| Nickname(s) | The GAWA Norn Iron | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Irish Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Andy Waterworth | ||
| Home stadium | various | ||
| FIFA code | NIR | ||
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| 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 in1987) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (6 times) | ||
TheNorthern Ireland national under-17 football team also known asNorthern Ireland under-17s orNorthern Ireland U17s representsNorthern Ireland inassociation football at under-17 level. It is controlled by theIrish Football Association. The team first competed asNorthern Ireland under-16 before evolving into the current under-17 side whenUEFA 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 theUEFA 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.
| UEFA European Under-16/17 Championship Finals record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 toCOVID-19 pandemic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | –8 | |||||||||
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | –3 | |||||||||
 2025 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | –4 | |||||||||
| 2026 | to be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | –25 | 146 | 48 | 25 | 43 | 176 | 239 | –63 | |
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1985 | did not enter | |||||||
 1987 | did not qualify | |||||||
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| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Andy Waterworth |
| Assistant Manager | |
| Coach | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Roy Carroll |
Players born on or after 1 January 2009 will be eligible until the end of the2026 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 2026 qualifying round games againstArmenia,Cyprus andFinland on 28 October, 31 October and 3 November 2025 respectively.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| 1GK | Matthew Belshaw | (2010-07-05)5 July 2010 (age 15) | Glentoran | |||
| 1GK | Phoenix Blayney | (2010-11-17)17 November 2010 (age 15) | Larne | |||
| 2DF | Calum Anderson | (2009-01-09)9 January 2009 (age 16) | Southampton | |||
| 2DF | Alfie Wilson | (2009-03-14)14 March 2009 (age 16) | Hearts | |||
| 2DF | Charlie Campbell | (2009-10-19)19 October 2009 (age 16) | Linfield | |||
| 2DF | Daniel McCarron | (2010-02-02)2 February 2010 (age 15) | Dungannon Swifts | |||
| 2DF | Alfie Mulvenna | (2010-03-05)5 March 2010 (age 15) | Larne | |||
| 2DF | Calum Woods | Dundalk | ||||
| 2DF | Sean Cassidy | Cliftonville | ||||
| 3MF | Coran Madden | (2009-02-05)5 February 2009 (age 16) | Brentford | |||
| 3MF | Finlay Ross | (2009-02-16)16 February 2009 (age 16) | Linfield | |||
| 3MF | Liam Kelly | (2010-08-07)7 August 2010 (age 15) | Derry City | |||
| 3MF | Charlie McConnell | Bohemians | ||||
| 3MF | Harry Gough | Glenavon | ||||
| 4FW | Jack May | (2009-01-15)15 January 2009 (age 16) | Larne | |||
| 4FW | Joel Kerr | (2009-03-24)24 March 2009 (age 16) | West Ham United | |||
| 4FW | Luke Hawe | (2009-04-30)30 April 2009 (age 16) | Southampton | |||
| 4FW | Jahmi Kellyman | (2009-07-06)6 July 2009 (age 16) | Aston Villa | |||
| 4FW | Zak Magowan | (2009-07-08)8 July 2009 (age 16) | Glentoran | |||
| 4FW | Eamonn Tohill | (2009-09-13)13 September 2009 (age 16) | Cliftonville | |||
The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| 1GK | Tom Hill | Shrewsbury Town | ||||
| 2DF | Sonny Trainor | (2009-11-04)4 November 2009 (age 16) | Larne | |||
| 3MF | Jake Drewett | (2009-03-18)18 March 2009 (age 16) | Bournemouth | |||
| 3MF | Emmett Morrison | (2009-03-23)23 March 2009 (age 16) | Sheffield United | |||
| 3MF | Conor Wilson | (2010-02-23)23 February 2010 (age 15) | Coleraine | |||
| 3MF | Adam Nelson | (2010-03-02)2 March 2010 (age 15) | Glentoran | |||
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