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
2022To be determined

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)

Honours

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Conor Walsh (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005[6] Sligo Rovers
16 1GK Fintan Doherty (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 Derry City
2 2DF Luke Browne (2005-10-06) 6 October 2005 Shelbourne
3 2DF Luke O'Brien (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 St Patrick's Athletic
4 2DF Sam Curtis (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005[7] St Patrick's Athletic
5 2DF Cathal Heffernan (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005[8] Cork City
13 2DF Daniel Kelly (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 Sligo Rovers
17 2DF Ruadhán Kane (2005-06-16) 16 June 2005 Klub Kildare
6 3MF Justin Ferizaj (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 Shamrock Rovers
8 3MF James McManus (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 Bohemian
10 3MF Rocco Vata (2006-04-12) 12 April 2006 Celtic
14 3MF Gavin Hodgins (2005-06-06) 6 June 2005 Shelbourne
15 3MF Darius Lipsiuc (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 St Patrick's Athletic
7 4FW Kevin Zefi (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 Internazionale
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
12 4FW Caden McLoughlin (2005-03-06) 6 March 2005 Villarreal
18 4FW Alex Nolan (2005-02-13) 13 February 2005 St Patrick's Athletic
20 4FW Liam Murray (2005-02-27) 27 February 2005 Cork City
21 4FW Trent Kone Doherty (2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 Derry City

Source: Football Association of Ireland

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. "O'Brien names squad for EURO qualifiers". Football Association of Ireland. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  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.
  6. "Conor Walsh". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. "Sam Curtis". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. "Cathal Heffernan". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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