Matches_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team

Matches of the Republic of Ireland national football team

Matches of the Republic of Ireland national football team

Irish association football international matches since 1924


This is a sortable list of all association football matches played by the Republic of Ireland national football team since 1924.

Home ground of the Irish football team at Lansdowne Road in Dublin

Following the Irish War of Independence from the United Kingdom, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was founded in September 1921. Ireland joined world football governing body FIFA in August 1923 as the Football Association of the Irish Free State (FAIFS). Ireland's first post-Independence internationals were played at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. The team played as Irish Free State between 1924 and 1935. The name Football Association of Ireland was re-adopted in 1936, and from then until 1954, they played as Ireland; since 1954 they have been Republic of Ireland following the renaming of the team by FIFA, to distinguish them from Northern Ireland.

Ireland competed every four years in the qualification phases of the World Cups and, from 1960, in the qualification phases of the European Nations' Cup, later known as the European Football Championships.

It was not until 1988 that the team succeeded in qualifying for the finals of a major tournament when they went to West Germany to play in the 1988 European Championships. Two years later, Ireland competed for the first time in a World Cup Finals, at Italia '90.

With the exception of Bill Lacey, who was team manager on four occasions during the 1930s, the team was managed and chosen by a committee of selectors of the FAIFS or FAI for more than four decades, until 1969. The team has been managed since then by individuals rather than committees.

List of matches

  • Score format:   Irish scores appear first, to the left, irrespective of whether the game was played at home or away.
  • Colour codes:     Win     Draw     Loss     Forthcoming match     Not counted in official team statistics[1]
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References

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  2. Ireland - Record International Players, Appearances for Ireland National Team Roberto Mamrud at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved: 2011-09-11.
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  4. Ireland's International Matches 1982–2011, Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-09-11.
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  6. FAI History: 1930 - 1959, Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-09-11.
  7. FAI History: 1960 - 1986, Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-09-11.
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  14. Senior Men's Matches Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved: 2020-12-07

Citations

  1. e.g. unofficial friendly, abandoned match, opponent was a club rather than a nation
  2. Bulgaria - Irish Free State Archived 14 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine FIFA. Retrieved: 4 December 2013.
  3. Ireland’s footballers at the Paris Olympics, 1924 History Ireland, Issue 4 (July/August 2012), Volume 20. Retrieved: 4 December 2013.
  4. Netherlands - Irish Free State Archived 22 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine FIFA. Retrieved: 4 December 2013.
  5. Ireland – International Results Jostein Nygård and Damian Byrne at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved: 11 September 2011.
  6. The History of Soccer in Ireland archived at WebCite on 25 June 2012. URL: http://www.kiltimagh.net/soccerhistory.doc (accessed 2011-09-11).
  7. Ireland's International Matches 1926–1981, Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved: 11 September 2011.
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  9. Rhineland v Irish Free State, 06 May 1936 Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved: 4 November 2013.
  10. 'Swastika' match programme on sale Irish Independent, 30 December 2013.
  11. Republic of Ireland v Denmark, 04 December 1968 Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved: 4 November 2013. Quote: "abd 51".
  12. Republic of Ireland v Denmark, 15 October 1969 Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved: 4 November 2013.
  13. "England's Matches: Unofficial 1946 onwards". England Football Online. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  14. FA of Ireland XI v West Germany, 05 January 1972 Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved: 4 November 2013.
  15. Brazil Independence Cup 1972 Macario Reyes at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved: 25 June 2012.
  16. Brazil Independence Cup 1972 - Additional Details Eliézer Sebastián Pérez Pérez at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved: 25 June 2012.
  17. Football MATCH: 18.06.1972 Ecuador v Rep. of Ireland EU Football.info. Retrieved: 4 November 2013.
  18. Republic of Ireland v West Germany, 11 March 1975 Association of Football Statisticians (11v11.com). Retrieved: 25 June 2012.
  19. Republic of Ireland v Argentina, 29 May 1979 11v11.com. Retrieved: 16 November 2012.
  20. Basque Country (Euskadi) Autonomous Team Matches Mark Cruickshank and Neil Morrison at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved: 25 June 2012.
  21. West Germany v Republic of Ireland, 21 May 1981 Association of Football Statisticians (11v11.com). Retrieved: 25 June 2012.
  22. Algeria v Republic of Ireland, 28 April 1982 Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved: 4 November 2013.
  23. Kirin Cup 1984 Bojan Jovanovic at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved: 25 June 2012.
  24. Republic of Ireland: Fixtures and Results, FIFA. Retrieved: 11 September 2011.
  25. Iceland Triangular Tournament 1986 Sean DeLoughry at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved: 25 June 2012.
  26. USA Cup 1992 Josef Bobrowsky at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved: 25 June 2012.
  27. 'We knew this s*** would happen' Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Irish Times, 16 February 1995.
  28. USA Cup 1996 Barrie Courtney and Héctor Villa Martínez at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved: 25 June 2012.
  29. USA Cup 2000 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved: 25 June 2012.
  30. Unity Cup (London) 2004 Hamdan Saaid at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved: 25 June 2012.
  31. Robbie Keane beats record and Faroes The Guardian, 13 October 2004.
  32. Keane's 'come and get me' hint to Celtic Irish Independent, 30 May 2005.
  33. Jackie Mcnamara Testimonial Celtic Programmes Online, 10 July 2007.
  34. Overnight miracle not evident for Trap debut Irish Independent, 19 May 2008.
  35. Trapattoni upbeat Irish Times, 20 May 2008.
  36. Foley shines bright for Trap's reserves Irish Independent, 10 October 2008.
  37. Hungary 0-0 Republic of Ireland RTÉ Sport, 4 June 2012.
  38. Hungary 0-0 Republic of Ireland BBC Sport, 4 June 2012.
  39. Life isn't all rosy for La Furia Roja ESPN STAR Sports, 15 June 2012.
  40. Republic of Ireland 1-6 Germany – live! The Guardian, 12 October 2012.
  41. Germany tear Ireland to shreds Irish Times, 12 October 2012.
  42. Republic of Ireland 1-6 Germany BBC Sport, 12 October 2012.
  43. Ireland 0-1 Greece RTÉ Sport, 14 November 2012.
  44. Match report: Republic of Ireland 0-1 Greece Archived 15 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine ITV Sport, 14 November 2012.
  45. Trapattoni delighted with attacking duo Irish Independent, 7 February 2013.
  46. Ireland confirm Dublin England friendly Irish Independent, 12 September 2012.
  47. Ireland lose as Germany reach finals Football Association of Ireland, 11 October 2013. Quote: "Germany qualified for next summer's FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil with a three goal win in Cologne what was [sic] Ireland 500th senior international match."
  48. Germany cruise to reach Brazil ESPN FC, 11 October 2013.
  49. Ireland beat Kazakhstan in final Group C game Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Setanta Sports, 15 October 2013.
  50. New Senior international management team confirmed Football Association of Ireland, 5 November 2013.
  51. O'Neill off to a winning start Archived 18 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Football Association of Ireland, 15 November 2013.
  52. Ireland suffer narrow defeat to Serbia Football Association of Ireland, 5 March 2014.
  53. Republic of Ireland 1-2 Turkey RTÉ Sport, 25 May 2014.
  54. Republic of Ireland 0-0 Italy RTÉ News, 1 June 2014.
  55. Republic of Ireland 1-1 Costa Rica RTÉ Sports, 7 June 2014.
  56. Ireland cruise to win over Oman RTÉ Sport, 3 September 2014.
  57. Germany–Republic of Ireland UEFA, 24 February 2014.
  58. Scotland–Republic of Ireland UEFA, 24 February 2014.
  59. Ireland smash four past USA RTÉ Sport, 19 November 2014.
  60. Republic of Ireland to join Northern Ireland in training game Football Association of Ireland, 27 April 2015.
  61. England team to make return to Lansdowne Irish Independent, 9 April 2014.
  62. Euro 2016: Ireland v Germany Irish Times, 8 October 2015.
  63. Republic of Ireland–Germany UEFA, 24 February 2014.
  64. Poland–Republic of Ireland UEFA, 24 February 2014.
  65. Euro 2016 play-off: Ireland v Bosnia Irish Times, 16 November 2015.
  66. Republic of Ireland-Wales UEFA, 26 July 2015.
  67. Denmark v Ireland - As it happened RTÉ Sport, 11 November 2017.
  68. Rep of Ireland 1–5 Denmark The Guardian, 14 November 2017.
  69. Turkey vs Republic of Ireland FAI.ie. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  70. France vs Republic of Ireland FAI.ie. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  71. Republic of Ireland vs USA FAI.ie, 9 February 2018.
  72. Poland vs Republic of Ireland FAI.ie, 5 February 2018.
  73. UEFA Nations League fixture dates and times confirmed Football Association of Ireland, 24 January 2018.
  74. FAI.ie, 23 February 2018.
  75. FAI.ie, 26 March 2019.
  76. Azerbaijan 0-3 Ireland - recap RTÉ Sport, 2021-09-09.
  77. Fixture listing UEFA. Retrieved: 2023-03-24.
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