Switzerland women's national football team

Switzerland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Nati
AssociationSwiss Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachInka Grings
CaptainLia Wälti
Most capsAna-Maria Crnogorčević (145)
Top scorerAna-Maria Crnogorčević (70)
FIFA codeSUI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 20 Increase 1 (24 March 2023)[1]
Highest15 (June 2016)
Lowest31 (March 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
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best resultRound of 16 (2015)
European Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage (2017, 2022)
Switzerland women's national football team
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Switzerland national football team.

The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football.[2] The team played its first match in 1972.

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 is 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 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.

History

Results and fixtures
Further information: 2021–22 in Swiss football and 2022–23 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

2022
24 June Friendly Germany  7–0  Switzerland Erfurt, Germany
17:00
Report Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion
Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)
30 June Friendly Switzerland  0–4  England Zürich, Switzerland
18:00 (CEST)
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 10,022
Referee: Ainara Andrea Acevedo Dudley (Spain)
9 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage Portugal  2–2  Switzerland Leigh, England
 Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 5,902
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
13 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage Sweden  2–1  Switzerland Sheffield, England
 Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 12,914
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
17 July UEFA Euro 2022 group stage Switzerland  1–4  Netherlands Sheffield, England
 Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 22,596
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
6 September 2023 FIFA WWC – UEFA (Group G) Switzerland  15–0  Moldova Lausanne, Switzerland
 Report Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière
Referee: Réka Molnar (Hungary)
11 October 2023 FIFA WWC – UEFA (play-offs) Switzerland  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Wales Zürich, Switzerland
 Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

2023
17 February Friendly Poland  0–0  Switzerland Algeciras, Spain
15:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)
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 2023 (2023-04-06) Friendly Switzerland  0–0  China Luzern, Switzerland
--:-- UTC+2 Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 4,290
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
11 April 2023 (2023-04-11) Friendly Switzerland  1–2  Iceland Zürich, Switzerland
Piubel 39'
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 4,023
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
21 July 2023 (2023-07-21) FIFA WC Group Philippines  v  Switzerland Dunedin, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
25 July 2023 (2023-07-25) FIFA WC Group Switzerland  v  Norway Hamilton, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Waikato Stadium
30 July 2023 (2023-07-30) FIFA WC Group Switzerland  v  New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

The senior women's management team includes:

Role Name
Head coach Germany Inka Grings
Assistant coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Selver Hodžić
Goalkeeping coach Switzerland David Gonzales

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the friendly games against China and Iceland on 6 and 11 April 2023 respectively.

Caps and goals are correct as of 12 April 2023.

Head coach: Germany Inka Grings

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Gaëlle Thalmann (1986-01-18)18 January 1986 (aged 37) 104 0 Spain Real Betis
1GK Seraina Friedli (1993-03-20)20 March 1993 (aged 30) 10 0 Switzerland Zürich
1GK Elvira Herzog (2000-03-05)5 March 2000 (aged 23) 3 0 Germany RB Leipzig
1GK Livia Peng (2002-03-14)14 March 2002 (aged 21) 2 0 Spain Levante
2DF Noelle Maritz (1995-12-23)23 December 1995 (aged 27) 102 2 England Arsenal
2DF Viola Calligaris (1996-03-17)17 March 1996 (aged 27) 43 5 Spain Levante
2DF Luana Bühler (1996-04-28)28 April 1996 (aged 26) 38 1 Germany Hoffenheim
2DF Julia Stierli (1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 26) 27 1 Switzerland Zürich
2DF Naomi Mégroz (1998-08-06)6 August 1998 (aged 24) 14 1 Switzerland Zürich
2DF Lara Marti (1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 23) 11 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2DF Nadine Riesen (2000-04-11)11 April 2000 (aged 23) 7 0 Switzerland Zürich
2DF Ella Touon (2003-08-07)7 August 2003 (aged 19) 1 0 Germany SGS Essen
2DF Kattalin Stahl (2001-05-10)10 May 2001 (aged 21) 0 0 Switzerland Servette
3MF Lia Wälti (1993-04-19)19 April 1993 (aged 29) 108 5 England Arsenal
3MF Géraldine Reuteler (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 23) 53 11 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
3MF Coumba Sow (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 (aged 28) 34 13 Switzerland Servette
3MF Sandrine Mauron (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 26) 31 2 Switzerland Servette
3MF Riola Xhemaili (2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 20) 22 5 Germany Freiburg
3MF Seraina Piubel (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 22) 5 1 Switzerland Zürich
3MF Marion Rey (1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 24) 4 0 Switzerland Zürich
4FW Ana Maria Crnogorčević (1990-10-03)3 October 1990 (aged 32) 145 70 Spain Barcelona
4FW Fabienne Humm (1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 36) 78 25 Switzerland Zürich
4FW Alisha Lehmann (1999-01-21)21 January 1999 (aged 24) 37 6 England Aston Villa
4FW Meriame Terchoun (1995-10-27)27 October 1995 (aged 27) 20 2 France Dijon
4FW Aurélie Csillag (2003-01-24)24 January 2003 (aged 20) 1 0 Switzerland Basel

Recent call-ups
  • The following players have been named to a roster in the past 12 months.

This list may be incomplete.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2DF Eseosa Aigbogun (1993-05-23)23 May 1993 (aged 29) 81 3 France Paris FC
4FW Ramona Bachmann (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 32) 131 57 France Paris Saint-Germain
4FW Svenja Fölmli (2002-08-19)19 August 2002 (aged 20) 21 4 Germany Freiburg

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
China 1991did not qualify UEFA Euro 1991
Sweden 1995 UEFA Euro 1995
United States 1999 8206712−5
United States 2003 6105218−16
China 2007 8116318−15
Germany 2011 148153517+18
Canada 2015Round of 1615th4103115+6 10910531+52
France 2019did not qualify 126422512+13
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023qualified 11 9 1 1 46 5 +41
Total2/915th4103115+6 693682517183+88
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Match History
FIFA Women's World Cup history
YearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium
Canada 2015 Group stage8 June JapanL 0–1BC Place, Vancouver
12 June EcuadorW 10–1
16 June CameroonL 1–2Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Round of 1621 June CanadaL 0–1BC Place, Vancouver

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
EnglandItalyNorwaySweden 1984did not qualify 613246
Norway 1987 6114511
West Germany 1989 6114428
Denmark 1991 6114317
Italy 1993 4013017
England Germany Norway Sweden 1995 6213923
Norway Sweden 1997 85122110
Germany 2001 8125212
England 2005 8125213
Finland 2009 8323916
Sweden 2013 105052924
Netherlands 2017Group Stage311133 8800343
England 2022Group Stage301248 10631228
Switzerland 2025qualifiedQualified as hosts
Total3/136123711 94351841144188
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

World Cup / Euro Qualifying match history
CompetitionStageResultOpponentPosition / Notes
00001984 EC QSGS: Gr.32–0, 1–1 Portugal3 / 4
1–1, 0–0 France
0–2, 0–2 Italy
Norway 1987 EC QSGS: Gr.42–0, 0–3 Spain4 / 4
0–3, 1–2 Italy
1–2, 1–1 Hungary
West Germany 1989 EC QSGS: Gr.31–7, 3–0 Hungary4 / 4
0–0, 0–10 West Germany
0–5, 0–6 Italy
Denmark 1991 EC QSGS: Gr.50–4, 0–4 Denmark3 / 4
0–0, 2–1 Spain
1–4, 0–4 Italy
Italy 1993 EC QSGS: Gr.10–10, 0–6 Norway3 / 3
0–0, 0–1 Belgium
Germany 1995 EC QSGS: Gr.53–2, 4–2 Wales3 / 4
0–5, 0–11 Germany
1–2, 1–1 Croatia
Norway/Sweden 1997 EC QSGS: Class B, Gr.35–0, 1–1 FR Yugoslavia1 / 4
3–0, 3–4 Austria
0–2, 3–1 Greece
Promotion play-off3–2 3–0 CroatiaPromoted to Class A
United States 1999 WC QSGS: Class A, Gr.20–1 0–1 Finland4 / 4
1–2, 0–3 France
1–3, 0–2 Italy
Relegation play-off1–0, 4–0 PolandRemain in Class A
Germany 2001 EC QSGS: Class A, Gr.20–4 0–1 Norway4 / 4
0–3, 0–1 England
1–0, 0–2 Portugal
Relegation play-off1–1, 0–0 BelgiumRemain in Class A
United States 2003 WC QSGS: Class A, Gr.21–0 0–1 Finland3 / 4
0–4, 1–4 Denmark
0–5, 0–4 Sweden
England 2005 EC QSGS: Class A, Gr.10–6, 0–2 Sweden4 / 5
1–0, 0–1 Serbia and Montenegro
1–1, 0–2 Finland
0–1, 0–0 Italy
China 2007 WC QSGS: Class A, Gr.40–2, 0–2 Russia5 / 5
0–4, 0–6 Germany
2–0, 0–2 Republic of Ireland
0–1, 1–1 Scotland
Finland 2009 EC QSGS: Gr.41–0, 1–3 Belgium3 / 5
2–2, 1–1 Netherlands
0–7, 0–3 Germany
2–0, 2–0 Wales
Germany 2011 WC QSGS: Gr.62–0, 2–1 Republic of Ireland1 / 5
1–2, 3–0 Russia
2–1, 6–0 Israel
4–2, 8–0 Kazakhstan
Play-offs0–2, 2–3 England
Repechage: SF3–1, 0–0 Denmark
Repechage: F0–1, 2–4 Italy
Sweden 2013 EC QSGS: Gr.21–4, 0–6 Germany3 / 6
4–1, 2–4 Romania
2–3, 4–3 Spain
8–1, 0–1 Kazakhstan
5–0, 3–1 Turkey

See also

References
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