Northern Ireland national futsal team

Northern Ireland
Nickname(s)	Green and White Army
Association	Irish Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Stuart Cook
Captain	Adam Barr
Most caps	Adam Barr (31)
Top scorer	Connor Millar (19)
FIFA code	NIR
FIFA ranking	108
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Wales 7–1 Northern Ireland ; (Cardiff, Wales; 2 December 2016)
Biggest win
	Northern Ireland 8–1 Gibraltar ; (Newry, Northern Ireland; 10 January 2020)
Biggest defeat
	England 16–1 Northern Ireland ; (Cardiff, Wales; 3 December 2016)
Home Nations Championship
Appearances	12
Best result	Scotland 3–5 Northern Ireland ; (Burton-on-Trent, England; 1st December 2019)

Last updated May 05, 2024

The Northern Ireland national futsal team represents Northern Ireland during international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the UEFA Futsal Euro. The team is governed by the Irish Football Association.

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record								Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter							Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2021	Did not qualify							Group H 4th place	3	0	0	3	6	25
2024	Did not qualify							Group D 4th place	3	0	1	2	7	12
Total	0/10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2/10	6	0	1	5	13	37

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Euro record								Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not enter							Did not enter
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022	Did not qualify							Group E 4th place	3	0	0	3	5	16
2026	Did not qualify							Group A 4th place	3	0	0	3	5	8
Total	0/13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2/13	6	0	0	6	10	24

Home Nations Championship

Home Nations Championship Record
Year	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
Wales 2016	3	0	0	3	4	31	-27
Scotland 2017	3	0	0	3	2	17	-15
Northern Ireland 2018	3	1	0	2	7	7	0
England 2019	3	1	0	2	12	18	-6
Total	12	2	0	10	25	73	-48

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifying matches against Andorra, Cyprus and Estonia on 9, 10 and 12 April 2024 respectively.^[4]^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Matthew McErlain	(1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 29)	Sparta Belfast
19	1 GK	Philip Irvine	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33)	World United

2	2 DF	John Gibson	(1995-12-09) 9 December 1995 (age 28)	Sparta Belfast
4	2 DF	Adam Barr (captain)	(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32)	Bolton Futsal Club
8	2 DF	Scott Gunn	(1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29)	Bolton Futsal Club
11	2 DF	Darius Roohi	(1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 25)	Sparta Belfast
12	2 DF	Declan Starrs	(2004-11-08) 8 November 2004 (age 19)	Bloomsbury Futsal

3	4 FW	Caolan Dobney	(2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 20)	Loughborough Students
5	4 FW	Danny Stapleton	(1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27)	Manchester Futsal Club
6	4 FW	Ryan McMenemy	(2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 21)	Sparta Belfast
7	4 FW	Conor Kernohan	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 25)	Bolton Futsal Club
9	4 FW	Christopher Donnelly	(1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 (age 34)	Futsal Escocia
10	4 FW	Connor Millar	(1991-09-12) 12 September 1991 (age 32)	Bloomsbury Futsal
14	4 FW	Josh Lowry	(1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31)	Sparta Belfast

Northern Ireland Futsal Matches

Opponent	H / A	Date	Competition	Score	Result	Scorers	Venue
Wales	Away	02-12-2016	Home Nations Championship	7–1	Loss	Michael O’Hehir	House of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
England	Away	03-12-2016	Home Nations Championship	16–1	Loss	Conor Glenholmes	House of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
Scotland	Away	04-12-2016	Home Nations Championship	8–2	Loss	Conor Glenholmes, Chris Donnelly	House of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
San Marino	Away	13-05-2017	Friendly International	2–1	Loss	Conor Glenholmes	Multieventi Sport Domus Ore, San Marino
San Marino	Away	14-05-2017	Friendly International	0–1	Win	Ciaran Donaghy	Multieventi Sport Domus Ore, San Marino
Gibraltar	Away	24-11-2017	Friendly International	6–5	Loss	Jack Magee, Connor Millar x 2, Conor Glenholmes x 2	Tercentenary Sportshall, Gibraltar
Gibraltar	Away	25-11-2017	Friendly International	3–1	Loss	Craig Taylor	Tercentenary Sportshall, Gibraltar
Scotland	Away	01-12-2017	Home Nations Championship	4–1	Loss	Conor Glenholmes	Oriam, Edinburgh, Scotland
England	Away	02-12-2017	Home Nations Championship	5-1	Loss	Jordan Wilson	Oriam, Edinburgh, Scotland
Wales	Away	03-12-2017	Home Nations Championship	8-0	Loss	N/A	Oriam, Edinburgh, Scotland
Scotland	Home	22-06-2018	Friendly International	6–8	Loss	Jack Magee, Adam Barr, Conor Glenholmes, Craig Taylor, Connor Millar, Danny Stapleton	Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
Scotland	Home	23-06-2018	Friendly International	6–6	Draw	Jack Magee x 2, Brendan Shannon, Connor Millar x 2, Craig Taylor	Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
Malta	Away	26-10-2018	Friendly International	1–2	Win	Adam Barr, Craig Taylor	Malta
Malta	Away	27-10-2018	Friendly International	4–1	Loss	Ciaran Donaghy	Malta
Scotland	Home	30-11-2018	Home Nations Championship	2–6	Loss	Connor Millar, Jack Magee	Newry Leisure Centre, Nerwy, Northern Ireland
Wales	Home	01-12-2018	Home Nations Championship	2–0	Win	Darius Roohi, Jack Magee	Newry Leisure Centre, Nerwy, Northern Ireland
England	Home	02-12-2018	Home Nations Championship	1–3	Loss	Conor Glenholmes	Newry Leisure Centre, Nerwy, Northern Ireland
Malta	Home	18-01-2019	Friendly International	4–2	Win	Craig Taylor, James Gould, Connor Millar x 2	Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
Malta	Home	19-01-2019	Friendly International	1–3	Loss	Connor Millar	Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
Finland	Away	30-01-2019	FIFA 2020 World Cup Prelim Rd	9–1	Loss	Connor Millar	FMF Futsal Arena, Ciorescu, Moldova
Moldova	Away	31-01-2019	FIFA 2020 World Cup Prelim Rd	13–3	Loss	Scott Gunn, Connor Millar x 2	FMF Futsal Arena, Ciorescu, Moldova
Wales	Away	02-02-2019	FIFA 2020 World Cup Prelim Rd	3–2	Loss	Conor Glenholmes, John Gibson	FMF Futsal Arena, Ciorescu, Moldova
Wales	Away	29-11-2019	Home Nations Championship	9-3	Loss	Adam Barr, Scott Gunn, Connor Millar	St Georges Park, Burton on Trent, England
England	Away	30-11-2019	Home Nations Championship	6-4	Loss	Ryan Dabbs, Craig Taylor x 2, Connor Millar	St Georges Park, Burton on Trent, England
Scotland	Away	01-12-2019	Home Nations Championship	3-5	Win	Craig Taylor, Adam Barr, Josh Lowry x 2, Ryan Dabbs	St Georges Park, Burton on Trent, England
Gibraltar	Home	10-01-2020	Friendly International	8–1	Win	Conor Glenholmes x 3, Scott Gunn x 2, Craig Taylor, Adam Barr, Ryan Dabbs	Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
Gibraltar	Home	12-01-2020	Friendly International	3–4	Loss	Craig Taylor x 2, Connor Millar	Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
Hungary	Away	29-01-2020	UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifiers Prelim Rd	7-2	Loss	Craig Taylor, Connor Millar	Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania
Lithuania	Away	30-01-2020	UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifiers Prelim Rd	5-1	Loss	Chris Donnelly	Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania
Turkey	Away	01-02-2020	UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifiers Prelim Rd	4-2	Loss	Scott Gunn x 2	Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania
Israel	Away	05-04-2022	FIFA 2024 World Cup Prelim Rd	3–3	Draw	Connor Millar X 3	Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania

Head Coaches

As of February 2022

Head Coach	Northern Ireland Career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Jonathan Michael	2016–2022	33	6	2	25	18

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References

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↑ "Northern Ireland set to make history in futsal clash against Finland". IFA.
↑ "Northern Ireland men's futsal squad for stage one of Euro qualifiers revealed". IFA.
↑ "Men's futsal squad for Euro qualifiers revealed". The Irish FA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
↑ "Northern Ireland Squad". UEFA . Retrieved 3 May 2024.

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[2] "Northern Ireland set to make history in futsal clash against Finland". IFA.

[3] "Northern Ireland men's futsal squad for stage one of Euro qualifiers revealed". IFA.

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