Scotland Under-16
AssociationScottish Football Association
Head coachJames Grady[1]
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances1
Best resultRunner-up (1989)
European Under-16 Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1985)
Best resultFirst stage (9 occasions)
Medal record
FIFA U-16 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1989 Scotland

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.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6]

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
China 1985 did not qualify - - - - - -
Canada 1987 did not qualify - - - - - -
Scotland 1989 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 8 3
Total 1/3 6 3 2 1 8 3

UEFA European U-16 Championship record

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

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Italy 1982 Qualifying stage (quarter finals) 4 2 0 2 8 6
West Germany 1984 Qualifying stage 4 1 1 2 4 9
Hungary 1985 First stage 3 1 0 2 3 5
Greece 1986 First stage 3 2 0 1 6 2
France 1987 First stage 3 0 2 1 4 6
Spain 1988 Qualifying stage 2 0 1 1 1 2
Denmark 1989 First stage 3 0 2 1 4 5
East Germany 1990 First stage 3 0 1 2 2 9
Switzerland 1991 Qualifying stage - - - - - -
Cyprus 1992 First stage 3 2 0 1 6 2
Turkey 1993 Qualifying stage - - - - - -
Republic of Ireland 1994 Qualifying stage - - - - - -
Belgium 1995 First stage 3 0 1 2 3 6
Austria 1996 Qualifying stage - - - - - -
Germany 1997 Qualifying stage - - - - - -
Scotland 1998 First stage 3 0 2 1 1 3
Czech Republic 1999 Qualifying stage 2 1 0 1 3 2
Israel 2000 Qualifying stage - - - - - -
England 2001 First stage 3 1 0 2 3 5
Total 9/19 27 6 8 13 32 43

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,[7] and were joint champions on a further 10 occasions, most recently in 2003.[8][9]

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.[10]

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.[11] The 2010 tournament also featured the under-16 sides of Finland, Faeroe Islands, Denmark and England.[12]

Other Tournaments

Year Competition Result GP W D* L GS GA Ref
Italy 1979 Torneo Citta di Udine Runners up Full results unknown [13]
England 1980 Dentyne Trophy Winners 1 1 0 0 5 4 [14]
Portugal 1995 Algarve Tournament Runners up 3 1 1 1 7 3 [15]
Malta 1999 Malta Tournament Winners 2 1 1 0 4 2 [16]
Northern Ireland 2000 Ballymena Tournament Fifth Place Full results unknown [17]
Northern Ireland 2002 Ballymena Tournament Sixth Place Full results unknown [17]
Northern Ireland 2003 Ballymena Tournament Winners 4 3 1 0 6 3 [17]
Switzerland 2003 Three Nations Tournament Runners up 2 1 0 1 1 3 [18]
Northern Ireland 2004 Ballymena Tournament Third Place 4 2 1 1 8 4 [17]
Northern Ireland 2005 Ballymena Tournament Third Place 4 3 0 1 7 4 [17]
Turkey 2006 Aegean Cup Eighth Place 3 0 0 3 2 12 [19]
Northern Ireland 2006 Ballymena Tournament Seventh Place 4 0 1 3 0 7 [17]
Northern Ireland 2007 Ballymena Tournament Fifth Place 4 1 3 0 5 3 [17]
Russia 2012 Star Way Tournament Third Place 4 3 0 1 4 2 [20]
Russia 2013 Star Way Tournament Fifth Place 4 2 1 1 6 5 [20]
Turkey 2014 Aegean Cup Seventh Place 3 0 2 1 2 5 [19]
2014 Friendly Tournament Fourth Place 3 0 0 3 0 6 [21]
Scotland 2017 Oriam Tournament Winners 3 3 0 0 11 0 [22]

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.[23][24] In other friendlies since 2008, Scotland have faced the under-16 teams of Malta, Kazakhstan, Guernsey Portugal and Spain.[25]

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
Josh Adam Scotland Celtic
Matthew Anderson Scotland Celtic
Ben Andreucci England Leeds United
Adedire Awokoya-Mebude Scotland Rangers
Adam Brooks Scotland Celtic
Ben Doak Scotland Celtic
Ryan Duncan Scotland Aberdeen
Harley Ewen Scotland Rangers
Kelsey Ewen Scotland Rangers
Callum Flatman Scotland Heart of Midlothian
Murray Johnson Scotland Hibernian
Tsoanelo Letsosa Scotland Celtic
Jack McConnell Scotland Rangers
Ben McPherson Scotland Celtic
Kristi Montgomery England Blackburn Rovers
Jeremiah Mullen England Liverpool
Kieran Offord Scotland St Mirren
Dylan Reid Scotland St Mirren
William Wandji England Middlesbrough
Finn Yeats Scotland Aberdeen

See also

References

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  2. ^ "U16 World Cup Squad of 1989 Reunite". Scottish Football Association. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Match report: Saudi Arabia 2-2 Scotland a.e.t. 5:4 PSO". FIFA. 24 June 1989. Archived from the original on March 10, 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Ex-SFA chief still raging 20 years on from day Scotland were cheated in a World Cup final". Daily Record. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Freeze frame: FIFA under-16 World Cup Final, 24 June 1989 Scotland 2 Saudi Arabia 2 (after extra time): Saudi Arabia won 5-4 on penalties". The Scotsman. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Caught in Time: Scotland reach World Youth Cup final in 1989". The Times. 23 May 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Andy Walker blogs on a bright future for Scottish football".
  8. ^ "Scotland U16 boss Ross Mathie looks to break Victory Shield jinx". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Big footsteps, bright futures Famous names to the fore in a promising array of talent in Scotland's under-16 squad". The Herald. Newsquest. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2011 – via PressReader.
  10. ^ "Under-16s: England 2 -1 Scotland - England deny battling Scots in Victory Shield". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Fletcher wins Scotland call-up". The Daily Telegraph. 29 July 2000. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  12. ^ "International experience for Kevin Clancy". Scottish Football Association. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  13. ^ "U-16 Torneo Citta di Udine (Italy)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. ^ "ENGLAND 4 V 5 SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS, JUNE 1980". The Football Experience. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
    "Wembley memories to inspire class of '09". Herald Scotland. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Various Youth Tournaments Portugal". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  16. ^ "U-16 Tournaments Malta". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g "Ballymena U-16 Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  18. ^ "U-16 Three Nations Tournament (Switzerland) 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  19. ^ a b "U-15 Bora Özturk Cup and U-16/U-17 Aegean Cup (Turkey)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  20. ^ a b "Valentin Ivanov Memorial U-16 (Russia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Friendly Tournament: Honduras 2-0 Scotland". SFA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
    "Friendly Tournament: Ecuador 2-0 Scotland". SFA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
    "Friendly Tournament: Mexico 2-0 Scotland". SFA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  22. ^ "WATCH: Scotland v Uruguay Under-16s". SFA. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
    "Friendly Tournament: Scotland 2-0 Uruguay". SFA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Jersey boys suffer Scotland loss". BBC Sport. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  24. ^ "Junior football reports; Good workout for Scots". BBC Sport. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  25. ^ "Men's U16 results archive". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  26. ^ @ScotlandNT (October 15, 2019). "@mclarenstu has named his Scotland Under-16s squad for the 2019 Victory Shield, taking place in Wales. #YoungTeam" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 October 2019 – via Twitter.

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