Switzerland national under-17 football team
| Association | Swiss Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Stefan Marini | ||
| FIFA code | SUI | ||
| |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2009) | ||
| European Championships | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2002) | ||
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.
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | |
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 2/20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Semi-final | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2] | ||||||||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 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
Players
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Turkey, Sweden and Czech Republic on 19, 22 and 24 March 2025.
Caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2025, after the match against Sweden.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Théodore Pizarro | 13 June 2008 | 7 | 0 | ||
| GK | Kader Cherif | 11 January 2008 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Olivier Mambwa | 5 December 2008 | 10 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gil Zufferey | 2 March 2008 | 10 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gabriel Morisoli | 17 July 2008 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | Erblin Sadikaj | 13 March 2008 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Aleksandar Sekulic | 16 April 2008 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Nelson Savonnier | 28 February 2008 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | Cédric Koch | 22 March 2008 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Leonit Ibraimov | 16 June 2008 | 10 | 1 | ||
| MF | Mladen Mijajlovic | 16 March 2008 | 10 | 1 | ||
| MF | Sarjon Fetaj | 5 January 2008 | 9 | 0 | ||
| MF | Nico Lazri | 29 January 2008 | 8 | 1 | ||
| MF | Jill Stiel | 1 May 2008 | 7 | 0 | ||
| MF | Ethan Bruchez | 7 April 2008 | 6 | 0 | ||
| FW | Josip Bralic | 25 January 2008 | 10 | 3 | ||
| FW | Adrien Llukes | 21 July 2008 | 7 | 4 | ||
| FW | Nevio Scherrer | 8 April 2008 | 7 | 3 | ||
| FW | Giacomo Koloto | 31 January 2008 | 7 | 1 | ||
| FW | Ivan Cossalter | 4 March 2008 | 6 | 1 | ||
Recent call-ups
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
References
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
See also
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Switzerland's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 100.00 |