| Nickname(s) | The GAWA Norn Iron | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Irish Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Gerard Lyttle | ||
| Home stadium | various | ||
| FIFA code | NIR | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland 0–3  Austria(Ballymena, Northern Ireland; 18 September 2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Northern Ireland 7–0  Luxembourg(Beggen, Luxembourg; 30 October 2019 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Northern Ireland 0–8  Turkey(Staines, England; 2 September 2007 | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| 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-17s or Northern Ireland U17s 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 five 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
UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record
| UEFA European Under-16/17 Championship Finals record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1982 |
did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
 1986 |
did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | ||||||||
 1987 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
 1988 |
did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | ||||||||
 1989 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
 1990 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1991 |
did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | –4 | ||||||||
 1992 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1993 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
 1994 |
did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1995 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | |||||||||
| 1996 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
| 1997 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
 1998 |
did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | ||||||||
 1999 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
 2000 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |||||||||
 2001 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
| 2002 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | –7 | |||||||||
 2003 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2004 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | –9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2005 |
did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | –1 | ||||||||
| 2006 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | –4 | |||||||||
| 2007 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |||||||||
| 2008 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | –1 | |||||||||
| 2009 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
 2010 |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |||||||||
 2011 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
 2012 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | |||||||||
 2013 |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | |||||||||
 2014 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |||||||||
 2015 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | –8 | |||||||||
 2016 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
 2017 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | |||||||||
| 2018 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 | |||||||||
| 2019 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | –2 | |||||||||
 2020 |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | ||||||||
| 2021 |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 |
did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | ||||||||
| 2023 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | –8 | |||||||||
| 2024 |
to be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | –25 | 134 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 158 | 214 | –56 | |
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1985 | did not enter | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1987 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||
 1993 | ||||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | ||||||||
 1999 | ||||||||
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Current Coaching Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Gerard Lyttle |
| Assistant Manager | Andy Waterworth |
| Coach | Gareth McAuley |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Roy Carroll |
Players
Current squad
Players born on or after 1 January 2007 will be eligible until the end of the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.
The following players were named in the squad for the Under-17 Euro 2024 elite round qualifiers against Greece, Italy and 
San Marino on the 25 October, 28 October and the 31 October.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Will Murdoch | 26 May 2007 | Manchester United | |||
| GK | Owen Grainger | 12 July 2007 | Leeds United | |||
| DF | Calum Moreland | 15 February 2007 | Aston Villa | |||
| DF | Keevan Hawthorne | 31 March 2007 | Cliftonville | |||
| DF | Conor Haughey | 29 May 2007 | Fleetwood Town | |||
| DF | Alfie Friars | 28 October 2007 | Derry City | |||
| DF | Alex Watson | 23 July 2008 | Linfield | |||
| DF | Callum Leacock | 19 August 2008 | Linfield | |||
| MF | Jack Doherty | 2 January 2007 | Fleetwood Town | |||
| MF | Senan Devine | 12 January 2007 | Coleraine | |||
| MF | Callum Burnside | 16 January 2007 | Rangers | |||
| MF | Blaine McClure | 5 February 2007 | Rangers | |||
| MF | Dylan Stitt | 30 June 2007 | Luton Town | |||
| MF | Troy Savage | 7 March 2008 | Glenavon | |||
| FW | Oscar Kelly | 5 February 2007 | Rochdale | |||
| FW | Cole Brannigan | 12 May 2007 | Aston Villa | |||
| FW | Braiden Graham | 7 November 2007 | Linfield | |||
| FW | George Feeney | 19 January 2008 | Glentoran | |||
| FW | Ceadach O’Neill | 10 April 2008 | Linfield | |||
| FW | Chris Atherton | 19 October 2008 | Glenavon | |||
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Kenzie Beattie | 16 June 2007 | - | - | Linfield |
v. Malta, 25 October 2022 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Northern Ireland U17s set to play in Euro qualifiers in Italy". The Irish Football Association. 19 October 2023.
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