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)