The Scotland national under-16 football team represents Scotland in international football at the under-16 age level. It is controlled by the Scottish Football Association, the governing body for football in Scotland.

Competitive record

FIFA U-16 World Championship record

For results since 1991, see Scotland national under-17 football team.

The Scotland under-16s' best tournament performance was as runners up in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship under manager Craig Brown. Despite leading Saudi Arabia 2–0 in the final after goals from Ian Downie and Paul Dickov, the match finished 2–2 after extra time. Scotland lost the subsequent penalty shoot-out in front of over 50,000 fans at Hampden Park in Glasgow. Some media commentators reported suspicions, which were shared by Craig Brown and former Scottish Football Association secretary Ernie Walker, that Saudi Arabia had fielded ineligible over-age players in the competition.

YearRoundGPWDLGSGA 1985did not qualify------ 1987did not qualify------ 1989Runners-up632183 Total1/3632183

UEFA European U-16 Championship record

For results since 2002, see Scotland national under-17 football team.

YearRoundGPWDLGSGA 1982Qualifying stage (quarter finals)420286 1984Qualifying stage411249 1985First stage310235 1986First stage320162 1987First stage302146 1988Qualifying stage201112 1989First stage302145 1990First stage301229 1991Qualifying stage------ 1992First stage320162 1993Qualifying stage------ 1994Qualifying stage------ 1995First stage301236 1996Qualifying stage------ 1997Qualifying stage------ 1998First stage302113 1999Qualifying stage210132 2000Qualifying stage------ 2001First stage310235Total9/192768133243

Victory Shield The Scotland under-16s compete in the Victory Shield tournament, which is contested annually. The competition is currently sponsored by Sky Sports. Scotland have won the Victory Shield outright on 17 occasions, most recently in 2013, and were joint champions on a further 10 occasions, most recently in 2003.

In the 2011 competition, which took place in March, Scotland finished as runners up to England, losing 2–1. They had only needed a draw to win the tournament.

Nordic Cup The Scotland under-16s also play in an occasional Nordic Cup competition with the under-16 teams of Scandinavian countries such as Norway, Sweden and Iceland. The 2010 tournament also featured the under-16 sides of Finland, Faeroe Islands, Denmark and England.

Other Tournaments

Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref 1979 Torneo Citta di Udine Runners up Full results unknown 1980 Dentyne Trophy Winners 1 1 0 0 5 4 1995 Algarve Tournament Runners up 3 1 1 1 7 3 1999 Malta Tournament Winners 2 1 1 0 4 2 2000 Ballymena Tournament Fifth Place Full results unknown 2002 Ballymena Tournament Sixth Place Full results unknown 2003 Ballymena Tournament Winners 4 3 1 0 6 3 2003 Three Nations Tournament Runners up 2 1 0 1 1 3 2004 Ballymena Tournament Third Place 4 2 1 1 8 4 2005 Ballymena Tournament Third Place 4 3 0 1 7 4 2006 Aegean Cup Eighth Place 3 0 0 3 2 12 2006 Ballymena Tournament Seventh Place 4 0 1 3 0 7 2007 Ballymena Tournament Fifth Place 4 1 3 0 5 3 2012 Star Way Tournament Third Place 4 3 0 1 4 2 2013 Star Way Tournament Fifth Place 4 2 1 1 6 5 2014 Aegean Cup Seventh Place 3 0 2 1 2 5 2014 Friendly Tournament Fourth Place 3 0 0 3 0 6 2017 Oriam Tournament Winners 3 3 0 0 11 0

Friendly matches In recent years, Scotland have played a two-leg international friendly match against an under-18 side picked by the football association of Jersey. The matches are used as a warm-up for competitive fixtures and have often taken place in Springfield Stadium in Jersey's Springfield Park. Despite the age gap and Jersey's home advantage, Scotland have won convincingly in some of these matches. In other friendlies since 2008, Scotland have faced the under-16 teams of Malta, Kazakhstan, Guernsey Portugal and Spain.

Players

Current squad The following players were called up for the 2019 Victory Shield tournament.

See also Football in Scotland Scotland national youth football team

References

External links FIFA under-16 World Cup archive at fifa.com UEFA under-16/17 European Championship archive at uefa.com Rec.Sports.Soccer Statistics Foundation UEFA Under-16 European Championship statistics