# Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship

As of 2024, Switzerland have appeared at six UEFA European Championships, between 1996 and 2024. They have advanced past the first round three times, reaching the last 16 in 2016 and the quarter-finals in 2020 for the first time, before being eliminated by Spain on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. They again made it to the quarter-finals in 2024 after defeating defending champions Italy 2–0, but were once again eliminated in the quarter-finals on penalties, this time by England.

## Overall record

| UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1964 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 |
| 1996 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 2004 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 |
| 2008 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
| 2016 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 8 |
| 2020 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2032 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 6/17 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 28 | | 110 | 48 | 29 | 33 | 194 | 133 |
    *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
    **Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

## Head-to-head record

| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Albania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 28 |

## Euro 1996
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.

## Euro 2004
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |

## Euro 2008
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Switzerland (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.

## Euro 2016
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Round of 16
## Euro 2020
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

#### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | F | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | D | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | A | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | C | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | B | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | E | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Quarter-finals
## Euro 2024
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Quarter-finals
## Goalscorers

| Player | Goals | 1996 | 2004 | 2008 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 5 | | | | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Breel Embolo | 3 | | | | | 1 | 2 |
| Haris Seferovic | 3 | | | | | 3 | |
| Hakan Yakin | 3 | | | 3 | | | |
| Michel Aebischer | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| Kwadwo Duah | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| Remo Freuler | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| Mario Gavranović | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| Admir Mehmedi | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| Dan Ndoye | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| Fabian Schär | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| Kubilay Türkyilmaz | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Ruben Vargas | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| Johan Vonlanthen | 1 | | 1 | | | | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 |