Republic of Ireland women's national under-19 football team
| Association | Football Association of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Dave Connell | ||
| FIFA code | IRL | ||
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| UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) | ||
| Best result | Semi-final, 2014 | ||
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
The Republic of Ireland women's national under-19 football team represents Ireland at the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
History
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The Irish team has qualified for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship finals once, reaching the semi-finals in 2014. They lost 4–0 to the Netherlands, for whom Vivianne Miedema scored a hat-trick.[1][2]
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws* | Losses | GF | GA |
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| Two-legged final 1998 | did not qualify | ||||||
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| 2014 | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | did not qualify | ||||||
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
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| 2022 | did not qualify | ||||||
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| 2024 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2026 | TBD | ||||||
| 2027 | |||||||
| Total | 2/26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Current squad
The following players were named to the squad to take part in the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualifiers Serbia, France & Cymru in April 2025.[3]
Head coach: Dave Connell
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Katie Keane | 27 July 2006 | Shamrock Rovers | |||
| GK | Nicole Nix | 2 November 2006 | Galway United | |||
| DF | Aoife Turner | 25 February 2006 | Columbia Lions | |||
| DF | Kiera Sena | 11 June 2007 | Cork City | |||
| DF | Niamh Cotter | 15 July 2006 | Cork City | |||
| DF | Mary Phillips | 20 May 2006 | Peamount United | |||
| DF | Aoife Kelly | 1 March 2006 | Wexford | |||
| MF | Ellen Dolan | 30 June 2006 | Peamount United | |||
| MF | Jess Fitzgerald | 12 July 2006 | Peamount United | |||
| MF | Hannah Healy | 18 December 2007 | Bohemian | |||
| MF | Aoibhe Brennan | 8 December 2007 | Bohemian | |||
| MF | Lucy Fitzgerald | 22 April 2007 | Athlone Town | |||
| MF | Aoife Murphy O'Connor | 17 August 2006 | Athlone Town | |||
| FW | Katie O'Reilly | 13 June 2007 | Shamrock Rovers | |||
| FW | Joy Ralph | 23 February 2006 | Shamrock Rovers | |||
| FW | Lia O'Leary | 26 March 2006 | Bristol City | |||
| FW | Ceola Bergin | 16 October 2006 | Galway | |||
| FW | Hazel Donegan | 22 May 2007 | Athlone Town | |||
| FW | Rebecca Devereux | 22 May 2007 | Shelbourne | |||
Coaches
- Susan Ronan (2000–2010)
- Dave Connell (2017–present)
See also
- Republic of Ireland women's national football team
- Republic of Ireland women's national under-17 football team
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
- UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
References
- ^ "Ireland women bow out of Under-19 European Championships". The Irish Times. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland Under-19s 0-4 Netherlands Under-19s". RTÉ. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Limegreentangerine. "Lia O'Leary: Leading WU19s towards EURO Qualification". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-05.