Switzerland national under-21 football team

Switzerland Under-21
Association Swiss Football Association
Head coach Mauro Lustrinelli
First colours
Second colours
First international
U23: ?
U21: ?
Biggest win
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Biggest defeat

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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

Current squad

Switzerland squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Kazakhstan on 2 September 2016 & Bosnia & Herzegovina on 6 September 2016. Players eligible must be born after 1 January 1994.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Gregor Kobel (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 2 0 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim
12 1GK Simon Enzler (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 0 0 Switzerland Luzern
23 1GK Noam Baumann (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 0 0 Switzerland Wil
5 2DF Jan Bamert (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 0 0 Switzerland Sion
20 2DF Ulisses Garcia (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 7 0 Germany Werder Bremen
22 2DF Cedric Zesiger (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 0 0 Switzerland Grasshopper
2 2DF Jean-Pierre Rhyner (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 2 0 Switzerland FC Schaffhausen
13 2DF Jordan Lotomba (1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 3 0 Switzerland Young Boys
3 2DF Nicolas Stettler (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 2 0 Switzerland Winterthur
6 3MF Kevin Rüegg (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 0 0 Switzerland Zürich
7 3MF Nicolas Haas (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 2 0 Italy Atalanta
8 3MF Anto Grgic (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 2 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart
10 3MF Djibril Sow (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 1 0 Switzerland Young Boys
11 3MF Francisco Rodríguez (1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 6 1 Switzerland Luzern
14 3MF Edimilson Fernandes (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 3 1 England West Ham United
15 3MF Olivier Custodio (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 1 0 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport
3MF Cedric Itten (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 1 0 Switzerland Luzern
3MF Vincent Sierro (1995-10-08) 8 October 1995 0 0 Germany SC Freiburg
9 4FW Haris Tabaković (1994-06-20) 20 June 1994 11 6 Hungary Debrecen
16 4FW Michael Frey (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 11 3 Switzerland Zürich
17 4FW Florian Kamberi (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 3 1 Switzerland Grasshopper
18 4FW Dimitri Oberlin (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 1 0 Switzerland Basel

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification phase and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ulisse Pelloni (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 0 0 Switzerland Aarau
DF Nico Elvedi (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 1 0 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
DF Joel Untersee (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 2 0 Italy Empoli
DF Gregory Wüthrich (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 3 0 Switzerland Young Boys
DF Manuel Akanji (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 6 0 Switzerland Basel
MF Anto Grgić (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 0 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart
MF Nicola Sutter (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995 2 0 Switzerland Thun
MF Basil Stillhart (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 2 0 Switzerland Wil
FW Shani Tarashaj (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 6 5 England Everton
FW Albian Ajeti (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997 3 0 Switzerland Basel
FW Daniel Follonier (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 0 0 Switzerland Sion
FW João Oliveira (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 0 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk

Recent results

Swiss national teams

See also

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.

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