Northern Ireland national under-17 football team

Northern Ireland Under-17
Nickname(s) The GAWA, Norn Iron
Association Irish Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Stephen Robinson
Home stadium various
FIFA code NIR
First colours
Second colours
First international
18 September 2001 (as U17s)
Northern Ireland N. Ireland 0-3 Austria Austria FR
Biggest win
24 October 2010 (as U17s)
Northern Ireland N. Ireland 6-0 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan ECQ
Biggest defeat
2 September 2007 (as U17s)
Northern Ireland N. Ireland 0-8 Turkey Turkey MT
World Cup
Appearances None
Best result Finals (6 times)

The Northern Ireland national under-17 football team (also known as Northern Ireland under-17, under-17s or U17) 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 four times (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1997) and for the UEFA European Under-17 Championships 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.

Competitive record

UEFA Under-16 Championships

UEFA Under-17 Championships

Coaches

Matches 2013

Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers
14 November 2013[3]
Euro U17 Qualifier
Stangmore Park, Dungannon, Northern Ireland  Latvia
0–1
16 November 2013[4]
Euro U17 Qualifier
Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Luxembourg
3–1
Adam Sally (Linfield), Jordan Thompson (Manchester United), Andy Mooney (Cliftonville)
19 November 2013[5]
Euro U17 Qualifier
Stangmore Park, Dungannon, Northern Ireland  Turkey
0–2

Matches 2014

Date Competition Location Opponent Result Scorers
28 November[6]
Friendly
Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Czech Republic
1-2
Seanna Foster (Sheffield Wednesday)

Current squad

For UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round – Group 9 mini tournament. (14–19 November 2013)[7]

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
FW Shea Conaty 16 Northern Ireland Portadown
GK Bradley McDonagh England Sheffield Wednesday
GK Brett Long Scotland Motherwell
DF Ben Hall Scotland Motherwell
DF Seanna Foster England Sheffield Wednesday
DF Scott Whiteside Scotland Rangers
DF Connor Quigley England Liverpool
DF Michael Newbury England Newcastle United
DF Levi Ives England Torquay United
MF Ben Kennedy England Stevenage
MF Glen Law England Sheffield Wednesday
MF Chris Paul England Tottenham Hotspur
MF Jordan Thompson England Manchester United
MF Gary Lavery Wales Cardiff City
MF Stephen Fallon Wales Swansea City
FW Jonathan Smith England Ipswich Town
FW Calvin Kennedy England Charlton Athletic
FW Adam Sally Northern Ireland Linfield
FW Andy Mooney Northern Ireland Cliftonville

Other recent call-ups

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
GK Sean McIlhome
DF George Gray England Preston North End
DF Mark Edgar Northern Ireland Bertie Peacock Youth
MF Brian Martin
MF Conal Crawford Northern Ireland Institute
MF Declan O'Neill Northern Ireland Linfield
MF Eoin Teague Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts
FW Sean Mullan

See also

References

  1. "IFA appoints new coaching staff".
  2. "ROBINSON ANNOUNCED AS U19 & U17 MANAGER".
  3. "NI UNDER-17 SQUAD NAMED". Irish FA. 5 November 2013.
  4. "NI UNDER-17 SQUAD NAMED". Irish FA. 5 November 2013.
  5. "NI UNDER-17 SQUAD NAMED". Irish FA. 5 November 2013.
  6. "NI UNDER-17 SQUAD NAMED". Irish FA. 21 November 2013.
  7. "NI UNDER-17 SQUAD NAMED". Irish FA. 5 November 2013.

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