Switzerland national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Switzerland women's national under-17 football team.

The Switzerland national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Their biggest success was winning the 2009 Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.

Switzerland U-17

Association	Swiss Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Stefan Marini
FIFA code	SUI
First colours Second colours
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2009)
Best result	Champions (2009)
European Championships
Appearances	9 (first in 2002)
Best result	Champions (2002)

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009	Champions	7	7	0	0	18	7	+11
2011	did not qualify
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023	did not qualify
2025	to be determined
Total	1/20	7	7	0	0	18	7	+11

UEFA European U-17 Football Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Champions	6	5	1	0	12	2
2003	did not qualify
2004
2005	Group stage	3	1	1	1	5	5
2006	did not qualify
2007
2008	Group stage	3	1	0	2	1	4
2009	Semi-final	4	1	2	1	5	4
2010	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	10
2011	did not qualify
2012
2013	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	5
2014	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	5
2015	did not qualify
2016
2017
2018	Group stage	3	2	0	1	4	2
2019	did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
2021
2022	did not qualify
2023	Quarter-finals	4	2	2	0	5	2
2024	to be determined
Total	9/20	32	12	8	12	38	39

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

• Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish. Bronze background color indicates third-place finish

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played in May-June 2023.^[3]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against France.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Gentrit Muslija	(2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18)	7	0	St. Gallen
	1GK	Felix Löpfe	(2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Basel
	1GK	Dario Wälti	(2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Thun
	2DF	Elohim Kamoko	(2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18)	9	0	Zürich
	2DF	Mattia Rizzo	(2006-10-07) 7 October 2006 (age 18)	9	0	Zürich
	2DF	Jeremy Fasano	(2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 (age 18)	7	1	Grasshopper Club Zürich
	2DF	Tarik Seferovic	(2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 17)	6	0	St. Gallen
	2DF	Rhodri Smith	(2006-09-09) 9 September 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Young Boys
	2DF	Marvin Akahomen	(2007-07-15) 15 July 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Basel
	2DF	Eliah Jordan	(2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Basel
	3MF	Demir Xhemalija	(2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 (age 18)	10	3	Basel
	3MF	Alessandro Romano	(2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 18)	9	3	Roma
	3MF	Leon Grando	(2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 18)	9	2	Zürich
	3MF	Luca Bühlmann	(2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 18)	8	0	Basel
	3MF	Jason Parente	(2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18)	8	0	St. Gallen
	3MF	Cheveyo Tsawa	(2006-12-09) 9 December 2006 (age 18)	8	0	Zürich
	3MF	Corsin Konietzke	(2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 18)	5	0	St. Gallen
	3MF	Elio Rufener	(2007-02-12) 12 February 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Young Boys
	4FW	Winsley Boteli	(2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 (age 18)	10	6	Borussia Mönchengladbach
	4FW	Arlet Junior Zé	(2006-03-22) 22 March 2006 (age 18)	10	5	Basel
	4FW	Modou Minteh	(2006-11-04) 4 November 2006 (age 18)	5	3	Basel

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for Switzerland Under-17's within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Marcel Lapierre	(2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Servette	v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
DF	Sami Bashaj	(2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Basel	v.  France, 28 March 2023
DF	Diego Benito Poloni	(2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 18)	3	0	SC Freiburg	v.  France, 28 March 2023
DF	Samuele Tomeo	(2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Basel	v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
DF	Loun Srdanovic	(2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Servette	v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
FW	Gleen Mbazo	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Neuchâtel Xamax	v.  France, 28 March 2023
FW	Ruben Londja	(2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18)	3	1	Lausanne-Sport	v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
FW	Darko Lötscher	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Lausanne-Sport	v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
FW	Gabriel Gonzalez	(2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Bayern Munich	v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022

References

1. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
2. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
3. "Aufgebot UEFA U-17 Europameisterschaft in Ungarn" (PDF). football.ch. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

Swiss national teams

• Switzerland men's national football team
• Switzerland men's national under-23 football team (also known as Swiss Olympic)
• Switzerland men's national under-21 football team
• Switzerland men's national under-20 football team
• Switzerland men's national under-19 football team
• Switzerland men's national under-18 football team
• Switzerland men's national under-16 football team
• Switzerland women's national football team
• Switzerland women's national under-17 football team
• Switzerland women's national beach soccer team

See also

• European Under-17 Football Championship
• Under-17 World Cup

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Switzerland's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Brazil	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Colombia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Germany	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	100.00
Italy	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Japan	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	100.00
Mexico	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Total	7	7	0	0	18	7	+11	100.00