Northern Ireland at the UEFA European Championship

Northern Ireland have only qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2016 edition. They directly qualified as group winners, and were already secured of qualification after the penultimate matchday.[1] For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 4.[2]

Summary table
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1960 Did not enter Did not enter
1964 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 2
1968 6 1 1 4 2 8
1972 6 2 2 2 10 6
1976 6 3 0 3 8 5
1980 8 4 1 3 8 14
1984 8 5 1 2 8 5
1988 6 1 1 4 2 10
1992 8 2 3 3 11 11
1996 10 5 2 3 20 15
2000 8 1 2 5 4 19
2004 8 0 3 5 0 8
2008 12 6 2 4 17 14
2012 10 2 3 5 9 13
2016 Round of 16 16th 4 1 0 3 2 3 10 6 3 1 16 8
2020 To be determined 8 4 1 3 9 13
2024 To be determined
Total Round of 16 1/15 4 1 0 3 2 3 118 44 26 48 129 151
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Euro 2016
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Northern Ireland announced their squad on 28 May.[3]

Manager: Michael O'Neill

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Michael McGovern (1984-07-12)12 July 1984 (aged 31) 11 0 Hamilton Academical
2 2DF Conor McLaughlin (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 24) 18 0 Fleetwood Town
3 3MF Shane Ferguson (1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (aged 24) 25 1 Millwall
4 2DF Gareth McAuley (1979-12-05)5 December 1979 (aged 36) 61 7 West Bromwich Albion
5 2DF Jonny Evans (1988-01-03)3 January 1988 (aged 28) 49 1 West Bromwich Albion
6 2DF Chris Baird (1982-02-25)25 February 1982 (aged 34) 78 0 Fulham
7 3MF Niall McGinn (1987-07-20)20 July 1987 (aged 28) 42 2 Aberdeen
8 3MF Steven Davis (captain) (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 31) 83 8 Southampton
9 4FW Will Grigg (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 24) 8 1 Wigan Athletic
10 4FW Kyle Lafferty (1987-09-16)16 September 1987 (aged 28) 51 17 Birmingham City
11 4FW Conor Washington (1992-05-18)18 May 1992 (aged 24) 4 2 Queens Park Rangers
12 1GK Roy Carroll (1977-09-30)30 September 1977 (aged 38) 44 0 Notts County
13 3MF Corry Evans (1990-07-30)30 July 1990 (aged 25) 34 1 Blackburn Rovers
14 3MF Stuart Dallas (1991-04-19)19 April 1991 (aged 25) 13 1 Leeds United
15 2DF Luke McCullough (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 22) 5 0 Doncaster Rovers
16 3MF Oliver Norwood (1991-04-12)12 April 1991 (aged 25) 34 0 Reading
17 2DF Paddy McNair (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 (aged 21) 9 0 Manchester United
18 2DF Aaron Hughes (1979-11-08)8 November 1979 (aged 36) 100 1 Melbourne City
19 3MF Jamie Ward (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 30) 22 2 Nottingham Forest
20 2DF Craig Cathcart (1989-02-06)6 February 1989 (aged 27) 28 2 Watford
21 4FW Josh Magennis (1990-05-15)15 May 1990 (aged 26) 19 1 Kilmarnock
22 2DF Lee Hodson (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 24) 16 0 Milton Keynes Dons
23 1GK Alan Mannus (1982-05-19)19 May 1982 (aged 34) 8 0 St Johnstone

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase
2  Poland 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7[lower-alpha 1]
3  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

Poland vs Northern Ireland
Poland 1–0 Northern Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 33,742[4]
Poland[5]
Northern Ireland[5]
GK1Wojciech Szczęsny
RB20Łukasz Piszczek 89'
CB15Kamil Glik
CB2Michał Pazdan
LB3Artur Jędrzejczyk
RM16Jakub Błaszczykowski 80'
CM10Grzegorz Krychowiak
CM5Krzysztof Mączyński 78'
LM21Bartosz Kapustka 65' 88'
SS7Arkadiusz Milik
CF9Robert Lewandowski (c)
Substitutions:
MF6Tomasz Jodłowiec 78'
MF11Kamil Grosicki 80'
MF17Sławomir Peszko 88'
Manager:
Adam Nawałka
GK1Michael McGovern
RB2Conor McLaughlin
CB20Craig Cathcart 69'
CB5Jonny Evans
LB4Gareth McAuley
RWB17Paddy McNair 46'
LWB3Shane Ferguson 66'
RM16Oliver Norwood
CM8Steven Davis (c)
LM6Chris Baird 76'
CF10Kyle Lafferty
Substitutions:
MF14Stuart Dallas 46'
FW11Conor Washington 66'
MF19Jamie Ward 76'
Manager:
Michael O'Neill

Man of the Match:
Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland)[6]

Assistant referees:[7]
Octavian Șovre (Romania)
Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Additional assistant referees:
Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Ukraine vs Northern Ireland
Ukraine 0–2 Northern Ireland
Report
Attendance: 51,043[8]
Ukraine[9]
Northern Ireland[9]
GK12Andriy Pyatov
RB17Artem Fedetskyi
CB3Yevhen Khacheridi
CB20Yaroslav Rakitskiy
LB13Vyacheslav Shevchuk (c)
CM16Serhiy Sydorchuk 67' 76'
CM6Taras Stepanenko
RW7Andriy Yarmolenko
AM9Viktor Kovalenko 83'
LW10Yevhen Konoplyanka
CF11Yevhen Seleznyov 40' 71'
Substitutions:
FW8Roman Zozulya 71'
MF19Denys Harmash 76'
MF21Oleksandr Zinchenko 83'
Manager:
Mykhaylo Fomenko
GK1Michael McGovern
RB18Aaron Hughes
CB20Craig Cathcart
CB4Gareth McAuley
LB5Jonny Evans 90+4'
RM19Jamie Ward 63' 69'
CM13Corry Evans 90+3'
CM8Steven Davis (c)
CM16Oliver Norwood
LM14Stuart Dallas 87'
CF11Conor Washington 84'
Substitutions:
MF7Niall McGinn 69'
FW21Josh Magennis 84'
DF17Paddy McNair 90+3'
Manager:
Michael O'Neill

Man of the Match:
Gareth McAuley (Northern Ireland)[10]

Assistant referees:[7]
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Tomáš Mokrusch (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Additional assistant referees:
Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic)
Michal Paták (Czech Republic)
Reserve assistant referee:
Damianos Efthymiadis (Greece)

Northern Ireland vs Germany
Northern Ireland 0–1 Germany
Report
Attendance: 44,125[11]
Northern Ireland[12]
Germany[12]
GK1Michael McGovern
RB18Aaron Hughes
CB4Gareth McAuley
CB20Craig Cathcart
LB5Jonny Evans
DM8Steven Davis (c)
CM13Corry Evans 84'
CM16Oliver Norwood
RW19Jamie Ward 70'
LW14Stuart Dallas
CF11Conor Washington 59'
Substitutions:
FW10Kyle Lafferty 59'
FW21Josh Magennis 70'
MF7Niall McGinn 84'
Manager:
Michael O'Neill
GK1Manuel Neuer (c)
RB21Joshua Kimmich
CB17Jérôme Boateng 76'
CB5Mats Hummels
LB3Jonas Hector
CM6Sami Khedira 69'
CM18Toni Kroos
RW8Mesut Özil
AM13Thomas Müller
LW19Mario Götze 55'
CF23Mario Gómez
Substitutions:
MF9André Schürrle 55'
MF7Bastian Schweinsteiger 69'
DF4Benedikt Höwedes 76'
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Man of the Match:
Mesut Özil (Germany)[13]

Assistant referees:[7]
Frédéric Cano (France)
Nicolas Danos (France)
Fourth official:
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Additional assistant referees:
Benoît Bastien (France)
Fredy Fautrel (France)
Reserve assistant referee:
Robert Vukan (Slovenia)

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16

Wales vs Northern Ireland
Wales 1–0 Northern Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 44,342[14]
Wales[15]
Northern Ireland[15]
GK1Wayne Hennessey
CB5James Chester
CB6Ashley Williams (c)
CB4Ben Davies
RM2Chris Gunter
CM7Joe Allen
CM16Joe Ledley 63'
CM10Aaron Ramsey 90+4'
LM3Neil Taylor 58'
CF18Sam Vokes 55'
CF11Gareth Bale
Substitutions:
FW9Hal Robson-Kanu 55'
MF20Jonny Williams 63'
Manager:
Chris Coleman
GK1Michael McGovern
RB18Aaron Hughes
CB4Gareth McAuley 84'
CB20Craig Cathcart
LB5Jonny Evans
CM8Steven Davis (c) 67'
CM13Corry Evans
CM16Oliver Norwood 79'
RW19Jamie Ward 69'
LW14Stuart Dallas 44'
CF10Kyle Lafferty
Substitutions:
FW11Conor Washington 69'
MF7Niall McGinn 79'
FW21Josh Magennis 84'
Manager:
Michael O'Neill

Man of the Match:
Gareth Bale (Wales)[16]

Assistant referees:[7]
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Stephen Child (England)
Fourth official:
Felix Brych (Germany)
Additional assistant referees:
Michael Oliver (England)
Craig Pawson (England)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mark Borsch (Germany)

See also

References
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  2. "UEFA Euro 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. "Northern Ireland announce Euro 2016 Squad". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. "Full Time Summary – Poland v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. "Tactical Line-ups – Poland v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. Harrison, Wayne (12 June 2016). "Poland defeat Northern Irish for first EURO win". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. "Who is the referee? UEFA EURO 2016 appointments". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  8. "Full Time Summary – Ukraine v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  9. "Tactical Line-ups – Ukraine v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  10. Burke, Chris (16 June 2016). "McAuley heads Northern Ireland to victory". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  11. "Full Time Summary – Northern Ireland v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  12. "Tactical Line-ups – Northern Ireland v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  13. James, Andy (21 June 2016). "Gomez guarantees top spot for Germany". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  14. "Full Time Summary – Wales v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  15. "Tactical Line-ups – Wales v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  16. Foulerton, Jim (25 June 2016). "McAuley agony as Wales reach last eight". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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