Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team

Republic of Ireland Under-21
Nickname(s)	Éire
Association	Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
Head coach	Jim Crawford
Most caps	Graham Barrett, (24)
Top scorer	Robbie Brady (7)
First colours	Second 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)
Best result	Have never qualified

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.

Competitive Record

As a European Under 21 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. Ireland have never qualified for the European Under-21 Championships, but under Brian Kerr did win the European Under-18 and Under-16 Championships in 1998.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record								UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not enter							–	–	–	–	–	–
1980								–	–	–	–	–	–
1982								–	–	–	–	–	–
1984								–	–	–	–	–	–
1986								–	–	–	–	–	–
1988	Did not qualify							4	0	2	2	3	7
1990	Did not enter							–	–	–	–	–	–
1992	Did not qualify							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	5	11
2013								8	4	1	3	15	10
2015								8	2	2	4	10	12
2017								10	4	0	6	14	17
Total	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0	102	27	21	54	116	153

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Results and fixtures 2019-20

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	10	8	1	1	27	5	+22	25	Final tournament	—	3–0	2–0	4–1	6–0	5–0
2	Iceland	10	7	0	3	19	12	+7	21	Final tournament	1–2	—	1–0	1–0	6–1	3–0
3	Republic of Ireland	10	6	1	3	15	8	+7	19		0–0	1–2	—	4–1	1–0	3–0
4	Sweden	10	6	0	4	31	12	+19	18		3–0	5–0	1–3	—	10–0	4–0
5	Armenia	10	1	0	9	4	33	−29	3^[a]		0–1	0–3^[b]	0–1	0–3^[c]	—	2–0
6	Luxembourg	10	1	0	9	3	29	−26	3^[a]		0–4	0–2	1–2	0–3	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Armenia +1, Luxembourg −1.
^ The Armenia v Iceland match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Iceland after being cancelled as Armenia could not travel to the match due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the team.^[1]
^ The Armenia v Sweden match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Sweden after being cancelled as Armenia could not travel to the match due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the team.^[1]

Staff

The under-21 men's management team includes:^[2]

Position	Name	Appointed
Head Coach	Jim Crawford	5 April 2020
Assistant Coach	John O'Shea	5 April 2020
Goalkeeping Coach	Dan Connor	24 January 2019
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Damien Doyle	24 January 2019
Performance Analyst	Gary Seery	24 January 2019
Physiotherapist	Kevin Mulholland	24 January 2019
Doctor	Ronan Kearney	24 January 2019
Kitman	Fergus McNally	24 January 2019

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible for the next UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

The following players were called up for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifiers against Armenia & Sweden.^[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 20 November 2019.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
23	1GK	Conor Kearns	(1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 26)	2	0	St Patrick's Athletic
1	1GK	Gavin Bazunu	(2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Manchester City

2	2DF	Lee O'Connor	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 23)	11	1	Partick Thistle
	2DF	Dara O'Shea	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25)	10	0	West Bromwich Albion
4	2DF	Conor Masterson	(1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 25)	10	1	Queens Park Rangers
21	2DF	Liam Scales	(1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 24)	6	0	Shamrock Rovers
	2DF	Kameron Ledwidge	(2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Southampton
5	2DF	Nathan Collins	(2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Stoke City
20	2DF	Danny McNamara	(1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 25)	1	0	Millwall
18	2DF	Thomas O'Connor	(1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Gillingham
	2DF	Corey O'Keeffe	(1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Macclesfield

10	3MF	Connor Ronan	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 26)	11	1	Blackpool
7	3MF	Zack Elbouzedi	(1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26)	11	3	Lincoln City
6	3MF	Conor Coventry	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 24)	11	0	Lincoln City
8	3MF	Jayson Molumby	(1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 24)	10	0	Millwall
12	3MF	Jason Knight	(2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 23)	7	0	Derby County
14	3MF	Daniel Mandroiu	(1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 25)	5	0	Bohemians
	3MF	Simon Power	(1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 26)	4	0	Kings Lynn Town
17	3MF	Gavin Kilkenny	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)	6	0	Bournemouth
16	3MF	Jack Taylor	(1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 25)	5	0	Peterborough United
11	3MF	Danny Grant	(1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 24)	0	0	Bohemians
	3MF	Jack Clarke	(1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Aston Villa
	3MF	Anthony Scully	(1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Lincoln City

9	4FW	Adam Idah	(2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23)	12	5	Norwich City
15	4FW	Troy Parrott	(2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22)	4	4	Tottenham Hotspur
19	4FW	Aidan Keena	(1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Hartlepool United

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Caoimhín Kelleher	(1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 25)	10	0	Liverpool	v. Armenia, 14 November 2019 ^INJ
GK	Ross Treacy	(1998-09-26) 26 September 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Drogheda United	v. Republic of Ireland Amateur, 6 February 2019

DF	Trevor Clarke	(1998-03-26) 26 March 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Rotherham United	v. Armenia, 14 November 2019 ^INJ
DF	Darragh Leahy	(1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 26)	8	0	Dundalk	v. Sweden, 10 September 2019
DF	Tyreke Wilson	(1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Waterford	2019 Toulon Tournament
DF	Canice Carroll	(1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Carlisle United	2019 Toulon Tournament
DF	Barry Cotter	(1998-12-04) 4 December 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Ipswich Town	v. Luxembourg, 24 March 2019
DF	Corrie Ndaba	(1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 24)	0	0	Ipswich Town	v. Luxembourg, 24 March 2019
DF	Andy Lyons	(2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 23)	1	0	Bohemians	v. Republic of Ireland Amateur, 6 February 2019
DF	Conor McCarthy	(1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26)	1	0	St Mirren	v. Republic of Ireland Amateur, 6 February 2019
DF	Sam Todd	(1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Finn Harps	v. Republic of Ireland Amateur, 6 February 2019
DF	John Mahon	(1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 24)	0	0	Sligo Rovers	v. Republic of Ireland Amateur, 6 February 2019 ^INJ

MF	Neil Farrugia	(1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 24)	2	1	Shamrock Rovers	v. Armenia, 14 November 2019 ^INJ
MF	Jake Doyle-Hayes	(1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 25)	1	0	Cheltenham Town	v. Sweden, 10 September 2019
MF	Jamie Lennon	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26)	4	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2019 Toulon Tournament
MF	Josh Barrett	(1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 25)	3	0	Bristol Rovers	2019 Toulon Tournament
MF	Stephen Mallon	(1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Derry City	2019 Toulon Tournament
MF	Brandon Kavanagh	(2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 23)	2	1	Shamrock Rovers	v. Luxembourg, 24 March 2019
MF	Will Fitzgerald	(1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Waterford	v. Republic of Ireland Amateur, 6 February 2019
MF	Aaron Bolger	(2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Cardiff City	v. Republic of Ireland Amateur, 6 February 2019
MF	Robbie McCourt	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Waterford	v. Republic of Ireland Amateur, 6 February 2019
MF	Jack Keaney	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 25)	1	0	UCD	v. Republic of Ireland Amateur, 6 February 2019
MF	Karl O'Sullivan	(1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Finn Harps	v. Republic of Ireland Amateur, 6 February 2019
MF	JJ Lunney	(1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Bohemians	v. Republic of Ireland Amateur, 6 February 2019 ^INJ

FW	Michael Obafemi	(2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Southampton	v. Armenia, 14 November 2019 ^INJ
FW	Aaron Drinan	(1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 26)	7	0	Ayr United	v. Iceland, 15 October 2019
FW	Jonathan Afolabi	(2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Dunfermline Athletic	v. Italy, 10 October 2019 ^INJ
FW	Aaron Connolly	(2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24)	7	1	Brighton & Hove Albion	v. Italy, 10 October 2019 ^PRELIM
FW	Michael O'Connor	(1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 25)	2	0	Waterford	v. Luxembourg, 24 March 2019
FW	Ronan Hale	(1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 25)	5	2	St Patrick's Athletic	v. Republic of Ireland Amateur, 6 February 2019

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

References

^ ^a ^b "AB: Armenian under-21 national team". UEFA.com. 24 November 2020.
^ "Management Profiles". Football Association of Ireland. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Kenny names weakened squad for crucial Euro qualifiers". RTÉ. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

External links

[table_hth_ARM0.09106722152376-1] Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Armenia +1, Luxembourg −1.

[table_note_ARM_ISL0.09106722152376-3] The Armenia v Iceland match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Iceland after being cancelled as Armenia could not travel to the match due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the team.^[1]

[table_note_ARM_SWE0.09106722152376-4] The Armenia v Sweden match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Sweden after being cancelled as Armenia could not travel to the match due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the team.^[1]

[Armenia_forfeit-2] "AB: Armenian under-21 national team". UEFA.com. 24 November 2020.

[mgmtstaff-5] "Management Profiles". Football Association of Ireland. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] "Kenny names weakened squad for crucial Euro qualifiers". RTÉ. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

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