Switzerland national under-23 football team

Switzerland Under-23
Nickname(s) Schweizer Nati
Association Swiss Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Pierluigi Tami
Captain Diego Benaglio
First colours
Second colours
First international
Switzerland Switzerland 9–0 Lithuania 
(Paris, France; 25 May 1924)
Biggest win
 Liechtenstein 0–10 Switzerland Switzerland
(Triesen, Liechtenstein; 10 September 1986)
Biggest defeat
 Germany 4–0 Switzerland Switzerland
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 28 May 1928)
Summer Olympics
Appearances 3 (First in 1924)
Best result Runner-up: 1924
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Silver 1924 Paris Team

Switzerland national under-23 football team (also known as Switzerland Olympic, Switzerland U-23) represents Switzerland in international football competitions in the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 however the Olympics allows for the addition of up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV). In three previous appearances, Switzerland has won one silver medal at the 1924 Olympics in Paris.

Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-23 Championship

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1972[1]Qualifying Stage200203
1974[2]Did Not Enter
1976[3]
Total0/3200203

Olympic Games

Host nation / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Greece 1896No football tournament was held
France 1900Did not enter
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924Runner-up6411156
Netherlands 1928Round 1100104
United States 1932No football tournament was held
Nazi Germany 1936Did not enter
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960Did not qualify
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976Did not enter
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988Did not qualify
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012Group stage301224
Total 3/25104241714
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Fixtures and results

Recent results

Friendly

17 July 2012
18:15
Switzerland   0–1  Senegal
Report Konaté  5'
Stadion Solothurn, Solothurn
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

2012 Summer Olympics

Group stage

Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
 South Korea 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Gabon 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
  Switzerland 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1

26 July 2012
17:15

Gabon  1–1   Switzerland
Aubameyang  45' Report Mehmedi  5' (pen.)
St James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 15,748[4]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

29 July 2012
17:15

South Korea  2–1   Switzerland
Park Chu-young  57'
Kim Bo-kyung  64' 		Report Emeghara  60'

1 August 2012
17:00

Mexico  1–0   Switzerland
Peralta  69' Report

Current squad

On 3 July 2012 the following players were named in an 18-man squad called up for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7] Caps and goals as of 2 August 2012.

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Diego Benaglio* 8 September 1983 (aged 28) 4 0 Germany Wolfsburg
18 GK Benjamin Siegrist 31 January 1992 (aged 20) 0 0 England Aston Villa
3 DF Fabio Daprelà 19 February 1991 (aged 21) 2 0 Italy Brescia
5 DF François Affolter 13 March 1991 (aged 21) 2 0 Germany Werder Bremen
13 DF Ricardo Rodríguez 25 August 1992 (aged 19) 4 0 Germany Wolfsburg
15 DF Timm Klose* 9 May 1988 (aged 24) 4 0 Germany Nuremberg
16 DF Fabian Schär 20 December 1991 (aged 20) 3 0 Switzerland Basel
17 DF Michel Morganella 17 May 1989 (aged 23) 3 0 Italy Palermo
2 MF Xavier Hochstrasser* 1 July 1988 (aged 24) 3 0 Switzerland Luzern
4 MF Oliver Buff 3 August 1992 (aged 19) 1 0 Switzerland Zürich
6 MF Alain Wiss 21 August 1990 (aged 21) 3 0 Switzerland Luzern
8 MF Amir Abrashi 27 March 1990 (aged 22) 4 0 Switzerland Grasshopper
9 MF Fabian Frei 8 January 1989 (aged 23) 4 0 Switzerland Basel
10 MF Pajtim Kasami 2 June 1992 (aged 20) 4 0 England Fulham
7 FW Innocent Emeghara 27 May 1989 (aged 23) 4 1 France Lorient
11 FW Admir Mehmedi 16 March 1991 (aged 21) 4 1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
12 FW Josip Drmić 8 August 1992 (aged 19) 3 0 Switzerland Zürich
14 FW Steven Zuber 17 August 1991 (aged 20) 4 0 Switzerland Grasshopper

Reserves

The following players were named as possible replacements in case any player from the main squad was injured.

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
19 FW Haris Seferović 22 February 1992 (aged 20) 0 0 Italy Fiorentina
20 MF Vullnet Basha 11 July 1990 (aged 22) 0 0 Switzerland Sion
21 DF Silvan Widmer 5 March 1993 (aged 19) 0 0 Switzerland Aarau
22 GK Roman Bürki 14 November 1990 (aged 21) 0 0 Switzerland Grasshopper

Recent call-ups

On 23 March 2012 the following players were named as part of a 50-man preliminary squad called up for the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not make the final team.[8]

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
GK Joël Mall 5 April 1991 (aged 21) 0 0 Switzerland Aarau
GK Yann Sommer* 17 December 1988 (aged 23) 0 0 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
GK Marco Wölfli* 22 August 1982 (aged 29) 0 0 Switzerland Young Boys
DF Loris Benito 7 January 1992 (aged 20) 0 0 Switzerland Zürich
DF Gaetano Berardi* 21 August 1988 (aged 23) 0 0 Italy Sampdoria
DF Mickaël Facchinetti 15 February 1991 (aged 21) 0 0 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport
DF Philippe Koch 8 February 1991 (aged 21) 0 0 Switzerland Zürich
DF Raphael Koch 20 January 1990 (aged 22) 0 0 Switzerland Zürich
DF Michael Lang 8 February 1991 (aged 21) 0 0 Switzerland Grasshopper
DF Alain Nef* 6 February 1982 (aged 30) 0 0 Switzerland Young Boys
DF Jonathan Rossini 5 April 1989 (aged 23) 0 0 Italy Sampdoria
DF Philippe Senderos* 14 February 1985 (aged 27) 0 0 England Fulham
DF Taulant Xhaka 28 March 1991 (aged 21) 0 0 Switzerland Grasshopper
MF Valon Behrami* 19 April 1985 (aged 27) 0 0 Italy Napoli
MF Moreno Costanzo* 20 February 1988 (aged 24) 0 0 Switzerland Young Boys
MF Gianluca D'Angelo 13 March 1991 (aged 21) 0 0 Switzerland Grasshopper
MF Kerim Frei 19 November 1993 (aged 18) 0 0 England Fulham
MF Fabian Lustenberger* 2 May 1988 (aged 24) 0 0 Germany Hertha BSC
MF Toko Nzuzi 20 November 1990 (aged 21) 0 0 Switzerland Grasshopper
MF Pirmin Schwegler* 9 March 1987 (aged 25) 0 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
MF Xherdan Shaqiri 10 October 1991 (aged 20) 0 0 Italy Internazionale
MF Valentin Stocker 12 April 1989 (aged 23) 0 0 Switzerland Basel
MF Sébastien Wüthrich 29 May 1990 (aged 22) 0 0 Switzerland Sion
MF Granit Xhaka 27 September 1992 (aged 19) 0 0 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
FW Nassim Ben Khalifa 13 January 1992 (aged 20) 0 0 Switzerland Grasshopper
FW Mario Gavranović 24 November 1989 (aged 22) 0 0 Switzerland Zürich
FW Nico Siegrist 9 June 1991 (aged 21) 0 0 Switzerland Aarau

Swiss national teams

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Europe U-23 Championship 1972". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Europe U-23 Championship 1974". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Europe U-23 Championship 1976". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Gabon – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "South Korea – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Mexico – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "La Suisse avec Benaglio, Behrami et Klose aux Jeux Olympiques". Association Suisse de Football (in French). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Liste des 50 joueurs présélectionnés par l’ASF". Association Suisse de Football (in French). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.