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. In March 2026, the team qualified for the World Cup in Qatar.
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.
FIFA U-17 World Cup recordYearRoundSquadFIFA Under-16 World Championship 1985Did not enter 1987Did not qualify 1989FIFA Under-17 World Championship 1991Did not qualify 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2007Did not qualify 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2023Did not qualify 2025Round of 16522186Squad 2026Qualified 2027To be determined 2028 2029Total1/20522186
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) 13 times, winning the competition in 1998. They hosted the 1994 and 2019 editions and finished in the group stage for both. YearRoundSquadUEFA European Under-16 Championship 1982Did not enter 1984 1985 1986Did not qualify 1987 1988Group stage312032Squad 1989Did not qualify 1990 1991 1992Group stage302113Squad 1993Group stage300325Squad 1994Group stage301215Squad 1995Did not qualify 1996Quarter-final421122Squad 1997Did not qualify 1998Champions651091Squad 1999Did not qualify 2000Group stage310225Squad 2001Did not qualifyUEFA European Under-17 Championship 2002Did not qualify 2003 2004 2005Did not qualify (Elite round) 2006 2007 2008Group stage300326Squad 2009Did not qualify 2010Did not qualify (Elite round) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Group stage301203Squad 2016Did not qualify (Elite round) 2017Quarter-final4103210Squad 2018Quarter-final421143Squad 2019Group stage303033Squad 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022Did not qualify (Elite round) 2023Quarter-final4202810Squad 2024Did not qualify 2025 2026 2027To be determined 2028 2029
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
2025
2026
Honours UEFA European Under-17 Championship, formerly UEFA European Under-16 Championship Champions (1998)
Players
World Cup Squad Players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign.
The following players were named in the squad for the friendly games against United States U17, Netherlands U17 & Norway U17 in Spain on 30 September and 3 & 6 October 2026.
Caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2026, after the match against Norway.
European Championship Squad Players born on or after 1 January 2010 are eligible for the 2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification campaign.
Squad of players eligible for 2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Squad announced for friendlies against England, Georgia, Poland and Czech Republic.
Caps and goals correct as of 30 September 2026, after the match against Czech Republic.
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible:
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.
Under-16 Squad Under 16 squad managed by Graham Gartland for friendlies against France on 15 and 17 September 2026 in France.
Records
Top Goals: Adam Idah 14 Goals
Youngest Goal Scorer: Evan Ferguson 15 years 24 Days vs Moldova (2019) Biggest Win: 8-0 vs Liechtenstein (2011) Biggest Defeat: 0-7 vs Germany (2017) Youngest Player: Evan Ferguson 14 years 10 months 18 days vs Russia (2019)
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
References
External links UEFA Under-17 website