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Republic Of Ireland National Under-21 Football Team
The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team is a representative team of Irish football players. It is governed by the Football Association of Ireland and represents them at Under-21 level against the national teams of other national associations. The team played its first match in 1978 and has competed in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship since 1988. History As a European under-21 team, the Republic of Ireland participates in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which takes place every two years. There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. Ireland did not enter the first five Under-21 Championships, entering for the first time in 1988 but failing to qualify. Ireland have never qualified for the European Under-21 Championships. UEFA European Under-21 Championship record :''*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.'' UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualificati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Association Of Ireland
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI; ) is the governing body for association football in the Republic of Ireland. Organisation The FAI has an executive committee of five members under the president, who receive expenses, as well as a paid administrative staff led by the general secretary Joe Murphy. There is also a General Council of delegates who vote at the AGM. As well as the senior clubs, the General Council includes delegates from a variety of affiliated organisations: * Provinces of Ireland, Provincial FAs for Leinster Football Association, Leinster, Munster Football Association, Munster, Connacht Football Association, Connacht and Ulster (the last only for the 3 Ulster counties not in Northern Ireland). * Separate Education in the Republic of Ireland, education associations for primary schools, secondary schools, universities, and other third-level institutes * Junior (i.e. non-League) league football * Women's Football Association of Ireland, Women's FAI * Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members' men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 when it was hosted by Tunisia under the tournament name of FIFA World Youth Championship until 2005. In 2007 the name was changed to its present form. FIFA bills the men's Under-20 World Cup as "the tournament of tomorrow's superstars." Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba are previous winners of the official player of the tournament award, and Erling Haaland was the top scorer at the 2019 edition. The reigning champions are Uruguay, which won their first title at the 2023 tournament in Argentina. History In the twenty-three editions of the tournament held, twelve nations have won the title. Argentina U20 is the most successful team with six titles, followed by Brazil U20 with five titles. Portugal U20 and Serbia U20 have both won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 12th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Slovakia from 27 May to 4 June 2000. The tournament had 47 entrants. Northern Ireland competed for the first time. For the first time a finals tournament with two groups of four teams was held, with one of those teams, Slovakia, having been chosen as the hosts. The top four teams in this competition qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Italy won the competition for the fourth time, thus qualified for the Olympic Games finals, alongside Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain. Qualification The 47 national teams were divided into nine groups (seven groups of 5 + two groups of 6). The records of the nine group runners-up were then compared. The top seven joined the nine winners in a play-off for the eight finals spots. One of the eight qualifiers was then chosen to host the remaining fixtures. Qualified teams :1 Bold indicates champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1996–98), had 46 entrants. Before the quarter-finals stage, Romania were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total. The exclusion (for political reasons) of the team from Serbia and Montenegro, then known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ended. Bosnia and Herzegovina was another former state of Yugoslavia who competed, for the first time. Spain won the competition for the second time. The 46 national teams were divided into nine groups (eight groups of 5 + one group of 6). The records of the nine group winners were compared, and the eighth and ninth ranked teams played-off against each other for the eight quarter finals spot. One of the eight quarter-finalist were then chosen to host the remaining fixtures. Qualification The qualifying stage for the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship saw Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Spain and Sweden win their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1994–96), had 44 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, Spain were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total. Italy U-21s won the competition for the third consecutive time. Format No fewer than 13 newly independent nations competed for the first time – due mainly to the fall of Socialist rule in Europe in the early 1990s. Russia, who competed in 1994 were joined by nine further former Soviet Union states: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine. The exclusion (for political reasons) of the team from Serbia and Montenegro, then known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continued. Croatia, Slovenia and the Republic of Macedonia were three former states of Yugoslavia who did compete though. Czechoslovakia became two separate nations – teams from the Czech Republic and Slovakia complete the list of new entrants. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the ninth UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted in France between 15 and 20 April 1994. The qualification stage spanned two years from 1992 to 1994. The qualification process consisted of 32 entrants. After the two-legged quarter-final stage, France was chosen as the first hosts of the final stage, which consisted of four matches in total. The finals included for the first time a third-place play-off. Italy won the competition for the second consecutive time. Luís Figo won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden player award. Qualification The draw for the 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying round saw Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Poland, Russia and Spain win their respective groups. Greece and Portugal qualified for the tournament as the two best runners-up. France, Italy, Portugal and Spain qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics in the United States. This was the last pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1990–92), had 32 entrants. Malta and Israel competed for the first time. This was also the first appearance of the unified Germany team since 1964. Italy U-21s won the competition. The competition doubled as the European qualifying stage for the Olympic Football Tournament, which until 1992 existed as a separate tournament. Hosts Spain qualify automatically and the best four eligible nations would qualify automatically. The fifth best European team would play-off against the best Oceania ( OFC) team for another Olympics place. Beside the hosting Spain, teams of Scotland, England, Luxembourg and San-Marino did not take part in Olympic qualifications (not members of IOC). Teams of Northern Ireland, Wales and Faroes Islands did not take part in this competition at all. The 32 national teams were divided into eight groups (six groups of 4 + one group of 3 + one group of 5). The group winners played off agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1988–90), had 30 entrants. San Marino competed for the first time. USSR U-21s won the competition. The 30 national teams were divided into eight groups (six groups of 4 + two groups of 3). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no finals tournament or 3rd-place playoff. Qualifying stage Draw The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations: * Groups 1 and 2 featured the same nations * Group 3 did not include Iceland (moved to Group 4) * Group 4 did not include Wales, but included Iceland (moved from Group 3) * Group 5 did not include Cyprus (moved to Group 6) * Group 6 did not include Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Malta, but included Cyprus (moved from Group 5) * Group 7 did not include Switzerlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 5th staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years (1984–86), had 29 entrants. Spain U-21s won the competition after a penalty shootout, the first in the U-21 competition's history. The 29 national teams were divided into eight groups (five groups of 4 + three groups of 3). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no finals tournament or 3rd-place playoff. Qualifying stage Draw The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations: * Group 1 did not include Belgium (moved to Group 8) * Group 2 did not include Malta * Group 3 did not include Northern Ireland * Group 4 did not include Luxembourg (moved to Group 8) * Group 5 featured the same nations * Group 6 did not include Republic of Irela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 4th staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years (1982–84) and had 30 entrants. Albania, Iceland and Wales competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition for the second time running. The 30 national teams were divided into eight groups (six groups of 4 + two groups of 3). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no finals tournament or third-place playoff. Qualifying stage Draw The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations: * Groups 1, 2 and 4 included the same nations * Group 3 did not include Luxembourg (moved to Group 8) * Group 5 did not include Sweden (moved to Group 8) * Group 6 did not include Northern Ireland * Group 7 did not includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 3rd staging of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The qualifying stage spanned two years (1980–82) and had 26 entrants. West Germany competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition. The 26 national teams were divided into eight groups (six groups of 3 + two groups of 4). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no 3rd-place playoff. Qualifying stage Draw The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations: * Group 1 did not include Albania * Group 2 did not include Netherlands (moved to Group 8) and Republic of Ireland * Group 3 did not include Wales and Iceland * Group 4 did not include Norway (moved to Group 7) * Group 5 did not include Denmark (moved to Group 6) and Luxembourg (moved to Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1978–80) had 25 entrants. Cyprus and the Netherlands competed in the competition for the first time. 1978 entrants Austria did not enter. Due to 'irregularities', Turkey's first two matches were awarded (3–0) to their opponents. USSR U-21s won the competition. The 25 national teams were divided into eight groups (seven groups of 3 + one group of 4). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no finals tournament or 3rd-place playoff. Qualifying stage Draw The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations: * Group 1 did not include Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland * Group 2 did not include Austria * Group 3 did not include Romania (moved to Group 7) * Group 4 did not include Switzerland (moved to Group 8) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
