Switzerland women's national football team

Switzerland
Nickname(s)La Nati (National team)
Rossocrociati (Red Crosses)
AssociationSwiss Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRafel Navarro
CaptainLia Wälti
Most capsAna-Maria Crnogorčević (176)
Top scorerAna-Maria Crnogorčević (74)
FIFA codeSUI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 25 1 (11 December 2025)[1]
Highest15 (June – August 2016)
Lowest31 (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
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best resultRound of 16 (2015, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2017)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2025)

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

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.[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).

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

2025

21 February 2025–26 Nations League Switzerland  0–0  Iceland Zurich
19:00 Report Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 7,718
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
25 February 2025–26 Nations League Norway  2–1  Switzerland Stavanger
18:00
  • Terland 74'
  • Graham Hansen 87'
 Report
Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 3,713
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
2 April 2025–26 Nations League Switzerland  0–2  France St. Gallen
20:00 Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 11,011
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
8 April 2025–26 Nations League Iceland  3–3  Switzerland Reykjavík
16:45 UTC+0
Report
Stadium: Valbjarnarvöllur
Attendance: 870
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
30 May 2025–26 Nations League France  4–0  Switzerland Tomblaine
21:10
Report Stadium: Stade Marcel-Picot
Attendance: 12,359
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
3 June 2025–26 Nations League Switzerland  0–1  Norway Sion
20:00 Report
Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
Attendance: 6,888
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italia)
26 June Friendly Switzerland  4–1  Czech Republic Winterthur
18:00
Report
  • Polcarova 27'
 Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese
Attendance: 7,778
Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)
2 July Euro 2025 GS Switzerland  1–2  Norway Basel
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 34,063
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
6 July Euro 2025 GS Switzerland  2–0  Iceland Bern
21:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 29,658
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
10 July Euro 2025 GS Finland  1–1  Switzerland Geneva
21:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 26,388
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
18 July Euro 2025 QF Spain  2–0  Switzerland Bern
21:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 29,734
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)
24 October Friendly Switzerland  1–0  Canada Lucerne
19:30
Report Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 10,025
Referee: Maika Vanderstichel (France)
28 October Friendly Scotland  3–4  Switzerland Dunfermline
19:30 UTC+0
Report
Stadium: East End Park
Referee: Abigail Byrne (England)
28 November Friendly Switzerland  1–2  Belgium Jerez
19:00 UTC+0
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Chapín
2 December Friendly Wales  3–2  Switzerland Jerez
12:00 UTC+0
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Chapín

2026

3 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Switzerland  v  Northern Ireland
7 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Malta  v  Switzerland
14 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Switzerland  v  Turkey
18 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Turkey  v  Switzerland
5 June 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Switzerland  v  Malta
9 June 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Northern Ireland  v  Switzerland

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

The senior women's management team includes:

Role Name
Head coach Rafel Navarro
Goalkeeping coaches Nadine Angerer
Patricia Gsell

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against Belgium and Wales on 28 November and 2 December 2025, respectively. [15][16]

Caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2025, after the match against Wales. [17]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Livia Peng (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 17 0 Chelsea
21 1GK Nadine Böhi (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 0 0 Union Berlin
1GK Elvira Herzog (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 22 0 RB Leipzig
4 2DF Noemi Ivelj (2006-11-01) 1 November 2006 16 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
5 2DF Noelle Maritz (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 137 2 Aston Villa
8 2DF Nadine Riesen (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 38 2 Eintracht Frankfurt
9 2DF Ana-Maria Crnogorčević (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 176 74 Seattle Reign
18 2DF Viola Calligaris (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 74 8 Juventus
2DF Eseosa Aigbogun (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 100 3 Strasbourg
2DF Laia Ballesté (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 2 0 Espanyol
6 3MF Géraldine Reuteler (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 85 15 Eintracht Frankfurt
7 3MF Riola Xhemaili (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 38 7 PSV Eindhoven
10 3MF Sydney Schertenleib (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 21 4 Barcelona
11 3MF Coumba Sow (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 58 13 Basel
13 3MF Lia Wälti (captain) (1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 134 5 Juventus
14 3MF Smilla Vallotto (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 30 4 VfL Wolfsburg
3 4FW Leela Egli (2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 3 0 SC Freiburg
16 4FW Aurélie Csillag (2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 12 1 SC Freiburg
17 4FW Leila Wandeler (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 7 0 West Ham United
19 4FW Iman Beney (2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 19 2 Manchester City
23 4FW Alisha Lehmann (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 64 9 Como
4FW Svenja Fölmli (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 29 5 SC Freiburg
22 3MF Meriame Terchoun (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 46 3 Dijon

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Irina Fuchs (2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 0 0 1. FC Köln v.  Scotland, 28 October 2025
DF Julia Stierli (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 55 1 SC Freiburg v.  Scotland, 28 October 2025
DF Luana Bühler INJ (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 61 3 Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Women's Euro 2025
DF Lara Marti INJ (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 18 0 RB Leipzig v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
DF Larina Baumann (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 5 0 St. Gallen v.  England, 3 December 2024
MF Lia Kamber (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 3 0 Basel v.  Scotland, 28 October 2025
MF Sandrine Gaillard (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 46 2 Tampa Bay Sun UEFA Women's Euro 2025
MF Naina Inauen PRE (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 0 0 Lyn UEFA Women's Euro 2025
MF Alena Bienz INJ (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 0 0 SC Freiburg v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
MF Seraina Piubel PRE (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 25 3 West Ham United v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
MF Stephanie Waeber (2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 0 0 Young Boys v.  England, 3 December 2024
MF Amira Arfaoui PRE (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 3 0 Werder Bremen v.  England, 3 December 2024
FW Alayah Pilgrim INJ (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 18 5 Roma v.  Belgium, 28 November 2025
FW Ramona Bachmann INJ (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 153 60 Houston Dash v.  Norway, 3 June 2025
FW Lydia Andrade PRE (1999-02-20) February 20, 1999 5 0 1. FC Köln v.  England, 3 December 2024
Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired from national team


Individual statistics

As of December 2, 2025.
Players in bold are still active with Switzerland.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević 176 74 2009–present
2 Ramona Bachmann 153 60 2007–present
3 Noelle Maritz 137 2 2011–present
4 Lara Dickenmann 135 53 2002–2018
5 Lia Wälti 134 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 100 3 2013–present
10 Vanessa Bernauer 91 7 2006–2022
11 Sandy Maendly 89 12 2006–2022
12 Géraldine Reuteler 85 15 2017–present
13 Rahel Kiwic 83 14 2012–2022
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 74 8 2015–present
19 Sandra Betschart 67 2 2007–2017
20 Alisha Lehmann 64 9 2017–present
21 Rahel Graf 62 1 2007–2015
22 Luana Bühler 61 3 2018–present
23 Coumba Sow 58 13 2018–present
24 Nelly Sauter 55 7 1978–1992
25 Prisca Steinegger 55 2 1996–2008

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Career
1 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević 74 176 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 85 2017–present
7 Rahel Kiwic 14 83 2012–2022
8 Sonja Stettler Spinner 13 51 1984–1998
9 Coumba Sow 13 58 2018–present
10 Sandy Maendly 12 89 2006–2022

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
1984 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 4th 6 0 2 4 4 12 15th 2025
Total 12 1 2 9 6 29 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

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.

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