Northern Ireland Under-17

Nickname(s)	The GAWA Norn Iron
Association	Irish Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Gerard Lyttle
Home stadium	various
FIFA code	NIR
First colours Second colours
First international
Northern Ireland 0–3  Austria (Ballymena, Northern Ireland; 18 September 2001)
Biggest win
Northern Ireland 7–0  Luxembourg (Beggen, Luxembourg; 30 October 2019
Biggest defeat
Northern Ireland 0–8  Turkey (Staines, England; 2 September 2007
World Cup
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1987)
Best result	Group stage (6 times)

The Northern Ireland national under-17 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-17s or Northern Ireland U17s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-17 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team first competed as Northern Ireland under-16 before evolving into the current under-17 side when UEFA realigned their youth tournaments in 2001. They have qualified for the finals of the UEFA European Under-16 Championships five times (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1997) and for the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship once (2004). In addition to the UEFA Championships, the team also plays regular friendlies and in minor tournaments from similar age-group teams from throughout the world.

Competitive record

UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record

UEFA European Under-16/17 Championship Finals record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1982	did not enter									did not enter
1984
1985
1986	did not qualify									2	0	1	1	0	1	–1
1987	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	3	–1		2	1	0	1	1	1	0
1988	did not qualify									2	0	1	1	0	2	–2
1989										2	0	1	1	1	3	–2
1990	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	8	–5		2	1	1	0	4	3	+1
1991	did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	4	–4
1992	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4		2	1	0	1	3	3	0
1993	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	8	–5		2	1	0	1	1	1	0
1994	did not qualify									2	1	0	1	4	5	–1
1995										2	1	0	1	1	4	–3
1996										2	0	0	2	2	4	–2
1997	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	4	–1		2	2	0	0	8	2	+6
1998	did not qualify									2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
1999										4	1	1	2	2	4	–2
2000										2	0	1	1	0	2	–2
2001										2	0	1	1	1	3	–2
2002										4	0	0	4	4	11	–7
2003										6	3	1	2	4	4	0
2004	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	12	–9		6	4	1	1	13	9	+4
2005	did not qualify									6	2	1	3	11	12	–1
2006										6	3	0	3	9	13	–4
2007										6	3	1	2	9	7	+2
2008										6	3	0	3	7	8	–1
2009										3	1	0	2	1	3	–2
2010										6	4	0	2	6	5	+1
2011										6	2	1	3	12	12	0
2012										3	1	0	2	2	5	–3
2013										6	1	3	2	10	8	+2
2014										3	1	0	2	3	4	–1
2015										6	1	2	3	7	15	–8
2016										3	0	1	2	2	4	–2
2017										3	1	0	2	5	9	–4
2018										3	1	0	2	1	8	–7
2019										6	1	2	3	7	9	–2
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic									3	1	0	2	7	6	+1
2021										Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	did not qualify									3	0	1	2	4	7	–3
2023										6	1	1	4	5	13	–8
2024	to be determined
Total	Group stage	18	2	4	12	16	41	–25		134	44	23	67	158	214	–56

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1985	did not enter
1987	did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	to be determined

Current Coaching Staff

Position	Name
Manager	Gerard Lyttle
Assistant Manager	Andy Waterworth
Coach	Gareth McAuley
Goalkeeping Coach	Roy Carroll

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2007 will be eligible until the end of the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.

The following players were named in the squad for the Under-17 Euro 2024 elite round games against  England,  France and  Hungary on the 20 March, 23 March and the 26 March.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Will Murdoch	(2007-05-26) 26 May 2007 (age 16)	Manchester United
	1GK	Owen Grainger	(2007-07-12) 12 July 2007 (age 16)	Leeds United
	2DF	Keevan Hawthorne	(2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 17)	Cliftonville
	2DF	Matty Orr	(2007-04-16) 16 April 2007 (age 17)	Linfield
	2DF	Conor Haughey	(2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 16)	Fleetwood Town
	2DF	Alfie Friars	(2007-10-28) 28 October 2007 (age 16)	Derry City
	2DF	Alex Watson	(2008-07-23) 23 July 2008 (age 15)	Linfield
	2DF	Callum Leacock	(2008-08-19) 19 August 2008 (age 15)	Linfield
	3MF	Jack Doherty	(2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 17)	Fleetwood Town
	3MF	Senan Devine	(2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17)	Coleraine
	3MF	Callum Burnside	(2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 17)	Rangers
	3MF	Blaine McClure	(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 17)	Rangers
	3MF	James Simpson	(2007-04-05) 5 April 2007 (age 17)	Linfield
	3MF	Dylan Stitt	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 16)	Luton Town
	3MF	Troy Savage	(2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 (age 16)	Glenavon
	4FW	Oscar Kelly	(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 17)	Rochdale
	4FW	Keevan Hawthorne	(2007-04-20) 20 April 2007 (age 17)	Cliftonville
	4FW	Cole Brannigan	(2007-05-12) 12 May 2007 (age 16)	Aston Villa
	4FW	Braiden Graham	(2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 16)	Linfield
	4FW	Ceadach O’Neill	(2008-04-10) 10 April 2008 (age 16)	Linfield

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Calum Moreland	(2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Aston Villa	v.  San Marino, 31 October 2023
FW	George Feeney	(2008-01-19) 19 January 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Glentoran	v.  San Marino, 31 October 2023
FW	Chris Atherton	(2008-10-19) 19 October 2008 (age 15)	-	-	Glenavon	v.  San Marino, 31 October 2023
FW	Kenzie Beattie	(2007-06-16) 16 June 2007 (age 16)	-	-	Linfield	v.  Malta, 25 October 2022