald (7)
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Scotland 8–0   San Marino (Tiszaújváros, Hungary; 22 October 2008)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands 5–0   Scotland
European Under-19 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2006 )
Best result	Runners-up (2006)
Medal record UEFA European U-19 Championship 2006 Poland

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. ^[1] 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) ^[2]
• Billy Stark (2009–2012)
• Ricky Sbragia (2012–2015)
• Scot Gemmill (2015–2016) ^{[3] [4]}
• Ricky Sbragia (2016–2017)
• Donald Park (2017–2018) ^[5]
• Billy Stark (2018–2024) ^{[6] [7]}
• Neil MacFarlane (2024–present) ^[8]

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
2002	Preliminary round	did not qualify
2003	First qualifying round
2004	Second qualifying round
2005	Elite round
2006	Runners-up	5	2	1	2	7	10
2007	Elite round	did not qualify
2008	First qualifying round
2009	Elite round
2010	Elite round
2011	First qualifying round
2012	First qualifying round
2013	Elite round
2014	First qualifying round
2015	Elite round
2016	Elite round
2017	Elite round
2018	Elite round
2019	Elite round
2020	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19
2021
2022	Elite round	did not qualify
2023	Qualifying round
2024	Elite round
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	Ref
2001	Belfast Tournament	1st	2	2	0	0	5	2	[9]
2005	Northern Irish Tournament	2nd	3	1	2	0	2	1	[10]
2006	La Manga Tournament	2nd	3	1	2	0	3	2	[11]
2007	La Manga Tournament	1st	3	2	1	0	5	2	[11]
2015	Mercedes-Benz Cup	2nd	3	1	2	0	5	3	[12] [13]
2022	Slovenia Nations Cup								[14]

Current squad

The following players were selected for the Slovenia Nations Cup in September 2025. ^[15]

Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024, after the match against France. Clubs correct as of 27 August 2025.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Alfie Halliwell	(2007-08-24) 24 August 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Albion Rovers
	1 GK	Rydnn McGuire	(2008-10-01) 1 October 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Rangers
	2 DF	Scott Constable	(2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Dundee United
	2 DF	Lewis Gillie	(2008-06-09) 9 June 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Hibernian
	2 DF	Matthew Gillies	(2007-02-16) 16 February 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Heart of Midlothian
	2 DF	Joseph McGrath	(2007-03-12) 12 March 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Hibernian
	2 DF	James Overy	(2007-11-09) 9 November 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Manchester United
	2 DF	Callum Penman	(2007-05-05) 5 May 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Queen of the South
	2 DF	John Tod	(2007-05-16) 16 May 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Dunfermline Athletic
	3 MF	Tyler Fletcher	(2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Manchester United
	3 MF	Calum Adamson	(2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Rangers
	3 MF	Fletcher Boyd	(2008-01-26) 26 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Aberdeen
	3 MF	Ben Brannan	(2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Kilmarnock
	3 MF	Cooper Masson	(2008-11-10) 10 November 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Kelty Hearts
	3 MF	Aiden McCallion	(2008-06-15) 15 June 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Rangers
	3 MF	Alfie Osborne	(2008-07-16) 16 July 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Heart of Midlothian
	3 MF	Gus Stevenson	(2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Heart of Midlothian
	3 MF	Lewis Stewart	(2007-04-27) 27 April 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Rangers
	4 FW	Caelan Cadamartari	(2009-11-03) 3 November 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Manchester City
	4 FW	Josh Landers	(2007-02-27) 27 February 2007 (age 18)	0	0	West Ham United
	4 FW	Aiden McGinley	(2007-03-05) 5 March 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Queen's Park
	4 FW	Evan Mooney	(2007-12-11) 11 December 2007 (age 17)	0	0	St Mirren

References

1. "Scotland U19 1-2 Spain U19". BBC Sport. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
2. "Gemmill hails 'incredible' youths". BBC Sport. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
3. "Ricky Sbragia is new Scotland Under-21 head coach". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
4. "Scotland U21: Coach Ricky Sbragia makes way for Scot Gemmill". BBC Sport. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
5. "Donald Park named as Scotland Under-19 coach". Scottish Football Association. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
6. "Billy Stark confirmed as national youth team coach". Scottish Football Association. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
7. "Billy Stark set to retire from role as Scotland Men's Under-19 Head Coach". Scottish Football Association. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
8. "Neil MacFarlane accepts Scotland U19 role". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
9. "U-19 Tournament 2001 (Northern Ireland)". RSSSF . Retrieved 1 June 2019.
10. "U-19 Mini-Tournament Northern Ireland 2005". RSSSF . Retrieved 1 June 2019.
11. "U-17/U-19 Tournaments La Manga (Spain)". RSSSF . Retrieved 1 June 2019.
12. "Scotland Under-19 squad confirmed for German tournament". Scottish FA. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
    "Hardie nets double as Scotland Under-19s defeat Mexico". Scottish FA. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
    "Scotland U19s draw with United States in Germany". Scottish FA. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
    "U19s draw 2-2 with hosts in Germany". Scottish FA. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
13. "SORG: "I CAN SEE THE TEAM DEVELOPING"". DFB. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
14. "Billy Stark selects Under-19 squad for Slovenia Nations Cup". scottishfa.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
15. "Neil MacFarlane's Scotland Men's Under-19s back in action with Slovenia Nations Cup tournament". Scottish FA. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.

External links

• Uefa Under-19 website Contains full results archive