39 teams are in the draw, with 16 ties to be decided.

All games are dure to be completed before the week ending January 12, 2020

IT Carlow have the only FAI-affiliated Third Level Degree courses in Ireland, with students mixing football with top-quality education.

You can read about the two courses below

Bachelor of Arts Sports Coaching & Business Management (Soccer) CW827

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Sports Management and Coaching CW858

Avondale's triumph (their eighth in total) moved them three wins clear at the top of the Intermediate Cup Roll of Honour. It is the seventh time the Cork club won the title since 2006.

Mark O'Sullivan scored the only goal in an entertaining tie in Aviva Stadium, with a tremendous first-half strike.

In a year of high quality, four-time winners Crumlin United eliminated 2018 winners Maynooth University Town in the semi-finals, as Avondale defeated three-time winners and local rivals Rockmount in their semi-final.

At the World University Games in Naples, Ireland's Women's team finished in fourth place, while the Men's side came eighth.

These results came off the back of the two sides earning Wildcard Invitations to compete in Italy.

In Football for All, Ireland's CP team came ninth at the IFCPF World Cup in Seville, while the Women's Deaf Futsal team finished ninth at the World Championships.

Closer to home, it was a brilliant year for Grassroots programmes for children. Over 6,000 girls took part in the AVIVA Soccer Sisters, while the SportsDirect Summer Soccer Schools saw record numbers take part.

The SPAR Primary 5s proved to be as successful as ever, with almost 38,000 children from 1,700 schools in all four provinces taking part.

Off the field, Club Governance continued to prosper, with the FAI Club Mark reaching all four provinces, including the 2019 FAI Club of the Year Colemanstown United.

The two clubs compete in the National Amputee League, that also contains Shamrock Rovers, while other clubs have expressed an interest in joining going forward as amputee football continues to develop at an elite level.

Bohemians, who launched in January 2018, have been successful with last year's League Senior Cup triumph followed up victory in the Megazyme Amputee Football League Cup at the Carlisle Grounds in September.

Cork City have also tasted success by winning the National League last year, while both clubs have had players represent Ireland at international level.

The two clubs are now inviting applications for a UEFA C Licence (or above) certified coach to get involved for the new season.

For queries on Bohemians, contact chris.mcelligott@fai.ie
For queries on Cork City, contact nick.harrison@fai.ie

Jason Donohue’s team went head-to-head with the likes of Spain, The Netherlands, England and the Czech Republic, losing once to those sides over 80 minutes.

The Under-15s ended the year incredibly strong. They won the UEFA Development Tournament in Mayo in October and beat England 3-1 at St George’s Park in December.

Their record over 80 minutes for the year makes for impressive reading with eight wins, three draws and two losses.

RESULTS
January 30: Spain 1-1 Ireland - *Spain win 4-1 on penalties (Friendly)
February 1: Netherlands 2-2 Ireland - *Netherlands win 4-2 on penalties (Friendly)
February 3: Hungary 0-3 Ireland (Friendly)
March 5: Cyprus 1-1 Ireland (Friendly)
March 7: Cyprus 2-1 Ireland (Friendly)
April 2: Czech Republic 0-1 Ireland (Friendly)
April 4: Czech Republic 5-1 Ireland (Friendly)
October 17: Ireland 3-1 Latvia (UEFA Development Tournament)
October 19: Ireland 4-0 Faroe Islands (UEFA Development Tournament)
October 21: Ireland 8-0 Luxembourg (UEFA Development Tournament)
November 19: Ireland 2-1 Poland (Friendly)
November 21: Ireland 2-1 Poland (Friendly)
December 15: England 1-3 Ireland (Friendly)

PLAYER STATS

Minutes Played
451 – Glory Nzingo
441 – Sean Grehan
439 – Sam Curtis, Cathal Heffernan
418 – Cian Kelly
410 – John Ryan
394 – Kevin Zefi
370 – Evan Ferguson
365 – Tommy Fogarty
355 – Aaron Maguire
332 – Ben Quinn
329 – Ben Curtis
321 – Darragh Reilly
317 – Luke O’Brien
315 – Finn Cowper Gray, Caden McLoughlin
306 – Jamie Mullins, Aaron O’Reilly
288 – Justin Ferizaj
286 – James McManus
283 – Cian Barrett
278 – Michael Leddy
277 –  Adam Murphy
273 – Conor Walsh
269 – Luke McGlynn
263 – Joe O’Brien Whitmarsh
246 – Daniel Kelly
218 – Adam Nugent
207 – Shane O’Leary
206 – Edwin Agbaje
171 –  Giddeon Tetteh
163 – Trisden Hughes
158 – John Joe Power
151 – Ciaran O’Sullivan
135 – Jack Ross
122 – Liam Murray
114 – Craig King
111 – Mark Tansey, Rocco Vata
104 – Eanna Fitzgerald
97 – Conor Barrett
80 – Lee Morris, Alex Nolan
72 – Conor Campbell
62 – Zayd Abada, Sean Fitzpatrick

Goals Scored
5 – Kevin Zefi
4 – Caden McLoughlin, Adam Nugent
3 – Cian Kelly, Michael Leddy
2 – Sam Curtis, Evan Ferguson, Adam Murphy
1 – Darragh Reilly, Ben Quinn, Cathal Heffernan, Daniel Kelly, Giddeon Tetteh, Rocco Vata

Clean Sheets
1 –- Aaron Maguire, Shane O'Leary, Conor Walsh

KEY STATS

• Ireland Under-15s have won six games out of six this season scoring 20 goals and conceding just four
• Spain, Netherlands and England have failed to beat Jason Donohue’s team over 80 minutes in 2019
• Of the 45 players to represent the U15s, 40 played for Irish-based clubs

It has been a busy year for the Dublin venue, hosting various Republic of Ireland WNT and Under-21 matches, the finals of the 2019 UEFA Under-17 European Championships and Shamrock Rovers matches at senior and underage levels.

Tallaght Stadium beat Drogheda United's United Park and Waterford's RSC to win the prestigious title.

Following onsite testing by FAI Pitch Consultant Richard Hayden to all shortlisted venues – Tallaght Stadium showed its level of professionalism with very high standards.

Richard Hayden, Hayden Turfcare said: “The standards continue to rise and with continued investment by clubs and stakeholders we are seeing year-on-year improvements. Well done to the winners Tallaght Stadium, it’s a testament to the continuous investment in machinery and staff.”

Walter Holleran, FAI Head of Facility Development, said: “The FAI Pitch of the Year award recognises the contribution of the unsung heroes, who work all year round with passion and desire to have their pitch in the best possible condition.

"I would like to congratulate all the staff in Tallaght Stadium led by Stadium Manager Nicola Coffey, Billy Mullen as Head Groundsman assisted by Denis O’Hanlon and overseen by Neil Stynes and District Supervisor Eamon Harnett from SDCC. Tallaght Stadium continue to improve their playing surface year on year and this work goes without saying is down to these people.

"Further congratulations to shortlisted venues - United Park, Drogheda and the RSC, Waterford on their respective pitches who both continue to develop their level of quality."

The FAI Natural Turf Pitch Maintenance Course will take place in FAI HQ in early 2020. This course is specifically designed for ground staff who maintain their respective pitches within the SSE Airtricity Leagues.

The team performed well in Belgium in back-to-back friendlies, drawing both games in impressive fashion.

May saw Ronan’s side travel to Czech Republic for a UEFA Development Tournament, with the side winning two of their three games.

This season has seen Ronan’s new side play numerous matches behind closed doors, before tournaments in Italy and Andorra next Spring. 

RESULTS
April 6: Belgium 1-1 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
April 8: Belgium 0-0 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
May 21: Republic of Ireland 4-0 Belgium (UEFA Development Tournament)
May 23: Republic of Ireland 0-4 USA (UEFA Development Tournament)
May 25: Czech Republic 1-4 Republic of Ireland (UEFA Development Tournament) 

PLAYER STATS 

Games Started
5 - Jessica Stapleton
4 - Shauna Brennan, Kerryanne Browne, Della Doherty, Aoife Horgan, Teegan Lynch
3 - Aoibheann Clancy, Muireann Devaney, Ellen Molloy, Kate O’Dowd, Emma Ring, Rebecca Watkins
2 - Rugile Askalnyte, Anna Fahey, Therese Kinnevey, Erin McLaughlin
1 - Hazel Cawley, Emer O’Neill, Kate Slevin, Chellene Trill

Goals Scored
2 - Kerryanne Browne, Erin McLaughlin, Ellen Molloy
1 - Shauna Brennan, Aoife Horgan, Teegan Lynch

A 3-0 loss against Germany in the first game of the year was soon followed by a 2-0 win over Australia at Abbotstown. Next was a UEFA Development Tournament in Israel with Ireland sealing a 2-1 win over the hosts and 3-0 victory over Fiji.

A 2-1 defeat to Ukraine in the final game of the competition meant Ireland ended a positive tournament in second place.

This season saw Osam’s team compete five times in the UK with games against Denmark and England at St George’s Park and three games in the Victory Shield in Wrexham, Wales.

RESULTS
January 12: Germany 3-0 Ireland (Friendly)
January 19: Ireland 2-0 Australia (Friendly)
April 29: Israel 1-2 Ireland (UEFA Development Tournament)
May 1: Ireland 3-0 Fiji (UEFA Development Tournament)
May 3: Ukraine 2-1 Ireland (UEFA Development Tournament)
August 20: Denmark 4-2 Ireland (Friendly)
August 22: England 3-3 Ireland (Friendly)
October 28: Scotland 4-0 Ireland (Victory Shield)
October 30: Wales 4-0 Ireland (Victory Shield)
November 1: Ireland 1-1 Northern Ireland (Victory Shield)

PLAYER STATS

Minutes Played
400 – John Ryan
390 – Darragh Reilly
348 – Oisin Hand
310 – Ben Curtis
295 – Cian Kelly
285 – Gavin O’Brien
270 – Ben McCormack
265 – Adam Wells
260 – Aaron O’Reilly
250 – Glory Nzingo
248 – Sinclair Armstrong
238 – Kyle Conway
237 – Colin Conroy, Evan Ferguson, Oran Crowe
225 – Tom Lonergan
220 – Aaron Maguire
205 – Daniel Rose, Tom Fogarty
200 – Kevin Platon, Sean Grehan, Jamie Mullins
195 – James Abankwah
190 – Edwin Agbaje, Calum Kavanagh
170 – Andrew Moran
140 – Adam Wells
135 – Robbie Mahon
132 – Anselmo Garcia McNulty
120 – Josh Keeley, Michael Leddy
116 – Fionnan Coyle
115 – John Joe Power
105 – Ben Quinn
100 – Reece Byrne, Kailin Barlow
91 – Jamie Doyle
85 – Arlo Doherty
80 – Ciaran O’Sullivan, Jack Ross
70 – Billy Vance, Dylan Gavin
60 – Conor Barrett
55 – Sean Fitzpatrick
40 – Luke McGlynn, Corey McLaughlin
36 – Cian Philpott

Goals Scored
2  – Evan Ferguson, Tom Lonergan
1 – Colin Conroy, Ben McCormack, Andrew Moran, Kailin Barlow, Robbie Mahon, Cian Kelly, Edwin Agbaje, Ben Quinn

Clean Sheets
1 – Josh Keeley

KEY STATS

• Sixteen players who played under Paul Osam in 2019 were involved in Colin O’Brien’s Under-17 team that qualified for the Elite Round of the UEFA Under17 European Championship in November
• Of the 14 goals scored by Ireland in 2019, 12 were from players playing in the SSE Airtricity League
• Not only did St Patrick’s Athletic midfielder Glory Nzingo play the most minutes for the Under-15s in 2019 (451) he also played the 10th most minutes (250) of the 47 players used by Paul Osam this year

A trip to Scotland for the 2019 Elite Round in March saw Ireland finish in second place behind eventual champions Germany. The Elite Round saw Ireland remain unbeaten against Norway and the hosts.

Following successive losses to Belgium in August friendlies, James Scott’s side had an outstanding performance in the 2020 Qualifying Round, including a 10-0 win over Albania.

Ireland go into the Elite Round as top seeds in March, with Denmark, Serbia and Austria standing in the way of a first Finals appearance since 2017.

RESULTS
February 18: Iceland 3-0 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
February 20: Iceland 5-2 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
March 20: Republic of Ireland 1-1 Norway (Elite Round)
March 23: Germany 2-0 Republic of Ireland (Elite Round)
March 26: Scotland 0-1 Republic of Ireland (Elite Round)
August 11: Belgium 6-2 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
August 14: Belgium 5-1 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
September 10: Republic of Ireland 10-0 Albania (Qualifying Round)
September 13: Republic of Ireland 6-0 Lithuania (Qualifying Round)
September 16: Greece 0-5 Republic of Ireland (Qualifying Round)

PLAYER STATS

Minutes Played
768 - Aoibheann Clancy
706 - Shauna Brennan
686 - Therese Kinnevey
630 - Della Doherty
450 - Eabha O’Mahony
405 - Emily Whelan
402 - Erin McLaughlin
381 - Muireann Devaney
360 - Courtney Maguire
357 - Kerryanne Brown
355 - Leah Hayes Coen
351 - Kate Slevin
344 - Rebecca Cooke
334 - Jessica Ziu
328 - Ellen Molloy
270 - Zara Foley
268 - Orla Prendergast
257 - Rebecca Watkins
220 - Sarah Kiernan
204 - Emily Kraft
196 - Blessing Kingsley
195 - Mia Dodd
170 - Aoife Horgan
157 - Ellie Ferguson
101 - Annie Gough
99 - Chloe McCarthy
90 - Chloe Smullen, Maeve Williams
84 - Jodie McQuillan
77 - Zoe Leonard
69 - Laura Shine
65 - Hazel Cawley
57 - Orlagh Fitzpatrick
50 - Rugile Auskalnyte, Ella Maree Rice, Emer O’Neill
45 - Emma Ring
43 - Lauren Egbuloniu  
38 - Sophie Liston
34 - Olivia Gibson
32 - Kate O’Dowd
25 - Kayla Brady
24 - Aimee Crosbie Bates
14 - Jenna Slattery
2 - Taylor White Maguire

Goals Scored
7 - Erin McLaughlin
4 - Kerryanne Brown
3 - Aoibheann Clancy
2 - Blessing Kingsley, Ellen Molloy, Rebecca Watkins
1 - Rebecca Cooke, Muireann Devaney, Della Doherty, Aoife Horgan, Kate O’Dowd, Eabha O’Mahony, Laura Shine, Kate Slevin

This time round, Ireland were the host nation so they used the months ahead of the tournament to take in some friendly games – which proved to be useful exercises.

When the games began in May, Ireland played some terrific football and secured three credible draws but it wasn’t enough to advance to the knock-out stages of the competition.

O’Brien shaped a new squad for the Qualifying Round of the 2019/2020 campaign and they made the most of home advantage in Cork to win all three games and secure a place in the Elite Round.

RESULTS
February 13: Republic of Ireland 1-0 Poland (Friendly)
February 17: Belgium 2-1 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
March 22: Republic of Ireland 0-1 Finland (Friendly)
March 25: Republic of Ireland 2-1 Finland (Friendly)
May 3: Republic of Ireland 1-1 Greece (EURO Championships)
May 6: Republic of Ireland 1-1 Czech Republic (EURO Championships)
May 9: Belgium 1-1 Republic of Ireland (EURO Championships)
September 7: Republic of Ireland 2-0 Russia (Friendly)
September 9: Republic of Ireland 1-2 Russia (Friendly)
November 12: Republic of Ireland 6-0 Andorra (EURO Qualifier)
November 15: Republic of Ireland 3-1 Montenegro (EURO Qualifier)
November 18: Israel 2-4 Republic of Ireland (EURO Qualifier)

PLAYER STATS

Minutes Played
745 – Anselmo Garcia MacNulty
630 – James Furlong
628 – Joe Hodge
603 – Seamas Keogh
522 – Sean McEvoy
479 – Andrew Omobamidele
452 – Conor Carty
421 – Gavin O’Brien
412 – Matt Everitt
387 – Timi Sobowale
373 – Colin Conroy
366 – Charlie McCann
360 – Daniel Rose
323 – Evan Ferguson
320 – Sinclair Armstrong
306 – Josh Giurgi
314 – Ben McCormack
283 – Robert Mahon
270 – Omotayo Adaramola, Gavin Bazunu, Kyle Martin-Conway
234 – Sean Kennedy
225 – Jimmy Corcoran, Oran Crowe
181 – Ronan McKinley
180 – Festy Ebosele, Oisin Hand, Leigh Kavanagh, Luke Turner
154 – Brandon Holt
152 – Oliver O’Neill
141 – Calum Kavanagh
135 – Harry Halwax
133 – Andrew Moran
126 – Kailin Barlow
99 – Mipo Odubeko
90 – Josh Keely, Daragh Reilly, Adam Wells
80 – Bosun Lawal
79 – Roland Idowu
70 – Toby Owens
63 – Fionnan Coyle, Daniel Gildea
45 – Thomas Considine

Goals Scored
3 – Evan Ferguson, Ben McCormack
2 – Calum Kavanagh, Anselmo Garcia MacNulty, Ben McCormack, Andrew Omobamidele, Armstrong Sinclair
1 – Colin Conroy, Matt Everitt, Josh Giurgi, Robert Mahon, Charlie McCann, Oliver O’Neill, Timi Sobowale, Del Puzo Sanjaume OG

Clean Sheets
2 – Daniel Rose
1 – Gavin Bazunu

Yellow Cards
2 – Conor Carty, Festy Ebosele, Leigh Kavanagh
1 – Sinclair Armstrong, Kailin Barlow, Colin Conroy, Matt Everitt, Joe Hodge, Bosun Lawal, Anselmo Garcia MacNulty, Sean McEvoy, Timi Sobowale

Red Cards
1 – Festy Ebosele

KEY STATS

• Evan Ferguson, who finished joint top scorer for the Under-17s, also featured for Ireland’s U-16 & U-15 teams in 2019
• Three players - Andrew Omobamidele, Joe Hodge & Matt Everitt - who starred in the U17 EUROs in May went on to feature in the U19 EUROs in July
• Colin O'Brien has now led three different teams to successive European Championships - Croatia (2017), England (2018), Republic of Ireland (2019)

Having started the year with Colin Bell in charge, Ireland faced tough friendly opposition in Belgium and Wales in January & February. A youthful Irish side suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Belgium in January before Ireland secured a draw and a win against Wales in February.

In Bell's last game in charge, Ireland travelled to Italy and despite going ahead through Katie McCabe, they suffered a 2-1 defeat.

Interim Head Coach Tom O'Connor took the team to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena to face World Champions United States, where they suffered a 3-0 defeat, despite an encouraging second-half performance. O'Connor was also in charge when Ireland opened their EURO 2021 qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Montenegro, goals coming from Tyler Toland and McCabe.

Vera Pauw was named as the new manager soon after the Montenegro victory and saw Ireland secure an impressive 3-2 win over Ukraine in her first game in charge. Goals from McCabe, Rianna Jarrett and an own goal from Natiya Pantsulaya sealed an important three points in front of a record 5,328 crowd. 

In the final game of the year, Ireland were on course for an impressive away victory in Greece after Amber Barrett's exquisite chip gave them the lead. Unfortunately, in the final minute of the game, Greece equalised through Anastasia Spyridonidou to see Ireland go home with a point.

Ireland will be in action again in March 2020 when they host Greece before travelling to Montenegro in a double-header.

RESULTS
January 20: Belgium 1-0 Republic of Ireland (International Friendly)
February 28: Wales 0-0 Republic of Ireland (International Friendly)
March 5: Wales 0-1 Republic of Ireland (International Friendly)
April 9: Italy 2-1 Republic of Ireland (International Friendly)
August 4: USA 3-0 Republic of Ireland (International Friendly)
September 3: Republic of Ireland 2-0 Montenegro (UEFA 2021 European Qualifier)
October 8: Republic of Ireland 3-2 Ukraine (UEFA 2021 European Qualifier)
November 12: Greece 1-1 Republic of Ireland (UEFA 2021 European Qualifier) 

PLAYER STATS

Minutes Played
720 - Marie Hourihan, Katie McCabe
719 - Louise Quinn
680 - Niamh Fahey
630 - Denise O'Sullivan
501 - Harriet Scott
495 - Heather Payne
459 - Megan Connolly
450 - Tyler Toland
398 - Claire O'Riordan
368 - Diane Caldwell
318 - Leanne Kiernan
234 - Rianna Jarrett
202 - Amber Barrett
200 - Megan Campbell
180 - Jessica Gargan
135 - Keeva Keenan
105 - Emily Whelan
94 - Niamh Farrelly
90 - Jamie Finn
76 - Isibeal Atkinson, Emily Kraft
45 - Julie-Ann Russell
22 - Jessica Ziu
21 - Eabha O'Mahony
15 - Claire Walsh
8 - Stephanie Roche

Goals
3 - Katie McCabe
1 - Amber Barrett, Rianna Jarrett, Louise Quinn, Tyler Toland, Own Goal

Clean Sheets 
2 - Marie Hourihan

With Dublin hosting four games at EURO 2020, the target at the start of the year was to secure a place at next summer’s main event and the qualifying campaign started well as Ireland went six games unbeaten.

There were two ‘Three’ international friendlies squeezed into a packed schedule that saw Ireland play six times at Aviva Stadium, including the sold-out draw with Denmark in November.

Overall, it was a positive year with some big performances, crucial results, new players introduced, and a lot to look forward to in the new year.

RESULTS
March 23: Gibraltar 0-1 Republic of Ireland (EURO Qualifier)
March 26: Republic of Ireland 1-0 Georgia (EURO Qualifier)
June 7: Denmark 1-1 Republic of Ireland (EURO Qualifier)
June 10: Republic of Ireland 2-0 Gibraltar (EURO Qualifier)
September 5: Republic of Ireland 1-1 Switzerland (EURO Qualifier)
September 10: Republic of Ireland 3-1 Bulgaria (Friendly)
October 12: Georgia 0-0 Republic of Ireland (EURO Qualifier)
October 15: Switzerland 2-0 Republic of Ireland (EURO Qualifier)
November 14: Republic of Ireland 3-1 New Zealand (Friendly)
November 18: Republic of Ireland 1-1 Denmark (EURO Qualifier)

PLAYER STATS

Minutes Played
742 – James McClean
726 – Jeff Hendrick
720 – Shane Duffy, Darren Randolph
686 – Conor Hourihane
644 – Enda Stevens
616 – Seamus Coleman
532 – Glenn Whelan
529 – David McGoldrick
450 – Richard Keogh
315 – John Egan
289 – Alan Browne
281 – Robbie Brady
255 – Callum Robinson
245 – Matt Doherty
180 – Josh Cullen, Kevin Long
178 – Sean Maguire
171 – James Collins
161 – Scott Hogan
155 – Callum O’Dowda
142 – Alan Judge
135 – Ciaran Clark
100 – Mark Travers
94 – Jack Byrne
90 – Cyrus Christie, Lee O’Connor
84 – Ronan Curtis
81 – Aaron Connolly
80 – Kieran O’Hara
63 – Troy Parrott
58 – Derrick Williams
18 – Harry Arter
16 – Aiden O’Brien

Goals Scored
1 – Robbie Brady, Alan Browne, James Collins, Matt Doherty, Shane Duffy, Jeff Hendrick, Conor Hourihane, Kevin Long, Sean Maguire, David McGoldrick, Callum Robinson, Derrick Williams, Joseph Chipolina OG

Clean Sheets
4 – Darren Randolph

Yellow Cards
3 – Enda Stevens
2 – Seamus Coleman, Shane Duffy, James McClean, Glenn Whelan
1 – Alan Browne, James Collins, Jeff Hendrick, Conor Hourihane, Alan Judge

Red Cards
1 – Seamus Coleman

KEY STATS

• 8 different players made their senior debuts (Jack Byrne, James Collins, Aaron Connolly, Josh Cullen, Lee O’Connor, Kieran O’Hara, Troy Parrott, and Mark Travers)
• Mick McCarthy has now given 50 different players their senior international debuts over his two spells as Ireland manager
• Seamus Coleman became the first Ireland player to be sent off since Shane Duffy’s dismissal at EURO 2016
• Glenn Whelan is now joint eighth on the all-time appearances list on 91 caps, while Jeff Hendrick broke into the top 50 during the year

Under Crawford, a home-based Under-18 team impressed as they beat Wales 1-0 and 3-2 to lift the annual John Coughlan Cup.

With Reid taking the reins in March he led Ireland in a friendly double-header in Turkey where they lost the first game and drew the second.

In September, Ireland took part in a tournament in Sweden where they faced strong opposition. A draw against the hosts was one of the stand-out performances. 

RESULTS
February 26: Wales 0-1 Republic of Ireland
February 28: Wales 2-3 Republic of Ireland
March 23: Turkey 4-0 Republic of Ireland
March 26: Turkey 0-0 Republic of Ireland
September 5: Austria 4-0 Republic of Ireland
September 7: Sweden 0-0 Republic of Ireland 
September 9: Norway 1-0 Republic of Ireland

PLAYER STATS

Minutes Played
270 – Charlie McCann, Andrew Omobamidele, Timi Sobowale
225 – Alex Dunne
209 – Sean McEvoy
192 – Seamas Keogh
189 – Brandon Holt
180 – Jimmy Corcoran, Rian Ashe, Conor Brady, Rory O’Donnell, Hakeem Ryan, Mark McFadden, Niall Connolly, Aaron McDaid, Max Murphy, Callum Thompson, Ryan Cassidy
174 – Barry Coffey
172 – Josh Derham
159 – Alan Greene
150 – Sean Bohan, Josh Furlong
139 – Josh Giurgi
137 – Gabriel Adebambo
135 – Adam O’Reilly
134 – Donal Higgins
131 – Sean Brennan
130 – Sean Kennedy
117 – Andrew Spain
114 – Conor Carty
90 – Niall McSweeney, Patrick Martyn, Mark Melody, Ray O’Sullivan, Harry Halwax, Jaden Charles, Nico Jones, Callum Finnegan
81 – Reece Staunton
76 – Louie Watson
63 – Eiran Cashin
60 – Luke Turner
45 – George Nunn
39 – Kian Leavy
35 – Cole Kiernan
30 – Bobby Jones, Tony Springett
21 – Jack Doyle
13 – Ross Tierney
8 – Jordan Waters

Goals Scored
2 – Rian Ashe
1 – Josh Derham, Aaron McDaid

Clean Sheets
1 – Callum Finnegan, Sean Bohan, Jimmy Corcoran

Dave Connell's side began the 2020 season with Friendly defeats to Austria, before impressing in the Elite Round in October, winning two of three games.

Ireland travel to Czech Republic in April to play, Norway, England and the hosts hoping to qualify for their first Finals in Georgia, since reaching the Semi-Finals in 2014.

RESULTS
January 17: Italy 3-1 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
January 19: Italy 2-0 Republic of Ireland (Friendly)
April 3: Hungary 0-4 Republic of Ireland (Elite Round)
April 6: Republic of Ireland 4-0 Serbia (Elite Round)
April 9: Republic of Ireland 0-3 Spain (Elite Round)
August 29: Republic of Ireland 1-2 Austria (Friendly)
September 2: Republic of Ireland 0-2 Austria (Friendly)
October 2: Ukraine 0-2 Republic of Ireland (Qualifying Round)
October 5: Republic of Ireland 3-0 Montenegro (Qualifying Round)
October 5: Republic of Ireland 0-6 Netherlands (Qualifying Round)

PLAYER STATS

Minutes Played
810 - Roisin McGovern
689 - Alannah McEvoy
615 - Rachael Kelly
600 - Aoife Slattery
450 - Sadhbh Doyle, Megan Mackey
436 - Zara Foley
431 - Jessica Ziu
416 - Lucia Lobato
387 - Sinead Donovan
370 - Emily Whelan
341 - Rebecca Cooke
303 - Niamh Reynolds
301 - Izzy Atkinson
297 - Rachel Baynes
270 - Kelsey Munroe, Eabha O’Mahony, Heather Payne
219 - Kelly Brady
218 - Tiegan Ruddy
147 - Chloe Singleton
143 - Ciara Fowler
135 - Amy Boyle Carr
134 - Carla McManus
128 - Leah Brady
105 - Erica Turner
101 - Nadine Clare
90 - Alannah Maxwell, Maria O’Sullivan, Maeve Williams
81 - Keelin McEntee
79 - Mia Dodd, Doireann Fahey
55 - Michelle O’Driscoll
53 - Sophie Liston
52 - Kayleigh Shine
46 - Katie Burdis
45 - Chloe Darby
27 - Aoife Thompson
12 - Kayla Brady

Goals Scored
4 - Alannah McEvoy
2 - Kelly Brady, Heather Payne
1 - Megan Mackey, Carla McManus, Tiegan Ruddy, Aoife Slattery, Jessica Ziu, Lily Farkas OG, Jovana Miladinovic OG

A daunting trip to Russia for three Elite Round qualifiers was successfully negotiated and the team booked their place in the final eight in Armenia. But that is when the trouble began as they were unable to call on several players.

Still, Mohan – and his staff – worked wonders to guide the team to the semi-finals and become the 10th best-ranked team in Europe at their age grade.

The 2019/2020 qualifying campaign did not prove to be as memorable as Ireland crashed out at the Qualifying Round following defeats to Switzerland and Austria.

RESULTS
March 20: Republic of Ireland 5-0 Romania (EURO Qualifier)
March 23: Republic of Ireland 3-1 Azerbaijan (EURO Qualifier)
March 26: Russia 0-2 Republic of Ireland (EURO Qualifier)
July 24: Norway 1-1 Republic of Ireland (EURO Championships)
July 18: Republic of Ireland 0-1 France (EURO Championships)
July 24: Republic of Ireland 2-1 Czech Republic (EURO Championships)
July 24: Portugal 4-0 Republic of Ireland (EURO Championships)
October 12: Republic of Ireland 0-1 Denmark (Friendly)
October 14: Republic of Ireland 0-2 Denmark (Friendly)
November 14: Switzerland 2-1 Republic of Ireland (EURO Qualifier)
November 16: Republic of Ireland 13-0 Gibraltar (EURO Qualifier)
November 19: Republic of Ireland 0-2 Austria (EURO Qualifier)

PLAYER STATS

Minutes Played
945 – Oisin McEntee
727 – Mark McGuinness
540 – Kameron Ledwidge, Brian Maher
534 – Andy Lyons
532 – Ali Reghba
472 – Jonathan Afolabi
415 – Festy Ebosele
412 – Barry Coffey
357 – Tyreik Wright
351 – Joe Hodge
344 – Andrew Omobamidele
270 – Jimmy Corcoran
276 – Matt Everitt, Jack James
270 – Lee O’Connor
250 – Conor Noss
245 – Mazeed Ogungbo
243 – Ryan Cassidy
233 – Brandon Kavanagh
219 – Armstrong Oko-Flex
210 – Jamie Bowden
193 – Timi Sobowale
188 – Conor Grant, Jason Knight
183 – Alex Gilbert
182 – Lewis Richards
180 – Aaron Bolger
170 – Luca Connell, Will Ferry
169 – Will Smallbone
159 – Ross Tierney
155 – Adam O’Reilly
138 – Tom Cannon
120 – Sean Bohan
101 – Richie O’Farrell
96 – Tom Gaston
92 – Niall Morahan
90 – Ben Greenwood, George McMahon
60 – Bobby Jones
53 – George Nunn
45 – Dawson Devoy, Donal Higgins, Harvey Neville
42 – Ciaran Brennan
8 – Ronan Boyce

Goals Scored
5 – Tyreik Wright
4 – Jonathan Afolabi
2 – Jamie Bowden, Mark McGuinness, Will Smallbone
1 – Thomas Cannon, Ryan Cassidy, Barry Coffey, Joe Hodge, Jason Knight, Oisin McEntee, Andrew Omobamidele, Ali Reghba, Lewis Richards, Ross Tierney, Shay Jones OG, Claudiu Petrila OG

Clean Sheets
1 – Sean Bohan, Brian Maher, George McMahon

Yellow Cards
2 – Jonathan  Afolabi, Festy Ebosele, Mark McGuinness,  Lee O’Connor, Maseed Ogungbo, Tyreik Wright
1 – Aaron Bolger, Luca Connell, Alexander Gilbert, Joe Hodge, Kameron Ledwidge, Andy Lyons, Adam O’Reilly, Ali Reghba, Ross Tierney

Red Cards
1 – Barry Coffey, Adam O’Reilly

KEY STATS

• Tom Mohan’s team finished the year as UEFA’s 10th best-ranked side, in spite of missing out on the Elite Round of the 2019-2020 European Championships
• Ireland were without 11 players going into the 2019 UEFA Under-19 European Championships in Armenia due to not being released by their clubs
• Jonathan Afolabi was selected onto the UEFA Team of the Tournament following his performances at the Under-19 European Championships

In May, the Irish Powerchair team, led by Head Coach John Moore, finished third in the EPFA Nations Cup in Finland. Two goals in the final minutes by Thomas Donogher saw Ireland beat Denmark 2-1 to claim bronze.

In July, the Men and Women’s College & University teams competed in the 2019 FISU Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy. Team Ireland’s women’s team reached the semi-final of the competition beating world champions Brazil 1-0 on the way before bowing out to North Korea and eventually finishing fourth.

Team Ireland Men also got into the latter stages of the competition reaching the quarter finals where they lost on penalties to Russia. They ended eighth in the tournament.

Paul Breen’s Ireland CP team finished ninth in the world when they competed in the IFCPF World Cup in Seville, Spain in July. Captained by Gary Messett, who reached 110 appearances for Ireland during the tournament, the Boys in Green were victorious over the likes of Finland, Canada, Japan and Germany on their way to a top 10 finish.

The Irish Defence Forces headed to China in October to compete in the World Military Games. Under the guidance of manager Richie Barber, Ireland reached the quarter finals overcoming the USA 2-0 and drawing with Qatar to book a place in the last eight. Their tournament came to end with a defeat against Algeria.

Stephen Kenny led his side into 12 fixtures in the calendar year, a record amount of games for the U-21s, with five matches at the prestigious Toulon Tournament.

The year started with victory against Luxembourg in March before Ireland travelled to France to take part in the Toulon Tournament. Ireland achieved their highest-ever finish at the tournament, fourth position, with victories over China and Bahrain, and a draw against Mexico in the group stage.

A semi-final against Brazil followed, the first competitive match between the two countries at any level, but Ireland suffered a 2-0 defeat. In the 3rd/4th place play-off against Mexico, after a 0-0 draw in 90 minutes, Mexico won on penalties.

The qualifying campaign for the European Championships continued in September with victory over Armenia at Tallaght Stadium before sealing a 3-1 win over Sweden in Kalmar. Another double-header followed in October, with an impressive 0-0 draw against Italy before a disappointing 1-0 defeat in tough conditions in Iceland.

The year was concluded in style in November. A injury-hit Ireland side secured a 1-0 win over Armenia in Yerevan before returning to Tallaght Stadium just days later to secure an impressive 4-1 win over Sweden.

Ireland end the year top of their qualifying group having already broke the record for the highest amount of points achieved in an U-21 qualifying campaign, with three games remaining.

Kenny's side will welcome Iceland to Tallaght Stadium in March before travelling to Luxembourg in another crucial double-header. Ireland U-21s end their campaign in October in Italy.

RESULTS
March 24: Republic of Ireland 3-0 Luxembourg (UEFA U-21 European Qualifier)
June 3: China PR 1-4 Republic of Ireland (2019 Toulon Tournament)
June 6: Republic of Ireland 0-0 Mexico (2019 Toulon Tournament)
June 9: Bahrain 0-1 Republic of Ireland (2019 Toulon Tournament)
June 12: Brazil 2-0 Republic of Ireland (2019 Toulon Tournament)
June 15: Mexico 0-0 Republic of Ireland (4-3 pens) (2019 Toulon Tournament)
September 6: Republic of Ireland 1-0 Armenia (UEFA U-21 European Qualifier)
September 10: Sweden 1-3 Republic of Ireland (UEFA U-21 European Qualifier)
October 10: Republic of Ireland 0-0 Italy (UEFA U-21 European Qualifier)
October 15: Iceland 1-0 Republic of Ireland (UEFA U-21 European Qualifier)
November 14: Armenia 0-1 Republic of Ireland (UEFA U-21 European Qualifier)
November 19: Republic of Ireland 4-1 Sweden (UEFA U-21 European Qualifier)

PLAYER STATS

Minutes Played
989 - Lee O'Connor
945 - Conor Coventry
886 - Dara O'Shea
874 - Caoimhin Kelleher
855 - Conor Masterson
852 - Adam Idah
834 - Jayson Molumby
734 - Zack Elbouzedi
671 - Darragh Leahy
592 - Connor Ronan
515 - Aaron Connolly
356 - Jason Knight
328 - Liam Scales
279 - Troy Parrott
188 - Gavin Kilkenny
180 - Gavin Bazunu, Nathan Collins, Thomas O'Connor
165 - Daniel Mandroiu
135 - Jack Taylor
116 - Simon Power
113 - Stephen Mallon
106 - Jamie Lennon
104 - Aaron Drinan
97 - Michael Obafemi
90 - Jonathan Afolabi, Canice Carroll, Neil Farrugia, Kameron Ledwidge, Danny McNamara
74 - Josh Barrett
58 - Tyreke Wilson
35 - Conor Kearns
5 - Aidan Keena
2 - Brandon Kavanagh, Michael O'Connor

Goals
5 - Adam Idah
4 - Troy Parrott
3 - Zack Elbouzedi
1 - Neil Farrugia, Conor Masterson, Lee O'Connor, Connor Ronan

Clean Sheets
7 - Caoimhin Kelleher
1 - Gavin Bazunu 

Yellow Cards
3 - Jayson Molumby, Lee O'Connor, Troy Parrott 
2 - Conor Coventry, Conor Masterson, Dara O'Shea
1 - Canice Carroll, Nathan Collins, Adam Idah, Jason Knight, Connor Ronan

Red Cards
1 - Lee O'Connor, Dara O'Shea, Troy Parrott

Forth Celtic cater to over 25 teams of which the vast majority are underage children’s teams. The club has developed a very strong underage contingent of 280 children and over 60 adults making the club one of the largest in county Wexford.

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