Switzerland national under-21 football team

The Switzerland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

Switzerland Under-21
AssociationSwiss Football Association
Head coachMauro Lustrinelli
CaptainEray Cömert
Most capsAlain Rochat (42)
Top scorerHakan Yakin (12)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Greece 2–1 Switzerland  
Rhodos, Greece; 28 March 1990
Biggest win
  Switzerland 6–0 Luxembourg 
Muri, Switzerland; 27 March 2001
  Switzerland 7–1 Latvia 
Lugano, Switzerland; 8 September 2014
Biggest defeat
  Switzerland 3–7 Norway 
Biel, Switzerland; 9 November 1996
Records for competitive
matches only.
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2002)
Best resultRunners-up: 2011
Switzerland national under-21 football team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA U-23 championship record

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Switzerland's record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

  • 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 2 in qualification group
  • 1974: Did not enter
  • 1976: Did not enter

UEFA U-21 Championship record
  • 1976–1978: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1978–1980: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1980–1982: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1982–1984: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1984–1986: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1986–1988: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1988–1990: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 1990–1992: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
  • 1992–1994: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 1994–1996: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
  • 1996–1998: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
  • 1998–2000: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2000–2002: Losing semi-finalists
  • 2002–2004: Finished 4th of 4 in finals group.
  • 2004–2006: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
  • 2006–2007: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
  • 2007–2009: Play-off stage to  Spain
  • 2009–2011: Runner-up
  • 2011–2013: Play-off stage to  Germany

Coaches

Current squad

Switzerland squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifiers against Slovakia U21. Players eligible must be born after 1 January 1996.[5]

Caps, goals and numbers correct as of 4th and 8th of September 2020 UEFA European Under-21 Matches.
Statistics include official FIFA-recognized matches only.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
21 1GK Philipp Köhn (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 1 0 Wil
12 1GK Loïc Jacot (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 0 0 Chiasso
1 1GK Anthony Racioppi (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 2 0 Lyon
4 2DF Yannick Marchand (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 0 0 Basel
2 2DF Leonidas Stergiou (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 0 0 St Gallen
15 2DF Jasper van der Werff (1998-09-12) 12 September 1998 1 0 Basel
5 2DF Cédric Zesiger (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 6 0 Young Boys
3 2DF Silvan Sidler (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 4 0 Luzern
17 2DF Miro Muheim (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 0 0 St Gallen
13 2DF Jordan Lotomba (1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 2 0 Nice
14 2DF Kevin Rüegg (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 7 0 Hellas Verona
7 3MF Bastien Toma (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 4 1 Sion
6 3MF Stefano Guidotti (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 0 0 FC Lugano
29 3MF Dan Ndoye (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 0 0 Nice
8 3MF Toni Domgjoni (1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 0 0 Zürich
32 3MF Kastriot Imeri (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 0 0 Servette
10 3MF Nedim Bajrami (1999-02-28) 28 February 1999 7 0 Empoli
16 3MF Petar Pusic (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 4 1 Grasshopper
19 3MF Noah Okafor (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 0 0 RB Salzburg
36 3MF Alexandre Jankewitz (2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 0 0 Southampton U23
18 4FW Andi Zeqiri (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 0 0 Lausanne
9 4FW Jérémy Guillemenot (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 5 1 St. Gallen
20 4FW Filip Stojilković (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 0 0 FC Sion

Swiss national teams

See also

Footnotes
  1. "Bernard Challandes". UEFA. 17 March 2004.
  2. "Challandes accepts Zürich challenge". UEFA. 13 June 2007.
  3. "Switzerland turn to Schürmann". UEFA. 18 July 2007.
  4. "Estonia celebrate Swiss success". UEFA. 12 August 2009.
  5. "Switzerland squad". Swiss FA. Retrieved 5 October 2013.

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