The New Under-23s
The Irish FA announced on 2 October 2007 that they would be entering a side in the International Challenge Trophy. The team is selected only from players playing in the Irish League. For the 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy the team was managed by Linfield's David Jeffrey and for the 2009-11 International Challenge Trophy by Portadown's Ronnie McFall. On both occasions Northern Ireland failed to make it beyond the group stage.
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