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Republic of Ireland women's national under-19 football team

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Ireland Women's U-19
AssociationFootball Association of Ireland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachDave Connell
FIFA codeIRL
First colours
Second colours
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2014)
Best resultSemi-final, 2014
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances0

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

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UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

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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
Two-legged final 1998 did not qualify
Sweden 1999
France 2000
Norway 2001
Sweden 2002
Germany 2003
Finland 2004
Hungary 2005
Switzerland 2006
Iceland 2007
France 2008
Belarus 2009
North Macedonia 2010
Italy 2011
Turkey 2012
Wales 2013
Norway 2014 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 5 6
Israel 2015 did not qualify
Slovakia 2016
Northern Ireland 2017
Switzerland 2018
Scotland 2019
Georgia (country) 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Belarus 2021
Czech Republic 2022 did not qualify
Belgium 2023
Lithuania 2024 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 4
Poland 2025 did not qualify
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2026 TBD
Hungary 2027
Total 2/26 7 3 1 3 6 10

Current squad

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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
1GK Katie Keane (2006-07-27) 27 July 2006 (age 18) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
1GK Nicole Nix (2006-11-02) 2 November 2006 (age 18) Republic of Ireland Galway United

2DF Aoife Turner (2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 (age 19) United States Columbia Lions
2DF Kiera Sena (2007-06-11) 11 June 2007 (age 17) Republic of Ireland Cork City
2DF Niamh Cotter (2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 18) Republic of Ireland Cork City
2DF Mary Phillips (2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 (age 18) Republic of Ireland Peamount United
2DF Aoife Kelly (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 19) Republic of Ireland Wexford

3MF Ellen Dolan (2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 (age 18) Republic of Ireland Peamount United
3MF Jess Fitzgerald (2006-07-12) 12 July 2006 (age 18) Republic of Ireland Peamount United
3MF Hannah Healy (2007-12-18) 18 December 2007 (age 17) Republic of Ireland Bohemian
3MF Aoibhe Brennan (2007-12-08) 8 December 2007 (age 17) Republic of Ireland Bohemian
3MF Lucy Fitzgerald (2007-04-22) 22 April 2007 (age 17) Republic of Ireland Athlone Town
3MF Aoife Murphy O'Connor (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 18) Republic of Ireland Athlone Town

4FW Katie O'Reilly (2007-06-13) 13 June 2007 (age 17) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
4FW Joy Ralph (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 19) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
4FW Lia O'Leary (2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 19) England Bristol City
4FW Ceola Bergin (2006-10-16) 16 October 2006 (age 18) Republic of Ireland Galway
4FW Hazel Donegan (2007-05-22) 22 May 2007 (age 17) Republic of Ireland Athlone Town
4FW Rebecca Devereux (2007-05-22) 22 May 2007 (age 17) Republic of Ireland Shelbourne

Coaches

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ireland women bow out of Under-19 European Championships". The Irish Times. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Republic of Ireland Under-19s 0-4 Netherlands Under-19s". RTÉ. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. ^ Limegreentangerine. "Lia O'Leary: Leading WU19s towards EURO Qualification". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-05.