Republic of Ireland Men’s Under-19s team will head to Scotland for the first round of qualifiers for the 2027 Under-19 EURO Championships.

Ireland are in Group A2 and up against Scotland, Poland and Italy with all games taking place in Glasgow.

There are first-time call-ups for Chelsea’s Christopher Atherton and Sean Murphy of UCD.

Under the new UEFA format, teams qualify for the U19 EUROs through a three-round process over two seasons.

Round 1 will see teams seeded in League A or League B dependent on their Under-17 Elite Round Qualifying position. 

They then play out Round 2 in Autumn with the aim to qualify for Round 3 (formerly Elite Round) with League A status. Eight teams from League A can qualify from that stage for the European Championships.

Republic of Ireland Men’s Under-19s Squad

Goalkeepers: Luke Cullen (St. Patrick’s Athletic), Alex Noonan (Shamrock Rovers).

Defenders: Ryan Butler (Wexford), Josh Cullen (Finn Harps), Oisin McDonagh (Venezia), Finn Sherlock (Hoffenheim), Ade Solanke (Bournemouth), Sean Murphy (UCD).

Midfielders: Rory Finneran (Newcastle United), Kian McMahon-Brown (Burnley), Ramon Martos (Almeria), Grady McDonnell (Club Brugge), Goodness Ogbonna (UCD), Gavin McAteer (Finn Harps), Muhammad Oladiti (Wexford, on loan from Waterford FC).

Forwards: Charles Akinrintoyo (UCD), Christopher Atherton (Chelsea), Brody Lee (Cork City), Billy O’Neill (Bray Wanderers), Cillian Tollett (Athlone Town, on loan from Galway United).

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualifiers

Wednesday, March 25 | Ireland v Poland, Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex, Glasgow, KO 11:00
Saturday, March 28 | Ireland v Scotland, Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex, Glasgow, KO 15:30
Tuesday, March 31 | Ireland v Italy, Kirkintilloch Community Sports Complex, Glasgow, KO 19:00