How Ireland reached the UEFA Under 19 Women's European Championships

Qualifying for a first ever appearance at the UEFA Under 19 Women’s European Championships is a feat that Republic of Ireland supporters should not take lightly.

 

With only eight teams making it to the finals in Norway, Dave Connell’s team progressed when traditional powerhouse nations such as France and Germany tripped up.

 

Now, as they prepare for three key group games – against Spain, England, and Sweden – here is a look at how they joined Europe’s elite in the summer’s big competition.

 

STATISTICS

UEFA European Championship campaigns

 

Season



Stage

P-W-D-L

2008/09

Second Qualifying Round

6-5-0-1

2009/10



Second Qualifying Round

6-4-0-2

2010/11

First Qualifying Round

3-1-0-2

2011/12

Second Qualifying Round

6-3-0-3

2012/13

Secound Qualifying Round

6-5-0-1

 

Full UEFA competition record

 

P-W-D-L

72-38-4-21

 

 

2014 Qualifying

6 Games Played

4 Wins

2 Draws

3 Goals Conceded

4 Yellow Cards

4 Clean Sheets

14 Goals Scored

44 Shots On Target

 

PLAYERS – 2014 QUALIFYING

 

Appearances

6 – Chloe Mustaki, Lauren Dwyer, Amy O’Connor, Clare Shine

5 – Ciara O’Connell

4 – Ciara Rossiter

3 – Grace Maloney, Courtney Brosnan, Shauna Newman, Keeva Keenan, Savanna McCarthy, Grace Wright, Gemma McGuinness, Megan Connolly, Shannon Carson, Sarah Rowe, Katie McCabe

2 – Amber Barrett, Aisling Frawley, Rachel Doyle

1 – Emily Cahill, Lisa Casserly, Jessica Gargan

 

Goals

5 – Clare Shine

4 – Katie McCabe

1 – Shauna Newman, Chloe Mustaki, Shannon Carson, Sarah Rowe, Amy O’Connor

 

Attempts On Target

15 – Clare Shine

9 – Katie McCabe

4 – Megan Connolly, Shauna Newman

 

Assists

2 – Shauna Newman, Clare Shine

1 – Chloe Mustaki, Gemma McGuinness, Amy O’Connor

 

Clean Sheets

3 – Courtney Brosnan

1 – Jillian Maloney

 

Yellow Cards

2 – Keeva Keenan

1 – Sarah Rowe, Katie McCabe

 

Fouls Suffered

13 – Clare Shine

10 – Katie McCabe

8 – Amy O’Connor

 

FIXTURES

UEFA European Championship Finals

 

15/07/2014: Republic of Ireland v Spain (UKI Arena, Jessheim, Norway; KO 6pm Irish Time)

18/07/2014: England v Republic of Ireland (Mjondalen Stadium, Norway; KO 6pm Irish Time)

21/07/2014: Sweden v Republic of Ireland (UKI Arena, Jessheim, Norway; KO 6pm Irish Time)