| Nickname(s) | Green & White Army, Norn Iron | ||
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| Association | Irish Football Association | ||
| Head coach | Ronnie McFall | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
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TheNorthern Ireland national under-23 football team is anassociation football team representingNorthern Ireland featuring footballers playing in theIrish League. The team first played at this level in 2007 when entering theInternational Challenge Trophy for national semi-professional Under-23 sides, though previously the Northern Ireland Under-23 team offered a recognised stepping stone for all young players hoping to progress to the full Northern Ireland side.
The original Northern Ireland Under-23 side played a total of ten matches, all but three in the 1960s.[1] Players to have stepped up from the Under-23 side to full international level includePat Jennings,Bryan Hamilton,Neil Lennon andSammy Clingan.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
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| 07-02-1962 | Wales | Windsor Park,Belfast | Drew 0–0 | |
| 27-02-1963 | Wales | Vetch Field,Swansea | Lost 1–5 | Jimmy McLaughlin |
| 05-02-1964 | Wales | Windsor Park,Belfast | Drew 3–3 | Willie Irvine (2),Jimmy McLaughlin |
| 10-02-1965 | Wales | Ninian Park,Cardiff | Drew 2–2 | Willie Irvine,Dave Clements |
| 22-02-1967 | Wales | Windsor Park,Belfast | Won 2–1 | Vic McKinney (2) |
| 20-03-1968 | Wales | Vetch Field,Swansea | Won 1–0 | Shaun Dunlop |
| 26-03-1969 | Italy | Communale Stadium,Brescia | Lost 1–2 | Brendan Mullan |
| 11-04-1989 | Republic of Ireland | Dalymount Park,Dublin | Lost 0–3 | |
| 15-05-1990 | Republic of Ireland | Shamrock Park,Portadown | Lost 2–3 | Stephen McBride, John Devine |
| 27-04-2004 | Serbia & Montenegro | Mourneview Park,Lurgan | Drew 0–0 | (billed an Under 21–23 team)[2] |
The Irish FA announced on 2 October 2007 that they would be entering a side in theInternational Challenge Trophy.[3] The team was selected only from players playing in theIFA Premiership and as such it is also a successor to theIrish League representative team. For the2007–09 International Challenge Trophy the team was managed byLinfield'sDavid Jeffrey and for the2009-11 International Challenge Trophy byPortadown'sRonnie McFall. On both occasions Northern Ireland failed to make it beyond the group stage, and have not entered a team since.
 Belgium U-23 | 2–1 |  Northern Ireland U-23 |
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| 58 Hubert 85 Lutun | (Report) | 46Peter Thompson |
| Northern Ireland U-23 | 0–1 |  Republic of Ireland U-23 |
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| (Report) | 88Stephen Rice |
 Slovakia U-23 | 1–0 | Northern Ireland U-23 |
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| 10 Skutka | (Report) |
| Northern Ireland U-23 | 2–2 |  Wales Semi Pro |
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| Jay Magee Daryl Fordyce | (Report) |
| Northern Ireland U-23 | 2–0 |  Poland U-23 |
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| Jordan Owens Martin Donnelly | (Report) |
 Portugal U-23 | 2–0 | Northern Ireland U-23 |
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| (Report) |
Squad for the match againstPortugal, 12 October 2010.[4] Clubs correct at time of call-up.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1GK | Chris Keenan | (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (age 39) | Crusaders | |||
| 1GK | Sean O'Neill | (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (age 37) | Dungannon Swifts | |||
| 2DF | Chris Ramsey | (1990-05-24)24 May 1990 (age 35) | Portadown | |||
| 3MF | Billy Joe Burns | (1989-08-24)24 August 1989 (age 36) | Linfield | |||
| 2DF | Johnny Taylor | (1988-06-30)30 June 1988 (age 37) | Glentoran | |||
| 2DF | Jay Magee | (1988-05-04)4 May 1988 (age 37) | 1 | Glenavon | ||
| 2DF | Ross Redman | (1989-11-23)23 November 1989 (age 36) | Portadown | |||
| 2DF | Archie Stewart | (1989-12-03)3 December 1989 (age 36) | Ballymena United | |||
| 3MF | Philip Lowry | (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 (age 36) | Linfield | |||
| 3MF | Robert Garrett | (1988-05-05)5 May 1988 (age 37) | Linfield | |||
| 3MF | Jamie Mulgrew | (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (age 39) | Linfield | |||
| 3MF | Stuart Dallas | (1991-04-19)19 April 1991 (age 34) | Crusaders | |||
| 3MF | Martin Donnelly | (1988-08-28)28 August 1988 (age 37) | 1 | Crusaders | ||
| 3MF | Michael Carvill | (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (age 37) | Linfield | |||
| 4FW | Daryl Fordyce | (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (age 39) | 1 | Glentoran | ||
| 4FW | Curtis Allen | (1988-02-22)22 February 1988 (age 37) | Linfield | |||
| 4FW | Jordan Owens | (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (age 36) | 1 | Crusaders | ||
| 4FW | Darren Boyce | (1986-01-25)25 January 1986 (age 40) | Coleraine |
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