Scotland national under-19 football team

Until 2001, the European youth championship was competed for by under-18 teams. The best performance by a Scotland under-18 team was in 1982, when they won the tournament. Beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final, the team was then 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 also reached the semi-finals of the 1978 tournament, where they lost on penalties to Yugoslavia. Scotland topped Group two – which included Germany and Italy – to qualify for the semi-final, having beaten Denmark in the qualifying round.

During the period of the under-19 format, Scotland qualified for the finals tournament in 2006 when, under the guidance of manager Archie Gemmill and coach Tommy Wilson, they lost 2–1 to Spain in the final.^[1] This performance guaranteed Scotland's participation at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly the World Youth Championships), representing their first appearance for 20 years.

Since 2006, Scotland have not progressed past the elite qualification round of the European under-19 tournaments.

• Archie Gemmill (2005–2009)^[2]
• Billy Stark (2009–2012)
• Ricky Sbragia (2012–2015)
• Scot Gemmill (2015–2016)^[3][4]
• Ricky Sbragia (2016–2017)
• Donald Park (2017–2018)^[5]
• Billy Stark (2018–2024)^[6][7]
• Neil MacFarlane (2024–present)^[8]

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place / semi finals     Fourth place  0000 Tournament held on home soil  

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
Before 2002	See Scotland national under-18 football team
2002	Preliminary round	did not qualify
2003	First qualifying round
2004	Second qualifying round
2005	Elite round
2006	Runners-up	5	2	1	2	7	10
2007	Elite round	did not qualify
2008	First qualifying round
2009	Elite round
2010	Elite round
2011	First qualifying round
2012	First qualifying round
2013	Elite round
2014	First qualifying round
2015	Elite round
2016	Elite round
2017	Elite round
2018	Elite round
2019	Elite round
2020	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19
2021
2022	Elite round	did not qualify
2023	Qualifying round
2024	Elite round
2025	Qualifying round
2026	Qualifying round
2027	TBD
Total	1/20	5	2	1	2	7	10

Notes

• First qualifying round and Preliminary round are the same stage
• Elite round, Intermediary round and Second qualifying round are the same stage
• Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Year	Competition	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Ref
2001	Belfast Tournament	1st	2	2	0	0	5	2	[9]
2005	Northern Irish Tournament	2nd	3	1	2	0	2	1	[10]
2006	La Manga Tournament	2nd	3	1	2	0	3	2	[11]
2007	La Manga Tournament	1st	3	2	1	0	5	2	[11]
2015	Mercedes-Benz Cup	2nd	3	1	2	0	5	3	[12][13]
2022	Slovenia Nations Cup								[14]