Northern Ireland national under-19 football team
| Nickname(s) | The GAWA, Norn Iron |
|---|---|
| Association | Irish Football Association |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Stephen Frail |
| Home stadium | various |
| FIFA code | NIR |
| First international | |
10 January 1948,  Northern Ireland Youth 0-4 Wales Youth  FR |
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| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1948) |
| Best result | Runners-Up: 1963 |
The Northern Ireland national under-19 football team (also known as Northern Ireland under-19, under-19s or U19) represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-19 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association and began under the name of Ireland Youth when the Home Nations first held a round robin of friendly matches in 1948. The same year they entered the first International Youth Tournament, now the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. Their best performance was in 1963 when they finished as runner-up. The team evolved into the Northern Ireland under-18 team then the current under-19 team. As well as the UEFA Under-19 Championships the team also enters the annual Milk Cup (currently as an under-20 side). In addition, the team plays regular friendlies, sometimes as an under-20 or under-18 team by agreement of the opposing association.
Coaches of the Northern Ireland youth/under-18/under-19 side include:
Players born on or after 1 January 1998 will be eligible until the end of the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Names in italics denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.
The following players were named in the squad for the European Championship qualifying round matches in October 2016.
Other players still eligible for the Under-19 team.
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