| Nickname(s) | The Boys in Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Ireland ImIreland Futsal Union | ||
| Confederation | UEFA FEF | ||
| Head coach | Derek O'Neill | ||
| Asst coach | Stephen Finn Gleudson Junior Da Silva | ||
| Home stadium | National Basketball Arena | ||
| FIFA code | IRL | ||
| FIFA ranking | 109[1] | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Republic of Ireland 4–1Belgium  (Rome,Italy; 16 July 1983) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Republic of Ireland 7–2England  (Rome,Italy; 18 July 1983) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Republic of Ireland 2–8Finland  (Jyväskylä,Finland; 14 December 2010) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| UEFA Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
TheRepublic of Ireland national futsal team has represented theRepublic of Ireland in theUEFA Futsal Championship. The Republic of Ireland has, to date, never qualified for the final stages of a major tournament. It has, however, taken part in several invitational tournaments, such as the 2008 Four Nations Futsal Cup. It is organised by theFootball Association of Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland national futsal team have been active since at least 1983. In July 1983, inRome, they competed in a six team nations tournament. After defeatingBelgium and losing toCzechoslovakia in the group stage, the Republic of Ireland defeatedEngland 7–2 in a third/fourth place play-off. The other participants includedScotland and the eventual winners,Italy.[2] In June 2001 they played a series of friendlies against Scotland and in February 2002 they hosted the Masita Cup tournament atSt Columba's College, Dublin. Other participants in this tournament included Scotland,Northern Ireland and Tranmere Victoria, a club side that represented England. In October 2002 they also competed in the British Isles Nations Futsal Cup inChester. The other participants in this competition included Tranmere Victoria, Scotland, Northern Ireland andGibraltar. During this latter tournament the team was managed by Derek O'Neill, theFAI's futsal co-ordinator, and coached by Stephen Finn.[3][4][5]
In 2007 the national team was revived, initially playing as an U21 team and selecting players from theEircom U21 Futsal League. In December 2007 a Republic of Ireland U21 squad featuringDane Massey,Gary McCabe andCiarán Kilduff travelled to Portugal and played two friendlies againstBenfica andSporting Lisbon.[6][7][8] In April 2008 the Republic of Ireland U21s also competed in theUEFA Futsal Under-21 Championship, travelling toAndorra la Vella to compete in a qualifying tournament againstAndorra, theNetherlands andAzerbaijan. The squad again includedDane Massey. In preparation for the tournament the team played a friendly against anFC Barcelona B team, defeating them 2–0. In the tournament itself, the Republic of Ireland defeated Azerbaijan 4–3 and finished third.[9][10][11]
In December 2008 the senior team was revived with two friendlies againstHungary. The squad includedThomas Morgan, Gary McCabe and Dane Massey.[8] In the first game, which was screened live on Hungarian television, the Republic lost 4–1.[12] Later in the same month, together withLithuania,Libya andEngland, the Republic of Ireland also competed in the 2008 Four Nations Futsal Cup. The Republic, with a squad that included Dane Massey and Thomas Morgan, held England to a 3–3 draw.[7][13][14]
The Republic of Ireland has competed in the qualifying stages of theUEFA Futsal Championship twice during the 2010s.[15] In February 2009 with a squad that includedThomas Morgan,Gary McCabe andDane Massey, the Republic of Ireland played againstCyprus,England andKazakhstan in a2010 UEFA Futsal Championship preliminary group qualifying tournament. The Republic of Ireland also acted as hosts and all six group games were played at theNational Basketball Arena. The Republic lost to both Cyprus and Kazakhstan, either side of a 2–0 win against England.[16][17][18] The Republic's scorers against England were Lloyd Massey, the brother of Dane, and Philip McDonagh.[19] In January 2011 the Republic of Ireland played againstAndorra,Norway andIsrael in aUEFA Futsal Euro 2012 preliminary group qualifying tournament. This tournament saw the Massey brothers, Dane and Lloyd, take part together in a third UEFA Futsal qualifying tournament. Once again the Republic of Ireland acted as hosts and all six group games were again played at the National Basketball Arena. On this occasion the Republic of Ireland lost all three of their games.[20][21][22][23]
In recent times, the Republic of Ireland have been represented by the DiaEuro futsal squad; the national team for players with diabetes. The team was founded by Cathal Fleming in 2018 and have gone on to represent the nation at the 2019 DiaEuro futsal championships in Kyiv.[24]
| UEFA Futsal Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| 1996 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1999 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2001 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2003 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2007 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2010 | Preliminary round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2012 | Preliminary round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2014 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2016 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2018 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2022 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2026 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 0/13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 9 |
 Andorra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
 Israel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
v Andorra| 20 January 20112012 UEFA Futsal qualifier[25] | Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | Andorra | National Basketball Arena |
| 20.00 | Report |
v Norway| 21 January 20112012 UEFA Futsal qualifier | Republic of Ireland | 0–5 | Norway | National Basketball Arena |
| Report | Klaussen 9'Johnsen 16'Sortevik 29'Ravlo ?'L. Jonvik ?' |
v Israel| 23 January 20112012 UEFA Futsal qualifier | Republic of Ireland | 0–3 | Israel | National Basketball Arena |
| 20.00 | Report |
The squad selected for theUEFA Futsal Euro 2012 qualifying tournament in January 2011
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | John Somers | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 2 | 2DF | Mark Langtry | Sporting Fingal/UCD | ||
| 3 | 2DF | Ian Byrne | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 4 | 2DF | Philip McDonagh | Shamrock Rovers/Drumcondra | ||
| 5 | 2DF | Ross Zambra | Sporting Fingal/Wayside Celtic | ||
| 6 | 3MF | Dane Massey | (1988-04-07)7 April 1988 (age 37) | Bray Wanderers | |
| 7 | 3MF | Lloyd Massey | Blue Magic Futsal | ||
| 8 | 3MF | Alan McCabe | AUL Futsal/Sheriff Y.C. | ||
| 9 | 4FW | Alan Lynch | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 10 | 4FW | Jack Doyle | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 11 | 1GK | Ian Carry | Sporting Fingal | ||
| 12 | 4FW | Tony Kane | AUL Futsal/Sheriff Y.C. | ||
| 13 | 4FW | Cian McDonald | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 14 | 4FW | Brendan Dawson | Shamrock Rovers |
In the Summer of 2020, Ireland Futsal Union was launched as the governing body for AMF futsal in Ireland. The body aims to be the sole governing body of Futsal in Republic of Ireland. This will be done by promoting the Ireland Futsal Union Cup as the main competition. The winners of the IFU cup will book their place in the FEF Champions cup. Irish national players will also be selected from the IFU cup.
