منتخب أيرلندا الشمالية لكرة القدم

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Northern Ireland

Nickname(s)	Green and White Army (GAWA) Norn Iron
Association	Irish Football Association (IFA)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Michael O'Neill
Captain	Trai Hume
Most caps	Steven Davis (140)
Top scorer	David Healy (36)
Home stadium	Windsor Park
FIFA code	NIR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	28 ▲ 5 (14 June 2019)
Highest	20 (September 2017)
Lowest	129 (September 2012)
First international
أيرلندا 0–13 إنگلترة (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) as Northern Ireland أيرلندا الشمالية 1–4 إنگلترة (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 7 October 1950) فرنسا 3–1 أيرلندا الشمالية (Colombes, France; 11 November 1952)
Biggest win
أيرلندا 7–0 ويلز (Belfast, Ireland; 1 February 1930) as Northern Ireland أيرلندا الشمالية 5–0 قبرص (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 21 April 1971) جزر فارو 0–5 أيرلندا الشمالية (Landskrona, Sweden; 11 September 1991) أيرلندا الشمالية 5–0 بلغاريا (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 15 October 2024)
Biggest defeat
أيرلندا 0–13 إنگلترة (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) as Northern Ireland هولندا 6–0 أيرلندا الشمالية (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 2 June 2012)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1958)
أفضل نتيجة	Quarter-finals (1958)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2016)
Best result	Round of 16 (2016)

The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in men's international association football. From 1882 to 1950, all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association (IFA). In 1921, the jurisdiction of the IFA was reduced to Northern Ireland following the secession of clubs in the soon-to-be Irish Free State, although its team remained the national team for all of Ireland until 1950, and used the name Ireland until the 1970s. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) organises the separate Republic of Ireland national football team.

Ulster Banner, the flag of the Northern Ireland national football team

Although part of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland has always had a representative side that plays in major professional tournaments – whether alongside the rest of Ireland pre-1922 or as its own entity – though not in the Olympic Games, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has always recognised United Kingdom representative sides, and currently Northern Irish athletes compete for Great Britain.

Northern Ireland has competed in three FIFA World Cups, reaching the quarter-final stage in the 1958 and 1982 tournaments. Northern Ireland held the accolade of being the smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup Finals from their first appearance in 1958 until 2006, when Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the 2006 World Cup. At UEFA Euro 2016, the team made its first appearance at the European tournament and reached the round of 16. Northern Ireland last qualified for the World Cup in 1986.

 النتائج والمباريات

المقالة الرئيسية: Northern Ireland national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

 2024

أيرلندا الشمالية v لوكسمبورگ

5 September 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C	أيرلندا الشمالية	2–0	لوكسمبورگ	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 691	McNair  11' Ballard  16'	report		استاد: Windsor Park جمهور: 17,213 حكم: Marian Barbu (Romania)

بلغاريا v أيرلندا الشمالية

8 September 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C	بلغاريا	1–0	أيرلندا الشمالية	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
17:00 BST Match 692	Despodov  40'	report		استاد: Stadion Hristo Botev جمهور: 14,300 حكم: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)

بلاروس v أيرلندا الشمالية

12 October 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C	بلاروس	0–0	أيرلندا الشمالية	Zalaegerszeg (Hungary)
19:45 BST Match 693		report		استاد: ZTE Arena جمهور: 0 حكم: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

أيرلندا الشمالية v بلغاريا

15 October 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C	أيرلندا الشمالية	5–0	بلغاريا	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 694	Price  15', 29', 81' Mitov  32' (هـ.ف.ن.) Magennis  89'	report		استاد: Windsor Park جمهور: 17,891 حكم: Jérôme Brisard (France)

أيرلندا الشمالية v بلاروس

15 November 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C	أيرلندا الشمالية	2–0	بلاروس	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT Match 695	Ballard  50' D. Charles  63' (ض.جزاء)	report		استاد: Windsor Park جمهور: 18,044 حكم: Luis Godinho (Portugal)

لوكسمبورگ v أيرلندا الشمالية

18 November 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C	لوكسمبورگ	2–2	أيرلندا الشمالية	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
19:45 GMT Match 696	Korać  72' Rodrigues  75'	report	Price  19' Bradley  50'	استاد: Stade de Luxembourg جمهور: 6,870 حكم: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

 2025

أيرلندا الشمالية v سويسرا

21 March Friendly	أيرلندا الشمالية	1–1	سويسرا	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT Match 697	Price  16'	Report	Sierro  29'	استاد: Windsor Park جمهور: 17,862 حكم: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

السويد v أيرلندا الشمالية

25 March Friendly	السويد	5–1	أيرلندا الشمالية	Solna, Sweden
18:00 GMT Match 698	Holm  7' Nygren  33' Sema  59' Isak  64' Elanga  77'	Report	Price  90'	استاد: Nationalarenan جمهور: 14,147 حكم: Matthew MacDermid (Scotland)

الدنمارك v أيرلندا الشمالية

7 June Friendly	الدنمارك	2–1	أيرلندا الشمالية	Copenhagen, Denmark
18:00 GMT Match 699	Isaksen  45+2' Eriksen  67'	Report	P. Højbjerg  6' (هـ.ف.ن.)	استاد: Parken Stadium جمهور: 22,151 حكم: Antoniou Menelaus (Cyprus)

أيرلندا الشمالية v آيسلندا

10 June Friendly	أيرلندا الشمالية	1–0	آيسلندا	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 700	Price  36'	Report		استاد: Windsor Park جمهور: 18,021 حكم: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

لوكسمبورگ v أيرلندا الشمالية

4 September 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	لوكسمبورگ	1–3	أيرلندا الشمالية	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
19:45 BST Match 701	Dardari  30'	report	Reid  7' S. Charles  46' Devenny  70'	استاد: Stade de Luxembourg جمهور: 9,214 حكم: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

ألمانيا v أيرلندا الشمالية

7 September 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	ألمانيا	3–1	أيرلندا الشمالية	Cologne, Germany
19:45 BST Match 702	Gnabry  7' Amiri  69' Wirtz  72'	report	Price  34'	استاد: RheinEnergieStadion جمهور: 43,169 حكم: Espen Eskås (Norway)

أيرلندا الشمالية v سلوڤاكيا

10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	أيرلندا الشمالية	v	سلوڤاكيا	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 703		report		استاد: Windsor Park

أيرلندا الشمالية v ألمانيا

13 October 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	أيرلندا الشمالية	v	ألمانيا	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 704		report		استاد: Windsor Park

سلوڤاكيا v أيرلندا الشمالية

14 November 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	سلوڤاكيا	v	أيرلندا الشمالية	Košice, Slovakia
19:45 GMT Match 705		report		استاد: Košická futbalová aréna

أيرلندا الشمالية v لوكسمبورگ

17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	أيرلندا الشمالية	v	لوكسمبورگ	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 706		report		استاد: Windsor Park

 Coaching staff

 Current coaching staff

في 20 March 2023

Position	Name
Manager	Michael O'Neill
Assistant Manager	Jimmy Nicholl
Senior Coach	Aaron Hughes
Senior Coach	Diarmuid O'Carroll
Goalkeeping Coach	David Rouse
Team Doctor	David White
Head Physiotherapist	Caroline Woods
Physiotherapists	Darren McMaster
	Neil McCullough
Sports Scientist	Ricky McCann
Analyst	Matthew Crawford
Equipment Manager	Raymond Millar
Equipment Assistants	Stevie Ferguson
	Colin McGiffert

 Manager history

  Current manager highlighted in green

Last updated after match against Germany on 7 September 2025.

Manager	First Game	Last Game	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Draw %	Loss %
Irish FA Selection Committee	18 February 1882 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	12 May 1951 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	177	29	27	121	200	568	–368	16.39%	15.25%	68.36%
Doherty, PeterPeter Doherty	6 October 1951 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	9 May 1962 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	51	9	14	28	67	119	–52	17.65%	27.45%	54.90%
Peacock, BertieBertie Peacock	10 October 1962 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	12 April 1967 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	28	11	4	13	46	54	–8	39.29%	14.29%	46.42%
Bingham, BillyBilly Bingham	21 October 1967 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	22 May 1971 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	20	8	3	9	24	22	+2	40.00%	15.00%	45.00%
Neill, TerryTerry Neill	22 September 1971 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	30 October 1974 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	20	6	6	8	16	18	–2	30.00%	30.00%	40.00%
Clements, DaveDave Clements	16 April 1975 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	14 May 1976 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	11	3	2	6	7	15	–8	27.27%	18.18%	54.55%
Blanchflower, DannyDanny Blanchflower	13 October 1976 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	21 November 1979 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	24	6	5	13	19	38	–19	25.00%	20.83%	54.17%
Bingham, BillyBilly Bingham	26 March 1980 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	17 November 1993 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	98	32	31	35	91	107	–16	32.65%	31.64%	35.71%
Hamilton, BryanBryan Hamilton	23 March 1994 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	11 October 1997 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	31	8	8	15	34	41	–7	25.81%	25.81%	48.38%
McMenemy, LawrieLawrie McMenemy	25 March 1998 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	9 October 1999 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	14	4	3	7	9	25	–16	28.57%	21.43%	50.00%
McIlroy, SammySammy McIlroy	23 February 2000 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	11 October 2003 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	29	5	7	17	19	40	–21	17.24%	24.14%	58.62%
Sanchez, LawrieLawrie Sanchez	18 February 2004 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	28 March 2007 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	32	11	10	11	35	42	–7	34.38%	31.24%	34.38%
Worthington, NigelNigel Worthington	22 August 2007 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	11 October 2011 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	41	9	10	22	35	55	–20	21.95%	24.39%	53.66%
O'Neill, MichaelMichael O'Neill	29 February 2012 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	19 November 2019 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	72	26	18	28	75	83	–8	36.11%	25.00%	38.89%
Baraclough, IanIan Baraclough	4 September 2020 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	27 September 2022 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt	28	6	8	14	27	36	–9	21.43%	28.57%	50.00%
O'Neill, MichaelMichael O'Neill	23 March 2023 vs. قالب:Flag icon/nt		26	10	4	12	33	34	–1	38.46%	15.38%	46.15%
Total			702	183	160	359	737	1297	–560	26.07%	22.79%	51.14%

Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only

 Players

المقالة الرئيسية: List of Northern Ireland international footballers

 Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Luxembourg and Germany on 4 and 7 September 2025 respectively.

Caps and goals updated as of 7 September 2025, after the match against Germany.

No.	Pos.	اللاعب	تاريخ الميلاد (العمر)	لعب	أهداف	النادي
1	1مرمى	Bailey Peacock-Farrell	29 أكتوبر 1996	50	0	Blackpool
12	1مرمى	Luke Southwood	6 ديسمبر 1997	1	0	Bristol Rovers
23	1مرمى	Stephen McMullan	31 ديسمبر 2004	0	0	Waterford
2	2دفاع	Conor Bradley	9 يوليو 2003	27	4	Liverpool
3	2دفاع	Ruairi McConville	1 مايو 2005	7	0	Norwich City
4	2دفاع	Eoin Toal	15 فبراير 1999	10	0	Bolton Wanderers
5	2دفاع	Trai Hume	18 مارس 2002	24	0	Sunderland
13	2دفاع	Ryan Johnson	2 أكتوبر 1996	0	0	AFC Wimbledon
17	2دفاع	Paddy McNair	27 أبريل 1995	77	7	San Diego FC
18	2دفاع	Terry Devlin	6 نوفمبر 2003	3	0	Portsmouth
	2دفاع	Kofi Balmer	19 سبتمبر 2000	0	0	Motherwell
6	3وسط	George Saville	1 يونيو 1993	62	0	Luton Town
7	3وسط	Ethan Galbraith	11 مايو 2001	9	0	Swansea City
10	3وسط	Jamie Donley	3 يناير 2005	4	0	Stoke City
14	3وسط	Isaac Price	26 سبتمبر 2003	24	10	West Bromwich Albion
15	3وسط	Justin Devenny	11 أكتوبر 2003	7	1	Crystal Palace
16	3وسط	Ali McCann	4 ديسمبر 1999	31	1	Preston North End
19	3وسط	Shea Charles	5 نوفمبر 2003	29	1	Southampton
20	3وسط	Jamie McDonnell	16 فبراير 2004	1	0	Mansfield Town
	3وسط	Caolan Boyd-Munce	26 يناير 2000	2	0	Wycombe Wanderers
8	4هجوم	Callum Marshall	28 نوفمبر 2004	12	0	West Ham United
9	4هجوم	Dion Charles	7 أكتوبر 1995	31	4	Huddersfield Town
11	4هجوم	Jamie Reid	15 يوليو 1994	10	2	Stevenage
21	4هجوم	Ronan Hale	8 سبتمبر 1998	1	0	Ross County
22	4هجوم	Dale Taylor	12 ديسمبر 2003	9	0	Blackpool
	4هجوم	Paul Smyth	10 سبتمبر 1997	20	2	Queens Park Rangers

 Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Northern Ireland squad during the last 12 months.

INJ = Withdrew due to an injury. PRE = Preliminary squad / standby. RET = Retired from the national team. SUS = Serving suspension. WTD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. الموقع اللاعب الميلاد (العمر) المباريات الأهداف النادي آخر استدعاء حارس Pierce Charles 21 يوليو 2005 8 0 Sheffield Wednesday v. لوكسمبورگ, 4 September 2025 INJ حارس Conor Hazard 5 مارس 1998 9 0 Plymouth Argyle v. آيسلندا, 10 June 2025 حارس Christy Pym 24 أبريل 1995 0 0 Grimsby Town v. بلغاريا, 15 October 2024 مدافع Daniel Ballard 22 سبتمبر 1999 30 5 Sunderland v. لوكسمبورگ, 4 September 2025 INJ مدافع Brodie Spencer 6 مايو 2004 17 0 Oxford United v. لوكسمبورگ, 4 September 2025 INJ مدافع Aaron Donnelly 8 يونيو 2003 1 0 Dundee v. آيسلندا, 10 June 2025 مدافع Ciaron Brown 14 يناير 1998 25 0 Oxford United v. السويد, 25 March 2025 مدافع Jamal Lewis 25 يناير 1998 39 0 Free agent v. لوكسمبورگ, 18 November 2024 وسط Brad Lyons 26 مايو 1997 5 0 Kilmarnock v. لوكسمبورگ, 4 September 2025 INJ وسط Jordan Thompson 3 يناير 1997 39 0 Preston North End v. السويد, 25 March 2025 وسط Ross McCausland 12 مايو 2003 5 0 Aris Limassol v. السويد, 25 March 2025 مهاجم Lee Bonis 3 أغسطس 1999 4 0 Chesterfield v. آيسلندا, 10 June 2025 مهاجم Josh Magennis 15 مايو 1990 82 12 Exeter City v. لوكسمبورگ, 18 November 2024  Individual records المقالة الرئيسية: Northern Ireland national football team records and statistics في 7 September 2025 after the match against Germany.   Players still active are highlighted in green  أكثر المرات ظهوراً Midfielder Steven Davis is Northern Ireland's most capped player with 140 appearances. Rank Player Caps Goals Career 1 Steven Davis 140 13 2005–2022 2 Pat Jennings 119 0 1964–1986 3 Aaron Hughes 112 1 1998–2018 4 Jonny Evans 107 6 2006–2024 5 David Healy 95 36 2000–2013 6 Mal Donaghy 91 0 1980–1994 7 Kyle Lafferty 89 20 2006–2022 8 Sammy McIlroy 88 5 1972–1986 Maik Taylor 88 0 1999–2011 10 Keith Gillespie 86 2 1995–2008  أعلى الهدافين David Healy is Northern Ireland men team's all-time top goalscorer with 36 goals. Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career 1 David Healy (list) 36 95 0.38 2000–2013 2 Kyle Lafferty 20 89 0.22 2006–2022 3 Billy Gillespie 13 25 0.52 1913–1932 Colin Clarke 13 38 0.34 1986–1993 Steven Davis 13 140 0.09 2005–2022 6 Joe Bambrick 12 11 1.09 1928–1940 Jimmy Quinn 12 46 0.26 1984–1995 Iain Dowie 12 59 0.2 1990–1999 Gerry Armstrong 12 63 0.19 1977–1986 Josh Magennis 12 82 0.13 2010–present  Most clean sheets Rank Player Clean Sheets Caps Ratio Career 1 Pat Jennings 45 119 0.38 1964–1986 2 Maik Taylor 34 88 0.39 1999–2011 3 Roy Carroll 18 45 0.4 1997–2017 4 Bailey Peacock-Farrell 17 50 0.34 2018–present 5 Michael McGovern 16 33 0.48 2010–2020 6 Tommy Wright 11 31 0.35 1989–1999 7 Alan Mannus 7 9 0.78 2004–2016 8 Elisha Scott 6 31 0.19 1920–1936 Jim Platt 6 23 0.26 1976–1986 Alan Fettis 6 25 0.24 1991–1998 A goalkeeper is awarded a clean sheet if he does not concede a goal during his time on the pitch.  Captains Rank Player Caps as Captain Total Caps Captaincy Span 1 Steven Davis 82 140 2006–2022 2 Aaron Hughes 47 112 2002–2015 3 Danny Blanchflower 42 56 1954–1962 4 Terry Neill 38 59 1963–1973 5 Martin O'Neill 33 64 1980–1984 6 Alan McDonald 26 52 1990–1995 7 Steve Lomas 22 45 1997–2003 8 Allan Hunter 19 53 1974–1979 Sammy McIlroy 19 88 1980–1986 10 John McClelland 17 53 1984–1990 Captaincy appearances are only awarded to players who were assigned the captaincy at the start of a game.  Competitive record For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page.  FIFA World Cup المقالة الرئيسية: Northern Ireland at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup finals record Qualification record Manager(s) Year Round Pos. Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member None 1934 1938 1950 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 4 17 Irish FA Committee 1954 3 1 0 2 4 7 Peter Doherty 1958 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 1 2 6 10 Squad 4 2 1 1 6 3 1962 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 7 8 1966 6 3 2 1 9 5 Bertie Peacock 1970 4 2 1 1 7 3 Billy Bingham 1974 6 1 3 2 5 6 Terry Neill 1978 6 2 1 3 7 6 Danny Blanchflower 1982 Second group stage 9th 5 1 3 1 5 7 Squad 8 3 3 2 6 3 Billy Bingham 1986 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad 8 4 2 2 8 5 1990 Did not qualify 8 2 1 5 6 12 1994 12 5 3 4 14 13 1998 10 1 4 5 6 10 Bryan Hamilton 2002 10 3 2 5 11 12 Sammy McIlroy 2006 10 2 3 5 10 18 Lawrie Sanchez 2010 10 4 3 3 13 9 Nigel Worthington 2014 10 1 4 5 9 17 Michael O'Neill 2018 12 6 2 4 17 7 2022 8 2 3 3 6 7 Ian Baraclough 2026 To be determined 2 1 0 1 4 4 Michael O'Neill 2030 2034 Total Quarter-finals 3/22 13 3 5 5 13 23 — 142 45 39 58 155 168 — *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.  UEFA European Championship المقالة الرئيسية: Northern Ireland at the UEFA European Championship UEFA European Championship record Qualification record Manager(s) Year Round Pos. Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA 1960 Did not enter Did not enter None 1964 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 2 Bertie Peacock 1968 6 1 1 4 2 8 Bertie Peacock, Billy Bingham 1972 6 2 2 2 10 6 Billy Bingham, Terry Neill 1976 6 3 0 3 8 5 Terry Neill, Dave Clements 1980 8 4 1 3 8 14 Danny Blanchflower 1984 8 5 1 2 8 5 Billy Bingham 1988 6 1 1 4 2 10 1992 8 2 3 3 11 11 1996 10 5 2 3 20 15 Bryan Hamilton 2000 8 1 2 5 4 19 Lawrie McMenemy 2004 8 0 3 5 0 8 Sammy McIlroy 2008 12 6 2 4 17 14 Lawrie Sanchez, Nigel Worthington 2012 10 2 3 5 9 13 Nigel Worthington 2016 Round of 16 16th 4 1 0 3 2 3 Squad 10 6 3 1 16 8 Michael O'Neill </noinclude> 2020 Did not qualify 10 4 2 4 11 16 Michael O'Neill, Ian Baraclough 2024 10 3 0 7 9 13 Michael O'Neill 2028 To be determined To be determined 2032 Total Round of 16 1/17 4 1 0 3 2 3 — 130 47 27 56 140 167 — *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.  UEFA Nations League UEFA Nations League record Manager(s) Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK 2018–19 B 3 4 0 0 4 2 7 24th Michael O'Neill 2020–21 B 1 6 0 2 4 4 11 32nd Ian Baraclough 2022–23 C 2 6 1 2 3 7 10 44th Ian Baraclough 2024–25 C 3 6 3 2 1 11 3 36th Michael O'Neill Total 22 4 6 12 24 31 — 24th —  Summary of results All competitive matches Pld W D L GF GA GD 566 147 124 295 612 1074 −462 All matches including friendlies‡ Pld W D L GF GA GD 702 183 160 359 737 1297 −560 Results updated after match against Germany on 9 September 2025.  FIFA Rankings Last updated on 16 February 2022.  FIFA World Rankings      Worst Ranking       Best Ranking       Worst Mover       Best Mover   Rank Year Games Played Won Drawn Lost Best Worst Rank Move Rank Move 54 2021 12 4 3 5 45 ▲ 4 (September) 58 11 (October) 45 2020 8 0 3 5 36 0 (February) 45 4 (November) 36 2019 10 6 1 3 28 ▲ 5 (June) 36 4 (October) 35 2018 9 2 2 5 24 ▲ 2 (March) 35 6 (October) 24 2017 9 5 1 3 20 ▲ 9 (April) 35 3 (October) 32 2016 13 5 3 5 25 ▲ 4 (November) 36 6 (October) 30 2015 9 4 4 1 29 ▲ 8 (March) 51 4 (April) 48 2014 7 3 1 3 43 ▲ 28 (October) 95 6 (August) 89 2013 8 1 2 5 86 ▲ 23 (September) 119 22 (April) 96 2012 7 0 4 3 86 ▲ 17 (November) 129 28 (September) 88 2011 10 1 1 8 38 ▲ 5 (February) 89 25 (April) 43 2010 10 1 3 4 39 ▲ 14 (September) 59 11 (March) 40 2009 9 3 3 3 27 ▲ 15 (April) 52 9 (November) 52 2008 8 2 2 4 32 ▲ 2 (June) 52 10 (December) 32 2007 9 4 2 3 27 ▲ 14 (April) 49 9 (September) 48 2006 8 4 1 3 45 ▲ 21 (July) 103 3 (November) 103 2005 10 2 2 6 101 ▲ 15 (September) 116 4 (August) 107 2004 11 3 6 2 107 ▲ 9 (April) 124 2 (July) 122 2003 8 0 2 6 106 ▲ 1 (June) 122 7 (October) 103 2002 6 0 3 3 89 ▲ 1 (April) 103 8 (September) 88 2001 8 2 1 5 88 ▲ 10 (September) 107 4 (June) 93 2000 7 3 1 3 84 ▲ 5 (October) 98 5 (May) 84 1999 8 1 2 5 67 ▲ 19 (January) 84 7 (October) 86 1998 6 3 1 2 86 ▲ 7 (October) 99 6 (February) 93 1997 9 1 3 5 63 ▲ 5 (April) 93 10 (December) 64 1996 7 1 3 3 48 ▲ 11 (December) 75 9 (October) 45 1995 8 3 2 3 45 ▲ 10 (September) 55 5 (February) 45 1994 7 3 0 4 33 ▲ 7 (April) 45 8 (June) 39 1993 8 4 1 3 39 ▲ 3 (August) 42 2 (October)  FIFA ranking history The following is a chart of the yearly averages of Northern Ireland's FIFA ranking.  Honours  Regional British Home Championship Champions (8) Outright winners (3): 1914 (as أيرلندا), 1980, 1984 Shared (5): 1903 (as أيرلندا), 1956, 1958, 1959, 1964  See also Northern Ireland national under-21 football team Northern Ireland national under-19 football team Northern Ireland national under-17 football team Northern Ireland national futsal team  Notes  References  External links Irish Football Association – Northern Ireland Football official site Northern Ireland at UEFA Northern Ireland at FIFA Northern Ireland Stats & Statistics RSSSF archive of international results 1882– RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers