The Scotland national under-19 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland’s national football team for players of 19 years of age or under at the start of a European Under-19 Football Championship campaign.
Contents
1 European Championships
o 1.1 European Championships history
2 World Youth Championships
3 External links
European Championships
Scotland’s best performance at a European Championship Finals came in 1982, when they won the tournament (although it was the under-18 tournament until 2002). Beating Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final, the team was 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 reached the semi-finals of the 1978 tournament, where they lost on penalties to Yugoslavia. Scotland topped Group2 – which included Germany and Italy – to qualify for the semi-final, having beaten Denmark in the qualifying round.
Scotland were also runners-up in 2006 when, under the guidance of manager Archie Gemmill and coach Tommy Wilson, they lost to Spain in the final. This performance guaranteed Scotland’s particpation at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly the World Youth Championships), which will be their first appearance for 20 years.
For the 2007 tournament, Scotland qualifyed top of a group including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia and Germany. The matches were played in early-October. Scotland won all three games which ensures qualification to the elite round of qualification along with Germany, which is the second (and final) qualifying round.
European Championships history
Year Position Year Position
1975 Qualifying round 1993 Preliminary round
1976 - 1994 Preliminary round
1977 Withdrew from qualifying 1995 Preliminary round
1978 Semi-finals 1996 Intermediary round
1979 Second round 1997 Preliminary round
1980 Qualifying round 1998 Preliminary round
1981 Second round 1999 Intermediary round
1982 Winners 2000 Preliminary round
1983 Second round 2001 Preliminary round
1984 Second round 2002 Preliminary round
1986 Semi-finals 2003 First qualifying round
1988 Qualifying round 2004 Second qualifying round
1989 Qualifying round 2005 Elite round
1992 Qualifying round 2006 Runners-up
First qualifying round and Preliminary round are the same stage
Elite round, Intermediary round and Second qualifying round are the same stage
World Youth Championships
Scotland reached the quarter-finals of the World Youth Championship on two occasions: in 1983, where they lost to eventual winners Poland; and in 1987, when tournament runners-up the Federal Republic of Germany won on penalties.
Scotland will participate in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be held in Canada.
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