Northern Ireland national under-19 football team


The Northern Ireland national under-19 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-19s or Northern Ireland U19s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-19 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association and began under the name of Ireland Youth when the Home Nations first held a round robin of friendly matches in 1948. The same year they entered the first International Youth Tournament, now the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. Their best performance was in 1963 when they finished as runner-up. The team evolved into the Northern Ireland under-18 team then the current under-19 team. As well as the UEFA Under-19 Championships the team also enters the annual Milk Cup. In addition, the team plays regular friendlies, sometimes as an under-20 or under-18 team by agreement of the opposing association.

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place

European Championships

Milk Cup Elite Section

Coaches of the Northern Ireland youth/under-18/under-19 side include:
ManagerCareer
Billy Cook
Norman Kernaghan
Joe Kinkead
Tommy Casey
Jackie Cummings1979-??
Roy Millar1983–1999
Mal Donaghy2000–2008
Steve Beaglehole2008–2011
Stephen Robinson2011–2013
Stephen Craigan2013–2016
Stephen Frail2016–2020

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2001 will be eligible until the end of the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 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 UEFA preparation tournament for the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Northern Ireland will play matches against, & on 12 November, 15 November and 18 November respectively.

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-19 squad and remain eligible.