Liechtenstein national under-23 football team

Liechtenstein U-23+
Association	Liechtenstein Football Association ; (Liechtensteiner Fussballverband)
Head coach	Michael Koller
Captain	Rotation
Most caps	Kenny Kindle; Severin Schlegel (4)
Top scorer	Silvan Schiess (1)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Gibraltar U21 1–1 Liechtenstein ; (Gibraltar, 28 March 2023)
Biggest defeat
	Liechtenstein 0–4 Sweden U20 ; (Eschen, Liechtenstein, 15 June 2023); Wales U21 4–0 Liechtenstein ; (Newport, Wales, 8 September 2023); Albania U21 4–0 Liechtenstein ; (Durrës, Albania, 11 June 2024);

Last updated November 05, 2024

The Liechtenstein national under-23+ football team (German : Liechtensteinische U23+-Fussballnationalmannschaft) is the reserve national team for Liechtenstein, intended for players who do not warrant a full national team call-up to show their ability. This was announced on 5 October 2022, after announcing the dissolution of the under-21 team. The team plays friendly matches against teams of a similar quality and will allow both older and younger players to participate.^[1]

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

On 28 March 2023, the team played its first-ever match against Gibraltar U21,^[2] which finished 1–1.^[3]

On 15 June 2023, the team lost for the first time in a match against Sweden U20, which finished 4–0^[4]^[5]

2023

28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly	Gibraltar U21	1–1	Liechtenstein	Gibraltar
18:00	Del Rio	Report	Schiess 50'	Stadium: Victoria Stadium

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15) Friendly	Liechtenstein	0–4	Sweden U20	Eschen, Liechtenstein
18:00		Report	Erabi 38' (pen.), 58' Dahl 43' Bengtsson 61'	Stadium: Sportpark Eschen-Mauren

8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) Friendly	Wales U21	4–0	Liechtenstein	Newport, Wales
16:30	Low 28' Colwill 59' (pen.), 65' Thomas 86'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade

2024

11 June 2024^[6] Friendly	Albania U21	4–0	Liechtenstein	Durrës, Albania
19:00	Pajaziti 37' (pen.) Rashica 42' Maksuti 52' Kurtulan 90+2' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Referee: Florjan Lata (Albania)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Albania U21, on 11 June 2024.
Caps and goals are correct as of 11 June 2024^[update],^[7] after the match against Albania U21.^[8]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Tim-Tiado Öhri	(2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Vaduz
12	1 GK	Elias Burri	(2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19)	1	0	FC Buchs

6	2 DF	Severin Schlegel	(2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Vaduz
5	2 DF	David Jäger	(2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Vaduz
7	2 DF	Jakob Lorenz	(2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Vaduz
13	2 DF	Kilian Büchel	(2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Eschen/Mauren
3	2 DF	Johannes Schädler	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Vaduz II
	2 DF	Luca Beck	(2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Vaduz II
10	2 DF	Andrin Netzer (captain)	(2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Eschen/Mauren
4	2 DF	Felix Oberwaditzer	(2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18)	1	0	AKA Vorarlberg U18
	2 DF	Julian Keller	(2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Vaduz U18

11	3 MF	Kenny Kindle	(2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Triesen
8	3 MF	Alessio Hasler	(2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Vaduz
	3 MF	Philip Käppeli	(2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Tägerwilen
2	3 MF	Jonas Weissenhofer	(2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Vaduz U18

9	4 FW	Fabio Luque Notaro	(2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Vaduz
	4 FW	Louis Linsmaier	(2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 18)	1	0	Vaduz II

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Lukas Verling	(2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Vaduz II	v. Wales U21, 8 September 2023

DF	Noah Graber	(2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Altstätten	v. Wales U21, 8 September 2023
DF	Lukas Graber	(2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Eschen/Mauren	v. Wales U21, 8 September 2023
DF	Elias Jäger	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Eschen/Mauren II	v. Wales U21, 8 September 2023

MF	Noah Frick	(2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Triesenberg	v. Wales U21, 8 September 2023
MF	Liam Kranz	(2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Schaan	v. Wales U21, 8 September 2023

FW	Julius Fischer	(2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 (age 20)	3	0	SCR Altach	v. Wales U21, 8 September 2023
FW	Emanuel Zünd	(2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Veyrier Sports	v. Wales U21, 8 September 2023

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References

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↑ "Premiere für die U23+". 28 March 2023.
↑ "@GibraltarFA". Twitter. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
↑ "Liechtenstein - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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[1] "Nächste U21 EM-Qualifikation ohne Liechtenstein". www.lfv.li (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2022.

[2] "Premiere für die U23+". 28 March 2023.

[3] "@GibraltarFA". Twitter. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[4] "Liechtenstein - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

[5] "match report | LFV". Archived from the original on 15 June 2023.

[6] "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[7] "Spielerstatistik" [Player statistics] (in German). Liechtenstein Football Association . Retrieved 11 June 2024.

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