Switzerland national football team

The Switzerland national football team (German: Schweizer Fußballnationalmannschaft, French: Équipe de Suisse de football, Italian: Nazionale di calcio della Svizzera, Romansh: Squadra naziunala da ballape da la Svizra) represents Switzerland in international football. The national team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.

Switzerland

Nickname(s)	A-Team Nati (National Team) Rossocrociati (Red Crosses)
Association	Swiss Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Vladimir Petković
Captain	Granit Xhaka
Most caps	Heinz Hermann (118)[1]
Top scorer	Alexander Frei (42)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	SUI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	16 (10 December 2020)[2]
Highest	3 (August 1993)
Lowest	83 (December 1998)
First international
France 1–0 Switzerland   (Paris, France; 12 February 1905)
Biggest win
Switzerland 9–0 Lithuania  (Paris, France; 25 May 1924)
Biggest defeat
Switzerland 0–9 England  (Basel, Switzerland; 20 May 1909)  Hungary 9–0 Switzerland   (Budapest, Hungary; 29 October 1911)
World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1934)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)
European Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 1996)
Best result	Round of 16 (2016)
UEFA Nations League Finals
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Fourth place (2019)

Switzerland's best ever performance at the FIFA World Cup is three quarter-final appearance, in 1934, 1938 and 1954. They hosted the competition in 1954, where they played with Austria in the quarter-final match, losing 7–5, which today still stands as the highest scoring ever World Cup match.[3] At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Switzerland set a FIFA World Cup record by being eliminated from the tournament despite not conceding a single goal, being eliminated by Ukraine after penalties in the round of sixteen. They didn't concede a goal until a match against Chile at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, conceding in the 75th minute; setting a World Cup finals record for consecutive minutes without conceding a goal.[4]

Switzerland and Austria were the co-hosts of UEFA Euro 2008, where the Swiss made their third appearance in the competition, but failed for a third time to progress from the group stage.[5][6]

Overall, Switzerland's best ever result at an official football competition was the silver medal they earned in 1924, after losing to Uruguay 3–0 in the final of the 1924 Olympic Games.[7]

History

1924–1966: Early years, host nation

The Uruguay v. Switzerland line-up in the Gold medal match at the 1924 Summer Olympics, held in Paris.

Olympic medal record
Olympic Games
	1924 Paris	Team

At the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, Switzerland finished with a silver medal after losing to Uruguay in the final, losing 3–0.[8] The team's debut appearance at the World Cup was in 1934; where they reached the quarter-finals after beating the Netherlands 3–2 in the round of sixteen before getting knocked out by Czechoslovakia.[9][10] Switzerland once again reached the quarter-finals in 1938; after beating Germany in the round of sixteen, winning 4–2 after a replay but were knocked out by Hungary, losing 2–0.[11][12][13] At the 1950 World Cup, Switzerland were drawn in a group with Brazil, Yugoslavia and Mexico, where they lost 4–0 to Yugoslavia in the opening match, drew 2–2 with Brazil in their second match and beating Mexico 2–1 in their final group mach, and finished third in their group.[14] On 22 July 1946, Switzerland was awarded the right to host the 1954 FIFA World Cup unopposed, in Luxembourg City.[15] At the World Cup, Switzerland finished second in their group behind England; beating Italy and losing to England,[16] but qualified for the quarter-finals after beating Italy in a group play-off.[17] They were knocked out of the tournament after losing 7–5 to Austria.[18] At the 1962 World Cup, Switzerland finished bottom of the group, losing all three games, losing 3–1 to Chile, 2–1 to West Germany and 3–0 to Italy.[19] A similar results came at the 1966 World Cup, where Switzerland again finished bottom of the group and lost all three games, losing 5–0 to West Germany, 2–1 to Spain and 2–0 to Argentina.[20]

1992–1996: "Roy Hodgson" era

In 1992, Switzerland appointed English manager Roy Hodgson as head coach of the national team; and at the time of his appointment, the Swiss had not qualified for any major tournament since 1966.[21] Under his guidance, Switzerland rose to 3rd in the FIFA World Ranking in August 1993, which still remains their highest FIFA ranking to this day.[22] Hodgson lead Switzerland to the 1994 FIFA World Cup, losing just one game during qualifying, in a group that included Italy, and much fancied Portugal and Scotland. The Swiss won their home tie with Italy, and in the away game, took a 2–0 lead before being pegged back to a 2–2 draw, and also took four points from Scotland, winning 3–1 at home and drawing 1–1 away.[23][24][25] Against the Portuguese, Switzerland drew 1–1 at home and lost 1–0 in the away fixture in Porto, their only defeat of the qualifying campaign.[26][27] Their opening match against the United States, on 18 June 1994, was played indoors; in the Pontiac Silverdome, and the two teams drew 1–1 in the opening match of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[28] In the next match, they won 4–1 over Romania, and in their final game against Colombia, lost 2–0.[29][30] Nevertheless, Switzerland still qualified from the group, but were knocked out by Spain, losing 3–0.[31]

2000–2008: "Köbi Kuhn" era

Switzerland failed to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, hosted in France, as they finished 4th in their qualifying group, winning three games; 3–2 against Finland, 1–0 against Hungary and 5–0 against Azerbaijan, drawing one game against Hungary (1–1), and losing three games; 1–0 against Azerbaijan and losing both games against Norway, losing 1–0 at home and 5–0 away.[32]

At UEFA Euro 1996, Switzerland once again easily qualified for the tournament finals hosted in England, as they topped their qualifying group, losing just once; which was a 1–2 defeat to Turkey.[33][34] They were drawn in Group A, but their tournament was disappointing overall; as they finished bottom of the group.[35] Their opening match was against hosts England, and the two sides drew 1–1.[36] In their second match, they lost 2–0 to the Netherlands, and in their final group game, lost 1–0 to Scotland.[37][38] In qualifying for UEFA Euro 2004, Switzerland finished top of a group that featured Russia, the Republic of Ireland, Albania and Georgia.[39] The Swiss finished with 21 points and qualified for the finals in Portugal; where they were drawn in Group B with defending champions France, England and Croatia. They began the tournament with 0–0 draw with Croatia before succumbing to a 3–0 defeat to England in the next match.[40][41] They lost their final match against France; losing 3–1 and finishing bottom of the group.[42][43] Their only goal of the entire tournament was scored by Johan Vonlanthen, who became the youngest ever goalscorer at the Euros when he scored the equalizing goal against France; surpassing the previous record set only four days earlier by Wayne Rooney by three months.[44]

The Swiss managed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, overcoming Turkey by away goal rule in Istanbul, the country's first-ever World Cup since 1994.[45] In the tournament, Switzerland was drawn in Group G with former world champions France, 2002 World Cup's fourth place finisher South Korea and debutant Togo. In the first encounter against France, Switzerland bravely held the mighty France of Zinedine Zidane 0–0,[46] before overcoming the Togolese 2–0 in the second match, tied with the South Koreans four points, however the Swiss were inferior to the Koreans by number of goal scored, meaning that the last game a must-win.[47] The Swiss then managed to beat South Korea 2–0 in the final match, occupying the first place in their group and also knocking the Asians out of the tournament.[48] In the round of sixteen, Switzerland faced Ukraine, but lost on penalty shootout in a match that has been criticized as the "worst game" in World Cup history.[49] Yet, Switzerland was the only team to be eliminated without conceding a single goal.

Switzerland, along with Austria, were chosen as co-hosts of UEFA Euro 2008.[50] Switzerland were drawn in Group A with Portugal, Turkey and the Czech Republic.[51] Their opening match was a 1–0 loss to the Czech Republic, followed by a 1–2 defeat to Turkey.[52][6] Their third match was against Portugal, with Switzerland winning 2–0 to ensure that Portugal would top their group with a defeat.[53]

2008–2014: "Hitzfeld" era

In their first match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the team defeated eventual champions Spain 1–0 with a goal by Gelson Fernandes, but they were still eliminated in the group stage.[54] In the second match, a goal scored by Mark González in the 75th minute of the game against Chile ended a 559-minute streak without conceding a goal in World Cup matches, beating the record previously held by Italy by nine minutes.[55][56][57] Switzerland did not advance further than the group after a 0–0 draw with Honduras in the third and final group match.[58]

The Switzerland national team line-up before a friendly match against Argentina, 29th February 2012. Switzerland lost 1–3.[59]

Switzerland did not qualify for UEFA Euro 2012; missing out on the tournament for the first time in a decade, as they finished third in the qualifying group, a group featuring England, Montenegro, Wales and Bulgaria.[60] Switzerland's initial start in qualifying was overall poor; losing 1–3 to England in the first game played, in which Xherdan Shaqiri scored his first goal for the national team, followed by a 1–0 defeat to Montenegro.[61][62] Switzerland then recorded a 4–1 win over Wales before consecutive draws against Bulgaria (0–0) and England (2–2).[63][64][65] Switzerland's hopes of qualifying were restored with a 3–1 win over Bulgaria, with a hat-trick from Xherdan Shaqiri.[66] However, following a 2–0 loss to Wales (in which Reto Ziegler earned a red card) and Montenegro's surprising last-minute equalizer against England in a 2–2 draw, Switzerland's hopes of qualifying were mathematically made impossible.[67][68] In the final game, Switzerland earned redemption against Montenegro as they came out with a 2–0 win.[69] Switzerland's top goalscorer during the qualifying period was Xherdan Shaqiri, with 4 goals.[70]

At the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Switzerland were drawn to play France, Honduras and Ecuador in the group stage.[71] They advanced to the round of sixteen with a 3–0 win over Honduras, with a hat-trick from Xherdan Shaqiri. In the knockout match against Argentina, they lost 1–0, conceding to Ángel Di María in the 118th minute.[72][73]

2016–present: Recent history

At Euro 2016, Switzerland were selected to play in Group A of the tournament; alongside hosts France, Albania and Romania. In the first game, Switzerland won 1–0 over Albania, with the only goal being scored by Fabian Schär in the 5th minute of the game.[74] The next match was a 1–1 draw with Romania, with Switzerland initially conceding from a penalty but equalizing in the second half following a goal from Admir Mehmedi.[75] The final group game was against France, drawing 0–0. However, the game spread notoriety for several Swiss players' jerseys being ripped during challenges with the French players, and also for the ball bursting during a challenge between Antoine Griezmann and Valon Behrami when they both converged on the ball, with the game also attracting attention for its poor surface, which was criticized by both coaches and players of the two teams; after the game, Switzerland's kit manufacturer had blamed "faulty material" for the incidents regarding the jerseys being ripped.[76][77][78] Switzerland, due to the draw, finished second in the group to set up a tie against Poland in the round of sixteen; initially the Swiss conceded but managed to find a late equalizer from Xherdan Shaqiri, who scored a bicycle-kick to send the game into extra-time, but the Swiss were knocked out as Granit Xhaka had missed the second penalty during the penalty shootout, as all other players managed to convert their penalties, with Poland winning 5–4 on penalties to go through and knock out the Swiss.[79][80][81] In qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Switzerland were drawn with Portugal, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia and Andorra.[82] The Swiss began their qualifying group with a shock 2–0 win over European champions Portugal, who had won the tournament less than two months prior to playing with them on 6 September.[83] Afterwards, they beat Hungary 2–3, Andorra 2–1, Faroe Islands 2–0, Latvia 1–0 in the first five games, leading the group on maximum points.[84][85][86][87] In the reverse fixtures, they beat Faroe Islands 2–0, Andorra 3–0, Latvia 3–0 and Hungary 5–2,[88][89][90][91] before facing Portugal in the final group game, where they lost 2–0,[92] meaning they would have to play in the play-offs; where they were ranked as the best second-placed team,[82][93] and were drawn to play Northern Ireland. In the first leg, played on 9 November, they won 1–0 through a controversial penalty scored by Ricardo Rodríguez, and three days later played in the second leg, drawing 0–0 and advancing to the World Cup finals in Russia with a 1–0 aggregate win.[94][95][96] Before the World Cup, Switzerland were ranked 6th in the world ranking, even ranking higher than eventual World Cup winners France.[97]

The Switzerland national team line-up before the game against Sweden, on 3 July 2018, in Saint Petersburg.[98]

At the World Cup, Switzerland were drawn to play Brazil, Serbia and Costa Rica in Group E.[99] They began their campaign with a 1–1 draw with Brazil,[100] before beating Serbia 2–1 through a late winning goal from Xherdan Shaqiri.[101] The game with Serbia sparked controversy for the celebrations performed by goalscorers Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka (both ethnic Albanians), along with Stephan Lichtsteiner as the trio performed a celebration where they crossed their hands to depict a double-headed eagle, the official emblem of Albania, considered by many as an Albanian nationalist symbol, however, they were not banned by FIFA for this.[102][103][104][105] Their final group game was with Costa Rica; which they drew 2–2, with Blerim Džemaili and Josip Drmić scoring; thus finishing second in the group.[106] They were drawn to play Sweden in the round of sixteen; a fixture they lost 1–0, getting knocked out of the tournament.[107]

On 23 January 2018, Switzerland were selected to play in the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League; a tournament contested by all UEFA member's national teams, being drawn to play in League A, in Group 2, against Belgium and Iceland.[108][109]

Team image

Kit

The Switzerland jersey between 2006–2007

Switzerland jersey between 2008 and 2009

The Switzerland national team's traditional home kit is red shirts, white shorts and red socks, with the away kit being reverse with white shirts, red shorts and white socks, although the colours of the shorts and socks are interchangeable if there is a minor clash. Switzerland, ever since being established in 1895, have always had the same colour code, as tradition and homage to the national colours which are derived from the Swiss flag. The current kit manufacturer is Puma, who have made their kits since 1998.

Kit sponsorship

Supplier	Period
Adidas	1976–1989
Blacky	1990–1992
Lotto	1992–1998
Puma	1998–

Competitive record

Switzerland has yet to win a major international trophy, and the best result they have achieved thus far is the quarter-finals of the World Cup on three separate occasions, in 1934, 1938 and 1954, and they earned a silver medal at the 1924 Olympic Games, held in Paris, where they lost 3–0 to Uruguay in the final.[110] The Swiss youth teams have been more successful; as the U-17 squad won the 2002 UEFA U-17 Euro and the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, while the U-21 squad qualified for the semi-finals of the 2002 UEFA U-21 Euro, and were finalists of the 2011 UEFA U-21 Euro.[111][112][113][114]

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter										Invited
1934	Quarter-finals	7th	2	1	0	1	5	5	Squad		2	0	2	0	4	4
1938		7th	3	1	1	1	5	5	Squad		1	1	0	0	2	1
1950	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	4	6	Squad		2	2	0	0	8	4
1954	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	11	11	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1958	Did not qualify										4	0	1	3	6	11
1962	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	2	8	Squad		5	4	0	1	11	10
1966		16th	3	0	0	3	1	9	Squad		6	4	1	1	7	3
1970	Did not qualify										6	2	1	3	5	8
1974											6	2	2	2	2	4
1978											4	1	0	3	3	5
1982											8	2	3	3	9	12
1986											8	2	4	2	5	10
1990											8	2	1	5	10	14
1994	Round of 16	16th	4	1	1	2	5	7	Squad		10	6	3	1	23	6
1998	Did not qualify										8	3	1	4	11	12
2002											10	4	2	4	18	12
2006	Round of 16	10th	4	2	2	0	4	0	Squad		12	5	6	1	22	11
2010	Group stage	19th	3	1	1	1	1	1	Squad		10	6	3	1	18	8
2014	Round of 16	11th	4	2	0	2	7	7	Squad		10	7	3	0	17	6
2018		14th	4	1	2	1	5	5	Squad		12	10	1	1	24	7
2022	To be determined										To be determined
2026
Total	Quarter-finals	11/21	37	12	8	17	50	64	—		132	63	34	35	205	148

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record											Qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not enter										Did not enter
1964	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	2	4
1968											6	2	1	3	17	13
1972											6	4	1	1	12	5
1976											6	1	1	4	5	10
1980											8	2	0	6	7	18
1984											6	2	2	2	7	9
1988											8	1	5	2	9	9
1992											8	4	2	2	19	7
1996	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad		8	5	2	1	15	7
2000	Did not qualify										8	4	2	2	9	5
2004	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	1	6	Squad		8	4	3	1	15	11
2008	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	3	3	Squad		Qualified as hosts
2012	Did not qualify										8	3	2	3	12	10
2016	Round of 16	11th	4	1	3	0	3	2	Squad		10	7	0	3	24	8
2020	Qualified										8	5	2	1	19	6
2024	To be determined										To be determined
Total	Round of 16	5/16	13	2	5	6	8	15	—		100	44	24	32	172	122

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season**	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK	Squad
2018–19	A	2	6	3	1	2	15	8		4th	Squad
2020–21	A	4	6	1	3	2	9	8		11th	—
2022–23	A	To be determined
Total			12	4	4	4	24	16	4th		—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1896	No football tournament was held
1900	Did not enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924	Silver medal	2nd	6	4	1	1	15	6	Squad
1928	Round 1	13th	1	0	0	1	0	4	Squad
1932	No football tournament was held
1936	Did not enter
1948
1952
1956
1960	Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976	Did not enter
1980
1984
1988	Did not qualify
Since 1992	See Switzerland national under-23 football team
Total	1 Silver medal	2/19	7	4	1	2	15	10	—

All-time head-to-head record

As of 10 October 2020

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	7	6	1	0	12	4	+8
Algeria	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
Andorra	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4
Argentina	7	0	2	5	3	15	-12
Australia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Austria	42	12	5	25	60	105	-45
Azerbaijan	2	1	0	1	5	1	+4
Belarus	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4
Belgium	29	9	6	14	44	55	-11
Bolivia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2
Brazil	9	2	4	3	9	11	-2
Bulgaria	10	4	4	2	15	12	+3
Canada	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2
Chile	2	1	0	1	7	7	0
China PR	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3
Colombia	4	1	1	2	6	9	-3
Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1
Croatia	4	1	2	1	7	6	+1
Cyprus	8	5	2	1	16	5	+11
Czech Republic[lower-alpha 1]	31	8	6	17	42	64	-22
Denmark	12	2	6	4	14	17	-3
East Germany	5	0	1	4	3	13	-10
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Egypt	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
England	30	3	6	21	23	81	-58
Estonia	4	4	0	0	14	0	+14
Faroe Islands	6	6	0	0	19	2	+17
Finland	5	3	0	2	7	5	+2
France	38	12	10	16	60	67	-7
Georgia	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6
Germany[lower-alpha 2]	52	9	7	36	66	139	-73
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9
Greece	14	8	4	2	18	11	+7
Honduras	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3
Hungary	46	11	5	30	66	131	-65
Iceland	5	4	1	0	17	6	+11
Israel	7	2	4	1	9	7	+2
Italy	58	8	22	28	67	107	-40
Ivory Coast	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
Jamaica	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Japan	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1
Kenya	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Latvia	5	4	1	0	9	3	+6
Liechtenstein	8	8	0	0	21	1	+20
Lithuania	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14
Luxembourg	12	10	1	1	30	9	+21
Malta	7	5	2	0	17	3	+14
Mexico	5	3	1	1	10	7	+3
Moldova	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5
Montenegro	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
Morocco	2	0	0	2	1	3	-2
Netherlands	33	15	3	15	61	68	-7
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1
Northern Ireland	6	2	2	2	3	3	0
Norway	19	6	5	8	20	26	-6
Oman	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4
Panama	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
Peru	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Poland	11	1	6	4	12	21	-9
Portugal	23	10	5	8	33	30	+3
Qatar	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1
Republic of Ireland[lower-alpha 3]	18	6	4	8	13	19	-6
Romania	13	4	4	5	20	16	+4
Russia[lower-alpha 4]	12	0	4	8	11	29	-18
Saar	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
San Marino	4	4	0	0	22	0	+22
Scotland	16	5	3	8	24	26	-2
Serbia[lower-alpha 5]	14	3	5	6	18	30	-12
Slovakia	3	1	0	2	4	4	0
Slovenia	9	6	1	2	17	8	-9
South Korea	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
Spain	21	1	4	16	17	47	-30
Sweden	29	11	7	11	42	47	-5
Togo	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Tunisia	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2
Turkey	15	4	3	8	20	21	-1
Ukraine	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1
United Arab Emirates	4	2	0	2	4	3	+1
United States	8	3	4	1	9	6	+3
Uruguay	4	0	1	3	4	13	-9
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Wales	7	5	0	2	16	6	+10
Zimbabwe	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1
Total (84)	803	277	176	350	1177	1370	-133

1. Includes matches against  Czechoslovakia.
2. Includes matches against  West Germany.
3. Includes matches against  Irish Free State.
4. Includes matches against  Soviet Union.
5. Includes matches against  Yugoslavia and  Serbia and Montenegro.

Results and fixtures

Recent results and future matches.[115] Blue background colour indicates competitive matches.

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Swiss goalscorers	Ref
15 November 2019	Euro 2020 Q	Georgia	Kybunpark, St.Gallen	1–0	Itten (1st)
18 November 2019	Euro 2020 Q	Gibraltar	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar	6–1	Itten (2nd), Vargas (1st), Fassnacht (1st), Benito (1st), Itten (3rd), Xhaka (12th)
3 September 2020	NL2020–21	Ukraine	Arena Lviv, Lviv	1–2	Seferović (19th)
6 September 2020	NL2020–21	Germany	St. Jakob-Park, Basel	1–1	Widmer (1st)
7 October 2020	Friendly	Croatia	Kybunpark, St. Gallen	1–2	Gavranović (8th)
10 October 2020	NL2020–21	Spain	Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, Madrid	0–1
13 October 2020	NL2020–21	Germany	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne	3–3	Gavranović (9th) (10th), Freuler (2nd)
11 November 2020	Friendly	Belgium	Den Dreef, Leuven	1–2	Mehmedi (10th)
14 November 2020	NL2020–21	Spain	St. Jakob-Park, Basel	1–1	Freuler (3rd)
17 November 2020	NL2020–21	Ukraine	Swissporarena, Lucerne

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Vladimir Petković
Assistant Coach	Antonio Manicone
Goalkeeping Coach	Patrick Foletti
Fitness Coach	Oliver Riedwyl

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for friendly match against Belgium on November 11 and 2020–21 UEFA Nations League games against Spain and Ukraine on 14 and 17 November 2020, respectively.
Caps and goals updated on 14 November 2020 after the match against Spain.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Yann Sommer	17 December 1988	58	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
12	GK	Yvon Mvogo	6 June 1994	3	0	PSV
21	GK	David von Ballmoos	30 December 1994	0	0	Young Boys
13	DF	Ricardo Rodríguez	25 August 1992	77	8	Torino
22	DF	Fabian Schär	20 December 1991	58	8	Newcastle United
	DF	Michael Lang	8 February 1991	31	3	Borussia Mönchengladbach
5	DF	Manuel Akanji	19 July 1995	25	0	Borussia Dortmund
2	DF	Loris Benito	7 January 1992	10	1	Bordeaux
6	DF	Eray Cömert	4 February 1998	3	0	Basel
17	DF	Bećir Omeragić	20 January 2002	3	0	Zürich
10	MF	Granit Xhaka (Captain)	27 September 1992	89	12	Arsenal
23	MF	Xherdan Shaqiri	10 October 1991	86	22	Liverpool
14	MF	Steven Zuber	17 August 1991	32	6	Eintracht Frankfurt
20	MF	Edimilson Fernandes	15 April 1996	19	1	Mainz 05
11	MF	Renato Steffen	3 November 1991	14	0	VfL Wolfsburg
15	MF	Djibril Sow	6 February 1997	13	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
	MF	Pajtim Kasami	2 June 1992	12	2	Basel
	MF	Michel Aebischer	6 January 1997	3	0	Young Boys
9	FW	Haris Seferović	22 February 1992	70	19	Benfica
18	FW	Admir Mehmedi	16 March 1991	70	10	VfL Wolfsburg
7	FW	Breel Embolo	14 February 1997	40	4	Borussia Mönchengladbach
19	FW	Mario Gavranović	24 November 1989	26	10	Dinamo Zagreb
16	FW	Ruben Vargas	5 August 1998	8	1	Augsburg

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months and are still available for a call up.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Gregor Kobel	6 December 1997	0	0	Stuttgart	v.  Belgium, 11 November 2020
GK	Jonas Omlin	10 January 1994	1	0	Montpellier	v.  Germany, 13 October 2020
DF	Nico Elvedi	30 September 1996	22	1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v.  Spain, 14 November 2020
DF	Silvan Widmer	5 March 1993	13	1	Basel	v.  Spain, 14 November 2020 ^INJ
DF	Jordan Lotomba	29 September 1998	1	0	Nice	v.  Spain, 14 November 2020 ^INJ
DF	Kevin Mbabu	19 April 1995	9	0	VfL Wolfsburg	v.  Germany, 6 September 2020
MF	Remo Freuler	15 April 1992	25	3	Atalanta	v.  Spain, 14 November 2020
MF	Simon Sohm	11 April 2001	1	0	Parma	v.  Germany, 13 October 2020
FW	Christian Fassnacht	11 November 1993	5	1	Young Boys	v.  Germany, 13 October 2020
FW	Cedric Itten	27 December 1996	4	3	Rangers	v.  Germany, 13 October 2020
FW	Albian Ajeti	26 February 1997	11	1	Celtic	v.  Germany, 6 September 2020
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury or illness. ^RET Retired from international football. ^PRE Preliminary squad.

Most appearances and goals

Most number of appearances and goals for the Swiss national team. Players in bold are still playing for the national team. Last updated after the match against Spain, 14 November 2020.[116]

Most appearances # Name Years Caps 1 Heinz Hermann 1978–1991 118 2 Alain Geiger 1980–1996 112 3 Stephan Lichtsteiner 2006–2019 108 4 Stéphane Chapuisat 1989–2004 103 5 Johann Vogel 1995–2007 94 6 Gökhan Inler 2006–2015 89 Granit Xhaka 2011– 8 Hakan Yakin 2000–2011 87 9 Xherdan Shaqiri 2010– 86 10 Alexander Frei 2001–2011 84

Most goals # Name Years Caps Goals 1 Alexander Frei 2001–2011 84 42 2 Kubilay Türkyilmaz 1988–2001 62 34 Max Abegglen 1922–1937 68 4 André Abegglen 1927–1943 52 29 Jacques Fatton 1946–1955 53 6 Adrian Knup 1989–1996 49 26 7 Josef Hügi 1951–1961 34 23 8 Charles Antenen 1948–1962 56 22 Xherdan Shaqiri 2010– 86 10 Stéphane Chapuisat 1989–2004 103 21

Managers

Vladimir Petković is the current manager, taking the role in 2014.

Nat	Name	Record
		Period	G	W	D	L	%
	Vladimir Petković	61	35	11	15	057.38
	Ottmar Hitzfeld	61	30	18	13	049.18
	Jakob "Köbi" Kuhn	70	30	16	24	042.86
	Enzo Trossero	8	3	3	2	037.50
	Hans-Peter Zaugg	0	0	0	0	—
	Gilbert Gress	12	4	3	5	033.33
	Rolf Fringer	9	3	1	5	033.33
	Artur Jorge	4	0	1	3	000.00
	Roy Hodgson	22	9	5	8	040.91
	Uli Stielike	17	7	4	6	041.18
	Daniel Jeandupeux	21	5	8	8	023.81
	Paul Wolfisberg	33	11	12	10	033.33
	Leo Walker	12	3	0	9	025.00
	Roger Vonlanthen	9	1	0	8	011.11
	Miroslav Blažević	2	0	0	2	000.00
	Bruno Michaud	3	0	2	1	000.00
	Louis Maurer	8	4	2	2	050.00
	René Hüssy	25	4	3	18	016.00
	Erwin Ballabio	4	2	1	1	050.00
	Alfredo Foni	15	4	2	9	026.67
	Jiri Sobotka	3	1	0	2	033.33
	Willibald Hahn	2	0	0	2	000.00
	Jacques Spagnoli	8	1	2	5	012.50
	Hans Rüegsegger	1	0	0	1	000.00
	Franco Andreoli	6	2	2	2	033.33
	Karl Rappan	36	10	5	21	027.78
	Schweizer Auswahlkomitee	45	9	8	28	020.00
	Jimmy Hogan	2	1	0	1	050.00
	Francois Dégerine	3	1	0	2	033.33

See also

• List of Switzerland international footballers
• Switzerland national under-23 football team (aka Swiss Olympic team)
• Switzerland national under-21 football team
• Switzerland national under-20 football team
• Switzerland national under-19 football team
• Switzerland national under-18 football team
• Switzerland national under-17 football team
• Switzerland national under-16 football team

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External links

• Official website (in German, French, and Italian)
• FIFA profile
• UEFA profile
• RSSSF archive of results 1905–
• RSSSF archive of coaches 1905–