Scotland national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Scotland women's national under-17 football team.

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 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.

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

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

UEFA European U-17 Championship Record

Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Before 2002 See Scotland national under-16 football team
Denmark 2002 Did not qualify
Portugal 2003
France 2004
Italy 2005
Luxembourg 2006 Qualifying round Did not qualify
Belgium 2007 Elite round
Turkey 2008 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5
Germany 2009 Elite round Did not qualify
Liechtenstein 2010 Qualifying round
Serbia 2011 Elite round
Slovenia 2012 Elite round
Slovakia 2013 Qualifying round
Malta 2014 Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 4 8 −4
Bulgaria 2015 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8
Azerbaijan 2016 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5
Croatia 2017 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
England 2018 Elite round Did not qualify
Republic of Ireland 2019 Elite round
Estonia 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6][7]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7
Hungary 2023 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6
Cyprus 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

Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref
France 1985 Saint-Malo Tournament 2nd 4 1 2 1 2 2 [8]
France 1986 Saint-Malo Tournament 2nd 4 3 0 1 6 4 [8]
France 1987 Saint-Malo Tournament 6th 4 1 2 1 2 2 [8]
France 1988 Saint-Malo Tournament 5th Full results unknown [8]
France 1989 Eurofoot Tournament 4th Full results unknown [9]
France 1990 Eurofoot Tournament 5th Full results unknown [9]
France 1992 Eurofoot Tournament 3rd Full results unknown [9]
Portugal 1999 Lisbon International 4th 3 0 0 3 2 16 [10]
Austria 2007 Toto Cup 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 6 [11]
Austria 2011 Toto Cup 4th 3 0 1 2 3 7 [11]
Hungary 2016 Telki Cup 3rd 3 2 0 1 4 6 [12]
England 2017 Pepsi Tournament 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 4 [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. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
Calum Adamson Scotland Rangers
Aidan Borland England Aston Villa
Sam Chambers England Leeds United
Scott Constable Scotland Dundee United
Ollie Ecrepont Scotland Ayr United
Tyler Fletcher England Manchester United
Matthew Gillies Scotland Heart of Midlothian
Finlay Hale Scotland Celtic
Alfie Halliwell Scotland Rangers
Josh McDonald England Leeds United
Aiden McGinlay Scotland Partick Thistle
Joe McGrath Scotland Hibernian
Calum Penman Scotland St Mirren
Lewis Pirie England Leeds United
Lancelot Pollard Scotland Rangers
Cameron Scott Scotland Rangers
Gus Stevenson Scotland Heart of Midlothian
Owen Stirton Scotland Dundee United
James Wilson Scotland Heart of Midlothian
Jack Wyllie Scotland Rangers

See also

References

  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.