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Northern Ireland
Nickname(s)Green and White Army
AssociationThe Irish Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJonathan Michael
CaptainAdam Barr
Most capsAdam Barr (31)
Top scorerConnor Millar (19)
FIFA codeNIR
FIFA ranking108 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Wales 7–1 Northern Ireland 
(Cardiff, Wales; 2nd December 2016)
Biggest win
 Northern Ireland 8–1 Gibraltar 
(Newry, Northern Ireland; 10th January 2020)
Biggest defeat
 England 16–1 Northern Ireland 
(Cardiff, Wales; 3rd December 2016)
Home Nations Championship
Appearances12
Best result Scotland 3–5 Northern Ireland 
(Burton-on-Trent, England; 1st December 2019)

The Northern Ireland national futsal team represents Northern Ireland during international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the UEFA Euro Championships. The team is governed by the Irish Football Association. The team was formed in 2016 as futsal gained popularity in Northern Ireland in 2015.[citation needed]

Home matches are played at Newry Leisure Centre. Friendly matches are played with teams from other European nations, and Northern Ireland also compete in the Home Nations Championship against England, Scotland and Wales each season. Northern Ireland entered qualification for the FIFA World Futsal Cup for the first time in 2019 [2] and qualification for the UEFA Euro Championships for the first time in 2020.[3] The team have yet to advance from a qualification tournament.

Current squad

# Pos Name Caps Club Goals
1 GK Matthew McErlain 19 Northern Ireland Sparta Belfast Futsal Club 0
12 GK Philip Irvine 19 Northern Ireland World United Futsal Club 0
2 DEF John Gibson 28 Northern Ireland Belfast United Futsal Club 1
4 DEF Adam Barr 31 England Wessex Futsal Club 5
6 DEF James Gould 19 Northern Ireland Belfast United Futsal Club 1
21 DEF Darius Roohi 20 England Loughborough Students Futsal Club 1
3 WING Ryan Dabbs 8 Wales Cardiff University Futsal Club 3
5 WING Scott Gunn 27 England Sunderland University Futsal Club 6
7 WING Conor Glenholmes 29 Northern Ireland Belfast United Futsal Club 12
8 WING Jack Magee 18 Northern Ireland Belfast United Futsal Club 6
14 WING Josh Lowry 9 Northern Ireland Sparta Belfast Futsal Club 2
15 WING Craig Taylor 24 Northern Ireland Belfast United Futsal Club 12
16 WING Jordan Wilson 21 Northern Ireland Sparta Belfast Futsal Club 1
19 WING Conor Kernohan 8 Italy Bergamo C5 Futsal Club 0
20 WING Danny Stapleton 15 England Manchester Futsal Club 1
9 PIVOT Chris Donnelly 12 Scotland Edina Futsal Club 2
10 PIVOT Connor Millar 26 England Wessex Futsal Club 19
11 PIVOT Ernestas Verenka 9 Northern Ireland Sparta Belfast Futsal Club 0

Competition History

FIFA World Cup

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Hong Kong 1992 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Spain 1996 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Guatemala 2000 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Chinese Taipei 2004 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Brazil 2008 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Thailand 2012 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Colombia 2016 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Lithuania 2021 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Uzbekistan 2024 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Total 0/10 0 0 0 0 0 0

UEFA European Futsal Championship

See also: UEFA Futsal Championship
UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Spain 1996 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Spain 1999 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Russia 2001 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Italy 2003 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Czech Republic 2005 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Portugal 2007 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Hungary 2010 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Croatia 2012 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Belgium 2014 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Serbia 2016 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Slovenia 2018 Did not Enter - - - - - -
Netherlands 2022 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Latvia/Lithuania 2026 To be Determined - - - - - -
Total 0/13 0 0 0 0 0 0

Home Nations Championship

Home Nations Championship Record
Year Pld W D L GS GA GD
Wales 2016 3 0 0 3 4 31 -27
Scotland 2017 3 0 0 3 2 17 -15
Northern Ireland 2018 3 1 0 2 7 7 0
England 2019 3 1 0 2 12 18 -6
Total 12 2 0 10 25 73 -48

Northern Ireland Futsal Matches

Opponent H / A Date Competition Score Result Scorers Venue
 Wales Away 02-12-2016 Home Nations Championship 7–1 Loss Michael O’Hehir House of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
 England Away 03-12-2016 Home Nations Championship 16–1 Loss Conor Glenholmes House of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
 Scotland Away 04-12-2016 Home Nations Championship 8–2 Loss Conor Glenholmes, Chris Donnelly House of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
 San Marino Away 13-05-2017 Friendly International 2–1 Loss Conor Glenholmes Multieventi Sport Domus Ore, San Marino
 San Marino Away 14-05-2017 Friendly International 0–1 Win Ciaran Donaghy Multieventi Sport Domus Ore, San Marino
 Gibraltar Away 24-11-2017 Friendly International 6–5 Loss Jack Magee, Connor Millar x 2, Conor Glenholmes x 2 Tercentenary Sportshall, Gibraltar
 Gibraltar Away 25-11-2017 Friendly International 3–1 Loss Craig Taylor Tercentenary Sportshall, Gibraltar
 Scotland Away 01-12-2017 Home Nations Championship 4–1 Loss Conor Glenholmes Oriam, Edinburgh, Scotland
 England Away 02-12-2017 Home Nations Championship 5-1 Loss Jordan Wilson Oriam, Edinburgh, Scotland
 Wales Away 03-12-2017 Home Nations Championship 8-0 Loss N/A Oriam, Edinburgh, Scotland
 Scotland Home 22-06-2018 Friendly International 6–8 Loss Jack Magee, Adam Barr, Conor Glenholmes, Craig Taylor, Connor Millar, Danny Stapleton Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
 Scotland Home 23-06-2018 Friendly International 6–6 Draw Jack Magee x 2, Brendan Shannon, Connor Millar x 2, Craig Taylor Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
 Malta Away 26-10-2018 Friendly International 1–2 Win Adam Barr, Craig Taylor Malta
 Malta Away 27-10-2018 Friendly International 4–1 Loss Ciaran Donaghy Malta
 Scotland Home 30-11-2018 Home Nations Championship 2–6 Loss Connor Millar, Jack Magee Newry Leisure Centre, Nerwy, Northern Ireland
 Wales Home 01-12-2018 Home Nations Championship 2–0 Win Darius Roohi, Jack Magee Newry Leisure Centre, Nerwy, Northern Ireland
 England Home 02-12-2018 Home Nations Championship 1–3 Loss Conor Glenholmes Newry Leisure Centre, Nerwy, Northern Ireland
 Malta Home 18-01-2019 Friendly International 4–2 Win Craig Taylor, James Gould, Connor Millar x 2 Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
 Malta Home 19-01-2019 Friendly International 1–3 Loss Connor Millar Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
 Finland Away 30-01-2019 FIFA 2020 World Cup Prelim Rd 9–1 Loss Connor Millar FMF Futsal Arena, Ciorescu, Moldova
 Moldova Away 31-01-2019 FIFA 2020 World Cup Prelim Rd 13–3 Loss Scott Gunn, Connor Millar x 2 FMF Futsal Arena, Ciorescu, Moldova
 Wales Away 02-02-2019 FIFA 2020 World Cup Prelim Rd 3–2 Loss Conor Glenholmes, John Gibson FMF Futsal Arena, Ciorescu, Moldova
 Wales Away 29-11-2019 Home Nations Championship 9-3 Loss Adam Barr, Scott Gunn, Connor Millar St Georges Park, Burton on Trent, England
 England Away 30-11-2019 Home Nations Championship 6-4 Loss Ryan Dabbs, Craig Taylor x 2, Connor Millar St Georges Park, Burton on Trent, England
 Scotland Away 01-12-2019 Home Nations Championship 3-5 Win Craig Taylor, Adam Barr, Josh Lowry x 2, Ryan Dabbs St Georges Park, Burton on Trent, England
 Gibraltar Home 10-01-2020 Friendly International 8–1 Win Conor Glenholmes x 3, Scott Gunn x 2, Craig Taylor, Adam Barr, Ryan Dabbs Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
 Gibraltar Home 12-01-2020 Friendly International 3–4 Loss Craig Taylor x 2, Connor Millar Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
 Hungary Away 29-01-2020 UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifiers Prelim Rd 7-2 Loss Craig Taylor, Connor Millar Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania
 Lithuania Away 30-01-2020 UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifiers Prelim Rd 5-1 Loss Chris Donnelly Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania
 Turkey Away 01-02-2020 UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifiers Prelim Rd 4-2 Loss Scott Gunn x 2 Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania
 Israel Away 05-04-2022 FIFA 2024 World Cup Prelim Rd 3–3 Draw Connor Millar X 3 Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania

Head Coaches

Head Coach Northern Ireland Career Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Northern Ireland Jonathan Michael 2016–Present 31 6 2 23 19

As of February 2020

References

  1. ^ "Futsal World Ranking". www.futsalworldranking.com.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland set to make history in futsal clash against Finland". IFA.
  3. ^ "Northern Ireland men's futsal squad for stage one of Euro qualifiers revealed". IFA.
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