Republic of Ireland national football team
men's national football team representing the Republic of Ireland
(Redirected from Ireland national football team)
Republic of Ireland national football team is the national football team of Republic of Ireland.
| Nickname(s) | The Boys in Green (Irish: Na buachaillí i nglas) The Green Army | ||
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| Association | Football Association of Ireland (FAI) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Mick McCarthy [1] | ||
| Captain | Séamus Coleman | ||
| Most caps | Robbie Keane (146) | ||
| Top scorer | Robbie Keane (68) | ||
| Home stadium | Aviva Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | IRL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 48  1 (22 December 2022)[2] | ||
| Highest | 6 (August 1993) | ||
| Lowest | 70 (June–July 2014) | ||
| First international | |||
 Ireland 1–0 Bulgaria  (Stade Colombes, France; 28 May 1924) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Republic of Ireland 8–0 Malta  (Dublin, Ireland; 16 November 1983) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 7–0 Republic of Ireland (Uberlândia, Brazil; 27 May 1982) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1990) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 1990 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1988) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16, 2016 | ||
Most appearances
change| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Robbie Keane | 126 | 59 | 1998–2016 |
| 2 | Shay Given | 125 | 0 | 1996–2012 |
| 3 | Kevin Kilbane | 110 | 8 | 1997–2011 |
| 4 | Steve Staunton | 102 | 7 | 1988–2002 |
| 5 | Damien Duff | 100 | 8 | 1998–2012 |
| 6 | Niall Quinn | 91 | 21 | 1986–2002 |
| 7 | John O'Shea | 89 | 1 | 2001–2018 |
| 8 | Tony Cascarino | 88 | 19 | 1986–2000 |
| 9 | Paul McGrath | 83 | 8 | 1985–1997 |
| 10 | Packie Bonner | 80 | 0 | 1981–1996 |
Top scorers
change| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Robbie Keane | 59 | 126 | 1998–2016 |
| 2 | Niall Quinn | 21 | 91 | 1986–2002 |
| 3 | Frank Stapleton | 20 | 71 | 1977–1990 |
| 4 | Tony Cascarino | 19 | 88 | 1986–2000 |
| 4 | John Aldridge | 19 | 69 | 1986–1997 |
| 4 | Don Givens | 19 | 56 | 1969–1982 |
| 7 | Noel Cantwell | 14 | 36 | 1953–1967 |
| 8 | Gerry Daly | 13 | 48 | 1973–1986 |
| 8 | Jimmy Dunne | 13 | 15 | 1930–1939 |
| 10 | Ian Harte | 11 | 64 | 1996–2007 |
References
change- ↑ "Republic of Ireland & Under-21 Managers Announced | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
