Republic of Ireland national beach soccer team

The Republic of Ireland national beach soccer team has represented the Republic of Ireland in international beach soccer competitions, under the control of the Football Association of Ireland, the governing body for football in Ireland. After competing in the 2001 and 2002 seasons in the Euro Beach Soccer League and Cup, the team has been inactive since.

Republic of Ireland
Nickname(s)The Boys in Green
The Green Army
AssociationFootball Association of Ireland (FAI)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
FIFA codeIRL
BSWW ranking–


First colours
First international
 Republic of Ireland 1 – 8 Portugal 
(Dublin, Ireland; 1 June 2001)
Biggest win
n/a
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 22 – 1 Republic of Ireland 
(Riccione, Italy; 25 August 2001)
World Cup
Appearances0
Best resultNone
Euro Beach Soccer League
Appearances1 (first in 2001)
Best result8th place (2001)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best result8th place (2002)

A number of notable former association footballers took part in the time the team was active, including former Arsenal and Manchester United forward, Frank Stapleton, and former Blackburn Rovers manager, Owen Coyle who in 2015 recalled his participation with fondness whilst commenting on the difficulty of adapting to a sand surface having played his career on grass.[1]

Squad

Correct as of June 2002
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 GK  IRL Seamus Kelly
3 GK  IRL Pat Trehy
4  IRL Gareth McPhail
5  IRL Thomas Morgan
6  IRL Paul Osam
7  IRL Dean Fitzgerald
8  IRL Liam Kelly
9  IRL Derek O´Neil
10  IRL Colm Tresson
11  IRL Andrew Cooke
No. Pos. Nation Player
12  IRL Gerry Peyton
13  IRL Kellam O´Hanlon
14  IRL Keith Doyle
15  IRL John Byrne
16  IRL Tommy Coyne
17  IRL Owen Coyle
18  IRL Garry Haylock
19  IRL Frank Stapleton
20  IRL Jonathon Prizeman
21  IRL Michael Murphy

Head Coach: Derek O´Neil
Head Delegation: Andy Clark

Achievements

Results
1 June 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 1 Republic of Ireland  1–8  Portugal Dublin, Ireland
2 June 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 1 Republic of Ireland  4–6  Italy Dublin, Ireland
3 June 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 1 Republic of Ireland  4–6  Germany Dublin, Ireland
15 June 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 2 Portugal  6–1  Republic of Ireland Carcavelos, Portugal
16 June 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 2 Italy  4–1  Republic of Ireland Carcavelos, Portugal
17 June 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 2 Germany  8–3  Republic of Ireland Carcavelos, Portugal
24 August 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 3 Italy  10–0  Republic of Ireland Riccione, Italy
25 August 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 3 Portugal  22–1  Republic of Ireland Riccione, Italy
26 August 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 3 Germany  5–3  Republic of Ireland Riccione, Italy
15 February 2002 2002 Euro Cup, 1st round Spain  10–0  Republic of Ireland Barcelona, Spain
16 February 2002 2002 Euro Cup, 5th-8th Place Semi-Final England  11–3  Republic of Ireland Barcelona, Spain
17 February 2002 2002 Euro Cup, 7th Place play-off Switzerland   10–6  Republic of Ireland Barcelona, Spain

All Time Record

as of February 2002

Tournament Pld W WE L GF GA Dif Pts
Euro Beach Soccer League 90091775–580
Euro Beach Soccer Cup 3003931–220
Total 12001226106–800
  1. http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/owen-coyle-hoping-scotland-and-ireland-can-qualify-1-3795711
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