Republic of Ireland national football team
men's national football team representing the Republic of Ireland
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.
