# Switzerland national under-21 football team

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 Championship, which is 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

| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 |
| 2002 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
| 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Lost in qualifying play-off to Spain | Lost in qualifying play-off to Spain | Lost in qualifying play-off to Spain | Lost in qualifying play-off to Spain | Lost in qualifying play-off to Spain | Lost in qualifying play-off to Spain | Lost in qualifying play-off to Spain | Lost in qualifying play-off to Spain |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
| 2013 | Lost in qualifying play-off to Germany | Lost in qualifying play-off to Germany | Lost in qualifying play-off to Germany | Lost in qualifying play-off to Germany | Lost in qualifying play-off to Germany | Lost in qualifying play-off to Germany | Lost in qualifying play-off to Germany | Lost in qualifying play-off to Germany |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | Squad |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 5/24 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 31 | — |
    *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

## Coaches

* 1995–2001: Köbi Kuhn
* 2001–2007: Bernard Challandes
* 2007–2009: Pierre-André Schürmann
* 2009–2015: Pierluigi Tami
* 2015–2018: Heinz Moser
* 2018–2022: Mauro Lustrinelli
* 2022–2023: Patrick Rahmen
* 2023–0000: Sascha Stauch

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on 15 June 2023.
Caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2023, after the match against Spain.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Amir Saipi | (2000-07-08)8 July 2000 (aged 22) | 14 | 0 | Lugano |
| 12 | 1GK | Nicholas Ammeter | (2000-12-11)11 December 2000 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Wil |
| 21 | 1GK | Marvin Keller | (2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Young Boys |
| 2 | 2DF | Lewin Blum | (2001-07-27)27 July 2001 (aged 21) | 11 | 0 | Young Boys |
| 3 | 2DF | Nicolas Vouilloz | (2001-05-11)11 May 2001 (aged 22) | 10 | 0 | Servette |
| 4 | 2DF | Leonidas Stergiou (captain) | (2002-03-03)3 March 2002 (aged 21) | 18 | 1 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 5 | 2DF | Marco Burch | (2000-10-19)19 October 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 1 | Luzern |
| 13 | 2DF | Aurèle Amenda | (2003-07-31)31 July 2003 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Young Boys |
| 16 | 2DF | Serge Müller | (2000-09-18)18 September 2000 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | Schaffhausen |
| 17 | 2DF | Jan Kronig | (2000-06-24)24 June 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 1 | Aarau |
| 20 | 2DF | Bećir Omeragić | (2002-01-20)20 January 2002 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Zürich |
| 6 | 3MF | Simon Sohm | (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 22) | 22 | 0 | Parma |
| 8 | 3MF | Ardon Jashari | (2002-07-30)30 July 2002 (aged 20) | 7 | 0 | Luzern |
| 10 | 3MF | Kastriot Imeri | (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 (aged 22) | 24 | 9 | Young Boys |
| 14 | 3MF | Matteo Di Giusto | (2000-08-18)18 August 2000 (aged 22) | 10 | 0 | Winterthur |
| 15 | 3MF | Gabriel Barès | (2000-08-29)29 August 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 2 | Thun |
| 18 | 3MF | Bledian Krasniqi | (2001-06-17)17 June 2001 (aged 22) | 7 | 0 | Zürich |
| 19 | 3MF | Darian Males | (2001-05-03)3 May 2001 (aged 22) | 17 | 0 | Basel |
| 7 | 4FW | Dan Ndoye | (2000-10-25)25 October 2000 (aged 22) | 26 | 10 | Basel |
| 9 | 4FW | Filip Stojilković | (2000-01-04)4 January 2000 (aged 23) | 25 | 2 | Darmstadt 98 |
| 11 | 4FW | Julian von Moos | (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 22) | 8 | 1 | St. Gallen |
| 22 | 4FW | Fabian Rieder | (2002-02-16)16 February 2002 (aged 21) | 15 | 2 | Young Boys |
| 23 | 4FW | Zeki Amdouni | (2000-12-04)4 December 2000 (aged 22) | 15 | 9 | Basel |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Switzerland under-17 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| GK | Pascal Loretz | (2003-06-01) 1 June 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Luzern |
| DF | Albian Hajdari | (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Lugano |
| MF | Alvyn Sanches | (2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Lausanne-Sport |
| FW | Bradley Fink | (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 1 | Basel |

## Swiss national teams

* Switzerland national football team
* Switzerland national under-23 football team (also known as Swiss Olympic)
* Switzerland national under-20 football team
* Switzerland national under-19 football team
* Switzerland national under-18 football team
* Switzerland national under-17 football team
* Switzerland national under-16 football team