Nickname(s) | The GAWA Norn Iron | ||
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Association | Irish Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Gerard Lyttle | ||
Home stadium | various | ||
FIFA code | NIR | ||
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First international | |||
Northern Ireland 0–3 Austria (Ballymena, Northern Ireland; 18 September 2001) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Northern Ireland 7–0 Luxembourg (Beggen, Luxembourg; 30 October 2019 | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Northern Ireland 0–8 Turkey (Staines, England; 2 September 2007 | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1987) | ||
Best result | Group stage (6 times) |
The Northern Ireland national under-17 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-17s or Northern Ireland U17s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-17 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team first competed as Northern Ireland under-16 before evolving into the current under-17 side when UEFA realigned their youth tournaments in 2001. They have qualified for the finals of the UEFA European Under-16 Championships five times (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1997) and for the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship once (2004). In addition to the UEFA Championships, the team also plays regular friendlies and in minor tournaments from similar age-group teams from throughout the world.
UEFA European Under-16/17 Championship Finals record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1982 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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1985 | ||||||||||||||||
1986 | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | ||||||||
1987 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
1988 | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | ||||||||
1989 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
1990 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
1991 | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | –4 | ||||||||
1992 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
1993 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
1994 | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | ||||||||
1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | |||||||||
1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
1997 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
1998 | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | ||||||||
1999 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |||||||||
2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | –7 | |||||||||
2003 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
2004 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | –9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
2005 | did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | –1 | ||||||||
2006 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | –4 | |||||||||
2007 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |||||||||
2008 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | –1 | |||||||||
2009 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |||||||||
2011 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
2012 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | |||||||||
2013 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | |||||||||
2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |||||||||
2015 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | –8 | |||||||||
2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
2017 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | |||||||||
2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 | |||||||||
2019 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | –2 | |||||||||
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | ||||||||
2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||||||
2022 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | ||||||||
2023 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | –8 | |||||||||
2024 | to be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | –25 | 134 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 158 | 214 | –56 |
Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1985 | did not enter | |||||||
1987 | did not qualify | |||||||
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2025 | to be determined | |||||||
Position | Name |
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Manager | Gerard Lyttle |
Assistant Manager | Andy Waterworth |
Coach | Gareth McAuley |
Goalkeeping Coach | Roy Carroll |
Players born on or after 1 January 2007 will be eligible until the end of the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.
The following players were named in the squad for the Under-17 Euro 2024 elite round games against England, France and Hungary on the 20 March, 23 March and the 26 March. [1]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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GK | Will Murdoch | 26 May 2007 | Manchester United | |||
GK | Owen Grainger | 12 July 2007 | Leeds United | |||
DF | Keevan Hawthorne | 31 March 2007 | Cliftonville | |||
DF | Matty Orr | 16 April 2007 | Linfield | |||
DF | Conor Haughey | 29 May 2007 | Fleetwood Town | |||
DF | Alfie Friars | 28 October 2007 | Derry City | |||
DF | Alex Watson | 23 July 2008 | Linfield | |||
DF | Callum Leacock | 19 August 2008 | Linfield | |||
MF | Jack Doherty | 2 January 2007 | Fleetwood Town | |||
MF | Senan Devine | 12 January 2007 | Coleraine | |||
MF | Callum Burnside | 16 January 2007 | Rangers | |||
MF | Blaine McClure | 5 February 2007 | Rangers | |||
MF | James Simpson | 5 April 2007 | Linfield | |||
MF | Dylan Stitt | 30 June 2007 | Luton Town | |||
MF | Troy Savage | 7 March 2008 | Glenavon | |||
FW | Oscar Kelly | 5 February 2007 | Rochdale | |||
FW | Keevan Hawthorne | 20 April 2007 | Cliftonville | |||
FW | Cole Brannigan | 12 May 2007 | Aston Villa | |||
FW | Braiden Graham | 7 November 2007 | Linfield | |||
FW | Ceadach O’Neill | 10 April 2008 | Linfield |
The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Calum Moreland | 15 February 2007 | - | - | Aston Villa | v. San Marino, 31 October 2023 |
FW | George Feeney | 19 January 2008 | - | - | Glentoran | v. San Marino, 31 October 2023 |
FW | Chris Atherton | 19 October 2008 | - | - | Glenavon | v. San Marino, 31 October 2023 |
FW | Kenzie Beattie | 16 June 2007 | - | - | Linfield | v. Malta, 25 October 2022 |
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