Switzerland national under-17 football team

Summary

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
AssociationSwiss Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachStefan Marini
FIFA codeSUI
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2009)
Best resultChampions (in 2009)
European championships
Appearances9 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions (in 2002)

Competitive record edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record edit

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 to be determined
Total 1/20 7 7 0 0 18 7 +11

UEFA European U-17 Football Championship Record edit

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

Recent results edit

2021 edit

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played in May-June 2023.[3]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against France.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Gentrit Muslija (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18) 7 0   St. Gallen
1GK Felix Löpfe (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0   Basel
1GK Dario Wälti (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Thun

2DF Elohim Kamoko (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18) 9 0   Zürich
2DF Mattia Rizzo (2006-10-07) 7 October 2006 (age 17) 9 0   Zürich
2DF Jeremy Fasano (2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 (age 17) 7 1   Grasshopper Club Zürich
2DF Tarik Seferovic (2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 17) 6 0   St. Gallen
2DF Rhodri Smith (2006-09-09) 9 September 2006 (age 17) 4 0   Young Boys
2DF Marvin Akahomen (2007-07-15) 15 July 2007 (age 16) 0 0   Basel
2DF Eliah Jordan (2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Basel

3MF Demir Xhemalija (2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 (age 17) 10 3   Basel
3MF Alessandro Romano (2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 17) 9 3   Roma
3MF Leon Grando (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 17) 9 2   Zürich
3MF Luca Bühlmann (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 17) 8 0   Basel
3MF Jason Parente (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 17) 8 0   St. Gallen
3MF Cheveyo Tsawa (2006-12-09) 9 December 2006 (age 17) 8 0   Zürich
3MF Corsin Konietzke (2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 17) 5 0   St. Gallen
3MF Elio Rufener (2007-02-12) 12 February 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Young Boys

4FW Winsley Boteli (2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 (age 17) 10 6   Borussia Mönchengladbach
4FW Arlet Junior Zé (2006-03-22) 22 March 2006 (age 18) 10 5   Basel
4FW Modou Minteh (2006-11-04) 4 November 2006 (age 17) 5 3   Basel

Recent call-ups edit

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
GK Marcel Lapierre (2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 (age 18) 1 0   Servette v.   Turkey, 19 October 2022

DF Sami Bashaj (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 17) 3 0   Basel v.   France, 28 March 2023
DF Diego Benito Poloni (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 18) 3 0   SC Freiburg v.   France, 28 March 2023
DF Samuele Tomeo (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18) 2 0   Basel v.   Turkey, 19 October 2022
DF Loun Srdanovic (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 17) 2 0   Servette v.   Turkey, 19 October 2022

FW Gleen Mbazo (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Neuchâtel Xamax v.   France, 28 March 2023
FW Ruben Londja (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 17) 3 1   Lausanne-Sport v.   Turkey, 19 October 2022
FW Darko Lötscher (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18) 2 0   Lausanne-Sport v.   Turkey, 19 October 2022
FW Gabriel Gonzalez (2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 17) 1 0   Bayern Munich v.   Turkey, 19 October 2022

References edit

  1. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Aufgebot UEFA U-17 Europameisterschaft in Ungarn" (PDF). football.ch. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

Swiss national teams edit

See also edit