Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team
| Association | Football Association of Ireland | |||||||||||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||||||||||
| Head coach | Colin O'Brien | |||||||||||
| FIFA code | IRL | |||||||||||
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| First international | ||||||||||||
| Norway 2–2 vs Rep. of Ireland (Kongsvinger, Norway; 13 October 1985) (as U16s) Rep. of Ireland 4–0 vs Cyprus (Dublin, Ireland; 4 March 2002) (as U17s) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||||
| Rep. of Ireland 8–0 vs Liechtenstein (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 19 October 2011) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||
| Rep. of Ireland 0–7 vs Germany (Rijeka, Croatia; 10 May 2017) | ||||||||||||
| European Championship | ||||||||||||
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1988) | |||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1998) | |||||||||||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2025) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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The Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team, is the national under-17 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the biennial FIFA U-17 World Cup.