Northern Ireland national under-17 football team

Northern Ireland Under-17
Nickname(s)	The GAWA; Norn Iron
Association	Irish Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Gerard Lyttle
Home stadium	various
FIFA code	NIR
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Northern Ireland 0–3 Austria; (Ballymena, Northern Ireland; 18 September 2001)
Biggest win
	Northern Ireland 7–0 Luxembourg; (Beggen, Luxembourg; 30 October 2019
Biggest defeat
	Northern Ireland 0–8 Turkey; (Staines, England; 2 September 2007
World Cup
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1987)
Best result	Group stage (6 times)

The Northern Ireland men's national under-17 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-17s or Northern Ireland U17s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-17 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team first competed as Northern Ireland under-16 before evolving into the current under-17 side when UEFA realigned their youth tournaments in 2001. They have qualified for the finals of the UEFA European Under-16 Championships five times (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1997) and for the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship once (2004). In addition to the UEFA Championships, the team also plays regular friendlies and in minor tournaments from similar age-group teams from throughout the world.

Competitive record

UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record

UEFA European Under-16/17 Championship Finals record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1982	did not enter								did not enter
1984
1985
1986	did not qualify								2	0	1	1	0	1	–1
1987	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	3	–1	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
1988	did not qualify								2	0	1	1	0	2	–2
1989	did not qualify								2	0	1	1	1	3	–2
1990	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	8	–5	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1
1991	did not qualify								2	0	0	2	0	4	–4
1992	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
1993	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	8	–5	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
1994	did not qualify								2	1	0	1	4	5	–1
1995									2	1	0	1	1	4	–3
1996									2	0	0	2	2	4	–2
1997	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	4	–1	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6
1998	did not qualify								2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
1999									4	1	1	2	2	4	–2
2000									2	0	1	1	0	2	–2
2001									2	0	1	1	1	3	–2
2002									4	0	0	4	4	11	–7
2003									6	3	1	2	4	4	0
2004	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	12	–9	6	4	1	1	13	9	+4
2005	did not qualify								6	2	1	3	11	12	–1
2006									6	3	0	3	9	13	–4
2007									6	3	1	2	9	7	+2
2008									6	3	0	3	7	8	–1
2009									3	1	0	2	1	3	–2
2010									6	4	0	2	6	5	+1
2011									6	2	1	3	12	12	0
2012									3	1	0	2	2	5	–3
2013									6	1	3	2	10	8	+2
2014									3	1	0	2	3	4	–1
2015									6	1	2	3	7	15	–8
2016									3	0	1	2	2	4	–2
2017									3	1	0	2	5	9	–4
2018									3	1	0	2	1	8	–7
2019									6	1	2	3	7	9	–2
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic								3	1	0	2	7	6	+1
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic								Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	did not qualify								3	0	1	2	4	7	–3
2023	to be determined
2024	to be determined
Total	Group stage	18	2	4	12	16	41	–25	128	43	22	63	153	201	–48

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1985	did not enter
1987	did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023	to be determined

Current Coaching Staff

Position	Name
Manager	Gerard Lyttle
Assistant Manager	Andy Waterworth
Coach	Gareth McAuley
Goalkeeping Coach	Roy Carroll

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2006 will be eligible until the end of the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.

The following players were named in the squad for the Under-17 Euro 2022 elite round qualifiers against Netherlands, England and Denmark on the 22 March, 25 March and the 28 March.[1]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Lorcán Donnelly	(2006-01-23) 23 January 2006	Glentoran
1GK	Mason Munn	(2006-03-30) 30 March 2006	Rangers

2DF	Adhamh Patton	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006	Derry City
2DF	Joshua Briggs	(2006-03-14) 14 March 2006	West Ham United
2DF	Harry Lynch	(2006-05-16) 16 May 2006	Glenavon
2DF	Brendan Hamilton	(2006-05-20) 20 May 2006	Aberdeen
2DF	Tom Atcheson	(2006-09-22) 22 September 2006	Blackburn Rovers
2DF	Calum Moreland	(2007-01-15) 15 January 2007	Linfield
2DF	Callum Cowan		Linfield

3MF	Casey Smyth	(2006-01-12) 12 January 2006	Glentoran
3MF	Francis Turley	(2006-01-14) 14 January 2006	Celtic
3MF	James Douglas	(2006-01-20) 20 January 2006	Glentoran
2DF	Aodhan Doherty	(2006-05-02) 2 May 2006	Linfield
3MF	Callum McCay	(2006-08-16) 16 August 2006	Derry City
3MF	Ryan Donnelly	(2006-09-04) 4 September 2006	Dungannon Swifts

4FW	Jack Hastings	(2006-03-28) 28 March 2006	Larne
4FW	Ciaran O'Hara	(2006-05-20) 20 May 2006	Coleraine
4FW	Rhys Walsh	(2006-07-08) 8 July 2006	Glentoran
4FW	Kieran Morrison	(2006-11-09) 9 November 2006	Liverpool
4FW	Oscar Kelly	(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007	Rochdale

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ben Metcalf	(2006-12-02) 2 December 2006	-	-	Sunderland	v. Malta, 25 October 2022
GK	Will Murdoch	(2007-05-26) 26 May 2007	-	-	Manchester United	v. Sweden, 12 June 2022

DF	Bobby Harvey	(2006-02-16) 16 February 2006	-	-	Glenavon	v. Malta, 25 October 2022
DF	James Bleakley	(2006-03-20) 20 March 2006	-	-	Linfield	v. Malta, 25 October 2022
DF	Theo McToal	(2006-10-30) 30 October 2006	-	-	Glentoran	v. Malta, 25 October 2022

MF	Ben McGonigle	(2006-02-25) 25 February 2006	-	-	Derry City	v. Malta, 25 October 2022
MF	Jack Doherty	(2007-01-02) 2 January 2007	-	-	Derry City	v. Malta, 25 October 2022
MF	Cormac Austin	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006	-	-	Crystal Palace	v. Sweden, 12 June 2022

FW	Sam Anderson	(2006-07-14) 14 July 2006	-	-	Dungannon Swifts	v. Malta, 25 October 2022
FW	Kenzie Beattie	(2007-06-16) 16 June 2007	-	-	Linfield	v. Malta, 25 October 2022

References

"Squad for U17 Euro 2023 elite qualifying round is revealed". The Irish Football Association. 15 March 2023.

External links

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[1] "Squad for U17 Euro 2023 elite qualifying round is revealed". The Irish Football Association. 15 March 2023.

Northern Ireland national football team
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World Finals	Summary 1958 1982 1986
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Other tournaments	British Home Championship (1884–1984) 2011 Nations Cup
Culture	Green and White Army Rivalry with the Republic of Ireland
Other teams	Women's B Amateur (defunct) U-21 U-19 U-18 Schools U-17 U-16 Schools Juniors

National sports teams of Northern Ireland
Men	Cricket Football B U23 U21 U19 U18 U17 U16 CP Volleyball
Women	Football U19 U17 Netball
Multi-sport events	Commonwealth Games