Liechtenstein women's national football team

Liechtenstein
Nickname(s)	The Blues-Reds
Association	Liechtenstein Football Association ; (Liechtensteiner Fussballverband)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Adrienne Krysl
Captain	Viktoria Gerner
Most caps	Eva Fasel (13)
Top scorer	Viktoria Gerner / Shania Vogt / Lena Göppel (3)
Home stadium	Freizeitpark Widau
FIFA code	LIE
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	187 (16 August 2024)
Highest	187 (August 2024)
Lowest	187 (August 2024)
First international
	Liechtenstein 1–2 Luxembourg ; (Eschen, Liechtenstein; 11 April 2021)
Biggest win
	Liechtenstein 4–1 Gibraltar ; (Ruggell, Liechtenstein; 24 June 2021)
Biggest defeat
	Cyprus 5–0 Liechtenstein ; (Larnaca, Cyprus; 6 October 2022)

Last updated August 18, 2024

The Liechtenstein women's national football team (German : Liechtensteinische Fussballnationalmannschaft) is the national women's football team of the Principality of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial friendly against FFC Vorderland in Triesen, Liechtenstein, a 2–3 defeat in June 2019. Their first official match was on 11 April 2021, a 2–1 defeat against Luxembourg.^[4]

History

Liechtenstein did not have a women's national team by 2006 at either the senior or youth level. In 2013, President of the Liechtenstein Football Association (LIV) Matthias Voigt said he was committed towards working on the creation of a women's national team, and pointed to the activity level in the women's domestic competition.^[5] Despite this comment, the federation had no staff dedicated to women's football as of 2017 and also did not have a women's football committee. Inclusion of women in governance was also limited, with only one woman serving on a committee and only five women serving in managerial positions within the organization.^[6]^[7] Progress on the development front as a result of activities by the LFV were part of the reason that Radio Liechtenstein cited in September 2017 the time to create a senior women's national team.^[8]

Liechtenstein's U16 and U18 girls' national teams had already been in existence by 2017.^[6] UEFA listed the senior national women's side as a U19 B team.^[6]

Bettina Huber

Mia Hammermann

Sophia Hürlimann

Lena Göppel

Sina Kollmann

Felicia Frick

Fiona Batliner

Eva Beck

Julia Benneckenstein

Eva Fasel

Viktoria Gerner

Starting line-up for first ever international.

On 11 April 2021, the team played their first official match, a 2–1 defeat against Luxembourg. Liechtenstein took the lead in the 35th minute with a goal by Viktoria Gerner, the first official goal in the team's history.^[9]

Team image

Nicknames

The Liechtenstein women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "The Blues-Reds".

Home stadium

Liechtenstein play its home matches on the Freizeitpark Widau.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Void or Postponed Fixture

2024

22 February International friendly	Gibraltar	2–3	Liechtenstein	Gibraltar
	Olivero 38' Gilbert 90+3'	Report (LFV)	Risch 15' Fasel 45+1' Göppel 74'	Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portuguese Football Federation)

25 February International friendly	Gibraltar	1–1	Liechtenstein	Gibraltar
	Gilbert 51'	Report (LFV)	Hürlimann 15'	Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portuguese Football Federation)

11 July International friendly	Liechtenstein	1–1	Namibia	Ruggell, Liechtenstein
17:00	Stampfli 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (LFV)	Amukoto 14'	Stadium: Freizeitpark Widau Attendance: 200 Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland)

14 July International friendly	Liechtenstein	0–2	Namibia	Ruggell, Liechtenstein
09:00		Report (FIFA) Report (LFV)	Kahiriri 22' Ngonda 37'	Stadium: Freizeitpark Widau Attendance: 300 Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

All-time record

As of 14 July 2024
Key

Positive balance

Neutral balance

Negative balance

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Andorra	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	000.00
Cyprus	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	000.00
Gibraltar	6	4	1	1	13	8	+5	066.67
Kosovo	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	000.00
Luxembourg	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Namibia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Total	15	4	2	9	19	33	−14	026.67

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 7 July 2024^[10]

Position	Name
Head coach	Adrienne Krysl
Assistant coach	Áron Horvath
Goalkeeping coach	Claudio Moffa
Physio	Oliwia Vetter
Physio	Jana Elvedi
Team doctor	Inge Liem
Equipment manager	Eduard Fried
Team manager	Marco Vögeli

Manager history

Philipp Riedener (2020–2023)
Florian Holenstein (caretaker) (2023)
Adrienne Krysl (2023–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendlies against Namibia on 11 and 14 July 2024.^[11]
Caps and goals are current as of 14 July 2024 after the match against Namibia.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1 GK	Bettina Huber	(1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 28)	9	0	Staad
1 GK	Marcia Bischofberger	(2004-01-17) 17 January 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Wil
1 GK	Marie Göldi	(2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Triesenberg

2 DF	Sophia Hürlimann	(2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 24)	12	1	Winterthur
2 DF	Mia Hammermann	(1997-03-19) 19 March 1997 (age 27)	11	0	SV Litzelstetten
2 DF	Felicia Frick	(2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 20)	10	0	Carson–Newman University
2 DF	Sina Kollmann	(2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 (age 21)	10	0	Triesen
2 DF	Salomé Stampfli	(2005-06-09) 9 June 2005 (age 19)	9	2	St. Gallen
2 DF	Mia Rinderer	(2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Triesen

3 MF	Eva Fasel	(1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 29)	13	1	Triesen
3 MF	Lena Göppel	(2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 23)	8	3	Meppen
3 MF	Katharina Risch	(2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 19)	6	1	St. Gallen
3 MF	Camilla Kind	(2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Triesen
3 MF	Sophia Blumenthal	(2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Staad
3 MF	Elis Eiler-Kühne	(1990-08-13) 13 August 1990 (age 34)	3	0	Staad
3 MF	Valennia Göldi	(2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Triesenberg
3 MF	Lorena Heeb	(1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Balzers

4 FW	Julia Benneckenstein	(2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 24)	12	0	Thomas Jefferson University
4 FW	Viktoria Gerner ( captain )	(1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 35)	12	3	Staad
4 FW	Shania Vogt	(1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25)	12	3	Staad

Recent call-ups

The following players were called up in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Timea Sele	(2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Widnau	v. Gibraltar, 25 February 2024

DF	Elena Lohner	(2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 (age 23)	11	0	Triesen	v. Gibraltar, 25 February 2024
DF	Lara Uebersax	(1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 (age 25)	5	0	Triesen	v. Gibraltar, 25 February 2024
DF	Eva Beck	(1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 26)	5	0	Oerlikon/Polizei	v. Gibraltar, 25 February 2024

MF	Isabelle Wiebach	(1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 30)	10	0	Widnau	v. Gibraltar, 25 February 2024
MF	Katharina Tschupp	(2006-05-21) 21 May 2006 (age 18)	10	1	Luzern II	v. Gibraltar, 25 February 2024

Notes:

PRE = Preliminary squad
INJ = Injured

Captains

Viktoria Gerner (2021–)

Records

Source: LFV Statistics

As of 14 July 2024

Players in bold are still active and available for selection.

Most capped players

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Years
1	Eva Fasel	13	1	2021–
2	Shania Vogt	12	3	2021–
	Viktoria Gerner	12	3	2021–
	Sophia Hürlimann	12	1	2021–
	Julia Benneckenstein	12	0	2021–
6	Christina Müssner	11	2	2021–
	Mia Hammermann	11	0	2021–
	Elena Lohner	11	0	2021–
9	Fiona Batliner	10	2	2021–
	Katharina Tschupp	10	1	2021–
	Felicia Frick	10	0	2021–
	Sina Kollmann	10	0	2021–
	Isabelle Wiebach	10	0	2021–

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Caps	Goals	Ratio	Career
1	Lena Göppel	8	3	0.38	2021–
	Viktoria Gerner	12	3	0.25	2021–
	Shania Vogt	12	3	0.25	2021–
4	Salomé Stampfli	9	2	0.22	2021–
	Fiona Batliner	10	2	0.2	2021–
	Christina Müssner	11	2	0.18	2021–
7	Katharina Risch	6	1	0.17	2023–
	Katharina Tschupp	10	1	0.1	2021–
	Sophia Hürlimann	12	1	0.08	2021–
	Eva Fasel	13	1	0.08	2021–

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record								Qualification record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1991 to 2019	Team did not exist							Team did not exist
2023	Did not enter							Did not enter
2027	To be determined							To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record									Qualification record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1984 to 2017	Team did not exist								Team did not exist
2022	Did not enter								Did not enter
2025	Did not enter								Did not enter
2029	To be determined								To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Related Research Articles

The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of the Principality of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German.

The Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) is the governing body of football in Liechtenstein. It was established on 28 April 1934, and became affiliated to UEFA on 22 May 1974. The association organizes the Liechtenstein national football team and the Liechtenstein Football Cup. Because Liechtenstein has fewer than 8 active teams, it is the only UEFA member without its own national league. This means the Liechtensteiner teams play in the Swiss Football League system. The LFV is based in Schaan.

The Liechtenstein Football Cup is Liechtenstein's premier football competition, and has been organised annually by the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) since 1946. The winner qualifies to take part in the UEFA Conference League.

Mario Frick is a Liechtensteiner retired professional footballer who is currently a manager for Luzern. He has earned 125 caps and scored a national record 16 goals for his country from his international debut in 1993 until his retirement in 2015. Mainly a striker, Frick was also deployed as a centre-back on occasion.

FC Ruggell is a Liechtensteiner amateur football team that plays in Ruggell. They currently play in the Swiss Football League, in 2. Liga, which is the sixth tier of Swiss football. Like all Liechtensteiner clubs, they play in the Swiss football pyramid.

Martin Stocklasa is a Liechtenstein football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was most recently the manager of Liechtenstein club FC Vaduz, who play in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football.

One of the most popular sports in Liechtenstein is football. In Liechtenstein there is no national association football league however there are seven clubs in Liechtenstein which play in the Swiss football league system.

The Liechtenstein national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Liechtenstein in the UEFA U-21 Championship, and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association, the governing body of football in Liechtenstein. On 5 October 2022, it was announced that this team would be dissolved for 2023 and 2024, and would return in time for the UEFA U21-Championship 2027 qualification campaign. This decision was made because most of the higher quality players in this age category would end up playing for the senior team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benjamin Büchel</span> Liechtensteiner footballer

Benjamin Büchel is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz, which he captains, and the Liechtenstein national team.

The Luxembourg women's national football team represents Luxembourg in international women's football.

The Botswana women's national football team is the women's national football team of Botswana and is controlled by the Botswana Football Association. They qualified for their maiden Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) tournament that will be held in Morocco in July 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Namibia women's national football team</span> Womens national association football team representing Namibia

The Namibia women's national football team is the senior national women's football team of Namibia and is overseen by the Namibia Football Association.

Women's football in Liechtenstein faces challenges because it is not amongst the most popular sports for women. However, in recent years there have been national teams formed in various age groups, and the sport is gaining popularity.

Maximilian Göppel is a Liechtensteiner footballer who plays as a defender for Swiss 1. Liga club USV Eschen/Mauren and the Liechtenstein national team.

The Liechtenstein national under-17 football team is the under-17 football team of Liechtenstein. It is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association.

The Gibraltar women's national football team represents the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar in international women's football. Although the Gibraltar Football Association is a member of UEFA and FIFA, the association is yet to field a women's team in FIFA Women's World Cup or UEFA Women's Championship qualification. Instead, the team has largely been restricted to appearances at the biennial Island Games football tournaments, first appearing in the 2011 edition.

Martin Marxer is a Swiss-born Liechtensteiner footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss club FC Muri-Gümligen and the Liechtenstein national team.

Viktoria Viga Anna Gerner is a Liechtensteiner footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Staad and the Liechtenstein women's national team.

Fiona Batliner is a Liechtensteiner footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Swiss club St. Gallen and the Liechtenstein national football team.

The 2023–23 Liechtenstein Cup was the 78th season of Liechtenstein's annual cup competition. Seven clubs competed with a total of 17 teams for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League. FC Vaduz were the defending champions.

References

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
↑ "Spielbericht Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (LFV)". www.lfv.li (in German). April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
↑ "Spielbericht Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (LFV)". www.lfv.li (in German). June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
↑ "Liechtenstein - Luxemburg 1:2 (1:0)". Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (LFV) (in German). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
↑ Farrell, Callum (6 October 2013). "Head of Liechtenstein FA outlines the way forward towards success". Here Is The City. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
1 2 3 "Women's football across the national associations 2017" (PDF). Women's Football in Europe. UEFA: 44. 2017.
↑ "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
↑ "Frauenfussball wird immer populärer". Radio Liechtenstein (in German). 21 September 2017.
↑ "Liechtenstein v Luxembourg".
↑ "Trainer- und Betreuerstab" (in German). Liechtenstein Football Association. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
↑ "Frauen Nationalteam" (PDF). Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (in German). 7 July 2024.

External links

Liechtenstein women's national football team – official website (in German)
FIFA profile

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[2] "Spielbericht Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (LFV)". www.lfv.li (in German). April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[3] "Spielbericht Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (LFV)". www.lfv.li (in German). June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[4] "Liechtenstein - Luxemburg 1:2 (1:0)". Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (LFV) (in German). Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[:1-5] Farrell, Callum (6 October 2013). "Head of Liechtenstein FA outlines the way forward towards success". Here Is The City. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[:2-6] 1 2 3 "Women's football across the national associations 2017" (PDF). Women's Football in Europe. UEFA: 44. 2017.

[world-rank-fifa-7] "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[8] "Frauenfussball wird immer populärer". Radio Liechtenstein (in German). 21 September 2017.

[9] "Liechtenstein v Luxembourg".

[10] "Trainer- und Betreuerstab" (in German). Liechtenstein Football Association. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[11] "Frauen Nationalteam" (PDF). Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (in German). 7 July 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

v t e National women's football teams of Europe (UEFA)
Active	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany Serbia and Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia
Other	Great Britain Vatican City