| Association | Scottish Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Neil MacFarlane | ||
| Mostcaps | Callum Booth (13) | ||
| Top scorer | Alex MacDonald (7) | ||
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| Biggest win | |||
 Scotland 8–0 San Marino(Tiszaújváros,Hungary; 22 October 2008) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Netherlands 5–0 Scotland | |||
| European Under-19 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in2006) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2006) | ||
Medal record | |||
TheScotland national under-19 football team is the nationalfootball team representing Scotland for players of 19 years of age or under at the start of aEuropean Under-19 Football Championship campaign. The team, which is controlled by theScottish Football Association, acts as a feeder team to theScotland national football team.
Until 2001, theEuropean youth championship was competed for by under-18 teams. The best performance by aScotland under-18 team was in 1982, when they won the tournament. Beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final, the team was then managed byAndy Roxburgh andWalter Smith, who would both go on to manage thesenior 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 in2006 when, under the guidance of managerArchie Gemmill and coach Tommy Wilson, they lost 2–1 toSpain in the final.[1] This performance guaranteed Scotland's participation at the2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup (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.
Champions Runners-up Third place / semi finals Fourth place Tournament held on home soil
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 2002 | SeeScotland national under-18 football team | ||||||||
 2002 | Preliminary round | did not qualify | |||||||
 2003 | First qualifying round | ||||||||
 2004 | Second qualifying round | ||||||||
 2005 | Elite round | ||||||||
 2006 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
 2007 | Elite round | did not qualify | |||||||
 2008 | First qualifying round | ||||||||
 2009 | Elite round | ||||||||
 2010 | Elite round | ||||||||
 2011 | First qualifying round | ||||||||
 2012 | First qualifying round | ||||||||
 2013 | Elite round | ||||||||
 2014 | First qualifying round | ||||||||
 2015 | Elite round | ||||||||
 2016 | Elite round | ||||||||
 2017 | Elite round | ||||||||
 2018 | Elite round | ||||||||
 2019 | Elite round | ||||||||
| 2020 | Tournament cancelled due toCOVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||
 2022 | Elite round | did not qualify | |||||||
 2023 | Qualifying round | ||||||||
| 2024 | Elite round | ||||||||
| Total | 1/20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
Notes
| Year | Competition | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Belfast Tournament | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | [9] |
| 2005 | Northern Irish Tournament | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | [10] |
 2006 | La Manga Tournament | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | [11] |
| 2007 | La Manga Tournament | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | [11] |
| 2015 | Mercedes-Benz Cup | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | [12][13] |
 2022 | Slovenia Nations Cup | [14] |
The following players were selected for the2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches againstLatvia,Lithuania andEngland on 12, 15 and 18 November 2025; respectively.[15]
Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2025, after the match againstEngland.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Alfie Halliwell | (2007-08-24)24 August 2007 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Albion Rovers |
| 12 | 1GK | Rydnn McGuire | (2008-10-01)1 October 2008 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Rangers |
| 2 | 2DF | Callan Hamill | (2009-03-01)1 March 2009 (age 16) | 2 | 0 |  Arsenal |
| 3 | 2DF | Matthew Gillies | (2007-02-16)16 February 2007 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Stranraer |
| 4 | 2DF | Joseph McGrath | (2007-03-12)12 March 2007 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Hibernian |
| 13 | 2DF | Daniel Armer | (2007-10-22)22 October 2007 (age 18) | 7 | 1 | Manchester United |
| 18 | 2DF | John Tod | (2007-05-16)16 May 2007 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 19 | 2DF | Finlay Hale | (2007-01-11)11 January 2007 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Celtic |
| 5 | 3MF | Alfie Osborne | (2008-07-16)16 July 2008 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 6 | 3MF | Samuel Isiguzo | (2007-05-13)13 May 2007 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Celtic |
| 7 | 3MF | Aidan Borland | (2007-04-25)25 April 2007 (age 18) | 9 | 0 | Aston Villa |
| 8 | 3MF | Tyler Fletcher | (2007-03-19)19 March 2007 (age 18) | 9 | 1 | Manchester United |
| 10 | 3MF | Fletcher Boyd | (2008-01-26)26 January 2008 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Aston Villa |
| 11 | 3MF | Sam Chambers | (2007-08-18)18 August 2007 (age 18) | 6 | 0 | Leeds United |
| 14 | 3MF | Sean McArdle | (2007-08-27)27 August 2007 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Partick Thistle |
| 15 | 3MF | Calum Adamson | (2007-08-07)7 August 2007 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Alloa Athletic |
| 3MF | Ben Brannan | (2007-01-30)30 January 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Kilmarnock | |
| 9 | 4FW | Evan Mooney | (2007-12-11)11 December 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | St Mirren |
| 16 | 4FW | Owen Stirton | (2007-01-30)30 January 2007 (age 18) | 3 | 1 | Dundee United |
| 17 | 4FW | Lewis Stewart | (2007-04-27)27 April 2007 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Alloa Athletic |
| 20 | 4FW | Josh Landers | (2007-02-27)27 February 2007 (age 18) | 3 | 1 | West Ham United |
The following players had also been called up within the last twelve months, and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Scott Constable | (2007-08-22)22 August 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Airdrieonians | v. Italy, 13 October 2025 |
| DF | Rory Whittaker | (2007-08-10)10 August 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Southampton | v. Italy, 13 October 2025 |
| DF | Lewis Gillie | (2008-06-09)9 June 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Hibernian | v. United Arab Emirates, 9 September 2025 |
| DF | James Overy | (2007-11-09)9 November 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Manchester United | v. United Arab Emirates, 9 September 2025 |
| DF | Callum Penman | (2007-05-05)5 May 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Queen of the South | v. United Arab Emirates, 9 September 2025 |
| MF | Archie Traynor | (2008-06-09)9 June 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Kilmarnock | v. Italy, 13 October 2025 |
| MF | Cooper Masson | (2008-11-10)10 November 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Kelty Hearts | v. United Arab Emirates, 9 September 2025 |
| MF | Aiden McCallion | (2008-06-15)15 June 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Rangers | v. United Arab Emirates, 9 September 2025 |
| MF | Gus Stevenson | (2007-01-30)30 January 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Heart of Midlothian | v. United Arab Emirates, 9 September 2025 |
| FW | Caelan Cadamarteri | (2009-11-03)3 November 2009 (age 16) | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | v. Italy, 13 October 2025 |
| FW | Aiden McGinlay | (2007-03-05)5 March 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Queen's Park | v. Italy, 13 October 2025 |
