Northern Ireland women's national futsal team
Appearance
Association | Irish Football Association |
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
FIFA code | NIR |
First international | |
![]() ![]() (Newry, Northern Ireland, 21 August 2018) | |
Biggest win | |
![]() ![]() (Gibraltar, 6 April 2019) ![]() ![]() (Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, 14 May 2022) | |
Biggest defeat | |
![]() ![]() (Jonava, Lithuania, 8 May 2021) | |
UEFA Women's Futsal Championship | |
Appearances | 0 (Preliminary round only) |
The Northern Ireland women's national futsal team represents Northern Ireland in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Irish Football Association. Northern Ireland is the only home nation of the United Kingdom to have an active women's futsal team.[1]
History
[edit]Northern Ireland's team was formed in 2018.[1] The team would play their first ever match against the Banbridge Town's men's development team on 15 April 2018 which ended in a 4–6 defeat.[2] The team has taken part in the preliminary round of the UEFA Women's Futsal Championship,[1] debuting in 2018 for the 2019 edition.[3]
Tournament records
[edit]UEFA European Championship
[edit]UEFA European Championship | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
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Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
Total | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 33 |
Friendlies
[edit]2019
[edit]6 April 2019 Friendly | Gibraltar ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Gibraltar |
Report | Stadium: Tercentenary Sports Hall |
7 April 2019 Friendly | Gibraltar ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Gibraltar |
Report | Stadium: Tercentenary Sports Hall |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gray, Andy (30 May 2022). "'You wear the kit, you sing the anthem - you get the same buzz'". BBC Sport. BBC Sport NI. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ McGettigan, Stephen (18 April 2018). "Historic first for Northern Ireland women's futsal team and their development". Futsal Focus. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ McGettigan, Stephen (25 August 2018). "Spirited performances by Northern Ireland throughout their UEFA Futsal Women's EUROs 2018". Futsal Focus. Retrieved 4 November 2023.