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 team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a 1–1 draw in 1981. Their first official match came two years later, a 0–1 defeat from Switzerland. Liechtenstein's largest win, a 4–0 win over Luxembourg in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 13 October 2004, was both its first ever away win and its first win in any FIFA World Cup qualifier. Conversely, Liechtenstein is the only country that lost an official match against San Marino, albeit in a friendly match. Liechtenstein suffered its biggest ever loss in 1996, during qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, losing 1–11 to Macedonia, the result also being Macedonia's largest ever win to date. The team's head coach is currently Konrad Fünfstück.
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.
Mario Frick is a Liechtensteiner retired professional footballer who is currently a manager for FC 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.
Martin Stocklasa is a Liechtenstein football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Liechtenstein club FC Vaduz, who play in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football.
Franz Burgmeier is a Liechtenstein former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. Born in Triesen, Burgmeier was a burgeoning footballer and keen skier, until he gave up the latter sport at 16 following a serious injury. Having been a youth player for Triesen, he started his professional career with Vaduz. Burgmeier won several Liechtensteiner Cups with Vaduz, who were promoted to the Swiss Challenge League in 2001, and played in the UEFA Cup. After two unsuccessful attempts to win promotion to the Swiss Super League, Burgmeier left for Aarau in 2005. He spent only one season with Aarau before a move to the previous season's runners-up Basel in 2006. His two seasons with Basel were broken up by a loan spell with Thun, before he moved to England with Darlington in August 2008, where he played for one year.
Thomas Beck is a retired Liechtenstein football striker who last played for FC Triesenberg.
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 due to the fact that most of the higher quality players in this age category would end up playing for the senior team.
Pascal Schürpf is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or striker for Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League. He was also Swiss youth international footballer.
Nicolas Hasler is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a left or right midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz and captains the Liechtenstein national team. He is the son of Rainer Hasler, who was one of Liechtenstein's greatest professional footballers.
Sandro Wieser is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club Vaduz and the Liechtenstein national team.
Daniel Kaufmann is a Liechtensteiner former footballer.
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.
Dennis Salanović is a Liechtensteiner professional footballer who plays as a winger for Canadian Premier League club York United and the Liechtenstein national team.
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 women's national football team 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.
Thomas Hobi is a Liechtensteiner footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for FC Balzers.
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.
Silvan Schiess is a Liechtensteiner footballer who plays as a defender for 1. Liga club FC Balzers and the Liechtenstein national team.
