Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team


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 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 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

Results and fixtures 2019-20

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Qualification

Staff

The under-21 men's management team includes:
PositionNameAppointed
Head Coach Jim Crawford5 April 2020
Assistant Coach John O'Shea5 April 2020
Assistant Coach Alan Reynolds9 July 2020
Goalkeeping Coach Dan Connor24 January 2019
Strength & Conditioning Coach Damien Doyle24 January 2019
Performance Analyst Gary Seery24 January 2019
Physiotherapist Kevin Mulholland24 January 2019
Doctor Ronan Kearney24 January 2019
Kitman Fergus McNally24 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.
Caps and goals updated as of 20 November 2019.

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad and remain eligible:
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.