Switzerland women's national football team

Switzerland women's national football team
The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football.
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.
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.
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, the Swiss team ended their campaign by winning 15–0 against Moldova, setting a new record for goals in a match for the team. 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, 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 will host the UEFA Women's Euro for the very first time and have qualified automatically as host.
Switzerland has never qualified for the Olympic games.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2022
2023
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
The senior women's management team includes:
Manager history
Jost Leuzinger (2000–2004)
Béatrice von Siebenthal (2005–2012)
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (2012–2018)
Nils Nielsen (2018–2022)
Inka Grings (2022–)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Sweden and Spain on 27 and 31 October 2023 respectively.
Caps and goals are correct as of 26 September 2023.
Head coach: Inka Grings
Recent call-ups
The following non-retired players have been named to a roster in the past 12 months.
Notes
INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to injury.
POS = Match was postponed.
PRE = Preliminary squad.
WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Match History
UEFA Women's Championship
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
World Cup / Euro Qualifying match history
See also
Sport in Switzerland
Football in Switzerland
Women's football in Switzerland
Switzerland women's national under-17 football team
Switzerland women's national beach soccer team
References
External links
Official website
FIFA profile
European women's national association football teams
1972 establishments in Switzerland