Republic of Ireland national futsal team

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Republic of Ireland
Nickname(s)The Boys in Green
Association Football Association of Ireland
ImIreland Futsal Union
Confederation UEFA
FEF
Head coachDerek O'Neill
Asst coachStephen Finn
Gleudson Junior Da Silva
Home stadium National Basketball Arena
FIFA code IRL
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Home colours
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First international
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(Rome, Italy; 16 July 1983)
Biggest win
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(Rome, Italy; 18 July 1983)
Biggest defeat
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(Jyväskylä, Finland; 14 December 2010)
World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA Futsal Championship
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The Republic of Ireland national futsal team has represented the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Futsal Championship. The Republic of Ireland has, to date, never qualified for the final stages of a major tournament. It has, however, taken part in several invitational tournaments, such as the 2008 Four Nations Futsal Cup. It is organised by the Football Association of Ireland.

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History

Early years

The Republic of Ireland national futsal team have been active since at least 1983. In July 1983, in Rome, they competed in a six team nations tournament. After defeating Belgium and losing to Czechoslovakia in the group stage, the Republic of Ireland defeated England 7–2 in a third/fourth place play-off. The other participants included Scotland and the eventual winners, Italy. [1] In June 2001 they played a series of friendlies against Scotland and in February 2002 they hosted the Masita Cup tournament at St Columba's College, Dublin. Other participants in this tournament included Scotland, Northern Ireland and Tranmere Victoria, a club side that represented England. In October 2002 they also competed in the British Isles Nations Futsal Cup in Chester. The other participants in this competition included Tranmere Victoria, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar. During this latter tournament the team was managed by Derek O'Neill, the FAI's futsal co-ordinator, and coached by Stephen Finn. [2] [3] [4]

Revival

In 2007 the national team was revived, initially playing as an U21 team and selecting players from the Eircom U21 Futsal League. In December 2007 a Republic of Ireland U21 squad featuring Dane Massey, Gary McCabe and Ciarán Kilduff travelled to Portugal and played two friendlies against Benfica and Sporting Lisbon. [5] [6] [7] In April 2008 the Republic of Ireland U21s also competed in the UEFA Futsal Under-21 Championship, travelling to Andorra la Vella to compete in a qualifying tournament against Andorra, the Netherlands and Azerbaijan. The squad again included Dane Massey. In preparation for the tournament the team played a friendly against an FC Barcelona B team, defeating them 2–0. In the tournament itself, the Republic of Ireland defeated Azerbaijan 4–3 and finished third. [8] [9] [10]

In December 2008 the senior team was revived with two friendlies against Hungary. The squad included Thomas Morgan, Gary McCabe and Dane Massey. [7] In the first game, which was screened live on Hungarian television, the Republic lost 4–1. [11] Later in the same month, together with Lithuania, Libya and England, the Republic of Ireland also competed in the 2008 Four Nations Futsal Cup. The Republic, with a squad that included Dane Massey and Thomas Morgan, held England to a 3–3 draw. [6] [12] [13]

UEFA Futsal Championship

The Republic of Ireland has competed in the qualifying stages of the UEFA Futsal Championship twice during the 2010s. [14] In February 2009 with a squad that included Thomas Morgan, Gary McCabe and Dane Massey, the Republic of Ireland played against Cyprus, England and Kazakhstan in a 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship preliminary group qualifying tournament. The Republic of Ireland also acted as hosts and all six group games were played at the National Basketball Arena. The Republic lost to both Cyprus and Kazakhstan, either side of a 2–0 win against England. [15] [16] [17] The Republic's scorers against England were Lloyd Massey, the brother of Dane, and Philip McDonagh. [18] In January 2011 the Republic of Ireland played against Andorra, Norway and Israel in a UEFA Futsal Euro 2012 preliminary group qualifying tournament. This tournament saw the Massey brothers, Dane and Lloyd, take part together in a third UEFA Futsal qualifying tournament. Once again the Republic of Ireland acted as hosts and all six group games were again played at the National Basketball Arena. On this occasion the Republic of Ireland lost all three of their games. [19] [20] [21] [22]

DiaEuro Futsal

In recent times, the Republic of Ireland have been represented by the DiaEuro futsal squad; the national team for players with diabetes. The team was founded by Cathal Fleming in 2018 and have gone on to represent the nation at the 2019 DiaEuro futsal championships in Kiev. [23]

Record
UEFA Futsal Championship
YearRoundPldWDLGSGA
1996 did not enter------
1999 did not enter------
2001 did not enter------
2003 did not enter------
2005 did not enter------
2007 did not enter------
2010 Preliminary round 310227
2012 Preliminary round 3003110
2014 did not enter------
2016 did not enter------
2018 did not enter------
2022 did not enter------
2026 TBD------
Total0/13------

Source: [16] [17] [20] [22]

Last qualifying campaign

UEFA Futsal Euro 2012

Group F – Final table
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3300196139
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 32019906
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3102711−43
Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland3003110−90
Matches
20 January 2011 2012 UEFA Futsal qualifier [24] Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg1–2Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra National Basketball Arena
20.00 Report
21 January 2011 2012 UEFA Futsal qualifier Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg0–5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway National Basketball Arena
Report Klaussen Soccerball shade.svg9'
Johnsen Soccerball shade.svg16'
Sortevik Soccerball shade.svg29'
Ravlo Soccerball shade.svg?'
L. Jonvik Soccerball shade.svg?'
23 January 2011 2012 UEFA Futsal qualifier Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 0–3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel National Basketball Arena
20.00 Report

Source: [20] [22]

Notable players

2011 squad

The squad selected for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2012 qualifying tournament in January 2011

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11 GK John Somers Shamrock Rovers
22 DF Mark Langtry Sporting Fingal/UCD
32 DF Ian Byrne Shamrock Rovers
42 DF Philip McDonagh Shamrock Rovers/Drumcondra
52 DF Ross Zambra Sporting Fingal/Wayside Celtic
63 MF Dane Massey (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988 (age 35) Bray Wanderers
73 MF Lloyd MasseyBlue Magic Futsal
83 MF Alan McCabe AUL Futsal/Sheriff Y.C.
94 FW Alan Lynch Shamrock Rovers
104 FW Jack Doyle Shamrock Rovers
111 GK Ian Carry Sporting Fingal
124 FW Tony Kane AUL Futsal/Sheriff Y.C.
134 FW Cian McDonald Shamrock Rovers
144 FW Brendan Dawson Shamrock Rovers

Source: [19] [25]

League of Ireland Premier Division players

Results and fixtures

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    New Era

    In the Summer of 2020, Ireland Futsal Union was launched as the governing body for AMF futsal in Ireland. The body aims to be the sole governing body of Futsal in Republic of Ireland. This will be done by promoting the Ireland Futsal Union Cup as the main competition. The winners of the IFU cup will book their place in the FEF Champions cup. Irish national players will also be selected from the IFU cup.
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