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Nickname(s) | La Nati (National team) Rossocrociati (Red Crosses) | ||
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Association | Swiss Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Pia Sundhage | ||
Captain | Lia Wälti | ||
Most caps | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (173) | ||
Top scorer | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (74) | ||
FIFA code | SUI | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 24 ![]() | ||
Highest | 15 (June – August 2016) | ||
Lowest | 31 (March – June 2007) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Basel, Switzerland; 4 May 1972) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Lausanne, Switzerland; 6 September 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (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 | Quarter-finals (2025) |
The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football. [2]
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.
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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. [3] [4]
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. [5]
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. [6] Switzerland then qualifies for the 2023 World Cup, 8 years after its only participation. It again manages to pass the 1st round and even finishes first in group A, thanks to an entry victory against the Philippines, novices in the competition (2–0), then two goalless draws in turn against Norway, then New Zealand, the host country of the event, resisting the offensive tendencies of the Scandinavians and the Oceanians. In the next round, the Nati will meet Spain, 2nd in Group C and eventual winners of the tournament, an opponent who has never made it past the round of 16 either. Switzerland are heavily beaten by La Roja (1–5) despite a fairly quick equalizer thanks to an unlikely own goal by Spanish defender Laia Codina and stops at the same stage as 8 years ago.
In 2025, Switzerland hosted the UEFA Women's Euro for the first time and have qualified automatically as host. After a loss in the opening game against Norway, they eventually managed to reached the Quarter finals, thanks to a 2–0 win against Iceland and a draw due to last-minute goal versus Finland. The tournament finally ended with a 0–2 defeat, once again the opponent was Spain.
Switzerland has never qualified for the Olympic games.
Win Draw Loss
25 October Friendly | Switzerland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Zurich |
20:00 UTC+2 | Reuteler ![]() | Source | Foord ![]() | Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands) |
29 October Friendly | Switzerland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Geneva |
21:00 | Report | Gago ![]() | Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy) |
29 November Friendly | Switzerland ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Zürich |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 17,306 Referee: Zulema González González (Spain) |
3 December Friendly | England ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Sheffield |
19:45 |
| Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,870 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal) |
21 February 2025–26 Nations League | Switzerland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Zurich |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 7,718 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) |
25 February 2025–26 Nations League | Norway ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Stavanger |
18:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 3,713 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
2 April 2025–26 Nations League | Switzerland ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | St. Gallen |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 11,011 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal) |
8 April 2025–26 Nations League | Iceland ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Reykjavík |
16:45 UTC+0 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Valbjarnarvöllur Attendance: 870 Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark) |
30 May 2025–26 Nations League | France ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Tomblaine |
21:10 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Marcel-Picot Attendance: 12,359 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
3 June 2025–26 Nations League | Switzerland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Sion |
20:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 6,888 Referee: Maria Caputi (Italia) |
26 June Friendly | Switzerland ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Winterthur |
18:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese Attendance: 7,778 Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland) |
2 July Euro 2025 GS | Switzerland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Basel |
21:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 34,063 Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania) |
6 July Euro 2025 GS | Switzerland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Bern |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,658 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
10 July Euro 2025 GS | Finland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Geneva |
21:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 26,388 Referee: Stephanie Frappart (France) |
18 July Euro 2025 QF | Spain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Bern |
21:00 |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,734 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy) |
The senior women's management team includes:
Role | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coaches | ![]() |
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Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
The following players were called-up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. [13] Luana Bühler withdrew from the squad due to injury on 30 June and was replaced with Laia Ballesté. [14]
Caps and goals are correct as of 18 July 2025, after the match against Spain. [15]
The following players were called up to the squad within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Noemi Benz | 31 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Luana Bühler INJ | 28 April 1996 | 61 | 3 | ![]() | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
DF | Lara Marti INJ | 21 September 1999 | 18 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Eseosa Aigbogun PRE | 23 May 1993 | 99 | 3 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Larina Baumann | 17 February 1998 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Alena Bienz INJ | 5 March 2003 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Amira Arfaoui PRE | 8 August 1999 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Stephanie Waeber | 8 December 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Naina Inauen PRE | 15 November 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Seraina Piubel PRE | 2 June 2000 | 25 | 3 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Ramona Bachmann INJ | 25 December 1990 | 153 | 60 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Aurélie Csillag PRE | 24 January 2003 | 8 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Lydia Andrade PRE | February 20, 1999 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Naomi Luyet PRE | 19 December 2005 | 5 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
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Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević | 173 | 74 | 2009–present |
2 | Ramona Bachmann | 153 | 60 | 2007–present |
3 | Lara Dickenmann | 135 | 53 | 2002–2018 |
4 | Noelle Maritz | 133 | 2 | 2011–present |
5 | Lia Wälti | 131 | 5 | 2013–present |
6 | Martina Moser | 129 | 20 | 2005–2017 |
7 | Caroline Abbé | 127 | 10 | 2006–2017 |
8 | Gaëlle Thalmann | 109 | 0 | 2007–2023 |
9 | Eseosa Aigbogun | 99 | 3 | 2013–present |
10 | Vanessa Bernauer | 91 | 7 | 2006–2022 |
11 | Sandy Maendly | 89 | 12 | 2006–2022 |
12 | Rahel Kiwic | 83 | 14 | 2012–2022 |
13 | Géraldine Reuteler | 81 | 15 | 2017–present |
14 | Fabienne Humm | 80 | 25 | 2012–2023 |
15 | Vanessa Bürki | 79 | 10 | 2004–2017 |
16 | Marisa Brunner | 78 | 0 | 2003–2012 |
17 | Selina Kuster | 76 | 2 | 2009–2017 |
18 | Viola Calligaris | 71 | 8 | 2015–present |
19 | Sandra Betschart | 67 | 2 | 2007–2017 |
20 | Rahel Graf | 62 | 1 | 2007–2015 |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Career |
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1 | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević | 74 | 173 | 2009–present |
2 | Ramona Bachmann | 60 | 153 | 2007–present |
3 | Lara Dickenmann | 53 | 135 | 2002–2018 |
4 | Fabienne Humm | 25 | 80 | 2012–2023 |
5 | Martina Moser | 20 | 129 | 2005–2017 |
6 | Géraldine Reuteler | 15 | 81 | 2017–present |
7 | Rahel Kiwic | 14 | 83 | 2012–2022 |
8 | Sonja Stettler Spinner | 13 | 51 | 1984–1998 |
9 | Coumba Sow | 13 | 55 | 2018–present |
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pos. | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
![]() | did not qualify | UEFA Euro 1991 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | UEFA Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | −5 | ||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | ||||||||||
![]() | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | −15 | ||||||||||
![]() | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 17 | +18 | ||||||||||
![]() | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 | +52 | |
![]() | did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | |||||||||
![]() ![]() | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 5 | +41 | |
![]() | to be determined | to be determined | |||||||||||||||
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Total | 2/9 | 15th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 69 | 36 | 8 | 25 | 171 | 83 | +88 |
FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
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Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
![]() | Group stage | 8 June | ![]() | L 0–1 | BC Place, Vancouver |
12 June | ![]() | W 10–1 | |||
16 June | ![]() | L 1–2 | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton | ||
Round of 16 | 21 June | ![]() | L 0–1 | BC Place, Vancouver | |
![]() ![]() | Group stage | 21 July | ![]() | W 2–0 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
25 July | ![]() | D 0–0 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | ||
30 July | ![]() | D 0–0 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | ||
Round of 16 | 5 August | ![]() | L 1–5 | Eden Park, Auckland |
Switzerland at the UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | – | ||||||||
![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 28 | ||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | ||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | ||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | ||||||||||
![]() | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
![]() | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||
![]() | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | ||||||||||
![]() | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 24 | ||||||||||
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | ||||
![]() | Quarter final | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 [a] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | ![]() | 19th | |
Total | 3/14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 100 | 40 | 18 | 42 | 158 | 191 | 19th |
Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position / Notes |
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1984 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 2–0, 1–1 | ![]() | 3 / 4 |
1–1, 0–0 | ![]() | |||
0–2, 0–2 | ![]() | |||
![]() | GS: Gr.4 | 2–0, 0–3 | ![]() | 4 / 4 |
0–3, 1–2 | ![]() | |||
1–2, 1–1 | ![]() | |||
![]() | GS: Gr.3 | 1–7, 3–0 | ![]() | 4 / 4 |
0–0, 0–10 | ![]() | |||
0–5, 0–6 | ![]() | |||
![]() | GS: Gr.5 | 0–4, 0–4 | ![]() | 3 / 4 |
0–0, 2–1 | ![]() | |||
1–4, 0–4 | ![]() | |||
![]() | GS: Gr.1 | 0–10, 0–6 | ![]() | 3 / 3 |
0–0, 0–1 | ![]() | |||
![]() | GS: Gr.5 | 3–2, 4–2 | ![]() | 3 / 4 |
0–5, 0–11 | ![]() | |||
1–2, 1–1 | ![]() | |||
![]() ![]() | GS: Class B, Gr.3 | 5–0, 1–1 | ![]() | 1 / 4 |
3–0, 3–4 | ![]() | |||
0–2, 3–1 | ![]() | |||
Promotion play-off | 3–2 3–0 | ![]() | Promoted to Class A | |
![]() | GS: Class A, Gr.2 | 0–1 0–1 | ![]() | 4 / 4 |
1–2, 0–3 | ![]() | |||
1–3, 0–2 | ![]() | |||
Relegation play-off | 1–0, 4–0 | ![]() | Remain in Class A | |
![]() | GS: Class A, Gr.2 | 0–4 0–1 | ![]() | 4 / 4 |
0–3, 0–1 | ![]() | |||
1–0, 0–2 | ![]() | |||
Relegation play-off | 1–1, 0–0 | ![]() | Remain in Class A | |
![]() | GS: Class A, Gr.2 | 1–0 0–1 | ![]() | 3 / 4 |
0–4, 1–4 | ![]() | |||
0–5, 0–4 | ![]() | |||
![]() | GS: Class A, Gr.1 | 0–6, 0–2 | ![]() | 4 / 5 |
1–0, 0–1 | ![]() | |||
1–1, 0–2 | ![]() | |||
0–1, 0–0 | ![]() | |||
![]() | GS: Class A, Gr.4 | 0–2, 0–2 | ![]() | 5 / 5 |
0–4, 0–6 | ![]() | |||
2–0, 0–2 | ![]() | |||
0–1, 1–1 | ![]() | |||
![]() | GS: Gr.4 | 1–0, 1–3 | ![]() | 3 / 5 |
2–2, 1–1 | ![]() | |||
0–7, 0–3 | ![]() | |||
2–0, 2–0 | ![]() | |||
![]() | GS: Gr.6 | 2–0, 2–1 | ![]() | 1 / 5 |
1–2, 3–0 | ![]() | |||
2–1, 6–0 | ![]() | |||
4–2, 8–0 | ![]() | |||
Play-offs | 0–2, 2–3 | ![]() | ||
Repechage: SF | 3–1, 0–0 | ![]() | ||
Repechage: F | 0–1, 2–4 | ![]() | ||
![]() | GS: Gr.2 | 1–4, 0–6 | ![]() | 3 / 6 |
4–1, 2–4 | ![]() | |||
2–3, 4–3 | ![]() | |||
8–1, 0–1 | ![]() | |||
5–0, 3–1 | ![]() |
UEFA Women's Nations League record | ||||||||||||||||||||
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League phase | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
Season | Lg | Grp | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
2023–24 | A | 4 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | ![]() | 14th | ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
2025 | A | 2 | To be determined | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14th | Total |
![]() | Promoted at end of season |
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![]() | No movement at end of season |
![]() | Relegated at end of season |
* | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
Changes are afoot at the helm of the women's national and Under-19 teams, following the retirement of Jost Leuzinger, former Swiss championship player and current Technical Director of the Regional Football Association of Eastern Switzerland, who has spent four-and-a-half years as coach of the senior women's national side.
Jost Leuzinger, von 2000 bis 2004 selber Nationaltrainer der Frauen... [Jost Leuzinger, who was the women's national coach from 2000 to 2004...]