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) N. Ireland 0–3 Austria FR
Biggest win
24 October 2010 (as U17s) N. Ireland 6–0 Azerbaijan ECQ
Biggest defeat
2 September 2007 (as U17s) N. Ireland 0–8 Turkey MT
World Cup
Appearances	None (first in -)
Best result	-
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-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 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.

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA Under-17 World Cup[edit]

• 
  1985 did not enter


• 
  1987–2017 did not qualify


• 
  2019 TBD

UEFA Under-16 Championships[edit]

• 
  1982–1985 did not enter


• 
  1986 did not qualify


• 
  1987 Finals – 1st round (group stage)


• 
  1988–1991 did not qualify


• 
  1992 Finals – 1st round (group stage)


• 
  1993 Finals – 1st round (group stage)


• 
  1994–1996 did not qualify


• 
  1997 Finals – 1st round (group stage)


• 
  1998–2001 did not qualify

UEFA Under-17 Championships[edit]

• 
  2002 Qualifying stage


• 
  2003 Elite stage


• 
  2004 Finals – 1st round (group stage)


• 
  2005 Elite stage


• 
  2006 Elite stage


• 
  2007 Elite stage


• 
  2008 Elite stage


• 
  2009 Qualifying stage


• 
  2010 Elite stage


• 
  2011 Elite stage


• 
  2012 Qualifying stage


• 
  2013 Elite stage


• 
  2014 Qualifying stage


• 
  2015 Elite stage


• 
  2016 Qualifying stage


• 
  2017 Qualifying stage


• 
  2018 Qualifying stage

Coaches[edit]

• Roy Millar


• Kenny Shiels


• Paul Kee^[1]


• 
  Stephen Robinson^[2]

Matches 2013[edit]

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[edit]

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

Current squad[edit]

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
32	4FW	Shea Conaty	16			Portadown
33	1GK	Bradley McDonagh				Sheffield Wednesday
34	1GK	Brett Long				Motherwell
35	2DF	Ben Hall				Motherwell
36	2DF	Seanna Foster				Sheffield Wednesday
37	2DF	Scott Whiteside				Rangers
38	2DF	Connor Quigley				Liverpool
39	2DF	Michael Newbury				Newcastle United
40	2DF	Levi Ives				Torquay United
41	3MF	Ben Kennedy				Stevenage
42	3MF	Glen Law				Sheffield Wednesday
43	3MF	Chris Paul				Tottenham Hotspur
44	3MF	Jordan Thompson				Manchester United
45	3MF	Gary Lavery				Cardiff City
46	3MF	Stephen Fallon				Swansea City
47	4FW	Jonathan Smith				Ipswich Town
48	4FW	Calvin Kennedy				Charlton Athletic
49	4FW	Adam Sally				Linfield
50	4FW	Andy Mooney				Cliftonville

Other recent call-ups[edit]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
51	1GK	Sean McIlhome
52	2DF	George Gray				Preston North End
53	2DF	Mark Edgar				Bertie Peacock Youth
54	3MF	Brian Martin
55	3MF	Conal Crawford				Institute
56	3MF	Declan O'Neill				Linfield
57	3MF	Eoin Teague				Dungannon Swifts
58	4FW	Sean Mullan

See also[edit]

• Northern Ireland national football team


• Northern Ireland national under-21 football team


• Northern Ireland national under-19 football team

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Fixtures & Results


• Current squad


• UEFA U17 Championship Record