The Scotland national under-18 football team is the national football team representing Scotland for players of 18 years of age or under at the start of a denoted campaign. The team, which is controlled by the Scottish Football Association, acts as a feeder team to the Scotland national football team.

History Scotland's best performance at a European Championship Finals occurred in 1982, when they won the tournament. 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. Scotland beat Poland 2–0 in the semi-finals and Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final.

Scotland reached the semi-finals on seven other occasions. Scotland hosted the 1970 tournament, where they won a group containing Bulgaria, Sweden and Italy, but then lost 1–0 to Netherlands in the semi-final. In the 1978 tournament, hosted by Poland, Scotland topped a group containing Germany and Italy to qualify for the semi-final, where they lost on penalties to Yugoslavia.

The age group of the competition was adjusted upwards by one year for the 2002 tournament, with Scotland entering an under-19 team from then on. The Scotland under-18 team consequently fell into abeyance, aside from sporadic friendly matches including double-headers against Serbia in April 2012, Israel in April 2013 and the Czech Republic in October 2014.

In 2018, recognising a gap in progression for the best players of the relevant age (several of whom were Performance School participants fast-tracked into the under-17s but not ready for the step up to under-19s), the SFA announced that the under-18 team would be re-established to offer more match experience as part of the same group.

Coaches 2018: Billy Stark

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

UEFA European U-18 Championship Record 1948–1954 – FIFA Youth Tournament 1955–1980 – UEFA Youth Tournament 1981–2001 – UEFA European U-18 Championship

YearRoundGPWDLGSGA 1948 did not enter 1949 6th place 2 0 0 2 2 4 1950 did not enter 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 Third place 5 3 0 2 12 6 1964 Fourth place 5 3 0 2 10 7 1965 Group stage 2 1 1 0 2 1 1966 Group stage 3 1 2 0 4 3 1967 Qualification round – – – – – – 1968 Group stage 3 2 0 1 6 2 1969 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 5 5 1970 Third place 5 3 1 1 11 4 1971 Qualification round – – – – – – 1972 Group stage 3 2 0 1 6 4 1973 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 4 1974 Third place 5 3 1 1 11 4 1975 Qualification round – – – – – – 1976 Withdrew 1977 1978 Fourth place 5 2 2 1 5 5 1979 Group stage 3 2 0 1 5 5 1980 Qualification round – – – – – – 1981 Group stage 3 2 1 0 3 1 1982 Champions 5 4 1 0 11 2 1983 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 4 1984 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 5 1986 Fourth place 3 1 0 2 1 2 1988 Qualification round – – – – – – 1990 Qualification round – – – – – – 1992 Qualification round – – – – – – 1993 Qualification round – – – – – – 1994 Qualification round – – – – – – 1995 Qualification round – – – – – – 1996 Qualification round – – – – – – 1997 Qualification round – – – – – – 1998 Qualification round – – – – – – 1999 Qualification round – – – – – – 2000 Qualification round – – – – – – 2001 Qualification round – – – – – – Since 2002 See Scotland national under-19 football teamTotal18/506634122010468

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.

Other tournaments

Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref 1973 Atlantic Cup 3rd 2 1 1 0 2 1 1974 Atlantic Cup 3rd 3 0 3 0 2 2 1976 Cannes Tournament 1st 4 3 1 0 8 2 1977 Cannes Tournament 3rd 4 2 1 1 6 5 1979 Monaco Tournament 3rd 4 3 1 0 4 0 1979 Atlantic Cup 1st 3 2 1 0 11 1 1980 Monaco Tournament 5th 3 1 1 1 3 2 1981 Cannes Tournament 5th 4 2 1 1 4 4 1982 Monaco Tournament 5th 2 0 0 2 0 4 1984 Four Nations Tournament 4th 3 0 1 2 1 4 1985 Cannes Tournament 6th 4 1 2 1 3 4 1985 Four Nations Tournament 1st 3 2 1 0 5 2 1986 Four Nations Tournament 4th 3 0 1 2 1 5 1987 Four Nations Tournament 3rd 3 1 1 1 3 3 1988 Four Nations Tournament 4th 3 0 0 3 2 7 1989 Four Nations Tournament 2nd 3 1 1 1 1 2 1990 Four Nations Tournament 4th 3 0 1 2 5 8 1991 Four Nations Tournament 3rd 3 0 2 1 0 1 1992 Four Nations Tournament 3rd 3 1 0 2 6 4 1993 Four Nations Tournament 2nd 3 1 2 0 5 3 1994 Four Nations Tournament 1st 3 2 1 0 4 1 1995 Four Nations Tournament 3rd 3 1 0 2 5 6 1996 Four Nations Tournament 1st 3 2 0 1 8 3 1997 Four Nations Tournament 1st 3 2 1 0 4 2 1998 Four Nations Tournament 2nd 3 2 0 1 4 2 1999 Four Nations Tournament 1st 2 2 0 0 5 1 2000 Four Nations Tournament 1st 2 1 1 0 3 1 2001 Four Nations Tournament 3rd 3 1 1 1 1 1 2003 Four Nations Tournament 3rd 3 1 0 2 6 8 2004 Slovakia Cup 4th 4 1 1 2 3 7 2004 Four Nations Tournament 2nd 2 0 2 0 0 0 2007 Limoges Tournament 3rd 3 0 1 2 3 6

Current squad The following players were selected for two friendlies against Wales in March 2023.

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