The Scotland national under-16 football team represents

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in international

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at the under-16 age level. It is controlled by the

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, the governing body for football in Scotland.

Competitive record

FIFA U-16 World Championship record

''For results since 1991, see

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''. The Scotland under-16s' best tournament performance was as runners up in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship under manager Craig Brown. Despite leading

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2–0 in the final after goals from Ian Downie and

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, the match finished 2–2 after extra time. Scotland lost the subsequent penalty shoot-out in front of over 50,000 fans at

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. Some media commentators reported suspicions, which were shared by Craig Brown and former Scottish Football Association secretary Ernie Walker, that Saudi Arabia had fielded ineligible over-age players in the competition.

UEFA European U-16 Championship record

''For results since 2002, see

''.

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The Scotland under-16s compete in the

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tournament, which is contested annually. The competition is currently sponsored by

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. Scotland have won the Victory Shield outright on 17 occasions, most recently in 2013, and were joint champions on a further 10 occasions, most recently in 2003. In the 2011 competition, which took place in March, Scotland finished as runners up to

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, losing 2–1. They had only needed a draw to win the tournament.

Nordic Cup

The Scotland under-16s also play in an occasional Nordic Cup competition with the under-16 teams of Scandinavian countries such as Norway, Sweden and Iceland. The 2010 tournament also featured the under-16 sides of Finland, Faeroe Islands, Denmark and England.

Other Tournaments

Friendly matches

In recent years, Scotland have played a two-leg international

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against an under-18 side picked by the football association of

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. The matches are used as a warm-up for competitive fixtures and have often taken place in

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in Jersey's Springfield Park. Despite the age gap and Jersey's home advantage, Scotland have won convincingly in some of these matches. In other friendlies since 2008, Scotland have faced the under-16 teams of Malta, Kazakhstan, Guernsey

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and

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Players

Current squad

*The following players were called up for the 2019

tournament.

References

External links

FIFA under-16 World Cup archive
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UEFA under-16/17 European Championship archive
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Competitive record

FIFA U-16 World Championship record

UEFA European U-16 Championship record

Victory Shield The Victory Shield is an annual football tournament competed for by the under-16 teams of Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The Victory Shield had traditionally been competed for by the four Home Nations, but the Football ...

Nordic Cup

Other Tournaments

Friendly matches

Players

Current squad

See also

References

External links