Switzerland women's national football team

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

The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football.^[2]

Switzerland

Nickname(s)	La Nati (National team) Rossocrociati (Red Crosses)
Association	Swiss Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Pia Sundhage
Captain	Lia Wälti
Most caps	Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (173)
Top scorer	Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (74)
FIFA code	SUI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	24 1 (7 August 2025)[1]
Highest	15 (June – August 2016)
Lowest	31 (March – June 2007)
First international
Switzerland 2–2 France  (Basel, Switzerland; 4 May 1972)
Biggest win
Switzerland 15–0 Moldova  (Lausanne, Switzerland; 6 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
Germany 11–0 Switzerland  (Weingarten, Germany; 25 September 1994)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2015)
Best result	Round of 16 (2015, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2017)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2025)

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 women's national football team

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).

The Swiss team greeting their fans after dismissing Azerbaïdjan in Lausanne on their way to Euro 2025.

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] 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 and eventual winners of the tournament, 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 hosted the UEFA Women's Euro for the first time and have qualified automatically as host. After a loss in the opening game against Norway, they eventually managed to reached the Quarter finals, thanks to a 2–0 win against Iceland and a draw due to last-minute goal versus Finland. The tournament finally ended with a 0–2 defeat, once again the opponent was Spain.

Switzerland has never qualified for the Olympic games.

Results and fixtures

Further information: 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

Switzerland  v  Australia

25 October Friendly	Switzerland	1–1	Australia	Zurich
20:00 UTC+2	Reuteler 58'	Source	Foord 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

Switzerland  v  France

29 October Friendly	Switzerland	2–1	France	Geneva
21:00	Bachmann 25' (pen.) Luyet 54'	Report	Gago 34'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)

Switzerland  v  Germany

29 November Friendly	Switzerland	0–6	Germany	Zürich
20:00		Report	Nüsken 43' Freigang 50', 65' Schüller 56', 90+1' Zicai 73'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 17,306 Referee: Zulema González González (Spain)

England  v  Switzerland

3 December Friendly	England	1–0	Switzerland	Sheffield
19:45	Clinton 8'			Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,870 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

2025

Switzerland  v  Iceland

21 February 2025–26 Nations League	Switzerland	0–0	Iceland	Zurich
19:00		Report		Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 7,718 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Norway  v  Switzerland

25 February 2025–26 Nations League	Norway	2–1	Switzerland	Stavanger
18:00	Terland 74' Graham Hansen 87'	Report	Schertenleib 83'	Stadium: Viking Stadion Attendance: 3,713 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

Switzerland  v  France

2 April 2025–26 Nations League	Switzerland	0–2	France	St. Gallen
20:00		Report	Baltimore 15' Bacha 43'	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 11,011 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

Iceland  v  Switzerland

8 April 2025–26 Nations League	Iceland	3–3	Switzerland	Reykjavík
16:45 UTC+0	Vilhjálmsdóttir 45+4' Vilhjálmsdóttir 50' Vilhjálmsdóttir 62'	Report	Reuteler 2' Vallotto 17' Gunnlaugsdóttir 46' (o.g.)	Stadium: Valbjarnarvöllur Attendance: 870 Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)

France  v  Switzerland

30 May 2025–26 Nations League	France	4–0	Switzerland	Tomblaine
21:10	Mateo 11' de Almeida 16' Baltimore 19' Geyoro 56'	Report		Stadium: Stade Marcel-Picot Attendance: 12,359 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Switzerland  v  Norway

3 June 2025–26 Nations League	Switzerland	0–1	Norway	Sion
20:00		Report	Bøe Risa 4'	Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 6,888 Referee: Maria Caputi (Italia)

Switzerland  v  Czech Republic

26 June Friendly	Switzerland	4–1	Czech Republic	Winterthur
18:00	Xhemaili 24' Reuteler 42' Vallotto 56' Fölmli 89'	Report	Polcarova 27'	Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese Attendance: 7,778 Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)

Switzerland  v  Norway

2 July Euro 2025 GS	Switzerland	1–2	Norway	Basel
21:00 UTC+2	Riesen 28'	Report	Hegerberg 54' Stierli 58' (o.g.)	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 34,063 Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)

Switzerland  v  Iceland

6 July Euro 2025 GS	Switzerland	2–0	Iceland	Bern
21:00	Reuteler 76' Pilgrim 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,658 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

Finland  v  Switzerland

10 July Euro 2025 GS	Finland	1–1	Switzerland	Geneva
21:00	Kuikka 79' (pen.)	Report	Xhemaili 90+2'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 26,388 Referee: Stephanie Frappart (France)

Spain  v  Switzerland

18 July Euro 2025 QF	Spain	2–0	Switzerland	Bern
21:00	Del Castillo 66' Pina 71'			Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,734 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri (Italy)

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

• Jost Leuzinger (2000–2004)^[7][8]
• Béatrice von Siebenthal (2005–2012)^[9]
• Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (2012–2018)^[10][11]
• Nils Nielsen (2018–2022)^[12]
• Inka Grings (2022–2023)
• Reto Gertschen (2023) (caretaker)
• Pia Sundhage (2024–)

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 18 July 2025, after the match against Spain. ^[15]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Elvira Herzog	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 25)	21	0	RB Leipzig
12	1GK	Livia Peng	(2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 23)	14	0	Chelsea
21	1GK	Nadine Böhi	(2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Union Berlin
2	2DF	Julia Stierli	(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 28)	52	1	SC Freiburg
5	2DF	Noelle Maritz	(1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 29)	133	2	Aston Villa
8	2DF	Nadine Riesen	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 25)	34	2	Eintracht Frankfurt
15	2DF	Laia Ballesté	(1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 26)	1	0	RCD Espanyol
18	2DF	Viola Calligaris	(1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 29)	71	8	Juventus
4	3MF	Noemi Ivelj	(2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 (age 18)	13	1	Eintracht Frankfurt
6	3MF	Géraldine Reuteler	(1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 26)	81	15	Eintracht Frankfurt
7	3MF	Riola Xhemaili	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 22)	34	7	PSV Eindhoven
11	3MF	Coumba Sow	(1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 30)	56	13	Basel
13	3MF	Lia Wälti (captain)	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 32)	131	5	Arsenal
14	3MF	Smilla Vallotto	(2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 21)	27	3	VfL Wolfsburg
16	3MF	Sandrine Mauron	(1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 28)	46	2	Tampa Bay
22	3MF	Sydney Schertenleib	(2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 18)	18	2	Barcelona
9	4FW	Ana-Maria Crnogorčević	(1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 34)	173	74	Seattle Reign
19	4FW	Iman Beney	(2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 (age 19)	15	0	Manchester City
17	4FW	Svenja Fölmli	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 23)	28	5	SC Freiburg
20	4FW	Alayah Pilgrim	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 22)	17	4	Roma
23	4FW	Alisha Lehmann	(1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 26)	61	8	Juventus
10	4FW	Meriame Terchoun	(1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 29)	45	3	Dijon
3	4FW	Leila Wandeler	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 19)	4	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 (age 21)	0	0	Sassuolo	v.  France, 29 October 2024
DF	Luana Bühler INJ	(1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 (age 29)	61	3	Tottenham Hotspur	UEFA Women's Euro 2025
DF	Lara Marti INJ	(1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25)	18	0	RB Leipzig	v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
DF	Eseosa Aigbogun PRE	(1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 (age 32)	99	3	Strasbourg	v.  Iceland, 21 February 2025
DF	Larina Baumann	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 27)	5	0	St. Gallen	v.  England, 3 December 2024
MF	Alena Bienz INJ	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 22)	6	0	SC Freiburg	v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
MF	Amira Arfaoui PRE	(1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 26)	3	0	Werder Bremen	v.  England, 3 December 2024
MF	Stephanie Waeber	(2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Young Boys	v.  England, 3 December 2024
MF	Naina Inauen PRE	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Lyn Fotball	v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
MF	Seraina Piubel PRE	(2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 25)	25	3	West Ham United	v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
FW	Ramona Bachmann INJ	(1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 34)	153	60	Houston Dash	v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
FW	Aurélie Csillag PRE	(2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 22)	8	0	SC Freiburg	v.  Norway, 25 February 2025
FW	Lydia Andrade PRE	(1999-02-20) February 20, 1999 (age 26)	5	0	1. FC Köln	v.  England, 3 December 2024
FW	Naomi Luyet PRE	(2005-12-19) 19 December 2005 (age 19)	5	1	TSG 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 18, 2025.

Players in bold are still active with Switzerland.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Ana-Maria Crnogorčević	173	74	2009–present
2	Ramona Bachmann	153	60	2007–present
3	Lara Dickenmann	135	53	2002–2018
4	Noelle Maritz	133	2	2011–present
5	Lia Wälti	131	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	Géraldine Reuteler	81	15	2017–present
14	Fabienne Humm	80	25	2012–2023
15	Vanessa Bürki	79	10	2004–2017
16	Marisa Brunner	78	0	2003–2012
17	Selina Kuster	76	2	2009–2017
18	Viola Calligaris	71	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	173	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	81	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
2035
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

Switzerland at the 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	Quarter final	4	1	1	2	4	5		6[a]	5	0	1	14	3		19th
Total	3/14	10	2	3	5	11	16		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
00001984 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
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

• Switzerland portal
• Sports portal
• Games portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• 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

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.