Northern Ireland national under-21 football team results (1978–2019)
This article lists the results for the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team from 1978 to 2019.[1][2]
1970s[edit]
1978[edit]
| 8 March 1978 International friendly | Republic of Ireland  | 1–1 |  Northern Ireland | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| BST |  |
Report | Blackledge |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 6,000 |
1990s[edit]
1990[edit]
| 2 April 1990 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 2–1 |  Israel | Coleraine, Northern Ireland |
| BST | Dowie 14' Gray 87' |
Report | Moharer |
Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Freddie McKnight (Northern Ireland) |
1994[edit]
| 22 March 1994 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 0–0 |  Romania | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| GMT | Report | Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 700 |
1998[edit]
| 21 April 1998 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 2–1 |  Switzerland | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| BST | Whitley 37' (pen.) Coote 75' |
Report | Yakin 56' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Willie Young (Scotland) |
| 20 May 1998 1998 Presidents Cup | Northern Ireland | 1–1 |  Scotland | Sligo, Republic of Ireland |
| BST | Mulryne |
Report | |
Attendance: 500 |
| 22 May 1998 1998 Presidents Cup | Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | Northern Ireland | Castlebar, Republic of Ireland |
| BST | Report | Coote |
Attendance: 3,000 |
| 4 September 1998 2000 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Turkey  | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Kocaeli, Turkey |
| 17:00 BST | Köprülü 57' Dursun 69' |
Report | Stadium: İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium Attendance: 3,739 Referee: Edo Trivkovic (Croatia) |
| 9 October 1998 2000 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–1 |  Finland | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Coote 18' |
Report | Niemi 29' |
Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel) |
| 17 November 1998 2000 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–1 |  Moldova | Coleraine, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 GMT | Healy 75' |
Report | Lungu 43' |
Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 1,920 Referee: Saso Lazarevski (Macedonia) |
1999[edit]
| 26 March 1999 2000 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–0 |  Germany | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 GMT | Coote 52' |
Report | Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 2,534 Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands) |
| 30 March 1999 2000 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Moldova | 0–0 | Northern Ireland | Chișinău, Moldova |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Republican Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Georgios Psichomanis (Greece) |
| 2 June 1999 1999 Presidents Cup | Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland | Inverness, Scotland |
| BST | Report | Ferguson 6' |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 605 Referee: Kenny Clark (Scotland) |
| 4 June 1999 1999 Presidents Cup | Scotland | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Inverness, Scotland |
| BST | Burchill 38' |
Report | Healy 13' (pen.) |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,569 Referee: Alan Freeland (Scotland) |
| 17 August 1999 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 3–1 |  France | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| BST | Coote 33' Healy 56', 88' |
Report | Kanouté 36' |
Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 2,114 Referee: Alan Freeland (Scotland) |
| 3 September 1999 2000 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Turkey | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Griffin 20' |
Report | Albayrak 6' Göktan 8' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Igor Yarmenchuk (Ukraine) |
| 7 September 1999 2000 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Germany | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Lüdenscheid, Germany |
| 19:15 BST | Voigt 73' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Nattenberg-Stadion Referee: Gylfi Thór Orrason (Iceland) |
| 8 October 1999 2000 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Finland | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Valkeakoski, Finland |
| 18:00 BST | Niemi 20' Tainio 70' |
Report | Feeney 25' |
Stadium: Tehtaan kenttä Referee: Darius Mieželis (Lithuania) |
2000s[edit]
2000[edit]
| 28 March 2000 International friendly | Malta  | 1–2 | Northern Ireland | Paola, Malta |
| BST | Galea 23' |
Report | Kirk 5' Harkin 89' |
Stadium: Hibernians Stadium Attendance: 462 Referee: Joe Attard (Malta) |
| 29 May 2000 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Scotland | Newry, Northern Ireland |
| BST | Kirk 56' |
Report | Notman 5' |
Stadium: The Showgrounds Attendance: 300 Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland) |
| 2 June 2000 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 2–2 |  Wales | Dungannon, Northern Ireland |
| BST | Friars (pen.) Hamilton |
Report | |
Stadium: Stangmore Park |
| 1 September 2000 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–1* (3–0) | Malta | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Hamilton 62' |
Report | Galea 22' |
Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Gevorg Hovhannisyan (Armenia) |
| Note: (Match forfeited) - The match was completed with a 1-1 scoreline before a default victory (3-0) was awarded to Northern Ireland because Malta fielded an ineligible player. | ||||
| 6 October 2000 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–3 |  Denmark | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Christensen 20' Løvenkrands 62', 71' |
Stadium: The Oval Referee: Dietmar Drabek (Austria) |
| 10 October 2000 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Iceland  | 2–5 | Northern Ireland | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland |
| 17:00 BST | Gunnarsson 84' Guðjónsson 90' |
Report | Hamilton 7' Friars 11'Harkin 32', 63'McCann 77' |
Stadium: Kaplakriki Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia) |
2001[edit]
| 23 March 2001 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–2 |  Czech Republic | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 GMT | Report | Baroš 47' Pospíšil 87' |
Stadium: The Showgrounds Referee: Philippe Leuba (Switzerland) |
| 27 March 2001 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Bulgaria  | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Vratsa, Bulgaria |
| 13:00 BST | Genchev 4' Yanev 27' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Referee: Erol Ersoy (Turkey) |
| 1 June 2001 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Bulgaria | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Carlisle 3' |
Report | Bukarev 5' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Bujar Pregja (Albania) |
| 5 June 2001 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Czech Republic | 4–0 | Northern Ireland | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 18:00 BST | Kaufman 23', 48' Kobylík 54'Vachoušek 59' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického Referee: Mika Peltola (Finland) |
| 31 August 2001 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Denmark | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Odense, Denmark |
| 18:00 BST | Skoubo 59' Jørgensen 72' |
Report | Stadium: Odense Stadion Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia) |
| 4 September 2001 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–3 | Iceland | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 17:30 BST | McCann 11' |
Report | Toner 58' (o.g.) Aðalsteinsson 76'Gunnarsson 90+4' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Delce Jakimovski (Macedonia) |
| 5 October 2001 2002 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Malta | 2–2 | Northern Ireland | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 17:00 BST | Mattocks 15' Debono 86' |
Report | Boyle 14' McCann 51' |
Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Stéphane Moulin (France) |
2002[edit]
| 12 February 2002 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Germany | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| GMT | Report | Auer 54' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Dougie McDonald (Scotland)[3] |
| 6 September 2002 International friendly | Scotland | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Paisley, Scotland |
| BST | Clyde 72' (o.g.) |
Report | McEvilly 30' |
Stadium: Love Street Referee: Egill Már Markusson (Iceland) |
| 11 October 2002 2004 UEFA U-21 Group 6 Qualifier | Spain  | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Almansa, Spain |
| 19:00 BST | Capaldi 90+3' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Polideportivo Municipal Referee: Ivan Dobrinov (Bulgaria) |
| 15 October 2002 2004 UEFA U-21 Group 6 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–1 |  Ukraine | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Baird 38' |
Report | Kabanov 82' |
Stadium: The Showgrounds Referee: Johny Ver Eecke (Belgium) |
2003[edit]
| 11 February 2003 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 3–1 | Finland | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| GMT | Melaugh 45' McEvilly 88'McFlynn 90' |
Report | Oravainen 87' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park |
| 28 March 2003 2004 UEFA U-21 Group 6 Qualifier | Armenia  | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Abovyan, Armenia |
| 11:00 GMT | Meloyan 25' Davtyan 65' |
Report | Stadium: Kotayk Stadium Referee: Emil Laursen (Denmark) |
| 1 April 2003 2004 UEFA U-21 Group 6 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 2–6 |  Greece | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Toner 25' McEvilly 58' (pen.) |
Report | Lagos 4' Fotakis 38'Papadopoulos 41', 62' (pen.), 82'Salpingidis 47' |
Stadium: The Oval Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary) |
| 10 June 2003 2004 UEFA U-21 Group 6 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–4 | Spain | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Braniff 48' |
Report | Torres 1', 26' Valdo 65'Jorge 67' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 5 September 2003 2004 UEFA U-21 Group 6 Qualifier | Ukraine | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Donetsk, Ukraine |
| 15:00 BST | Danylovskyi 59' |
Report | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Referee: Draženko Kovačić (Croatia) |
| 9 September 2003 2004 UEFA U-21 Group 6 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 3–1 | Armenia | Coleraine, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Feeney 52' McFlynn 71'Davey 87' |
Report | Pachajyan 3' |
Stadium: The Showgrounds Referee: Gylfi Thor Orrason (Iceland) |
| 10 October 2003 2004 UEFA U-21 Group 6 Qualifier | Greece | 0–1 | Northern Ireland | Athens, Greece |
| 17:00 BST | Report | Feeney 24' |
Stadium: Kaisariani Stadium Referee: Meir Levi (Israel) |
2004[edit]
| 18 August 2004 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Switzerland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 17:00 BST | Report | Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 300 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
2005[edit]
| 8 February 2005 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | Scotland | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| GMT | Brunt 47' Morrow 59' |
Report | Maloney 36' |
Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ian Stokes (Ireland) |
| 16 August 2005 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 2–2 | Republic of Ireland | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| BST | Sheehan 36' (o.g.) Webb 51' |
Report | Doyle 64', 72' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mourneview Park |
2006[edit]
| 6 February 2006 International friendly | Israel | 0–1 | Northern Ireland | Herzliya, Israel |
| GMT | Report | Clingan 1' |
Stadium: Herzliya Municipal Stadium Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) |
| 8 February 2006 International friendly | Israel | 0–1 | Northern Ireland | Nazareth, Israel |
| GMT | Report | Clarke 38' |
Stadium: Ilut Stadium |
| 28 February 2006 International friendly | Wales | 0–1 | Northern Ireland | Llanelli, Wales |
| 17:30 GMT | Report | Morrow 25' |
Stadium: Stebonheath Park Attendance: 1,065 Referee: Calum Murray (Scotland) |
| 12 April 2006 2007 UEFA U-21 Qualification preliminary round | Liechtenstein  | 1–4 | Northern Ireland | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| 18:00 GMT | Scullion 9' (o.g.) |
Report | Morrow 33', 61' Gilfillan 58'Scullion 84' |
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion Referee: Robert Kranjc (Slovenia) |
| 10 May 2006 2007 UEFA U-21 Qualification preliminary round | Northern Ireland | 4–0 | Liechtenstein | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 GMT | Thompson 9' Clarke 41'Shiels 42'McArdle 77' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia) |
| 16 May 2006 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Scotland | Derry, Northern Ireland |
| GMT | Stewart 62' |
Report | Stadium: Drumahoe Attendance: 200 Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Ireland) |
| 16 August 2006 2007 UEFA U-21 Group 10 Qualifier | Romania | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Urziceni, Romania |
| 16:00 GMT | Pulhac 33' Keserü 41'Florescu 84' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Stadionul Tineretului Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Greece) |
| 1 September 2006 2007 UEFA U-21 Group 10 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 2–3 | Germany | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 GMT | Shiels 69' (pen.) Stewart 81' |
Report | Hilbert 13' Helmes 36'Trochowski 66' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark) |
| 14 November 2006 International friendly | Germany | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Torgau, Germany |
| GMT | Boateng 15' Schindler 45+1' |
Report | Fordyce 10' |
Stadium: Hafenstadion |
2007[edit]
| 6 February 2007 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 0–4 | Wales | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Vokes 1' Jacobson 11'Evans 31', 46' |
Stadium: The Oval Attendance: 300 Referee: David McKeon (Ireland) |
| 24 March 2007 International friendly | Romania | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Romania |
| GMT | McArdle 1' (o.g.) Ropotan 85' |
Report |
| 24 May 2007 International friendly | Scotland | 4–0 | Northern Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 19:30 BST | Adams 11' McAllister 70'Dorrans 74'Gilmour 82' |
Report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 360 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
| 1 June 2007 2009 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Moldova | 0–1 | Northern Ireland | Tiraspol, Moldova |
| 18:00 BST | Report | Turner 2' |
Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Referee: Aleksandr Gvardis (Russia) |
| 21 August 2007 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | Finland | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | McKenna 75' Taylor 85' |
Report | Puustinen 78' |
Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds Referee: David McKeon (Ireland) |
| 7 September 2007 2009 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–3 | Germany | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Ebert 78' Özil 90'Hennings 90+2' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
| 12 September 2007 2009 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Luxembourg  | 1–2 | Northern Ireland | Beggen, Luxembourg |
| 16:00 BST | Sagramola 9' |
Report | Fordyce 53' Waterworth 74' |
Stadium: Stade rue Henri Dunant Referee: Ninoslav Spasić (Serbia) |
| 17 October 2007 2009 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–3 | Israel | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 17:00 BST | Turner 5' |
Report | Buzaglo 1' Shechter 51'Azriel 81' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Daniel Stalhammar (Sweden) |
| 16 November 2007 2009 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 5–0 | Luxembourg | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 GMT | Buchanan 2' Waterworth 5'O'Connor 8'Ward 27'Turner 56' |
Report | Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Johannes Valgeirsson (Iceland) |
| 20 November 2007 2009 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | Moldova | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 13:30 GMT | O'Connor 4' Ward 10'Buchanan 11' |
Report | Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey) |
2008[edit]
| 6 February 2008 2009 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Israel | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| 16:00 GMT | Sahar 66' Srur 86' |
Report | Stewart 81' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Mechalis Germanakos (Greece) |
| 26 March 2008 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 1–3 | Romania | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| 14:00 GMT | Stewart 64' |
Report | Deac 28' Keșerü 45'Torje 71' |
Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds Referee: Mark Whitby (Wales) |
| 19 August 2008 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament | Northern Ireland | 0–1 |  Poland | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Report | 53' |
Stadium: Bannikov Stadium |
| 20 August 2008 Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament | Ukraine | 4–1 | Northern Ireland | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Chychykov 12' Yaroshenko 17'Kravchenko 56', 68' |
Report | Casement 26' |
Stadium: Bannikov Stadium |
| 5 September 2008 2009 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Germany | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Wuppertal, Germany |
| 19:15 BST | Kroos 11' Halfar 38'Aogo 61' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion am Zoo Referee: Michail Koukoulakis (Greece) |
| 18 November 2008 International friendly | Scotland | 1–3 | Northern Ireland | Hamilton, Scotland |
| 19:30 GMT | Murphy 3' |
Report | McQuoid 9', 26' Little 49' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 2,149 Referee: Babak Rafati (Germany) |
2009[edit]
| 31 March 2009 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Ukraine | Portadown, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Casement 71' |
Report | Konoplyanka 36' (pen.) |
Stadium: Shamrock Park Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales) |
| 11 August 2009 International friendly | Portugal  | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Guarda, Portugal |
| 18:15 BST | Coentrão 57' Yazalde 63' |
Report | Duffy 74' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Guarda |
| 4 September 2009 2011 UEFA U-21 Group 5 Qualifier | Czech Republic | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic |
| 19:00 BST | Gecov 72' Dočkal 83' |
Report | Stadium: Chance Arena Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark) |
| 8 September 2009 2011 UEFA U-21 Group 5 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 2–6 | Iceland | Coleraine, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Magennis 58', 76' |
Report | Viðarsson 15' (pen.) Gunnarsson 32'Finnbogason 42'Gíslason 44', 64'Guðmundsson 57' |
Stadium: The Showgrounds Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary) |
| 13 October 2009 2011 UEFA U-21 Group 5 Qualifier | Iceland | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Grindavík, Iceland |
| 17:00 BST | Guðmundsson 56' Josefsson 70' |
Report | Lawrie 80' |
Stadium: Grindavíkurvöllur Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria) |
| 13 November 2009 2011 UEFA U-21 Group 5 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Germany | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 19:00 GMT | Norwood 90+4' |
Report | Choupo-Moting 89' |
Stadium: The Oval Referee: Duarte Nuno Pereira Gomes (Portugal) |
| 17 November 2009 2011 UEFA U-21 Group 5 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Czech Republic | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| 19:45 GMT | Norwood 82' |
Report | Zeman 36' Kozák 38' |
Stadium: The Showgrounds Referee: Alexandru Deaconu (Romania) |
2010s[edit]
2010[edit]
| 2 March 2010 2011 UEFA U-21 Group 5 Qualifier | San Marino  | 0–3 | Northern Ireland | Serravalle, San Marino |
| 19:30 GMT | Report | Norwood 24', 78' Lawrie 38' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Emir Alečković (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 3 September 2010 2011 UEFA U-21 Group 5 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 4–0 | San Marino | Coleraine, Northern Ireland |
| 19:45 BST | Little 4', 85' (pen.) McGivern 15' (pen.)Grigg 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: The Showgrounds Referee: Ioannis Anastasiou (Cyprus) |
| 7 September 2010 2011 UEFA U-21 Group 5 Qualifier | Germany | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Ingolstadt, Germany |
| 16:00 BST | Holtby 42', 60' Herrmann 67' |
Report | Stadium: Sportpark Referee: Hannes Kaasik (Estonia) |
| 17 November 2010 International friendly | Scotland | 3–1 | Northern Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 19:30 GMT | Griffiths 12' Hanlon 65'Ross 90' |
Report | O'Kane 34' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,764[4] Referee: Richard Liesveld (Netherlands) |
2011[edit]
| 9 February 2011 International friendly | Wales | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Wrexham, Wales |
| 19:30 GMT | Alfei 42' (pen.) Ogleby 75' |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground |
| 31 May 2011 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier | Faroe Islands  | 0–0 | Northern Ireland | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Gundadalur Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
| 10 August 2011 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 4–0 | Faroe Islands | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 14:00 BST | Kee 25', 29', 75' Magennis 32' |
Report | Stadium: The Oval Referee: Tero Nieminen (Finland) |
| 2 September 2011 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier | Serbia  | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 15:30 BST | Milivojević 17' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Karađorđe Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
| 6 September 2011 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–3 | Denmark | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Helenius 6' Laudrup 81'Larsen 88' |
Stadium: The Oval Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
| 15 November 2011 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–2 | Serbia | Coleraine, Northern Ireland |
| 14:00 GMT | Report | Marković 80' Gudelj 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Showgrounds Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania) |
2012[edit]
| 10 May 2012 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier | Macedonia  | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Kumanovo, Macedonia |
| 15:30 BST | Urdinov 83' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Milano Arena Referee: Davit Kharitonashvili (Georgia) |
| 15 August 2012 International friendly | Hungary  | 3–2 | Northern Ireland | Tatabánya, Hungary |
| 16:30 BST | Gosztonyi 19' Beliczky 48'Radó 62' |
Report | McEleney 25' Gray 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Városi Stadion (Tatabánya) |
| 7 September 2012 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–3 | Macedonia | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Magennis 10' |
Report | Spirovski 48' Timov 72'Stankov 90+2' |
Stadium: The Oval Referee: Mihály Fábián (Hungary) |
| 10 September 2012 2013 UEFA U-21 Group 4 Qualifier | Denmark | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 18:00 BST | Larsen 8' Albæk 28' (pen.)Laudrup 45+1' |
Report | Stadium: Aalborg Stadion Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta) |
| 13 November 2012 International friendly | England  | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Blackpool, England |
| 19:30 GMT | Wickham 45' Afobe 75' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,040 [5] Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
2013[edit]
| 30 May 2013 2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Cyprus  | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 16:00 BST | Roushias 19' Theodorou 59'Sotiriou 69' |
Report | Stadium: Makario Stadium Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark) |
| 14 August 2013 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 1–4 | Denmark | Dungannon, Northern Ireland |
| 14:00 BST | Thompson 24' |
Report | Jensen 17' Brock-Madsen 57', 62'Jensen 63' |
Stadium: Stangmore Park |
| 9 September 2013 2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Belgium  | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Leuven, Belgium |
| 19:00 BST | Batshuayi 43' |
Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 3,994 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan) |
| 11 October 2013 2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Belgium | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Batshuayi 44' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia) |
| 15 October 2013 2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Serbia | 3–1 | Northern Ireland | Gornji Milanovac, Serbia |
| 17:00 BST | Morgan 63' (o.g.) Milunović 64'Vitas 74' |
Report | Gray 54' |
Stadium: Metalac Stadium Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria) |
| 14 November 2013 2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Italy  | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| 20:00 GMT | Viviani 26' Rozzi 86'Belotti 88' |
Report | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia) |
| 19 November 2013 2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Cyprus | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 GMT | Christofides 85' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia) |
2014[edit]
| 5 March 2014 2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–2 | Italy | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 16:00 GMT | Report | Rugani 59' Trotta 89' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
| 9 September 2014 2015 UEFA U-21 Group 9 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–4 | Serbia | Portadown, Northern Ireland |
| 16:00 BST | Brobbel 67' |
Report | Pešić 34' Srnić 36', 56'Kostić 58' |
Stadium: Shamrock Park Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal) |
2015[edit]
| 5 September 2015 2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Scotland | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 14:00 BST | Kennedy 7' |
Report | Christie 33' Fraser 61' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
| 8 September 2015 2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Iceland | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 17:30 BST | Þrándarson 37' |
Report | Johnson 2' |
Stadium: Fylkisvöllur Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden) |
| 13 October 2015 2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Macedonia | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 17:00 BST | Doherty 43' |
Report | Babunski 46' Markoski 85' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary) |
| 12 November 2015 2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | France | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Guingamp, France |
| 17:45 GMT | Crivelli 82' |
Report | Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia) |
| 17 November 2015 2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–2 | Ukraine | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 GMT | McCartan 53' |
Report | Kovalenko 64', 73' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Ognjen Valjić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
2016[edit]
| 29 March 2016 2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Scotland | 3–1 | Northern Ireland | Paisley, Scotland |
| 16:00 BST | McBurnie 58' Cummings 64', 78' |
Report | McCartan 13' |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
| 2 September 2016 2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–1 | Iceland | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Ægisson 87' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland) |
| 6 September 2016 2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Macedonia | 2–0 | Northern Ireland | Skopje, Macedonia |
| 17:45 BST | Doherty 37' (o.g.) Markoski 85' |
Report | Stadium: Philip II Arena Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia) |
| 6 October 2016 2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Ukraine | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 16:30 BST | Besyedin 15' |
Report | Smyth 12' |
Stadium: Obolon Arena Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia) |
| 11 October 2016 2017 UEFA U-21 Group 3 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–3 | France | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 17:45 BST | Report | Augustin 16', 42' Dembélé 89' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) |
2017[edit]
| 8 June 2017 2019 UEFA U-21 Group 2 Qualifier | Estonia  | 1–2 | Northern Ireland | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 17:00 BST | Sappinen 50' |
Report | Parkhouse 74' Donnelly 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 312 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 31 August 2017 2019 UEFA U-21 Group 2 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–0 |  Albania | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Donnelly 90+5' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Mourneview Park Attendance: 234 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
| 5 September 2017 2019 UEFA U-21 Group 2 Qualifier | Slovakia  | 1–0 | Northern Ireland | Senica, Slovakia |
| 19:30 BST | Bénes 61' |
Report | Stadium: Štadión FK Senica Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
| 10 October 2017 2019 UEFA U-21 Group 2 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 4–2 | Estonia | Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Johnson 2' Gorman 43'Sykes 61'Igonen 75' (o.g.) |
Report | Liivak 11' Sappinen 20' |
Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands) |
| 10 November 2017 2019 UEFA U-21 Group 2 Qualifier | Albania | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Tirana, Albania |
| 17:00 GMT | Ramadani 83' |
Report | Lavery 89' |
Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia) |
2018[edit]
| 22 March 2018 2019 UEFA U-21 Group 2 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 3–5 | Spain | Portadown, Northern Ireland |
| 19:45 GMT | Donnelly 30' (pen.), 45+2' Lavery 68' |
Report | Oyarzabal 15', 44' Mayoral 47', 75', 84' |
Stadium: Shamrock Park Attendance: 2,307 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
| 26 March 2018 2019 UEFA U-21 Group 2 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Iceland | Coleraine, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: The Showgrounds Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland) |
| 6 September 2018 International friendly | Luxembourg | 0–1 | Northern Ireland | Rumelange, Luxembourg |
| 18:00 BST | Report | Holden 11' |
Stadium: Stade Municipal[6] Attendance: 185 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
| 11 September 2018 2019 UEFA U-21 Group 2 Qualifier | Spain | 1–2 | Northern Ireland | Albacete, Spain |
| 16:45 BST | Mir 90+2' |
Report | Lavery 4' Donnelly 8' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium) |
| 11 October 2018 2019 UEFA U-21 Group 2 Qualifier | Iceland | 0–1 | Northern Ireland | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 17:45 BST | Report | Ballard 90' |
Stadium: Fylkisvöllur Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark) |
| 16 October 2018 2019 UEFA U-21 Group 2 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Slovakia | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Sykes 62' |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 5,462 [7] Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel) |
2019[edit]
| 22 March 2019 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Marbella, Spain |
| 12:00 GMT | Lavery 18' |
Report | Stadium: Marbella Football Centre [8] |
| 25 March 2019 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 2–1 |  Mexico | Marbella, Spain |
| 18:00 GMT | Parkhouse 55' Lavery 87' |
Report | Lopez 18' |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella[9] |
| 6 September 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Group 8 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Malta | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary) |
| 10 September 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Group 8 Qualifier | Finland | 1–1 | Northern Ireland | Oulu, Finland |
| 17:00 BST | Valakari 4' |
Report | Thompson 35' |
Stadium: Raatti Stadium Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria) |
| 10 October 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Group 8 Qualifier | Denmark | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 17:00 BST | Poulsen 30' Odgaard 86' |
Report | Dunwoody 57' |
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
| 14 October 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Group 8 Qualifier | Romania | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | Voluntari, Romania |
| 18:30 BST | Băluță 48' Mihăilă 59'Ciobanu 67' |
Report | Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu Referee: Nejc Kajtazovic (Slovenia) |
| 14 November 2019 International friendly | Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Hungary | Ballinamallard, Northern Ireland |
| 19:00 GMT | McCalmont 78' |
Report | Szőke 37' |
Stadium: Ferney Park[10] |
| 19 November 2019 2021 UEFA U-21 Group 8 Qualifier | Northern Ireland | 0–0 | Romania | Ballymena, Northern Ireland |
| 17:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds[11] Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway) |
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- ^ "Mexico - Northern Ireland 1:2 (U21 Friendlies 2019, March)".
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