Republic of Ireland national beach soccer team

Republic of Ireland

Nickname(s)	The Boys in Green The Green Army
Association	Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
FIFA code	IRL
BSWW ranking	NR (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
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]

Squad

Correct as of June 2002
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 GK  IRL Seamus Kelly 3 GK  IRL Pat Trehy 4  IRL Gareth McPhail 5  IRL Thomas Morgan 6  IRL Paul Osam 7  IRL Dean Fitzgerald 8  IRL Liam Kelly 9  IRL Derek O´Neil 10  IRL Colm Tresson 11  IRL Andrew Cooke

No. Pos. Nation Player 12  IRL Gerry Peyton 13  IRL Kellam O´Hanlon 14  IRL Keith Doyle 15  IRL John Byrne 16  IRL Tommy Coyne 17  IRL Owen Coyle 18  IRL Garry Haylock 19  IRL Frank Stapleton 20  IRL Jonathon Prizeman 21  IRL Michael Murphy

Head Coach: Derek O´Neil
Head Delegation: Andy Clark

Achievements

• Euro Beach Soccer League best: 8th place
  • 2001
• Euro Beach Soccer Cup best: 8th place
  • 2002

Results

Republic of Ireland  v  Portugal

1 June 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 1

Republic of Ireland

1–8

Portugal

Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland  v  Italy

2 June 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 1

Republic of Ireland

4–6

Italy

Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland  v  Germany

3 June 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 1

Republic of Ireland

4–6

Germany

Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Portugal  v  Republic of Ireland

15 June 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 2

Portugal

6–1

Republic of Ireland

Carcavelos, Portugal

Italy  v  Republic of Ireland

16 June 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 2

Italy

4–1

Republic of Ireland

Carcavelos, Portugal

Germany  v  Republic of Ireland

17 June 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 2

Germany

8–3

Republic of Ireland

Carcavelos, Portugal

Italy  v  Republic of Ireland

24 August 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 3

Italy

10–0

Republic of Ireland

Riccione, Italy

Portugal  v  Republic of Ireland

25 August 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 3

Portugal

22–1

Republic of Ireland

Riccione, Italy

Germany  v  Republic of Ireland

26 August 2001 2001 EBSL, stage 3

Germany

5–3

Republic of Ireland

Riccione, Italy

Spain  v  Ireland

15 February 2002 2002 Euro Cup, 1st round

Spain

10–0

Ireland

Barcelona, Spain

England  v  Ireland

16 February 2002 2002 Euro Cup, 5th-8th Place Semi-Final

England

11–3

Ireland

Barcelona, Spain

Switzerland  v  Ireland

17 February 2002 2002 Euro Cup, 7th Place play-off

Switzerland

10–6

Ireland

Barcelona, Spain

All Time Record

As of February 2002

External links

• Squad
• 2001 results
• 2002 results

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