Switzerland national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Switzerland women's national under-17 football team.

The Switzerland national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Their biggest success was winning the 2009 Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.

Switzerland U-17

Association	Swiss Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Stefan Marini
FIFA code	SUI
First colours Second colours
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2009)
Best result	Champions (2009)
European Championships
Appearances	9 (first in 2002)
Best result	Champions (2002)

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009	Champions	7	7	0	0	18	7	+11
2011	did not qualify
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023	did not qualify
2025	qualified
Total	2/20	7	7	0	0	18	7	+11

UEFA European U-17 Football Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Champions	6	5	1	0	12	2
2003	did not qualify
2004
2005	Group stage	3	1	1	1	5	5
2006	did not qualify
2007
2008	Group stage	3	1	0	2	1	4
2009	Semi-final	4	1	2	1	5	4
2010	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	10
2011	did not qualify
2012
2013	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	5
2014	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	5
2015	did not qualify
2016
2017
2018	Group stage	3	2	0	1	4	2
2019	did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
2021
2022	did not qualify
2023	Quarter-finals	4	2	2	0	5	2
2024	to be determined
Total	9/20	32	12	8	12	38	39

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

• Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish. Bronze background color indicates third-place finish

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Turkey, Sweden and Czech Republic on 19, 22 and 24 March 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2025, after the match against Sweden.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Théodore Pizarro	(2008-06-13) 13 June 2008 (age 17)	7	0	Lausanne-Sport
	1GK	Kader Cherif	(2008-01-11) 11 January 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Young Boys
	2DF	Olivier Mambwa	(2008-12-05) 5 December 2008 (age 16)	10	0	Young Boys
	2DF	Gil Zufferey	(2008-03-02) 2 March 2008 (age 17)	10	0	Young Boys
	2DF	Gabriel Morisoli	(2008-07-17) 17 July 2008 (age 17)	7	0	Parma
	2DF	Erblin Sadikaj	(2008-03-13) 13 March 2008 (age 17)	6	0	Luzern
	2DF	Aleksandar Sekulic	(2008-04-16) 16 April 2008 (age 17)	6	0	Zürich
	2DF	Nelson Savonnier	(2008-02-28) 28 February 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Juventus
	2DF	Cédric Koch	(2008-03-22) 22 March 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Basel
	3MF	Leonit Ibraimov	(2008-06-16) 16 June 2008 (age 17)	10	1	St. Gallen
	3MF	Mladen Mijajlovic	(2008-03-16) 16 March 2008 (age 17)	10	1	Aarau
	3MF	Sarjon Fetaj	(2008-01-05) 5 January 2008 (age 17)	9	0	Thun
	3MF	Nico Lazri	(2008-01-29) 29 January 2008 (age 17)	8	1	Luzern
	3MF	Jill Stiel	(2008-05-01) 1 May 2008 (age 17)	7	0	Zürich
	3MF	Ethan Bruchez	(2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 17)	6	0	Lausanne-Sport
	4FW	Josip Bralic	(2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 17)	10	3	Basel
	4FW	Adrien Llukes	(2008-07-21) 21 July 2008 (age 17)	7	4	Sion
	4FW	Nevio Scherrer	(2008-04-08) 8 April 2008 (age 17)	7	3	St. Gallen
	4FW	Giacomo Koloto	(2008-01-31) 31 January 2008 (age 17)	7	1	Basel
	4FW	Ivan Cossalter	(2008-03-04) 4 March 2008 (age 17)	6	1	Winterthur

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for Switzerland Under-17's within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up