Scotland national under-19 football team

European national under-19 football team
Name = Scotland under-19
Badge =
Association = Scottish Football Association
Coach = Archie Gemmill
Tommy Wilson
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First game = -
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World cup apps = 2
World cup first = 1983
World cup best = Quarter-finals (1983 and 1987)
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UEFAu19Champ apps = 8
UEFAu19Champ first = 1978
UEFAu19Champ best = Winners (1982) | --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.

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 participation 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 ensured qualification to the elite round of qualification along with Germany, which is the second (and final) qualifying round. Scotland won one of the three matches (see below), which saw them exit the qualifying stage.

Recent results

Results from the elite round of the 2007 under-19 European Championship, which saw Scotland under-19s exit the competition:----footballbox
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date = 23 May, 2007
16:00
team1 = Scotland flagicon|SCO
score = 1-2
report = [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news.cfm?newsid=2979 Report]
team2 = flagicon|TUR Turkey
goals1 = Pearce goal|77
goals2 = Ceylan goal|59
Köşe goal|79
stadium = Dens Park, Dundee
attendance=974
referee=T Chapron (France)----footballbox
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date = 25 May, 2007
19:45
team1 = Scotland flagicon|SCO
score = 2-1
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team2 = flagicon|GEO Georgia
goals1 = McLaren goal|38
Pearce goal|90
goals2 = Barbadze goal|4
stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
attendance=1,702
referee=S Oddvar Moen (Norway)----footballbox
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date = 28 May, 2007
19:45
team1 = Scotland flagicon|SCO
score = 2-4
report =
team2 = flagicon|POR Portugal
goals1 = Pearce goal
Smith goal|89
goals2 = Coentrao goal|29
Pedro goal|44
Santos goal
Candeias goal|90
stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
attendance=2,063
referee=T Chapron (France)

History

Notes
*First qualifying round and Preliminary round are the same stage
*Elite round, Intermediary round and Second qualifying round are the same stage

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.

External links

* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under19 Uefa Under-19 website] Contains full results archive