Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team

The Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team, is the national under-17 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the biennial FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Republic of Ireland Under-17
AssociationFootball Association of Ireland
Head coach Colin O'Brien
FIFA codeIRL
First colours
Second colours
First international
Norway 2–2 vs Rep. of Ireland
(Kongsvinger, Norway; 13 October 1985)
(as U16s)
Rep. of Ireland 4–0 vs Cyprus
(Dublin, Ireland; 4 March 2002)
(as U17s)
Biggest win
Rep. of Ireland 8–0 vs Liechtenstein
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 19 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
Rep. of Ireland 0–7 vs Germany
(Rijeka, Croatia; 10 May 2017)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1988)
Best resultChampions (1998)
Medal record
Men's football
UEFA European U-17 Championship
Formerly U-16 Championship
1998 ScotlandTeam

History

The Republic of Ireland won the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship in Scotland and the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.

Competitive record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

The team has never qualified for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup (formerly the FIFA Under-17 World Championship and FIFA Under-16 World Championship), and did not enter the 1985 edition.

Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
FIFA Under-16 World Championship
1985Did not enter
1987Did not qualify
1989
FIFA Under-17 World Championship
1991 to 2005Did not qualify
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
2007 to 2019Did not qualify
2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2023To be determined

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The Republic of Ireland Under-17s have qualified for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (formerly the UEFA European Under-16 Championship) 11 times, winning the competition in 1998. They hosted the 1994 and 2019 editions and finished in the group stage for both.

Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
1982Did not enter
1984
1985
1986Did not qualify
1987
1988Group stage312032Squad
1989Did not qualify
1990
1991
1992Group stage302113Squad
1993Group stage300325Squad
1994Group stage301215Squad
1995Did not qualify
1996Quarter-final421122Squad
1997Did not qualify
1998Champions651091Squad
1999Did not qualify
2000Group stage310225Squad
2001Did not qualify
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2002Did not qualify
2003
2004
2005Did not qualify (Elite round)
2006
2007
2008Group stage300326Squad
2009Did not qualify
2010Did not qualify (Elite round)
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017Quarter-final4103210Squad
2018Quarter-final421143Squad
2019Group stage303033Squad
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3]
2021
2022Did not qualify (Elite round)

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2021
7 October 2022 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 5 Republic of Ireland  5–0  Andorra Cork, Ireland
19:00 IST Ferizaj 13'  57'
O'Mahony 59'
Zefi 69'
Curtis 74'
Vata 76'		 Report Torné  17'
Estrada  25'
Rodriguez  29'
Sanchez  90+2'		 Stadium: Turners Cross
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)
10 October 2022 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 5 Republic of Ireland  2–0  North Macedonia Cork, Ireland
19:00 IST Vata 31'
O'Mahony 73'		 Report Stadium: Turners Cross
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)
13 October 2022 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 5 Poland  2–2  Republic of Ireland Cork, Ireland
13:00 IST Sławiński 12' (pen.), 20'  81'
Guercio  42'		 Report O'Mahony 27'
McManus  32'
Ferizaj 61'
O'Brien  66'
Heffernan  81'
Zefi  90'		 Stadium: Turners Cross
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)

2022
23 March 2022 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Group 8 Portugal  4–1  Republic of Ireland Viseu, Portugal
15:00 WET José Rodrigues  5', 45+4'
João Veloso 19'
Djaló  29'
Rodrigo Ribeiro  43', 90+4'
Ivan Lima 90+7'		 Report Ferizaj  65'
O'Mahony 72'		 Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)
26 March 2022 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Group 8 Republic of Ireland  2–3  Finland Penalva do Castelo, Portugal
11:00 WEST Umeh 14', 51'
O'Mahony 21'
Mullen  79'
Curtis  84'		 Report Freitas Von Hellens 43'
Terrnava  51'
Laine 78'
Lika 82'		 Stadium: Parque Desportivo de Sant'Ana
Referee: Besfort Kasumi (Kosovo)
29 March 2022 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Group 8 Republic of Ireland  2–2  Bulgaria Santa Comba Dão, Portugal
15:00 WEST Ferizaj  37'
Vata 61',  66'
O'Brien  64'
Curtis 75'
Umeh  88'		 Report Raychev 13', 41'
Stoyanov  38'
R. Marinov  56'
Georgiev  60'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal Dr. Orlando Mendes
Referee: Ion Orlic (Moldova)

Honours

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Qualifying round games against Portugal, Finland and Bulgaria.[4] Players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Conor Walsh (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 Sligo Rovers
16 1GK Fintan Doherty (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 Derry City
2 2DF Sam Curtis (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 St Patrick's Athletic
3 2DF Luke O'Brien (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 St Patrick's Athletic
4 2DF Ivan Shavshak (age 16) Budapest Honvéd
5 2DF Cathal Heffernan (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 AC Milan
12 2DF Dan McHale (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 UCD
13 2DF Sean McHale (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 St Patrick's Athletic
6 3MF Justin Ferizaj (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 Shamrock Rovers
10 3MF Rocco Vata (2006-04-12) 12 April 2006 Celtic
15 3MF Adam Murphy (2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 St Patrick's Athletic
17 3MF Senan Mullen (2005-02-28) 28 February 2005 Dundalk
18 3MF Darius Lipsiuc (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 St Patrick's Athletic
3MF James McManus (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 Bohemians
7 4FW Kevin Zefi (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 Inter Milan
9 4FW Mark O'Mahony (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 Cork City
11 4FW Franco Umeh (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 Cork City
14 4FW Thomas Bloxham (2005-04-30) 30 April 2005 Tottenham Hotspur
19 4FW Caden McLoughlin (2005-03-06) 6 March 2005 Villarreal
20 4FW Gideon Tetteh (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 Shamrock Rovers

See also

References
  1. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup™ and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. "MU17 | O'Brien names squad for Elite Phase | Football Association of Ireland".
  5. "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Article 37 Player eligibility". UEFA. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021.
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