Scot Gemmill has been named as the new manager of Scotland under-21s.

The Scottish FA has confirmed that Gemmill will replace Ricky Sbragia, who left the position immediately following a 4-0 defeat to Ukraine on Tuesday.

The result ended the side's slim hopes of qualifying for the 2017 European Championships.

Sbragia will remain with the Scottish FA, working with youth teams from under-16 through to under-19 level and helping with the development of Scottish FA's Performance School coaches and lower-age national youth team coaches.

For former national team player Gemmill, the move is a promotion from his role as Under-17's coach, where he enjoyed success in leading the team to three successive European finals tournaments.

"I am very proud to have been given the opportunity to coach the under-21s.

"After working with the under-17s and under-19s, I feel ready for and excited by the challenge ahead.

"I believe we have a number of very talented young players coming through and I will do everything I can to support their development and prepare them for the senior squad.

"Ricky Sbragia has been invaluable to my own personal development and is a driving force behind these changes, so I would like to thank him for his support.

"We have less than a year to prepare for the start of the next European Championship qualifiers and the hard work will begin in October for the matches against Iceland and FYR Macedonia."

Ricky Sbragia said: "It was disappointing to miss out on a place at next summer's European Championship but succession planning is something we have discussed for a while at the Scottish FA and it was always the intention for Scot to move to the 21s for the next campaign.

"Scot is a very talented coach and deserves the chance to make the step up to under-21 level and work with the players he knows well from under-17 and under-19 level.