Northern Ireland national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | The GAWA Norn Iron |
|---|---|
| Association | Irish Football Association |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Stephen Robinson |
| Home stadium | various |
| FIFA code | NIR |
| First international | |
18 September 2001 (as U17s) N. Ireland 0-3 Austria  FR |
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| Biggest win | |
24 October 2010 (as U17s) N. Ireland 6-0 Azerbaijan  ECQ |
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| Biggest defeat | |
2 September 2007 (as U17s) N. Ireland 0-8 Turkey  MT |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | None (first in -) |
| Best result | - |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1987) |
| Best result | Group Stage (6 times) |
The Northern Ireland national under-17 football team (also known as Northern Ireland under-17, under-17s or U17) represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-17 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team first competed as Northern Ireland under-16 before evolving into the current under-17 side when UEFA realigned their youth tournaments in 2001. They have qualified for the finals of the UEFA European Under-16 Championships four times (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1997) and for the UEFA European Under-17 Championships once (2004). In addition to the UEFA Championships the team also plays regular friendlies and in minor tournaments from similar age-group teams from throughout the world.
For UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round – Group 9 mini tournament. (14–19 November 2013)
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