The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, is the national under-21

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and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland. The team played its first match in 1978 and has competed in the

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since 1988.

History

As a European under-21 team, the Republic of Ireland participates in the

, which takes place every two years. There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. Ireland did not enter the first five Under-21 Championships, entering for the first time in

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but failing to qualify. Ireland have never qualified for the European Under-21 Championships.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs

The four play-off winners qualify for the

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), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Results and fixtures

2021

2022

Staff

The Under-21s' management team includes:

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Israel U-21 on 23 and 27 September respectively. ''Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2022, after the game vs

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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible: ^INJ Withdrew from latest squad due to injury
^WD Withdrew from latest squad
^PRE Preliminary squad / standby
^SUS Player is suspended
^COVID Withdrew from latest squad due to Covid-19 protocols
*Game v Republic of Ireland Amateur XI not an official game, therefore no caps given. Note: Names in ''italics'' denote players that have been capped for the senior team.

References

External links

U21 page on FAI website

UEFA Under-21 website

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