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Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team
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| Field | Value |
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| Name | Republic of Ireland Under-17 |
| Association | Football Association of Ireland |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| FIFA Trigramme | IRL |
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| First game | NOR Norway 2–2 vs Rep. of Ireland IRL |
| (Kongsvinger, Norway; 13 October 1985) | |
| (as U16s) | |
| IRL Rep. of Ireland 4–0 vs Cyprus CYP | |
| (Dublin, Ireland; 4 March 2002) | |
| (as U17s) | |
| Largest win | IRL Rep. of Ireland 8–0 vs Liechtenstein LIE |
| (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 19 October 2011) | |
| Largest loss | IRL Rep. of Ireland 0–7 vs Germany GER |
| (Rijeka, Croatia; 10 May 2017) | |
| U17WC apps | 1 |
| U17WC first | 2025 |
| U17WC best | Round of 16 (2025) |
| Regional name | European Championship |
| Regional cup apps | 13 |
| Regional cup first | 1988 |
| Regional cup best | Champions (1998) |
the men's team
IRL Paul Osam (Kongsvinger, Norway; 13 October 1985) (as U16s) IRL Rep. of Ireland 4–0 vs Cyprus CYP (Dublin, Ireland; 4 March 2002) (as U17s) (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 19 October 2011) (Rijeka, Croatia; 10 May 2017) 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 had never qualified for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup (formerly the FIFA Under-17 World Championship and FIFA Under-16 World Championship) until 2025 which they'll be competing in November, the team also did not enter the 1985 edition.
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Total | 1/20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA Under-16 World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHN 1985 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN 1987 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SCO 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA Under-17 World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA 1991 to PER 2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA Under-17 World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KOR 2007 to BRA 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PER 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IDN 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| QAT 2025 | Round of 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Squad | |||||||||||||||||
| QAT 2026 | 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 | ||||||||
| ITA 1982 | Did not enter | |||||||
| FRG 1984 | ||||||||
| HUN 1985 | ||||||||
| GRE 1986 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| FRA 1987 | ||||||||
| SPA 1988 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Squad |
| DEN 1989 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| GDR 1990 | ||||||||
| SUI 1991 | ||||||||
| CYP 1992 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
| TUR 1993 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| IRL 1994 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad |
| BEL 1995 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| AUT 1996 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad |
| GER 1997 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| SCO 1998 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Squad |
| CZE 1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| ISR 2000 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| ENG 2001 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| UEFA European Under-17 Championship | ||||||||
| DEN 2002 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| POR 2003 | ||||||||
| FRA 2004 | ||||||||
| ITA 2005 | Did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| LUX 2006 | ||||||||
| BEL 2007 | ||||||||
| TUR 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Squad |
| GER 2009 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| LIE 2010 | Did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| SRB 2011 | ||||||||
| SVN 2012 | ||||||||
| SVK 2013 | ||||||||
| MLT 2014 | ||||||||
| BUL 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Squad |
| AZE 2016 | Did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| CRO 2017 | Quarter-final | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Squad |
| ENG 2018 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad |
| IRL 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
| EST 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| CYP 2021 | ||||||||
| ISR 2022 | Did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| HUN 2023 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | Squad |
| CYP 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| ALB 2025 | ||||||||
| EST 2026 | To be determined |
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
;Legend
2025
Alberto Velásquez Alex Myntti TBC TBC Aidan Gabbidon Charles Akinrintoyo Cillian Tollett Jaden Umeh Billy Canny Jaden Umeh Finn Sherlock Charles Akinrintoyo Markus Wæhler Markus Wæhler Jesper Eikrem Emre Erdogan Jaden Umeh Michael Noonan TJ Molloy Ada Yuzgec Aron Daði Svavarsson Josh Harpur Jonáš Topič Iliija Despotovic Adrien Llukes Ramon Martós Billy Hayes Ben Mahon Ben Mahon Cillian Murphy Jakub Zawadzski Ryan Sheridan Kian McMahon-Brown Michael Noonan Max Kovalevskis Michael Noonan Finn Sherlock Jaden Umeh Vinnie Leonard Oisin McDonagh Kian McMahon-Brown Rory Finneran Victor Ozhianvuna Grady McDonnell Ryan Butler Aiyenero Sergei Kozlovskiy Van Parker Dylan Judelson Aghilas Sadek Johnny Selemani Sahil Deo Josh-Duc Nteziryayo Elijah Roche Sandro Wyss Mladen Mijajlovic
2026
Honours
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship, formerly UEFA European Under-16 Championship
- Champions (1998)
Players
Current squad
Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign.
Players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible for the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification campaign.
The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar in November 2025.
Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Switzerland.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible:
U21 With U21 squad
U19 With U19 squad
INJ Withdrew from latest squad due to injury
WD Withdrew from latest squad
SUS Player is suspended
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the senior team.
References
References
- (24 December 2020). "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.
- (18 March 2020). "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA.
- (18 December 2020). "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA.
- https://www.fai.ie/latest/ireland-squad-named-fifa-under-17-world-cup/
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