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.
| Association | Football Association of Ireland | ||||||||||
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| Head coach | |||||||||||
| FIFA code | IRL | ||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||
(Kongsvinger, Norway; 13 October 1985) (as U16s) (Dublin, Ireland; 4 March 2002) (as U17s) | |||||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||||
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 19 October 2011) | |||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||
(Rijeka, Croatia; 10 May 2017) | |||||||||||
| European Championship | |||||||||||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1988) | ||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1998) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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| FIFA Under-16 World Championship | ||||||||
| Did not enter | ||||||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| FIFA Under-17 World Championship | ||||||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| FIFA Under-17 World Cup | ||||||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1] | ||||||||
| To 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 | ||||||||
| Did not enter | ||||||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Squad | |
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad | |
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | |
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Squad | |
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | |
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| UEFA European Under-17 Championship | ||||||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Did not qualify (Elite round) | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Squad | |
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Did not qualify (Elite round) | ||||||||
| Quarter-final | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Squad | |
| Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Squad | |
| Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3] | ||||||||
| To 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 | | Cork, Ireland |
| 19:00 IST | Ferizaj O'Mahony Zefi Curtis Vata |
Report | Torné Estrada Rodriguez Sanchez |
Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia) |
| 10 October 2022 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 5 | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | | Cork, Ireland |
| 19:00 IST | Vata O'Mahony |
Report | Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden) |
| 13 October 2022 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 5 | Poland | 2–2 | | Cork, Ireland |
| 13:00 IST | Sławiński Guercio |
Report | O'Mahony McManus Ferizaj O'Brien Heffernan Zefi |
Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway) |
Honours
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship, formerly UEFA European Under-16 Championship
- Champions (1998)
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 | ||
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| 1 | GK | Conor Walsh | 17 March 2005[6] | |||
| 16 | GK | Fintan Doherty | 3 January 2005 | |||
| 2 | DF | Luke Browne | 6 October 2005 | |||
| 3 | DF | Luke O'Brien | 13 January 2005 | |||
| 4 | DF | Sam Curtis | 1 December 2005[7] | |||
| 5 | DF | Cathal Heffernan | 27 April 2005[8] | |||
| 13 | DF | Daniel Kelly | 10 May 2005 | |||
| 17 | DF | Ruadhán Kane | 16 June 2005 | |||
| 6 | MF | Justin Ferizaj | 1 January 2005 | |||
| 8 | MF | James McManus | 1 March 2005 | |||
| 10 | MF | Rocco Vata | 12 April 2006 | |||
| 14 | MF | Gavin Hodgins | 6 June 2005 | |||
| 15 | MF | Darius Lipsiuc | 16 September 2005 | |||
| 7 | FW | Kevin Zefi | 16 September 2005 | |||
| 9 | FW | Mark O'Mahony | 14 January 2005 | |||
| 11 | FW | Franco Umeh | 26 January 2005 | |||
| 12 | FW | Caden McLoughlin | 6 March 2005 | |||
| 18 | FW | Alex Nolan | 13 February 2005 | |||
| 20 | FW | Liam Murray | 27 February 2005 | |||
| 21 | FW | Trent Kone Doherty | 30 June 2006 | |||
Source: Football Association of Ireland
See also
References
- "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup™ and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- "O'Brien names squad for EURO qualifiers". Football Association of Ireland. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Article 37 Player eligibility". UEFA. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021.
- "Conor Walsh". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- "Sam Curtis". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- "Cathal Heffernan". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2021.