Switzerland women's national football team

Switzerland

Nickname(s)	La Nati (National team) Rossocrociati (Red Crosses)
Association	Swiss Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Pia Sundhage
Captain	Lia Wälti
Most caps	Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (173)
Top scorer	Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (74)
FIFA code	SUI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	24 1 (7 August 2025)[1]
Highest	15 (June – August 2016)
Lowest	31 (March – June 2007)
First international
2–2 France  (Basel, Switzerland; 4 May 1972)
Biggest win
15–0 Moldova  (Lausanne, Switzerland; 6 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
Germany 11–0   (Weingarten, Germany; 25 September 1994)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2015)
Best result	Round of 16 (2015, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2017)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2025)

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

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.

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] Switzerland then qualifies for the 2023 World Cup, 8 years after its only participation. It again manages to pass the 1st round and even finishes first in group A, thanks to an entry victory against the Philippines, novices in the competition (2–0), then two goalless draws in turn against Norway, then New Zealand, the host country of the event, resisting the offensive tendencies of the Scandinavians and the Oceanians. In the next round, the Nati will meet Spain, 2nd in Group C and eventual winners of the tournament, an opponent who has never made it past the round of 16 either. Switzerland are heavily beaten by La Roja (1–5) despite a fairly quick equalizer thanks to an unlikely own goal by Spanish defender Laia Codina and stops at the same stage as 8 years ago.

In 2025, Switzerland hosted the UEFA Women's Euro for the first time and have qualified automatically as host. After a loss in the opening game against Norway, they eventually managed to reached the Quarter finals, thanks to a 2–0 win against Iceland and a draw due to last-minute goal versus Finland. The tournament finally ended with a 0–2 defeat, once again the opponent was Spain.

Switzerland has never qualified for the Olympic games.

• 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

  v  Australia

25 October Friendly		1–1	Australia	Zurich
20:00 UTC+2	Reuteler 58'	Source	Foord 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

  v  France

29 October Friendly		2–1	France	Geneva
21:00	Bachmann 25' (pen.) Luyet 54'	Report	Gago 34'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)

  v  Germany

29 November Friendly		0–6	Germany	Zürich
20:00		Report	Nüsken 43' Freigang 50', 65' Schüller 56', 90+1' Zicai 73'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 17,306 Referee: Zulema González González (Spain)

England  v  

3 December Friendly	England	1–0		Sheffield
19:45	Clinton 8'			Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,870 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

  v  Iceland

21 February 2025–26 Nations League		0–0	Iceland	Zurich
19:00		Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 7,718 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Norway  v  

25 February 2025–26 Nations League	Norway	2–1		Stavanger
18:00	Terland 74' Graham Hansen 87'	Report	Schertenleib 83'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 3,713 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

  v  France

2 April 2025–26 Nations League		0–2	France	St. Gallen
20:00		Report	Baltimore 15' Bacha 43'	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 11,011 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

Iceland  v  

8 April 2025–26 Nations League	Iceland	3–3		Reykjavík
16:45 UTC+0	Vilhjálmsdóttir 45+4' Vilhjálmsdóttir 50' Vilhjálmsdóttir 62'	Report	Reuteler 2' Vallotto 17' Gunnlaugsdóttir 46' (o.g.)	Stadium: Valbjarnarvöllur Attendance: 870 Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)

France  v  

30 May 2025–26 Nations League	France	4–0		Tomblaine
21:10	Mateo 11' de Almeida 16' Baltimore 19' Geyoro 56'	Report		Stadium: Stade Marcel-Picot Attendance: 12,359 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

  v  Norway

3 June 2025–26 Nations League		0–1	Norway	Sion
20:00		Report	Bøe Risa 4'	Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 6,888 Referee: Maria Caputi (Italia)

  v  Czech Republic

26 June Friendly		4–1	Czech Republic	Winterthur
18:00	Xhemaili 24' Reuteler 42' Vallotto 56' Fölmli 89'	Report	Polcarova 27'	Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese Attendance: 7,778 Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)

  v  Norway

2 July Euro 2025 GS		1–2	Norway	Basel
21:00 UTC+2	Riesen 28'	Report	Hegerberg 54' Stierli 58' (o.g.)	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 34,063 Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)

  v  Iceland

6 July Euro 2025 GS		2–0	Iceland	Bern
21:00	Reuteler 76' Pilgrim 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,658 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

Finland  v  

10 July Euro 2025 GS	Finland	1–1		Geneva
21:00	Kuikka 79' (pen.)	Report	Xhemaili 90+2'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 26,388 Referee: Stephanie Frappart (France)

Spain  v  

18 July Euro 2025 QF	Spain	2–0		Bern
21:00	Del Castillo 66' Pina 71'			Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,734 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy)

The senior women's management team includes:

Role	Name
Head coach	Pia Sundhage
Assistant coaches	Anders Johansson
	Lilie Persson
Goalkeeping coach	Nadine Angerer

• Jost Leuzinger (2000–2004)^[7][8]
• Béatrice von Siebenthal (2005–2012)^[9]
• Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (2012–2018)^[10][11]
• Nils Nielsen (2018–2022)^[12]
• Inka Grings (2022–2023)
• Reto Gertschen (2023) (caretaker)
• Pia Sundhage (2024–)

The following players were called-up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.^[13] Luana Bühler withdrew from the squad due to injury on 30 June and was replaced with Laia Ballesté.^[14]

Caps and goals are correct as of 18 July 2025, after the match against Spain. ^[15]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Elvira Herzog	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000	21	0	RB Leipzig
12	1GK	Livia Peng	(2002-03-14) 14 March 2002	14	0	Chelsea
21	1GK	Nadine Böhi	(2003-11-21) 21 November 2003	0	0	Union Berlin
2	2DF	Julia Stierli	(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997	52	1	SC Freiburg
5	2DF	Noelle Maritz	(1995-12-23) 23 December 1995	133	2	Aston Villa
8	2DF	Nadine Riesen	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000	34	2	Eintracht Frankfurt
15	2DF	Laia Ballesté	(1999-02-22) 22 February 1999	1	0	RCD Espanyol
18	2DF	Viola Calligaris	(1996-03-17) 17 March 1996	71	8	Juventus
4	3MF	Noemi Ivelj	(2006-11-01) 1 November 2006	13	1	Eintracht Frankfurt
6	3MF	Géraldine Reuteler	(1999-04-21) 21 April 1999	81	15	Eintracht Frankfurt
7	3MF	Riola Xhemaili	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003	34	7	PSV Eindhoven
11	3MF	Coumba Sow	(1994-08-27) 27 August 1994	56	13	Basel
13	3MF	Lia Wälti (captain)	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993	131	5	Arsenal
14	3MF	Smilla Vallotto	(2004-03-23) 23 March 2004	27	3	VfL Wolfsburg
16	3MF	Sandrine Mauron	(1996-12-19) 19 December 1996	46	2	Tampa Bay
22	3MF	Sydney Schertenleib	(2007-01-30) 30 January 2007	18	2	Barcelona
9	4FW	Ana-Maria Crnogorčević	(1990-10-03) 3 October 1990	173	74	Seattle Reign
19	4FW	Iman Beney	(2006-07-23) 23 July 2006	15	0	Manchester City
17	4FW	Svenja Fölmli	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002	28	5	SC Freiburg
20	4FW	Alayah Pilgrim	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003	17	4	Roma
23	4FW	Alisha Lehmann	(1999-01-21) 21 January 1999	61	8	Juventus
10	4FW	Meriame Terchoun	(1995-10-27) 27 October 1995	45	3	Dijon
3	4FW	Leila Wandeler	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006	4	0	Lyon

The following players were called up to the squad within 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	Sassuolo	v.  France, 29 October 2024
DF	Luana Bühler INJ	(1996-04-28) 28 April 1996	61	3	Tottenham Hotspur	UEFA Women's Euro 2025
DF	Lara Marti INJ	(1999-09-21) 21 September 1999	18	0	RB Leipzig	v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
DF	Eseosa Aigbogun PRE	(1993-05-23) 23 May 1993	99	3	Strasbourg	v.  Iceland, 21 February 2025
DF	Larina Baumann	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998	5	0	St. Gallen	v.  England, 3 December 2024
MF	Alena Bienz INJ	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003	6	0	SC Freiburg	v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
MF	Amira Arfaoui PRE	(1999-08-08) 8 August 1999	3	0	Werder Bremen	v.  England, 3 December 2024
MF	Stephanie Waeber	(2000-12-08) 8 December 2000	0	0	Young Boys	v.  England, 3 December 2024
MF	Naina Inauen PRE	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000	0	0	Lyn Fotball	v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
MF	Seraina Piubel PRE	(2000-06-02) 2 June 2000	25	3	West Ham United	v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
FW	Ramona Bachmann INJ	(1990-12-25) 25 December 1990	153	60	Houston Dash	v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
FW	Aurélie Csillag PRE	(2003-01-24) 24 January 2003	8	0	SC Freiburg	v.  Norway, 25 February 2025
FW	Lydia Andrade PRE	(1999-02-20) February 20, 1999	5	0	1. FC Köln	v.  England, 3 December 2024
FW	Naomi Luyet PRE	(2005-12-19) 19 December 2005	5	1	TSG Hoffenheim	v.  France, 29 October 2024
Notes INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad RET = Retired from national team

As of July 18, 2025.

Players in bold are still active with Switzerland.

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
1991	did not qualify										UEFA Euro 1991
1995											UEFA Euro 1995
1999											8	2	0	6	7	12	−5
2003											6	1	0	5	2	18	−16
2007											8	1	1	6	3	18	−15
2011											14	8	1	5	35	17	+18
2015	Round of 16	15th	4	1	0	3	11	5	+6		10	9	1	0	53	1	+52
2019	did not qualify										12	6	4	2	25	12	+13
2023	Round of 16	14th	4	1	2	1	3	5	−2		11	9	1	1	46	5	+41
2027	to be determined										to be determined
2031
2035
Total	2/9	15th	8	2	2	4	14	10	+4		69	36	8	25	171	83	+88

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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
/ 2023	Group stage	21 July	Philippines	W 2–0	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
		25 July	Norway	D 0–0	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
		30 July	New Zealand	D 0–0	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
	Round of 16	5 August	Spain	L 1–5	Eden Park, Auckland

Switzerland at the 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	P/R	Rnk
1984	Did not qualify								6	1	3	2	4	6	–
1987									6	1	1	4	5	11
1989									6	1	1	4	4	28
1991									6	1	1	4	3	17
1993									4	0	1	3	0	17
1995									6	2	1	3	9	23
1997									8	5	1	2	21	10
2001									8	1	2	5	2	12
2005									8	1	2	5	2	13
2009									8	3	2	3	9	16
2013									10	5	0	5	29	24
2017	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	3	3		8	8	0	0	34	3
2022		3	0	1	2	4	8		10	6	3	1	22	8
2025	Quarter final	4	1	1	2	4	5		6[a]	5	0	1	14	3		19th
Total	3/14	10	2	3	5	11	16		100	40	18	42	158	191	19th

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position / Notes
00001984 EC QS	GS: Gr.3	2–0, 1–1	Portugal	3 / 4
		1–1, 0–0	France
		0–2, 0–2	Italy
1987 EC QS	GS: Gr.4	2–0, 0–3	Spain	4 / 4
		0–3, 1–2	Italy
		1–2, 1–1	Hungary
1989 EC QS	GS: Gr.3	1–7, 3–0	Hungary	4 / 4
		0–0, 0–10	West Germany
		0–5, 0–6	Italy
1991 EC QS	GS: Gr.5	0–4, 0–4	Denmark	3 / 4
		0–0, 2–1	Spain
		1–4, 0–4	Italy
1993 EC QS	GS: Gr.1	0–10, 0–6	Norway	3 / 3
		0–0, 0–1	Belgium
1995 EC QS	GS: Gr.5	3–2, 4–2	Wales	3 / 4
		0–5, 0–11	Germany
		1–2, 1–1	Croatia
/ 1997 EC QS	GS: Class B, Gr.3	5–0, 1–1	FR Yugoslavia	1 / 4
		3–0, 3–4	Austria
		0–2, 3–1	Greece
	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	4 / 4
		1–2, 0–3	France
		1–3, 0–2	Italy
	Relegation play-off	1–0, 4–0	Poland	Remain in Class A
2001 EC QS	GS: Class A, Gr.2	0–4 0–1	Norway	4 / 4
		0–3, 0–1	England
		1–0, 0–2	Portugal
	Relegation play-off	1–1, 0–0	Belgium	Remain in Class A
2003 WC QS	GS: Class A, Gr.2	1–0 0–1	Finland	3 / 4
		0–4, 1–4	Denmark
		0–5, 0–4	Sweden
2005 EC QS	GS: Class A, Gr.1	0–6, 0–2	Sweden	4 / 5
		1–0, 0–1	Serbia and Montenegro
		1–1, 0–2	Finland
		0–1, 0–0	Italy
2007 WC QS	GS: Class A, Gr.4	0–2, 0–2	Russia	5 / 5
		0–4, 0–6	Germany
		2–0, 0–2	Republic of Ireland
		0–1, 1–1	Scotland
2009 EC QS	GS: Gr.4	1–0, 1–3	Belgium	3 / 5
		2–2, 1–1	Netherlands
		0–7, 0–3	Germany
		2–0, 2–0	Wales
2011 WC QS	GS: Gr.6	2–0, 2–1	Republic of Ireland	1 / 5
		1–2, 3–0	Russia
		2–1, 6–0	Israel
		4–2, 8–0	Kazakhstan
	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	3 / 6
		4–1, 2–4	Romania
		2–3, 4–3	Spain
		8–1, 0–1	Kazakhstan
		5–0, 3–1	Turkey

UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phase													Finals
Season	Lg	Grp	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk		Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2023–24	A	4	4th	6	1	0	5	2	17		14th		2024	Did not qualify
2025	A	2	To be determined										2025
Total				6	1	0	5	2	17	14th			Total

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

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