Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team

Republic of Ireland Under-21

Association

Football Association of Ireland (FAI)

Head coach

Noel King

Most caps

Shane Duffy (20)

Top scorer

Robbie Brady (7)

First colours

Second colours

First international

Rep. Ireland U21 1–1 Northern Ireland U21

(Dublin; 8 March 1978)

Biggest win

Rep. Ireland U21 5–0 Estonia U21

(Tallaght Stadium, Dublin; 10 August 2010)

Biggest defeat

Germany U21 8–0 Rep. Ireland

(Baunatal; 23 March 1993)

UEFA U-21 Championship

Appearances

None

The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-21 Football Championship and has competed since 1978.

Competitive Record

As a European U21 team, the Republic of Ireland compete for the European Championship, with the finals every odd-numbered year, formerly even-numbered years. There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. For the first five (1978–1986) European Under-21 Football Championships, Ireland did not enter but in 1988 they entered for the first time but failed to qualify.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record									UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not enter								–	–	–	–	–	–

1980									–	–	–	–	–	–

1982									–	–	–	–	–	–

1984	–	–	–	–	–	–

1986	–	–	–	–	–	–

1988	Did not qualify								4	0	2	2	3	7
1990	Did not enter								–	–	–	–	–	–

1992	Did not qualify								6	1	0	5	5	14
1994									8	1	1	6	7	20
1996									8	2	2	4	7	9
1998									8	3	0	5	11	7
2000									8	4	2	2	13	12
2002									8	4	1	3	10	7
2004									8	2	2	4	8	11
2006									8	1	2	5	10	14
2007								2	1	0	1	2	1
2009								8	1	2	5	4	14
2011								10	1	4	5	5	11
2013								8	4	1	3	15	10
2015								8	2	2	4	10	12
Total	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0	102	27	21	54	116	153

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Results and fixtures 2013–2015

2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Main article: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Qualification

Main article: 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 6

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	8	6	2	0	25	5	+20	20	Play-offs
2	Romania	8	3	3	2	14	19	−5	12
3	Montenegro	8	3	2	3	12	11	+1	11
4	Republic of Ireland	8	2	2	4	10	12	−2	8
5	Faroe Islands	8	1	1	6	9	23	−14	4

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

14 August 2013	Faroe Islands	1–4	Republic of Ireland	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands
18:30 (UTC)	Sørensen 13'	Report	Carruthers 23' Doherty 68', 88' O'Brien 90'	Referee: Petr Ardeleanu (Czech Republic)

9 September 2013	Republic of Ireland	0–4	Germany	Showgrounds, Sligo, Republic of Ireland
19:45 (UTC)		Report	Leitner 12' Volland 22', 24' Hofmann 84'	Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Croatia)

11 October 2013	Romania	0–0	Republic of Ireland	Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamț, Romania
19:30 (UTC+2)		Report		Referee: Yuriy Mozharovskyy (Ukraine)

15 October 2013	Republic of Ireland	0–1	Romania	Showgrounds, Sligo, Republic of Ireland
15:00 (UTC)		Report	Martin 54'	Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)

15 November 2013	Republic of Ireland	5–2	Faroe Islands	Showgrounds, Sligo, Republic of Ireland
15:45 (UTC)	Carruthers 17' O'Brien 20', 42' Grealish 25' Forde 39'	Report	Zachariasen 26', 37' (pen.)	Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

19 November 2013	Montenegro	0–0	Republic of Ireland	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro
17:00 (UTC+1)		Report		Referee: Vladimir Vnuk (Slovakia)

5 March 2014	Republic of Ireland	1–2	Montenegro	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
15:00 (UTC)	Doherty 11'	Report	Đorđević 75' Mugoša 77'	Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Switzerland)

5 September 2014	Germany	2–0	Republic of Ireland	Erdgas Sportpark, Halle, Germany
18:00 (UTC+2)	P. Hofmann 47' J. Hofmann 50'	Report		Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Friendly matches

6 February 2013	Republic of Ireland	3–0	Netherlands	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:30 UTC+1	O'Brien 10', 37' Forde 57' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Mervyn Smith (Northern Ireland)

25 March 2013	Republic of Ireland	1–2	Portugal	Oriel Park, Dundalk, Republic of Ireland
19:30 UTC+1	Doherty 71'	Report		Referee: Mark Whitby (Football Association of Wales)

31 May 2013	Denmark	0–0	Republic of Ireland	Billund, Denmark
19:30 UTC+1		Report

24 May 2014	Republic of Ireland	1–1	Qatar	New Tivoli, Aachen, Germany
19:00 UTC+2	Watkins-Clark 90+2'	Report	Ahmed Alaaeldin 32'

9 October 2014	Norway	4–1	Republic of Ireland	Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen, Norway
	Elyounoussi 27' Berisha 33' Strand 53' Hansen 56'	Report	Browne 76' (pen.)

15 November 2014	United States	1–0	Republic of Ireland	San Pedro Stadium, Marbella, Spain
	Yomba 13'	Report

17 November 2014	Russia	2–2	Republic of Ireland	Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain
	Morgunov 65' Sheydayev 77'	Report	Rea 5' Connolly 47'

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 1994 are eligible for the next UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

The following players were named in the squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying matches against Italy on 26 March 2016 Slovenia on 28 March 2016.^[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 17 November 2014.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Danny Rogers	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994	9	0	Falkirk (On loan from Aberdeen)
16	1GK	Ian Lawlor	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994	4	0	Bury (On loan from Man City)

3	2DF	Jack Connors	(1994-10-24) 24 October 1994	14	0	Boreham Wood (On loan from Dagenham & Redbridge)
12	2DF	Shane Griffin	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994	11	0	Reading
17	2DF	Seán Long	(1995-05-02) 2 May 1995	10	1	Braintree(On loan from Reading)
4	2DF	Glen Rea	(1994-09-03) 3 September 1994	9	1	Luton Town(On loan from Brighton)
2	2DF	Brian Lenihan	(1994-06-08) 8 June 1994	5	0	Hull City
13	2DF	Seán Hoare	(1994-03-15) 15 March 1994	4	0	St Patrick's Athletic
5	2DF	Niall Keown	(1995-04-05) 5 April 1995	1	0	Reading

6	3MF	Darragh Lenihan	(1994-03-16) 16 March 1994	13	0	Blackburn Rovers
11	3MF	Callum O'Dowda	(1995-04-23) 23 April 1995	9	1	Oxford United
10	3MF	Jack Byrne	(1996-04-24) 24 April 1996	9	0	SC Cambuur (On loan from Man City)
7	3MF	Harry Charsley	(1996-11-01) 1 November 1996	4	0	Everton
8	3MF	Kevin O'Connor	(1995-05-07) 7 May 1995	2	0	Cork City
15	3MF	Brandon Miele	(1994-08-28) 28 August 1994	2	0	Shamrock Rovers

9	4FW	Conor Wilkinson	(1995-01-23) 23 January 1995	12	2	Portsmouth(On loan from Bolton)
14	4FW	Sean Maguire	(1994-05-01) 1 May 1994	9	1	Cork City
18	4FW	Josh Barrett	(1998-06-21) 21 June 1998	0	0	Reading

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Eric Grimes	(1995-02-04) 4 February 1995	4	0	Leeds United	v. Norway, 18 November 2015

DF	Tommie Hoban	(1994-01-24) 24 January 1994	7	1	Watford	v. Italy, 24 March 2016 ^INJ
DF	Lee Desmond	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995	3	0	St Patrick's Athletic	v. Norway, 18 November 2015
DF	Pierce Sweeney	(1994-09-11) 11 September 1994	3	0	Reading	v. Andorra, 26 March 2015 ^INJ
DF	Bradley Garmston	(1994-01-18) 18 January 1994	4	0	Gillingham	v. Andorra, 26 March 2015 ^INJ
DF	Mason Watkins-Clark	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995	4	1	Stoke City	v. United States, 15 November 2014
DF	Eoghan O'Connell	(1995-08-13) 13 August 1995	2	0	Cork City(On loan from Celtic)	v. United States, 15 November 2014
DF	Bradley Lewis	(1995-01-24) 24 January 1995	1	0	Halesowen Town	v. Qatar, 24 May 2014

MF	Alan Browne	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995	11	3	Preston North End	v. Italy, 24 March 2016 ^INJ
MF	Josh Cullen	(1996-04-07) 7 April 1996	5	1	Bradford City (On loan from West Ham)	v. Italy, 24 March 2016 ^INJ
MF	Kenny McEvoy	(1994-09-04) 4 September 1994	7	0	York City	v. Italy, 24 March 2016 ^INJ
MF	Dylan Connolly	(1995-05-02) 2 May 1995	10	1	Bray Wanderers	v. Italy, 24 March 2016 ^PRE
MF	Sean Kavanagh	(1994-01-24) 24 January 1994	10	2	Mansfield Town(On loan from Fulham)	v. Norway, 18 November 2015
MF	Noe Baba	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996	1	0	Birmingham	v. Norway, 18 November 2015
MF	Will Hayhurst	(1994-02-24) 24 February 1994	3	0	Notts County	v. United States, 15 November 2014
MF	Liam Kelly	(1995-11-22) 22 November 1995	1	0	Bath City(On loan from Reading)	v. United States, 15 November 2014
MF	Luke Gallagher	(1994-07-29) 29 July 1994	1	0	Drogheda United	v. Qatar, 24 May 2014

FW	Shamir Fenelon	(1994-08-03) 3 August 1994	3	0	Crawley Town	v. Italy, 24 March 2016 ^INJ
FW	Sam Byrne	(1995-07-23) 23 July 1995	2	0	Everton	v. Lithuania, 9 October 2015 ^INJ
FW	Reece Grego-Cox	(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996	3	1	Queens Park Rangers	v. Lithuania, 9 October 2015 ^INJ
FW	Matthew Hamilton	(1995-11-20) 20 November 1995	2	0	Wigan Athletic	v. Andorra, 26 March 2015 ^INJ
FW	Kieran Sadlier	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994	4	0	Sligo Rovers	v. United States, 15 November 2014
FW	Philip Roberts	(1994-04-07) 7 April 1994	1	0	Sligo Rovers	v. Norway, 9 October 2014
FW	Michael Drennan	(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994	2	0	Shamrock Rovers	v. Qatar, 24 May 2014

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

References

↑ "King names provisional U21 squad for Italy & Slovenia". FAI. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

External links

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World Cup finals	1990 1994 2002 (including Saipan incident) World Cup record

European finals	1988 2012 Euro record

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Famous matches	1949 defeat of England 1995 friendly against England 2010 FIFA World Cup play-off against France

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Without host	1970–1972 1972–1974 1974–1976

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Without host	1976–1978 1978–1980 1980–1982 1982–1984 1984–1986 1986–1988 1988–1990 1990–1992

With host	France 1994 Spain 1996 Romania 1998 Slovakia 2000 Switzerland 2002 Germany 2004 Portugal 2006 Netherlands 2007 Sweden 2009 Denmark 2011 Israel 2013 Czech Republic 2015 Poland 2017 TBA 2019

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Finals	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

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