Scotland Under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationScottish Football Association
Head coachScot Gemmill (2017)
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1983)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1983 and 1987)

The Scotland national under-20 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 20 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team. The team represents Scotland in international Under 20 competitions such as the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

History

Scotland reached the quarter-finals of the World Youth Championship on two occasions: in 1983, where they lost to eventual winners Poland; and in 1987, when tournament runners-up West Germany won on penalties. The team last played in a competitive tournament in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Scotland qualified for by finishing second in the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

An under-20 team was selected for the 2017 Toulon Tournament, the first time since 1999 Scotland competed.[1] Scotland registered a first ever win against Brazil at any level in the groups.[2] The team finished with the bronze medal,[3][4] which was the nations first ever medal in the competitions 45 year history.[5]

Competitive record

FIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup record

Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Tunisia 1977did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983Quarter-final420243
Soviet Union 1985did not qualify
Chile 1987Quarter-final413065
Saudi Arabia 1989did not qualify
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007Group Stage300327
Egypt 2009did not qualify
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Argentina 2023
Chile 2025to be determined
Total3/24113351215

Other tournaments

Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref
Northern Ireland 2002 Milk Cup Elite Section3rd place 320163[6][7][8][9]
Northern Ireland 2003 Milk Cup Elite Section8th place 401326[10][11]
France 2017Toulon Tournament3rd place 530287

Squad

The following squad was selected for a friendly match with Turkey under-20s in November 2018.[12]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Cammy Gill (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 Scotland Dunfermline Athletic
1GK Robby McCrorie (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 Scotland Rangers
2DF George Johnston (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 England Liverpool
2DF Ross McCrorie (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 Scotland Rangers
2DF Tom McIntyre (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 England Reading
2DF Calvin Miller (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 Scotland Dundee (on loan from Celtic)
2DF Ryan Porteous (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 Scotland Hibernian
2DF Iain Wilson (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 Scotland Kilmarnock
3MF Lewis Ferguson (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 Scotland Aberdeen
3MF Mikey Johnston (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 Scotland Celtic
3MF Callumn Morrison (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
3MF Harvey St Clair (1998-10-13) 13 October 1998 Italy Venezia
3MF David Turnbull (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 Scotland Motherwell
4FW Bruce Anderson (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 Scotland Aberdeen
4FW Ben House (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 England Reading
4FW Connor McLennan (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 Scotland Aberdeen
4FW Fraser Preston (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 England Sheffield Wednesday
4FW Oli Shaw (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 Scotland Hibernian

Past squads

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland squad for Toulon announced". Scottish FA. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Scotland U20 1-0 Brazil U20: Young Scots make history". The Scotsman. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Scotland finish third at Toulon Tournament with 3-0 win". Scottish FA. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Scotland U-20s beat Czech Republic to seal third-place finish". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "JULES AND HOLSGROVE TAKE BRONZE WITH SCOTLAND IN TOULON". Reading FC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "2002 Milk Cup (Northern Ireland)". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "NEWS IN BRIEF". 22 July 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
    "NEWS IN BRIEF". 24 July 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2022. Herald Scotland.
  8. ↑ "NI lose opener". 24 July 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
    "Penalty pain for United". 25 July 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2022. BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "Scotland v Republic of Ireland, 23 July 2002 (U20 NI Milk Cup)". 11 v 11. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "2003 Milk Cup (Northern Ireland)". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "NI defeat Wales". BBC Sport. 21 July 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Gemmill names Scotland Under-20 squad for Turkey friendly". Scottish FA. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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