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Scotland national under-16 football team

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.

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

Competitive record

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FIFA U-16 World Championship record

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Current squad

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Stuart Glennie and James Grady appointed as Scotland Under-15s and Under-16s Head Coaches". www.scottishfa.co.uk. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  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 (15 October 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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