Northern Ireland women's national futsal team

Northern Ireland
Association	Irish Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
FIFA code	NIR
First international
	Northern Ireland 3–4 Belgium ; (Newry, Northern Ireland, 21 August 2018)
Biggest win
	Gibraltar 0–3 Northern Ireland ; (Gibraltar, 6 April 2019); Latvia 1–4 Northern Ireland ; (Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, 14 May 2022)
Biggest defeat
	Northern Ireland 0–8 Slovakia ; (Jonava, Lithuania, 8 May 2021)
UEFA Women's Futsal Championship
Appearances	0 (Preliminary round only)

The Northern Ireland women's national futsal team represents Northern Ireland in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Irish Football Association. Northern Ireland is the only home nation of the United Kingdom to have an active women's futsal team.^[1]

History

Northern Ireland's team was formed in 2018.^[1] The team would play their first ever match against the Banbridge Town's men's development team on 15 April 2018 which ended in a 4–6 defeat.^[2] The team has taken part in the preliminary round of the UEFA Women's Futsal Championship,^[1] debuting in 2018 for the 2019 edition.^[3]

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2025	Did not qualify
Total	–	0/1	0	0	0	0	0	0

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship								Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2019	Did not qualify							3	0	0	3	8	16
2022								3	1	0	2	2	12
2023								3	1	0	2	5	5
Total	0/3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	7	15	33

Friendlies

2019

6 April 2019 Friendly	Gibraltar	0–3	Northern Ireland	Gibraltar
		Report		Stadium: Tercentenary Sports Hall

7 April 2019 Friendly	Gibraltar	2–3	Northern Ireland	Gibraltar
		Report		Stadium: Tercentenary Sports Hall

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gray, Andy (30 May 2022). "'You wear the kit, you sing the anthem - you get the same buzz'". BBC Sport. BBC Sport NI. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ McGettigan, Stephen (18 April 2018). "Historic first for Northern Ireland women's futsal team and their development". Futsal Focus. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ McGettigan, Stephen (25 August 2018). "Spirited performances by Northern Ireland throughout their UEFA Futsal Women's EUROs 2018". Futsal Focus. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

[bbc-1] Gray, Andy (30 May 2022). "'You wear the kit, you sing the anthem - you get the same buzz'". BBC Sport. BBC Sport NI. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

[2] McGettigan, Stephen (18 April 2018). "Historic first for Northern Ireland women's futsal team and their development". Futsal Focus. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

[3] McGettigan, Stephen (25 August 2018). "Spirited performances by Northern Ireland throughout their UEFA Futsal Women's EUROs 2018". Futsal Focus. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

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v t e Northern Ireland national football team
General	Irish Football Association Ireland national football team (1882–1950) Managers
Venues	Windsor Park Celtic Park Solitude Grosvenor Park The Oval Dalymount Park Balmoral Showgrounds Bloomfield Ulster Cricket Ground
Results	1882–99 1900–29 1930–59 1960–79 1980–99 2000–19 2020–present Matches v Home Nations
Statistics	Records & Statistics U21 Records & Statistics
Players	Players Pre-1950 players Dual Ireland footballers
Goals	David Healy
World Finals	Summary 1958 1982 1986
European Finals	Summary 2016
Other tournaments	British Home Championship (1884–1984) 2011 Nations Cup
Culture	Green and White Army Rivalry with the Republic of Ireland
Other teams	Women's B Amateur (defunct) U-23 U-21 U-19 U-18 Schools U-17 U-16 Schools Juniors

v t e National sports teams of Northern Ireland
Men	Cricket Football B U23 U21 U19 U18 U17 U16 CP Futsal Volleyball
Women	Football U19 U17 Netball Volleyball
Multi-sport events	Commonwealth Games