Scotland national under-20 football team

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.

Scotland Under-20
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)

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 Football Championship

An under-20 team selected for the 2017 Toulon Tournament, in which Scotland finished in third place.[1]


Competitive record

FIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1977Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983Quarter-final420243
1985Did not qualify
1987Quarter-final413065
1989Did not qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007Group Stage300327
2009Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021To be determined
Total3/23113351215

Squad

The following squad was selected for a friendly match with Turkey under-20s in November 2018.[2]

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

References
  1. "Scotland U-20s beat Czech Republic to seal third-place finish". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. "Gemmill names Scotland Under-20 squad for Turkey friendly". Scottish FA. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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