European U21 Championship Qual | 09/10 16:30 | 1 | [3] Sweden U21 v Rep of Ireland U21 [2] | W | 1-3 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 09/06 19:00 | 1 | [1] Rep of Ireland U21 v Armenia U21 [2] | W | 1-0 | |
Maurice Revello Youth Tournament | 06/15 11:30 | 50 | [2] Mexico U22 v Rep of Ireland U21 [1] | L | 4-3 | |
Maurice Revello Youth Tournament | 06/12 15:30 | 2 | Brazil U23 v Rep of Ireland U21 | L | 2-0 | |
Maurice Revello Youth Tournament | 06/09 13:00 | 3 | [4] Bahrain U22 v Rep of Ireland U21 [1] | W | 0-1 | |
Maurice Revello Youth Tournament | 06/06 17:30 | 2 | [1] Rep of Ireland U21 v Mexico U22 [2] | D | 0-0 | |
Maurice Revello Youth Tournament | 06/03 13:30 | 1 | China U23 v Rep of Ireland U21 | W | 1-4 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 03/24 17:00 | 1 | Rep of Ireland U21 v Luxembourg U21 | W | 3-0 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 10/16 16:15 | 1 | [1] Germany U21 v Rep of Ireland U21 [3] | L | 2-0 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 10/11 14:00 | 1 | [5] Israel U21 v Rep of Ireland U21 [3] | L | 3-1 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 09/11 17:00 | 1 | [2] Rep of Ireland U21 v Germany U21 [1] | L | 0-6 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 09/07 17:00 | 1 | [3] Kosovo U21 v Rep of Ireland U21 [2] | D | 1-1 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 03/27 18:30 | 1 | [2] Rep of Ireland U21 v Azerbaijan U21 [6] | W | 1-0 | |
U21 International | 03/22 19:30 | 1 | Rep of Ireland U21 v Iceland U21 | W | 3-1 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 11/14 18:00 | 1 | [5] Norway U21 v Rep of Ireland U21 [1] | L | 2-1 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 10/09 14:30 | 1 | [1] Rep of Ireland U21 v Israel U21 [4] | W | 4-0 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 10/05 18:45 | 1 | [1] Rep of Ireland U21 v Norway U21 [5] | D | 0-0 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 09/05 15:00 | 1 | [5] Azerbaijan U21 v Rep of Ireland U21 [3] | W | 1-3 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 03/25 13:00 | 1 | Rep of Ireland U21 v Kosovo U21 | W | 1-0 | |
Youth International | 11/15 13:00 | 1 | Rep of Ireland U21 v Slovakia U20 | L | 2-3 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 10/07 16:45 | 1 | [4] Rep of Ireland U21 v Serbia U21 [2] | L | 1-3 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 09/06 16:00 | 1 | Serbia U21 v Rep of Ireland U21 | L | 3-2 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 09/02 18:30 | 1 | Rep of Ireland U21 v Slovenia U21 | W | 2-0 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 03/28 16:00 | 1 | Slovenia U21 v Rep of Ireland U21 | L | 3-1 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 03/24 18:00 | 1 | Rep of Ireland U21 v Italy U21 | L | 1-4 | |
U21 International | 11/17 19:45 | - | Rep of Ireland U21 v Norway U21 | D | 0-0 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 11/13 16:30 | 1 | Lithuania U21 v Rep of Ireland U21 | L | 3-1 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 10/13 15:00 | 1 | Italy U21 v Rep of Ireland U21 | L | 1-0 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 10/09 16:45 | 1 | Rep of Ireland U21 v Lithuania U21 | W | 3-0 | |
European U21 Championship Qual | 09/08 15:00 | 4 | Andorra U21 v Rep of Ireland U21 | W | 0-2 |
The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team is a representative team of Irish football players. It is governed by the Football Association of Ireland and represents them at Under-21 level against the national teams of other national associations. The team played its first match in 1978 and has competed in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship since 1988.
As a European under-21 team, the Republic of Ireland participates in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which takes place every two years. There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. Ireland did not enter the first five Under-21 Championships, entering for the first time in 1988 but failing to qualify. Ireland have never qualified for the European Under-21 Championships.
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
2019 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||
2021 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | ||||||||
2023 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | ||||||||
Total | 134 | 43 | 27 | 64 | 160 | 187 |