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Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

National under-19 association football team representing Northern Ireland

National under-19 association football team representing Northern Ireland

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NameNorthern Ireland Under-19
FIFA TrigrammeNIR
NicknameThe GAWA, Norn Iron
AssociationIrish Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
CoachGareth McAuley
Home Stadiumvarious
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First game0–4
(Solitude, Belfast; 10 January 1948)
Regional nameEuropean Championship
Regional cup apps14
Regional cup first1948
Regional cup bestRunners-Up: 1963

(Solitude, Belfast; 10 January 1948)

The Northern Ireland national under-19 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-19s or Northern Ireland U19s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-19 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association and began under the name of Ireland Youth when the Home Nations first held a round robin of friendly matches in 1948. The same year they entered the first International Youth Tournament, now the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. Their best performance was in 1963 when they finished as runner-up. The team evolved into the Northern Ireland under-18 team then the current under-19 team. As well as the UEFA Under-19 Championships the team also enters the annual Milk Cup (currently as an under-20 side). In addition, the team plays regular friendlies, sometimes as an under-20 or under-18 team by agreement of the opposing association.

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place

European Championships

  • 1948–1954 – FIFA Junior Tournament
  • 1955–1980 – UEFA Junior Tournament
  • 1981–2001 – UEFA European U-18 Championship
  • 2002–present – UEFA European U-19 Championship
**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.*

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Honours

Milk Cup Elite Section

  • Winners: 1997, 2008, 2009, 2014

Coaches

Coaches of the Northern Ireland youth/under-18/under-19 side include:

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NIR Billy Cook
NIR Norman Kernaghan
NIR Joe Kinkead
NIR Tommy Casey
NIR Jackie Cummings1979–??
NIR Roy Millar1983–1999
NIR Mal Donaghy2000–2008
ENG Steve Beaglehole2008–2011
NIR Stephen Robinson2011–2013
NIR Stephen Craigan2013–2016
SCO Stephen Frail2016–2020
NIR Gerard Lyttle2021–2023
NIR Gareth McAuley2023–

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2007 will be eligible until the end of the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

The following players were named in the squad for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification games against Malta, Azerbaijan and Czechia on 12, 15 and 18 November 2025 respectively.

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-19 squad and remain eligible.

COVID = Player withdrew due to a positive COVID test or from being in close contact with someone with a positive COVID test.

INJ = Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.

PRE = Preliminary squad / standby.

SEN = Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team.

SUS = Suspended from national team.

WTD = Withdrew due to other reasons.

References

References

  1. (6 August 2013). "Player Profile: Billy Cook". NIFG.
  2. (15 January 2012). "Best was class from the start". BBC Sport.
  3. (10 May 2010). "Player Profile: Joe Kinkaid". NIFG.
  4. (2 June 2013). "Player Profile: Jackie Cummings". NIFG.
  5. (12 June 2008). "BBC SPORT – Football – Internationals". BBC.
  6. (28 October 2012). "Robinson Named As U19 & U17 Manager". Irish FA.
  7. (22 April 2013). "Northern Ireland U19 & U21 Appointments". Irish FA.
  8. (19 August 2016). "Stephen Frail appointed Northern Ireland Under 19 and Under 17 manager". Irish FA.
  9. (February 2020). "Gerard Lyttle appointed as Northern Ireland's U19 and U17 manager". Irish FA.
  10. (14 August 2023). "Gareth McAuley is new Northern Ireland U19s manager". Irish FA.
  11. (7 November 2025). "U19s set to compete in Euro qualifiers". The Irish Football Association.
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