Republic of Ireland national beach soccer team

The Republic of Ireland national beach soccer team has represented the Republic of Ireland in international beach soccer competitions, under the control of the Football Association of Ireland, the governing body for football in Ireland. After competing in the 2001 and 2002 seasons in the Euro Beach Soccer League and Cup, the team has been inactive since.

Republic of Ireland

Nickname(s)	The Boys in Green The Green Army
Association	Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
FIFA code	IRL
BSWW ranking	NR (8 April 2024)[1]
First colours
First international
Republic of Ireland 1 – 8 Portugal  (Dublin, Ireland; 1 June 2001)
Biggest win
n/a
Biggest defeat
Portugal 22 – 1 Republic of Ireland  (Riccione, Italy; 25 August 2001)
World Cup
Appearances	0
Best result	None
Euro Beach Soccer League
Appearances	1 (first in 2001)
Best result	8th place (2001)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2002)
Best result	8th place (2002)

A number of notable former association footballers took part in the time the team was active, including former Arsenal and Manchester United forward, Frank Stapleton, and former Blackburn Rovers manager, Owen Coyle who in 2015 recalled his participation with fondness whilst commenting on the difficulty of adapting to a sand surface having played his career on grass.^[2]

Correct as of June 2002
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Head Coach: Derek O´Neil
Head Delegation: Andy Clark

• Euro Beach Soccer League best: 8th place
  • 2001
• Euro Beach Soccer Cup best: 8th place
  • 2002

As of February 2002

• Squad
• 2001 results
• 2002 results