Switzerland national under-21 football team

Switzerland Under-21

Association	Swiss Football Association
Head coach	Pierluigi Tami
First colours Second colours
First international
U23: ? U21: ?
Biggest win
?
Biggest defeat
? Records for competitive matches only.
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 2002)
Best result	Runner-up: 2011

Switzerland national under-21 football team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

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.

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

Coaches

• 199?–2001: Köbi Kuhn
• 2001–2007: Bernard Challandes ^[1][2]
• 2007–2009: Pierre-André Schürmann ^[3]
• 2009–present: Pierluigi Tami ^[4]

Current squad

Switzerland squad for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship match against Ukraine on 18 November 2013. Players eligible must be born after 1 January 1992.^[5]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	GK	Raphael Spiegel	19 December 1992	3	0	West Ham United
1	GK	Yvon Mvogo	6 June 1994	2	0	Young Boys
2	DF	Silvan Widmer	5 March 1993	15	0	Udinese
5	DF	Saulo Decarli	4 January 1992	8	0	Eintracht Braunschweig
3	DF	Bruno Martignoni	13 December 1992	6	0	Aarau
14	DF	Moritz Bauer	25 January 1992	3	0	Grasshopper
15	DF	Léo Lacroix	27 February 1992	3	0	Sion
6	MF	Oliver Buff	3 August 1992	16	2	Zürich
11	MF	Mërgim Brahimi	8 August 1992	8	1	Grasshopper
8	MF	Remo Freuler	15 April 1993	6	0	Luzern
18	MF	Max Veloso	27 March 1992	5	1	Sion
17	MF	Salim Khelifi	26 January 1994	4	0	Eintracht Braunschweig
16	MF	Leonardo Bertone	14 March 1994	2	1	Young Boys
9	FW	Nassim Ben Khalifa	13 January 1992	24	4	Grasshopper
7	FW	Darko Jevtić	8 February 1993	7	3	Lech Poznań
10	FW	Michael Frey	19 July 1994	5	1	Lille OSC
19	FW	Haris Tabaković	20 June 1994	4	1	Wil

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Yanick Brecher	25 May 1993	3	0	Zürich	v.  Latvia, 5 September 2013
GK	Benjamin Siegrist	31 January 1992	1	0	Aston Villa	v.  Sweden, 6 June 2013
DF	Berat Djimsiti	19 February 1993	3	0	Zürich	v.  Croatia, 14 November 2013
DF	Loris Benito	7 January 1992	6	0	Benfica	v.  Croatia, 14 October 2013
DF	Olivier Jäckle	7 January 1993	1	0	Aarau	v.  Sweden, 6 June 2013
DF	Marko Bürki	10 July 1993	2	0	Young Boys	v.  Germany, 26 March 2013
DF	Janick Kamber	26 February 1992	0	0	Unattached	v.  Slovakia, 6 February 2013
MF	Alessandro Martinelli	30 May 1993	1	0	Sampdoria	v.  Croatia, 14 October 2013
MF	Pajtim Kasami	2 June 1992	28	5	Olympiacos	v.  Liechtenstein, 9 September 2013
MF	Cristian Miani	28 July 1993	1	0	Biel-Bienne	v.  Latvia, 5 September 2013
MF	Mike Kleiber	4 February 1993	1	0	Zürich	v.  Sweden, 6 June 2013
MF	Simone Rapp	1 October 1992	1	0	Wohlen	v.  Slovakia, 6 February 2013
FW	Josip Drmić	8 August 1992	11	6	Bayer Leverkusen	v.  Portugal, 14 August 2013

Recent results

Germany  v   Switzerland

14 November 2014 Friendly	Germany	1 – 1	Switzerland	Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion, Potsdam
18:00	Gerhardt  5'	[ Report]	17' Frey	Attendance: 2616 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Switzerland   v  Scotland

18 November 2014 Friendly	Switzerland	1 – 1	Scotland	Stockhorn Arena, Thun
18:30	Musa Araz  44'	Report	90+3' King	Attendance: 837 Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

Swiss national teams

• Switzerland national football team
• Switzerland national under-23 football team (also known as Swiss Olympic)
• 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

See also

• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Footnotes

1. "Bernard Challandes". UEFA.com. 2004-03-17.
2. "Challandes accepts Zürich challenge". UEFA.com. 2007-06-13.
3. "Switzerland turn to Schürmann". UEFA.com. 2007-07-18.
4. "Estonia celebrate Swiss success". UEFA.com. 2009-08-12.
5. "Switzerland squad". Swiss FA. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

Sources/External links

• UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.