Scotland national under-18 football team


The Scotland national under-18 football team is the national football team representing Scotland for players of 18 years of age or under at the start of a denoted campaign. The team, which is controlled by the Scottish Football Association, acts as a feeder team to the Scotland national football team.

History

Scotland's best performance at a European Championship Finals occurred in 1982, when they won the tournament. 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. Scotland beat Poland 2–0 in the semi-finals and Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final.
Scotland reached the semi-finals on seven other occasions. Scotland hosted the 1970 tournament, where they won a group containing Bulgaria, Sweden and Italy, but then lost 1–0 to Netherlands in the semi-final. In the 1978 tournament, hosted by Poland, Scotland topped a group containing Germany and Italy to qualify for the semi-final, where they lost on penalties to Yugoslavia.
The age group of the competition was adjusted upwards by one year for the 2002 tournament, with Scotland entering an under-19 team from then on. The Scotland under-18 team consequently fell into abeyance, aside from sporadic friendly matches including double-headers against Serbia in April 2012, Israel in April 2013 and the Czech Republic in October 2014.
In 2018, recognising a gap in progression for the best players of the relevant age, the SFA announced that the under-18 team would be re-established to offer more match experience as part of the same group.

Coaches

European Championships

For results since 2001, see Scotland national under-19 football team.
Notes
YearCompetitionResultGPWD*LGSGARef
1973Atlantic CupThird Place211021
1974Atlantic CupThird Place300322
1976Cannes Junior TournamentWinners431082
1977Cannes Junior TournamentThird Place421165
1979Monaco Junior TournamentThird Place431040
1979Atlantic CupWinners3210111
1980Monaco Junior TournamentFifth Place311132
1981Cannes Junior TournamentFifth Place421144
1982Monaco Junior TournamentFifth Place200204
1984Four Nations TournamentFourth Place301214
1985Cannes Junior TournamentSixth Place112134
1985Four Nations TournamentWinners321052
1986Four Nations TournamentFourth Place301215
1987Four Nations TournamentThird Place311133
1988Four Nations TournamentFourth Place300327
1989Four Nations TournamentRunners up311112
1990Four Nations TournamentFourth Place301258
1991Four Nations TournamentThird Place302101
1992Four Nations TournamentThird Place310264
1993Four Nations TournamentRunners up312053
1994Four Nations TournamentWinners321041
1995Four Nations TournamentThird Place310256
1996Four Nations TournamentWinners320183
1997Four Nations TournamentWinners321042
1998Four Nations TournamentRunners up320142
1999Four Nations TournamentWinners220051
2000Four Nations TournamentWinners211031
2001Four Nations TournamentThird Place311111
2003Four Nations TournamentThird Place310268
2004Slovakia CupFourth Place411237
2004Four Nations TournamentRunners up202000
2007Limoges TournamentThird Place301236

Current squad

The following players were selected for a tournament hosted by Turkey in September 2019.