Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team

Republic of Ireland Under-21

Association	Football Association of Ireland
Head coach	Noel King
Most caps	Alan Mahon
Top scorer	Kevin Doyle & Stephen Elliott (6)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
First international
Rep. Ireland U21 1-1 Northern Ireland U21 (Dublin; 8 March 1978)
Biggest win
Rep. Ireland U21 5-0 Estonia U21 (Tallaght Stadium, Dublin; 10 August 2010)
Biggest defeat
Germany U21 8-0 Rep. Ireland (Baunatal; 23 March 1993)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	None (First in n/a)

The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-21 Football Championship and has competed since 1978.

Competition History

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1978	Did not enter
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988	Qualifying Stage	4	0	2	2	3	7
1990	Did not enter
1992	Qualifying Stage	6	1	0	5	5	14
1994		8	1	1	6	7	20
1996		8	2	2	4	7	9
1998		8	3	0	5	11	7
2000		8	4	2	2	13	12
2002		8	4	1	3	10	7
2004		8	2	2	4	8	11
2006		8	1	2	5	10	14
2007		2	1	0	1	2	1
2009		8	1	2	5	4	14
2011		10	1	4	5	11	15
2013	Qualifying in progress	4	3	0	1	8	3
Total	0/18	90	24	18	48	99	134

As a European U21 team, the Republic of Ireland compete for the European Championship, with the finals every odd-numbered year, formerly even-numbered years. There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. For the first five (1978–1986) European Under-21 Football Championships, Ireland did not enter but in 1988 they entered for the first time but failed to qualify.

Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.

Results and fixtures 2011–2013

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Qualification

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Italy 5 5 0 0 16 2 +14 15 Turkey 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12 Republic of Ireland 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Hungary 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0 Liechtenstein 5 0 0 5 4 22 −18 0

Hungary — 0–3 10 Sep 6 Sep 1 Jun Italy 2–0 — 6 Sep 10 Sep 2–0 Liechtenstein 5 Jun 2–7 — 1–4 0–3 Republic of Ireland 2–1 4 Jun 2–0 — 14 Aug Turkey 2–1 0–2 6–1 1–0 —

1 September 2011	Republic of Ireland	2 – 1	Hungary	Showgrounds, Sligo, Republic of Ireland
19:30 UTC+2	Brady  15' Murphy  69'	Report	Futács  38'	Referee: Sébastien Delferiere (Belgium)

6 September 2011	Turkey	1 – 0	Republic of Ireland	Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium, Manisa, Turkey
19:00 UTC+3	Aygüneş  10'	Report		Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni (Italy)

11 October 2011	Liechtenstein	1 – 4	Republic of Ireland	Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen, Liechtenstein
17:00 UTC+2	Pirker  14'	Report	Collins  26', 30', 33' Duffy  39'	Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

14 November 2011	Republic of Ireland	2 – 0	Liechtenstein	Showgrounds, Sligo, Republic of Ireland
19:30 UTC+0	Brady  13' (pen.) White  37'	Report		Attendance: 2,108 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)

4 June 2012	Republic of Ireland	v	Italy	Republic of Ireland

14 August 2012	Republic of Ireland	v	Turkey	Republic of Ireland

6 September 2012	Hungary	v	Republic of Ireland	Hungary

10 September 2012	Italy	v	Republic of Ireland	Italy

Friendly matches

9 February 2011	Cyprus	0 – 0	Republic of Ireland	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus
14:30 UTC+2		Report

26 March 2011	Portugal	2 – 0	Republic of Ireland	Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda, Portugal
17:15 UTC	Abel  89' Josué  90+4'	Report

9 August 2011	Republic of Ireland	2 – 1	Austria	Showgrounds, Sligo, Republic of Ireland
18:00 UTC	Brady  72', 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Holzhauser  68'

28 May 2012	Republic of Ireland	v	Denmark

Current Squad

Players born on or after 1 January 1990 are eligible for the next UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

The following players were named in the squad for the 2013 UEFA U-21 qualification match against Liechtenstein on 14 November 2011.

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Ian McLoughlin	9 August 1991 (1991-08-09)	MK Dons	7 (0)
Aaron McCarey	14 January 1992 (1992-01-14)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 (0)
Defenders
Rob Kiernan	13 January 1991 (1991-01-13)	Wigan Athletic	10 (0)
Mark Connolly	16 December 1991 (1991-12-16)	Macclesfield Town (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)	7 (0)
Gavin Gunning	26 January 1991 (1991-01-26)	Dundee United	7 (0)
Shane Duffy	1 January 1992 (1992-01-01)	Everton	6 (1)
Lanre Oyebanjo	27 April 1990 (1990-04-27)	York City	6 (0)
Aidy White	10 October 1991 (1991-10-10)	Leeds United	5 (1)
Greg Cunningham	31 January 1991 (1991-01-31)	Nottingham Forest (on loan from Manchester City)	3 (0)
Midfielders
Conor Clifford	1 October 1991 (1991-10-01)	Chelsea	12 (0)
Richie Towell	17 July 1991 (1991-07-17)	Hibernian (on loan from Celtic)	9 (0)
Robbie Brady	14 January 1992 (1992-01-14)	Hull City (on loan from Manchester United)	7 (4)
Adam Barton	7 January 1991 (1991-01-07)	Preston North End	4 (0)
Aaron Greene	2 January 1990 (1990-01-02)	Sligo Rovers	3 (0)
Jeff Hendrick	31 January 1992 (1992-01-31)	Derby County	3 (0)
Daniel Kearns	26 August 1991 (1991-08-26)	Peterborough United	3 (0)
Forwards
James Collins	1 December 1990 (1990-12-01)	Shrewsbury Town	9 (3)
Karl Sheppard	14 February 1991 (1991-02-14)	Reading	1 (0)

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad and remain eligible:

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Most recent call-up
Goalkeepers
Ritchie Branagan	20 October 1991 (1991-10-20)	Bury	1 (0)	v Cyprus, 9 February 2011
Michael Quirke	10 September 1991 (1991-09-10)	Unattached	1 (0)	v Portugal, 26 March 2011
Defenders
Callum Morris	3 February 1990 (1990-02-03)	Unattached	6 (0)	v Armenia, 3 March 2010
Niall Canavan	11 April 1991 (1991-04-11)	Scunthorpe United	4 (0)	v Liechtenstein, 11 October 2011
Enda Stevens	9 July 1990 (1990-07-09)	Aston Villa	3 (0)	v Liechtenstein, 11 October 2011
John Dunleavy	3 July 1991 (1991-07-03)	Cork City	2 (0)	v Portugal, 26 March 2011
Shane O'Connor	14 April 1990 (1990-04-14)	Cork City	1 (0)	v Portugal, 26 March 2011
Damien McCrory	22 February 1990 (1990-02-22)	Dagenham & Redbridge	0 (0)	v Portugal, 26 March 2011
Midfielders
James McCarthy	12 November 1990 (1990-11-12)	Wigan Athletic	7 (1)	v Turkey, 6 September 2011
Conor Hourihane	2 February 1991 (1991-02-02)	Plymouth Argyle	7 (0)	v Liechtenstein, 11 October 2011
Aaron Doran	13 May 1991 (1991-05-13)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3 (0)	v Hungary, 1 September 2011
Ian Daly	29 March 1990 (1990-03-29)	St Patrick's Athletic	1 (1)	v Armenia, 3 March 2010
Jamie Devitt	6 July 1990 (1990-07-06)	Accrington Stanley (on loan from Hull City)	1 (0)	v Portugal, 26 March 2011
Robbie Gibbons	8 October 1991 (1991-10-08)	Scunthorpe United	1 (0)	v Cyprus, 9 February 2011
Conor Henderson	8 September 1991 (1991-09-08)	Arsenal	1 (0)	v Portugal, 26 March 2011
Lee Dixon	1 May 1991 (1991-05-01)	Bohemians	0 (0)	v Turkey, 6 September 2011
Forwards
Sean Scannell	17 September 1990 (1990-09-17)	Crystal Palace	9 (0)	v Liechtenstein, 11 October 2011
Joe Mason	13 May 1991 (1991-05-13)	Cardiff City	3 (0)	v Liechtenstein, 11 October 2011
Terry Dixon	15 January 1990 (1990-01-15)	Dover Athletic	2 (0)	v Liechtenstein, 11 October 2011
Rhys Murphy	6 November 1990 (1990-11-06)	Preston North End (on loan from Arsenal)	1 (1)	v Turkey, 6 September 2011
Paddy Madden	4 March 1990 (1990-03-04)	Carlisle United	1 (0)	v Portugal, 26 March 2011
Ronan Murray	12 September 1991 (1991-09-12)	Swindon Town (on loan from Ipswich Town)	1 (0)	v Portugal, 26 March 2011

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.

See also

• European Under-21 Football Championship
• Republic of Ireland national football team
• Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team
• Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team

External links

• U21 page on FAI website
• UEFA Under-21 website
• Full U21 results