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Northern Ireland in the UEFA Under-19 Championships (1981-date)

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1981-2001 - 2001-date -

The UEFA European Under-18 Championships were first held in 1980/81, replacing the previous International/European Youth Tournament. The tournament was re-designated for Under-19 teams in 2001/02.

The tournament format currently consists of two preliminary stages - a qualifying group of four teams with the top two progressing to the Elite group stage also of four teams. Both these group stages are hosted by one of the competing nations. Slight variations may be made depending on number of competing teams. The winners of the Elite groups progress to the Championship Finals hosted by a pre-selected country who qualify automatically. Teams who progress to the latter stages of the Championships qualify for the following year's FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

Northern Ireland have played at the Finals once, in 2005, when they were hosts. They will again host the tournament in 2020.

Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Stage
Host
Under-18
1981 West Germany
11/02/1981
England
Walsall
A
L
0
1
Qualifying - Group 3
11/03/1981
England
Belfast
H
L
0
3
Qualifying - Group 3
1982 Finland
03/02/1982
Rep. Ireland
Belfast
H
W
1
0
Qualifying - Group 2
23/03/1982
Rep. Ireland
Dublin
A
L
0
2
Qualifying - Group 2
1983 England
18/01/1983
Wales
Rhyl
A
L
0
2
Qualifying - Group 2
23/02/1983
Wales
Belfast
H
D
1
1
Qualifying - Group 2
02/03/1983
Scotland
Coleraine
H
L
0
3
Qualifying - Group 2
22/03/1983
Scotland
Dumfries
A
L
1
3
Qualifying - Group 2
1984 USSR
21/02/1984
Rep. Ireland
Dublin
A
L
0
3
Qualifying - Group 1
27/03/1984
Rep. Ireland
Belfast
H
W
1
0
Qualifying - Group 1
1986 Yugoslavia
29/01/1985
Wales
Belfast
H
L
1
2
Qualifying - Group 2
26/03/1985
Netherlands
Wallwijk
A
L
1
2
Qualifying - Group 2
28/03/1985
Belgium
Lier
A
D
0
0
Qualifying - Group 2
28/01/1986
Wales
Wrexham
A
L
0
3
Qualifying - Group 2
19/02/1986
Belgium
Coleraine
H
D
1
1
Qualifying - Group 2
15/04/1986
Netherlands
Bangor
H
L
2
4
Qualifying - Group 2
1988 Czechoslovakia
03/03/1987
Scotland
Dumfries
A
D
2
2
Qualifying - Group 3
24/03/1987
Wales
Belfast
H
L
1
2
Qualifying - Group 3
07/05/1987
Norway
Bangor
H
L
0
2
Qualifying - Group 3
15/09/1987
Norway
Porsgrunn
A
L
1
5
Qualifying - Group 3
19/02/1988
Scotland
Belfast
H
L
0
2
Qualifying - Group 3
23/02/1988
Wales
Newtown
A
W
4
1
Qualifying - Group 3
1990 Hungary
Did not enter?
1992 Germany
09/10/1990
Rep. Ireland
Lurgan
H
L
0
2
Qualifying - Group 6
07/11/1990
Poland
Warszawa
A
L
0
3
Qualifying - Group 6
05/03/1991
Scotland
Kircaldy
A
D
0
0
Qualifying - Group 6
30/09/1991
Poland
Coleraine
H
L
0
1
Qualifying - Group 6
22/10/1991
Rep. Ireland
Dublin
A
D
2
2
Qualifying - Group 6
05/11/1991
Scotland
Newtownards
H
D
2
2
Qualifying - Group 6
1993 England
31/08/1992
Romania
Plopeni
A
L
2
4
Qualifying - Group 11
29/09/1992
Rep. Ireland
Belfast
H
L
2
3
Qualifying - Group 11
29/10/1992
Romania
Coleraine
H
L
1
4
Qualifying - Group 11
24/11/1992
Rep. Ireland
Dublin
A
D
3
3
Qualifying - Group 11
1994 Spain
16/08/1993
Belarus
Ballyclare
H
D
1
1
Preliminary - Group 3
(N. Ireland)
18/08/1993
Lithuania
Carrickfergus
H
D
0
0
Preliminary - Group 3
(N. Ireland)
1995 Greece
04/10/1994
Faroe Islands
Barsinghausen
N
W
5
0
Preliminary - Group 1
(Germany)
06/10/1994
Germany
Gifhorn
A
W
1
0
Preliminary - Group 1
(Germany)
03/05/1995
Norway
Belfast
H
L
0
5
Intermediary - Group 2
10/05/1995
Norway
Hönefoss
A
L
0
1
Intermediary - Group 2
1996 France & Luxemburg
02/10/1995
Belarus
Belfast
H
W
2
0
Preliminary - Group 14
(N. Ireland)
06/10/1995
Iceland
Belfast
H
L
2
3
Preliminary - Group 14
(N. Ireland)
1997 Iceland
09/10/1996
Finland
Scunthorpe
N
L
0
2
Preliminary - Group 5
(England)
13/10/1996
England
York
A
L
0
4
Preliminary - Group 5
(England)
1998 Cyprus
03/11/1997
Croatia
Bangor
H
L
1
2
Preliminary - Group 8
(N. Ireland)
07/11/1997
Andorra
Belfast
H
W
5
0
Preliminary - Group 8
(N. Ireland)
1999 Sweden
22/08/1998
Azerbaijan
Connah's Quay
N
W
3
0
Preliminary - Group 3
(Wales)
24/08/1998
Wales
Bangor
A
W
2
1
Preliminary - Group 3
(Wales)
26/08/1998
Moldova
Bangor
N
W
2
0
Preliminary - Group 3
(Wales)
09/03/1999
Rep. Ireland
Belfast
H
L
1
2
Intermediary Round
11/05/1999
Rep. Ireland
Dublin
A
L
1
2
Intermediary Round
2000 Germany
14/09/1999
Sweden
Kvibbile
A
W
3
1
Preliminary - Group 2
(Sweden)
16/09/1999
Luxemburg
Stafsinge
N
W
4
0
Preliminary - Group 2
(Sweden)
18/09/1999
Estonia
Kvibbile
N
W
3
1
Preliminary - Group 2
(Sweden)
30/04/2000
Ukraine
Kyiv
A
L
0
1
Intermediary Round
11/05/2000
Ukraine
Belfast
H
D
2
2
Intermediary Round
2001 Finland
31/10/2000
Portugal
Angra
A
L
0
1
Preliminary - Group 14
(Portugal)
02/11/2000
Norway
Praia da Vitor
N
L
1
3
Preliminary - Group 14
(Portugal)
Under-19
2002 Norway
12/10/2001
Bosnia-Herz.
Eschen
N
L
0
1
Preliminary - Group 9
(Liechtenstein)
14/10/2001
Slovakia
Eschen
N
D
1
1
Preliminary - Group 9
(Liechtenstein)
16/10/2001
Liechtenstein
Vaduz
A
W
1
0
Preliminary - Group 9
(Liechtenstein)
2003 Liechtenstein
16/11/2002
Andorra
Ballymena
H
W
4
0
Qualifying - Group 11
(N. Ireland)
18/11/2002
Wales
Belfast
H
W
4
0
Qualifying - Group 11
(N. Ireland)
20/11/2002
Hungary
Lurgan
H
L
1
2
Qualifying - Group 11
(N. Ireland)
02/05/2003
Gerorgia
Andria
N
D
1
1
Elite - Group 7
(Italy)
04/05/2003
Latvia
Bisceglie
N
L
0
1
Elite - Group 7
(Italy)
06/05/2003
Italy
Andria
A
L
0
2
Elite - Group 7
(Italy)
2004 Switzerland
16/10/2003
Hungary
Lurgan
H
D
0
0
Qualifying - Group 1
(N. Ireland)
18/10/2003
Slovenia
Newry
H
L
1
3
Qualifying - Group 1
(N. Ireland)
20/10/2003
Romania
Belfast
H
L
1
2
Qualifying - Group 1
(N. Ireland)
2005 Northern Ireland
18/07/2005
Greece
Belfast
H
L
0
1
Finals - Group 1
(N. Ireland)
20/07/2005
Serbia-Mont.
Newry
H
L
0
1
Finals - Group 1
(N. Ireland)
23/07/2005
Germany
Ballymena
H
L
1
2
Finals - Group 1
(N. Ireland)
2006 Poland
16/10/2005
Rep. Ireland
Cork
A
L
1
2
Qualifying - Group 6
(Rep. Ireland)
18/10/2005
Italy
Cork
N
D
0
0
Qualifying - Group 6
(Rep. Ireland)
20/10/2005
Moldova
Cork
N
W
2
1
Qualifying - Group 6
(Rep. Ireland)
18/05/2006
Serbia-Mont.
Ronse
N
W
4
1
Elite - Group 6
(Belgium)
20/05/2006
England
Tubize
N
L
1
2
Elite - Group 6
(Belgium)
22/05/2006
Belgium
Ronse
A
L
2
3
Elite - Group 6
(Belgium)
2007 Austria
04/10/2006
Georgia
Ploiesti
N
L
0
1
Qualifying - Group 4
(Romania)
06/10/2006
Belgium
Ploiesti
N
L
2
4
Qualifying - Group 4
(Romania)
09/10/2006
Romania
Strejnic
A
L
0
3
Qualifying - Group 4
(Romania)
2008 Czech Republic
30/10/2007
Austria
Paphos
N
L
0
1
Qualifying - Group 10
(Cyprus)
01/11/2007
Slovakia
Paphos
N
L
1
2
Qualifying - Group 10
(Cyprus)
04/11/2007
Cyprus
Paphos
A
D
1
1
Qualifying - Group 10
(Cyprus)
2009 Ukraine
08/10/2008
Serbia
Belfast
H
L
1
3
Qualifying - Group 9
(N. Ireland)
10/10/2008
England
Coleraine
H
L
1
3
Qualifying - Group 9
(N. Ireland)
13/10/2008
Albania
Newry
H
W
2
1
Qualifying - Group 9
(N. Ireland)
2010 France
07/10/2009
Bulgaria
Sarajevo
N
D
1
1
Qualifying - Group 7
(Bosnia)
09/10/2009
Iceland
Sarajevo
N
D
0
0
Qualifying - Group 7
(Bosnia)
12/10/2009
Bosnia-Herz.
Sarajevo
A
W
4
0
Qualifying - Group 7
(Bosnia)
21/05/2010
Russia
Moscow
A
D
2
2
Elite - Group 5
(Russia)
23/05/2010
Itay
Schelkovo
N
L
2
3
Elite - Group 5
(Russia)
26/05/2010
Czech Republic
Schelkovo
N
L
1
3
Elite - Group 5
(Russia)
2011 Romania
08/10/2010
Switzerland
Heidelberg
N
D
0
0
Qualifying - Group 13
(Germany)
10/10/2010
Germany
Hoffenheim
A
L
1
2
Qualifying - Group 13
(Germany)
13/10/2010
Andorra
Sanshausen
N
W
2
1
Qualifying - Group 13
(Germany)
2012 Estonia
06/10/2011
Germany
Coleraine
H
L
1
5
Qualifying - Group 7
(N. Ireland)
08/10/2011
Belarus
Belfast
H
W
3
1
Qualifying - Group 7
(N. Ireland)
11/10/2011
Montenegro
Lurgan
H
L
1
2
Qualifying - Group 7
(N. Ireland)
2013 Lithuania
10/10/2012
Czech Republic
Dungannon
H
D
1
1
Qualifying - Group 4
(N. Ireland)
12/10/2012
Greece
Dungannon
H
L
0
2
Qualifying - Group 4
(N. Ireland)
15/10/2012
Moldova
Portadown
H
W
8
1
Qualifying - Group 4
(N. Ireland)
2014 Hungary
10/10/2013
Belgium
Beringen
A
L
0
2
Qualifying - Group 4
(Belgium)
12/10/2013
France
Beringen
N
D
1
1
Qualifying - Group 4
(Belgium)
15/10/2013
Iceland
Tessenderlo
N
L
0
1
Qualifying - Group 4
(Belgium)
2015 Greece
09/10/2014
Czech Republic
Dungannon
H
L
0
2
Qualifying - Group 5
(N. Ireland)
11/10/2014
Russia
Dungannon
H
L
2
5
Qualifying - Group 5
(N. Ireland)
14/10/2014
Faroe Islands
Belfast
H
W
3
0
Qualifying - Group 5
(N. Ireland)
2016 Germany
12/11/2015*
Norway
Sochi
N
W
2
1
Qualifying - Group 9
(Russia)
13/11/2015
Russia
Sochi
A
D
1
1
Qualifying - Group 9
(Russia)
16/11/2015
Slovakia
Sochi
N
L
0
2
Qualifying - Group 9
(Russia)
24/03/2016
Poland
Uden
A
L
1
2
Elite - Group 4
(Netherlands)
26/03/2016
Netherlands
Uden
A
L
0
1
Elite - Group 4
(Netherlands)
29/03/2016
Ukraine
Uden
N
L
0
2
Elite - Group 4
(Netherlands)
* match suspended from the previous day due to a waterlogged pitch.
2017 Georgia
06/10/2016
08/10/2016
11/10/2016
Slovakia
FYR Macedonia
Poland
Torun
Inowroclaw
Torun
N
N
A
L
W
L
0
2
0
1
1
1
Qualifying - Group 11
Qualifying - Group 11
Qualifying - Group 11
(Poland)
(Poland)
(Poland)
2018 Finland






/2017
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-
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2019 Finland






/2018
-
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-
-
-
-
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2020 Finland






/2020
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Finals
(N. Ireland)

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