Head to head · Men's national teams
Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland have met 11 times since 1978: Republic of Ireland lead 4–2.
2Northern Ireland wins
5draws
4Republic of Ireland wins
Goals: Northern Ireland 4, Republic of Ireland 17 · 11 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 20 September 1978: Republic of Ireland 0–0 Northern Ireland in Dublin.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 15 November 2018: Republic of Ireland 0–0 Northern Ireland (Friendly).
- Northern Ireland's biggest win: Northern Ireland 1–0 Republic of Ireland, 1979.
- Republic of Ireland's biggest win: Republic of Ireland 5–0 Northern Ireland, 2011.
- 9 of the 11 meetings were competitive matches and 2 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2018 | ||
| 15 Nov | Republic of Ireland 0–0 Northern Ireland Friendly · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Draw |
| 2011 | ||
| 24 May | Republic of Ireland 5–0 Northern Ireland Nations Cup · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Republic of Ireland |
| 1999 | ||
| 29 May | Republic of Ireland 0–1 Northern Ireland Friendly · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1995 | ||
| 29 Mar | Republic of Ireland 1–1 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Draw |
| 1994 | ||
| 16 Nov | Northern Ireland 0–4 Republic of Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Republic of Ireland |
| 1993 | ||
| 17 Nov | Northern Ireland 1–1 Republic of Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 31 Mar | Republic of Ireland 3–0 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Republic of Ireland |
| 1989 | ||
| 11 Oct | Republic of Ireland 3–0 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Republic of Ireland |
| 1988 | ||
| 14 Sept | Northern Ireland 0–0 Republic of Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1979 | ||
| 21 Nov | Northern Ireland 1–0 Republic of Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1978 | ||
| 20 Sept | Republic of Ireland 0–0 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Draw |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.