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Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team
National under-19 association football team representing Republic of Ireland
National under-19 association football team representing Republic of Ireland
|}} The Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team, is the national under-19 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-19 Football Championship.
The team has competed in several championships.
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The Republic of Ireland Under-19s have qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly the FIFA World Youth Championship) on 5 occasions, finishing 3rd in 1997.
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Youth Championship | ||||||||
| TUN 1977 to MEX 1983 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| SOV 1985 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Squad |
| CHI 1987 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| KSA 1989 | ||||||||
| POR 1991 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Squad |
| AUS 1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| QAT 1995 | ||||||||
| MYS 1997 | Third place play-off | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad |
| NGR 1999 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
| ARG 2001 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| UAE 2003 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
| NED 2005 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
| CAN 2007 to POL 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| IDN 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| ARG 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| CHI 2025 | ||||||||
| AZE UZB 2027 |
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The Republic of Ireland Under-19s have qualified for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (formerly the UEFA European Under-18 Championship) 20 times, winning the competition in 1998.
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA Youth Tournament | ||||||||
| ENG 1948 | First Round (5th) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad |
| NED 1949 | Did not enter | |||||||
| AUT 1950 | ||||||||
| FRA 1951 | ||||||||
| SPA 1952 | ||||||||
| BEL 1953 | Quarter-final (6th) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad |
| FRG 1954 | Group Stage (16th) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Squad |
| UEFA European Under-18 Championship | ||||||||
| ITA 1955 to ROM 1962 | Did not enter | |||||||
| ENG 1963 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| NED 1964 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | Squad |
| FRG 1965 | Quarter-final (7th) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad |
| YUG 1966 | Did not enter | |||||||
| TUR 1967 | ||||||||
| FRA 1968 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| GDR 1969 | Did not enter | |||||||
| SCO 1970 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| CSK 1971 | Did not enter | |||||||
| SPA 1972 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Squad |
| ITA 1973 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad |
| SWE 1974 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| SWI 1975 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
| HUN 1976 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| BEL 1977 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
| POL 1978 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| AUT 1979 | ||||||||
| GDR 1980 | ||||||||
| FRG 1981 | ||||||||
| FIN 1982 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Squad |
| ENG 1983 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Squad |
| SOV 1984 | Third place play-off | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad |
| YUG 1986 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| CSK 1988 | ||||||||
| HUN 1990 | Quarter-final | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
| GER 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| ENG 1993 | ||||||||
| SPA 1994 | ||||||||
| GRE 1995 | ||||||||
| FRA LUX 1996 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad |
| ISL 1997 | Third place play-off | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad |
| CYP 1998 | Champions | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Squad |
| SWE 1999 | Third place play-off | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad |
| GER 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| FIN 2001 | ||||||||
| UEFA European Under-19 Championship | ||||||||
| NOR 2002 | Third place play-off | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad |
| LIE 2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| SWI 2004 | ||||||||
| NIR 2005 | Did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| POL 2006 | ||||||||
| AUT 2007 | ||||||||
| CZE 2008 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| UKR 2009 | Did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| FRA 2010 | ||||||||
| ROM 2011 | Semi-final | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
| EST 2012 | Did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| LIT 2013 | ||||||||
| HUN 2014 | ||||||||
| GRE 2015 | ||||||||
| GER 2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| GEO 2017 | Did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| FIN 2018 | ||||||||
| ARM 2019 | Semi-final | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Squad |
| NIR 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| ROM 2021 | ||||||||
| SVK 2022 | Did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| MLT 2023 | ||||||||
| NIR 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| ROM 2025 | Did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| WAL 2026 | Did not qualify |
Achievements
The Republic won the UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship in Cyprus in 1998 and that remains their best performance to date.
- U-18 European Championship in 1998 – 1st place (Coach Brian Kerr)
In July 2011 Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team reached the semi-finals of the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship held in Romania where they were eliminated by Spain.
Honours
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UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
- Under-19 era, 2002–present ::Champions (0): ::Runner-up (0): ::Third Place (0): ::Fourth Place (1): 2002 ::Semi-Finalist (1): 2011, 2019
- Under-18 era, 1957–2001 ::Champions (1): 1998 ::Runner-up (0): ::Third Place (1): 1999 ::Fourth Place (2): 1984, 1997
-
FIFA U-20 World Cup ::Champions (0): ::Runner-up (0): ::Third Place (1): 1997 ::Fourth Place (0):
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
2024
Jacob Devaney
Aaron Ochoa
/Stan Ashbee
Cian Dillon
Naj Razi
2025
Djoully Nzoko Pyry Mentu Enzo Molebe Zaid Seha Quentin Ndjantou Mbitcha Joi Nuredini Joi Nuredini Pijus Otegbayo Karim Makhametzhan Shane Kluivert Luca Messori Tobias van den Elshout Adam Brennan
Players
Current squad
Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible for the 2027 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification campaign.
The following players were called up for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification games against Kazakhstan, Cyprus & Netherlands on 12, 15 & 18 November 2025 in Netherlands.
Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2025, after the game vs Netherlands.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-19 squad and remain eligible:
U21 With U21 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.
Ireland Under 18s
Caps and goals updated as of November 2024, after the game vs Portugal.
References
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Republic of Ireland's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Total |
|---|
References
- (24 December 2020). "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.
- https://www.fai.ie/latest/mu19-squad-finalised-u19-euro-qualifiers-netherlands/
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