The Northern Ireland national futsal team represents Northern Ireland during international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the UEFA Futsal Euro. The team is governed by the Irish Football Association.
| Nickname(s) | Green and White Army | ||
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| Association | Irish Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach |  Stuart Cook | ||
| Captain | Adam Barr | ||
| Most caps | Adam Barr (31) | ||
| Top scorer | Connor Millar (19) | ||
| FIFA code | NIR | ||
| FIFA ranking | 108 [1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Wales 7–1 Northern Ireland  (Cardiff, Wales; 2 December 2016) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Northern Ireland 8–1 Gibraltar  (Newry, Northern Ireland; 10 January 2020) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| England 16–1 Northern Ireland (Cardiff, Wales; 3 December 2016) | |||
| Home Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 | ||
| Best result |  Scotland 3–5 Northern Ireland (Burton-on-Trent, England; 1st December 2019) | ||
Home matches are played at Newry Leisure Centre. Northern Ireland entered qualification for the FIFA Futsal World Cup for the first time in 2019 [2] and qualification for the UEFA Futsal Euro for the first time in 2020.[3] The team have yet to advance from a qualification tournament.
Competitive record edit
FIFA Futsal World Cup edit
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1989 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1992
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 1996
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 2000
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 2004
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 2008
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 2012
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 2016
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 2021 |
Did not qualify | Group H 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 25 | |||||||
 2024 |
Group D 4th place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 37 | |
UEFA Futsal Championship edit
| UEFA Futsal Euro record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1996 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2007
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 2010
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 2012
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 2014
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 2016
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 2018
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| 2022 |
Did not qualify | Group E 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |||||||
 2026 |
Group A 4th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 24 | |
Home Nations Championship edit
| Home Nations Championship Record | |||||||
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| Year | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| Wales 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 31 | -27 |
| Scotland 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | -15 |
| Northern Ireland 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| England 2019 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | -6 |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 73 | -48 |
Players edit
Current squad edit
The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifying matches against Andorra, Cyprus and Estonia on 9, 10 and 12 April 2024 respectively.[4][5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |
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| 1 | GK | Matthew McErlain | 4 May 1995 | Sparta Belfast
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| 19 | GK | Philip Irvine | 6 March 1991 | World United
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| 2 | DF | John Gibson | 9 December 1995 | Sparta Belfast
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| 4 | DF | Adam Barr (captain) | 14 February 1992 | Bolton Futsal Club
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| 8 | DF | Scott Gunn | 27 January 1995 | Bolton Futsal Club
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| 11 | DF | Darius Roohi | 25 September 1998 | Sparta Belfast
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| 12 | DF | Declan Starrs | 8 November 2004 | Bloomsbury Futsal
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| 3 | FW | Caolan Dobney | 24 December 2003 | Loughborough Students
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| 5 | FW | Danny Stapleton | 13 February 1997 | Manchester Futsal Club
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| 6 | FW | Ryan McMenemy | 20 September 2002 | Sparta Belfast
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| 7 | FW | Conor Kernohan | 28 August 1998 | Bolton Futsal Club
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| 9 | FW | Christopher Donnelly | 13 October 1989 | Futsal Escocia
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| 10 | FW | Connor Millar | 12 September 1991 | Bloomsbury Futsal
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| 14 | FW | Josh Lowry | 22 February 1993 | Sparta Belfast
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Northern Ireland Futsal Matches edit
| Opponent | H / A | Date | Competition | Score | Result | Scorers | Venue |
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| Wales
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Away | 02-12-2016 | Home Nations Championship | 7–1 | Loss | Michael O’Hehir | House of Sport, Cardiff, Wales |
| England
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Away | 03-12-2016 | Home Nations Championship | 16–1 | Loss | Conor Glenholmes | House of Sport, Cardiff, Wales |
| Scotland
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Away | 04-12-2016 | Home Nations Championship | 8–2 | Loss | Conor Glenholmes, Chris Donnelly | House of Sport, Cardiff, Wales |
 San Marino
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Away | 13-05-2017 | Friendly International | 2–1 | Loss | Conor Glenholmes | Multieventi Sport Domus Ore, San Marino |
| San Marino
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Away | 14-05-2017 | Friendly International | 0–1 | Win | Ciaran Donaghy | Multieventi Sport Domus Ore, San Marino |
| Gibraltar
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Away | 24-11-2017 | Friendly International | 6–5 | Loss | Jack Magee, Connor Millar x 2, Conor Glenholmes x 2 | Tercentenary Sportshall, Gibraltar |
| Gibraltar
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Away | 25-11-2017 | Friendly International | 3–1 | Loss | Craig Taylor | Tercentenary Sportshall, Gibraltar |
| Scotland
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Away | 01-12-2017 | Home Nations Championship | 4–1 | Loss | Conor Glenholmes | Oriam, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| England
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Away | 02-12-2017 | Home Nations Championship | 5-1 | Loss | Jordan Wilson | Oriam, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Wales
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Away | 03-12-2017 | Home Nations Championship | 8-0 | Loss | N/A | Oriam, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Scotland
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Home | 22-06-2018 | Friendly International | 6–8 | Loss | Jack Magee, Adam Barr, Conor Glenholmes, Craig Taylor, Connor Millar, Danny Stapleton | Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland |
| Scotland
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Home | 23-06-2018 | Friendly International | 6–6 | Draw | Jack Magee x 2, Brendan Shannon, Connor Millar x 2, Craig Taylor | Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland |
 Malta
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Away | 26-10-2018 | Friendly International | 1–2 | Win | Adam Barr, Craig Taylor | Malta |
| Malta
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Away | 27-10-2018 | Friendly International | 4–1 | Loss | Ciaran Donaghy | Malta |
| Scotland
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Home | 30-11-2018 | Home Nations Championship | 2–6 | Loss | Connor Millar, Jack Magee | Newry Leisure Centre, Nerwy, Northern Ireland |
| Wales
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Home | 01-12-2018 | Home Nations Championship | 2–0 | Win | Darius Roohi, Jack Magee | Newry Leisure Centre, Nerwy, Northern Ireland |
| England
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Home | 02-12-2018 | Home Nations Championship | 1–3 | Loss | Conor Glenholmes | Newry Leisure Centre, Nerwy, Northern Ireland |
| Malta
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Home | 18-01-2019 | Friendly International | 4–2 | Win | Craig Taylor, James Gould, Connor Millar x 2 | Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland |
| Malta
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Home | 19-01-2019 | Friendly International | 1–3 | Loss | Connor Millar | Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland |
 Finland
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Away | 30-01-2019 | FIFA 2020 World Cup Prelim Rd | 9–1 | Loss | Connor Millar | FMF Futsal Arena, Ciorescu, Moldova |
 Moldova
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Away | 31-01-2019 | FIFA 2020 World Cup Prelim Rd | 13–3 | Loss | Scott Gunn, Connor Millar x 2 | FMF Futsal Arena, Ciorescu, Moldova |
| Wales
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Away | 02-02-2019 | FIFA 2020 World Cup Prelim Rd | 3–2 | Loss | Conor Glenholmes, John Gibson | FMF Futsal Arena, Ciorescu, Moldova |
| Wales
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Away | 29-11-2019 | Home Nations Championship | 9-3 | Loss | Adam Barr, Scott Gunn, Connor Millar | St Georges Park, Burton on Trent, England |
| England
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Away | 30-11-2019 | Home Nations Championship | 6-4 | Loss | Ryan Dabbs, Craig Taylor x 2, Connor Millar | St Georges Park, Burton on Trent, England |
| Scotland
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Away | 01-12-2019 | Home Nations Championship | 3-5 | Win | Craig Taylor, Adam Barr, Josh Lowry x 2, Ryan Dabbs | St Georges Park, Burton on Trent, England |
| Gibraltar
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Home | 10-01-2020 | Friendly International | 8–1 | Win | Conor Glenholmes x 3, Scott Gunn x 2, Craig Taylor, Adam Barr, Ryan Dabbs | Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland |
| Gibraltar
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Home | 12-01-2020 | Friendly International | 3–4 | Loss | Craig Taylor x 2, Connor Millar | Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland |
| Hungary
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Away | 29-01-2020 | UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifiers Prelim Rd | 7-2 | Loss | Craig Taylor, Connor Millar | Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania |
| Lithuania
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Away | 30-01-2020 | UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifiers Prelim Rd | 5-1 | Loss | Chris Donnelly | Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania |
 Turkey
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Away | 01-02-2020 | UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifiers Prelim Rd | 4-2 | Loss | Scott Gunn x 2 | Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania |
 Israel
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Away | 05-04-2022 | FIFA 2024 World Cup Prelim Rd | 3–3 | Draw | Connor Millar X 3 | Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania |
Head Coaches edit
As of February 2022
| Head Coach | Northern Ireland Career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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| Jonathan Michael
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2016–2022 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 18 |
References edit
- ^ "Futsal World Ranking". www.futsalworldranking.com.
- ^ "Northern Ireland set to make history in futsal clash against Finland". IFA.
- ^ "Northern Ireland men's futsal squad for stage one of Euro qualifiers revealed". IFA.
- ^ "Men's futsal squad for Euro qualifiers revealed". The Irish FA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 3 May 2024.