The Republic of Ireland Under-19s and Under-17s have discovered their respective opponents for the 2022/23 UEFA European Championship Elite Round Qualifiers.
Tom Mohan's Under-19s made it through to the Elite Round following wins over Gibraltar, Wales and Hungary - scoring nine goals and recording three clean sheets. Next up for the squad are three Group 5 games against Slovakia, Estonia and Greece, with Ireland acting as hosts for those crucial qualifiers.๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ | UEFA U17 EURO QUALIFYING #IRLU17 ๐ฎ๐ช drawn into Group 6 for 2022/23 Elite Round
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*๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐#COYBIG | #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/I4h0FwMMj7— FAIreland โฝ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ช (@FAIreland) December 8, 2022
The Ireland Under-17s beat Armenia and drew with both Belarus and Norway to reach the Elite Round, where they will meet Italy, Ukraine and Cyprus in Group 6, with Cyprus hosting the games. The Qualifying Round Draws for the 2023/24 season were also made with the Ireland Under-19s set to travel to Albania to take on the mini tournament hosts as well as Slovenia and Belgium. The Ireland Under-17s will be hosts for their three games in October 2023 with Armenia, Iceland and Switzerland set to visit. 2022/23 UEFA Under-19 European Championship Elite Round Wednesday, March 22 | Republic of Ireland v Slovakia Saturday, March 25 | Republic of Ireland v Estonia Tuesday, March 28 | Greece v Republic of Ireland 2022/23 UEFA Under-17 European Championship Elite Round Tuesday, March 7 | Italy v Republic of Ireland Friday, March 10 | Ukraine v Republic of Ireland Monday, March 13 | Cyprus v Republic of Ireland
2023/24ย UEFAย Under-19ย European Championship Qualifying Round Wednesday, November 15ย | Republic of Ireland v Albania Saturday, November 18 | Republic of Ireland v Slovenia Tuesday, November 21 | Belgiumย v Republic of Ireland 2023/24ย UEFAย Under-17 European Championship Qualifying Round Wednesday, October 11 | Republic of Ireland v Armenia Saturday, October 14ย | Republic of Ireland v Iceland Tuesday, October 17 | Switzerland v Republic of Ireland *Venues and kick-off times to be confirmed in due course