Northern Ireland national futsal team
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The Northern Ireland national futsal team represents Northern Ireland during international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the UEFA Euro Championships. The team is governed by the Irish Football Association. The team was formed in 2016 as futsal gained popularity in Northern Ireland in 2015.[citation needed]
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Nickname(s) | Green and White Army | ||
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Association | The Irish Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Jonathan Michael | ||
Captain | Adam Barr | ||
Most caps | Adam Barr (31) | ||
Top scorer | Connor Millar (19) | ||
FIFA code | NIR | ||
FIFA ranking | 108 [1] | ||
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First international | |||
Wales 7–1 Northern Ireland (Cardiff, Wales; 2 December 2016) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Northern Ireland 8–1 Gibraltar (Newry, Northern Ireland; 10 January 2020) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
England 16–1 Northern Ireland (Cardiff, Wales; 3 December 2016) | |||
Home Nations Championship | |||
Appearances | 12 | ||
Best result | Scotland 3–5 Northern Ireland (Burton-on-Trent, England; 1st December 2019) |
Home matches are played at Newry Leisure Centre. Friendly matches are played with teams from other European nations, and Northern Ireland also compete in the Home Nations Championship against England, Scotland and Wales each season. Northern Ireland entered qualification for the FIFA World Futsal Cup for the first time in 2019 [2] and qualification for the UEFA Euro Championships for the first time in 2020.[3] The team have yet to advance from a qualification tournament.