Republic of Ireland Senior Football
Team Results 2005 to 2009
Despite a promising start to the 2006 Soccer
World Cup qualifying campaign, particularly good results such as away
draws with Switzerland and France, the wheels began to come off with two
relatively poor results home and away against Israel. In both matches
Ireland appeared to have the advantage yet could not deliver the killer
blow and surrendering the lead in each match. To compound that Brian
Kerr's Ireland could not capitalise on the achievements away from
home when France snatched a 0-1 win at Lansdowne
Road (now the Aviva
Stadium) and Switzerland came away with a draw. The result was that
Ireland finished in a disastrous fourth place, a point behind Israel.
In a somewhat cringe-inducing appearance on RTE's Late Late Show with
Pat Kenny, Brian Kerr appealed to the public to support his view that
the FAI should
renew his contract as Republic
of Ireland football manager. Unfortunately for Brian Kerr his pleas
fell on deaf ears.
Steve Staunton Appointed Republic of
Ireland Manager
In a bolt out of the blue the FAI appointed
record Irish cap holder Stephen
Staunton as the Irish national team manager in January 2006. The FAI
also appointed former England manager, Bobby Robson, to Staunton's backroom
staff in an attempt to shore up his lack of experience. Irish soccer supporters
and football pundits were extremely sceptical due to Staunton's absolute
lack of managerial experience. Regardless of what fans and experts thought
at the time it would be results on the soccer pitch that would matter
most
After a creditable away loss to the mighty
Germans - the result 1-0 - in the Euro
2008 qualifiers things went really wrong for the young Irish manager
when Ireland lost 5-2 in Nicosia to Cyprus. Following this shambles of
a performance the writing was on the wall for Stephen Staunton. It would
have taken some almost miraculous performances from the Irish team to
have saved his position as Irish
soccer team manager. The FAI did not wait for the end of the qualifying
campaign to terminate Staunton's appointment. In October 2007 Stephen
Staunton was dismissed from his role as Republic of Ireland manager. It
was the shortest reign of a full time Irish soccer manager in the modern
football era.
Giovanni Trapattoni Appointed Republic
of Ireland Manager
In a dramatic swing from the ridiculous
to the sublime the FAI went from the appointment of a manager with no
experience, to the appointment of the vastly experienced and successful
Italian Giovanni
Trapattoni. With the financial support of Irish businessman Denis
O'Brien the FAI were in a position to make this hugely popular appointment.
Trapattoni appointed ex-Italian international Marco Tardelli and ex-Irish
international Liam Brady
as assistant managers. Giovanni Trapattoni has made a steady if unspectacular
start to his career as manager of the Republic of Ireland soccer team.
Republic of Ireland Match Results 2005
to 2009 (inclusive)
| Home Team |
Result
|
Away Team |
Date & Venue |
Competition |
| Ireland |
1:0 (1:0)
|
Portugal |
09/02/2005 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Israel |
1:1 (0:1)
|
Ireland |
26/03/2005 Tel Aviv |
2006
World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:0 (0:0)
|
China PR |
29/03/2005 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
2:2 (2:2)
|
Israel |
04/06/2005 Dublin |
2006 World Cup Qualifier |
| Faroe Islands |
0:2 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
08/06/2005 Torshavn |
2006 World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:2 (1:2)
|
Italy |
17/08/2005 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
0:1 (0:0)
|
France |
07/09/2005 Dublin |
2006 World Cup Qualifier |
| Cyprus |
0:1 (0:1)
|
Ireland |
08/10/2005 Nicosia |
2006 World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
0:0 (0:0)
|
Switzerland |
12/10/2005 Dublin |
2006 World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
3:0 (1:0)
|
Sweden |
01/03/2006 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
0:1 (0:0)
|
Chile |
24/05/2006 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
0:4 (0:2)
|
Netherlands |
16/08/2006 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Germany |
1:0 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
02/09/2006 Stuttgart |
2008
Euro Qualifier |
| Cyprus |
5:2 (2:2)
|
Ireland |
07/10/2006 Nicosia |
2008 Euro Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:1 (0:0)
|
Czech Republic |
11/10/2006 |
2008 Euro Qualifier |
| Ireland |
5:0 (3:0)
|
San Marino |
15/11/2006 Dublin |
2008 Euro Qualifier |
| San Marino |
1:2 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
07/02/2007 Serravalle |
2008 Euro Qualifier |
| Wales |
1:0 (1:0)
|
Ireland |
24/03/2007 Dublin |
2008 Euro Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:0 (1:0)
|
Slovakia |
28/03/2007 Dublin |
2008 Euro Qualifier |
| Ecuador |
1:1 (1:1)
|
Ireland |
23/05/2007 New York |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
1:1 (1:1)
|
Bolivia |
26/05/2007 Boston |
Friendly Match |
| Denmark |
0:4 (0:2)
|
Ireland |
22/08/2007 Aarhus |
Friendly Match |
| Slovakia |
2:2 (1:1)
|
Ireland |
08/09/2007 Bratislava |
2008 Euro Qualifier |
| Czech Republic |
1:0 (1:0)
|
Ireland |
12/09/2007 Prague |
2008 Euro Qualifier |
| Ireland |
0:0 (0:0)
|
Germany |
13/10/2007 Dublin |
2008 Euro Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:1 (0:0)
|
Cyprus |
17/10/2007 Dublin |
2008 Euro Qualifier |
| Wales |
2:2 (1:1)
|
Ireland |
17/11/2007 Cardiff |
2008 Euro Qualifier |
| Ireland |
0:1 (0:0)
|
Brazil |
06/02/2008 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
1:1 (0:0)
|
Serbia |
24/05/2008 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
1:0 (1:0)
|
Colombia |
29/05/2008 London |
Friendly Match |
| Norway |
1:1 (0:1)
|
Ireland |
20/08/2008 Oslo |
Friendly Match |
| Georgia |
1:2 (0:1)
|
Ireland |
06/09/2008 Mainz |
2010
World Cup Qualifier |
| Montenegro |
0:0 (0:0)
|
Ireland |
10/09/2008 Podgorica |
2010 World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:0 (1:0)
|
Cyprus |
15/10/2008 Dublin |
2010 World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
2:3 (0:1)
|
Poland |
19/11/2008 Dublin |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
2:1 (0:1)
|
Georgia |
11/02/2009 Dublin |
2010 World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:1 (1:0)
|
Bulgaria |
28/03/2009 Dublin |
2010 World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:1 (1:0)
|
Italy |
01/04/2009 Bari |
2010 World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:1
(1:1)
|
Nigeria |
29/05/2009 London |
Friendly Match |
| Bulgaria |
1:1
(1:1)
|
Ireland |
06/06/2009 Sofia |
2010 World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
0:3 (0:2)
|
Australia |
12/08/2009 Limerick |
Friendly Match |
| Cyprus |
1:2 (1:1)
|
Ireland |
05/09/2009 Nicosia |
2010 World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
1:0 (1:0)
|
South Africa |
08/09/2009 Limerick |
Friendly Match |
| Ireland |
1:1 (2:2)
|
Italy |
10/10/2009 Dublin |
2010 World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
0:0 (0:0)
|
Montenegro |
14/10/2009 Dublin |
2010 World Cup Qualifier |
| Ireland |
0:1 (0:0)
|
France |
14/11/2009 Dublin |
2010 World Cup Play-off |
| France |
1:1 (0:1)
|
Ireland |
18/10/2009 Paris |
2010 World Cup Play-off |
Scores in parentheses are half-time scores
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