| Association | Scottish Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Brian McLaughlin[1] | ||
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| U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in1989) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1989) | ||
| European U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in2008) | ||
| Best result | Semi-final (2014) | ||
TheScotland national under-17 football team, controlled by theScottish Football Association, isScotland's national Under-17 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for theScotland national football team. The team represents Scotland in international Under-17 competitions such as theU-17 World Cup and theEuropean U-17 Championship.
The team has qualified for seven European Championship final tournaments, in 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 and 2023. The team achieved its best result in 2014 by progressing to the semi-final.[2]
Champions Runners-up Third place / semi finals Fourth place Tournament held on home soil
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1991 | SeeScotland national under-16 football team | ||||||||
 1991 | did not qualify | ||||||||
 1993 | |||||||||
 1995 | |||||||||
 1997 | |||||||||
 1999 | |||||||||
 2001 | |||||||||
 2003 | |||||||||
 2005 | |||||||||
 2007 | |||||||||
 2009 | |||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||
 2013 | |||||||||
 2015 | |||||||||
 2017 | |||||||||
 2019 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic in Peru | ||||||||
 2023 | did not qualify | ||||||||
 2025 | |||||||||
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 2002 | SeeScotland national under-16 football team | ||||||||
 2002 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2003 | |||||||||
 2004 | |||||||||
 2005 | |||||||||
 2006 | Qualifying round | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2007 | Elite round | ||||||||
 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | |
 2009 | Elite round | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2010 | Qualifying round | ||||||||
 2011 | Elite round | ||||||||
 2012 | Elite round | ||||||||
 2013 | Qualifying round | ||||||||
 2014 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | |
 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | |
 2016 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | |
 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
 2018 | Elite round | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2019 | Elite round | ||||||||
 2020 | Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic[6][7] | ||||||||
 2021 | |||||||||
 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | |
 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | |
| 2024 | Qualifying round | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 7/21 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 46 | −34 | |
| Year | Competition | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Saint-Malo Tournament | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | [8] |
| 1986 | Saint-Malo Tournament | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | [8] |
| 1987 | Saint-Malo Tournament | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | [8] |
| 1988 | Saint-Malo Tournament | 5th | Full results unknown | [8] | |||||
| 1989 | Eurofoot Tournament | 4th | Full results unknown | [9] | |||||
| 1990 | Eurofoot Tournament | 5th | Full results unknown | [9] | |||||
| 1992 | Eurofoot Tournament | 3rd | Full results unknown | [9] | |||||
| 1999 | Lisbon International | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | [10] |
 2007 | Toto Cup | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | [11] |
| 2011 | Toto Cup | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | [11] |
| 2016 | Telki Cup | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | [12] |
| 2017 | Pepsi Tournament | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | [13] |
The following players were selected for the2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches in March 2025.[14]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Alastair Graham | (2008-09-23)23 September 2008 (age 17) | 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| 12 | 1GK | Cameron Patterson | (2008-02-06)6 February 2008 (age 17) | 1 | 0 |  Celtic |
| 2 | 2DF | Jack Barr | (2008-12-04)4 December 2008 (age 16) | 6 | 0 | St Mirren |
| 3 | 2DF | Cameron Williams | (2008-11-24)24 November 2008 (age 16) | 6 | 2 | Liverpool |
| 4 | 2DF | Hayden Borland | (2008-03-01)1 March 2008 (age 17) | 5 | 1 | Celtic |
| 5 | 2DF | Lewis Carrol | (2008-03-07)7 March 2008 (age 17) | 4 | 0 | Aberdeen |
| 13 | 2DF | Keir Gilligan | (2008-06-06)6 June 2008 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Dundee United |
| 14 | 2DF | Callan Hamill | (2009-03-01)1 March 2009 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | St Johnstone |
| 15 | 2DF | Lewis Gillie | (2008-06-09)9 June 2008 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Hibernian |
| 6 | 3MF | Alfie Osborne | (2008-07-16)16 July 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 0 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 7 | 3MF | Alexander Smith | (2008-06-26)26 June 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 1 | Rangers |
| 8 | 3MF | Aiden McCallion | (2008-06-15)15 June 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 0 | Rangers |
| 10 | 3MF | Jamie Hislop | (2008-07-15)15 July 2008 (age 17) | 5 | 1 | Ayr United |
| 16 | 3MF | Cooper Masson | (2008-11-10)10 November 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 1 | Aberdeen |
| 17 | 3MF | Archie Traynor | (2008-06-09)9 June 2008 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Kilmarnock |
| 18 | 3MF | Taylor Hogarth | (2008-01-08)8 January 2008 (age 17) | 3 | 1 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 20 | 3MF | Zander McAllister | (2008-04-22)22 April 2008 (age 17) | 5 | 0 | Motherwell |
| 9 | 4FW | Fletcher Boyd | (2008-01-26)26 January 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 4 | Aberdeen |
| 11 | 4FW | Cole Burke | (2008-07-29)29 July 2008 (age 17) | 4 | 3 | Kilmarnock |
| 19 | 4FW | Brodie Dair | (2008-06-01)1 June 2008 (age 17) | 3 | 1 | Fulham |
