Northern Ireland at the UEFA European Championship
Northern Ireland have only qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2016 edition. They directly qualified as group winners, and were already secured of qualification after the penultimate matchday.[1] For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 4.[2]
Euro 2016
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Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7[a] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Poland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7[a] | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Ukraine
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 0–2 | Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 51,043[4]
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
- Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B |  Slovakia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | E |  Republic of Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | F | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | C | Northern Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | D |  Turkey
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | A |  Albania
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.
Knockout stage
- Round of 16
Overall record
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1960
|
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1964
|
Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
 1968
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1972
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1976
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1980
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |||||||||
| 1984
|
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1988
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||
 1992
|
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||
 1996
|
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | |||||||||
 2000
|
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | |||||||||
| 2004
|
8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
 .svg.png){kind=small} 2008
|
12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | |||||||||
| 2012
|
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2016
|
Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |
 2020
|
Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||
| 2024
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||
 2028
|
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| 2032
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| Total | Round of 16 | 1/17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 130 | 47 | 27 | 56 | 140 | 167 | |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
See also
References
- ^ "Northern Ireland make history with Greece win". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "UEFA Euro 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Poland v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Ukraine v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Northern Ireland v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Northern Ireland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.