Switzerland women's national football team

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 (172)
Top scorerAna-Maria Crnogorčević (74)
FIFA codeSUI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 23 (12 June 2025)[1]
Highest15 (June – August 2016)
Lowest31 (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
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best resultRound of 16 (2015, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2017)
Best resultQuarter Finals (2025; ongoing)

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.

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 and 2024–25 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

2024

12 July Euro 2025 qualifying Turkey  0–2   İzmit
20:30 Report
  • Schertenleib 58'
  • Crnogorčević 65'
 Stadium: Kocaeli Stadium
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying   3–0  Azerbaijan Lausanne
19:00
Report Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Attendance: 2,222
Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)
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)
29 October Friendly   2–1  France Geneva
21:00
Report Gago 34' Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 10,800
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
29 November Friendly   0–6  Germany Zürich
20:00 Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 17,306
Referee: Zulema González González (Spain)
3 December Friendly England  1–0   Sheffield
19:45
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,870
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

2025

21 February 2025–26 Nations League   0–0  Iceland Zurich
19:00 Report Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 7,718
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
25 February 2025–26 Nations League Norway  2–1   Stavanger
18:00
Report
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 3,713
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
2 April 2025–26 Nations League   0–2  France St. Gallen
20:00 Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 11,011
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
8 April 2025–26 Nations League Iceland  3–3   Reykjavík
16:45 UTC+0
Report
Stadium: Valbjarnarvöllur
Attendance: 870
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
30 May 2025–26 Nations League France  4–0   Tomblaine
21:10
Report Stadium: Stade Marcel-Picot
Attendance: 12,359
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
3 June 2025–26 Nations League   0–1  Norway Sion
20:00 Report
Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
Attendance: 6,888
Referee: Maria Caputi (Italia)
26 June Friendly   4–1  Czech Republic Winterthur
18:00
Report
  • Polcarova 27'
 Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese
Attendance: 7,778
Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)
2 July Euro 2025 GS   1–2  Norway Basel
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 34,063
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
6 July Euro 2025 GS   2–0  Iceland Bern
21:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 29,658
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
10 July Euro 2025 GS Finland  1–1   Geneva
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 26,388
Referee: Stephanie Frappart (France)
18 July Euro 2025 QF TBD v   Bern
21:00 Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf

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 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 2 July 2025, after the match against Norway. [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 13 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 132 2 Aston Villa
8 2DF Nadine Riesen (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 33 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 70 8 Juventus
4 3MF Noemi Ivelj (2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 12 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
6 3MF Géraldine Reuteler (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 80 15 Eintracht Frankfurt
7 3MF Riola Xhemaili (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 33 7 PSV Eindhoven
11 3MF Coumba Sow (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 55 13 Basel
13 3MF Lia Wälti (captain) (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 130 5 Arsenal
14 3MF Smilla Vallotto (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 26 3 Wolfsburg
16 3MF Sandrine Mauron (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 46 2 Servette
22 3MF Sydney Schertenleib (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 17 2 Barcelona
9 4FW Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 172 74 Seattle Reign
19 4FW Iman Beney (2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 14 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 16 4 Roma
23 4FW Alisha Lehmann (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 60 8 Juventus
10 4FW Meriame Terchoun (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 44 3 Dijon
3 4FW Leila Wandeler (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 3 0 Lyon

Recent call-ups

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 Zürich 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 Roma 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 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 Lia Kamber PRE (2006-01-30) January 30, 2006 2 0 Basel v.  Azerbaijan, 16 July 2024
MF Seraina Piubel PRE (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 25 3 West Ham United v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
MF Caterina Regazzoni (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 0 0 Northwestern Wildcats v.  Azerbaijan, 16 July 2024
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 Freiburg v.  Norway, 25 February 2025
FW Lydia Andrade PRE (1999-02-20) February 20, 1999 5 0 Köln v.  England, 3 December 2024
FW Naomi Luyet PRE (2005-12-19) 19 December 2005 5 1 Hoffenheim v.  France, 29 October 2024
Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired from national team

Individual statistics

As of July 6, 2025.
Players in bold are still active with Switzerland.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević 172 74 2009–present
2 Ramona Bachmann 153 60 2007–present
3 Lara Dickenmann 135 53 2002–2018
4 Noelle Maritz 132 6 2011–present
5 Lia Wälti 130 5 2013–present
6 Martina Moser 129 20 2005–2017
7 Caroline Abbé 127 10 2006–2017
8 Gaëlle Thalmann 109 0 2007–2023
9 Eseosa Aigbogun 99 3 2013–present
10 Vanessa Bernauer 91 7 2006–2022
11 Sandy Maendly 89 12 2006–2022
12 Rahel Kiwic 83 14 2012–2022
13 Fabienne Humm 80 25 2012–2023
14 Géraldine Reuteler 80 15 2017–present
15 Vanessa Bürki 79 10 2004–2017
16 Marisa Brunner 78 0 2003–2012
17 Selina Kuster 76 2 2009–2017
18 Viola Calligaris 70 8 2015–present
19 Sandra Betschart 67 2 2007–2017
20 Rahel Graf 62 1 2007–2015

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Career
1 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević 74 172 2009–present
2 Ramona Bachmann 60 153 2007–present
3 Lara Dickenmann 53 135 2002–2018
4 Fabienne Humm 25 80 2012–2023
5 Martina Moser 20 129 2005–2017
6 Géraldine Reuteler 15 80 2017–present
7 Rahel Kiwic 14 83 2012–2022
8 Sonja Stettler Spinner 13 51 1984–1998
9 Coumba Sow 13 55 2018–present

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
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 to be determined to be determined
2035 to be determined to be determined
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.

Match History

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

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 Qualified 6[a] 5 0 1 14 3 19th
Total 3/14 6 1 2 3 7 11 100 40 18 42 158 191 19th
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

World Cup / Euro Qualifying match history

Competition Stage Result Opponent Position / Notes
1984 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

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 To be determined
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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Switzerland qualified automatically as hosts. However they still participated in the qualifying competition, which from Euro 2025 onwards is linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

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