Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team

Republic of Ireland Under-19
Association Football Association of Ireland
Head coach Paul Doolin
First colours
Second colours
UEFA U-19 Championship
Appearances 20 (first in 1948)
Best result Winner: 1998

The Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team, is the national under-19 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-19 Football Championship.

The team has competed in several championships.

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):
    • Under-18 era, 1957–2001
Champions (1): 1998
Runner-up (0):

Results and fixtures

2015 UEFA European Under–19 Football Championship qualification

First round

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 2 1 0 16 2 +14 7 Elite round
2  Republic of Ireland (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3  Malta 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4  Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Switzerland  8–0 Gibraltar
Dominguez  32'
Oberlin  39', 45', 56'
Turkes  41', 45+3'
Zakaria  58'
João Oliveira  65'		 Report
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Malta
Stokes  17' Report
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Republic of Ireland 4–1 Gibraltar
Grego-Cox  3'
Stokes  32', 68'
Jolley  43' (o.g.)		 Report Consigliero  37'
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Malta 1–7  Switzerland
Guillaumier  8' Report Hunziker  27', 33', 63', 76', 77'
Pagliuca  58'
Elvedi  71'
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Gibraltar 1–3 Malta
J. Coombes  52' (pen.) Report Friggieri  43'
Degabriele  59'
Guillaumier  86'
Graun Park, Tramore
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

Elite Round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H, Q) 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7 Final tournament
2  Slovakia (E) 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5
3  Czech Republic (E) 3 1 0 2 1 9 −8 3
4  Republic of Ireland (E) 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Slovakia 1–1 Germany
Vestenický  90+3' Report Christiansen  19'
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Czech Republic
Report Schick  66'
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Germany 3–2 Republic of Ireland
Amiri  52'
Cueto  82'
Föhrenbach  90+2'		 Report Hallahan  58'
Coustrain  72'
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Republic of Ireland 2–2 Slovakia
Manning  77' (pen.)
Coustrain  90+1'		 Report Vavro  12'
Čmelík  44'
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Czech Republic 0–6 Germany
Report Sané  20', 64'
Rizzo  27'
Christiansen  47'
Cueto  67'
Amiri  86' (pen.)
FC-Astoria Stadion, Walldorf

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible for the next UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

No. Name DOB Club Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Mark Travers18 May 1999England Bournemouth6 (0)
Brian Maher1 November 2000Republic of Ireland St. Pat's1 (0)
Defenders
Tyreke Wilson2 December 1999England Manchester City10 (0)
Canice Carroll26 January 1999England Oxford United9 (0)
Dara O'Shea4 March 1999England Hereford (on loan from West Brom)6 (0)
Lee O'Connor28 July 2000England Manchester United5 (1)
Jordan Doherty29 August 2000England Sheffield United4 (1)
Rian O'Sullivan4 June 1999England Brighton3 (0)
James Finnerty1 February 1999England Aston Villa0 (0)
Midfielders
Daniel McKenna12 December 1999Republic of Ireland Bray (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)10 (0)
Thomas O'Connor21 April 1999England Southampton6 (0)
Kian Flanagan29 August 1999England Crystal Palace3 (0)
Callum Nicell30 October 1999England Leeds0 (0)
Stephen Mallon7 February 1999England Sheffield United0 (0)
Rowan Roache9 February 2000England Blackpool0 (0) Ryan Johanssonn15 February 2001Germany Bayern Munich0 (0)
Conor Coventry25 March 2000England West Ham0 (0)
Forwards
Jonathan Afolabi14 January 2000England Southampton5 (2)
Michael Obafemi6 July 2000England Southampton2 (0)
Aaron Connolly28 January 2000England Brighton1 (0)
Aaron Dobbs6 January 1999Republic of Ireland Wexford (on loan from Shamrock Rovers)0 (0)

List of previous championship finals appearances

CompetitionHost CountryTournament WinnerFinished
1948 FIFA Youth Tournament England England5th
1953 FIFA Youth Tournament Belgium HungaryQuarterfinals
1954 FIFA Youth Tournament West Germany SpainGroup stage (16th)
1964 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Netherlands EnglandGroup stage
1965 UEFA European Under-18 Championship West Germany East GermanyQuarterfinals
1972 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Spain EnglandGroup stage
1973 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Italy EnglandGroup stage
1975 UEFA European Under-18 Championship  Switzerland EnglandGroup stage
1977 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Belgium BelgiumGroup stage
1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Finland ScotlandGroup stage
1983 UEFA European Under-18 Championship England FranceGroup stage
1984 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Soviet Union Hungary4th
1990 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Hungary Soviet UnionQuarterfinals (5th)
1996 UEFA European Under-18 Championship France
 Luxembourg		 FranceGroup stage
1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Iceland France4th
1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Cyprus Republic of IrelandWinners
1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Sweden Portugal3rd
2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Norway Spain4th
2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Romania SpainSemi-finals

See also

References

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