Switzerland national under-21 football team

Switzerland Under-21

Association	Swiss Football Association
Head coach	Pierluigi Tami
Home colours Away colours
First international
U23: ? U21: ?
Biggest win
?
Biggest defeat
? Records for competitive matches only.
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 2002)
Best result	Runner-up: 2011

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

• 199?–2001: Köbi Kuhn
• 2001–2007: Bernard Challandes
• 2007–2009: Pierre-André Schürmann
• 2009–present: Pierluigi Tami

Eligible players

Players born in 1990 or later are eligible for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

Current squad

Name	Date of Birth	Apps	Goals	Club	Debut
Goalkeepers
Oliver Klaus	4 May 1990	0	0	Basel	N/A
Defence
François Affolter	13 March 1991	4	0	Young Boys	2009
Fabio Daprelà	19 February 1991	0	0	Brescia	N/A
Rolf Feltscher	6 October 1990	8	0	Grasshopper Zürich	2008
Philippe Koch	8 February 1991	3	1	Zürich	2009
Alain Wiss	21 August 1990	0	0	Lucerne	N/A
Midfield
Amir Abrashi	27 March 1990	0	0	Winterthur	N/A
Vullnet Basha	11 July 1990	0	0	Grasshopper Zürich	N/A
Sébastien Wüthrich	29 May 1990	1	0	Neuchâtel Xamax	2009
Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri	10 october 1990	22		5	FC Basel	2009	Orhan Mustafi	4 April 1990	4	0	Aarau	2008
Marco Schönbächler	11 January 1990	2	0	Zürich	2007

See also

• Switzerland national football team
• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Sources/External links

• UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.