Republic of Ireland national football team 578510 226097208 2008-07-16T20:29:05Z Rjwilmsi 203434 gen fixes + link/fix date fields in cite templates (explanation [[User:Rjwilmsi#My_correction_of_citation_templates|here]]) using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox National football team | Name = Republic of Ireland | Badge = FAIreland logo.png | FIFA Trigramme = IRL | Nickname = The Boys in Green| Association = [[Football Association of Ireland]] | Confederation = [[UEFA]] ([[Europe]]) | Coach = {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giovanni Trapattoni]]| Asst Manager= {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Tardelli]]| Asst Coach= {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Liam Brady]]| Captain = [[Robbie Keane]] | Most caps = [[Steve Staunton]] (102) | Top scorer = [[Robbie Keane]] (33) | Home Stadium = [[Croke Park]] <br><small>[[Lansdowne Road]]<br>[[Dalymount Park]]</small> | FIFA Rank = 41| 1st ranking date = August 1993 | FIFA max = 6 | FIFA max date = August 1993 | FIFA min = 57 | FIFA min date = November 1998 | Elo Rank = 28 | Elo max = 8 | Elo max date = April 2002, August 2002 | Elo min = 67 | Elo min date = May 1972 | pattern_la1=_whiteborder|pattern_b1=_eire2008|pattern_ra1=_whiteborder|pattern_sh1=| pattern_so1=_eire2006| leftarm1=076f24|body1=076f24|rightarm1=076f24|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=076f24| pattern_la2=_whitewithhalfborder|pattern_b2=_eire2007|pattern_ra2=_whitewithhalfborder|pattern_so2=_eire2006| leftarm2=10804E|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=10804E|shorts2=10804E|socks2=FFFFFF| First game = {{Flagicon|Ireland}} Irish Free State 1 - 0 {{fb|BUL|1878}} <br/>([[Stade Olympique de Colombes|Stade Olympique]], [[Colombes]], [[France]]; [[May 28]] [[1924]])| Largest win = {{Flagicon|Ireland}} Republic of Ireland 8 - 0 [[Malta national football team|Malta]] {{Flagicon|Malta}}<br/>([[Dalymount Park]], [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]; [[16 November]] [[1983]]) | Largest loss = {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] 7 - 0 Republic of Ireland {{Flagicon|Ireland}}<br/>([[Uberlândia]], [[Brazil]]; [[27 May]] [[1982]]) | World cup apps = 3 | World cup first = 1990 | World cup best = Quarter finals, [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] | Regional name = [[European Football Championship|European Championship]] | Regional cup apps = 1 | Regional cup first = [[1988 European Football Championship|1988]] | Regional cup best = Round 1, [[1988 European Football Championship|1988]] }} The '''Republic of Ireland national football team''' represents the [[Republic of Ireland]] in international [[football (soccer)|football]]. It is run by the [[Football Association of Ireland]] and currently plays home fixtures at [[Croke Park]] in [[Dublin]]. The team made its debut at the [[Ireland at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Olympics]] reaching the quarter finals. Between 1924 and 1936 the team competed as the '''Irish Free State''' and from then until 1953 it was referred to by the [[Football Association of Ireland|FAI]] as '''Ireland'''. The current name was adopted after a [[FIFA]] ruling to disambiguate it from the Ireland team run by the [[Irish Football Association|IFA]], which is now known as [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]. Under the guidance of [[Jack Charlton]] and his successor [[Mick McCarthy]] the team enjoyed its most successful era, qualifying for [[1988 European Football Championship|Euro 88]], reaching the quarterfinals of the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] and making the last sixteen at both the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] World Cups. The side was the first team from outside the [[United Kingdom|UK]] to [[England v Ireland (1949)|defeat]] [[England national football team|England]] on home soil, at a fixture played at [[Goodison Park]], [[Liverpool]] in 1949. The team also reached the quarterfinals of the [[1964 European Nations' Cup]]. ==History== ===Irish Free State=== Between 1882 and 1924 [[Ireland]] was represented by a single [[Ireland national football team (IFA)|national football team]] organised by the [[Belfast]] - based [[Irish Football Association]]. Then in 1920 Ireland was [[partition of Ireland|partitioned]] into [[Northern Ireland]] and [[Southern Ireland]]. In 1922, Southern Ireland became the [[Irish Free State]], which in turn became the [[Republic of Ireland]]. Amid these political upheavals the [[Football Association of Ireland]] emerged in [[Dublin]] in 1921 and began organising its own [[Football League of Ireland|league]] and national football team. In 1923 the FAI was recognised by [[FIFA]] as the governing body of the Irish Free State <ref>{{cite book | title=Football Asssociation of Ireland: 75 years | first=Peter | last=Byrne | date=1996 | location=[[Dublin]] | publisher=Sportsworld | id = ISBN 1-900110-06-7 | pages=22}}</ref> and at the [[Ireland at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Olympics]], the Irish Free State made their international debut. On May 28 at the [[Stade Olympique de Colombes|Stade Olympique]], they beat [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] 1-0, with [[Paddy Duncan]] scoring the team's first ever goal. As a result of this they qualified for the quarter-finals. <ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1924f-det.html 1924 Olympic Games at Rsssf]</ref> <ref>[http://www.clubi.ie/fpage/history/part2.html History of Irish Football]</ref> On June 14 1924, the Irish Free State made their home debut against the [[United States national soccer team|United States]], who had embarked on a brief European tour after competing in the same Olympics. [[Ed Brookes]] scored a [[hat-trick]] in a 3-1 home win at [[Dalymount Park]]. <ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det69.html United States results at Rsssf]</ref> The Irish Free State did not play their next game until March 21 1926. This was an away game against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] which they lost 3-0. In subsequent years the status of the Olympic Games football competition was downgraded and as a result this game is widely regarded as the Irish Free State's first official game. On February 25 1934 the Irish Free State made their [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] debut, drawing 4-4 with [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] at Dalymount Park in a [[1934 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualifier]]. [[Paddy Moore]] scored all four of the Free State’s goals and became the first player ever to score four goals in a World Cup game. ===Ireland=== Between 1924 and 1936 the FAI had selected players mainly from the Free State. However after 1936 the FAI began to refer to their team as ''Ireland'' and began to select players born in [[Northern Ireland]]. During this era there were, in effect, two ''Ireland'' teams, chosen by two rival Associations. Both Associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of [[Ireland]] and selected players from the whole island. During this era at least thirty-eight [[Dual Irish international footballers|dual internationals]] were selected to represent both teams <ref>[http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2006/10/dual-internationalists.html List of Dual Internationalists]</ref>. FIFA eventually intervened when both teams entered the [[1950 FIFA World Cup qualification|1950 FIFA World Cup]], the first time they had entered the same competition. Four players - [[Tom Aherne]], [[Reg Ryan]], [[Davy Walsh]] and [[Con Martin]] - actually played for the two different teams in the same [[FIFA World Cup]] tournament. <ref>Ryan, op. cit. pg 59.</ref>. FIFA subsequently restricted players' eligibility based on the political border and in 1953 ruled neither team could be referred to as ''Ireland'' for competitions which both teams were eligible to enter i.e. initially the World Cup and subsequently the European Nations Cup (now the European Championships), decreeing that the FAI team be officially designated as the ''Republic of Ireland'' while the IFA team was to become [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] <ref>Byrne, op. cit., pg 68</ref>. (For British Championship matches played against England, Scotland and Wales, the IFA was still entitled to call its team "Ireland", as they had done since staging the worlds first ever competitive international, against Scotland in Belfast in 1884, a practice which they continued up until the early 1970s, when the IFA reverted to using the name "Northern Ireland" for all its games.) The FAI continued to refer to their team as ''Ireland'' until a game against [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] on March 7 1954. ===Competitive history=== For many years, the Republic of Ireland had seen qualification for major tournaments elude them. A [[England v Ireland (1949)|2&ndash;0]] win over England at [[Goodison Park]] on [[September 21]], [[1949]], was the first time England suffered a home defeat by a team outside the Home Countries of [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]], [[Wales national football team|Wales]] and the [[Ireland national football team (IFA)|Ireland]] team run by the Belfast based [[Irish Football Association|Irish FA]]. The [[1958 World Cup]] qualifiers saw the Republic of Ireland drawn with England. In their home game against England, [[Alf Ringstead]] put the hosts 1-0 up before [[John Atyeo]] equalised in the last minute to salvage a 1-1 draw for England. Under the rules of the day, a win for the Republic of Ireland would have meant a play-off with England for a place in the World Cup. After reaching the quarter-finals of the [[1964 European Nations' Cup]], the Republic of Ireland were drawn to face Spain and Syria in the [[1966 World Cup]] qualifiers. Despite Syria's withdrawal, this was still considered a qualifying group with the Irish winning 1-0 at home and losing 4-1 away. This meant a play-off in Paris, which Spain won 1-0 to take their place in the 1966 World Cup. The play-off was originally scheduled to take place at Wembley Stadium in London, home to a large Irish diaspora, but the FAI agreed with the Spanish FA to have the match moved to Paris, where a large Spanish diaspora lived.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thatsireland.com/2007/09/20/fai-total-official-looniness-abroad/ |title=FAI-Total Official Looniness Abroad |accessdate=2007-12-21 |author=Michael Nugent |date=2007-09-20 |work= |publisher=}}</ref> A run of poor results in the late 1960s and early 1970s followed until [[Johnny Giles]] became player-manager in the 1970s. This was followed by the debut of a young [[Liam Brady]] and results improved markedly. The side missed out on the [[1978 World Cup]] by only 2 points, having defeated France at home. [[Eoin Hand]] took over as the [[1982 World Cup]] qualifiers got under way, and once more the Republic of Ireland narrowly missed out on qualification, this time on goal difference behind France who they had defeated at home once more. However, disappointing qualifying campaigns for both the 1984 European Championship and [[1986 World Cup]] followed, and cost Hand his job. In the late 1980s the Republic of Ireland took on Jack Charlton, a top rated English manager and World Cup winner as a player. He had recently built [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] into a side which provided many players to the Liverpool team of the time. He influenced changes in the Republic of Ireland team which went on to produce a comparatively successful spell of its history, qualifying for two World Cups and a European Championship. The Republic of Ireland's longest competitive winning streak was achieved in 1989 during the [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification]] campaign. Five games against [[Spain national football team|Spain]], [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]], [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and [[Malta national football team|Malta]] twice, were all wins for the Irish. Subsequently the side made it to [[1990 FIFA World Cup|Italia '90]], and reached the quarter finals. During the tournament the team had an audience with [[Pope John Paul II]], and were the only team to do so.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} Despite missing out on the 1992 European Championships, the Republic of Ireland qualified for [[1994 FIFA World Cup|USA '94]], beating an opponent from the last World Cup, Italy, in their opening game. The side made it to the second round, eventually going down 2-0 to [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]. After the Republic of Ireland narrowly missed out on [[Euro '96]], Jack Charlton was replaced by [[Mick McCarthy]] but still missed out on the next two major tournaments. He did manage to lead the side to [[2002 FIFA World Cup|Japan and Korea in 2002]], once again going out in the second round, this time to [[Spain national football team|Spain]] on penalties. After a poor start to qualifying for [[Euro 2004]], McCarthy was replaced by [[Brian Kerr (football manager)|Brian Kerr]] but he also struggled to guide the side to the tournament or the following [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in Germany. Kerr was then replaced by [[Steve Staunton]] in early 2006. Under Staunton, results varied widely but the team still failed to qualify for [[Euro 2008]] and Staunton was sacked in late 2007. Giovanni Trapattoni was appointed following a spell with assistant coach Don Givens in charge. Trapattoni has been in charge for two friendly games and is unbeaten so far, with the most recent 1-0 victory coming against Colombia at Craven Cottage. ==Stadium== ===Lansdowne Road=== {{main|Lansdowne Road}} Since the 1980s, most home matches have been played at [[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]], the national rugby stadium owned by the [[Irish Rugby Football Union]] (IRFU). This ground is currently closed for redevelopment in the period 2007-2009. The first football international played there was a friendly against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in 1971; a 5-0 victory over [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] in a [[Euro 2008]] qualifying match on [[15 November]] [[2006]] was the last game there before the reconstruction. The all-seater capacity of Lansdowne Road prior to the renovation was 36,000, although higher attendances, using the standing only areas, were permitted for friendly matches. The all seater new stadium will increase capacity for competitive games to 50,000. ===Croke Park=== {{main|Croke Park}} With the announcement of the rebuilding of Lansdowne Road, a new venue was required to stage the Republic of Ireland's home internationals. The only stadium in Ireland deemed suitable to stage international football was 82,500 capacity [[Croke Park]], home of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]]. To accommodate this, the GAA temporarily relaxed its rule governing the playing of foreign games on its property. Initially, four Euro 2008 qualifiers were played at Croke Park in 2007 resulting in two wins and two draws. The GAA has agreed to allow the FAI use Petts Wood until the end of 2008, although any fixtures for this period have yet to be arranged. The Hill 16 end of Croke Park is a terrace, which means like Lansdowne Road before it, the capacity of the stadium is reduced to around 73,500{{Fact|date=October 2007}} for competitive matches as temporary seating must be used. ===Other venues=== Prior to the 1980s, the Republic of Ireland played most home games at [[Dalymount Park]], home of [[Bohemian FC]], but progressively more games were played at Lansdowne following a safety review which reduced Dalymount's capacity. The last international match played there was against [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] in 1990. The Republic of Ireland has also played home matches in [[Tolka Park]] (twice) and the [[Royal Dublin Society]] in Dublin as well at the [[Mardyke]] and [[Flower Lodge]] grounds in Cork. ==Kit== Traditionally, the team plays in a home strip of green shirt, white shorts and green socks. The second strip is usually the reverse of these colours, although there have been exceptions, such as an orange shirt in the 1990s. Currently, the kit is supplied by [[Umbro]], and has been since 1995. Previously [[Adidas]] made the team's kit. Replica shirts carry the logo of Irish telecommunications company [[Eircom]] across the chest as per terms of a sponsorship agreement, but shirts worn by the players do not. Squad numbers are either white with an orange trim, as is the case with the home shirts, or green with an orange trim. At the bottom of the numbering there is a logo of the FAI. There is also a limited edition navy shirt available. The team have only ever used it once and that was a 2-2 draw with Wales on [[17 November]] [[2007]]. ==[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]== {{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 8 | expanded = yes | fixtures = yes | tiebreakers = <!-- "yes", to display the tiebreaking notes --> }} ==Results and fixtures== ===Season 2007-08=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Opponents !Result !Venue !Date !Competition |- |{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] |W 4-0 |[[Atletion|NRGi Park]], [[Aarhus]] |[[22 August]], [[2007]] |[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]] |- |{{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] |D 2-2 |[[Tehelné pole]], [[Bratislava]] |[[8 September]], [[2007]] |[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D|Euro 2008 Qualifier]] |- |{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Rep]] |L 0-1 |[[Toyota Arena]], [[Prague]] |[[12 September]], [[2007]] |[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D|Euro 2008 Qualifier]] |- |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]] |D 0-0 |[[Croke Park]], [[Dublin]] |[[13 October]], [[2007]] |[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D|Euro 2008 Qualifier]] |- |{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]] |D 1-1 |[[Croke Park]], [[Dublin]] |[[17 October]], [[2007]] |[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D|Euro 2008 Qualifier]] |- |{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Wales national football team|Wales]] |D 2-2 |[[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]] |[[17 November]], [[2007]] |[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D|Euro 2008 Qualifier]] |- |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] |L 0-1 |[[Croke Park]], [[Dublin]] |[[6 February]] [[2008]] |[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]] |- |{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] |D 1-1 |[[Croke Park]], [[Dublin]] |[[24 May]] [[2008]] |[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]] |- |{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] |W 1-0 |[[Craven Cottage]], [[London]] |[[29 May]] [[2008]] |[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]] |} == History in major tournaments == :''For more detail, see [[Republic of Ireland national football team - record in major tournaments]]'' ===World Cup record=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Year !Round !Position !GP !W !D* !L !GS !GA |- |{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]||''Did Not Enter''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Italy|old}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|France}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|England}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]||Quarter-finals||8th||5||0||4||1||2||3 |- |{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]||Second round||15th||4||1||1||2||2||4 |- |{{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |{{flagicon|South Korea}}{{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]||Second round||9th||4||1||3||0||6||3 |- |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]||''Did Not Qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-||- |- |'''Total'''||3/18|| ||13||2||8||3||10||10 |} ''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty kicks]].'' ===European Championships record=== *1960-1984 - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1988 European Football Championship|1988]] - First Round *1992-2008 - ''Did not qualify'' ==Notable former players== {| |- style="vertical-align:top" || * [[John Aldridge]] * [[Jim Beglin]] * [[Packie Bonner]] * [[Liam Brady]] * [[Shay Brennan]] * [[Johnny Carey]] * [[Noel Cantwell]] * [[Tony Cascarino]] * [[Paddy Coad]] * [[Kenny Cunningham]] * [[Gerry Daly]] * [[Jimmy Dunne]] * [[Tony Dunne]] * [[Eamon Dunphy]] * [[Tommy Eglington]] | * [[Peter Farrell]] * [[Bob Fullam]] * [[Johnny Giles]] * [[Don Givens]] * [[Steve Heighway]] * [[Matt Holland]] * [[Ray Houghton]] * [[Charlie Hurley]] * [[Denis Irwin]] * [[Roy Keane]] * [[Gary Kelly (footballer)|Gary Kelly]] * [[Mark Kinsella]] * [[Mark Lawrenson]] * [[Bill Lacey (footballer)|Bill Lacey]] * [[Mick McCarthy]] | * [[Paul McGrath (footballer)|Paul McGrath]] * [[Kevin Moran (footballer)|Kevin Moran]] * [[Paddy Moore]] * [[Kevin O'Flanagan]] * [[David O'Leary]] * [[Niall Quinn]] * [[Michael Robinson (footballer)|Michael Robinson]] * [[Kevin Sheedy (Irish footballer)|Kevin Sheedy]] * [[Frank Stapleton]] * [[Steve Staunton]] * [[Alex Stevenson]] * [[Andy Townsend]] * [[Gary Waddock]] * [[Ronnie Whelan]] |} ''see also {{cl|Republic of Ireland international footballers}}'' ==Backroom Staff== *Manager: [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] *Assistant Manager: [[Marco Tardelli]] *Assistant Manager: [[Liam Brady]] *Coach: *Goalkeeping Coach: [[Alan Kelly, Jr.|Alan Kelly]] *Fitness Coach: '''Fausto Rossi''' *Team Doctor: *Physiotherapist: *Scouts: [[Frank Stapleton]], ==Current squad== The squad is for the game against [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] on [[May 24]], [[2008]]. {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Dean Kiely]]|age=[[October 10]] [[1970]]|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Joe Murphy (footballer)|Joe Murphy]]|age=[[August 21]] [[1981]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Kieren Westwood]]|age=[[October 23]] [[1984]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Alex Bruce]]|age=[[September 28]] [[1984]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Damien Delaney]]|age=[[July 20]] [[1981]]|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Richard Dunne]]|age=[[September 21]] [[1979]]|caps=43|goals=5|club=[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Kevin Foley (footballer)|Kevin Foley]]|age=[[November 1]] [[1984]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Wolverhampton Wanderers]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Stephen Kelly]]|age=[[September 6]] [[1983]]|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Paul McShane]]|age=[[January 6]] [[1986]]|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[Sunderland A.F.C|Sunderland]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Darren O'Dea]]|age=[[February 4]] [[1987]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]|clubnat=Scotland}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[John O'Shea (footballer)|John O'Shea]]|age=[[April 30]] [[1981]]|caps=47|goals=1|club=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Damien Duff]]|age=[[March 2]] [[1979]]|caps=68|goals=7|club=[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Owen Garvan]]|age=[[January 29]] [[1988]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Wes Hoolahan]]|age=[[May 20]] [[1982]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Stephen Hunt (Irish footballer)|Stephen Hunt]]|age=[[August 1]] [[1981]]|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Aiden McGeady]]|age=[[April 4]] [[1986]]|caps=18|goals=0|club=[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]|clubnat=Scotland}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Stephen McPhail]]|age=[[December 9]] [[1979]]|caps=10|goals=1|club=[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]|clubnat=Wales}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Liam Miller]]|age=[[February 13]] [[1981]]|caps=18|goals=1|club=[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Darren Potter]]|age=[[December 21]] [[1984]]|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Wolverhampton Wanderers]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Andy Reid (footballer)|Andy Reid]]|age=[[July 29]] [[1982]]|caps=26|goals=4|club=[[Sunderland F.C.|Sunderland]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Martin Rowlands]]|age=[[February 8]] [[1979]]|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Glenn Whelan]]|age=[[January 13]] [[1984]]|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Kevin Doyle]]|age=[[September 18]] [[1983]]|caps=18|goals=5|club=[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Robbie Keane]]|age=[[July 8]] [[1980]]|caps=81|goals=33|club=[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Andy Keogh]]|age=[[May 16]] [[1986]]|caps=7|goals=1|club=[[Wolverhampton Wanderers]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Shane Long]]|age=[[January 22]] [[1987]]|caps=8|goals=3|club=[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Daryl Murphy]]|age=[[March 15]] [[1983]]|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Sean Scannell]]|age=[[September 19]] [[1990]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g end}} ===Recent Call Ups=== ;Goalkeepers {| class="wikitable" |- !width=20%|Name !width=15%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up |- | [[Nick Colgan]] |align=right| [[September 19]] [[1973]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Ipswich Town]] |align=center| 9 (0) | v. [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]], [[17 October]], [[2007]] |- | [[Colin Doyle]] |align=right| [[August 12]] [[1985]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] |align=center| 1 (0) | v. [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |- | [[Shay Given]] |align=right| [[April 20]] [[1976]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] |align=center| 86 (0) | v. [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |- | [[Wayne Henderson (footballer)|Wayne Henderson]] |align=right| [[September 16]] [[1983]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Preston North End]] |align=center| 6 (0) | v. [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], [[12 September]], [[2007]] |} ;Defenders {| class="wikitable" |- !width=20%|Name !width=15%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up |- | [[Stephen Carr]] |align=right| [[August 29]], [[1976]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] |align=center| 50 (2) | v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[22 August]], [[2007]] |- | [[Steve Finnan]] |align=right| [[April 20]], [[1976]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] |align=center| 50 (2) | v. [[Wales national football team|Wales]], [[17 November]], [[2007]] |- | [[Kevin Kilbane]] |align=right| [[February 1]] [[1977]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Wigan Athletic]] |align=center| 87 (7) | v. [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |- | [[Andy O'Brien (footballer)|Andy O’Brien]] |align=right| [[June 29]] [[1979]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] |align=center| 26 (1) | v. [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |- | [[Joey O'Brien]] |align=right| [[February 17]] [[1986]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] |align=center| 3 (0) | v. [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |} ;Midfielders {| class="wikitable" |- !width=20%|Name !width=15%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up |- | [[Lee Carsley]] |align=right| [[February 28]], [[1974]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] |align=center| 37 (0) | v. [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |- | [[Jonathan Douglas]] |align=right| [[November 22]], [[1981]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Leeds United]] |align=center| 8 (0) | v. [[Wales national football team|Wales]], [[17 November]], [[2007]] |- | [[Darron Gibson]] |align=right| [[January 25]] [[1987]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]] |align=center| 2 (0) | v. [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]], [[8 September]], [[2007]] |- | [[Stephen Ireland]] |align=right| [[August 22]], [[1986]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] |align=center| 6 (4) | v. [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], [[12 September]], [[2007]] |- | [[Alan O'Brien]] |align=right| [[February 20]], [[1985]] | {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] |align=center| 5 (0) | v. [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]], [[17 October]], [[2007]] |- | [[Steven Reid]] |align=right| [[March 10]], [[1981]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Blackburn Rovers]] |align=center| 21 (2) | v. [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |} ;Strikers {| class="wikitable" |- !width=20%|Name !width=15%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up |- | [[Stephen Elliott (footballer)|Stephen Elliott]] |align=right| [[January 6]] [[1984]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]] |align=center| 9 (1) | v. [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]], [[17 October]], [[2007]] |- | [[Anthony Stokes (footballer)|Anthony Stokes]] |align=right| [[July 25]], [[1988]] | {{flagicon|England}} [[Sunderland A.F.C|Sunderland]] |align=center| 3 (0) | v. [[Wales national football team|Wales]], [[17 November]], [[2007]] |} ==Key historical games== '''{{fb|ENG}} [[England v Ireland (1949)|0&ndash;2]] [[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|23px]] Ireland '''<br> <small>[[September 21]], [[1949]]. [[Goodison Park]]; Friendly; <br> England's first defeat at home to a foreign team</small> '''[[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|23px]] Republic of Ireland 1 - 2 {{fb|ITA}}'''<br /> <small>[[May 11]], [[1971]]:[[Lansdowne Road]]; European Championship qualifier; <br />Republic of Ireland's first game at Lansdowne Road</small> '''[[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|23px]] Republic of Ireland 2 - 0 {{fb|BUL}}'''<br /><small>[[October 14]], [[1987]]: Lansdowne Road; European Championship qualifier; <br />Enabled qualification to first ever major tournament (Euro 88) when on November 11, 1987, Bulgaria lost their last home qualifying game to Scotland 0-1.</small> '''[[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|23px]] Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 {{fb|ENG}}''' <br /><small>[[June 12]], [[1988]]: [[Neckarstadion]], [[Stuttgart]]; European Championship first round<br /> Upset victory in the Republic of Ireland's first ever match in a major tournament<br /></small> '''[[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|23px]] Republic of Ireland 1 - 1 {{fb|ENG}}''' <br /><small>[[June 11]], [[1990]]: [[Stadio Sant'Elia]], [[Cagliari]]; World Cup first round<br /> The Republic of Ireland's first ever match in a World Cup Finals tournament<br /></small> ''' [[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|23px]] Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 {{fb|ROU}}; 5 - 4 penalties'''<br /> <small>[[June 25]], [[1990]]:[[Stadio Luigi Ferraris]][[Genoa]]; World Cup second round; <br />[[David O'Leary]]'s famous penalty brought Ireland into last eight<br /></small> '''[[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|23px]] Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 {{fb|ITA}}'''<br /><small>[[June 18]], [[1994]]: [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]]; World Cup first round; <br />Unexpected victory over the side who later lost the final on penalties, it was also the Republic of Ireland's first World Cup win<br /></small> '''[[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|23px]] Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 {{fb|ENG}}'''<br /><small>[[February 15]], [[1995]]: [[Lansdowne Road]]; Friendly; <br />Stadium rioting by English [[hooligan]]s causes match to be abandoned.</small> ''' [[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|23px]] Republic of Ireland 5 - 0 {{fb|SMR}}'''<br /> <small>[[November 15]], [[2006]]: Lansdowne Road; European Championship qualifier; <br />The last Republic of Ireland match at Lansdowne Road before redevelopment.<br /></small> ''' [[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|23px]] Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 {{fb|WAL}}'''<br /> <small>[[March 24]], [[2007]]: [[Croke Park]]; European Championship qualifier; <br />The Republic of Ireland play in Croke Park in a competitive fixture for the first time.<br /></small> ==Managers== Between 1921 and 1969 a committee of selectors chose the team, on occasions a coach or team manager was appointed; [[Mick Meagan]] was the first manager to actually select the team. Managers from the periods in which the national side was known as the ''Irish Free State'' or simply ''Ireland'' are obscure and many are not current known, however it is known that [[Val Harris]] and [[Bill Lacey (footballer)|Bill Lacey]] managed the side in the 1930s. Below is a list of managers from 1951 onwards, around the time when the national side became known as the ''Republic of Ireland''; === Republic of Ireland managers === {| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |- !Manager !Career !Played !Won !Drawn !Lost !Win % |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} {{sortname|Doug|Livingstone}} |1951 - 1953 | | | | | |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Alex|Stevenson}} |1953 - 1955 | | | | | |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Johnny|Carey}} |1955 - 1967 | | | | | |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Noel|Cantwell}} |1967 | | | | | |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Charlie|Hurley}} |1967 - 1969 | | | | | |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Mick|Meagan}} |1969 - 1971 |12 |0 |3 |9 |0.00 |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Liam|Tuohy|Liam Tuohy (footballer)}} |1971 - 1973 |10 |3 |1 |6 |30.00 |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Seán|Thomas}} (caretaker) |1973 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0.00 |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Johnny|Giles}} |1973 - 1980 |37 |14 |9 |14 |37.84 |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Alan|Kelly Snr|Alan Kelly Sr.}} (caretaker) |1980 |1 |1 |0 |0 |100.00 |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Eoin|Hand}} |1980 - 1985 |40 |11 |9 |20 |27.50 |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|England}} {{sortname|Jack|Charlton}} |1986 - 1995 |94 |47 |30 |17 |50.00 |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Mick|McCarthy}} |1996 - 2002 |68 |29 |19 |20 |42.65 |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Don|Givens}} (caretaker) |2002 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Brian|Kerr|Brian Kerr (football manager)}} |2003 - 2005 |32 |17 |11 |4 |53.13 |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Steve|Staunton}} |2006 - 2007 |17 |6 |5 |6 |35.29 |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} {{sortname|Don|Givens}} (caretaker) |2007 - 2008 |2 |0 |1 |1 |0 |- |style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|Italy}} {{sortname|Giovanni|Trapattoni}} |2008 - onwards |2 |1 |1 |0 |50.00 |- |} == Players with 50 or more caps == As of [[25 May]], [[2008]], the players with the most caps for the Republic of Ireland are: {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |- !# !Name !Career !Caps !Goals |- |1 |align="left"|[[Steve Staunton]] |1989 - 2002 |102 |7 |- |2 |align="left"|[[Niall Quinn]] |1986 - 2002 |91 |21 |- |3 |align="left"|[[Tony Cascarino]] |1986 - 2000 |88 |19 |- |4 |align="left"|'''[[Kevin Kilbane]]''' |1997 - present |87 |7 |- |5 |align="left"|'''[[Shay Given]]''' |1996 - present |86 |0 |- |6 |align="left"|[[Paul McGrath (footballer)|Paul McGrath]] |1985 - 1997 |83 |8 |- |7 |align="left"|'''[[Robbie Keane]]''' |1998 - present |81 |33 |- |8 |align="left"|[[Packie Bonner]] |1981 - 1996 |80 |0 |- |9 |align="left"|[[Ray Houghton]] |1986 - 1998 |73 |6 |- |10= |align="left"|[[Kenny Cunningham]] |1996 - 2005 |72 |0 |- |10= |align="left"|[[Liam Brady]] |1975 - 1990 |72 |9 |- |12= |align="left"|[[Kevin Moran (footballer)|Kevin Moran]] |1980 - 1994 |71 |6 |- |12= |align="left"|[[Frank Stapleton]] |1977 - 1990 |71 |20 |- |14 |align="left"|[[Andy Townsend]] |1989 – 1997 |70 |7 |- |15 |align="left"|[[John Aldridge]] |1986 - 1997 |69 |19 |- |16= |align="left"|'''[[Damien Duff]]''' |1998 - present |68 |7 |- |16= |align="left"|[[David O'Leary]] |1977 - 1993 |68 |1 |- |18 |align="left"|[[Roy Keane]] |1991 - 2005 |67 |9 |- |19 |align="left"|'''[[Ian Harte]]''' |1996 - present |64 |11 |- |20 |align="left"|[[Gary Breen]] |1996 - 2006 |63 |6 |- |21 |align="left"|[[John Giles]] |1960 - 1979 |59 |5 |- |22 |align="left"|[[Mick McCarthy]] |1984 - 1992 |57 |2 |- |23= |align="left"|[[Don Givens]] |1969 - 1982 |56 |19 |- |23= |align="left"|[[Denis Irwin]] |1991 - 2000 |56 |4 |- |25= |align="left"|[[Chris Hughton]] |1980 - 1992 |53 |1 |- |25= |align="left"|[[Ronnie Whelan]] |1981 - 1995 |53 |3 |- |27= |align="left"|[[Gary Kelly]] |1994 - 2002 |52 |2 |- |27= |align="left"|[[Mick Martin]] |1972 - 1983 |52 |4 |- |27= |align="left"|[[Jason McAteer]] |1994 - 2004 |52 |3 |- |30= |align="left"|[[Paddy Mulligan]] |1969 - 1980 |50 |1 |- |30= |align="left"|[[Steve Finnan]] |2000 - 2008 |50 |2 |} == Record goal scorers == {{dablink|As of [[29 May]] [[2008]]; players in italics still active}} {|class="wikitable" ! style="background:silver;" | Rank ! style="background:silver;" | Name ! style="background:silver;" | Goals (Caps) |- align="center" | 1 | align="left" | ''[[Robbie Keane]]'' | 33 (81) |- align="center" | 2 | align="left" | [[Niall Quinn]] | 21 (91) |- align="center" | 3 | align="left" | [[Frank Stapleton]] | 20 (71) |- align="center" | rowspan="3" | 4 | align="left" | [[Don Givens]] | 19 (56) |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Tony Cascarino]] | 19 (88) |- align="center" | align="left" | [[John Aldridge]] | 19 (69) |- align="center" | 7 | align="left" | [[Noel Cantwell]] | 14 (36) |- align="center" | rowspan="2" | 8 | align="left" | [[Gerry Daly]] | 13 (48) |- align="center" | align="left" | [[Jimmy Dunne]] | 13 (15) |- align="center" | 10 | align="left" | ''[[Ian Harte]]'' | 11 (64) |} See [[Top international goal scorers|here]] for top goal scorers per country. ==See also== *[[Republic of Ireland B national football team]] *[[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team]] *[[:Category:Republic of Ireland national football team results]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.kickinmagazine.ie/international/intrecords.htm Rep. of Ireland national team 1926-2000(with line-up)] *From [[RSSSF]]: **[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/ier-intres.html Ireland - International Results] **[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ier-recintlp.html Ireland - Record International Players] covers Appearances and Goalscoring **[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ier-coach-triv.html IRISH NATIONAL TEAM COACHES (since 1969)] (Only covers matches up to June 1999) {{fb start}} {{UEFA teams}} {{International Football}} {{fb end}} [[Category:European national football teams|Ireland, Republic of]] [[Category:Republic of Ireland national football team| ]] [[Category:Irish national football teams]] [[ar:منتخب أيرلندا لكرة القدم]] [[ca:Selecció de futbol de la República d'Irlanda]] [[da:Irlands fodboldlandshold]] [[de:Irische Fußballnationalmannschaft]] [[et:Iirimaa jalgpallikoondis]] [[es:Selección de fútbol de Irlanda]] [[eu:Irlandako futbol selekzio nazionala]] [[fa:تیم ملی فوتبال جمهوری ایرلند]] [[fr:Équipe de la République d'Irlande de football]] [[ga:Foireann náisiúnta sacair Phoblacht na hÉireann]] [[ko:아일랜드 축구 국가대표팀]] [[it:Nazionale di calcio dell'Irlanda]] [[he:נבחרת אירלנד בכדורגל]] [[ka:ირლანდიის ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები]] [[lv:Īrijas futbola izlase]] [[lt:Airijos vyrų futbolo rinktinė]] [[hu:Ír labdarúgó-válogatott]] [[mt:Tim Nazzjonali tal-Futbol ta' l-Irlanda]] [[nl:Iers voetbalelftal]] [[ja:サッカーアイルランド共和国代表]] [[no:Irlands herrelandslag i fotball]] [[pl:Reprezentacja Irlandii w piłce nożnej]] [[pt:Seleção Irlandesa de Futebol]] [[ru:Сборная Ирландии по футболу]] [[fi:Irlannin jalkapallomaajoukkue]] [[sv:Irlands herrlandslag i fotboll]] [[vi:Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Cộng hoà Ireland]] [[tr:İrlanda Millî Futbol Takımı]] [[uk:Збірна Ірландії з футболу]] [[zh:愛爾蘭國家足球隊]]