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Northern Ireland national under-17 football team

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.

Competitive record

UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Current Coaching Staff

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 elite round games against Spain, Turkiye and Scotland on 15 March, 18 March and 21 March 2026 respectively.

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible.

See also

References

External links