title: 2008–09 in Scottish reserve and youth football
text: # 2008–09 in Scottish reserve and youth football
  
  The 2008–09 season was a season of reserve and youth football in Scotland. The season commenced in August 2008.
  
  ## Scottish Premier Reserve League
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Celtic (C) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 52 |
  | 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 43 |
  | 3 | Rangers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 42 |
  | 4 | St Mirren | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 33 |
  | 5 | Aberdeen | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 31 |
  | 6 | Motherwell | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 30 |
  | 7 | Kilmarnock | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 28 |
  | 8 | Hibernian | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 28 |
  | 9 | Dundee United | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 27 |
  | 10 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 20 |
  | 11 | Falkirk | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 20 |
  | 12 | Hamilton Academical | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 15 |
  
  ## Scottish Premier under-19 League
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hibernian (C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 48 |
  | 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 44 |
  | 3 | Rangers | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 43 |
  | 4 | Motherwell | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 37 |
  | 5 | Falkirk | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 36 |
  | 6 | Celtic | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 34 |
  | 7 | Aberdeen | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 33 |
  | 8 | Kilmarnock | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 24 |
  | 9 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 24 |
  | 10 | St Mirren | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 22 |
  | 11 | Dundee United | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 17 |
  | 12 | Hamilton Academical | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 57 | −44 | 8 |
  
  ## Youth Cup competitions
  
  ### Scottish Youth Cup
  
  Final
  
  ## National teams
  
  ### Scotland Under-21 team
  
  | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 20 August | Sūduva stadium, Marijampole (A) | Lithuania | 3–0 | ECQ(6) | Scott Arfield, Ross McCormack, Kevin McDonald | BBC Sport |
  | 4 September | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (H) | Slovenia | 3–1 | ECQ(6) | Steven Fletcher (2), Garry Kenneth | BBC Sport |
  | 9 September | Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg (A) | Denmark | 0–1 | ECQ(6) | | BBC Sport |
  | 18 November | New Douglas Park, Hamilton (H) | Northern Ireland | 1–3 | Friendly | Jamie Murphy | BBC Sport |
  | 28 March | Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium, Elbasani (A) | Albania | 0–1 | ECQ(10) | Chris Maguire | BBC Sport |
  | 1 April | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk (H) | Albania | 5–2 | ECQ(10) | David Goodwillie, Chris Maguire, Andrew Shinnie, Jamie Murphy, Stephen McGinn | BBC Sport |
  
  ### Scotland Under-19 team
  
  | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 20 October | Tiszaújváros Stadion, Tiszaújváros (N) | Azerbaijan | 1–1 | ECQ(1) | Alex MacDonald | UEFA |
  | 22 October | Tiszaújváros Stadion, Tiszaújváros (N) | San Marino | 8–0 | ECQ(1) | Stephen Stirling (3, 2 pens.), Alex MacDonald (2), Johnny Russell (2), Leigh Griffiths | UEFA |
  | 25 October | Városi Stadion, Nyíregyháza (A) | Hungary | 1–0 | ECQ(1) | Stephen Stirling | UEFA |
  
  ### Scotland Under-17 team
  
  | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | Report |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 26 September | Stade du Hameau, Pau (N) | San Marino | 3–0 | ECQ(11) | Ryan Jack, Gordon Dick, James Keatings | UEFA |
  | 28 September | Saint Pée, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, (N) | Slovakia | 3–1 | ECQ(11) | Gordon Dick (2), Ryan Jack | UEFA |
  | 1 October | Stade du Hameau, Pau (A) | France | 2–3 | ECQ(11) | Gordon Dick, Callum McRobbie (pen.) | UEFA |
  