Scotland national under-18 football team
| Association | Scottish Football Association | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Billy Stark [1] | |||||||||||
| First international | ||||||||||||
| – | ||||||||||||
| UEFA European Under-18 Championship | ||||||||||||
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1949 ) | |||||||||||
| Best result | Winners (1982) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[edit ]Scotland's best performance at a European Championship Finals occurred in 1982, when they won the tournament.[2] [3] 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.[4]
In 2018, recognising a gap in progression for the best players of the relevant age (several of whom were Performance School participants fast-tracked into the under-17s but not ready for the step up to under-19s), the SFA announced that the under-18 team would be re-established to offer more match experience as part of the same group.[5] [6]
Coaches
[edit ]- 2018: Billy Stark [1]
Competitive record
[edit ]Champions Runners-up Third place / semi finals Fourth place Tournament held on home soil
UEFA European U-18 Championship Record
[edit ]- 1948–1954 – FIFA Youth Tournament
- 1955–1980 – UEFA Youth Tournament
- 1981–2001 – UEFA European U-18 Championship
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England 1948 | did not enter | ||||||||
| Netherlands 1949 | 6th place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Austria 1950 | did not enter | ||||||||
| France 1951 | |||||||||
| Spain 1952 | |||||||||
| Belgium 1953 | |||||||||
| West Germany 1954 | |||||||||
| Italy 1955 | |||||||||
| Hungary 1956 | |||||||||
| Spain 1957 | |||||||||
| Luxembourg 1958 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria 1959 | |||||||||
| Austria 1960 | |||||||||
| Portugal 1961 | |||||||||
| Romania 1962 | |||||||||
| England 1963 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | ||
| Netherlands 1964 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | ||
| West Germany 1965 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1966 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Turkey 1967 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| France 1968 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| East Germany 1969 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Scotland 1970 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||
| Czechoslovakia 1971 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Spain 1972 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Italy 1973 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Sweden 1974 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||
| Switzerland 1975 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Hungary 1976 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| Belgium 1977 | |||||||||
| Poland 1978 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Austria 1979 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| East Germany 1980 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| West Germany 1981 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Finland 1982 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| England 1983 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Soviet Union 1984 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1986 | Fourth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Czechoslovakia 1988 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Hungary 1990 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Germany 1992 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| England 1993 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Spain 1994 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Greece 1995 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| France 1996 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Iceland 1997 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Cyprus 1998 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Sweden 1999 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Germany 2000 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Finland 2001 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Since 2002 | See Scotland national under-19 football team | ||||||||
| Total | 18/50 | 66 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 104 | 68 | ||
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
[edit ]| Year | Competition | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain 1973 | Atlantic Cup | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | [7] |
| Spain 1974 | Atlantic Cup | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [7] |
| France 1976 | Cannes Tournament | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | [8] |
| France 1977 | Cannes Tournament | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | [8] |
| France 1979 | Monaco Tournament | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | [9] |
| Spain 1979 | Atlantic Cup | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | [7] |
| France 1980 | Monaco Tournament | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | [9] |
| France 1981 | Cannes Tournament | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | [8] |
| France 1982 | Monaco Tournament | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | [9] |
| Netherlands 1984 | Four Nations Tournament | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | [10] |
| France 1985 | Cannes Tournament | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | [8] |
| Italy 1985 | Four Nations Tournament | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | [10] |
| Belgium 1986 | Four Nations Tournament | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | [10] |
| Scotland 1987 | Four Nations Tournament | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | [10] |
| Italy 1988 | Four Nations Tournament | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | [10] |
| Netherlands 1989 | Four Nations Tournament | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [10] |
| Belgium 1990 | Four Nations Tournament | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | [10] |
| Scotland 1991 | Four Nations Tournament | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [10] |
| Italy 1992 | Four Nations Tournament | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | [10] |
| Netherlands 1993 | Four Nations Tournament | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | [10] |
| Belgium 1994 | Four Nations Tournament | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | [10] |
| Scotland 1995 | Four Nations Tournament | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | [10] |
| Denmark 1996 | Four Nations Tournament | 1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | [10] |
| Netherlands 1997 | Four Nations Tournament | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | [10] |
| Belgium 1998 | Four Nations Tournament | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | [10] |
| Scotland 1999 | Four Nations Tournament | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | [10] |
| Denmark 2000 | Four Nations Tournament | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | [10] |
| Belgium 2001 | Four Nations Tournament | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | [10] |
| Denmark 2003 | Four Nations Tournament | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | [10] |
| Slovenia 2004 | Slovakia Cup | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | [11] |
| Scotland 2004 | Four Nations Tournament | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
| France 2007 | Limoges Tournament | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | [12] |
Current squad
[edit ]The following players were selected for two friendlies against Wales in March 2023.[13]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bruce | Scotland Queen's Park | |||||
| Cameron Cooper | Scotland Rangers | |||||
| Jack Dallimore | (2001年11月28日) 28 November 2001 (age 23) | England Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Julian Donnery | England Barwell | |||||
| Johnny Emerson | England Newcastle United | |||||
| Louis Jackson | England Manchester United | |||||
| Daniel Kelly | Scotland Celtic | |||||
| Jack Kingdon | England Manchester United | |||||
| Ethan Laidlaw | Scotland Hibernian | |||||
| Dylan Lobban | Scotland Aberdeen | |||||
| Benny Jackson Luyeye | Scotland Celtic | |||||
| Magnus Mackenzie | Scotland Celtic | |||||
| Noah McCann | England Queen's Park Rangers | |||||
| Chris McGinn | Scotland Hamilton Academical | |||||
| George Morrison | (2005年10月24日) 24 October 2005 (age 19) | England Fleetwood Town | ||||
| Dylan Reid | (2005年03月01日) 1 March 2005 (age 20) | England Crystal Palace | ||||
| Mitchell Robertson | (2001年10月16日) 16 October 2001 (age 23) | Scotland Celtic | ||||
| Joshua Squires | England Southampton | |||||
| Corey Thomson | Scotland Celtic | |||||
| Bobby Wales | Scotland Kilmarnock | |||||
| Woody Williamson | England Ipswich Town | |||||
| Max Woodcock | England Crewe Alexandra |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Scotland Under-18 squad announced for Spain-based friendly double-header". Scottish Football Association. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "History – Scotland sweep to U18 triumph". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ McCall, Chris (11 November 2015). "The forgotten Scotland team that won the Euros". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Scotland Under-18s: Fixtures and results". Scottish Football Association . Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Scotland to introduce Under-18 national side". Scottish Football Association. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Scotland to introduce Under 18s national team as part of youth development plan". Daily Record . 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Torneo Internacional Juvenil "Copa del Atlantico" (Gran Canaria)". RSSSF . Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Tournoi Juniors U-18 de Cannes". RSSSF . Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Tournoi Juniors U-18 de Monaco". RSSSF . Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "U-18 Four Nations Tournament". RSSSF . Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Slovakia Cup (U-17/U-18)". RSSSF . Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "U-18 Tournament Limoges (France)". RSSSF . Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Billy Stark names Under-18s squad for Wales test". scottishfa.co.uk. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.