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.
History
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. Scotland registered a first ever win against Brazil at any level in the groups. The team finished with the bronze medal, which was the nation's first ever medal in the competition's 45-year history.
Competitive record FIFA World Youth Championship / FIFA U-20 World Cup record YearResultGPWD*LGSGA 1977did not qualify 1979 1981 1983Quarter-final420243 1985did not qualify 1987Quarter-final413065 1989did not qualify 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007Group Stage300327 2009did not qualify 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 2025 2027Total3/25113351215
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 Herald Scotland. BBC Sport. 2003 Milk Cup Elite Section 8th place 4 0 1 3 2 6 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.
Past squads
1983 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad 1987 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad
References
External links SFA (under 20s) FIFA Under-20 website
Head-to-head record The following table shows Scotland's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. OpponentWin %Total