Republic of Ireland national beach soccer team

Republic of Ireland
Nickname(s)The Boys in Green
The Green Army
AssociationFootball Association of Ireland (FAI)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
FIFA codeIRL
BSWW rankingNR (8 April 2024)[1]


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)
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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]

  1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Owen Coyle hoping Scotland and Ireland can qualify".