Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team

Republic of Ireland Under-17
Association	Football Association of Ireland
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Paul Osam
FIFA code	IRL
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Norway 2–2 vs Rep. of Ireland ; (Kongsvinger, Norway; 13 October 1985) ; (as U16s) ; Rep. of Ireland 4–0 vs Cyprus ; (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	13 (first in 1988)
Best result	Champions (1998)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2025)
Best result	Round of 16 (2025)
Medal record
Men's football
UEFA European U-17 Championship ; Formerly U-16 Championship

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
FIFA Under-16 World Championship
1985	Did not enter
1987	Did not qualify
1989	Did not qualify
FIFA Under-17 World Championship
1991 to 2005	Did not qualify
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
2007 to 2019	Did not qualify
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[1]
2023	Did not qualify
2025	Round of 16	5	2	2	1	8	6	Squad
2026	To be determined
Total	1/20	5	2	2	1	8	6

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
1982	Did not enter
1984
1985
1986	Did not qualify
1987	Did not qualify
1988	Group stage	3	1	2	0	3	2	Squad
1989	Did not qualify
1990
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
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	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	3	Squad
2016	Did not qualify (Elite round)
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
~~2020~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[2]^[3]
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[2]^[3]
2022	Did not qualify (Elite round)
2023	Quarter-final	4	2	0	2	8	10	Squad
2024	Did not qualify
2025	Did not qualify
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

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2025

12 February Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0–3	Finland	Oliva, Spain
11:00		Report	Valtteri Lehtomäki 32' Alberto Velásquez 68' Alex Myntti 79'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center Referee: Jose Francisco

15 February Friendly	Hungary	3–4	Republic of Ireland	Oliva, Spain
11:00	TBC TBC TBC 64'	Report	Brody Lee Aidan Gabbidon 31' Charles Akinrintoyo 51' Cillian Tollett 87'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center

19 March 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Round 2	Belgium	1–0	Republic of Ireland	Gryfice, Poland
13:00	Noah Fernandez 54' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadion Miejski im. Karola Kucharskiego Referee: Seth Galia

22 March 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Round 2	Poland	0–2	Republic of Ireland	Koszalin, Poland
13:00		Report	Jaden Umeh 71' Jaden Umeh 77'	Stadium: Baltyk Koszalin Referee: Seth Galia

25 March 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Round 2	Republic of Ireland	5–0	Iceland	Gryfice, Poland
13:00	Jaden Umeh 14' Billy Canny 32' Jaden Umeh 57' Finn Sherlock 77' (pen.) Charles Akinrintoyo 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Miejski im. Karola Kucharskiego Referee: Danilo Nikolić

4 June Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1–4	Norway	Kotoriba, Croatia
14:30	Jaden Umeh 60'	Report	André Stavås Skistad 27' Markus Wæhler 65' Markus Wæhler 75' Jesper Eikrem 88'	Stadium: Stadion Kotoriba Referee: Nino Vugrinec

7 June Friendly	Turkey	2–0	Republic of Ireland	Kotoriba, Croatia
14:30	Enes Cinemre 4' Emre Erdogan 66'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Kotorbika Referee: Jasmin Horvat

9 June Friendly	Croatia	0–3	Republic of Ireland	Ludbreg, Croatia
10:30		Report	Rory Finneran 43' Jaden Umeh 47' Michael Noonan 51'	Stadium: Stadion Ludbreg Referee: Sabina Boljic

12 August Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2–2	Turkey	Budaors, Hungary
15:45	TJ Molloy 30' TJ Molloy 35'	Report	Emin Eren Sayer 28' Ada Yuzgec 90'	Stadium: Globall Center

14 August Friendly	Iceland	2–1	Republic of Ireland	Budaors, Hungary
15:45	Roger Agnar Daðason 10' Aron Daði Svavarsson 30'	Report	Ben Mahon 20'	Stadium: Globall Center

16 August Friendly	Hungary	0–2	Republic of Ireland	Budaors, Hungary
17:00		Report	Curtis Egan 17' Josh Harpur	Stadium: Globall Center

3 September Friendly	Czech Republic	2–1	Republic of Ireland	Jesenice, Czech Republic
16:00	Nicolas Stehik 48' Jonáš Topič 90+3'	Report	Jaden Umeh 25' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadium Jesenice

5 September Friendly	Switzerland	3–0	Republic of Ireland	Mnichovo Hradiště, Czech Republic
16:00	Mladen Mijalovic Iliija Despotovic Adrien Llukes	Report		Stadium: Stadium Mnichovo Hradiště

7 September Friendly	Turkey	0–3	Republic of Ireland	Mnichovo Hradiště, Czech Republic
10:00		Report	Ramón Martos 28' Ramon Martós 57' Billy Hayes 66'	Stadium: Stadium Mnichovo Hradiště

8 October 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 6	Kosovo	0–2	Republic of Ireland	Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn, Austria
11:00		Report	Joe Byrne 44' Ben Mahon 61'	Stadium: Lindabrunn Referee: Anton Lashuk

11 October 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 6	Republic of Ireland	3–0	Faroe Islands	Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn, Austria
11:00	TJ Molloy 18' Ben Mahon 48' (pen.) Cillian Murphy 53'	Report	Markus Danielsen 39'	Stadium: Lindabrunn Referee: Márton Rúsz

11 October Friendly	Poland	2–0	Republic of Ireland	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00	Filip Skorb Jakub Zawadzski	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Belando Muñoz

13 October Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1–1	Switzerland	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00	Ade Solanke 90'	Report	Jeremie Barererwa 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Campos Salinas

14 October 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 6	Republic of Ireland	2–0	Austria	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
14:00	Ben Mahon 60' Ryan Sheridan 82'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Referee: Márton Rúsz

5 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group J	Panama	1–4	Republic of Ireland	Al Rayyan, Qatar
12:30	Moisés Richards 89'	Report	Jaden Umeh 17' Kian McMahon-Brown 35' Michael Noonan 58' Max Kovalevskis 61'	Stadium: Aspire Zone Referee: Yender Herrera

8 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group J	Republic of Ireland	2–1	Uzbekistan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
15:45	Grady McDonnell 33' Michael Noonan 75'	Report	Abubakir Shukurullaev 20'	Stadium: Aspire Zone Referee:

11 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group J	Republic of Ireland	0–0	Paraguay	Al Rayyan, Qatar
13:30		Report		Stadium: Aspire Zone Referee: Filip Dujic

14 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup - Round of 32	Republic of Ireland	1–1 (9–8 p)	Canada	Al Rayyan, Qatar
15:15	Michael Noonan 65'	Report	Sergei Kozlovskiy 85'	Stadium: Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan Referee: Jelly Chavani
	Penalties
	Michael Noonan Finn Sherlock Jaden Umeh Vinnie Leonard Oisin McDonagh Kian McMahon-Brown Rory Finneran Victor Ozhianvuna Grady McDonnell Ryan Butler		Kevin Khan Aiyenero Sergei Kozlovskiy Van Parker Dylan Judelson Aghilas Sadek Johnny Selemani Sahil Deo Josh-Duc Nteziryayo Elijah Roche

18 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup - Round of 16	Switzerland	3–1	Republic of Ireland	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:45	Adrien Llukes 57' Sandro Wyss 69' Mladen Mijajlovic 88'	Report	Vinnie Leonard 82'	Stadium: Aspire Zone Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al Shammari

2026

11 February Friendly	Hungary	0–1	Republic of Ireland	Cádiz, Spain
14:00		Report	Hugh Martin 75'	Stadium: FairPlay Golf Resort

14 February Friendly	Republic of Ireland	v	Hungary	Cádiz, Spain
10:00				Stadium: FairPlay Golf Resort

25 March 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group A7	Republic of Ireland	v	Poland	TBD, Poland
TBD

28 March 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group A7	Republic of Ireland	v	Croatia	TBD, Poland
TBD

31 March 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group A7	Slovakia	v	Republic of Ireland	TBD, Poland
TBD

Honours

UEFA European Under-17 Championship, formerly UEFA European Under-16 Championship
- Champions (1998)

Players

Current squad

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 Friendlies against Hungary U17 in Spain on 11 & 14 February 2026.^[4]

Caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2026, after the match against Hungary.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	George Moloney	(2009-11-17) 17 November 2009	6	0	Southampton
1GK	Darragh Brunton	(2009-06-01) 1 June 2009	5	0	St Patrick's Athletic

2DF	Sean Spaight	(2009-01-25) 25 January 2009	14	0	Dundalk
2DF	Josh O'Connor	(2009-06-09) 9 June 2009	8	0	St Patrick's Athletic
2DF	Tadhg Prizeman	(2009-04-13) 13 April 2009	7	0	Shamrock Rovers
2DF	Danny Burke	(2009-01-17) 17 January 2009	2	0	Shamrock Rovers
2DF	Ike Manjor-Georgewill	(2009-02-19) 19 February 2009	1	0	Cork City

3MF	Kian Quigley	(2009-02-28) 28 February 2009	7	0	St Patrick's Athletic
3MF	Tom McGrath (captain)	(2009-03-07) 7 March 2009	7	0	Cork City
3MF	Ryan Sheridan	(2009-03-31) 31 March 2009	7	1	St Patrick's Athletic
3MF	Josh O'Dwyer	(2010-03-17) 17 March 2010	4	0	Shamrock Rovers
3MF	Curtis Egan	(2009-01-04) 4 January 2009	4	1	Bohemians
3MF	Jason Spelman	(2009-04-02) 2 April 2009	4	0	St Patrick's Athletic
3MF	Brody Collins	(2009-07-19) 19 July 2009	0	0	Schalke 04

4FW	David Dunne	(2009-02-01) 1 February 2009	9	0	Monaco
4FW	TJ Molloy	(2009-04-04) 4 April 2009	7	3	Dundalk
4FW	Joe Carroll-Byrne	(2009-08-03) 3 August 2009	7	1	St Patrick's Athletic
4FW	Joey Wuna	(2009-08-19) 19 August 2009	4	0	Shelbourne
4FW	Josh Harpur	(2009-08-27) 27 August 2009	3	1	Bohemians
4FW	Hugh Martin		1	1	Bohemians

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Xander Grieves	(2009-04-13) 13 April 2009	2	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v. Austria, 14 October 2025

DF	Aidan Gabbidon	(2009-01-23) 23 January 2009	8	1	Malmö	v. Austria, 14 October 2025
DF	Ben Dumigan	(2009-01-12) 12 January 2009	1	0	Retired	v. Denmark, 8 September 2024

MF	Victor Ozhianvuna	(2009-01-10) 10 January 2009	12	0	Shamrock Rovers	v. Switzerland, 18 November 2026
MF	Niall Sullivan	(2009-02-11) 11 February 2009	5	0	St Patrick's Athletic	v. Austria, 14 October 2025

FW	Cillian Murphy	(2009-07-22) 22 July 2009	6	1	Cork City	v. Austria, 14 October 2025
FW	Ben Mahon	(2009-03-06) 6 March 2009	6	4	Shamrock Rovers	v. Austria, 14 October 2025
FW	Archie Quinn	(2010-01-14) 14 January 2010	4	0	Shamrock Rovers	v. Austria, 14 October 2025
^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

^ "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.
^ https://www.fai.ie/latest/mu17-squad-announced-hungary-double-header-spain/

External links

UEFA Under-17 website

[1] "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[2020_Cancellation-2] "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[3] "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[4] ttps://www.fai.ie/latest/mu17-squad-announced-hungary-double-header-spain/

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Republic of Ireland national football team
General	Football Association of Ireland Players Managers
Venues	Aviva Stadium Lansdowne Road Croke Park Dalymount Park Tolka Park RDS Arena Thomond Park Mardyke Flower Lodge Turners Cross
Results	Complete list of matches (1924–present) Irish Free State results (1924–35) Ireland (FAI) results (1936–54) Republic of Ireland results (1954–present) — 1954–1959 1960–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Major tournament record
Players	Players Dual Ireland players Born outside RoI
Goals	Robbie Keane Hat-tricks
World Cup finals	1990 1994 2002 (including Saipan incident) World Cup record
European finals	1988 2012 2016 Euro record
Other tournaments	1924 Olympic Football Tournament Brazil Independence Cup (1972) Kirin Cup (1984) Iceland Triangular Tournament (1986) U.S. Cup (1992 1996 2000) Unity Cup (2004) 2011 Nations Cup UEFA Nations League
Rivalries	England Northern Ireland
Songs	"Olé, Olé, Olé" "Joxer Goes to Stuttgart" "The Boys in Green" "Give It a Lash Jack" "Put 'Em Under Pressure" "Watch Your House for Ireland" "Here Come the Good Times" "The Rocky Road to Poland" "The Irish Roar"
Other National teams	Women's B U-23 U-21 U-19 U-17 League of Ireland XI
Awards	FAI International Football Awards