| Nickname(s) | La Nati | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Swiss Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Nils Nielsen | ||
| Captain | Lia Wälti | ||
| Most caps | Martina Moser (129) | ||
| Top scorer | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (60) | ||
| FIFA code | SUI | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 19  1 (18 December 2020)[1] | ||
| Highest | 15 (June 2016) | ||
| Lowest | 31 (March 2007) | ||
| First international | |||
 Switzerland 2–2 France  (Basel, Switzerland; 4 May 1972) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Switzerland 11–0 Malta  (Zug, Switzerland; 5 April 2014) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Germany 11–0 Switzerland (Weingarten, Germany; 25 September 1994) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2015) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2017) | ||
The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football.[2] The team played its first match in 1972.
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, and the match ended in a 1–1 draw, as a result Switzerland finished third in their group and did not advance.
Switzerland has never qualified for the Olympic games.
Record
World Cup
| World Cup Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos. | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1991 to 2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 2015 | Round of 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small}  2023 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 1/9 | – | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | |
| FIFA Women's World Cup history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| 2015 | Group stage | 8 June |  Japan | L 0–1 | BC Place, Vancouver |
| 12 June |  Ecuador | W 10–1 | |||
| 16 June |  Cameroon | L 1–2 | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton | ||
| Round of 16 | 21 June | Canada | L 0–1 | BC Place, Vancouver | |
European Championship
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 to  2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2017 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 1/12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Recent schedule and results
The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2020
| 27 October 2020 Euro 2022 qualifying | Romania  | 0–2 | Switzerland | Mogoşoaia |
| 16:30 (17:30 EET) | Report |
| Stadium: Football Centre FRF Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey) |
29| 1 December 2020 Euro 2022 qualifying | Belgium .svg.png){kind=small} | 4–0 | Switzerland | Leuven |
| 20:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) |
Players
Current squad
The following 21 players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifier against Belgium on 1 December 2020.[6][7]
Caps and goals are correct as of 1 September 2020.
Head coach: 
Nils Nielsen
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Livia Peng | 14 March 2002 | Unknown | ||
| 12 | GK | Elvira Herzog | 5 March 2000 | 2 | 0 | SC Freiburg |
| 21 | GK | Seraina Friedli | 20 March 1993 | 5 | 0 |  Florentia |
| 2 | DF | Lorena Baumann | 11 February 1997 | 1 | 0 | Zürich |
| 4 | DF | Rachel Rinast | 2 June 1991 | 34 | 2 | Köln |
| 9 | DF | Ana-Maria Crnogorčević | 3 October 1990 | 119 | 59 |  Barcelona |
| 15 | DF | Luana Bühler | 28 April 1996 | 14 | 0 | Hoffenheim |
| 17 | DF | Svenja Fölmli | 19 August 2002 | 2 | 1 | Luzern |
| 18 | DF | Viola Calligaris | 17 March 1996 | 20 | 3 | Levante |
| 19 | DF | Eseosa Aigbogun | 23 May 1993 | 64 | 3 | Paris FC |
| 3 | MF | Kattalin Stahl | 10 May 2001 | Unknown | ||
| 5 | MF | Cinzia Zehnder | 4 August 1997 | 29 | 0 | Bayern Munich II |
| 6 | MF | Géraldine Reuteler | 21 April 1999 | 33 | 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 10 | MF | Ramona Bachmann | 25 December 1990 | 107 | 49 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 11 | MF | Coumba Sow | 27 August 1994 | 8 | 1 | Paris FC |
| 13 | MF | Lia Wälti (captain) | 19 April 1993 | 84 | 5 |  Arsenal |
| 14 | MF | Riola Xhemaili | 5 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | Basel |
| 16 | MF | Malin Gut | 1 August 2000 | 8 | 0 | Arsenal |
| 22 | MF | Vanessa Bernauer | 23 March 1988 | 87 | 7 | Roma |
| 7 | FW | Kim Dubs | 22 September 1998 | Unknown | ||
| 8 | FW | Irina Pando | 24 July 1995 | 3 | 2 | Luzern |
| 20 | FW | Fabienne Humm | 20 December 1986 | 63 | 23 | Zürich |
| 23 | FW | Alisha Lehmann | 21 January 1999 | 21 | 3 | West Ham United |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been named to a roster in the past 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Gaëlle Thalmann | 18 January 1986 | 84 | 0 | Servette Chênois | v. Romania, 27 October 2020 |
| GK | Fabienne Oertle | 6 December 1998 | 0 | 0 | FC St. Gallen-Staad | v. Romania, 27 October 2020 |
| DF | Melanie Huber | 6 July 1993 | 0 | 0 | Basel | v. Romania, 27 October 2020 |
| DF | Noelle Maritz | 23 December 1995 | 80 | 1 | Arsenal | v. Romania, 27 October 2020 PRE |
| DF | Naomi Mégroz | 8 June 1998 | 13 | 1 | Freiburg | v. Belgium, 22 September 2020 |
| DF | Julia Stierli | 3 April 1997 | 11 | 0 | Zürich | v.  Austria, 10 March 2020 |
| DF | Marilena Widmer | 7 August 1997 | 14 | 1 | BSC Young Boys | v. Austria, 10 March 2020 |
| MF | Sandy Maendly | 4 April 1988 | 73 | 12 | Servette Chênois | v. Romania, 27 October 2020 |
| MF | Francesca Calò | 25 May 1995 | 7 | 0 | Köln | v. Romania, 27 October 2020 |
| MF | Viola Calligaris | 17 March 1996 | 26 | 3 | Levante | v. Belgium, 22 September 2020 |
| MF | Lara Marti | 21 September 1999 | 1 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | v. Austria, 10 March 2020 |
| MF | Sandrine Mauron | 19 December 1996 | 12 | 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | v. Austria, 10 March 2020 |
| FW | Melanie Müller | 31 May 1996 | 10 | 1 | Luzern | v. Austria, 10 March 2020 |
Qualifying history
| Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 2–0 1–1 |  Portugal | |
| 1–1 0–0 | France | |||
| 0–2 0–2 | Italy | 3 / 4 | ||
 1987 EC QS | GS: Gr.4 | 2–0 0–3 | Spain | |
| 0–3 1–2 | Italy | |||
| 1–2 1–1 |  Hungary | 4 / 4 | ||
| 1989 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 1–7 3–0 | Hungary | |
| 0–0 0–10 | West Germany | |||
| 0–5 0–6 | Italy | 4 / 4 | ||
| 1991 EC QS | GS: Gr.5 | 0–4 0–4 | Denmark | |
| 0–0 2–1 | Spain | |||
| 1–4 0–4 | Italy | 3 / 4 | ||
| 1993 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 0–10 0–6 | Norway | |
| 0–0 0–1 | Belgium | 3 / 3 | ||
| 1995 EC QS | GS: Gr.5 | 3–2 4–2 | .svg.jpg){kind=small} Wales | |
| 0–5 0–11 | Germany | |||
| 1–2 1–1 |  Croatia | 3 / 4 | ||
| 1997 EC QS | GS: Class B, Gr.3 | 5–0 1–1 | %3b_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%e2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia | |
| 3–0 3–4 | Austria | ||
| 0–2 3–1 |  Greece | 1 / 4 | ||
| Promotion play-off | 3–2 3–0 | Croatia | Promoted to Class A | |
 1999 WC QS | GS: Class A, Gr.2 | 0–1 0–1 |  Finland | |
| 1–2 0–3 | France | |||
| 1–3 0–2 | Italy | 4 / 4 | ||
| Relegation play-off | 1–0 4–0 |  Poland | ||
| 2001 EC QS | GS: Class A, Gr.2 | 0–4 0–1 | Norway | |
| 0–3 0–1 | England | |||
| 1–0 0–2 | Portugal | 4 / 4 | ||
| Relegation play-off | 1–1 0–0 | Belgium | ||
| 2003 WC QS | GS: Class A, Gr.2 | 1–0 0–1 | Finland | |
| 0–4 1–4 | Denmark | |||
| 0–5 0–4 | Sweden | 3 / 4 | ||
| 2005 EC QS | GS: Class A, Gr.1 | 0–6 0–2 | Sweden | |
| 1–0 0–1 | Serbia and Montenegro | |||
| 1–1 0–2 | Finland | |||
| 0–1 0–0 | Italy | 4 / 5 | ||
| 2007 WC QS | GS: Class A, Gr.4 | 0–2 0–2 |  Russia | |
| 0–4 0–6 | Germany | |||
| 2–0 0–2 |  Republic of Ireland | |||
| 0–1 1–1 |  Scotland | 5 / 5 | ||
| 2009 EC QS | GS: Gr.4 | 1–0 1–3 | Belgium | |
| 2–2 1–1 | Netherlands | |||
| 0–7 0–3 | Germany | |||
| 2–0 2–0 | Wales | 3 / 5 | ||
| 2011 WC QS | GS: Gr.6 | 2–0 2–1 | Republic of Ireland | |
| 1–2 3–0 | Russia | |||
| 2–1 6–0 |  Israel | |||
| 4–2 8–0 |  Kazakhstan | 1 / 5 | ||
| Play-offs | 0–2 2–3 | England | ||
| Repechage: SF | 3–1 0–0 | Denmark | ||
| Repechage: F | 0–1 2–4 | Italy | ||
| 2013 EC QS | GS: Gr.2 | 1–4 0–6 | Germany | |
| 4–1 2–4 | Romania | |||
| 2–3 4–3 | Spain | |||
| 8–1 0–1 | Kazakhstan | |||
| 5–0 3–1 |  Turkey | 3 / 6 |
References
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ FIFA.com (1 January 1900). "Fast-improving Switzerland aim for fresh highs". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Reuters (21 June 2015). "Canada edge past Switzerland into last eight of Women's World Cup". Retrieved 13 July 2017 – via The Guardian.
- ^ "An obituary for Switzerland". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Standings". UEFA. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/a-team-frauen/news/nils-nielsen-setzt-gegen-rumaenien-auf-kontinuitaet.aspx
- ^ https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/a-team-frauen/news/verletzungspause-fuer-luana-buehler.aspx