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Women's national association football team representing Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football.[2]
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| Nickname(s) | La Nati (National team) Rossocrociati (Red Crosses) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Swiss Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Pia Sundhage | ||
| Captain | Lia Wälti | ||
| Most caps | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (159) | ||
| Top scorer | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (74) | ||
| FIFA code | SUI | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 25  1 (16 August 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 15 (June – August 2016) | ||
| Lowest | 31 (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 | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2015, 2023) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2017, 2022) | ||
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.
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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 first time and have qualified automatically as host.
Switzerland has never qualified for the Olympic games.
Win Draw Loss
| 31 October 2023–24 Nations League | Switzerland | 1–7 |  Spain | Zürich |
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Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 8,512 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
| 1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Switzerland | 1–0 |  Sweden | Lucerne |
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Report | Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 3,938 Referee: Frida Klarlund (Danmark) |
| 5 December 2023–24 Nations League | Italy  | 3–0 | Switzerland | Parma |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Volha Blotskaya (Bulgaria) |
| 23 February Friendly | Poland  | 1–4 | Switzerland | Marbella |
| 17:00 | Adamek  62' |
Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
| 27 February Friendly | Poland | 1–0 | Switzerland | Marbella |
| 17:00 | Wiankowska 75' |
Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
| 5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Switzerland | 3–1 |  Turkey | Zürich |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5,490 Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal) |
| 9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Azerbaijan  | 0–4 | Switzerland | Baku |
| Report | Stadium: Dalga Arena Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania) |
| 31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | Switzerland | 2–1 |  Hungary | Biel |
| 20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania) |
| 4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Hungary | 1–0 | Switzerland | Budapest |
| 17:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece) |
| 12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Turkey | 0–2 | Switzerland | İzmit |
| 20:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Kocaeli Stadium Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
| 16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Switzerland | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | Lausanne |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 2,222 Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia) |
| 25 October Friendly | Switzerland | 1–1 |  Australia | Zurich |
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Reuteler 58' |
Source | Foord 43' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands) |
| 29 October Friendly | Switzerland | 2-1 | France | Geneva |
| 21:00 | Report | Gago 34' |
Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy) |
| 29 November Friendly | Switzerland | v | Germany | Zürich |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Letzigrund |
| 3 December Friendly | England  | v | Switzerland | Sheffield |
| Stadium: Bramall Lane |
| 2 July Euro 2025 group stage | Switzerland | v | A2 | Basel |
| Stadium: St. Jakob-Park |
| 6 July Euro 2025 group stage | Switzerland | v | A3 | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |
| 10 July Euro 2025 group stage | A4 | v | Switzerland | Geneva |
| Stadium: Stade de Genève |
The senior women's management team includes:
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Pia Sundhage |
| Assistant coaches | Anders Johansson |
| Lilie Persson | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Nadine Angerer |
Jost Leuzinger (2000–2004)[7][8] Béatrice von Siebenthal (2005–2012)[9] Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (2012–2018)[10][11]
Nils Nielsen (2018–2022)[12] Inka Grings (2022–2023) Reto Gertschen (2023) (caretaker) Pia Sundhage (2024–)The following players are called-up for the friendly matches against Australia and France in October 2024.[13]
Caps and goals are correct as of October 29th, 2024.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | GK | Elvira Herzog | 5 March 2000 | 15 | 0 | RB Leipzig |
| 12 | GK | Livia Peng | 14 March 2002 | 7 | 0 | Werder Bremen |
| GK | Noemi Benz | 31 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Zürich | |
| GK | Nadine Böhi | 21 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | St. Gallen | |
| 5 | DF | Noelle Maritz | 23 December 1995 | 120 | 2 | Aston Villa |
| 18 | DF | Viola Calligaris | 17 March 1996 | 58 | 8 | Juventus |
| 15 | DF | Luana Bühler | 28 April 1996 | 56 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| DF | Julia Stierli | 3 April 1997 | 42 | 1 | SC Freiburg | |
| 8 | DF | Nadine Riesen | 11 April 2000 | 23 | 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| DF | Lara Marti | 21 September 1999 | 16 | 0 | RB Leipzig | |
| DF | Larina Baumann | 17 February 1998 | 4 | 0 | St. Gallen | |
| 13 | MF | Lia Wälti (captain) | 19 April 1993 | 121 | 5 | Arsenal |
| 6 | MF | Géraldine Reuteler | 21 April 1999 | 73 | 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 11 | MF | Coumba Sow | 27 August 1994 | 52 | 13 | Basel |
| MF | Sandrine Mauron | 19 December 1996 (aged 27) | 42 | 2 | Servette | |
| 14 | MF | Smilla Vallotto | 23 March 2004 | 14 | 1 | Hammarby IF |
| MF | Sydney Schertenleib | 30 January 2007 | 4 | 1 | Barcelona | |
| MF | Iman Beney | 23 July 2006 | 3 | 0 | Young Boys | |
| 9 | FW | Ana Maria Crnogorčević | 3 October 1990 | 161 | 74 |  Seattle Reign |
| 10 | FW | Ramona Bachmann | 25 December 1990 | 151 | 60 | Houston Dash |
| 23 | FW | Alisha Lehmann | 21 January 1999 | 56 | 8 | Juventus |
| 22 | FW | Meriame Terchoun | 27 October 1995 | 38 | 3 | Dijon |
| FW | Alayah Pilgrim | 29 April 2003 | 9 | 3 | Roma | |
| FW | Lydia Andrade | 20 February 1999 | 4 | 0 | RB Leipzig | |
| FW | Naomi Luyet | 19 December 2005 | 5 | 1 | Young Boys | |
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Laura Schneider | 14 December 1995 | 0 | 0 | Luzern |
v. Italy, 5 December 2023 |
| DF | Naomi Mégroz | 6 August 1998 (aged 25) | 14 | 1 | Zürich |
v. Hungary, 4 June 2024 |
| DF | Caterina Tramezzani | 16 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Luzern |
v. Hungary, 4 June 2024 |
| DF | Marion Rey | 1 March 1999 | 6 | 0 | Basel |
v. Hungary, 31 May 2024 |
| DF | Laura Felber | 17 August 2001 | 2 | 0 | Servette |
v. Azerbaijan, 9 April 2024 |
| MF | Noemi Ivelj | 1 November 2006 | 5 | 1 | Grasshoppers |
v. Azerbaijan, 16 July 2024 |
| MF | Amira Arfaoui | 8 August 1999 | 3 | 0 | Werder Bremen |
v. Azerbaijan, 16 July 2024 |
| MF | Lia Kamber | 30 January 2006 | 2 | 0 | Luzern |
v. Azerbaijan, 16 July 2024 |
| MF | Caterina Regazzoni | 12 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | Northwestern Wildcats |
v. Azerbaijan, 16 July 2024 |
| MF | Riola Xhemaili | 5 March 2003 | 28 | 5 | VfL Wolfsburg |
v. Hungary, 4 June 2024 |
| MF | Seraina Piubel | 2 June 2000 | 20 | 3 | West Ham United |
v. Hungary, 4 June 2024 |
| MF | Alena Bienz | 5 March 2003 | 3 | 0 | Köln |
v. Hungary, 4 June 2024 |
| MF | Leila Wandeler | 11 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | Lyon |
v. Poland, 27 February 2024 |
| FW | Aurélie Csillag | 24 January 2003 | 5 | 0 | Basel |
v. Hungary, 31 May 2024 |
| FW | Leela Egli | 11 December 2006 | 1 | 0 | SC Freiburg |
v. Poland, 27 February 2024 |
| FW | Eva Bachmann | 15 January 1995 | 2 | 0 | St. Gallen |
v. Italy, 5 December 2023 |
| FW | Svenja Fölmli | 19 August 2002 | 22 | 4 | SC Freiburg |
v. Spain, 31 October 2023 |
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ana Maria Crnogorčević | 161 | 74 | 2009–present |
| 2 | Ramona Bachmann | 151 | 60 | 2007–present |
| 3 | Lara Dickenmann | 135 | 53 | 2002–2018 |
| 4 | Martina Moser | 129 | 20 | 2005–2017 |
| 5 | Caroline Abbé | 127 | 10 | 2006–2017 |
| 6 | Lia Wälti | 121 | 5 | 2011–present |
| 7 | Noelle Maritz | 120 | 2 | 2013–present |
| 8 | Gaëlle Thalmann | 109 | 0 | 2007–2023 |
| 9 | Eseosa Aigbogun | 99 | 3 | 2013–present |
| 10 | Vanessa Bernauer | 91 | 7 | 2006–2022 |
| 11 | Sandy Maendly | 89 | 12 | 2006–2022 |
| 12 | Rahel Kiwic | 83 | 14 | 2012–2022 |
| 13 | Fabienne Humm | 80 | 25 | 2012–2023 |
| 14 | Vanessa Bürki | 79 | 10 | 2004–2017 |
| 15 | Marisa Brunner | 78 | 0 | 2003–2012 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ana Maria Crnogorčević | 74 | 161 | 2009–present |
| 2 | Ramona Bachmann | 60 | 151 | 2007–present |
| 3 | Lara Dickenmann | 53 | 135 | 2002–2018 |
| 4 | Fabienne Humm | 25 | 80 | 2012–2023 |
| 5 | Martina Moser | 20 | 129 | 2005–2017 |
| 6 | Rahel Kiwic | 14 | 83 | 2012–2022 |
| 7 | Coumba Sow | 13 | 52 | 2018–present |
| Sonja Stettler Spinner | 13 | 51 | 1984–1998 |
| 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 | |
 1991 | did not qualify | UEFA Euro 1991 | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 |
UEFA Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | −5 | ||||||||||
| 2003 |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | ||||||||||
| 2007 |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | −15 | ||||||||||
| 2011 |
14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 17 | +18 | ||||||||||
 2015 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 | +52 | |
| 2019 | did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | |||||||||
 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 | |
| FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| 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 | |
| / 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 record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1984 | did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| 1987 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1989 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 28 | ||||||||
| 1991 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | ||||||||
| 1993 |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||
| 1995 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | ||||||||
| 1997 |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | ||||||||
| 2001 |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2005 |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||
 2009 |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | ||||||||
| 2013 |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 24 | ||||||||
 2017 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | ||
| 2025 |
Qualified | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||||||
| Total | 3/14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 94 | 35 | 18 | 41 | 144 | 188 | |
| Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 2–0, 1–1 |  Portugal | 3 / 4 |
| 1–1, 0–0 | France | |||
| 0–2, 0–2 | Italy | |||
| 1987 EC QS | GS: Gr.4 | 2–0, 0–3 | Spain | 4 / 4 |
| 0–3, 1–2 | Italy | |||
| 1–2, 1–1 | Hungary | |||
| 1989 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 1–7, 3–0 | Hungary | 4 / 4 |
| 0–0, 0–10 | West Germany | |||
| 0–5, 0–6 | Italy | |||
| 1991 EC QS | GS: Gr.5 | 0–4, 0–4 | Denmark | 3 / 4 |
| 0–0, 2–1 | Spain | |||
| 1–4, 0–4 | Italy | |||
| 1993 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 0–10, 0–6 | Norway | 3 / 3 |
| 0–0, 0–1 |  Belgium | |||
| 1995 EC QS | GS: Gr.5 | 3–2, 4–2 |  Wales | 3 / 4 |
| 0–5, 0–11 | Germany | |||
| 1–2, 1–1 |  Croatia | |||
| / 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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