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Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team

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 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.

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.

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

: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
: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 2027 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches against Poland, Scotland and Italy on 25, 28 and 31 March 2026; respectively in Scotland.

Caps and goals updated as of 31 March 2026, after the game vs Italy.

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-19 squad and remain eligible:

<sup>U21</sup> With U21 squad<br /> <sup>INJ</sup> Withdrew from latest squad due to injury<br /> <sup>WD</sup> Withdrew from latest squad<br /> <sup>SUS</sup> Player is suspended<br />

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the senior team.

Ireland Under 18s

Caps and goals updated as of November 2024, after the game vs Portugal.

See also

References

External links

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Republic of Ireland's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.