Nickname(s) | The Boys in Green The Green Army | |
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Association | Football Association of Ireland (FAI) | |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |
FIFA code | IRL | |
BSWW ranking | NR (8 April 2024)[1] | |
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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 | ||
Appearances | 0 | |
Best result | None | |
Euro Beach Soccer League | ||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2001) | |
Best result | 8th place (2001) | |
Euro Beach Soccer Cup | ||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2002) | |
Best result | 8th place (2002) |
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.
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.[2]