The Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team, is the national under-19 association football team of the Republic of Ireland, controlled by the Football Association of Ireland, and competes in the biennial European Under-19 Football Championship.
The team has competed in several championships.
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup The Republic of Ireland Under-19s have qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly the FIFA World Youth Championship) on 5 occasions, finishing 3rd in 1997.
YearRoundSquadFIFA World Youth Championship 1977 to 1983 Did not qualify 1985Group stage300337Squad 1987Did not qualify 1989 1991Group stage302135Squad 1993Did not qualify 1995 1997Third place play-off741297Squad 1999Round of 16421172Squad 2001Did not qualify 2003Round of 16421186Squad 2005Did not qualifyFIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 to 2019Did not qualify 2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2023Did not qualify 2025 2027
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The Republic of Ireland Under-19s have qualified for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (formerly the UEFA European Under-18 Championship) 20 times, winning the competition in 1998.
YearRoundSquadFIFA Youth Tournament 1948First Round (5th)210112Squad 1949Did not enter 1950 1951 1952 1953Quarter-final (6th)420248Squad 1954Group Stage (16th)5014412SquadUEFA European Under-18 Championship 1955 to 1962Did not enter 1963Did not qualify 1964Group Stage200207Squad 1965Quarter-final (7th)521257Squad 1966Did not enter 1967 1968Did not qualify 1969Did not enter 1970Did not qualify 1971Did not enter 1972 Group Stage301217Squad 1973 Group Stage310235Squad 1974Did not qualify 1975 Group Stage310233Squad 1976Did not qualify 1977 Group Stage311124Squad 1978Did not qualify 1979 1980 1981 1982 Group Stage300327Squad 1983 Group Stage312021Squad 1984Third place play-off521297Squad 1986Did not qualify 1988 1990Quarter-final210113Squad 1992Did not qualify 1993 1994 1995 1996Group Stage302112Squad 1997 Third place play-off411256Squad 1998Champions421194Squad 1999Third place play-off411256Squad 2000Did not qualify 2001UEFA European Under-19 Championship 2002Third place play-off420268Squad 2003Did not qualify 2004 2005Did not qualify (Elite round) 2006 2007 2008Did not qualify 2009Did not qualify (Elite round) 2010 2011Semi-final411238Squad 2012Did not qualify (Elite round) 2013 2014 2015 2016Did not qualify 2017Did not qualify (Elite round) 2018 2019Semi-final411237Squad 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022Did not qualify (Elite round) 2023 2024Did not qualify 2025Did not qualify (Elite round) 2026Did not qualify 2027To be determined
Achievements
The Republic won the UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship in Cyprus in 1998 and that remains their best performance to date.
U-18 European Championship in 1998 – 1st place (Coach Brian Kerr)
In July 2011 Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team reached the semi-finals of the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship held in Romania where they were eliminated by Spain.
Honours UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Under-19 era, 2002–present Champions (0): Runner-up (0): Third Place (0): Fourth Place (1): 2002 Semi-Finalist (1): 2011, 2019 Under-18 era, 1957–2001 Champions (1): 1998 Runner-up (0): Third Place (1): 1999 Fourth Place (2): 1984, 1997
FIFA U-20 World Cup Champions (0): Runner-up (0): Third Place (1): 1997 Fourth Place (0):
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
Players Current squad Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible for the 2027 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification campaign.
The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against England, Faroe Islands, Qatar and Slovenia on 25, 28 September, 1 & 3 October 2026 respectively.
Caps and goals updated as of 4 October 2026, after the game vs Slovenia.
Players in Bold have been capped at senior level
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-19 squad and remain eligible:
U21 With U21 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.
Coaching staff
+Head CoachesNameTenureBrian Kerr1997–2003Sean McCaffrey2003–2010Paul Doolin2010–2016 Tom Mohan 2016–2026John Cotter2026–present
Head-to-head record The following table shows Republic of Ireland's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. OpponentWin %Total Records
Top Goals: Sam Byrne & Adam Rooney 11 Goals
Youngest Goal Scorer: Sean Moore 16 years 07 months 06 days vs Faroe Islands (2023) Biggest Win: 13-0 vs Gibraltar (2019) Biggest Defeat: 0-5 vs Spain (2011) Youngest Player: Sam Curtis 15 years 11 months 10 days vs Montenegro (2021)
See also European Under-19 Football Championship Republic of Ireland men's national football team Republic of Ireland men's national under-21 football team Republic of Ireland men's national under-17 football team Republic of Ireland women's national football team Republic of Ireland women's national under-19 football team Republic of Ireland women's national under-17 football team
References
External links
U19 page on FAI website UEFA Under-19 website