Switzerland women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Switzerland 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 (163)
Top scorer	Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (74)
FIFA code	SUI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	25 1 (16 August 2024) [1]
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)

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.

History

Switzerland women's national football team

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).

The Swiss team greeting their fans after dismissing Azerbaïdjan in Lausanne on their way to Euro 2025.

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] 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 first time and have qualified automatically as host.

Switzerland has never qualified for the Olympic games.

Results and fixtures

Further information: 2023–24 in Swiss football and 2024–25 in Swiss football

• 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

2024

Poland   v   Switzerland

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

Poland   v   Switzerland

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

Switzerland   v   Turkey

5 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Switzerland	3–1	Turkey	Zürich
19:00	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)

Switzerland   v   Hungary

31 May Euro 2025 qualifying	Switzerland	2–1	Hungary	Biel
20:00	Lehmann 27' Bachmann 61'	Report	Zeller 56'	Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)

Hungary   v   Switzerland

4 June Euro 2025 qualifying	Hungary	1–0	Switzerland	Budapest
17:30	Pápai 74'	Report		Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

Turkey   v   Switzerland

12 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Turkey	0–2	Switzerland	İzmit
20:30		Report	Schertenleib 58' Crnogorčević 65'	Stadium: Kocaeli Stadium Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Switzerland   v   Azerbaijan

16 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Switzerland	3–0	Azerbaijan	Lausanne
19:00	Terchoun 25' Calligaris 77' Crnogorčević 88'	Report		Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 2,222 Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)

Switzerland   v   Australia

25 October Friendly	Switzerland	1–1	Australia	Zurich
20:00 UTC+2	Reuteler 58'	Source	Foord 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

Switzerland   v   France

29 October Friendly	Switzerland	2–1	France	Geneva
21:00	Bachmann 25' (pen.) Luyet 54'	Report	Gago 34'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)

Switzerland   v   Germany

29 November Friendly	Switzerland	0–6	Germany	Zürich
20:00		Report	Nüsken 43' Freigang 50', 65' Schüller 56', 90+1' Zicai 73'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 17,306 Referee: Zulema González González (Spain)

England   v   Switzerland

3 December Friendly	England	1–0	Switzerland	Sheffield
19:45	Clinton 8'			Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,870 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

2025

Switzerland   v   Iceland

19 February 2025–26 Nations League

Switzerland

v

Iceland

Norway   v   Switzerland

26 February 2025–26 Nations League

Norway

v

Switzerland

Switzerland   v   France

2 April 2025–26 Nations League

Switzerland

v

France

Iceland   v   Switzerland

8 April 2025–26 Nations League

Iceland

v

Switzerland

France   v   Switzerland

26 May 2025–26 Nations League

France

v

Switzerland

Switzerland   v   Norway

3 June 2025–26 Nations League

Switzerland

v

Norway

Switzerland   v A2

2 July Euro 2025 group stage	Switzerland	v	A2	Basel
				Stadium: St. Jakob-Park

Switzerland   v A3

6 July Euro 2025 group stage	Switzerland	v	A3	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf

A4 v Switzerland  

10 July Euro 2025 group stage	A4	v	Switzerland	Geneva
				Stadium: Stade de Genève

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

The senior women's management team includes:

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

Manager history

• Jost Leuzinger (2000–2004) ^{[7] [8]}
• Béatrice von Siebenthal (2005–2012) ^[9]
• Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (2012–2018) ^{[10] [11]}
• Nils Nielsen (2018–2022) ^[12]
• Inka Grings (2022–2023)
• Reto Gertschen (2023) (caretaker)
• Pia Sundhage (2024–)

Players

Current squad

The following players are called-up for the friendly matches against Germany and England in November and December 2024. ^[13]

Caps and goals are correct as of December 3, 2024.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Nadine Böhi	(2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 21)	0	0	St. Gallen
21	1 GK	Elvira Herzog	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24)	17	0	RB Leipzig
12	1 GK	Livia Peng	(2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Werder Bremen
18	2 DF	Viola Calligaris	(1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28)	60	8	Juventus
5	2 DF	Noelle Maritz	(1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 28)	122	2	Aston Villa
2	2 DF	Julia Stierli	(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 27)	44	1	SC Freiburg
8	2 DF	Nadine Riesen	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24)	25	1	Eintracht Frankfurt
	2 DF	Lara Marti	(1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25)	17	0	RB Leipzig
	2 DF	Larina Baumann	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)	5	0	St. Gallen
	3 MF	Amira Arfaoui	(1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Werder Bremen
	3 MF	Alena Bienz	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)	4	0	1. FC Köln
	3 MF	Noemi Ivelj	(2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 (age 18)	6	1	Grasshoppers
16	3 MF	Sandrine Mauron	(1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 27)	43	2	Servette
17	3 MF	Seraina Piubel	(2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 24)	21	3	West Ham United
	3 MF	Sydney Schertenleib	(2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 17)	6	1	Barcelona
11	3 MF	Coumba Sow	(1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30)	54	13	Basel
14	3 MF	Smilla Vallotto	(2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 20)	16	1	Hammarby IF
	3 MF	Stephanie Waeber	(2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Young Boys
	3 MF	Riola Xhemaili	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)	29	5	PSV Eindhoven
	4 FW	Lydia Andrade	(1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 25)	5	0	RB Leipzig
10	4 FW	Ramona Bachmann	(1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 33)	151	60	Houston Dash
	4 FW	Iman Beney	(2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Young Boys
9	4 FW	Ana Maria Crnogorčević	(1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 34)	163	74	Seattle Reign
	4 FW	Aurélie Csillag	(2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Basel
23	4 FW	Alisha Lehmann	(1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 25)	57	8	Juventus
22	4 FW	Meriame Terchoun	(1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 29)	40	3	Dijon

Recent call-ups

• The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Noemi Benz	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Zürich	v.   France, 29 October 2024
DF	Luana Bühler	(1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 (age 28)	56	3	Tottenham Hotspur	v.   France, 29 October 2024
DF	Laura Felber	(2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Servette	v.   Azerbaijan, 9 April 2024
DF	Naomi Mégroz	(1998-08-06)6 August 1998 (aged 25)	14	1	Zürich	v.   Hungary, 4 June 2024
DF	Marion Rey	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25)	6	0	Basel	v.   Hungary, 31 May 2024
DF	Caterina Tramezzani	(2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Luzern	v.   Hungary, 4 June 2024
MF	Géraldine Reuteler	(1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25)	73	12	Eintracht Frankfurt	v.   France, 29 October 2024
MF	Lia Kamber	(2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Luzern	v.   Azerbaijan, 16 July 2024
MF	Caterina Regazzoni	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Northwestern Wildcats	v.   Azerbaijan, 16 July 2024
MF	Lia Wälti (captain)	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 31)	121	5	Arsenal	v.   France, 29 October 2024
MF	Leila Wandeler	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Lyon	v.   Poland, 27 February 2024
FW	Leela Egli	(2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 (age 17)	1	0	SC Freiburg	v.   Poland, 27 February 2024
FW	Naomi Luyet	(2005-12-19) 19 December 2005 (age 18)	5	1	Young Boys	v.   France, 29 October 2024
FW	Alayah Pilgrim	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21)	9	3	Roma	v.   Azerbaijan, 9 April 2024

Individual statistics

As of December 3, 2024.

Players in bold are still active with Switzerland.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Ana Maria Crnogorčević	163	74	2009–present
2	Ramona Bachmann	151	60	2007–present
3	Lara Dickenmann	135	53	2002–2018
4	Martina Moser	129	20	2005–2017
5	Caroline Abbé	127	10	2006–2017
6	Noelle Maritz	122	5	2011–present
7	Lia Wälti	121	2	2013–present
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	Fabienne Humm	80	25	2012–2023
14	Vanessa Bürki	79	10	2004–2017
15	Marisa Brunner	78	0	2003–2012

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Career
1	Ana Maria Crnogorčević	74	163	2009–present
2	Ramona Bachmann	60	151	2007–present
3	Lara Dickenmann	53	135	2002–2018
4	Fabienne Humm	25	80	2012–2023
5	Martina Moser	20	129	2005–2017
6	Rahel Kiwic	14	83	2012–2022
7	Coumba Sow	13	54	2018–present
	Sonja Stettler Spinner	13	51	1984–1998

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: Switzerland at the 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	P/R	Rnk
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								6 [a]	5	0	1	14	3		19th
Total	3/14	6	1	2	3	7	11		100	40	18	42	158	191	19th

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

World Cup / Euro Qualifying match history

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position / Notes
0000 1984 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	FR 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

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
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		2024	Did not qualify
2025	A	2	To be determined										2025	To be determined
Total				6	1	0	5	2	17	14th			Total

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

See also

• Switzerland portal
• Sports portal
• Games portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• Sport in Switzerland
  • Football in Switzerland
    • Women's football in Switzerland
• Switzerland women's national under-17 football team
• Switzerland women's national beach soccer team

Notes

1. Switzerland qualified automatically as hosts. However they still participated in the qualifying competition, which from Euro 2025 onwards is linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
2. "Fast-improving Switzerland aim for fresh highs". FIFA. 1 January 1900. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
3. "Canada edge past Switzerland into last eight of Women's World Cup". The Guardian. Reuters. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
4. "An obituary for Switzerland". 21 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
5. "Standings". UEFA. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
6. "Schweiz gewinnt mit 15:0 – und muss doch in die WM-Playoffs". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022..
7. "Behind the scenes at a UEFA Champions League" (PDF). UEFA. 19 January 2005. 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.
8. "Info Magazin Ostschweizer Fussballverband" [Info magazine of the Eastern Swiss Football Association](PDF) (in German). Eastern Swiss Football Association. 29 May 2014. Jost Leuzinger, von 2000 bis 2004 selber Nationaltrainer der Frauen... [Jost Leuzinger, who was the women's national coach from 2000 to 2004...]
9. "Von Siebenthal steps down as Switzerland coach". UEFA. 22 December 2011.
10. "Switzerland: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg appointed head coach of the national team". W Soccer News. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015.
11. "Germany name Martina Voss-Tecklenburg as women's coach". Deutsche Welle . 26 April 2018.
12. "Nils Nielsen named as next Head Coach of the Switzerland WNT". Medium . 19 September 2018.
13. Sven, Micossé. "Frauen-Nationalteam: Vier Comebacks und zwei neue Gesichter für den Qualifikationsabschluss". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2024.

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile