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.

Scotland Under-17
AssociationScottish Football Association
Head coachBrian McLaughlin[1]
First colours
Second colours
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 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

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Competitive record

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place / semi finals     Fourth place  0000 Tournament held on home soil  

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

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Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Before 1991 See Scotland national under-16 football team
  1991 did not qualify
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
  2023 did not qualify
  2025 to be determined
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European U-17 Championship Record

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Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Before 2002 See Scotland national under-16 football team
  2002 Did not qualify
  2003
  2004
  2005
  2006 Qualifying round Did not qualify
  2007 Elite round
  2008 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5
  2009 Elite round Did not qualify
  2010 Qualifying round
  2011 Elite round
  2012 Elite round
  2013 Qualifying round
  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
  2019 Elite round
  2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6][7]
  2021
  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
Total 7/21 22 3 1 18 12 46 −34
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Other tournaments

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Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref
  1985 Saint-Malo Tournament 2nd 4 1 2 1 2 2 [8]
  1986 Saint-Malo Tournament 2nd 4 3 0 1 6 4 [8]
  1987 Saint-Malo Tournament 6th 4 1 2 1 2 2 [8]
  1988 Saint-Malo Tournament 5th Full results unknown [8]
  1989 Eurofoot Tournament 4th Full results unknown [9]
  1990 Eurofoot Tournament 5th Full results unknown [9]
  1992 Eurofoot Tournament 3rd Full results unknown [9]
  1999 Lisbon International 4th 3 0 0 3 2 16 [10]
  2007 Toto Cup 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 6 [11]
  2011 Toto Cup 4th 3 0 1 2 3 7 [11]
  2016 Telki Cup 3rd 3 2 0 1 4 6 [12]
  2017 Pepsi Tournament 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 4 [13]

Current squad

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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. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
Calum Adamson   Rangers
Aidan Borland   Aston Villa
Sam Chambers   Leeds United
Scott Constable   Dundee United
Ollie Ecrepont   Ayr United
Tyler Fletcher   Manchester United
Matthew Gillies   Heart of Midlothian
Finlay Hale   Celtic
Alfie Halliwell   Rangers
Josh McDonald   Leeds United
Aiden McGinlay   Partick Thistle
Joe McGrath   Hibernian
Calum Penman   St Mirren
Lewis Pirie   Leeds United
Lancelot Pollard   Rangers
Cameron Scott   Rangers
Gus Stevenson   Heart of Midlothian
Owen Stirton   Dundee United
James Wilson   Heart of Midlothian
Jack Wyllie   Rangers

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "Tournoi U-17/U-16 de Saint-Malo". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Scotland Under-17 squad finalised for EURO 2024 Qualifiers". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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