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 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | –3 | |||||||||
2025 | to be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | –25 | 140 | 46 | 24 | 40 | 168 | 227 | –59 |
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 2008 will be eligible until the end of the 2025 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 qualifying round games against Scotland, Republic of Ireland and Lithuania on the 29 October, 1 November and 4 November 2024 respectively. [1]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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GK | Zak Robinson | 25 April 2008 | Larne | |||
GK | Finn McDonnell | 10 January 2008 | Bohemians | |||
DF | Oisin Gamble | 29 March 2008 | Cliftonville | |||
DF | Callum Leacock | 19 August 2008 | Linfield | |||
DF | Darragh McCann | 29 June 2008 | Ipswich Town | |||
DF | Cead McGrath | 15 November 2008 | Derry City | |||
DF | Noah McDonnell | 16 June 2008 | Aberdeen | |||
DF | Joe Orpwood | 14 April 2008 | Gillingham | |||
MF | Troy Savage | 7 March 2008 | Glenavon | |||
MF | Alex Watson | 23 July 2008 | Linfield | |||
MF | Matthew Burns | 16 September 2008 | Coleraine | |||
MF | Alex Eakin | 12 November 2008 | Larne | |||
MF | Jack Faloona | 21 October 2008 | Glentoran | |||
FW | Paul McGovern | 9 January 2008 | Glenavon | |||
FW | George Feeney | 19 January 2008 | Tottenham | |||
FW | Ceadach O’Neill | 10 April 2008 | Arsenal | |||
FW | Chris Atherton | 19 October 2008 | Glenavon | |||
FW | Joel Kerr | 24 March 2009 | Glentoran | |||
FW | Luke Hawe | 30 April 2009 | Ballymena United | |||
FW | Scott Hamilton | 6 March 2008 | Nottingham Forest |
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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GK | Milo Beimers | - | - | Glentoran | v. Turkey , 6 August 2024 | |
DF | Harry Moran | - | - | Liverpool | v. Turkey , 6 August 2024 | |
DF | Leon Barr | - | - | Crusaders | v. Turkey , 6 August 2024 | |
DF | Aron KC | - | - | Derry City | v. Turkey , 6 August 2024 | |
MF | Evan Boulter | - | - | Nottingham Forest | v. Turkey , 6 August 2024 | |
MF | Christian Coyle | - | - | Bohemians | v. Turkey , 6 August 2024 | |
MF | Callum Downey | - | - | Derry City | v. Turkey , 6 August 2024 | |
MF | Glenn McCourt | 15 June 2008 | - | - | Derry City | v. Turkey , 6 August 2024 |
FW | Kalum Thompson | 27 September 2008 | - | - | Linfield | v. Turkey , 6 August 2024 |
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