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Scotland National Under-19 Football Team
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 Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association (also known as the SFA and the Scottish FA; sco, Scots Fitba Association; Scottish Gaelic: ''Comann Ball-coise na h-Alba'') is the Sport governing body, governing body of association football, football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA include List of football clubs in Scotland, clubs in Scotland, affiliated national associations as well as local associations. It was formed in 1873, making it List of Football Associations by date of foundation, the second oldest national football association in the world. It is not to be confused with the Scottish Rugby Union, Scottish Football Union, which is the name that the SRU was known by until the 1920s. The Scottish Football Association, along with FIFA and the other Countries of the United Kingdom, British governing bodies, sits on the International Football Association Board which is responsible for the Laws of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Gemmill
Archibald Gemmill (born 24 March 1947) is a Scottish former footballer. During his career, he won the European Cup and three English league titles, and captained his national side. Gemmill scored the third Scotland goal in a 3–2 win against the Netherlands in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. It is regularly cited as one of the greatest goals in the history of the World Cup. Club career Early career Gemmill was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire. His early career at St Mirren was ruined by a succession of injuries, not least a broken ankle in early 1966. He was sent on to replace Jim Clunie on 13 August 1966 in a Scottish League Cup tie at Shawfield to become the first tactical substitute in Scottish football history. Gemmill was sold for £13,000 to Preston North End. Derby County He came to the attention of Peter Taylor, Derby County's assistant manager. Taylor then told Derby manager, Brian Clough, about Gemmill who had been considering signing for the reigning champions Ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the ninth edition of UEFA's European Under-19 Championship since it was renamed from the original under-18 event, in 2001. France hosted the championship during July. Ukraine were the title holders, but failed to qualify for the finals. The host country won the tournament. The top six teams qualified for the 2011 Under-20 World Cup. Qualification Qualification for the final tournament was played over two stages: * Qualification – 1 September 2009 – 30 November 2009 * Elite qualification – 1 March 2010 – 31 May 2010 The final tournament of the Championship was preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round. During these rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the seven teams that would join the already qualified host nation France. The qualifying round was played between 1 September and 30 November 2009. The 52 teams were divided into 13 groups of four teams, with each group being cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2009 Final Tournament was held in Ukraine in the cities of Donetsk and Mariupol. Players born after 1 January 1990 were eligible to participate in this competition. Qualification Qualification for the final tournament was played over two stages: * 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification – 2 October 2008 – 27 November 2008 * 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification – 1 March 2009 – 31 May 2009 The following teams had qualified for the tournament: * * * * * * * * (host) Squads Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knock-out stage Bracket Semi-finals ---- ---- Final Goalscorers ;4 goals * Nathan Delfouneso ;3 goals * Henri Lansbury * Danijel Aleksić * Denys Harmash ;2 goals * Danny Welbeck * Yacine Brahimi * Milan Milanović * Joselu * Kyrylo Petrov ;1 goal * Matthew Briggs * Dan Gosling * Joseph Mattock * Nile Ranger * Magaye Gueye * Alfred N' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 24th UEFA European Under-19 Championship, UEFA's premier competition for players under the age of 19. The tournament was held in the Czech Republic with matches played from 14 July to 26 July 2008. Players born after 1 January 1989 were eligible to participate in this competition. The top three teams in each group qualified for the 2009 U-20 World Cup. Qualification Qualification for the final tournament was played over two stages. The first qualifying stage divided the remaining 52 UEFA nations (minus the hosts, the Czech Republic) into 13 groups of four teams. Matches in the first stage were played from 24 September 2007 to 15 November 2007. The top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams then qualified for the elite qualifying stage, where the 28 teams were divided into seven groups of four. Matches in the elite qualifying stage were played from 1 March 2008 to 31 May 2008, when th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The UEFA U-19 Championship 2007 Final Tournament was held in Austria with matches played from 16–27 July 2007. Players born after 1 January 1988 were eligible to participate in this competition. The draw was made on 13 June 2007. The venues were the Linzer Stadion in Linz, the Waldstadion in Pasching, the Fill Metallbau Stadion in Ried im Innkreis and the Vorwärts-Stadion in Steyr. Qualification Qualification for the final tournament was played over two stages: * 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification – 1 July 2006 – 21 December 2006 * 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification – 8 May 2007 – 6 June 2007 Squads For the complete list of players, see 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squads Finals group stage In the following tables: Key: Pld Matches played, W Won, D Drawn, L Lost, GF Goals for, GA Goals against, GD Goal Difference, Pts Points Group A ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- Knockout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Northern Ireland between 18 and 29 July 2005. Venues Qualifications There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament. 1. 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification 2. 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification Teams The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were: * * * * * * (host) * * Match officials Six referees were selected for the tournament: * Alberto Undiano Mallenco * Viktor Kassai * Matteo Trefoloni * Pieter Vink * Duarte Gomes * Damir Skomina Squads Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Semi-finals Final Top scorers ;5 goals * Borko Veselinović ;4 goals * Abdoulaye Baldé * Matty Fryatt ;3 goals * Yoann Gourcuff ;2 goals * Karim Aoudia * Kevin-Prince Boateng * Denis Epstein * Nebojša Marinković * Eugen Polanski External linksOfficial websiteat UEFA.comMatch listat rss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Switzerland from 13 to 24 July 2004. Players born after 1 January 1985 can participate in this competition. The tournament was won by Spain, who beat Turkey in the final. It also served as the European qualification for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. Venues Qualifications There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament. 1. 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round 2. 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round Teams The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were: * * * * * * (host) * * Match officials Six referees were selected for the tournament: * Gerald Lehner (referee), Gerald Lehner * Levan Paniashvili * Zsolt Szabó (referee), Zsolt Szabó * Alon Yefet * Pedro Proença * Douglas McDonald (referee), Douglas McDonald Squads Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Liechtenstein from 16 to 26 July 2003. Players born after 1 January 1984 could participate in this competition. Venues Qualifications There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament. 1. 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Championship first qualifying round 2. 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Championship second qualifying round Teams The eight teams that participated in the final tournament were: * * * * * * (host) * * Match officials Six referees were selected for the tournament: * Michael Weiner * Athanassios Briakos * Ruud Bossen * Nikolai Ivanov * Carlos Megía Dávila * Selçuk Dereli Squads Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- Final Goalscorers ;5 goals * Paulo Sérgio ;3 goals * Sébastien Grax ;2 goals * Roman Kienast * Lukas Mössner * Klaus Salmutter * René Schicker * Petr Mikolanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the first edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, after the previous Under-18 competition was reclassified. The tournament was held in Norway, between 21 July and 28 July 2002. The top three teams from each group qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in this competition. The final tournament took place in seven venues located in seven cities — Bærum, Drammen, Hønefoss, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm, Moss and Oslo. The winners were Spain, who beat Germany to secure their fourth title, and the top scorer was Fernando Torres, with four goals. This edition is also notable for Nelly Viennot becoming the first female official who participated in an UEFA-organised men's football event, after acting as assistant referee at Norway's 1–5 defeat of Slovakia on 21 July 2002. Qualification The qualification format consisted of two rounds. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Park
Donald Park (born 19 July 1953) is a Scottish football player and coach. Playing career A product of the Scottish Highland Football League, Park was educated at Lochaber High School in the Highlands of North West Scotland. Donald Park joined Highland League club Caledonian as a 16-year-old in 1969. He was good friends with George Campbell, who became a professional footballer for Aberdeen FC. As a youth Park also played shinty. Park was capped several times at amateur international level by Scotland whilst with both Inverness Caledonian FC and Hearts FC. Park turned professional when he signed for Heart of Midlothian in 1972. He spent six seasons at Tynecastle, initially as a winger then latterly as a central midfielder. In September 1978 he was transferred to Partick Thistle, in a swap deal involving Denis McQuade, and he played an important role for the ''Maryhill Magyars'' as they perennially fought relegation from the Premier Division. When the Glasgow side suffered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scot Gemmill
Scot Gemmill (born 2 January 1971) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player, who is the head coach of the Scotland under-21 team. As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest, Everton and Leicester City, in the English Football League for Preston North End and Oxford United before finishing career with the New Zealand Knights. He was capped 26 times by Scotland, scoring 1 goal. Following retirement, Gemmill has worked as a coach for Oxford United, before taking up a role initially with the Scotland U17 team. Club career Gemmill started his career at Nottingham Forest as an apprentice on leaving school in the summer of 1987 and two years later he was given a professional contract by manager Brian Clough, who then gave him his first team debut on 30 March 1991 in a 3–1 defeat by Wimbledon at Plough Lane. Gemmill established himself as a regular player in 1991–92, when he scored eight goals in 39 leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
