uts al ▁Championship . ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁has , ▁to ▁date , ▁never ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁stages ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁tournament . ▁It ▁has , ▁however , ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁several ▁inv it ational ▁tournament s , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Four ▁Nations ▁F uts al ▁Cup . ▁It ▁is ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁ ▁Football ▁Association ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁national ▁fut sal ▁team ▁have ▁been ▁active ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁in ▁Rome , ▁they ▁competed ▁in ▁a ▁six ▁team ▁nations ▁tournament . ▁After ▁defe ating ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁losing ▁to ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stage , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁defeated ▁England ▁ 7 – 2 ▁in ▁a ▁third / four th ▁place ▁play - off . ▁The ▁other ▁participants ▁included ▁Scotland ▁and ▁the ▁event ual ▁w inners , ▁Italy . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁they ▁played ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁friend lies ▁against ▁Scotland ▁and ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁they ▁hosted ▁the ▁Mas ita ▁Cup ▁tournament ▁at ▁St ▁Col um ba ' s ▁College , ▁Dublin . ▁Other ▁participants ▁in ▁this ▁tournament ▁included ▁Scotland , ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁T ran m ere ▁Victoria , ▁a ▁club ▁side ▁that ▁represented ▁England . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁they ▁also ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁Nations ▁F uts al ▁Cup ▁in ▁Ch ester