The Scotland national under-19 football team is the national

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team representing Scotland for players of 19 years of age or under at the start of a

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campaign. The team, which is controlled by the

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, acts as a feeder team to the

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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

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and

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, 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 Germany and Italy – to qualify for the semi-final, having beaten Denmark in the qualifying round. During the period of the under-19 format, Scotland qualified for the finals tournament in

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when, under the guidance of manager

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and coach Tommy Wilson, they lost 2–1 to

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in the final. This performance guaranteed Scotland's participation at the

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(formerly the World Youth Championships), representing their first appearance for 20 years. Since 2006, Scotland have not progressed past the elite qualification round of the European under-19 tournaments.

Coaches

(–2009) *

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(2009–12) * Ricky Sbragia (2012–15) *

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(2015–16) * Ricky Sbragia (2016–17) *

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(2017–18) *

(2018–present)

Competitive record

UEFA European U-19 Championship Record

Champions Runners-up Third place / semi finals Fourth place Tournament held on home soil Notes *First qualifying round and Preliminary round are the same stage *Elite round, Intermediary round and Second qualifying round are the same stage *Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Other tournaments

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the

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of the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in November 2022.

References

External links

Uefa Under-19 website
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