Scotland national under-17 football team
| Association | Scottish Football Association | ||
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| Head coach | Brian McLaughlin[1] | ||
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| U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up: 1989 | ||
| European U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Semi-final: 2014 | ||
The Scotland national under-17 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national Under-17 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team. The team represents Scotland in international Under-17 competitions such as the U-17 World Cup and the European U-17 Championship.
The team has qualified for five European Championship final tournaments, in 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The team achieved its best result in 2014 by progressing to the semi-final.[2]
Coaches
- Dean Gorre (2012)[3]
- Scot Gemmill (2014)[4]
- Steven Pressley (2015)[5]
- Brian McLaughlin (2017)[1]
Competitive record
FIFA U-16/17 World Cup Record
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 1985 |
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 1987
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 1989 |
Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
 1991 |
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 1993
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 1995
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 1997
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 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2007
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 2009
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 2011
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 2013
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 2015
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 2017
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 2019
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| 2021 |
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UEFA European U-17 Championship Record
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 2002 | did not qualify | |||||||
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| 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| 2009 | did not qualify | |||||||
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| 2014 | Semi final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
| 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
| 2016 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
| 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| 2018 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Other tournaments
| Year | Competition | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1985 |
Saint-Malo Tournament | Runners up | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | [6] |
| 1986 |
Saint-Malo Tournament | Runners up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | [6] |
| 1987 |
Saint-Malo Tournament | Sixth Place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | [6] |
| 1988 |
Saint-Malo Tournament | Fifth Place | Full results unknown | [6] | |||||
| 1989 |
Eurofoot Tournament | Fourth Place | Full results unknown | [7] | |||||
| 1990 |
Eurofoot Tournament | Fifth Place | Full results unknown | [7] | |||||
| 1992 |
Eurofoot Tournament | Third Place | Full results unknown | [7] | |||||
 2007 |
Toto Cup | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | [8] |
| 2011 |
Toto Cup | Fourth Place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | [8] |
 2016 |
Telki Cup | Third Place | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | [9] |
 2017 |
Pepsi Tournament | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | [10] |
Current squad
The following players were selected for the Elite Round of 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification in March 2020.[11]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Jay Hogarth | Rangers
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| GK | Tom Ritchie | Aberdeen
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| DF | Lewis Coulton | Preston North End
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| DF | Adam Devine | Rangers
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| DF | Leon King | Rangers
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| DF | Calvin Ramsay | Aberdeen
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| DF | Liam Smith | Kilmarnock
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| MF | Mackenzie Carse | Celtic
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| MF | Matthew Craig | Tottenham Hotspur
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| MF | Jayden Fairley | Hibernian
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| MF | Kevin Hanratty | Aberdeen
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| MF | Dean McMaster | St Mirren
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| MF | Chris Mochrie | Dundee United
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| MF | Dane Murray | Celtic
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| MF | Lewis Neilson | Dundee United
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| MF | Reagan Thomson | Queen's Park
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| FW | Adam Brooks | Celtic
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| FW | Ryan Duncan | Aberdeen
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| FW | Jaden Ferguson | Celtic
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| FW | Michael Mellon | Burnley
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See also
References
- ^ a b "McLaughlin aiming to take under-17s to the next level". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Scotland Under-17s reach European Championship semi-final". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Stewart Fisher (19 October 2012). "Gorre aims to add Dutch of magic to industrious Scots". The Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Scotland Under-17 squad announced for Euro finals". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Steven Pressley to lead Scotland Under-17s". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Tournoi U-17/U-16 de Saint-Malo". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tournoi Eurofoot U-17 de Saint-Brieuc (France)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ a b "U-17 Toto Cup (Austria)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Tournament in Rackeve/Telki (Hungary)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Pepsi U-17 Tournament/St George's Park Tournament (England)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ @ScotlandNT (10 March 2020). "#SCO17s: Brian McLaughlin has named his Scotland Men's Under-17s squad for our UEFA Elite Round. Slovakia – Wed 25 March 7pm – @PartickThistle; Republic of Ireland – Sat 28 March 12pm – @saintmirrenfc; Czech Republic – Tues 31 March 2pm – @saintmirrenfc. #YoungTeam" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 March 2020 – via Twitter.