Switzerland women's national football team

The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football.[2]

Switzerland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Nati (National team)
Rossocrociati (Red Crosses)
AssociationSwiss Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPia Sundhage
CaptainLia Wälti
Most capsAna-Maria Crnogorčević (157)
Top scorerAna-Maria Crnogorčević (72)
FIFA codeSUI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 22 Steady (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest15 (June – August 2016)
Lowest31 (March – June 2007)
First international
 Switzerland 2–2 France 
(Basel, Switzerland; 4 May 1972)
Biggest win
 Switzerland 15–0 Moldova 
(Lausanne, Switzerland; 6 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Germany 11–0 Switzerland 
(Weingarten, Germany; 25 September 1994)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best resultRound of 16 (2015, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage (2017, 2022)

Playing their first match in 1972, Switzerland did not enter their first major tournament until 2015, playing the World Cup, and then managed to qualify for Euro 2017, Euro 2022 and the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

History

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 very first time and have qualified automatically as host.

Switzerland has never qualified for the Olympic games.

Results and fixtures

  • 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

2023

30 June Friendly Switzerland  3–3  Zambia Biel, Switzerland
Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 2,542
Referee: Stacey Pearson (England)
5 July Friendly Switzerland  0–0  Morocco Winterthur, Switzerland
Stadium: Schützenwiese
Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)
21 July FIFA WC Group Philippines  0–2  Switzerland Dunedin, New Zealand
Report Bachmann 45'
  • Piubel 64'
Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
25 July FIFA WC Group Switzerland  0–0  Norway Hamilton, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 10,769
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
30 July FIFA WC Group Switzerland  0–0  New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Attendance: 25,947
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
5 August FIFA WC R16 Switzerland  1–5  Spain Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
22 September 2023–24 Nations League Switzerland  0–1  Italy St. Gallen
Report
  • Caruso 64'
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 6,452
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
26 September 2023–24 Nations League Spain  5–0  Switzerland Córdoba, Spain
Report Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
27 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Sweden  1–0  Switzerland Gothenburg, Sweden
Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
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)
1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Switzerland  1–0  Sweden Lucerne
Report Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 3,938
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Danmark)
5 December 2023–24 Nations League Italy  3–0  Switzerland Parma
Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Volha Blotskaya (Bulgaria)

2024

23 February Friendly Poland  1–4  Switzerland Marbella ,Spain
17:00 Adamek 62'
  • Zieniewicz 6' (.ow)
  • Pilgrim 45'
  • Ivelj 66'
  • Lehmann 72'
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
27 February Friendly Poland  1–0  Switzerland Marbella ,Spain
17:00 Wiankowska 75' Stadium: Marbella Football Center
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Switzerland  3–1  Turkey Zürich
Report
  • Türkoğlu 80'
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 5,490
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
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)

2025

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

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

The senior women's management team includes:

Role Name
Head coach Pia SundhageSweden
Assistant coach Anders JohanssonSweden
Assistant coach Lilie PerssonSweden
Goalkeeping coach Nadine AngererGermany

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following players were part of the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Azerbaijan on April 9th, 2024 .[13]

Caps and goals are correct as of April 9th, 2024.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
21 1GK Elvira Herzog (2000-03-05)5 March 2000 (aged 24) 10 0 Germany RB Leipzig
12 1GK Livia Peng (2002-03-14)14 March 2002 (aged 22) 6 0 Germany Werder Bremen
1GK Nadine Böhi (2003-11-21)21 November 2003 (aged 20) 0 0 Switzerland FC St. Gallen

18 2DF Viola Calligaris (1996-03-17)17 March 1996 (aged 28) 52 7 Italy Juventus FC
15 2DF Luana Bühler (1996-04-28)28 April 1996 (aged 27) 50 3 England Tottenham Hotspur
2DF Julia Stierli (1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 27) 40 1 Switzerland FC Zürich
8 2DF Nadine Riesen (2000-04-11)11 April 2000 (aged 23) 20 1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF Laura Felber (2001-08-17)17 August 2001 (aged 22) 2 0 Switzerland Servette
2DF Naomi Mégroz (1998-08-06)6 August 1998 (aged 25) 14 1 Switzerland FC Zürich

6 3MF Géraldine Reuteler (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 24) 68 11 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
11 3MF Coumba Sow (1994-08-27)27 August 1994 (aged 29) 48 13 Switzerland FC Basel
7 3MF Riola Xhemaili (2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 21) 27 5 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
3MF Seraina Piubel (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 23) 18 3 Switzerland FC Zürich
14 3MF Smilla Vallotto (2004-03-23)23 March 2004 (aged 20) 8 1 Sweden Hammarby IF
3MF Alena Bienz (2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 21) 3 0 Germany 1. FC Köln

9 4FW Ana Maria Crnogorčević (1990-10-03)3 October 1990 (aged 33) 157 72 Spain Atlético Madrid
23 4FW Alisha Lehmann (1999-01-21)21 January 1999 (aged 25) 50 7 England Aston Villa
22 4FW Meriame Terchoun (1995-10-27)27 October 1995 (aged 28) 33 2 France Dijon
20 4FW Alayah Pilgrim (2003-04-29)29 April 2003 (aged 20) 9 3 Italy AS Roma
4FW Aurélie Csillag (2003-01-24)24 January 2003 (aged 21) 5 0 Switzerland FC Basel
4FW Lydia Andrade (1999-02-20)20 February 1999 (aged 25) 1 0 Germany RB Leipzig


Recent call-ups

  • The following non-retired players have been named to a roster since the start of 2023.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Noemi Benz (2004-01-31)31 January 2004 (aged 20) 0 0 Switzerland FC Zürich v.  Poland, 23 February 2024
GK Laura Schneider (1995-12-14)14 December 1995 (aged 27) 0 0 Switzerland FC Luzern v.  Italy, 5 December 2023

DF Kattalin Stahl (2001-05-10)10 May 2001 (aged 21) 0 0 Switzerland FC Zürich v.  Iceland, 11 April 2023
DF Marion Rey (1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 24) 6 0 Switzerland FC Zürich 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF Lara Marti (1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 24) 15 0 Germany RB Leipzig v.  Spain, 26 September 2023
DF Eseosa Aigbogun (1993-05-23)23 May 1993 (aged 30) 99 3 Italy AS Roma v.  Italy, 5 December 2023
DF Noemi Ivelj (2006-11-01)1 November 2006 (aged 17) 2 1 Switzerland Grasshoppers v.  Poland, 23 February 2024
DF Ella Touon (2003-08-07)7 August 2003 (aged 20) 2 0 Austria SKN St. Pölten v.  Italy, 5 December 2023
DF Noelle Maritz (1995-12-23)23 December 1995 (aged 28) 116 2 Switzerland Aston Villa v.  Turkey, 5 April 2024

MF Sally Julini (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20) 4 0 France Olympique Lyon v.  Poland, 17 February 2023
MF Lia Wälti (captain) (1993-04-19)19 April 1993 (aged 30) 119 5 England Arsenal v.  Poland, 27 February 2024
MF Sandrine Mauron (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 27) 39 2 Switzerland Servette v.  Poland, 27 February 2024
MF Lia Kamber (2006-01-30)30 January 2006 (aged 18) 1 0 Switzerland FC Luzern v.  Poland, 27 February 2024
MF Sydney Schertenleib (2007-01-30)30 January 2007 (aged 17) 1 0 Switzerland Grasshoppers v.  Poland, 23 February 2024

FW Leela Egli (2006-12-11)11 December 2006 (aged 17) 1 0 Germany SC Freiburg v.  Poland, 27 February 2024
FW Iman Beney (2006-07-23)23 July 2006 (aged 17) 1 0 Switzerland BSC Young Boys v.  Zambia,30 June 2023
FW Svenja Fölmli (2002-08-19)19 August 2002 (aged 21) 22 4 Germany SC Freiburg v.  Spain, 31 Octobre 2023
FW Eva Bachmann (1995-01-15)15 January 1995 (aged 28) 2 0 Switzerland FC St. Gallen Frauen v.  Italy, 5 December 2023
MF Amira Arfaoui (1999-08-08)8 August 1999 (aged 24) 2 0 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg v.  Turkey, 5 April 2024
FW Ramona Bachmann (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 32) 145 58 United States Houston Dash v.  Turkey, 5 April 2024

Individual statistics

As of April 9th, 2024.
Players in bold are still active with Switzerland.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Ana Maria Crnogorčević 157 72 2009–present
2 Ramona Bachmann 145 58 2007–present
3 Lara Dickenmann 135 53 2002–2018
4 Martina Moser 129 20 2005–2017
5 Caroline Abbé 127 10 2006–2017
6 Lia Wälti 119 5 2011–present
7 Noelle Maritz 116 2 2013–present
8 Gaëlle Thalmann 109 0 2007–2023
9 Eseosa Aigbogun 99 3 2013–present
10 Vanessa Bernauer 91 7 2006–present
11 Sandy Maendly 89 12 2006–2022
12 Rahel Kiwic 83 14 2012–2022
13 Fabienne Humm 80 25 2012–2023
14 Vanessa Bürki 79 10 2004–2017
15 Marisa Brunner 78 0 2003–2012

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Ana Maria Crnogorčević 72 157 0.46 2009–present
2 Ramona Bachmann 58 145 0.4 2007–present
3 Lara Dickenmann 53 135 0.39 2002–2018
4 Fabienne Humm 25 80 0.31 2012–2023
5 Martina Moser 20 129 0.16 2005–2017
6 Rahel Kiwic 14 83 0.17 2012–2022
7 Coumba Sow 13 48 0.28 2018–present
Sonja Stettler Spinner 13 51 0.25 1984–1998

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

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
China 1991did not qualify UEFA Euro 1991
Sweden 1995 UEFA Euro 1995
United States 1999 8206712−5
United States 2003 6105218−16
China 2007 8116318−15
Germany 2011 148153517+18
Canada 2015Round of 1615th4103115+6 10910531+52
France 2019did not qualify 126422512+13
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023Round of 1614th412135-2 11 9 1 1 46 5 +41
2027to be determined to be determined
Total2/915th82241410+4 693682517183+88
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Match History

FIFA Women's World Cup history
YearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium
Canada 2015 Group stage8 June JapanL 0–1BC Place, Vancouver
12 June EcuadorW 10–1
16 June CameroonL 1–2Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Round of 1621 June CanadaL 0–1BC Place, Vancouver
Australia/New Zealand 2023 Group stage21 July PhilippinesW 2–0Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
25 July NorwayD 0–0Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
30 July New ZealandD 0–0Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Round of 165 August SpainL 1–5Eden Park, Auckland

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GP W D* L GF GA
EnglandItalyNorwaySweden 1984did not qualify 613246
Norway 1987 6114511
West Germany 1989 6114428
Denmark 1991 6114317
Italy 1993 4013017
England Germany Norway Sweden 1995 6213923
Norway Sweden 1997 85122110
Germany 2001 8125212
England 2005 8125213
Finland 2009 8323916
Sweden 2013 105052924
Netherlands 2017Group Stage311133 8800343
England 2022301248 10631228
Switzerland 2025 Qualified Qualified as hosts
Total3/136123711 94351841144188
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

World Cup / Euro Qualifying match history

CompetitionStageResultOpponentPosition / Notes
00001984 EC QSGS: Gr.32–0, 1–1 Portugal3 / 4
1–1, 0–0 France
0–2, 0–2 Italy
Norway 1987 EC QSGS: Gr.42–0, 0–3 Spain4 / 4
0–3, 1–2 Italy
1–2, 1–1 Hungary
West Germany 1989 EC QSGS: Gr.31–7, 3–0 Hungary4 / 4
0–0, 0–10 West Germany
0–5, 0–6 Italy
Denmark 1991 EC QSGS: Gr.50–4, 0–4 Denmark3 / 4
0–0, 2–1 Spain
1–4, 0–4 Italy
Italy 1993 EC QSGS: Gr.10–10, 0–6 Norway3 / 3
0–0, 0–1 Belgium
Germany 1995 EC QSGS: Gr.53–2, 4–2 Wales3 / 4
0–5, 0–11 Germany
1–2, 1–1 Croatia
Norway/Sweden 1997 EC QSGS: Class B, Gr.35–0, 1–1 Yugoslavia1 / 4
3–0, 3–4 Austria
0–2, 3–1 Greece
Promotion play-off3–2 3–0 CroatiaPromoted to Class A
United States 1999 WC QSGS: Class A, Gr.20–1 0–1 Finland4 / 4
1–2, 0–3 France
1–3, 0–2 Italy
Relegation play-off1–0, 4–0 PolandRemain in Class A
Germany 2001 EC QSGS: Class A, Gr.20–4 0–1 Norway4 / 4
0–3, 0–1 England
1–0, 0–2 Portugal
Relegation play-off1–1, 0–0 BelgiumRemain in Class A
United States 2003 WC QSGS: Class A, Gr.21–0 0–1 Finland3 / 4
0–4, 1–4 Denmark
0–5, 0–4 Sweden
England 2005 EC QSGS: Class A, Gr.10–6, 0–2 Sweden4 / 5
1–0, 0–1 Serbia and Montenegro
1–1, 0–2 Finland
0–1, 0–0 Italy
China 2007 WC QSGS: Class A, Gr.40–2, 0–2 Russia5 / 5
0–4, 0–6 Germany
2–0, 0–2 Republic of Ireland
0–1, 1–1 Scotland
Finland 2009 EC QSGS: Gr.41–0, 1–3 Belgium3 / 5
2–2, 1–1 Netherlands
0–7, 0–3 Germany
2–0, 2–0 Wales
Germany 2011 WC QSGS: Gr.62–0, 2–1 Republic of Ireland1 / 5
1–2, 3–0 Russia
2–1, 6–0 Israel
4–2, 8–0 Kazakhstan
Play-offs0–2, 2–3 England
Repechage: SF3–1, 0–0 Denmark
Repechage: F0–1, 2–4 Italy
Sweden 2013 EC QSGS: Gr.21–4, 0–6 Germany3 / 6
4–1, 2–4 Romania
2–3, 4–3 Spain
8–1, 0–1 Kazakhstan
5–0, 3–1 Turkey

See also

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