The Liechtenstein national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...

in the

UEFA U-21 Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...

, and is controlled by the

Liechtenstein Football Association The Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) (german: Liechtensteiner Fussballverband) is the governing body of football in Liechtenstein. It was established on 28 April 1934, and became affiliated to UEFA on 22 May 1974. The association organiz ...

, the governing body of football in

. On 5 October 2022, it was announced that this team would be dissolved for 2023 and 2024, and would return in time for the UEFA U21-Championship 2027 qualification campaign. This decision was made due to the fact that most of the higher quality players in this age category would end up playing for the senior team.

Overview

The Liechtenstein under-21s first attempted to qualify for the

in 2006, where they played a home-and-home against

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, losing 1–8 on aggregate, thus being eliminated from qualifying. The Liechtenstein under-21s lost their first 59 competitive fixtures, being outscored 232–17. They avoided defeat for the first time on 6 June 2019, beating

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during qualifying for the

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship The 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021) was the 23rd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (26th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth football ch ...

tournament.

UEFA U-21 Championship record

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been selected in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent. ''Notes:'' * = Preliminary squad

References

External links

Liechtenstein U-21 (uefa-com)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Liechtenstein National Under-21 Football Team European national under-21 association football teams under-21

Overview

UEFA U-21 Championship record

Current squad

Current squad

Recent call-ups

See also

References

External links