Northern Ireland national futsal team

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Northern Ireland
Nickname(s)Green and White Army
AssociationIrish Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachEngland Stuart Cook
CaptainAdam Barr
Most capsAdam Barr (31)
Top scorerConnor Millar (19)
FIFA codeNIR
FIFA ranking108 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
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
Appearances12
Best result Scotland 3–5 Northern Ireland 
(Burton-on-Trent, England; 1st December 2019)

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.

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
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter Did not enter
Hong Kong 1992
Spain 1996
Guatemala 2000
Taiwan 2004
Brazil 2008
Thailand 2012
Colombia 2016
Lithuania 2021 Did not qualify Group H 4th place 3 0 0 3 6 25
Uzbekistan 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
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 1996 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1999
Russia 2001
Italy 2003
Czech Republic 2005
Portugal 2007
Hungary 2010
Croatia 2012
Belgium 2014
Serbia 2016
Slovenia 2018
Netherlands 2022 Did not qualify Group E 4th place 3 0 0 3 5 16
LatviaLithuania 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
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
1 1GK Matthew McErlain (1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 29) Northern Ireland Sparta Belfast
19 1GK Philip Irvine (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33) Northern Ireland World United

2 2DF John Gibson (1995-12-09) 9 December 1995 (age 28) Northern Ireland Sparta Belfast
4 2DF Adam Barr (captain) (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32) England Bolton Futsal Club
8 2DF Scott Gunn (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29) England Bolton Futsal Club
11 2DF Darius Roohi (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 25) Northern Ireland Sparta Belfast
12 2DF Declan Starrs (2004-11-08) 8 November 2004 (age 19) England Bloomsbury Futsal

3 4FW Caolan Dobney (2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 20) England Loughborough Students
5 4FW Danny Stapleton (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27) England Manchester Futsal Club
6 4FW Ryan McMenemy (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 21) Northern Ireland Sparta Belfast
7 4FW Conor Kernohan (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 (age 25) England Bolton Futsal Club
9 4FW Christopher Donnelly (1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 (age 34) Scotland Futsal Escocia
10 4FW Connor Millar (1991-09-12) 12 September 1991 (age 32) England Bloomsbury Futsal
14 4FW Josh Lowry (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31) Northern Ireland Sparta Belfast

Northern Ireland Futsal Matches[edit]

Opponent H / A Date Competition Score Result Scorers Venue
 Wales Away 02-12-2016 Home Nations Championship 7–1 Loss Michael O’Hehir House of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
 England Away 03-12-2016 Home Nations Championship 16–1 Loss Conor Glenholmes House of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
 Scotland Away 04-12-2016 Home Nations Championship 8–2 Loss Conor Glenholmes, Chris Donnelly House of Sport, Cardiff, Wales
 San Marino Away 13-05-2017 Friendly International 2–1 Loss Conor Glenholmes Multieventi Sport Domus Ore, San Marino
 San Marino Away 14-05-2017 Friendly International 0–1 Win Ciaran Donaghy Multieventi Sport Domus Ore, San Marino
 Gibraltar Away 24-11-2017 Friendly International 6–5 Loss Jack Magee, Connor Millar x 2, Conor Glenholmes x 2 Tercentenary Sportshall, Gibraltar
 Gibraltar Away 25-11-2017 Friendly International 3–1 Loss Craig Taylor Tercentenary Sportshall, Gibraltar
 Scotland Away 01-12-2017 Home Nations Championship 4–1 Loss Conor Glenholmes Oriam, Edinburgh, Scotland
 England Away 02-12-2017 Home Nations Championship 5-1 Loss Jordan Wilson Oriam, Edinburgh, Scotland
 Wales Away 03-12-2017 Home Nations Championship 8-0 Loss N/A Oriam, Edinburgh, Scotland
 Scotland 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 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 Away 26-10-2018 Friendly International 1–2 Win Adam Barr, Craig Taylor Malta
 Malta Away 27-10-2018 Friendly International 4–1 Loss Ciaran Donaghy Malta
 Scotland Home 30-11-2018 Home Nations Championship 2–6 Loss Connor Millar, Jack Magee Newry Leisure Centre, Nerwy, Northern Ireland
 Wales Home 01-12-2018 Home Nations Championship 2–0 Win Darius Roohi, Jack Magee Newry Leisure Centre, Nerwy, Northern Ireland
 England Home 02-12-2018 Home Nations Championship 1–3 Loss Conor Glenholmes Newry Leisure Centre, Nerwy, Northern Ireland
 Malta Home 18-01-2019 Friendly International 4–2 Win Craig Taylor, James Gould, Connor Millar x 2 Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
 Malta Home 19-01-2019 Friendly International 1–3 Loss Connor Millar Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
 Finland Away 30-01-2019 FIFA 2020 World Cup Prelim Rd 9–1 Loss Connor Millar FMF Futsal Arena, Ciorescu, Moldova
 Moldova 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 Away 02-02-2019 FIFA 2020 World Cup Prelim Rd 3–2 Loss Conor Glenholmes, John Gibson FMF Futsal Arena, Ciorescu, Moldova
 Wales Away 29-11-2019 Home Nations Championship 9-3 Loss Adam Barr, Scott Gunn, Connor Millar St Georges Park, Burton on Trent, England
 England 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 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 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 Home 12-01-2020 Friendly International 3–4 Loss Craig Taylor x 2, Connor Millar Newry Leisure Centre, Newry, Northern Ireland
 Hungary Away 29-01-2020 UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifiers Prelim Rd 7-2 Loss Craig Taylor, Connor Millar Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania
 Lithuania Away 30-01-2020 UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifiers Prelim Rd 5-1 Loss Chris Donnelly Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania
 Turkey Away 01-02-2020 UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifiers Prelim Rd 4-2 Loss Scott Gunn x 2 Jonava Arena, Jonava, Lithuania
 Israel 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 %
Northern Ireland Jonathan Michael 2016–2022 33 6 2 25 18

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Futsal World Ranking". www.futsalworldranking.com.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland set to make history in futsal clash against Finland". IFA.
  3. ^ "Northern Ireland men's futsal squad for stage one of Euro qualifiers revealed". IFA.
  4. ^ "Men's futsal squad for Euro qualifiers revealed". The Irish FA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Northern Ireland Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 3 May 2024.