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.
| 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  (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) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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The Republic of Ireland won the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 ChampionshipinScotland and the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.
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 | |||||||
 1987 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1989
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| FIFA Under-17 World Championship | ||||||||
 1991to 2005 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| FIFA Under-17 World Cup | ||||||||
 2007to 2019 |
did not qualify | |||||||
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1] | |||||||
 2023 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2025 |
to be determined | |||||||
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
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 1985
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 1986 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1987
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 1988 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Squad |
 1989 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1990
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 1991
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| 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
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| 2004
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| 2005 |
did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
 2006
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| 2007
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| 2008 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Squad |
| 2009 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2010 |
did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
 2011
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 2012
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 2013
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 2014
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 2015
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 2016
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 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 |
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3] | |||||||
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| 2022 |
did not qualify (Elite round) | |||||||
| 2023 |
Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | Squad |
| 2024 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2025 |
to be determined | |||||||
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v Hungary
| 9 February Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Hungary | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 13:00 | Naj Razi  19' |
Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Ojas Valera (Spain) |
v Hungary
| 11 February Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Hungary | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Ojas Valera (Spain) |
v Republic of Ireland
| 7 March 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round | Italy | 2–2 | Republic of Ireland | Paphos, Greece |
| 14:00 |
80' |
Report |
38' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Municipal Geroskipou Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium) |
v Republic of Ireland
| 10 March 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round | Ukraine | 0–3 | Republic of Ireland | Paphos, Greece |
| 14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Municipal Geroskipou Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway) |
v Cyprus
| 13 March 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round | Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | Cyprus | Paphos, Greece |
| 14:00 |
82' 90+6' |
Report |
73' |
Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium) |
v Republic of Ireland
| 17 May 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro Championship Group A | Poland | 5–1 | Republic of Ireland | Budapest, Hungary |
| 16:30 |
44' 54' 65' |
Report |
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Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Attendance: 412 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey) |
v
Wales
| 20 May 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro Championship Group A | Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Wales | Felcsút, Hungary |
| 16:30 |
34' 61' |
Report | Stadium: Pancho Aréna Attendance: 714 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
v Hungary
| 23 May 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro Championship Group A | Republic of Ireland | 4–2 | Hungary | Felcsút, Hungary |
| 20:00 |
24', 31' |
Report |
72' |
Stadium: Pancho Aréna Attendance: 2,577 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey) |
v Republic of Ireland
| 27 May 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro Championship QF | Spain | 3–0 | Republic of Ireland | Budapest, Hungary |
| 20:00 |
69' 72' |
Report | Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Attendance: 893 Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia) |
v Republic of Ireland
| 9 September Friendly | Belgium | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland | Tubize, Belgium |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Belgium Football Centre |
v Republic of Ireland
| 11 September Friendly | Belgium | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland | Tubize, Belgium |
| 13:00 | Report | William Martin 10' |
Stadium: Belgium Football Centre |
v
Armenia
| 11 October 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10 | Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | Armenia | Fermoy, Republic of Ireland |
| 20:00 | Mason Melia 13' Jaden Umeh 38'Mason Melia 87'Mason Melia 90+4' |
Report | Karen Hovakimyan  81'  |
Stadium: Carrig Park Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark) |
v
Iceland
| 14 October 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10 | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | Iceland | Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia) |
v Republic of Ireland
| 17 October 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10 | Switzerland | 0–0 | Republic of Ireland | Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark) |
v Hungary
| 14 February Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 0–2 | Hungary | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 13:00 | Report | Patrik Kovacs 15' Zsombor Hos |
Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
v Denmark
| 17 February Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–5 | Denmark | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 13:00 | Michael Noonan 59' |
Report | Noah Markmann 4' Jonathan Moalem 7'Sebastian Lodberg 17'Nicolaj Hansen 39'Chido Obi 66' |
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 53 |
v Republic of Ireland
| 20 March 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round | Portugal | 4–1 | Republic of Ireland | Braga, Portugal |
| 16:00 | João Simões 16' Gabriel Silva 30'Gabriel Silva 52'Rodrigo Mora 60' |
Report | Mason Melia 33' (pen.) |
Stadium: Cidade Desportiva do SC Braga Referee: Marc Nagtegaal  |
v Republic of Ireland
| 23 March 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round | Germany | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland | Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal |
| 11:00 | Kilian Sauck 19' Francis Onyeka 36' |
Report | Stadium: Municipal Stadium Coutada Referee: Bence Csonka |
v Croatia
| 26 March 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round | Republic of Ireland | 0–5 | Croatia | Viana do Castelo, Portugal |
| 11:00 | Report | Mislav Čutuk 34' (pen.) Marko Zebić 45+1'Patrik Marić 80'Mislav Čutuk 85' (pen.)Ljubo Puljić 90+6' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Manuela Machado Referee: Kamal Umudlu |
The following players were named in the squad for the 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round games against Portugal, Germany, Croatia on 20, 23 & 26 March 2024.[4]
Caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2024, after the match against Croatia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Joe Collins | (2007-02-25) 25 February 2007 (age 17) | 8 | 0 | Bohemians
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| 16 | 1GK | Oisin Cooney | (2007-02-19) 19 February 2007 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Finn Harps
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| 3 | 2DF | Harry McGlinchey | (2007-12-10) 10 December 2007 (age 16) | 10 | 0 | Chelsea
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| 4 | 2DF | Luca Cailloce | (2007-11-01) 1 November 2007 (age 16) | 9 | 0 | Shelbourne
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| 2 | 2DF | James Roche | (2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 (age 16) | 8 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers
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| 14 | 2DF | Kaylem Harnett | (2007-05-22) 22 May 2007 (age 17) | 8 | 0 | Wexford
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| 5 | 2DF | Taylor McCarthy | (2007-04-14) 14 April 2007 (age 17) | 6 | 0 | Shelbourne
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| 19 | 2DF | Egor Vassenin | (2007-10-24) 24 October 2007 (age 16) | 3 | 0 | Klub Kildare
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| 13 | 2DF | Finn Sherlock | (2008-05-04) 4 May 2008 (age 16) | 1 | 0 | TSG Hoffenheim
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| 6 | 3MF | Matthew Moore (Captain) | (2007-03-27) 27 March 2007 (age 17) | 18 | 0 | TSG Hoffenheim
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| 7 | 3MF | Rory Finneran | (2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 16) | 10 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers
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| 12 | 3MF | Luke O'Donnell | (2007-06-27) 27 June 2007 (age 17) | 9 | 0 | Derry City
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| 17 | 3MF | Aarón Ochoa Moloney | (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 17) | 8 | 0 | Málaga
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| 8 | 3MF | Niall McAndrew | (2007-05-02) 2 May 2007 (age 17) | 6 | 0 | Derby County
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| 15 | 3MF | Cathal O'Sullivan | (2007-03-05) 5 March 2007 (age 17) | 5 | 0 | Cork City
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| 10 | 4FW | Mason Melia | (2007-09-22) 22 September 2007 (age 16) | 22 | 10 | St Patrick's Athletic
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| 18 | 4FW | Matthew Murray | (2007-10-01) 1 October 2007 (age 16) | 14 | 0 | Cork City
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| 11 | 4FW | Jaden Umeh | (2008-03-18) 18 March 2008 (age 16) | 7 | 1 | Cork City
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| 20 | 4FW | Conor Teeling | (2007-01-28) 28 January 2007 (age 17) | 7 | 0 | Galway United
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| 9 | 4FW | Michael Noonan | (2008-07-31) 31 July 2008 (age 15) | 5 | 1 | St Patrick's Athletic
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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 |
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| GK | Marcus Gill | (2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 17) | 1 | 0 |  Celtic
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v. Denmark, 17 February 2024
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| DF | Fiachra Coffey | (2007-01-27) 27 January 2007 (age 17) | 5 | 0 | Shelbourne
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v. Denmark, 17 February 2024
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| DF | Ivan Graminschii | 1 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic
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v. Denmark, 17 February 2024
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| MF | Grady McDonnell | (2008-02-17) 17 February 2008 (age 16) | 3 | 0 | Vancouver
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v. Denmark, 17 February 2024
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| MF | Richard Vodo | (2007-01-06) 6 January 2007 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers
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v. Denmark, 17 February 2024
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| MF | Sean Moore | 2 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers
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v. Belgium, 11 September 2023
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| FW | William Martin | (2007-04-23) 23 April 2007 (age 17) | 4 | 1 | Odense BK
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v. Denmark, 17 February 2024
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| FW | Daniel Ring | 1 | 0 | Shelbourne
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v. Denmark, 17 February 2024
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| FW | Ike Orazi | (2007-06-11) 11 June 2007 (age 17) | 17 | 2 |  Stade de Reims
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v. Switzerland, 17 October 2023
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U19 With U19 squad | ||||||
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the senior team.
