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 | Paul Osam | |||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2025) | |||||||||||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2025) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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 | ||||||||
| FIFA Under-17 World Championship | ||||||||
| 1991 to 2005 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| FIFA Under-17 World Cup | ||||||||
| 2007 to 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
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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 | ||||||||
| 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 Marius 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
| 25 March 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group A7 | Republic of Ireland | v | Poland | TBD |
| TBD |
| 28 March 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group A7 | Republic of Ireland | v | Croatia | TBD |
| TBD |
| 31 March 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group A7 | Slovakia | v | Republic of Ireland | TBD |
| 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 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.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Alex Noonan | 15 July 2008 | 15 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 16 | GK | George Moloney | 17 November 2009 | 6 | 0 | Southampton |
| 21 | GK | Corey Sheridan | 6 June 2008 | 1 | 0 | Finn Harps |
| 2 | DF | Josh Cullen | 30 March 2008 | 7 | 0 | Finn Harps |
| 3 | DF | Finn Sherlock | 4 May 2008 | 14 | 1 | TSG Hoffenheim |
| 4 | DF | Oisin McDonagh | 27 June 2008 | 21 | 0 | Venezia |
| 5 | DF | Vinnie Leonard | 21 March 2008 | 16 | 1 | Dundalk |
| 12 | DF | Ryan Butler | 15 January 2008 | 12 | 0 | Wexford |
| 13 | DF | Ade Solanke | 9 January 2008 | 14 | 1 | Lorient |
| 20 | DF | Sean Spaight | 25 January 2009 | 13 | 0 | Dundalk |
| 6 | MF | Rory Finneran (Captain) | 29 February 2008 | 29 | 1 | Newcastle United |
| 7 | MF | Grady McDonnell | 17 February 2008 | 17 | 2 | Club NXT |
| 8 | MF | Kian McMahon-Brown | 3 August 2008 | 21 | 1 | Burnley |
| 10 | MF | Ramón Martos | 20 May 2008 | 19 | 3 | Almería |
| 15 | MF | Victor Ozhianvuna | 10 January 2009 | 12 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 19 | MF | Goodness Ogbonna | 1 February 2008 | 11 | 1 | UCD |
| 9 | FW | Michael Noonan | 31 July 2008 | 18 | 8 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 11 | FW | Jaden Umeh | 18 March 2008 | 25 | 9 | Benfica |
| 14 | FW | Gavin McAteer | 2 July 2008 | 12 | 0 | Finn Harps |
| 17 | FW | Max Kovalevskis | 9 February 2008 | 7 | 1 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 18 | FW | Brody Lee | 31 July 2008 | 17 | 2 | Cork City |
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 | Darragh Brunton | 1 June 2009 | 4 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| GK | Xander Grieves | 13 April 2009 | 2 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| DF | Aidan Gabbidon | 23 January 2009 | 8 | 1 | Malmö | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| DF | Josh O'Connor | 9 June 2009 | 7 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| DF | Tadhg Prizeman | 13 April 2009 | 6 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| DF | Danny Burke | 17 January 2009 | 2 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| DF | Ike Manjor-Georgewill | 19 February 2009 | 1 | 0 | Cork City | v. Hungary, 16 August 2025 |
| DF | Ben Dumigan | 12 January 2009 | 1 | 0 | Retired | v. Denmark, 8 September 2024 |
| MF | Kian Quigley | 28 February 2009 | 6 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Tom McGrath | 7 March 2009 | 6 | 0 | Cork City | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Ryan Sheridan | 31 March 2009 | 6 | 1 | St Patrick's Athletic | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Niall Sullivan | 11 February 2009 | 5 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Josh O'Dwyer | 17 March 2010 | 3 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Curtis Egan | 4 January 2009 | 3 | 1 | Bohemians | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Jason Spelman | 2 April 2009 | 3 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| FW | David Dunne | 1 February 2009 | 8 | 0 | Monaco | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| FW | TJ Molloy | 4 April 2009 | 6 | 3 | Dundalk | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| FW | Joe Bryne | 3 August 2009 | 6 | 1 | St Patrick's Athletic | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| FW | Cillian Murphy | 22 July 2009 | 6 | 1 | Cork City | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| FW | Ben Mahon | 6 March 2009 | 6 | 4 | Shamrock Rovers | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| FW | Archie Quinn | 14 January 2010 | 4 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers | v. Austria, 14 October 2025 |
| FW | Joey Wuna | 19 August 2009 | 3 | 0 | Shelbourne | v. Hungary, 16 August 2025 |
| FW | Josh Harpur | 27 August 2009 | 2 | 1 | Bohemians | v. Hungary, 16 August 2025 |
U21 With U21 squad | ||||||
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the senior team.
See also
- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
- FIFA U-17 World Cup
- Republic of Ireland (senior) team
- Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
- Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team
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