| Association | Irish Football Association (IFA) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Tanya Oxtoby[1] | ||
| Captain | Simone Magill | ||
| Most caps | Julie Nelson (125) | ||
| Top scorer | Rachel Furness (38) | ||
| FIFA code | NIR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 45  3 (16 August 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 45 (March – June 2023; August 2024) | ||
| Lowest | 85 (June 2005) | ||
| First international | |||
 Republic of Ireland 4–1 Northern Ireland  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 30 June 1973) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 North Macedonia 0–11 Northern Ireland (Skopje, North Macedonia; 25 November 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Scotland 11–1 Northern Ireland (Clydebank, Scotland, 23 November 1974)  England 10–0 Northern Ireland (Blackburn, England, 16 March 1986) | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2022) | ||
The Northern Ireland women's national football team represents Northern Ireland in international women's football. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, FIFA statutes permit Northern Ireland as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.
The team were the lowest UEFA-ranked team (27th)[3] to qualify for the European Championships Finals in England in 2022.
In September 2021 it was announced that the senior women's team would be adopting a full-time professional set up ahead of Euro 2022.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Women's National Teams Coefficient Overview" (PDF). editorial.uefa.com. 24 February 2021.
- ^ VAVEL.com (29 September 2021). "Northern Ireland Women move to a full-time international set-up". VAVEL. Retrieved 29 September 2021.