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 (currently as an under-20 side). 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
1948–1954 – FIFA Junior Tournament
1955–1980 – UEFA Junior Tournament
1981–2001 – UEFA European U-18 Championship
2002–present – UEFA European U-19 Championship
Honours
Milk Cup Elite Section
Winners: 1997, 2008, 2009, 2014
Coaches
Coaches of the Northern Ireland youth/under-18/under-19 side include:
Players
Current squad
Players born on or after 1 January 2005 will be eligible until the end of the 2024 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 a friendly game against on 7 September 2023.
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-19 squad and remain eligible.
COVID = Player withdrew due to a positive COVID test or from being in close contact with someone with a positive COVID test. INJ = Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played. PRE = Preliminary squad / standby. SEN = Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team. SUS = Suspended from national team. WTD = Withdrew due to other reasons.