Switzerland women's national football team

 

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 was 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 the 2023 World Cup qualifiers, Switzerland ended their campaign by winning 15–0 against Moldova, setting a new record for goals in a match for the team.^[6] At the 2023 World Cup, Switzerland finished first in the low-scoring group A. In the next round they were defeated 1–5 by Spain, the eventual champions.

In 2025, Switzerland will host the UEFA Women's Euro for the first time and have qualified automatically as host.

Switzerland has never qualified for the Olympic games.

• 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

Spain   v   Switzerland

26 September 2023–24 Nations League	Spain	5–0	Switzerland	Córdoba
	García   15' Bonmatí   45+1', 49' Gabarro   57' Oroz   87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

Sweden   v   Switzerland

27 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Sweden	1–0	Switzerland	Gothenburg
	Eriksson   44'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Switzerland   v   Spain

31 October 2023–24 Nations League	Switzerland	1–7	Spain	Zürich
	Pilgrim   69'	Report	Hernández   4' Putellas   11', 62' (pen.) Méndez   56' Del Castillo   72', 89' Oroz   90+3'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 8,512 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Switzerland   v   Sweden

1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	1–0	Sweden	Lucerne
	Crnogorčević   6'	Report		Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 3,938 Referee: Frida Klarlund (Danmark)

Italy   v   Switzerland

5 December 2023–24 Nations League	Italy	3–0	Switzerland	Parma
	Giugliano   31' Salvai   48' Caruso   85'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Volha Blotskaya (Bulgaria)

Poland   v   Switzerland

23 February Friendly	Poland	1–4	Switzerland	Marbella
17:00	Adamek   62'		Zieniewicz   6' (.ow) Pilgrim   45' Ivelj   66' Lehmann   72'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Poland   v   Switzerland

27 February Friendly	Poland	1–0	Switzerland	Marbella
17:00	Wiankowska  75'			Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Switzerland   v   Turkey

5 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Switzerland	3–1	Turkey	Zürich
19:00	Calligaris   30', 78' Bühler   52'	Report	Türkoğlu   80'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 5,490 Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)

Azerbaijan   v   Switzerland

9 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Azerbaijan	0–4	Switzerland	Baku
		Report	Vallotto   11' Bühler   20' Pilgrim   51' Riesen   54'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)

Switzerland   v   Hungary

31 May Euro 2025 qualifying	Switzerland	2–1	Hungary	Biel
20:00	Lehmann   27' Bachmann   61'	Report	Zeller   56'	Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)

Hungary   v   Switzerland

4 June Euro 2025 qualifying	Hungary	1–0	Switzerland	Budapest
17:30	Pápai   74'	Report		Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

Turkey   v   Switzerland

12 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Turkey	0–2	Switzerland	İzmit
20:30		Report	Schertenleib   58' Crnogorčević   65'	Stadium: Kocaeli Stadium Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Switzerland   v   Azerbaijan

16 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Switzerland	3–0	Azerbaijan	Lausanne
19:00	Terchoun   25' Calligaris   77' Crnogorčević   88'	Report		Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 2,222 Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)

Switzerland   v   Australia

25 October Friendly	Switzerland	v	Australia	Zurich
20:00 UTC+2		Source		Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund

Switzerland   v   France

29 October Friendly	Switzerland	v	France	Geneva
21:00				Stadium: Stade de Genève

Switzerland   v   Germany

29 November Friendly	Switzerland	v	Germany	Zürich
20:00				Stadium: Letzigrund

England   v   Switzerland

3 December Friendly	England	v	Switzerland	Sheffield
				Stadium: Bramall Lane

Switzerland   v A2

2 July Euro 2025 group stage	Switzerland	v	A2	Basel
				Stadium: St. Jakob-Park

Switzerland   v A3

6 July Euro 2025 group stage	Switzerland	v	A3	Bern
				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf

A4 v Switzerland  

10 July Euro 2025 group stage	A4	v	Switzerland	Geneva
				Stadium: Stade de Genève

The senior women's management team includes:

Role	Name
Head coach	Pia Sundhage
Assistant coaches	Anders Johansson
	Lilie Persson
Goalkeeping coach	Nadine Angerer

•   Jost Leuzinger (2000–2004)^[7][8]
•   Béatrice von Siebenthal (2005–2012)^[9]
•   Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (2012–2018)^[10][11]
•   Nils Nielsen (2018–2022)^[12]
•   Inka Grings (2022–2023)
•   Reto Gertschen (2023) (caretaker)
•   Pia Sundhage (2024–)

The following players are called-up for the friendly matches against Australia and France in October 2024.^[13]

Caps and goals are correct as of July 12th, 2024.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
21	1GK	Elvira Herzog	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24)	13	0	RB Leipzig
12	1GK	Livia Peng	(2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Werder Bremen
	1GK	Nadine Böhi	(2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 20)	0	0	St. Gallen
	1GK	Noemi Benz	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Zürich
5	2DF	Noelle Maritz	(1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 28)	118	2	Aston Villa
18	2DF	Viola Calligaris	(1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28)	56	8	Juventus
15	2DF	Luana Bühler	(1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 (age 28)	54	3	Tottenham Hotspur
	2DF	Julia Stierli	(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 27)	41	1	SC Freiburg
8	2DF	Nadine Riesen	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24)	22	1	Eintracht Frankfurt
	2DF	Lara Marti	(1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25)	15	0	RB Leipzig
	2DF	Larina Baumann	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)	3	0	St. Gallen
	3MF	Lia Wälti (captain)	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 31)	119	5	Arsenal
6	3MF	Géraldine Reuteler	(1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25)	71	11	Eintracht Frankfurt
11	3MF	Coumba Sow	(1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30)	51	13	Basel
14	3MF	Smilla Vallotto	(2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 20)	12	1	Hammarby IF
	3MF	Sandrine Mauron	(1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 27)	40	2	Servette
	3MF	Sydney Schertenleib	(2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 17)	3	1	Barcelona
	3MF	Iman Beney	(2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Young Boys
9	4FW	Ana Maria Crnogorčević	(1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 34)	159	74	Seattle Reign
10	4FW	Ramona Bachmann	(1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 33)	149	59	Houston Dash
23	4FW	Alisha Lehmann	(1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 25)	54	8	Juventus
22	4FW	Meriame Terchoun	(1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 28)	37	3	Dijon
	4FW	Alayah Pilgrim	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21)	9	3	Roma
	4FW	Lydia Andrade	(1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 25)	4	0	RB Leipzig
	4FW	Naomi Luyet	(2005-12-19) 19 December 2005 (age 18)	3	0	Young Boys

• The following players have also been called for the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Laura Schneider	(1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 28)	0	0	Luzern	v.   Italy, 5 December 2023
DF	Naomi Mégroz	(1998-08-06)6 August 1998 (aged 25)	14	1	Zürich	v.   Hungary, 4 June 2024
DF	Caterina Tramezzani	(2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Luzern	v.   Hungary, 4 June 2024
DF	Marion Rey	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25)	6	0	Basel	v.   Hungary, 31 May 2024
DF	Laura Felber	(2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Servette	v.   Azerbaijan, 9 April 2024
MF	Riola Xhemaili	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)	28	5	VfL Wolfsburg	v.   Hungary, 4 June 2024
MF	Seraina Piubel	(2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 24)	20	3	West Ham United	v.   Hungary, 4 June 2024
MF	Alena Bienz	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Köln	v.   Hungary, 4 June 2024
MF	Amira Arfaoui	(1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Werder Bremen	v.   Azerbaijan, 16 July 2024
MF	Lia Kamber	(2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Luzern	v.   Azerbaijan, 16 July 2024
MF	Caterina Regazzoni	(2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Northwestern Wildcats	v.   Azerbaijan, 16 July 2024
MF	Noemi Ivelj	(2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 (age 17)	5	1	Grasshoppers	v.   Azerbaijan, 16 July 2024
MF	Leila Wandeler	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Lyon	v.   Poland, 27 February 2024
FW	Aurélie Csillag	(2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Basel	v.   Hungary, 31 May 2024
FW	Leela Egli	(2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 (age 17)	1	0	SC Freiburg	v.   Poland, 27 February 2024
FW	Eva Bachmann	(1995-01-15) 15 January 1995 (age 29)	2	0	St. Gallen	v.   Italy, 5 December 2023
FW	Svenja Fölmli	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 22)	22	4	SC Freiburg	v.   Spain, 31 October 2023

As of July 16th, 2024.

Players in bold are still active with Switzerland.

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
1991	did not qualify										UEFA Euro 1991
1995											UEFA Euro 1995
1999											8	2	0	6	7	12	−5
2003											6	1	0	5	2	18	−16
2007											8	1	1	6	3	18	−15
2011											14	8	1	5	35	17	+18
2015	Round of 16	15th	4	1	0	3	11	5	+6		10	9	1	0	53	1	+52
2019	did not qualify										12	6	4	2	25	12	+13
2023	Round of 16	14th	4	1	2	1	3	5	-2		11	9	1	1	46	5	+41
2027	to be determined										to be determined
Total	2/9	15th	8	2	2	4	14	10	+4		69	36	8	25	171	83	+88

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
2015	Group stage	8 June	Japan	L 0–1	BC Place, Vancouver
		12 June	Ecuador	W 10–1
		16 June	Cameroon	L 1–2	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
	Round of 16	21 June	Canada	L 0–1	BC Place, Vancouver
/  2023	Group stage	21 July	Philippines	W 2–0	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
		25 July	Norway	D 0–0	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		30 July	New Zealand	D 0–0	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	Round of 16	5 August	Spain	L 1–5	Eden Park, Auckland

UEFA Women's Championship record									Qualifying record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1984	did not qualify								6	1	3	2	4	6
1987									6	1	1	4	5	11
1989									6	1	1	4	4	28
1991									6	1	1	4	3	17
1993									4	0	1	3	0	17
1995									6	2	1	3	9	23
1997									8	5	1	2	21	10
2001									8	1	2	5	2	12
2005									8	1	2	5	2	13
2009									8	3	2	3	9	16
2013									10	5	0	5	29	24
2017	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	3	3		8	8	0	0	34	3
2022		3	0	1	2	4	8		10	6	3	1	22	8
2025	Qualified								Qualified as hosts
Total	3/14	6	1	2	3	7	11		94	35	18	41	144	188

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position / Notes
00001984 EC QS	GS: Gr.3	2–0, 1–1	Portugal	3 / 4
		1–1, 0–0	France
		0–2, 0–2	Italy
1987 EC QS	GS: Gr.4	2–0, 0–3	Spain	4 / 4
		0–3, 1–2	Italy
		1–2, 1–1	Hungary
1989 EC QS	GS: Gr.3	1–7, 3–0	Hungary	4 / 4
		0–0, 0–10	West Germany
		0–5, 0–6	Italy
1991 EC QS	GS: Gr.5	0–4, 0–4	Denmark	3 / 4
		0–0, 2–1	Spain
		1–4, 0–4	Italy
1993 EC QS	GS: Gr.1	0–10, 0–6	Norway	3 / 3
		0–0, 0–1	Belgium
1995 EC QS	GS: Gr.5	3–2, 4–2	Wales	3 / 4
		0–5, 0–11	Germany
		1–2, 1–1	Croatia
/  1997 EC QS	GS: Class B, Gr.3	5–0, 1–1	FR Yugoslavia	1 / 4
		3–0, 3–4	Austria
		0–2, 3–1	Greece
	Promotion play-off	3–2 3–0	Croatia	Promoted to Class A
1999 WC QS	GS: Class A, Gr.2	0–1 0–1	Finland	4 / 4
		1–2, 0–3	France
		1–3, 0–2	Italy
	Relegation play-off	1–0, 4–0	Poland	Remain in Class A
2001 EC QS	GS: Class A, Gr.2	0–4 0–1	Norway	4 / 4
		0–3, 0–1	England
		1–0, 0–2	Portugal
	Relegation play-off	1–1, 0–0	Belgium	Remain in Class A
2003 WC QS	GS: Class A, Gr.2	1–0 0–1	Finland	3 / 4
		0–4, 1–4	Denmark
		0–5, 0–4	Sweden
2005 EC QS	GS: Class A, Gr.1	0–6, 0–2	Sweden	4 / 5
		1–0, 0–1	Serbia and Montenegro
		1–1, 0–2	Finland
		0–1, 0–0	Italy
2007 WC QS	GS: Class A, Gr.4	0–2, 0–2	Russia	5 / 5
		0–4, 0–6	Germany
		2–0, 0–2	Republic of Ireland
		0–1, 1–1	Scotland
2009 EC QS	GS: Gr.4	1–0, 1–3	Belgium	3 / 5
		2–2, 1–1	Netherlands
		0–7, 0–3	Germany
		2–0, 2–0	Wales
2011 WC QS	GS: Gr.6	2–0, 2–1	Republic of Ireland	1 / 5
		1–2, 3–0	Russia
		2–1, 6–0	Israel
		4–2, 8–0	Kazakhstan
	Play-offs	0–2, 2–3	England
	Repechage: SF	3–1, 0–0	Denmark
	Repechage: F	0–1, 2–4	Italy
2013 EC QS	GS: Gr.2	1–4, 0–6	Germany	3 / 6
		4–1, 2–4	Romania
		2–3, 4–3	Spain
		8–1, 0–1	Kazakhstan
		5–0, 3–1	Turkey

UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phase													Finals
Season	LG	Grp	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK		Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2023–24	A	4	4th	6	1	0	5	2	17		14th		2024	Did Not Qualify
2025–26	B	To be determined											2026	To be determined
Total				6	5	0	1	23	9				Total	1 Title	2	2	0	0	5	0

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