Head to head · Men's national teams
Republic of Ireland v Spain
Republic of Ireland and Spain have met 26 times since 1931: Spain lead 16–4.
4Republic of Ireland wins
6draws
16Spain wins
Goals: Republic of Ireland 18, Spain 54 · 26 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 26 April 1931: Spain 1–1 Irish Free State in Barcelona.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 11 June 2013: Spain 2–0 Republic of Ireland (Friendly).
- Republic of Ireland's biggest win: Spain 0–1 Éire, 1946.
- Spain's biggest win: Spain 6–0 Éire, 1952.
- 15 of the 26 meetings were competitive matches and 11 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2013 | ||
| 11 Jun | Spain 2–0 Republic of Ireland Friendly · New York, United States (neutral) |
Spain |
| 2012 | ||
| 14 Jun | Spain 4–0 Republic of Ireland UEFA Euro · Gdańsk, Poland (neutral) |
Spain |
| 2002 | ||
| 16 Jun | Spain 1–1 Republic of Ireland (pens) FIFA World Cup · Suwon, South Korea (neutral) |
Spain |
| 1993 | ||
| 13 Oct | Republic of Ireland 1–3 Spain FIFA World Cup qualification · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Spain |
| 1992 | ||
| 18 Nov | Spain 0–0 Republic of Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Seville, Spain |
Draw |
| 1989 | ||
| 26 Apr | Republic of Ireland 1–0 Spain FIFA World Cup qualification · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Republic of Ireland |
| 1988 | ||
| 16 Nov | Spain 2–0 Republic of Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Seville, Spain |
Spain |
| 1985 | ||
| 26 May | Republic of Ireland 0–0 Spain Friendly · Cork, Republic of Ireland |
Draw |
| 1983 | ||
| 27 Apr | Spain 2–0 Republic of Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Zaragoza, Spain |
Spain |
| 1982 | ||
| 17 Nov | Republic of Ireland 3–3 Spain UEFA Euro qualification · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Draw |
| 1977 | ||
| 9 Feb | Republic of Ireland 0–1 Spain Friendly · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Spain |
| 1966 | ||
| 7 Dec | Spain 2–0 Republic of Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Valencia, Spain |
Spain |
| 23 Oct | Republic of Ireland 0–0 Spain UEFA Euro qualification · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Draw |
| 1965 | ||
| 10 Nov | Republic of Ireland 0–1 Spain FIFA World Cup qualification · Paris, France (neutral) |
Spain |
| 27 Oct | Spain 4–1 Republic of Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Seville, Spain |
Spain |
| 5 May | Republic of Ireland 1–0 Spain FIFA World Cup qualification · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Republic of Ireland |
| 1964 | ||
| 8 Apr | Republic of Ireland 0–2 Spain UEFA Euro qualification · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Spain |
| 11 Mar | Spain 5–1 Republic of Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Seville, Spain |
Spain |
| 1955 | ||
| 27 Nov | Republic of Ireland 2–2 Spain Friendly · Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Draw |
| 1952 | ||
| 1 Jun | Spain 6–0 Éire Friendly · Madrid, Spain |
Spain |
| 1949 | ||
| 12 Jun | Éire 1–4 Spain Friendly · Dublin, Éire |
Spain |
| 1948 | ||
| 30 May | Spain 2–1 Éire Friendly · Barcelona, Spain |
Spain |
| 1947 | ||
| 2 Mar | Éire 3–2 Spain Friendly · Dublin, Éire |
Republic of Ireland |
| 1946 | ||
| 23 Jun | Spain 0–1 Éire Friendly · Madrid, Spain |
Republic of Ireland |
| 1931 | ||
| 13 Dec | Irish Free State 0–5 Spain Friendly · Dublin, Irish Free State |
Spain |
| 26 Apr | Spain 1–1 Irish Free State Friendly · Barcelona, Spain |
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.