Association | Irish Football Association (IFA) | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Tanya Oxtoby [1] | ||
Captain | Marissa Callaghan | ||
Most caps | Julie Nelson (125) | ||
Top scorer | Rachel Furness (38) | ||
FIFA code | NIR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 46 ![]() | ||
Highest | 45 (March – June 2023) | ||
Lowest | 85 (June 2005) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 30 June 1973) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Skopje, North Macedonia; 25 November 2021) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Clydebank, Scotland, 23 November 1974) ![]() ![]() (Blackburn, England, 16 March 1986) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2022 ) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2022) |
The Northern Ireland women's national football team represents Northern Ireland in international women's football. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, FIFA statutes permit Northern Ireland as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.
The team were the lowest UEFA-ranked team (27th) [3] to qualify for the European Championships Finals in England in 2022.
In September 2021 it was announced that the senior women's team would be adopting a full-time professional set up ahead of Euro 2022. [4]
The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
14 July Friendly | Scotland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Dundee, Scotland |
19:35 UTC+1 | Source | Stadium: Kilmac Stadium |
18 July Friendly | Czech Republic ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Opava, Czech Republic |
19:30 UTC+2 | Source | Stadium: Stadion v Městských sadech Attendance: 778 Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland) |
23 September UEFA Women's Nations League | Republic of Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
13:00 UTC+1 | Source | Stadium: Aviva Stadium Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria) |
26 September UEFA Women's Nations League | Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Belfast |
--:-- | Wade ![]() | Source | Stadium: Seaview Stadium Referee: Zulema González (Spain) |
27 October UEFA Women's Nations League | Hungary ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Győr, Hungary |
--:-- 18:15 | Source | Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion Attendance: 332 Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania) |
31 October UEFA Women's Nations League | Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Belfast |
20:00 (19:00 GMT) |
| Source |
| Stadium: Seaview Stadium Attendance: 948 Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia) |
1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Albania ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Tirana, Albania |
Report | Stadium: Arena Kombëtare |
5 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | Belfast |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park |
23 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches | Montenegro ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Podgorica |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium |
27 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches | Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–1 (3–1 agg.) | ![]() | Belfast |
20:00 (19:00 GMT) | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park | ||
Note: Northern Ireland won 3–1 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues. |
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Belfast |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy) |
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Zenica |
Report | Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland) |
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | Portugal ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Leiria |
21:45 (20:45 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 10,017 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Lurgan |
20:00 (19:00 UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany) |
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Malta ![]() | v | ![]() | Ta' Qali |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium |
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Northern Ireland ![]() | v | ![]() | Belfast |
19:00 (18:00 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Windsor Park |
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Shannon Turner | 8 September 1997 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
GK | Rachael Norney | 18 June 2004 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
GK | Lilie Woods | 29 August 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Kelsie Burrows | 22 February 2001 | 13 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Ellie Mason | 16 February 1996 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Sarah McFadden | 23 May 1987 | 104 | 9 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Rachel Furness | 19 June 1988 | 95 | 38 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Danielle Maxwell | 9 April 2002 | 9 | 2 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Emily Wilson | 26 August 2001 | 21 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Caitlin McGuinness | 30 August 2002 | 18 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Kirsty McGuinness | 4 November 1994 | 57 | 14 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
Notes:
Most caps
| Most goals
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Simone Magill holds the world record for the fastest international goal in women's football. Previously, US forward Alex Morgan had held the record at twelve seconds. Magill achieved an eleven-second goal against Georgia at the start of a European Qualifying match on 3 June 2016. The goal marks the fastest ever international goal by any national Northern Irish team – male or female. [9]
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
![]() | Did not qualify | UEFA EURO 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | UEFA EURO 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | ||||||||||
![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | |||||||||||
![]() | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 19 | −16 | |||||||||||
![]() | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | −23 | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | |||||||||||
![]() | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 0/10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 58 | 89 | −31 |
UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 21 | |||||||
![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | ||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | |||||||
![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
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![]() | Did not qualify | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | |||||||
![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | ||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 18 | |
![]() | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
Total | 1/13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 62 | 160 |
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