Northern Ireland national under-17 football team

Northern Ireland Under-17
Nickname(s) The GAWA
Norn Iron
Association Irish Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Stephen Robinson
Home stadium various
FIFA code NIR
First colours
Second colours
First international
18 September 2001 (as U17s)
Northern Ireland N. Ireland 0–3 Austria Austria FR
Biggest win
24 October 2010 (as U17s)
Northern Ireland N. Ireland 6–0 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan ECQ
Biggest defeat
2 September 2007 (as U17s)
Northern Ireland N. Ireland 0–8 Turkey Turkey MT
World Cup
Appearances None (first in -)
Best result -
European Championship
Appearances 6 (first in 1987)
Best result Group stage (6 times)

The Northern Ireland national under-17 football team (also known as Northern Ireland under-17, under-17s or U17) 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 four 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

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

  • 1985 did not enter
  • 1987–2017 did not qualify
  • 2019 TBD

UEFA Under-16 Championships

  • 1982–1985 did not enter
  • 1986 did not qualify
  • 1987 Finals – 1st round (group stage)
  • 1988–1991 did not qualify
  • 1992 Finals – 1st round (group stage)
  • 1993 Finals – 1st round (group stage)
  • 1994–1996 did not qualify
  • 1997 Finals – 1st round (group stage)
  • 1998–2001 did not qualify

UEFA Under-17 Championships

  • 2002 Qualifying stage
  • 2003 Elite stage
  • 2004 Finals – 1st round (group stage)
  • 2005 Elite stage
  • 2006 Elite stage
  • 2007 Elite stage
  • 2008 Elite stage
  • 2009 Qualifying stage
  • 2010 Elite stage
  • 2011 Elite stage
  • 2012 Qualifying stage
  • 2013 Elite stage
  • 2014 Qualifying stage
  • 2015 Elite stage
  • 2016 Qualifying stage
  • 2017 Qualifying stage
  • 2018 Qualifying stage

Coaches

Matches 2013

Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers
14 November 2013[3]
Euro U17 Qualifier
 Stangmore Park, Dungannon, Northern Ireland  Latvia
0–1
–
16 November 2013[4]
Euro U17 Qualifier
 Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Luxembourg
3–1
Adam Sally (Linfield), Jordan Thompson (Manchester United), Andy Mooney (Cliftonville)
19 November 2013[5]
Euro U17 Qualifier
 Stangmore Park, Dungannon, Northern Ireland  Turkey
0–2
–

Matches 2014

Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers
28 November[6]
Friendly
 Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Czech Republic
1–2
Seanna Foster (Sheffield Wednesday)

Current squad

For UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round – Group 9 mini tournament. (14–19 November 2013)[7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
32 4FW Shea Conaty 16 Northern Ireland Portadown
33 1GK Bradley McDonagh England Sheffield Wednesday
34 1GK Brett Long Scotland Motherwell
35 2DF Ben Hall Scotland Motherwell
36 2DF Seanna Foster England Sheffield Wednesday
37 2DF Scott Whiteside Scotland Rangers
38 2DF Connor Quigley England Liverpool
39 2DF Michael Newbury England Newcastle United
40 2DF Levi Ives England Torquay United
41 3MF Ben Kennedy England Stevenage
42 3MF Glen Law England Sheffield Wednesday
43 3MF Chris Paul England Tottenham Hotspur
44 3MF Jordan Thompson England Manchester United
45 3MF Gary Lavery Wales Cardiff City
46 3MF Stephen Fallon Wales Swansea City
47 4FW Jonathan Smith England Ipswich Town
48 4FW Calvin Kennedy England Charlton Athletic
49 4FW Adam Sally Northern Ireland Linfield
50 4FW Andy Mooney Northern Ireland Cliftonville

Other recent call-ups

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
51 1GK Sean McIlhome
52 2DF George Gray England Preston North End
53 2DF Mark Edgar Northern Ireland Bertie Peacock Youth
54 3MF Brian Martin
55 3MF Conal Crawford Northern Ireland Institute
56 3MF Declan O'Neill Northern Ireland Linfield
57 3MF Eoin Teague Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts
58 4FW Sean Mullan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IFA appoints new coaching staff".
  2. ↑ "ROBINSON ANNOUNCED AS U19 & U17 MANAGER".
  3. ↑ "NI UNDER-17 SQUAD NAMED". Irish FA. 5 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "NI UNDER-17 SQUAD NAMED". Irish FA. 5 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "NI UNDER-17 SQUAD NAMED". Irish FA. 5 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "NI UNDER-17 SQUAD NAMED". Irish FA. 21 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "NI UNDER-17 SQUAD NAMED". Irish FA. 5 November 2013.
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