Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team

Republic of Ireland Under-17
AssociationFootball Association of Ireland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRepublic of Ireland Colin O'Brien
FIFA codeIRL
First colours
Second colours
First international
Norway Norway 2–2 vs Rep. of Ireland Republic of Ireland
(Kongsvinger, Norway; 13 October 1985)
(as U16s)
Republic of Ireland Rep. of Ireland 4–0 vs Cyprus Cyprus
(Dublin, Ireland; 4 March 2002)
(as U17s)
Biggest win
Republic of Ireland Rep. of Ireland 8–0 vs Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 19 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
Republic of Ireland Rep. of Ireland 0–7 vs Germany Germany
(Rijeka, Croatia; 10 May 2017)
European Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1988)
Best resultChampions (1998)
Medal record
Men's football
UEFA European U-17 Championship
Formerly U-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Scotland

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.


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