Switzerland women's national football team

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

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

Switzerland
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 24 2 (14 June 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 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.

Results and fixtures
Further information: 2023–24 in Swiss football
  • 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
Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 2,542
Referee: Stacey Pearson (England)
5 July Friendly Switzerland  0–0  Morocco Winterthur
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
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 6,452
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
26 September 2023–24 Nations League Spain  5–0  Switzerland Córdoba
 Report Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
27 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Sweden  1–0  Switzerland Gothenburg
 Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
31 October 2023–24 Nations League Switzerland  1–7  Spain Zürich
 Report
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
17:00 Adamek 62'
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
27 February Friendly Poland  1–0  Switzerland Marbella
17:00 Wiankowska 75' Stadium: Marbella Football Center
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Switzerland  3–1  Turkey Zürich
19:00
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 5,490
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Azerbaijan  0–4  Switzerland Baku
Report
Stadium: Dalga Arena
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Switzerland  2–1  Hungary Biel
20:00
Report
Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying Hungary  1–0  Switzerland Budapest
17:30
Report Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
Referee: Eleni Antoniou) (Greece)

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 Sundhage
Assistant coaches Anders Johansson
Lilie Persson
Goalkeeping coach Nadine Angerer

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following players are called-up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Hungary on May 31st and June 4th, 2024 .[13]

Caps and goals are correct as of June 4th, 2024.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
21 1GK Elvira Herzog (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 12 0 RB Leipzig
12 1GK Livia Peng (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 6 0 Werder Bremen
1GK Nadine Böhi (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 0 0 St. Gallen
18 2DF Viola Calligaris (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 54 7 Juventus
15 2DF Luana Bühler (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 52 3 Tottenham Hotspur
8 2DF Nadine Riesen (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 20 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF Naomi Mégroz (1998-08-06)6 August 1998 (aged 25) 14 1 Zürich
2DF Larina Baumann (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 2 0 St. Gallen
2DF Caterina Tramezzani (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 0 0 Luzern
6 3MF Géraldine Reuteler (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 70 11 Eintracht Frankfurt
11 3MF Coumba Sow (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 50 13 Basel
16 3MF Sandrine Mauron (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 27) 40 2 Servette
7 3MF Riola Xhemaili (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 28 5 VfL Wolfsburg
17 3MF Seraina Piubel (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 20 3 Zürich
14 3MF Smilla Vallotto (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 10 1 Hammarby IF
3MF Noemi Ivelj (2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 3 1 Grasshoppers
3MF Alena Bienz (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 3 0 Köln
3MF Lia Kamber (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 2 0 Luzern
10 4FW Ramona Bachmann (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 147 59 Houston Dash
23 4FW Alisha Lehmann (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 52 8 Aston Villa
22 4FW Meriame Terchoun (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 35 2 Dijon
4FW Lydia Andrade (1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 3 0 RB Leipzig
4FW Naomi Luyet (2005-12-19) 19 December 2005 1 0 Young Boys

Recent call-ups
  • 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 Noemi Benz (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 0 0 Zürich v.  Poland, 23 February 2024
GK Laura Schneider (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 0 0 Luzern v.  Italy, 5 December 2023
DF Julia Stierli (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 40 1 Zürich v.  Hungary, 31 May 2024
DF Marion Rey (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 6 0 Zürich v.  Hungary, 31 May 2024
DF Laura Felber (2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 2 0 Servette v.  Azerbaijan, 9 April 2024
DF Noelle Maritz (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 116 2 Aston Villa v.  Turkey, 5 April 2024
DF Lara Marti (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 15 0 RB Leipzig v.  Spain, 26 September 2023
MF Lia Wälti (captain) (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 119 5 Arsenal v.  Poland, 27 February 2024
MF Sydney Schertenleib (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 1 0 Grasshoppers v.  Poland, 23 February 2024
FW Alayah Pilgrim (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 9 3 Roma v.  Hungary, 31 May 2024
FW Aurélie Csillag (2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 5 0 Basel v.  Hungary, 31 May 2024
FW Ana Maria Crnogorčević (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 157 72 Atlético Madrid v.  Azerbaijan, 9 April 2024
MF Amira Arfaoui (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 2 0 Nürnberg v.  Turkey, 5 April 2024
FW Leela Egli (2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 1 0 SC Freiburg v.  Poland, 27 February 2024
FW Eva Bachmann (1995-01-15) 15 January 1995 2 0 St. Gallen v.  Italy, 5 December 2023
FW Svenja Fölmli (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 22 4 SC Freiburg v.  Spain, 31 October 2023
FW Iman Beney (2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 1 0 Young Boys v.  Zambia, 30 June 2023

Individual statistics
As of 4 June 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 147 59 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 Career
1 Ana Maria Crnogorčević 72 157 2009–present
2 Ramona Bachmann 59 146 2007–present
3 Lara Dickenmann 53 135 2002–2018
4 Fabienne Humm 25 80 2012–2023
5 Martina Moser 20 129 2005–2017
6 Rahel Kiwic 14 83 2012–2022
7 Coumba Sow 13 49 2018–present
Sonja Stettler Spinner 13 51 1984–1998

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: Switzerland at the 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
1991did not qualify UEFA Euro 1991
1995 UEFA Euro 1995
1999 8206712−5
2003 6105218−16
2007 8116318−15
2011 148153517+18
2015Round of 1615th4103115+6 10910531+52
2019did not qualify 126422512+13
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
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
/ 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
1984did not qualify 613246
1987 6114511
1989 6114428
1991 6114317
1993 4013017
1995 6213923
1997 85122110
2001 8125212
2005 8125213
2009 8323916
2013 105052924
2017Group Stage311133 8800343
2022301248 10631228
2025 Qualified Qualified as hosts
Total3/146123711 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
1987 EC QSGS: Gr.42–0, 0–3 Spain4 / 4
0–3, 1–2 Italy
1–2, 1–1 Hungary
1989 EC QSGS: Gr.31–7, 3–0 Hungary4 / 4
0–0, 0–10 West Germany
0–5, 0–6 Italy
1991 EC QSGS: Gr.50–4, 0–4 Denmark3 / 4
0–0, 2–1 Spain
1–4, 0–4 Italy
1993 EC QSGS: Gr.10–10, 0–6 Norway3 / 3
0–0, 0–1 Belgium
1995 EC QSGS: Gr.53–2, 4–2 Wales3 / 4
0–5, 0–11 Germany
1–2, 1–1 Croatia
/ 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
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
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
2003 WC QSGS: Class A, Gr.21–0 0–1 Finland3 / 4
0–4, 1–4 Denmark
0–5, 0–4 Sweden
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
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
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
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
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

References
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