Scotland national under-19 football team
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Association | Scottish Football Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Archie Gemmill Tommy Wilson |
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Appearances | 2 (First in 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1983 and 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances | 8 (First in 1978) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Winners (1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Scotland national under-19 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national football team for players of 19 years of age or under at the start of a European Under-19 Football Championship campaign.
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[edit] European Championships
Scotland's best performance at a European Championship Finals came in 1982, when they won the tournament (although it was the under-18 tournament until 2002). Beating Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final, the team was 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. In the semi-finals, Scotland beat Poland 2-0.
Scotland reached the semi-finals of the 1978 tournament, where they lost on penalties to Yugoslavia. Scotland topped Group2 - which included Germany and Italy - to qualify for the semi-final, having beaten Denmark in the qualifying round.
Scotland were also runners-up in 2006 when, under the guidance of manager Archie Gemmill and coach Tommy Wilson, they lost to Spain in the final. This performance guaranteed Scotland's particpation at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly the World Youth Championships), which will be their first appearance for 20 years.
For the 2007 tournament, Scotland qualifyed top of a group including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia and Germany. The matches were played in early-October. Scotland won all three games which ensures qualification to the elite round of qualification along with Germany, which is the second (and final) qualifying round.
[edit] European Championships history
Year | Position | Year | Position |
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1975 | Qualifying round | 1993 | Preliminary round |
1976 | - | 1994 | Preliminary round |
1977 | Withdrew from qualifying | 1995 | Preliminary round |
1978 | Semi-finals | 1996 | Intermediary round |
1979 | Second round | 1997 | Preliminary round |
1980 | Qualifying round | 1998 | Preliminary round |
1981 | Second round | 1999 | Intermediary round |
1982 | Winners | 2000 | Preliminary round |
1983 | Second round | 2001 | Preliminary round |
1984 | Second round | 2002 | Preliminary round |
1986 | Semi-finals | 2003 | First qualifying round |
1988 | Qualifying round | 2004 | Second qualifying round |
1989 | Qualifying round | 2005 | Elite round |
1992 | Qualifying round | 2006 | Runners-up |
*First qualifying round and Preliminary round are the same stage
**Elite round, Intermediary round and Second qualifying round are the same stage
[edit] World Youth Championships
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 the Federal Republic of Germany won on penalties.
Scotland will participate in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be held in Canada.
[edit] See Also
- Scotland national football team
- Scotland national under-21 football team
- Scotland women's national football team
[edit] External links
- Uefa Under-19 website Contains full results archive
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