Switzerland National Under-21 Football Team
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.
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| Association | Swiss Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| 1982 | ||||||||
| 1984 | ||||||||
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| 1990 | ||||||||
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 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–: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Amir Saipi | 8 July 2000 (aged 22) | 14 | 0 | Lugano |
| 12 | GK | Nicholas Ammeter | 11 December 2000 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Wil |
| 21 | GK | Marvin Keller | 3 July 2002 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Young Boys |
| 2 | DF | Lewin Blum | 27 July 2001 (aged 21) | 11 | 0 | Young Boys |
| 3 | DF | Nicolas Vouilloz | 11 May 2001 (aged 22) | 10 | 0 | Servette |
| 4 | DF | Leonidas Stergiou (captain) | 3 March 2002 (aged 21) | 18 | 1 | St. Gallen |
| 5 | DF | Marco Burch | 19 October 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 1 | Luzern |
| 13 | DF | Aurèle Amenda | 31 July 2003 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Young Boys |
| 16 | DF | Serge Müller | 18 September 2000 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | Schaffhausen |
| 17 | DF | Jan Kronig | 24 June 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 1 | Aarau |
| 20 | DF | Bećir Omeragić | 20 January 2002 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Zürich |
| 6 | MF | Simon Sohm | 11 April 2001 (aged 22) | 22 | 0 | Parma |
| 8 | MF | Ardon Jashari | 30 July 2002 (aged 20) | 7 | 0 | Luzern |
| 10 | MF | Kastriot Imeri | 27 June 2000 (aged 22) | 24 | 9 | Young Boys |
| 14 | MF | Matteo Di Giusto | 18 August 2000 (aged 22) | 10 | 0 | Winterthur |
| 15 | MF | Gabriel Barès | 29 August 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 2 | Thun |
| 18 | MF | Bledian Krasniqi | 17 June 2001 (aged 22) | 7 | 0 | Zürich |
| 19 | MF | Darian Males | 3 May 2001 (aged 22) | 17 | 0 | Basel |
| 7 | FW | Dan Ndoye | 25 October 2000 (aged 22) | 26 | 10 | Basel |
| 9 | FW | Filip Stojilković | 4 January 2000 (aged 23) | 25 | 2 | Darmstadt 98 |
| 11 | FW | Julian von Moos | 11 April 2001 (aged 22) | 8 | 1 | St. Gallen |
| 22 | FW | Fabian Rieder | 16 February 2002 (aged 21) | 15 | 2 | Young Boys |
| 23 | FW | Zeki Amdouni | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Pascal Loretz | 1 June 2003 | 1 | 0 | Luzern | |
| DF | Albian Hajdari | 18 May 2003 | 3 | 0 | Lugano | |
| MF | Alvyn Sanches | 12 February 2003 | 1 | 0 | Lausanne-Sport | |
| FW | Bradley Fink | 17 April 2003 | 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
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
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