Scotland national under-20 football team
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| Association | Scottish Football Association | ||
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| Head coach | Scot Gemmill (2017) | ||
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| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1983 and 1987) | ||
The Scotland national under-20 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 20 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team. The team represents Scotland in international Under 20 competitions such as the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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 West Germany won on penalties. The team last played in a competitive tournament in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Scotland qualified for by finishing second in the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
An under-20 team was selected for the 2017 Toulon Tournament, the first time since 1999 that Scotland had competed.[1] Scotland registered a first ever win against Brazil at any level in the groups.[2] The team finished with the bronze medal,[3][4] which was the nation's first ever medal in the competition's 45-year history.[5]
Competitive record
FIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup record
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1977 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1979 | ||||||||
 1981 | ||||||||
 1983 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
 1985 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1987 | Quarter-final | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | |
 1989 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1991 | ||||||||
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 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | ||||||||
 1999 | ||||||||
 2001 | ||||||||
 2003 | ||||||||
 2005 | ||||||||
 2007 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
 2009 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2011 | ||||||||
 2013 | ||||||||
 2015 | ||||||||
 2017 | ||||||||
 2019 | ||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
  2027 | ||||||||
| Total | 3/25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | |
Other tournaments
| Year | Competition | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2002 |
Milk Cup Elite Section | 3rd place | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | [6][7][8][9] |
| 2003 |
Milk Cup Elite Section | 8th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | [10][11] |
 2017 | Toulon Tournament | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
Players
The following squad was selected for a friendly match against Slovakia on 23 May 2025.[12]
