The Northern Ireland national under-17 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-17s or Northern Ireland U17s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-17 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team first competed as Northern Ireland under-16 before evolving into the current under-17 side when UEFA realigned their youth tournaments in 2001. They have qualified for the finals of the UEFA European Under-16 Championships five times (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1997) and for the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship once (2004). In addition to the UEFA Championships, the team also plays regular friendlies and in minor tournaments from similar age-group teams from throughout the world.
| Nickname(s) | The GAWA Norn Iron | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Irish Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Andy Waterworth | ||
| Home stadium | various | ||
| FIFA code | NIR | ||
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| First international | |||
| Northern Ireland 0–3 Austria (Ballymena, Northern Ireland; 18 September 2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Northern Ireland 7–0 Luxembourg (Beggen, Luxembourg; 30 October 2019 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Northern Ireland 0–8 Turkey (Staines, England; 2 September 2007 | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (6 times) | ||
Competitive record
UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record
| UEFA European Under-16/17 Championship Finals record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1982 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | ||||||||
| 1987 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | ||||||||
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| 1991 | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | –4 | ||||||||
| 1992 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | ||||||||
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
| 1997 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
| 1998 | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | ||||||||
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | –7 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | –9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
| 2005 | did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | –1 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | –4 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | –1 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | |||||||||
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | |||||||||
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |||||||||
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | –8 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | |||||||||
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | –2 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | –8 | |||||||||
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | –3 | |||||||||
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | –4 | |||||||||
| 2026 | to be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | –25 | 146 | 48 | 25 | 43 | 176 | 239 | –63 | |
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
Current Coaching Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Andy Waterworth |
| Assistant Manager | |
| Coach | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Roy Carroll |
Players
Current squad
Players born on or after 1 January 2009 will be eligible until the end of the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.
The following players were named in the squad for the Under-17 Euro 2026 qualifying round games against Armenia, Cyprus and Finland on 28 October, 31 October and 3 November 2025 respectively.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Matthew Belshaw | 5 July 2010 | Glentoran | |||
| GK | Phoenix Blayney | 17 November 2010 | Larne | |||
| DF | Calum Anderson | 9 January 2009 | Southampton | |||
| DF | Alfie Wilson | 14 March 2009 | Hearts | |||
| DF | Charlie Campbell | 19 October 2009 | Linfield | |||
| DF | Daniel McCarron | 2 February 2010 | Dungannon Swifts | |||
| DF | Alfie Mulvenna | 5 March 2010 | Larne | |||
| DF | Calum Woods | Dundalk | ||||
| DF | Sean Cassidy | Cliftonville | ||||
| MF | Coran Madden | 5 February 2009 | Brentford | |||
| MF | Finlay Ross | 16 February 2009 | Linfield | |||
| MF | Liam Kelly | 7 August 2010 | Derry City | |||
| MF | Charlie McConnell | Bohemians | ||||
| MF | Harry Gough | Glenavon | ||||
| FW | Jack May | 15 January 2009 | Larne | |||
| FW | Joel Kerr | 24 March 2009 | West Ham United | |||
| FW | Luke Hawe | 30 April 2009 | Southampton | |||
| FW | Jahmi Kellyman | 6 July 2009 | Aston Villa | |||
| FW | Zak Magowan | 8 July 2009 | Glentoran | |||
| FW | Eamonn Tohill | 13 September 2009 | Cliftonville | |||
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tom Hill | Shrewsbury Town | ||||
| DF | Sonny Trainor | 4 November 2009 | Larne | |||
| MF | Jake Drewett | 18 March 2009 | Bournemouth | |||
| MF | Emmett Morrison | 23 March 2009 | Sheffield United | |||
| MF | Conor Wilson | 23 February 2010 | Coleraine | |||
| MF | Adam Nelson | 2 March 2010 | Glentoran | |||
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