Switzerland Women's National Football Team

Switzerland

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 (157)
Top scorer	Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (72)
FIFA code	SUI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	22 (15 March 2024)
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.

 

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.

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.

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. 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.

• 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

Switzerland   v   Zambia

30 June Friendly	Switzerland	3–3	Zambia	Biel, Switzerland
				Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 2,542 Referee: Stacey Pearson (England)

Switzerland   v   Morocco

5 July Friendly	Switzerland	0–0	Morocco	Winterthur, Switzerland
				Stadium: Schützenwiese Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)

Philippines   v   Switzerland

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)

Switzerland   v   Norway

25 July FIFA WC Group	Switzerland	0–0	Norway	Hamilton, New Zealand
		Report		Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 10,769 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Switzerland   v   New Zealand

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)

Switzerland   v   Spain

5 August FIFA WC R16	Switzerland	1–5	Spain	Auckland, New Zealand
	Codina   11' (o.g.)	Report	Bonmatí   5', 36' Redondo   17' Codina   45' Hermoso   70'	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

Switzerland   v   Italy

22 September 2023–24 Nations League	Switzerland	0–1	Italy	St. Gallen
		Report	Caruso   64'	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 6,452 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Spain   v   Switzerland

26 September 2023–24 Nations League	Spain	5–0	Switzerland	Córdoba, Spain
	García   15' Bonmatí   45+1', 49' Gabarro   57' Oroz   87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

Sweden   v   Switzerland

27 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Sweden	1–0	Switzerland	Gothenburg, Sweden
	Eriksson   44'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Switzerland   v   Spain

31 October 2023–24 Nations League	Switzerland	1–7	Spain	Zürich
	Pilgrim   69'	Report	Hernández   4' Putellas   11', 62' (pen.) Méndez   56' Del Castillo   72', 89' Oroz   90+3'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 8,512 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Switzerland   v   Sweden

1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	1–0	Sweden	Lucerne
	Crnogorčević   6'	Report		Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 3,938 Referee: Frida Klarlund (Danmark)

Italy   v   Switzerland

5 December 2023–24 Nations League	Italy	3–0	Switzerland	Parma
	Giugliano   31' Salvai   48' Caruso   85'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Volha Blotskaya (Bulgaria)

2024

Poland   v   Switzerland

23 February Friendly	Poland	1–4	Switzerland	Marbella ,Spain
17:00	Adamek   62'		Zieniewicz   6' (.ow) Pilgrim   45' Ivelj   66' Lehmann   72'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Poland   v   Switzerland

27 February Friendly	Poland	1–0	Switzerland	Marbella ,Spain
17:00	Wiankowska  75'			Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Switzerland   v   Turkey

5 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Switzerland	3–1	Turkey	Zürich
	Calligaris   30', 78' Bühler   52'	Report	Türkoğlu   80'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5,490 Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)

Azerbaijan   v   Switzerland

9 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Azerbaijan	0–4	Switzerland	Baku
		Report	Vallotto   11' Bühler   20' Pilgrim   51' Riesen   54'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)

2025

Switzerland   v A2

2 July 2025 Euro 2025 group stage

Switzerland

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A2

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Current coaching staff

The senior women's management team includes:

Role	Name
Head coach	Pia Sundhage
Assistant coach	Anders Johansson
Assistant coach	Lilie Persson
Goalkeeping coach	Nadine Angerer

Manager history

•   Jost Leuzinger (2000–2004)
•   Béatrice von Siebenthal (2005–2012)
•   Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (2012–2018)
•   Nils Nielsen (2018–2022)
•   Inka Grings (2022–2023)
•   Reto Gertschen (2023) (caretaker)
•   Pia Sundhage (2024–)

Current squad

The following players were part of the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Azerbaijan on April 9th, 2024 .

Caps and goals are correct as of April 9th, 2024.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
21	1GK	Elvira Herzog	(2000-03-05)5 March 2000 (aged 24)	10	0	RB Leipzig
12	1GK	Livia Peng	(2002-03-14)14 March 2002 (aged 22)	6	0	Werder Bremen
	1GK	Nadine Böhi	(2003-11-21)21 November 2003 (aged 20)	0	0	FC St. Gallen
18	2DF	Viola Calligaris	(1996-03-17)17 March 1996 (aged 28)	52	7	Juventus FC
15	2DF	Luana Bühler	(1996-04-28)28 April 1996 (aged 27)	50	3	Tottenham Hotspur
	2DF	Julia Stierli	(1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 27)	40	1	FC Zürich
8	2DF	Nadine Riesen	(2000-04-11)11 April 2000 (aged 23)	20	1	Eintracht Frankfurt
	2DF	Laura Felber	(2001-08-17)17 August 2001 (aged 22)	2	0	Servette
	2DF	Naomi Mégroz	(1998-08-06)6 August 1998 (aged 25)	14	1	FC Zürich
6	3MF	Géraldine Reuteler	(1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 24)	68	11	Eintracht Frankfurt
11	3MF	Coumba Sow	(1994-08-27)27 August 1994 (aged 29)	48	13	FC Basel
7	3MF	Riola Xhemaili	(2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 21)	27	5	VfL Wolfsburg
	3MF	Seraina Piubel	(2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 23)	18	3	FC Zürich
14	3MF	Smilla Vallotto	(2004-03-23)23 March 2004 (aged 20)	8	1	Hammarby IF
	3MF	Alena Bienz	(2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 21)	3	0	1. FC Köln
9	4FW	Ana Maria Crnogorčević	(1990-10-03)3 October 1990 (aged 33)	157	72	Atlético Madrid
23	4FW	Alisha Lehmann	(1999-01-21)21 January 1999 (aged 25)	50	7	Aston Villa
22	4FW	Meriame Terchoun	(1995-10-27)27 October 1995 (aged 28)	33	2	Dijon
20	4FW	Alayah Pilgrim	(2003-04-29)29 April 2003 (aged 20)	9	3	AS Roma
	4FW	Aurélie Csillag	(2003-01-24)24 January 2003 (aged 21)	5	0	FC Basel
	4FW	Lydia Andrade	(1999-02-20)20 February 1999 (aged 25)	1	0	RB Leipzig

Recent call-ups

• The following non-retired players have been named to a roster since the start of 2023.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Noemi Benz	(2004-01-31)31 January 2004 (aged 20)	0	0	FC Zürich	v.   Poland, 23 February 2024
GK	Laura Schneider	(1995-12-14)14 December 1995 (aged 27)	0	0	FC Luzern	v.   Italy, 5 December 2023
DF	Kattalin Stahl	(2001-05-10)10 May 2001 (aged 21)	0	0	FC Zürich	v.   Iceland, 11 April 2023
DF	Marion Rey	(1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 24)	6	0	FC Zürich	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF	Lara Marti	(1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 24)	15	0	RB Leipzig	v.   Spain, 26 September 2023
DF	Eseosa Aigbogun	(1993-05-23)23 May 1993 (aged 30)	99	3	AS Roma	v.   Italy, 5 December 2023
DF	Noemi Ivelj	(2006-11-01)1 November 2006 (aged 17)	2	1	Grasshoppers	v.   Poland, 23 February 2024
DF	Ella Touon	(2003-08-07)7 August 2003 (aged 20)	2	0	SKN St. Pölten	v.   Italy, 5 December 2023
DF	Noelle Maritz	(1995-12-23)23 December 1995 (aged 28)	116	2	Aston Villa	v.   Turkey, 5 April 2024
MF	Sally Julini	(2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20)	4	0	Olympique Lyon	v.   Poland, 17 February 2023
MF	Lia Wälti (captain)	(1993-04-19)19 April 1993 (aged 30)	119	5	Arsenal	v.   Poland, 27 February 2024
MF	Sandrine Mauron	(1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 27)	39	2	Servette	v.   Poland, 27 February 2024
MF	Lia Kamber	(2006-01-30)30 January 2006 (aged 18)	1	0	FC Luzern	v.   Poland, 27 February 2024
MF	Sydney Schertenleib	(2007-01-30)30 January 2007 (aged 17)	1	0	Grasshoppers	v.   Poland, 23 February 2024
FW	Leela Egli	(2006-12-11)11 December 2006 (aged 17)	1	0	SC Freiburg	v.   Poland, 27 February 2024
FW	Iman Beney	(2006-07-23)23 July 2006 (aged 17)	1	0	BSC Young Boys	v.   Zambia,30 June 2023
FW	Svenja Fölmli	(2002-08-19)19 August 2002 (aged 21)	22	4	SC Freiburg	v.   Spain, 31 Octobre 2023
FW	Eva Bachmann	(1995-01-15)15 January 1995 (aged 28)	2	0	FC St. Gallen Frauen	v.   Italy, 5 December 2023
MF	Amira Arfaoui	(1999-08-08)8 August 1999 (aged 24)	2	0	1. FC Nürnberg	v.   Turkey, 5 April 2024
FW	Ramona Bachmann	(1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 32)	145	58	Houston Dash	v.   Turkey, 5 April 2024

As of April 9th, 2024.

Players in bold are still active with Switzerland.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

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
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

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Match History

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

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	3/13	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
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	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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