Switzerland national under-17 football team

The Switzerland national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Their biggest success was winning the 2009 Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Switzerland women's national under-17 football team.

Switzerland U-17
AssociationSwiss Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachStefan Marini
FIFA codeSUI
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2009)
Best resultChampions (2009)
European championships
Appearances9 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions (2002)

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
1985did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009Champions7700187+11
2011did not qualify
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023did not qualify
2025to be determined
Total1/207700187+11

UEFA European U-17 Football Championship Record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
2002Champions6510122
2003did not qualify
2004
2005Group stage311155
2006did not qualify
2007
2008Group stage310214
2009Semi-final412154
2010Group stage3003110
2011did not qualify
2012
2013Group stage301235
2014Group stage301225
2015did not qualify
2016
2017
2018Group stage320142
2019did not qualify
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
2021
2022did not qualify
2023Quarter-finals422052
2024to be determined
Total9/2032128123839

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

  • Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish. Bronze background color indicates third-place finish

Recent results

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played in May-June 2023.[3]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against France.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Gentrit Muslija (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 7 0 St. Gallen
1GK Felix Löpfe (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 1 0 Basel
1GK Dario Wälti (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 0 0 Thun
2DF Elohim Kamoko (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 9 0 Zürich
2DF Mattia Rizzo (2006-10-07) 7 October 2006 9 0 Zürich
2DF Jeremy Fasano (2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 7 1 Grasshopper Club Zürich
2DF Tarik Seferovic (2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 6 0 St. Gallen
2DF Rhodri Smith (2006-09-09) 9 September 2006 4 0 Young Boys
2DF Marvin Akahomen (2007-07-15) 15 July 2007 0 0 Basel
2DF Eliah Jordan (2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 0 0 Basel
3MF Demir Xhemalija (2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 10 3 Basel
3MF Alessandro Romano (2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 9 3 Roma
3MF Leon Grando (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 9 2 Zürich
3MF Luca Bühlmann (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 8 0 Basel
3MF Jason Parente (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 8 0 St. Gallen
3MF Cheveyo Tsawa (2006-12-09) 9 December 2006 8 0 Zürich
3MF Corsin Konietzke (2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 5 0 St. Gallen
3MF Elio Rufener (2007-02-12) 12 February 2007 0 0 Young Boys
4FW Winsley Boteli (2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 10 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach
4FW Arlet Junior Zé (2006-03-22) 22 March 2006 10 5 Basel
4FW Modou Minteh (2006-11-04) 4 November 2006 5 3 Basel

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for Switzerland Under-17's within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Marcel Lapierre (2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 1 0 Servette v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
DF Sami Bashaj (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 3 0 Basel v.  France, 28 March 2023
DF Diego Benito Poloni (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 3 0 SC Freiburg v.  France, 28 March 2023
DF Samuele Tomeo (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 2 0 Basel v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
DF Loun Srdanovic (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 2 0 Servette v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
FW Gleen Mbazo (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 0 0 Neuchâtel Xamax v.  France, 28 March 2023
FW Ruben Londja (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 3 1 Lausanne-Sport v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
FW Darko Lötscher (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 2 0 Lausanne-Sport v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
FW Gabriel Gonzalez (2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 1 0 Bayern Munich v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022

References
  1. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. "Aufgebot UEFA U-17 Europameisterschaft in Ungarn" (PDF). football.ch. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

Swiss national teams

See also
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