Ireland National Football Team - Association Football (soccer)

Association Football (soccer)

  • Ireland national football team (1882–1950), the Irish Football Association's (IFA) original all-island team; first played in 1882
  • Northern Ireland national football team, the successor to the original IFA team; sometimes played as "Ireland" until the 1970s
  • Republic of Ireland national football team, the current Football Association of Ireland (FAI) team, previously played as "Irish Free State" and then "Ireland"; first played in 1926

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