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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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||||||||||
| Head coach |  Colin O'Brien | |||||||||||
| FIFA code | IRL | |||||||||||
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| First international | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
 1985 | did not enter | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1987 | did not qualify | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1989 | ||||||||
| FIFA Under-17 World Championship | ||||||||
 1991 to  2005 | did not qualify | |||||||
| FIFA Under-17 World Cup | ||||||||
 2007 to  2019 | did not qualify | |||||||
| | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1] | |||||||
 2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
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 |
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| UEFA European Under-16 Championship | ||||||||
| 1982 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1984 | ||||||||
 1985 | ||||||||
 1986 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1987 | ||||||||
 1988 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Squad |
 1989 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1990 | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1991 | ||||||||
| 1992 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
 1993 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 1994 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1995 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1996 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad |
| 1997 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1998 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Squad |
 1999 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2000 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
 2001 | did not qualify | |||||||
| UEFA European Under-17 Championship | ||||||||
| 2002 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2003 | ||||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 2005 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
 2006 | ||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Squad |
| 2009 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2010 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
 2011 | ||||||||
 2012 | ||||||||
 2013 | ||||||||
 2014 | ||||||||
 2015 | ||||||||
 2016 | ||||||||
 2017 | Quarter-final | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Squad |
| 2018 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad |
| 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3] | |||||||
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| 2022 | did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| 2023 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | Squad |
| 2024 | ||||||||
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Fixture
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) |
| 21 September Friendly | Netherlands  | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Republic of Ireland | Escharen, Netherlands |
| 18:00 | Avery Appiah 74' |
Report | Luke Kehir 90+2' |
Stadium: Sportpark de Kranenhof Referee: Stijn van Zuilichem (Netherlands) |
| 23 September Friendly | Netherlands | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland | Escharen, Netherlands |
| 19:00 | Sky Heesen 22' Julian Oerip 82'Yöel van den Ban 88' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Sportpark de Kranenhof Referee: Boyd van Kommer (Netherlands) |
| 20 October 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10 | Republic of Ireland | 4–0 |  Armenia | Sarpsborg, Norway |
| 18:00 | Akachukwu 51' Melia 78'Razi 81' (pen.)Grante 86' |
Report | Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion Referee: Miloš Bošković (Montenegro) |
| 23 October 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10 | Republic of Ireland | 2–2 |  Belarus | Fredrikstad, Norway |
| 13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion Referee: Miloš Bošković (Montenegro) |
| 26 October 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10 | Norway | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland | Sarpsborg, Norway |
| 17:00 | Temesgen Tewelde 29' |
Report | Okosun 36' |
Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg Referee: Jan Machálek (Czech Republic) |
2023
| 9 February Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Hungary | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 13:00 | Naj Razi 19' |
Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Ojas Valera (Spain) |
| 11 February Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Hungary | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Ojas Valera (Spain) |
| 7 March 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round | Italy | 2–2 | Republic of Ireland | Paphos, Greece |
| 14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Municipal Geroskipou Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium) |
| 10 March 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round | Ukraine  | 0–3 | Republic of Ireland | Paphos, Greece |
| 14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Municipal Geroskipou Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway) |
| 13 March 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round | Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | Cyprus | Paphos, Greece |
| 14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium) |
| 17 May 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro Championship Group A | Poland  | 5–1 | Republic of Ireland | Budapest, Hungary |
| 16:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Attendance: 412 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey) |
| 20 May 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro Championship Group A | Republic of Ireland | 3–0 |  Wales | Felcsút, Hungary |
| 16:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Pancho Aréna Attendance: 714 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
| 23 May 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro Championship Group A | Republic of Ireland | 4–2 | Hungary | Felcsút, Hungary |
| 20:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pancho Aréna Attendance: 2,577 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey) |
| 27 May 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro Championship QF | Spain | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland | Budapest, Hungary |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Attendance: 893 Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia) |
| 9 September Friendly | Belgium | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland | Tubize, Belgium |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Belgium Football Centre |
| 11 September Friendly | Belgium | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland | Tubize, Belgium |
| 13:00 | Report | William Martin 10' |
Stadium: Belgium Football Centre |
| 11 October 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10 | Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | Armenia | Fermoy, Republic of Ireland |
| 20:00 | Mason Melia 13' Jaden Umeh 38'Mason Melia 87'Mason Melia 90+4' |
Report | Karen Hovakimyan 81'  |
Stadium: Carrig Park Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark) |
| 14 October 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10 | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 |  Iceland | Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia) |
| 17 October 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10 | Switzerland | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland | Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark) |
Honours
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship, formerly UEFA European Under-16 Championship
- Champions (1998)
Players
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10 games against Armenia, Iceland & Switzerland on 11, 14 & 17 October 2023.[4]
Caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2023, after the match against Switzerland.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Joe Collins | 25 February 2007 | 5 | 0 | Bohemians |
| 16 | GK | Oisin Cooney | 19 February 2007 | 1 | 0 | Finn Harps |
| 2 | DF | James Roche | 7 October 2007 | 5 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 3 | DF | Harry McGlinchey | 10 December 2007 | 5 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 4 | DF | Luca Cailloce | 1 November 2007 | 5 | 0 | Bohemians |
| 14 | DF | Kaylem Harnett | 22 May 2007 | 5 | 0 | Wexford |
| 5 | DF | Taylor McCarthy | 14 April 2007 | 3 | 0 | Shelbourne |
| 13 | DF | Fiachra Coffey | 27 January 2007 | 3 | 0 | Bohemians |
| 6 | MF | Matthew Moore (Captain) | 27 March 2007 | 13 | 0 | TSG Hoffenheim |
| 12 | MF | Luke O'Donnell | 27 June 2007 | 5 | 0 | Wolves |
| 7 | MF | Rory Finneran | 29 February 2008 | 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 17 | MF | Aarón Ochoa Moloney | 18 April 2007 | 3 | 0 | Málaga |
| 8 | MF | Niall McAndrew | 2 May 2007 | 2 | 0 | Derby County |
| 15 | MF | Grady McDonnell | 17 February 2008 | 1 | 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 10 | FW | Mason Melia | 22 September 2007 | 19 | 9 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 11 | FW | Ike Orazi | 11 June 2007 | 17 | 2 | Stade de Reims |
| 18 | FW | Matthew Murray | 1 October 2007 | 10 | 0 | Cork City |
| 19 | FW | Jaden Umeh | 18 March 2008 | 5 | 1 | Cork City |
| 20 | FW | Kyle Fitzgerald | 28 January 2007 | 3 | 0 | Galway United |
| 9 | FW | William Martin | 23 April 2007 | 2 | 1 | Odense BK |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-19 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Sean Moore | 2 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers |
v. Belgium, 11 September 2023 | |
| MF | Cathal O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | Cork City |
v. Belgium, 11 September 2023 | |
U19 With U19 squad | ||||||
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the senior team.
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.
- https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/mu17-obrien-names-squad-of-20-for-qualifiers-in-cork
External links
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