Republic of Ireland
Amateur Team

Manager: Gerry Smith
Asst. Manager: Jimmy Fagan

UEFA Regions Cup 2009

The UEFA Regions Cup takes place bi-annually and Ireland have been drawn in a very daunting Group 2 in the qualifying process for the 2009 finals. Ireland face England, Scotland and Italy who will host the Group, with the qualifying games taking place during October 2008.

In preparation for the qualifiers, Ireland will travel to Douglas on the Isle of Man at the end of April 2008, to participate in the Umbro Quadrangular Tournament. In addition to the hosts, Northern Ireland and UEFA Regions Cup rivals Scotland will participate. Manager Gerry Smith sees the tournament as ideal preparation for the UEFA Regions Cup qualifying tournament.

Match Schedule

Wednesday 23 April 2008
18.00 Isle of Man 0-2 Republic of Ireland [Seamus Crowe 2]
18.00 Scotland 4-3 Northern Ireland

Thursday 24 April 2008
18.00 Isle of Man 2-3 Scotland
18.00 Northern Ireland 1-1 Rep.Ireland [Barry Kavanagh]

Saturday 26 April 2008
14.30 Northern Ireland 1-1 Isle of Man
14.30 Scotland 1 v 1 Rep.Ireland [David Lacey]