Liechtenstein women's national football team

The Liechtenstein women's national football team (German: Liechtensteinische Fussballnationalmannschaft) is the national women's football team of the Principality of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial friendly against FFC Vorderland in Triesen, Liechtenstein, a 2–3 defeat in June 2019. Their first official match was on 11 April 2021, a 2–1 defeat against Luxembourg.[4]

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Liechtenstein national football team.

Liechtenstein
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Blues-Reds
AssociationLiechtenstein Football Association
(Liechtensteiner Fussballverband)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAdrienne Krysl
CaptainViktoria Gerner
Most capsEva Fasel (12)
Top scorerViktoria Gerner / Shania Vogt / Lena Göppel (3)
Home stadiumFreizeitpark Widau
FIFA codeLIE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (15 March 2024)[1]
First international
 Liechtenstein 1–2 Luxembourg 
(Eschen, Liechtenstein; 11 April 2021)[2]
Biggest win
 Liechtenstein 4–1 Gibraltar 
(Ruggell, Liechtenstein; 24 June 2021)[3]
Biggest defeat
 Cyprus 5–0 Liechtenstein 
(Larnaca, Cyprus; 6 October 2022)

History

Liechtenstein did not have a women's national team by 2006 at either the senior or youth level. In 2013, President of the Liechtenstein Football Association (LIV) Matthias Voigt said he was committed towards working on the creation of a women's national team, and pointed to the activity level in the women's domestic competition.[5] Despite this comment, the federation had no staff dedicated to women's football as of 2017 and also did not have a women's football committee. Inclusion of women in governance was also limited, with only one woman serving on a committee and only five women serving in managerial positions within the organization.[6][7] Progress on the development front as a result of activities by the LFV were part of the reason that Radio Liechtenstein cited in September 2017 the time to create a senior women's national team.[8]

Liechtenstein's U16 and U18 girls' national teams had already been in existence by 2017.[6] UEFA listed the senior national women's side as a U19 B team.[6]

Liechtenstein
Bettina Huber
Liechtenstein
Mia Hammermann
Liechtenstein
Sophia Hürlimann
Liechtenstein
Lena Göppel
Liechtenstein
Sina Kollmann
Liechtenstein
Felicia Frick
Liechtenstein
Fiona Batliner
Liechtenstein
Eva Beck
Liechtenstein
Julia Benneckenstein
Liechtenstein
Eva Fasel
Liechtenstein
Viktoria Gerner
Starting line-up for first ever international.

On 11 April 2021, the team played their first official match, a 2–1 defeat against Luxembourg. Liechtenstein took the lead in the 35th minute with a goal by Viktoria Gerner, the first official goal in the team's history.[9]

Team image

Nicknames

The Liechtenstein women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "The Blues-Reds".

Home stadium

Liechtenstein play its home matches on the Freizeitpark Widau.

Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or Postponed   Fixture

2023
13 July International friendly Kosovo  4–0  Liechtenstein Hajvalia, Kosovo
  • Memeti 42'
  • Kastrati 59' (pen.)
  • Biqkaj 63' (pen.)
  • Shala 88' (pen.)
 Report (Soccerway) Report (LFV) Stadium: FFK National Educational Camp
Attendance: 150
Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)
16 July International friendly Kosovo  2–0  Liechtenstein Hajvalia, Kosovo
  • Halilaj 75'
  • Ramadani 80'
 Report (Soccerway) Report (LFV) Stadium: FFK National Educational Camp
Attendance: 40
Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)

2024
22 February International Friendly Gibraltar  2–3  Liechtenstein Gibraltar
  • Olivero 38'
  • Gilbert 90+3'
 Report (LFV)
  • Risch 15'
  • Fasel 45+1'
  • Göppel 74'
 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portuguese Football Federation)
25 February International friendly Gibraltar  1–1  Liechtenstein Gibraltar
  • Gilbert 51'
 Report (LFV)
  • Hürlimann 15'
 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portuguese Football Federation)

All-time record
As of 25 February 2024
Key
  Positive balance
  Neutral balance
  Negative balance

Opponent P W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Andorra 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 000.00
 Cyprus 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 000.00
 Gibraltar 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 066.67
 Kosovo 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 000.00
 Luxembourg 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 13 4 1 8 18 30 −12 030.77

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
As of 1 July 2023[10]
Position Name
Head coach Switzerland Adrienne Krysl
Assistant coach Switzerland Florian Holenstein
Goalkeeping coach Switzerland Claudio Moffa
Fitness coach Switzerland Marina Sprecher
Physio Switzerland Jouelle Jacobs
Team doctor Netherlands Dikyi Ponse
Head of women's football Switzerland Selina Langenegger

Manager history
  • Switzerland Philipp Riedener (2020–2023)
  • Switzerland Florian Holenstein (caretaker) (2023)
  • Switzerland Adrienne Krysl (2023–)

Players

Current squad
  • The following players were called up for the friendlies against  Gibraltar on 22 and 25 February 2024.[11]
  • Caps and goals are current as of 25 February 2024 after the match against  Gibraltar.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Marcia Bischofberger (2004-01-17) 17 January 2004 3 0 Switzerland Wil
1GK Timea Sele (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 0 0 Switzerland Widnau
2DF Elena Lohner (2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 11 0 Liechtenstein Triesen
2DF Sophia Hürlimann (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 10 1 Switzerland Winterthur
2DF Mia Hammermann (1997-03-19) 19 March 1997 9 0 Germany Litzelstetten
2DF Sina Kollmann (2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 8 0 Liechtenstein Triesen
2DF Salomé Stampfli (2005-06-09) 9 June 2005 7 1 Switzerland St. Gallen
2DF Lara Uebersax (1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 5 0 Liechtenstein Triesen
2DF Eva Beck (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 5 0 Switzerland Oerlikon/Polizei
3MF Eva Fasel (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 12 1 Liechtenstein Triesen
3MF Isabelle Wiebach (1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 10 0 Switzerland Widnau
3MF Katharina Tschupp (2006-05-21) 21 May 2006 10 1 Switzerland Luzern II
3MF Lena Göppel (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 7 3 Germany SGS Essen
3MF Katharina Risch (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 4 1 Switzerland St. Gallen
3MF Camilla Kind (2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 3 0 Liechtenstein Triesen
3MF Sophia Blumenthal (2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 2 0 Switzerland Staad
4FW Julia Benneckenstein (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 10 0 United States Itawamba Community College
4FW Viktoria Gerner (captain) (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 10 3 Switzerland Staad

Recent call-ups
  • The following players were called up in the last 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Bettina Huber (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 8 0 Switzerland Staad v.  Kosovo, 16 July 2023
DF Fiona Batliner (2003-12-22) 22 December 2003 10 2 Switzerland St. Gallen v.  Kosovo, 16 July 2023
MF Felicia Frick (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 8 0 United States Carson–Newman University v.  Kosovo, 16 July 2023
MF Camilla Lattorff (2005-11-04) 4 November 2005 5 0 Austria Austria Wien v.  Kosovo, 16 July 2023
FW Christina Müssner (1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 11 2 Switzerland Schlieren v.  Kosovo, 16 July 2023
FW Shania Vogt (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 10 3 Switzerland Staad v.  Kosovo, 16 July 2023
FW Mia Rinderer (2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 3 0 Liechtenstein Triesen v.  Kosovo, 16 July 2023
FW Alina Dona (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 2 0 Liechtenstein Balzers v.  Kosovo, 16 July 2023

Notes:

  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • INJ = Injured

Captains
  • Viktoria Gerner (2021–)

Records

Source: LFV Statistics

As of 25 February 2024
Players in bold are still active and available for selection.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D L GS GA GP W D L GS GA
China 1991 to France 2019 Team did not exist Team did not exist
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Did not enter Did not enter
2027 To be determined To be determined
Total------- ------

UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D L GS GA GP W D L GS GA
Europe 1984 to Netherlands 2017 Team did not exist Team did not exist
England 2022 Did not enter Did not enter
Switzerland 2025
2029 To be determined To be determined
Total------ -------

See also

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. "Spielbericht Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (LFV)". www.lfv.li (in German). April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. "Spielbericht Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (LFV)". www.lfv.li (in German). June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. "Liechtenstein - Luxemburg 1:2 (1:0)". Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (LFV) (in German). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. Farrell, Callum (6 October 2013). "Head of Liechtenstein FA outlines the way forward towards success". Here Is The City. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. "Women's football across the national associations 2017" (PDF). Women's Football in Europe. UEFA: 44. 2017.
  7. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  8. "Frauenfussball wird immer populärer". Radio Liechtenstein (in German). 21 September 2017.
  9. "Liechtenstein v Luxembourg".
  10. "Trainer- und Betreuerstab" (in German). Liechtenstein Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  11. "Frauen Nationalteam" (PDF). Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (in German). 17 February 2024.
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