Association | Football Association of Ireland |
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Head coach | Paul Doolin |
First international | |
0-0 France U-23 , (Dublin, Ireland; 5 June 1966) |
The Republic of Ireland national under-23 football team, is the national under-23 football team of the Republic of Ireland. It is organised by the Football Association of Ireland.
The current Republic of Ireland Under-23 team is restricted to home based players and is effectively a League of Ireland XI. Since 2007 it has represented the Republic of Ireland in the International Challenge Trophy. However, in the past, the Republic of Ireland has also fielded under-23 teams using players based overseas.