Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team
The Republic of Ireland men's 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 | |||||||||||
 Norway 2–2 vs Rep. of Ireland (Kongsvinger, Norway; 13 October 1985) (as U16s) Rep. of Ireland 4–0 vs Cyprus .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (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 | |||||||||||
| 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 | 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 |
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| UEFA European Under-16 Championship | ||||||||
| 1982 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1984 | ||||||||
 1985 | ||||||||
 1986 | did not qualify | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | to be determined | |||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
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) |
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) |
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 the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played in May-June 2023.[4]
Caps and goals correct as of 13 March 2023, after the match against Cyprus.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Jason Healy | 6 March 2006 | 7 | 0 | Waterford | |
| GK | Joe Collins | 25 February 2007 | 1 | 0 | Bohemians | |
| DF | Daniel Babb | 15 January 2006 | 8 | 0 | UCD | |
| DF | Cory O'Sullivan | 2 May 2006 | 8 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers | |
| DF | Freddie Turley | 3 July 2006 | 7 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers | |
| DF | Jake Grante | 2 January 2006 | 5 | 1 | Crystal Palace | |
| DF | Stanley Ashbee | 28 November 2006 | 3 | 0 | Hull City | |
| DF | Kaylem Harnett | 22 May 2007 | 2 | 0 | Wexford | |
| DF | Ade Solanke | 0 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| MF | Daniel McGrath | 28 January 2006 | 10 | 0 | Bohemians | |
| MF | Romeo Akachukwu | 28 July 2006 | 8 | 2 | Waterford | |
| MF | Naj Razi | 28 October 2006 | 8 | 2 | Bohemians | |
| MF | Luke Kehir | 2 February 2006 | 6 | 3 | St Patrick's Athletic | |
| MF | Matthew Moore | 27 March 2007 | 2 | 0 | Cork City | |
| MF | Matthew Murray | 1 October 2007 | 1 | 0 | Cork City | |
| MF | Rhys Bartley | 3 March 2006 | 0 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | |
| FW | Mason Melia | 22 September 2007 | 8 | 4 | St Patrick's Athletic | |
| FW | Nickson Okosun | 21 November 2006 | 8 | 2 | Bohemians | |
| FW | Ike Orazi | 11 June 2007 | 6 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers | |
| FW | Taylor Mooney | 16 April 2006 | 4 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | |
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.
- "Ireland Squad Announced For U17 Euros". Football Association of Ireland. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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