Scotland national under-20 football team

Scotland Under-20

Association	Scottish Football Association
Head coach	Scot Gemmill (2017)
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1983 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (1983 and 1987)

The Scotland national under-20 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 20 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team. The team represents Scotland in international Under 20 competitions such as the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

History

Scotland reached the quarter-finals of the World Youth Championship on two occasions: in 1983, where they lost to eventual winners Poland; and in 1987, when tournament runners-up West Germany won on penalties. The team last played in a competitive tournament in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Scotland qualified for by finishing second in the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

An under-20 team was selected for the 2017 Toulon Tournament, the first time since 1999 that Scotland had competed. ^[1] Scotland registered a first ever win against Brazil at any level in the groups. ^[2] The team finished with the bronze medal, ^{[3] [4]} which was the nation's first ever medal in the competition's 45-year history. ^[5]

Competitive record

FIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	did not qualify
1979
1981
1983	Quarter-final	4	2	0	2	4	3
1985	did not qualify
1987	Quarter-final	4	1	3	0	6	5
1989	did not qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	7
2009	did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	to be determined
Total	3/24	11	3	3	5	12	15

Other tournaments

Year	Competition	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Ref
2002	Milk Cup Elite Section	3rd place	3	2	0	1	6	3	[6] [7] [8] [9]
2003	Milk Cup Elite Section	8th place	4	0	1	3	2	6	[10] [11]
2017	Toulon Tournament	3rd place	5	3	0	2	8	7

Players

The following squad was selected for a friendly match against Slovakia on 23 May 2025. ^[12]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Ruairidh Adams	(2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Kelty Hearts
	1 GK	Murray Johnson	(2004-11-13) 13 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Queen of the South
	1 GK	Liam McFarlane	(2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 20)	0	0	East Fife
	2 DF	Connor Allan	(2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Kelty Hearts
	2 DF	Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Dunfermline Athletic
	2 DF	Sam Cleall-Harding	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Dundee United
	2 DF	Adam Forrester	(2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Heart of Midlothian
	2 DF	Mitchel Frame	(2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Celtic
	2 DF	Luke Graham	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Falkirk
	2 DF	Jack Kingdon	(2005-11-16) 16 November 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Rochdale
	3 MF	Findlay Curtis	(2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Rangers
	3 MF	Daniel Kelly	(2005-10-03) 3 October 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Millwall
	3 MF	Harrison McMahon	(2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Chelsea
	3 MF	Dylan Reid	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Crystal Palace
	3 MF	Bailey Rice	(2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Rangers
	3 MF	David Watson	(2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Kilmarnock
	4 FW	Jevan Beattie	(2006-12-20) 20 December 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Sheffield United
	4 FW	Adedire Mebude	(2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Hamburger SV
	4 FW	Ryan Oné	(2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Sheffield United
	4 FW	Miller Thomson	(2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Falkirk
	4 FW	Bobby Wales	(2005-06-23) 23 June 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Kilmarnock
	4 FW	James Wilson	(2007-03-06) 6 March 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Heart of Midlothian

Past squads

• 1983 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad
• 1987 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad
• 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad

References

1. "Scotland squad for Toulon announced". Scottish FA. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
2. "Scotland U20 1-0 Brazil U20: Young Scots make history". The Scotsman . 3 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
3. "Scotland finish third at Toulon Tournament with 3-0 win". Scottish FA. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
4. "Scotland U-20s beat Czech Republic to seal third-place finish". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
5. "JULES AND HOLSGROVE TAKE BRONZE WITH SCOTLAND IN TOULON". Reading FC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
6. "2002 Milk Cup (Northern Ireland)". RSSSF . Retrieved 6 July 2022.
7. "NEWS IN BRIEF". 22 July 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
   "NEWS IN BRIEF". 24 July 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2022. Herald Scotland .
8. "NI lose opener". 24 July 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
   "Penalty pain for United". 25 July 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2022. BBC Sport.
9. "Scotland v Republic of Ireland, 23 July 2002 (U20 NI Milk Cup)". 11 v 11. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
10. "2003 Milk Cup (Northern Ireland)". RSSSF . Retrieved 6 July 2022.
11. "NI defeat Wales". BBC Sport. 21 July 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
12. "Scotland Men's Under-20 squad named for Slovakia friendly". Scottish Football Association. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.

External links

• SFA (under 20s)
• FIFA Under-20 website

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Scotland's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Bahrain	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Colombia	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
East Germany	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Germany	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Japan	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Mexico	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Poland	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
South Korea	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Total	11	3	3	5	12	15	−3	027.27