Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team

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Republic of Ireland Under-17
AssociationFootball Association of Ireland
Head coachRepublic of Ireland Colin O'Brien
FIFA codeIRL
First colours
Second colours
First international
Norway Norway 2–2 vs Rep. of Ireland Republic of Ireland
(Kongsvinger, Norway; 13 October 1985)
(as U16s)
Republic of Ireland Rep. of Ireland 4–0 vs Cyprus Cyprus
(Dublin, Ireland; 4 March 2002)
(as U17s)
Biggest win
Republic of Ireland Rep. of Ireland 8–0 vs Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 19 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
Republic of Ireland Rep. of Ireland 0–7 vs Germany 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
Gold medal – first place 1998 Scotland 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.

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
China 1985 Did not enter
Canada 1987 Did not qualify
Scotland 1989
FIFA Under-17 World Championship
Italy 1991 to Peru 2005 Did not qualify
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
South Korea 2007 to Brazil 2019 Did not qualify
Peru 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1]
Peru 2023 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
Italy 1982 Did not enter
West Germany 1984
Hungary 1985
Greece 1986 Did not qualify
France 1987
Spain 1988 Group stage 3 1 2 0 3 2 Squad
Denmark 1989 Did not qualify
East Germany 1990
Switzerland 1991
Cyprus 1992 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 3 Squad
Turkey 1993 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 5 Squad
Republic of Ireland 1994 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 5 Squad
Belgium 1995 Did not qualify
Austria 1996 Quarter-final 4 2 1 1 2 2 Squad
Germany 1997 Did not qualify
Scotland 1998 Champions 6 5 1 0 9 1 Squad
Czech Republic 1999 Did not qualify
Israel 2000 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 5 Squad
England 2001 Did not qualify
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Denmark 2002 Did not qualify
Portugal 2003
France 2004
Italy 2005 Did not qualify (Elite round)
Luxembourg 2006
Belgium 2007
Turkey 2008 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 6 Squad
Germany 2009 Did not qualify
Liechtenstein 2010 Did not qualify (Elite round)
Serbia 2011
Slovenia 2012
Slovakia 2013
Malta 2014
Bulgaria 2015
Azerbaijan 2016
Croatia 2017 Quarter-final 4 1 0 3 2 10 Squad
England 2018 Quarter-final 4 2 1 1 4 3 Squad
Republic of Ireland 2019 Group stage 3 0 3 0 3 3 Squad
Estonia 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022 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  Andorra Cork, Ireland
19:00 IST Ferizaj 13' Yellow card 57'
O'Mahony 59'
Zefi 69'
Curtis 74'
Vata 76'		 Report Torné Yellow card 17'
Estrada Yellow card 25'
Rodriguez Yellow card 29'
Sanchez Yellow card 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' Yellow card 81'
Guercio Yellow card 42'		 Report O'Mahony 27'
McManus Yellow card 32'
Ferizaj 61'
O'Brien Yellow card 66'
Heffernan Yellow card 81'
Zefi Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Turners Cross
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)

2022[]

23 March 2022 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Group 8 Portugal  v  Republic of Ireland
Report
26 March 2022 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Group 8 Republic of Ireland  v  Finland
Report
29 March 2022 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Group 8 Republic of Ireland  v  Bulgaria
Report

Honours[]

  • UEFA European Under-17 Championship, formerly UEFA European Under-16 Championship

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 (age 16)[6] Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
16 1GK Fintan Doherty (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 17) Republic of Ireland Derry City
2 2DF Luke Browne (2005-10-06) 6 October 2005 (age 16) Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
3 2DF Luke O'Brien (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 17) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
4 2DF Sam Curtis (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 16)[7] Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
5 2DF Cathal Heffernan (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 16)[8] Italy A.C. Milan
13 2DF Daniel Kelly (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 16) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
17 2DF Ruadhán Kane (2005-06-16) 16 June 2005 (age 16) Republic of Ireland Bohemians
6 3MF Justin Ferizaj (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 17) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
8 3MF James McManus (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 16) Republic of Ireland Bohemian
10 3MF Rocco Vata (2006-04-12) 12 April 2006 (age 15) Scotland Celtic
14 3MF Gavin Hodgins (2005-06-06) 6 June 2005 (age 16) Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
15 3MF Darius Lipsiuc (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 16) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
7 4FW Kevin Zefi (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 16) Italy Internazionale
9 4FW Mark O'Mahony (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 17) Republic of Ireland Cork City
11 4FW Franco Umeh (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 17) Republic of Ireland Cork City
12 4FW Caden McLoughlin (2005-03-06) 6 March 2005 (age 16) Spain Villarreal
18 4FW Alex Nolan (2005-02-13) 13 February 2005 (age 17) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
20 4FW Liam Murray (2005-02-27) 27 February 2005 (age 17) Republic of Ireland Cork City
21 4FW Trent Kone Doherty (2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 (age 15) Republic of Ireland 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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