The Switzerland national under-21 football team is the national under-21
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
team of
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
and is controlled by the
Swiss Football Association
The Swiss Football Association (german: Schweizerischer Fussballverband, french: Association Suisse de Football, it, Associazione Svizzera di Football/Calcio, rm, Associaziun Svizra da Ballape) is the governing body of football in Switzerland ...
. The team competes in the
UEFA European Under-21 Football 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 ...
, 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
:''*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks.''
Coaches
* 1995–2001:
Köbi Kuhn
Jakob "Köbi" Kuhn (12 October 1943 – 26 November 2019) was a Swiss football player and manager.
During his playing career he played primarily for FC Zürich and won 63 caps for Switzerland, one of which was at the 1966 FIFA World Cup in Engl ...
* 2001–2007:
Bernard Challandes
Bernard Challandes (born 26 July 1951) is a Swiss professional football coach and former player who last managed Kosovo.
Coaching career Clubs
Challandes became coach of Saint-Imier in 1978. Subsequently, he has been the coach of many other tea ...
* 2007–2009:
Pierre-André Schürmann
* 2009–2015:
Pierluigi Tami
Pierluigi Tami (born 12 September 1961) is a Swiss football manager and a former defender. He also holds Italian citizenship.
Career
He was in charge of the Switzerland national under-21 football team, and also worked as an assistant to coach ...
* 2015–2018:
Heinz Moser
* 2018–2022:
Mauro Lustrinelli
Current squad
* The following players were called up for the
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.
* Match dates: 4 and 8 June 2022
* Opposition: and
* Caps and goals correct as of: 4 June 2022, after the match against
* Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the
senior team
Swiss national teams
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Switzerland national football team
The Switzerland national football team (german: Schweizer Fussballnationalmannschaft, it, Nazionale di calcio della Svizzera, french: Équipe nationale suisse de football, rm, Squadra naziunala da ballape da la Svizra) represents Switzerland ...
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Switzerland national under-23 football team (also known as Swiss Olympic)
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Switzerland national under-20 football team
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Switzerland national under-19 football team
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Switzerland national under-18 football team
The Swiss national under-18 football team is the national under-18 football team of Switzerland controlled by Swiss Football Association.
Recent results
Swiss national teams
* Switzerland national football team
* Switzerland national under-23 ...
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Switzerland national under-17 football team
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Switzerland national under-16 football team
The Switzerland national under-16 football team is the national under-16 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.
History
The team acted as the feeder team of Switzerland national under-17 football t ...
See also
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UEFA European Under-21 Football 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 ...
Footnotes
Sources/external links
UEFA Under-21 website- contains full results archive
- contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships
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European national under-21 association football teams