Switzerland national under-21 football team

The Switzerland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

team of Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association

Swiss Football Association

The Swiss Football Association is the governing body of football in Switzerland. It organizes the football league, the Swiss Football League, and the Switzerland national football team. It is based in Bern....

. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

The European Under-21 Football Championship is a football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. It is held every two years. The competition has existed in its current form since 1978. It was preceded by the Under 23 Challenge Cup which ran from 1967 to 1970...

, 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

1976–1978
1978 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1978, which spanned two years had 24 entrants. Yugoslavia U-21s won the competition.The 24 national teams were divided into eight groups. The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided...

: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
1978–1980
1980 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1980, which spanned two years had 25 entrants. Cyprus and the Netherlands competed in the competition for the first time. 1978 entrants Austria did not enter. Due to 'irregularities', Turkey's first two matches were awarded to their opponents...

: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
1980–1982
1982 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1982, which spanned two years , had 26 entrants. West Germany competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition....

: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
1982–1984
1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1984, which spanned two years , had 30 entrants. Albania, Iceland and Wales competed in the competition for the first time. England U-21s won the competition for the second time running....

: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
1984–1986
1986 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1986, which spanned two years , had 29 entrants. Spain U-21s won the competition after a penalty shootout, the first in the U-21 competition's history....

: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
1986–1988
1988 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1988, which spanned two years , had 30 entrants. The Republic of Ireland competed for the first time. France U-21s won the competition....

: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
1988–1990
1990 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1990, which spanned two years , had 30 entrants. San Marino competed for the first time. USSR U-21s won the competition....

: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
1990–1992
1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1992, which spanned two years , had 32 entrants.Malta and Israel competed for the first time. This was also the first appearance of the unified Germany team.Italy U-21s won the competition....

: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
1992–1994
1994 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1994, which spanned two years , had 32 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, France were chosen as the first hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total....

: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
1994–1996
1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1996, which spanned two years , had 44 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, Spain were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total....

: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
1996–1998
1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1998, which spanned two years , had 46 entrants. Before the quarter-finals stage, Romania were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total....

: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
1998–2000
2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 2000, which spanned two years , had 47 entrants. Northern Ireland competed for the first time. For the first time a finals tournament with two groups of four teams was held, with one of those teams, Slovakia, having been chosen as the hosts.Italy U-21s won the...

: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
2000–2002
2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA U-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.Czech Republic U-21s won the competition for the first time.-Qualification:...

: Losing semi-finalists
2002–2004
2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA U-21 Championship 2004 was the 14th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Germany between 27 May and 8 June 2004.Italy U-21s won the competition for the fifth time...

: Finished 4th of 4 in finals group.
2004–2006
2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Final:-Goalscorers:4 goals Klaas Jan Huntelaar3 goals Thomas Kahlenberg Nicky Hofs2 goals Bryan Bergougnoux Ruslan Fomin Artem Milevskiy...

: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
2006–2007
2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 were held from 10 June 2007 to 23 June 2007. It is the 16th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship....

: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
2007–2009
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship began on 15 June 2009, and was the 17th UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. This was the first tournament after the competition reverted to a two-year format, following the single-year 2006-07 competition, which allowed the change to...

: Play-off stage to
2009–2011
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA U-21 Championship 2011 was the 18th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011....

: Runner-up

Coaches

199?–2001: Köbi Kuhn
2001–2007: Bernard Challandes
Bernard Challandes
Bernard Challandes is a Swiss football manager.-Coaching career:He was coach of the Switzerland national under-21 football team and he was manager of FC Zürich from summer 2007 to 19 April 2010. On 28 May 2010 the former FC Zurich, Servette and Young Boys coach has signed for FC Sion.-References:...
2007–2009: Pierre-André Schürmann
Pierre-André Schürmann
Pierre-André Schürmann is a Swiss former footballer and last manager of the Neuchâtel Xamax.-Playing:...
2009–present: Pierluigi Tami

Eligible players

Players born in 1990 or later are eligible for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2013 UEFA U-21 Championship will be the 19th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament will be hosted by Israel between the 15–28 June 2013...

Current squad

Goalkeepers
Name	Date of Birth	Apps	Goals	Club	Debut
Oliver Klaus	4 May 1990	0	0	Basel FC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...	N/A
Defence
François Affolter François Affolter François Affolter is a Swiss football defender currently playing for BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League. He made his first-team debut at the age of 17 years old on 14 September 2008 in a 2–1 victory over AC Bellinzona, replacing Marc Schneider in the starting eleven due to suspension...	13 March 1991	4	0	Young Boys BSC Young Boys Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898 is a Swiss sporting club based in the capital city of Bern. The name is often abbreviated to YB . Abroad, YB is often referred to as Young Boys Bern. The club's colors are yellow and black....	2009
Fabio Daprelà Fabio Daprelà Fabio Daprelà is a Swiss football defender currently playing for Brescia.-Early career:At age 16, Daprelà made his Grasshoppers debut on 2 February 2008, playing 90 minutes in place of the suspended Yassin Mikari....	19 February 1991	0	0	Brescia Brescia Calcio Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...	N/A
Rolf Feltscher Rolf Feltscher Rolf Feltscher is a Venezuelan international football defender of Venezuelan and Swiss descent who currently plays for Parma....	6 October 1990	8	0	Grasshopper Zürich Grasshopper-Club Zürich Grasshopper Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss multisports club based in Zürich. The oldest and best known section of Grasshopper Club Zürich is its football team...	2008
Philippe Koch Philippe Koch Philippe Koch is a Swiss football defender who currently plays for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League.He joined the first team in 2008. He made his first-team debut in August 2008 in the UEFA Cup.-References:...	8 February 1991	3	1	Zürich	2009
Alain Wiss Alain Wiss Alain Wiss is a Swiss football midfielder currently playing for FC Lucerne in the Swiss Super League. During the 2006–07 season, he made a single appearance for Lucerne's U-21 side in the 1. Liga. He made his first-team debut for Lucerne on 29 July 2007, replacing Pascal Bader in the 20th...	21 August 1990	0	0	Lucerne FC Lucerne FC Luzern is a Swiss football club, founded in 1901. The club colors are blue and white, derived from the Canton of Lucerne and the City of Lucerne coats of arms.- History :...	N/A
Midfield
Amir Abrashi Amir Abrashi Amir Abrashi is a Swiss footballer who plays as midfielder for Grasshopper Club Zürich. He is of Kosovo Albanian descent.-External links:*...	27 March 1990	0	0	Winterthur FC Winterthur FC Winterthur is a Swiss football club based in Winterthur, Canton of Zürich. They play in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football...	N/A
Vullnet Basha Vullnet Basha Vullnet Basha is a Swiss professional footballer playing for Neuchâtel Xamax. He is of Albanian descent. Basha represented Switzerland at the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.-External links:* * at Transfermarkt....	11 July 1990	0	0	Grasshopper Zürich Grasshopper-Club Zürich Grasshopper Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss multisports club based in Zürich. The oldest and best known section of Grasshopper Club Zürich is its football team...	N/A
Sébastien Wüthrich Sébastien Wüthrich Sébastien Wüthrich is a Swiss footballer who plays for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League. He is a full international for Switzerland under-21.-References:...	29 May 1990	1	0	Neuchâtel Xamax	2009
Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri Xherdan Shaqiri Xherdan Shaqiri is a Swiss footballer, who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League as well as the Swiss national team.-Early life and career:...	10 october 1990	22		5	FC Basel FC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...	2009	Orhan Mustafi Orhan Mustafi Orhan Mustafi is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays as a striker for Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League.-Career:...	4 April 1990	4	0	Aarau FC Aarau FC Aarau is a Swiss football club, based in Aarau. They play in the Swiss Challenge League.-History:FC Aarau was formed on 26 May 1902 by workers from a local brewery. The early days of the club were a success and they won the Swiss championship in 1911/12 and then again in 1913/14...	2008
Marco Schönbächler Marco Schönbächler Marco Schönbächler is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as a forward for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League. He was part of the 2006–07 and 2008–2009 Swiss Championship winning team.-References:...	11 January 1990	2	0	Zürich	2007

Sources/External links

UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.