Scotland national under-17 football team explained

Scotland Under-17
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Association:	Scottish Football Association
Coach:	Brian McLaughlin
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Regional Name:	U-17 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:	1
Regional Cup First:	1989
Regional Cup Best:	Runners-up (1989)
2Ndregional Name:	European U-17 Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:	5
2Ndregional Cup First:	2008
2Ndregional Cup Best:	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 seven European Championship final tournaments, in 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 and 2023. The team achieved its best result in 2014 by progressing to the semi-final.^[1]

Coaches

• Dean Gorre (2012)^[2]
• Scot Gemmill (2014)^[3]
• Steven Pressley (2015)^[4]
• Brian McLaughlin (2017)Web site: McLaughlin aiming to take under-17s to the next level . www.scottishfa.co.uk . Scottish Football Association . 17 August 2017 . 17 August 2017.

Competitive record

Champions   Runners-up   Third place / semi finals    Fourth place   Tournament held on home soil  

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
Before 1991	See Scotland national under-16 football team
1991	did not qualify
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
2023	did not qualify
2025	to be determined

• Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European U-17 Championship Record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
Before 2002	See Scotland national under-16 football team
2002	Did not qualify
2003
2004
2005
	Qualifying round	Did not qualify
	Elite round
2008	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5
	Elite round	Did not qualify
	Qualifying round
	Elite round
	Elite round
	Qualifying round
2014	Semi-finals	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
	Elite round	Did not qualify
	Elite round
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[5] ^[6]
2021
2022	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7
2023	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6
2024	Qualifying round	Did not qualify
Total	7/21	22	3	1	18	12	46	−34

• Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Other tournaments

Year	Competition	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Ref
1985	Saint-Malo Tournament	2nd	4	1	2	1	2	2	^[7]
1986	Saint-Malo Tournament	2nd	4	3	0	1	6	4
1987	Saint-Malo Tournament	6th	4	1	2	1	2	2
1988	Saint-Malo Tournament	5th	Full results unknown
1989		4th	Full results unknown						^[8]
1990	Eurofoot Tournament	5th	Full results unknown
1992	Eurofoot Tournament	3rd	Full results unknown
1999	Lisbon International	4th	3	0	0	3	2	16	^[9]
2007	Toto Cup	3rd	3	1	0	2	4	6	^[10]
2011	Toto Cup	4th	3	0	1	2	3	7
2016	Telki Cup	3rd	3	2	0	1	4	6	^[11]
2017	Pepsi Tournament	3rd	3	1	0	2	4	4	^[12]

Current squad

The following players were selected for 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches in October 2023.^[13]

See also

• Scotland national football team
• Scotland national under-21 football team

External links

• SFA (under 17s)
• UEFA Under-17 website

Notes and References

1. News: Scotland Under-17s reach European Championship semi-final . BBC Sport . BBC . 15 May 2014 . 15 May 2014.
2. News: Gorre aims to add Dutch of magic to industrious Scots . . Stewart Fisher . 19 October 2012 . 1 November 2012.
3. Web site: Scotland Under-17 squad announced for Euro finals . www.scottishfa.co.uk . Scottish Football Association . 23 April 2014 . 23 April 2014.
4. Web site: Steven Pressley to lead Scotland Under-17s . www.scottishfa.co.uk . Scottish Football Association . 2 October 2015 . 2 October 2015.
5. Web site: U17 finals in Estonia cancelled. UEFA. 18 March 2020. 22 August 2021.
6. Web site: 2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled. UEFA. 18 December 2020. 22 August 2021.
7. Web site: Tournoi U-17/U-16 de Saint-Malo . . 2 June 2019.
8. Web site: Tournoi Eurofoot U-17 de Saint-Brieuc (France) . . 2 June 2019.
9. Web site: lining in the dark clouds after defeat in Portugal . . 6 June 1999 . 1 June 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
10. Web site: U-17 Toto Cup (Austria) . . 2 June 2019.
11. Web site: Tournament in Rackeve/Telki (Hungary) . . 2 June 2019.
12. Web site: Pepsi U-17 Tournament/St George's Park Tournament (England) . . 2 June 2019.
13. Web site: Scotland Under-17 squad finalised for EURO 2024 Qualifiers . scottishfa.co.uk . Scottish Football Association . 10 October 2023 . 10 October 2023.