Northern Ireland at the UEFA European Championship

Northern Ireland have only qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2016 edition. They directly qualified as group winners, and were already secured of qualification after the penultimate matchday.[1] For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 4.[2]

Euro 2016
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase
2  Poland 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7[lower-alpha 1]
3  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Poland 1–0 Northern Ireland
  • Milik 51'
 Report
Attendance: 33,742[3]
Ukraine 0–2 Northern Ireland
Report
Attendance: 51,043[4]
Northern Ireland 0–1 Germany
Report
Attendance: 44,125[5]
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 E  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 F  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 C  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 D  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6 A  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16
Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 44,342[6]

Overall record
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1960 Did not enter Did not enter
1964 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 2
1968 6 1 1 4 2 8
1972 6 2 2 2 10 6
1976 6 3 0 3 8 5
1980 8 4 1 3 8 14
1984 8 5 1 2 8 5
1988 6 1 1 4 2 10
1992 8 2 3 3 11 11
1996 10 5 2 3 20 15
2000 8 1 2 5 4 19
2004 8 0 3 5 0 8
2008 12 6 2 4 17 14
2012 10 2 3 5 9 13
2016 Round Of 16 16th 4 1 0 3 2 3 10 6 3 1 16 8
2020 Did not qualify 10 4 2 4 11 16
2024 To be determined To be determined
Total Round of 16 1/16 4 1 0 3 2 3 120 44 27 49 131 154
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

See also

References
  1. "Northern Ireland make history with Greece win". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. "UEFA Euro 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. "Full Time Summary – Poland v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. "Full Time Summary – Ukraine v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. "Full Time Summary – Northern Ireland v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. "Full Time Summary – Wales v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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