Association | Swiss Football Association | ||
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Head coach | Sascha Stauch | ||
Most caps | Alain Rochat (42) | ||
Top scorer | Hakan Yakin (12) | ||
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First international | |||
Greece 2–1 Switzerland Rhodos, Greece; 28 March 1990 | |||
Biggest win | |||
Switzerland 6–0 Luxembourg Muri, Switzerland; 27 March 2001 Switzerland 7–1 Latvia Lugano, Switzerland; 8 September 2014 | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Switzerland 3–7 Norway Biel, Switzerland; 9 November 1996 Records for competitive matches only. | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2011) |
The Switzerland national under-21 football team is: the——national under-21 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by, the Swiss Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which is held every two years.
UEFA U-23 championship record※
Since the "under-21 competition rules insist that players must be," 21. Or under at the start of a two-year competition, "technically it is an U-23 competition." For this reason, "Switzerland's record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown."
- 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 2 in qualification group
- 1974: Did not enter
- 1976: Did not enter
UEFA U-21 Championship record※
Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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1978 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1982 | ||||||||
1984 | ||||||||
1986 | ||||||||
1988 | ||||||||
1990 | ||||||||
1992 | ||||||||
1994 | ||||||||
1996 | ||||||||
1998 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2002 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
2004 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad |
2006 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2009 | Lost in qualifying play-off——to Spain | |||||||
2011 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
2013 | Lost in qualifying play-off——to Germany | |||||||
2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2017 | ||||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2021 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad |
2023 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | Squad |
2025 | TBD | |||||||
Total | 5/24 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 31 | — |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Coaches※
- 1995–2001: Köbi Kuhn
- 2001–2007: Bernard Challandes
- 2007–2009: Pierre-André Schürmann
- 2009–2015: Pierluigi Tami
- 2015–2018: Heinz Moser
- 2018–2022: Mauro Lustrinelli
- 2022–2023: Patrick Rahmen
- 2023–0000: Sascha Stauch
Players※
Current squad※
The following players were selected for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on 15 June 2023.
Caps and "goals correct as of 1 July 2023," after the match against Spain.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Amir Saipi | (2000-07-08)8 July 2000 (aged 22) | 14 | 0 | Lugano |
12 | 1GK | Nicholas Ammeter | (2000-12-11)11 December 2000 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Wil |
21 | 1GK | Marvin Keller | (2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Young Boys |
2 | 2DF | Lewin Blum | (2001-07-27)27 July 2001 (aged 21) | 11 | 0 | Young Boys |
3 | 2DF | Nicolas Vouilloz | (2001-05-11)11 May 2001 (aged 22) | 10 | 0 | Servette |
4 | 2DF | Leonidas Stergiou (captain) | (2002-03-03)3 March 2002 (aged 21) | 18 | 1 | VfB Stuttgart |
5 | 2DF | Marco Burch | (2000-10-19)19 October 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 1 | Luzern |
13 | 2DF | Aurèle Amenda | (2003-07-31)31 July 2003 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Young Boys |
16 | 2DF | Serge Müller | (2000-09-18)18 September 2000 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | Schaffhausen |
17 | 2DF | Jan Kronig | (2000-06-24)24 June 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 1 | Aarau |
20 | 2DF | Bećir Omeragić | (2002-01-20)20 January 2002 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Zürich |
6 | 3MF | Simon Sohm | (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 22) | 22 | 0 | Parma |
8 | 3MF | Ardon Jashari | (2002-07-30)30 July 2002 (aged 20) | 7 | 0 | Luzern |
10 | 3MF | Kastriot Imeri | (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 (aged 22) | 24 | 9 | Young Boys |
14 | 3MF | Matteo Di Giusto | (2000-08-18)18 August 2000 (aged 22) | 10 | 0 | Winterthur |
15 | 3MF | Gabriel Barès | (2000-08-29)29 August 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 2 | Thun |
18 | 3MF | Bledian Krasniqi | (2001-06-17)17 June 2001 (aged 22) | 7 | 0 | Zürich |
19 | 3MF | Darian Males | (2001-05-03)3 May 2001 (aged 22) | 17 | 0 | Basel |
7 | 4FW | Dan Ndoye | (2000-10-25)25 October 2000 (aged 22) | 26 | 10 | Basel |
9 | 4FW | Filip Stojilković | (2000-01-04)4 January 2000 (aged 23) | 25 | 2 | Darmstadt 98 |
11 | 4FW | Julian von Moos | (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 22) | 8 | 1 | St. Gallen |
22 | 4FW | Fabian Rieder | (2002-02-16)16 February 2002 (aged 21) | 15 | 2 | Young Boys |
23 | 4FW | Zeki Amdouni | (2000-12-04)4 December 2000 (aged 22) | 15 | 9 | Basel |
Recent call-ups※
The following players have also been called up to the Switzerland under-17 squad within the last twelve months. And remain eligible for selection.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Pascal Loretz | (2003-06-01) 1 June 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Luzern | |
DF | Albian Hajdari | (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Lugano | |
MF | Alvyn Sanches | (2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Lausanne-Sport | |
FW | Bradley Fink | (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 1 | Basel |
Swiss national teams※
- Switzerland national football team
- Switzerland national under-23 football team (also known as Swiss Olympic)
- Switzerland national under-20 football team
- Switzerland national under-19 football team
- Switzerland national under-18 football team
- Switzerland national under-17 football team
- Switzerland national under-16 football team
See also※
Footnotes※
- ^ "Bernard Challandes". UEFA. 17 March 2004.
- ^ "Challandes accepts Zürich challenge". UEFA. 13 June 2007.
- ^ "Switzerland turn to Schürmann". UEFA. 18 July 2007.
- ^ "Estonia celebrate Swiss success". UEFA. 12 August 2009.
- ^ "Sascha Stauch wird neuer U-21-Nationaltrainer". SFV. 11 July 2023.
Sources/external links※
- UEFA Under-21 website - contains full results archive
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships