# Northern Ireland at the UEFA European Championship

Northern Ireland have only qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2016 edition. They directly qualified as group winners, and were already secured of qualification after the penultimate matchday. For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 4.

## Euro 2016
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

#### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | E | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | F | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | C | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | D | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | A | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Round of 16
## Overall record

| UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1964 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| 2016 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2032 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Round of 16 | 1/17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 130 | 47 | 27 | 56 | 140 | 167 |
    *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.