- Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team
European national under-21 football team
Name = Republic Of Ireland Under-21
Badge = FAIreland logo.png
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Association =Football Association of Ireland
Captain =Darron Gibson | Coach = flagicon|IrelandDon Givens
Most caps =Alan Mahon
Top scorer = ?
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Dublin ,March 8 1978
Largest win = China 1-5 Rep. Ireland
Six-Fours-les-Plages ,June 11 1983
Poland 1-5 Rep. Ireland
Gdansk ,August 19 2003 Largest loss = Germany 8-0 Rep. Ireland
Baunatal ,March 23 1993
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UEFAu21Champ best = |The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team has competed since 1978 and is controlled by theFootball Association of Ireland .Current and recent players
Players born in 1986 or later are eligible for the
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1986-born
(eligible to 2009 UEFA U21 Championship)
*David Elebert (Hamilton Academical}
*Andy Keogh (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
*Richard Keogh (Carlisle)
*Stephen Ireland (Manchester City)
*Shane McFaul (Brighton)
*Aiden McGeady (Celtic)
*Paul McShane (Sunderland)
*Joey O'Brien (Bolton Wanderers)
*Marcos Painter (Swansea City)
*Darren Quigley (Derry City)
*Stephen Quinn (Rotherham Utd)
*Alan Sheehan (Leeds Utd)
*Kevin Thornton (Coventry City)1987-born
(eligible to 2009 UEFA U21 Championship)
*James Chambers
*Billy Clarke
*Darron Gibson (Manchester United)
*Rene Gilmartin
*Shane Long (Reading)
*Chris McCann
*Ian Morris
*James O'Brien
*Joe O'Cearuill
*Darren O'Dea (Celtic)
*Stephen O'Halloran
*Conor Powell
*Darren Randolph
*Conor Sammon
*Shane Supple 1988-born
(eligible to 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship)
*Darren Dennehy
*Aidan Downes
*Owen Garvan (Ipswich Town)
*Stephen Gleeson
*Andy Jackson (St Johnstone)
*Eddie Nolan (Hartlepool)
*John-Joe O'Toole
*Adam Rooney
*Anthony Stokes (Sunderland)
*Keith Treacy 1989-born
(eligible to 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship)
*Michael Spillane
*James Berrett (Huddersfield Town)Those players in bold have caps for the senior team. Details of exactly which players were selected in the squad for the latest fixture(s) are available [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=71 here]
Senior squad
ee also
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European Under-21 Football Championship
*Republic of Ireland national football team External links
* [http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=71 Under-21 section of FAI official website]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under21 UEFA Under-21 website]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ier-u21-intres.html]
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