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Amateur Team

Manager: Gerry Smith
Asst. Manager: Jimmy Fagan
Coach: Jimmy Dunne
GK Coach: Brendan O'Callaghan

UEFA Regions Cup 2009

The draw for the Finals of the 2009 UEFA Regions Cup was made in Toplice on Thursday 23 April 2009. The Finals will be hosted by Croatia and will commence on Monday 15 June 2009 with the final scheduled for Zagreb on Monday 22 June 2009. Manager Gerry Smith has named his twenty man squad for the Finals and they will set out for Zagreb on the morning of Saturday 13 June 2009.

Group A Group B
Croatia Belgium
Romania Bosnia-Herzegovina
Russia Republic of Ireland
Slovakia Spain

Match Schedule

Monday 15 June 2009
16.30 Belgium 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
16.30 Spain 2-0 Republic of Ireland

Wednesday 17 June 2009
16.30 Belgium 1-4 Spain
16.30 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0-3 Republic of Ireland
(D Lacey, R Whelehan 2)

Saturday 20 June 2009
16.30 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0-1 Spain
16.30 Belgium 2-1 Republic of Ireland

Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Spain
3
3
0
0
7
1
9
Belgium
3
2
0
1
4
5
6
Republic of Ireland
3
1
0
2
4
4
3
Bosnia-Herzegovina
3
0
0
3
0
5
0

Monday 22 June 2009
19.15 UEFA Regions Cup Final

Ireland qualified for the 2009 Finals of the bi-annual UEFA Regions Cup from a very daunting Group 2 where they faced England, Scotland and Italy who hosted the Group, with the qualifying games taking place during October 2008.

The Republic of Ireland Amateur team is selected from Junior and Intermediate Clubs competing in the various Leagues across the country.
Group Two Qualifiers

31.10.2008: Scotland 1-5 Republic of Ireland
[D Kelly 3, D Loughran, R Whelehan]
29.10.2008: Italy 2-2 Republic of Ireland
[J Walsh (P), R Whelehan]
27.10.2008: England 0-0 Republic of Ireland

Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Republic of Ireland
3
1
2
0
7
3
5
England
3
1
2
0
3
0
5
Italy
3
1
2
0
5
3
5
Scotland
3
0
0
3
2
11
0

 
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Squad Details
Brendan O'Connell Avondale United
Adrian Walsh Carrick United
   
Paul Breen St Michaels FC
Wayne Byrne Dublin Bus
Ross Carrig Killester United
John Carroll St Kevin's Boys
Ken Hoey Rockmount FC
Paul McCabe Crumlin United
James Walsh St Michaels FC
   
Wayne Callaghan Wayside Celtic
Laurence Dunne Bangor Celtic
Daniel Loughran Crumlin United
William Molloy Sheriff FC
Declan O'Connell Douglas Hall
Alan O'Duffy Bluebell United
Ray Whelehan Wayside Celtic
   
Dean Kelly Tolka Rovers
David Lacey Killester United
Peter Sherlock Bluebell United
Derek Varian Kinsale FC