Switzerland women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Switzerland national football team.

Switzerland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Nati (National team)
Rossocrociati (Red Crosses)
AssociationSwiss Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachReto Gertschen (interim)
CaptainLia Wälti
Most capsAna-Maria Crnogorčević (147)
Top scorerAna-Maria Crnogorčević (71)
FIFA codeSUI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 21 Decrease 1 (25 August 2023)[1]
Highest15 (June – August 2016)
Lowest31 (March – June 2007)
First international
  Switzerland 2–2 France 
(Basel, Switzerland; 4 May 1972)
Biggest win
  Switzerland 15–0 Moldova 
(Lausanne, Switzerland; 6 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Germany 11–0 Switzerland 
(Weingarten, Germany; 25 September 1994)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best resultRound of 16 (2015, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage (2017, 2022)

The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football.[2]

Playing their first match in 1972, Switzerland did not enter their first major tournament until 2015, playing the World Cup, and then managed to qualify for Euro 2017, Euro 2022 and the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

History

Switzerland women's national football team

Switzerland qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada by winning their qualifying group. It was the first time that Switzerland participated in a women's World Cup, and the first time both the men's team and women's team qualified for a World Cup simultaneously.[3][4]

At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Switzerland was drawn into Group C with Japan, Cameroon and Ecuador. They secured a 10–1 victory over Ecuador, but lost 1–0 to Japan and 2–1 to Cameroon. Switzerland finished third in their group, but they were one of the top four third-place finishers and advanced to the knockout round. In the Round of 16, Switzerland lost 1–0 to the hosts, Team Canada and were eliminated.[5]

Switzerland qualified for the European Championship for the first time in 2017. They were placed in Group C alongside France, Austria and Iceland. They lost to Austria 1–0, but then rebounded to beat Iceland 2–1. Switzerland went into their final group match against France needing a win in order to advance to the knockout stage. Switzerland led for much of the match after Ana-Maria Crnogorčević scored in the 19th minute, but Camille Abily scored the equalizer for France in the 76th minute while the Blues were playing at a numerical disadvantage, and the match ended in a 1–1 draw, as a result Switzerland finished third in their group and did not advance.

At Euro 2022, Switzerland was again in Group C with Sweden, the Netherlands and Portugal as opponents. Switzerland left the competition in the first round, with a draw (2–2 against Portugal despite two goals scored in the first five minutes of the game) and two defeats against the favorites of the group (1–2 against Sweden and 1–4 against the Dutch title holders, having conceded the last three Dutch goals in the last 10 minutes of the game).

In the 2023 World Cup qualifiers, Switzerland ended their campaign by winning 15–0 against Moldova, setting a new record for goals in a match for the team.[6] At the 2023 World Cup, Switzerland finished first in the low-scoring group A. In the next round they were defeated 1–5 by Spain, the eventual champions.

In 2025, Switzerland will host the UEFA Women's Euro for the very first time and have qualified automatically as host.

Switzerland has never qualified for the Olympic games.

Results and fixtures

Further information: 2023–24 in Swiss football
  • The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2023

17 February Friendly Poland  0–0   Switzerland Algeciras, Spain
15:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)
21 February Friendly Switzerland  1–1  Poland San Pedro Alcántara, Spain
16:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)
6 April Friendly Switzerland  0–0  China Luzern, Switzerland
--:-- UTC+2 Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 4,290
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
11 April Friendly Switzerland  1–2  Iceland Zürich, Switzerland
Piubel 39'
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 4,023
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
30 June Friendly Switzerland  3–3  Zambia Biel, Switzerland
Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 2,542
Referee: Stacey Pearson (England)
5 July Friendly Switzerland  0–0  Morocco Winterthur, Switzerland
Stadium: Schützenwiese
Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)
21 July FIFA WC Group Philippines  0–2   Switzerland Dunedin, New Zealand
Report Bachmann 45'
  • Piubel 64'
 Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
25 July FIFA WC Group Switzerland  0–0  Norway Hamilton, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 10,769
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
30 July FIFA WC Group Switzerland  0–0  New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Attendance: 25,947
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
5 August FIFA WC R16 Switzerland  1–5  Spain Auckland, New Zealand
 Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
22 September 2023–24 Nations League Switzerland  0–1  Italy St. Gallen
Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
26 September 2023–24 Nations League Spain  5–0   Switzerland Córdoba, Spain
 Report Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
27 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Sweden  1–0   Switzerland Gothenburg, Sweden
18:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
31 October 2023–24 Nations League Switzerland  1–7  Spain Zürich
19:00
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Switzerland  1–0  Sweden Lucerne
--:-- UTC+1 Report Attendance: Swissporarena
5 December 2023–24 Nations League Italy  v   Switzerland Parma
Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

The senior women's management team includes:

Role Name
Head coach (interim) Reto Gertschen
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coach

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Sweden and Italy on 1 and 5 December 2023 respectively.[13]

Caps and goals are correct as of 26 September 2023.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Livia Peng (2002-03-14)14 March 2002 (aged 21) 4 0 Germany Werder Bremen
21 1GK Elvira Herzog (2000-03-05)5 March 2000 (aged 23) 4 0 Germany RB Leipzig
1GK Noemi Benz (2004-01-31)31 January 2004 (aged 19) 0 0 Switzerland FC Zürich
19 2DF Eseosa Aigbogun (1993-05-23)23 May 1993 (aged 30) 96 3 Italy AS Roma
15 2DF Luana Bühler (1996-04-28)28 April 1996 (aged 27) 43 1 England Tottenham Hotspur
18 2DF Viola Calligaris (1996-03-17)17 March 1996 (aged 27) 46 5 France Paris Saint-Germain
4 2DF Laura Felber (2001-08-17)17 August 2001 (aged 21) 1 0 Switzerland Servette
5 2DF Noelle Maritz (1995-12-23)23 December 1995 (aged 27) 110 2 England Arsenal
8 2DF Nadine Riesen (2000-04-11)11 April 2000 (aged 23) 14 0 Switzerland Eintracht Frankfurt
2 2DF Julia Stierli (1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 26) 33 1 Switzerland FC Zürich
2DF Ella Touon (2003-08-07)7 August 2003 (aged 19) 1 0 Austria SKN St. Pölten
16 3MF Sandrine Mauron (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 26) 37 2 Switzerland Servette
17 3MF Seraina Piubel (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 23) 13 3 Switzerland FC Zürich
6 3MF Géraldine Reuteler (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 24) 61 11 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
11 3MF Coumba Sow (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 (aged 28) 42 14 Switzerland FC Basel
13 3MF Lia Wälti (captain) (1993-04-19)19 April 1993 (aged 30) 114 5 England Arsenal
3MF Smilla Vallotto (2004-03-23)23 March 2004 (aged 19) 2 0 Sweden Hammarby IF
3MF Riola Xhemaili (2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 20) 23 5 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
10 4FW Ramona Bachmann (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 32) 138 58 France Paris Saint-Germain
9 4FW Ana Maria Crnogorčević (1990-10-03)3 October 1990 (aged 32) 151 71 Spain Atlético Madrid
23 4FW Alisha Lehmann (1999-01-21)21 January 1999 (aged 24) 43 6 England Aston Villa
4FW Alayah Pilgrim (2003-04-29)29 April 2003 (aged 20) 2 0 Switzerland FC Zürich
22 4FW Meriame Terchoun (1995-10-27)27 October 1995 (aged 27) 28 2 France Dijon

Recent call-ups

  • The following non-retired players have been named to a roster in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Seraina Friedli (1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (aged 30) 10 0 Switzerland RSC Anderlecht v.  Spain, 26 September 2023
GK Laura Schneider (1995-12-14)14 December 1995 (aged 27) 0 0 Switzerland FC Luzern v.  Spain, 26 September 2023
DF Naomi Mégroz (1998-08-06)6 August 1998 (aged 24) 14 1 Switzerland FC Zürich v.  Iceland, 11 April 2023
DF Kattalin Stahl (2001-05-10)10 May 2001 (aged 22) 0 0 Switzerland FC Zürich v.  Iceland, 11 April 2023
DF Marion Rey (1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 24) 6 0 Switzerland FC Zürich 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF Lara Marti (1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 23) 15 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen v.  Spain, 26 September 2023
DF Noemi Ivelj (2006-11-01)1 November 2006 (aged 16) 1 0 Switzerland Grasshoppers v.  Spain, 31 October 2023
MF Alena Bienz (2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 20) 0 0 Germany 1. FC Köln v.  Poland, 21 February 2023
MF Sally Julini (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20) 4 0 France Olympique Lyon v.  Poland, 17 February 2023
MF Amira Arfaoui (1999-08-08)8 August 1999 (aged 23) 1 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW Iman Beney (2006-07-23)23 July 2006 (aged 17) 1 0 Switzerland BSC YB Frauen v.  Zambia,30 June 2023 INJ
FW Fabienne Humm (1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 36) 80 25 Switzerland FC Zürich 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW Aurélie Csillag (2003-01-24)24 January 2003 (aged 20) 2 0 Switzerland FC Basel v.  Spain, 26 September 2023
FW Leela Egli (2006-12-11)11 December 2006 (aged 16) 0 0 Switzerland FC Zürich v.  Spain, 26 September 2023
FW Svenja Fölmli (2002-08-19)19 August 2002 (aged 20) 21 4 Germany SC Freiburg v.  Spain, 31 Octobre 2023
Notes
  • INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to injury.
  • POS = Match was postponed.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad.
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: Switzerland at the FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Pos. Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pld W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 did not qualify UEFA Euro 1991
Sweden 1995 UEFA Euro 1995
United States 1999 8 2 0 6 7 12 −5
United States 2003 6 1 0 5 2 18 −16
China 2007 8 1 1 6 3 18 −15
Germany 2011 14 8 1 5 35 17 +18
Canada 2015 Round of 16 15th 4 1 0 3 11 5 +6 10 9 1 0 53 1 +52
France 2019 did not qualify 12 6 4 2 25 12 +13
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Round of 16 14th 4 1 2 1 3 5 -2 11 9 1 1 46 5 +41
2027 to be determined to be determined
Total 2/9 15th 8 2 2 4 14 10 +4 69 36 8 25 171 83 +88
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Match History

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
Canada 2015 Group stage 8 June  Japan L 0–1 BC Place, Vancouver
12 June  Ecuador W 10–1
16 June  Cameroon L 1–2 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Round of 16 21 June  Canada L 0–1 BC Place, Vancouver
Australia/New Zealand 2023 Group stage 21 July  Philippines W 2–0 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
25 July  Norway D 0–0 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
30 July  New Zealand D 0–0 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Round of 16 5 August  Spain L 1–5 Eden Park, Auckland

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GP W D* L GF GA
EnglandItalyNorwaySweden 1984 did not qualify 6 1 3 2 4 6
Norway 1987 6 1 1 4 5 11
West Germany 1989 6 1 1 4 4 28
Denmark 1991 6 1 1 4 3 17
Italy 1993 4 0 1 3 0 17
England Germany Norway Sweden 1995 6 2 1 3 9 23
Norway Sweden 1997 8 5 1 2 21 10
Germany 2001 8 1 2 5 2 12
England 2005 8 1 2 5 2 13
Finland 2009 8 3 2 3 9 16
Sweden 2013 10 5 0 5 29 24
Netherlands 2017 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 3 3 8 8 0 0 34 3
England 2022 3 0 1 2 4 8 10 6 3 1 22 8
Switzerland 2025 Qualified Qualified as hosts
Total 3/13 6 1 2 3 7 11 94 35 18 41 144 188
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

World Cup / Euro Qualifying match history

Competition Stage Result Opponent Position / Notes
00001984 EC QS GS: Gr.3 2–0, 1–1  Portugal 3 / 4
1–1, 0–0  France
0–2, 0–2  Italy
Norway 1987 EC QS GS: Gr.4 2–0, 0–3  Spain 4 / 4
0–3, 1–2  Italy
1–2, 1–1  Hungary
West Germany 1989 EC QS GS: Gr.3 1–7, 3–0  Hungary 4 / 4
0–0, 0–10  West Germany
0–5, 0–6  Italy
Denmark 1991 EC QS GS: Gr.5 0–4, 0–4  Denmark 3 / 4
0–0, 2–1  Spain
1–4, 0–4  Italy
Italy 1993 EC QS GS: Gr.1 0–10, 0–6  Norway 3 / 3
0–0, 0–1  Belgium
Germany 1995 EC QS GS: Gr.5 3–2, 4–2  Wales 3 / 4
0–5, 0–11  Germany
1–2, 1–1  Croatia
Norway/Sweden 1997 EC QS GS: Class B, Gr.3 5–0, 1–1  FR Yugoslavia 1 / 4
3–0, 3–4  Austria
0–2, 3–1  Greece
Promotion play-off 3–2 3–0  Croatia Promoted to Class A
United States 1999 WC QS GS: Class A, Gr.2 0–1 0–1  Finland 4 / 4
1–2, 0–3  France
1–3, 0–2  Italy
Relegation play-off 1–0, 4–0  Poland Remain in Class A
Germany 2001 EC QS GS: Class A, Gr.2 0–4 0–1  Norway 4 / 4
0–3, 0–1  England
1–0, 0–2  Portugal
Relegation play-off 1–1, 0–0  Belgium Remain in Class A
United States 2003 WC QS GS: Class A, Gr.2 1–0 0–1  Finland 3 / 4
0–4, 1–4  Denmark
0–5, 0–4  Sweden
England 2005 EC QS GS: Class A, Gr.1 0–6, 0–2  Sweden 4 / 5
1–0, 0–1  Serbia and Montenegro
1–1, 0–2  Finland
0–1, 0–0  Italy
China 2007 WC QS GS: Class A, Gr.4 0–2, 0–2  Russia 5 / 5
0–4, 0–6  Germany
2–0, 0–2  Republic of Ireland
0–1, 1–1  Scotland
Finland 2009 EC QS GS: Gr.4 1–0, 1–3  Belgium 3 / 5
2–2, 1–1  Netherlands
0–7, 0–3  Germany
2–0, 2–0  Wales
Germany 2011 WC QS GS: Gr.6 2–0, 2–1  Republic of Ireland 1 / 5
1–2, 3–0  Russia
2–1, 6–0  Israel
4–2, 8–0  Kazakhstan
Play-offs 0–2, 2–3  England
Repechage: SF 3–1, 0–0  Denmark
Repechage: F 0–1, 2–4  Italy
Sweden 2013 EC QS GS: Gr.2 1–4, 0–6  Germany 3 / 6
4–1, 2–4  Romania
2–3, 4–3  Spain
8–1, 0–1  Kazakhstan
5–0, 3–1  Turkey

See also

References

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