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.
| Association | Scottish Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Billy Stark[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
| – | |||
| UEFA European Under-18 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1949) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1982) | ||
History
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
- 2018: Billy Stark[1]
Competitive record
European Championships
- 1948–1954 – FIFA Junior Tournament
- 1955–1980 – UEFA Junior Tournament
- 1981–2001 – UEFA European U-18 Championship
For results since 2001, see Scotland national under-19 football team.
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1948 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1949 | 6th place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
 1950 | Did not enter | |||||||
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| 1963 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |
| 1964 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
| 1965 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1966 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
 1967 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1968 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
 1969 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
 1970 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
 1971 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1972 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1973 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
 1974 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
 1975 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1976 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 1977 | ||||||||
 1978 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1979 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1980 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1981 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
 1982 | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1983 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
 1984 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1986 | Fourth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1988 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1990 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1992 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1993 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1994 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1995 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1996 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1997 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1998 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1999 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2000 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2001 | Qualification round | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 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
- Gold background indicates tournament win, Silver background colour indicates second-place finish.
- Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Other tournaments
| Year | Competition | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Atlantic Cup | Third Place | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | [7] |
| 1974 | Atlantic Cup | Third Place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | [7] |
| 1976 | Cannes Junior Tournament | Winners | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | [8] |
| 1977 | Cannes Junior Tournament | Third Place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | [8] |
| 1979 | Monaco Junior Tournament | Third Place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | [9] |
| 1979 | Atlantic Cup | Winners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | [7] |
| 1980 | Monaco Junior Tournament | Fifth Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | [9] |
| 1981 | Cannes Junior Tournament | Fifth Place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | [8] |
| 1982 | Monaco Junior Tournament | Fifth Place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | [9] |
| 1984 | Four Nations Tournament | Fourth Place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | [10] |
| 1985 | Cannes Junior Tournament | Sixth Place | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | [8] |
| 1985 | Four Nations Tournament | Winners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | [10] |
| 1986 | Four Nations Tournament | Fourth Place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | [10] |
| 1987 | Four Nations Tournament | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | [10] |
| 1988 | Four Nations Tournament | Fourth Place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | [10] |
| 1989 | Four Nations Tournament | Runners up | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [10] |
| 1990 | Four Nations Tournament | Fourth Place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | [10] |
| 1991 | Four Nations Tournament | Third Place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [10] |
| 1992 | Four Nations Tournament | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | [10] |
| 1993 | Four Nations Tournament | Runners up | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | [10] |
| 1994 | Four Nations Tournament | Winners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | [10] |
| 1995 | Four Nations Tournament | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | [10] |
 1996 | Four Nations Tournament | Winners | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | [10] |
| 1997 | Four Nations Tournament | Winners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | [10] |
| 1998 | Four Nations Tournament | Runners up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | [10] |
| 1999 | Four Nations Tournament | Winners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | [10] |
| 2000 | Four Nations Tournament | Winners | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | [10] |
| 2001 | Four Nations Tournament | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | [10] |
| 2003 | Four Nations Tournament | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | [10] |
 2004 | Slovakia Cup | Fourth Place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | [11] |
| 2004 | Four Nations Tournament | Runners up | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
| 2007 | Limoges Tournament | Third Place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | [12] |
Current squad
The following players were selected for a tournament hosted by Turkey in September 2019.[13]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Anderson | Newcastle United | |||||
| Connor Barron | Aberdeen | |||||
| Ciaran Dickson | Rangers | |||||
| Thomas Dickson-Peters | Norwich City | |||||
| Josh Doig | Hibernian | |||||
| Finn Ecrepont | 30 July 2002 | Ayr United | ||||
| Jamie Hamilton | 14 July 2001 | Hamilton Academical | ||||
| Kai Kennedy | Rangers | |||||
| Sonny Blu Lo-Everton | Watford | |||||
| Cammy Logan | Heart of Midlothian | |||||
| Lewis Macari | Stoke City | |||||
| Reece McAlear | Motherwell | |||||
| Connor McAvoy | Fulham | |||||
| Joe McGlynn | Burnley | |||||
| Stuart McKinstry | Leeds United | |||||
| Jack Newman | Sunderland | |||||
| Kane Patterson | Burnley | |||||
| Cieran Slicker | Manchester City | |||||
| Connor Smith | 1 February 2002 | Cowdenbeath (on loan from Heart of Midlothian) | ||||
| Andrew Winter | Hamilton Academical |
References
- "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.
- "Torneo Internacional Juvenil "Copa del Atlantico" (Gran Canaria)". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "Tournoi Juniors U-18 de Cannes". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "Tournoi Juniors U-18 de Monaco". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "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.
- @ScotlandNT (5 September 2019). "Billy Stark has named a 20-strong Scotland Under-18s squad for an International Tournament taking place in Turkey between 23-26 September" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 September 2019 – via Twitter.