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.
| Association | Swiss Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Mauro Lustrinelli | ||
| Captain | Eray Cömert | ||
| Most caps | Alain Rochat (42) | ||
| Top scorer | Hakan Yakin (12) | ||
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| 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 matches only. | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Runners-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 - 2013–2015: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
- 2015–2017: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
- 2017–2019: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2019–2021: Finished 3rd of 4 in finals group.
Coaches
- 1995–2001: Köbi Kuhn
- 2001–2007: Bernard Challandes[1][2]
- 2007–2009: Pierre-André Schürmann[3]
- 2009–2015: Pierluigi Tami[4]
- 2015–2018: Heinz Moser
- 2018–: Mauro Lustrinelli
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the Friendly.[5]
- Match dates: 30 May 2021
- Opposition:
Republic of Ireland - Caps and goals correct as of: 31 March 2021, after the match against
Portugal.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Nicholas Ammeter | 11 December 2000 | 0 | 0 | Aarau | |
| GK | Justin Hammel | 2 December 2000 | 0 | 0 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | |
| GK | Amir Saipi | 8 July 2000 | 0 | 0 | Lugano | |
| DF | Marco Burch | 19 October 2000 | 0 | 0 | Luzern | |
| DF | Adrian Gantenbein | 18 April 2001 | 0 | 0 | Winterthur | |
| DF | Albian Hajdari | 18 May 2003 | 0 | 0 | Basel | |
| DF | Jan Kronig | 24 June 2000 | 0 | 0 | Wil | |
| DF | Bryan Okoh | 16 May 2003 | 0 | 0 |  Liefering | |
| DF | Leonidas Stergiou | 3 March 2002 | 2 | 0 | St. Gallen | |
| DF | Sandro Theler | 15 December 2000 | 0 | 0 | Sion | |
| DF | Nicolas Vouilloz | 11 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | Servette | |
| DF | Silvan Wallner | 15 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | Zürich | |
| MF | Alexis Antunes | 31 July 2000 | 1 | 0 | Servette | |
| MF | Gabriel Barès | 29 August 2000 | 0 | 0 | Lausanne Sport | |
| MF | Kastriot Imeri | 27 June 2000 | 9 | 2 | Servette | |
| MF | Alex Jankewitz | 25 December 2001 | 9 | 0 | Young Boys | |
| MF | Darian Males | 3 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | Basel | |
| MF | Yannick Marchand | 9 February 2000 | 1 | 0 | Basel | |
| MF | Fabian Rieder | 16 February 2002 | 1 | 0 | Young Boys | |
| MF | Simon Sohm | 11 April 2001 | 3 | 0 |  Parma | |
| FW | Zeki Amdouni | 4 December 2000 | 0 | 0 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | |
| FW | Matteo Di Giusto | 18 August 2000 | 0 | 0 | Vaduz | |
| FW | Christopher Lungoyi | 4 July 2000 | 0 | 0 | Lugano | |
| FW | Felix Mambimbi | 18 January 2001 | 7 | 0 | Young Boys | |
| FW | Noah Okafor | 24 May 2000 | 6 | 2 | Red Bull Salzburg | |
| FW | Filip Stojilković | 4 January 2000 | 7 | 2 | Aarau | |
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
Footnotes
- "Bernard Challandes". UEFA. 17 March 2004.
- "Challandes accepts Zürich challenge". UEFA. 13 June 2007.
- "Switzerland turn to Schürmann". UEFA. 18 July 2007.
- "Estonia celebrate Swiss success". UEFA. 12 August 2009.
- "Team U21" (in German). Schweizerischer Fussballverband. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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
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