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 (147) | ||
Top scorer | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (71) | ||
FIFA code | SUI | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 22 1 (15 December 2023) [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.
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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] 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 very first time and have qualified automatically as host.
Switzerland has never qualified for the Olympic games.
Win Draw Loss
21 February Friendly | Switzerland | 1–1 | Poland | San Pedro Alcántara, Spain |
16:00 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Marbella Football Center Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar) |
6 April Friendly | Switzerland | 0–0 | China | Luzern, Switzerland |
--:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 4,290 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
11 April Friendly | Switzerland | 1–2 | Iceland | Zürich, Switzerland |
Piubel 39' |
| Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 4,023 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
30 JuneFriendly | Switzerland | 3–3 | Zambia | Biel, Switzerland |
Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 2,542 Referee: Stacey Pearson (England) |
5 JulyFriendly | Switzerland | 0–0 | Morocco | Winterthur, Switzerland |
Stadium: Schützenwiese Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany) |
21 July FIFA WC Group | Philippines | 0–2 | Switzerland | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Report | Bachmann 45'
| Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo) |
25 July FIFA WC Group | Switzerland | 0–0 | Norway | Hamilton, New Zealand |
Report | Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 10,769 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
30 July FIFA WC Group | Switzerland | 0–0 | New Zealand | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Report | Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Attendance: 25,947 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
5 August FIFA WC R16 | Switzerland | 1–5 | Spain | Auckland, New Zealand |
Report | Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales) |
22 September 2023–24 Nations League | Switzerland | 0–1 | Italy | St. Gallen |
Report |
| Stadium: Kybunpark Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
26 September 2023–24 Nations League | Spain | 5–0 | Switzerland | Córdoba, Spain |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland) |
27 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Sweden | 1–0 | Switzerland | Gothenburg, Sweden |
18:30 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
31 October 2023–24 Nations League | Switzerland | 1–7 | Spain | Zürich |
19:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Switzerland | 1–0 | Sweden | Lucerne |
--:-- UTC+1 | Report | Attendance: Swissporarena |
5 December 2023–24 Nations League | Italy | 3–0 | Switzerland | Parma |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini |
23 February Friendly | Poland | v | Switzerland |
27 February Friendly | Poland | v | Switzerland |
2 July 2025 Euro 2025 group stage | Switzerland | v | A2 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
The senior women's management team includes:
Role | Name |
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Head coach | Pia Sundhage |
Assistant coach | |
Goalkeeping coach |
The following players were called up for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Sweden and Italy on 1 and 5 December 2023 respectively. [13]
Caps and goals are correct as of 26 September 2023.
Head coach:
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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12 | GK | Livia Peng | 14 March 2002 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | Werder Bremen |
21 | GK | Elvira Herzog | 5 March 2000 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | RB Leipzig |
GK | Noemi Benz | 31 January 2004 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | FC Zürich | |
19 | DF | Eseosa Aigbogun | 23 May 1993 (aged 30) | 96 | 3 | AS Roma |
15 | DF | Luana Bühler | 28 April 1996 (aged 27) | 43 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
18 | DF | Viola Calligaris | 17 March 1996 (aged 27) | 46 | 5 | Paris Saint-Germain |
4 | DF | Laura Felber | 17 August 2001 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Servette |
5 | DF | Noelle Maritz | 23 December 1995 (aged 27) | 110 | 2 | Aston Villa |
8 | DF | Nadine Riesen | 11 April 2000 (aged 23) | 14 | 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
2 | DF | Julia Stierli | 3 April 1997 (aged 26) | 33 | 1 | FC Zürich |
DF | Ella Touon | 7 August 2003 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | SKN St. Pölten | |
16 | MF | Sandrine Mauron | 19 December 1996 (aged 26) | 37 | 2 | Servette |
17 | MF | Seraina Piubel | 2 June 2000 (aged 23) | 13 | 3 | FC Zürich |
6 | MF | Géraldine Reuteler | 21 April 1999 (aged 24) | 61 | 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
11 | MF | Coumba Sow | 27 August 1994 (aged 28) | 42 | 14 | FC Basel |
13 | MF | Lia Wälti (captain) | 19 April 1993 (aged 30) | 114 | 5 | Arsenal |
MF | Smilla Vallotto | 23 March 2004 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Hammarby IF | |
MF | Riola Xhemaili | 5 March 2003 (aged 20) | 23 | 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
10 | FW | Ramona Bachmann | 25 December 1990 (aged 32) | 138 | 58 | Paris Saint-Germain |
9 | FW | Ana Maria Crnogorčević | 3 October 1990 (aged 32) | 151 | 71 | Atlético Madrid |
23 | FW | Alisha Lehmann | 21 January 1999 (aged 24) | 43 | 6 | Aston Villa |
FW | Alayah Pilgrim | 29 April 2003 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | FC Zürich | |
22 | FW | Meriame Terchoun | 27 October 1995 (aged 27) | 28 | 2 | Dijon |
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Seraina Friedli | 20 March 1993 (aged 30) | 10 | 0 | RSC Anderlecht | v. Spain, 26 September 2023 |
GK | Laura Schneider | 14 December 1995 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | FC Luzern | v. Spain, 26 September 2023 |
DF | Naomi Mégroz | 6 August 1998 (aged 24) | 14 | 1 | FC Zürich | v. Iceland, 11 April 2023 |
DF | Kattalin Stahl | 10 May 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | FC Zürich | v. Iceland, 11 April 2023 |
DF | Marion Rey | 1 March 1999 (aged 24) | 6 | 0 | FC Zürich | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
DF | Lara Marti | 21 September 1999 (aged 23) | 15 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | v. Spain, 26 September 2023 |
DF | Noemi Ivelj | 1 November 2006 (aged 16) | 1 | 0 | Grasshoppers | v. Spain, 31 October 2023 |
MF | Alena Bienz | 5 March 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | 1. FC Köln | v. Poland, 21 February 2023 |
MF | Sally Julini | 1 January 2003 (aged 20) | 4 | 0 | Olympique Lyon | v. Poland, 17 February 2023 |
MF | Amira Arfaoui | 8 August 1999 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
FW | Iman Beney | 23 July 2006 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | BSC YB Frauen | v. Zambia,30 June 2023 INJ |
FW | Fabienne Humm | 20 December 1986 (aged 36) | 80 | 25 | FC Zürich | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
FW | Aurélie Csillag | 24 January 2003 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | FC Basel | v. Spain, 26 September 2023 |
FW | Leela Egli | 11 December 2006 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | FC Zürich | v. Spain, 26 September 2023 |
FW | Svenja Fölmli | 19 August 2002 (aged 20) | 21 | 4 | SC Freiburg | v. Spain, 31 Octobre 2023 |
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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 | |
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 |
FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
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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 record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||||||
Total | 3/13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 94 | 35 | 18 | 41 | 144 | 188 |
Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position / Notes |
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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 | 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 |
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