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Switzerland
Nickname(s)	Nati
Association	Swiss Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jakob Kuhn, (2001-)
Captain	Alexander Frei
Most caps	Heinz Hermann (117)
Top scorer	Kubilay Türkyilmaz, Max Abegglen (34)
Home stadium	Stade de Suisse
FIFA code	SUI
FIFA ranking	44
Highest FIFA ranking	3 (August 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking	83 (December 1998)
Elo ranking	16
Highest Elo ranking	8 (June 1924)
Lowest Elo ranking	62 (October 1979)
Home colours 　 Away colours
First international
France 1 - 0 Switzerland (Paris, France; 12 February 1905)
Biggest win
Switzerland 9 - 0 Lithuania (Paris, France; 25 May 1924
Biggest defeat
Hungary 9 - 0 Switzerland (Budapest, Hungary; 29 October 1911)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1934)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 1934, 1938, 1954
European Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 1996)
Best result	Round 1, 1996 and 2004

Olympic medal record
Men’s Football
Silver	1924 Paris	Team

The Swiss national football team also known as the Schweizer Nati is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. Its best performances in the World Cup have been reaching the quarter-finals, in 1934, 1938 and when the country hosted the event in 1954. Switzerland also won silver at the 1924 Olympics. The 2002 U-17 European Championship was won by the Nati. In 2006, Switzerland set a FIFA World Cup record by being eliminated from the competition despite not conceding a goal in any of their four matches. In addition, Switzerland set a World Cup record by failing to score a single goal in a penalty shootout.[1] However, the team returned to their home country to a heroes' welcome.

Contents 1 World Cup record 2 World Cup 2006 3 European Championship record 4 Tournament Participation 5 Match Kits 6 Current squad 7 Coaches 8 Players 9 External links

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 to 1938 - Quarterfinals
• 1950 - Round 1
• 1954 - Quarterfinals
• 1958 - Did not qualify
• 1962 to 1966 - Round 1
• 1970 to 1990 - Did not qualify
• 1994 - Round 2
• 1998 to 2002 - Did not qualify
• 2006 - Round 2

Group Stage

• France 0 - 0 Switzerland, 13th June in Stuttgart (5pm BST)
• Switzerland 2 - 0 Togo, 19th June in Dortmund (2pm BST)
• Switzerland 2 - 0 South Korea, 23rd June in Hannover (8pm BST)

Second Round

• Switzerland 0 (aet) 0 Ukraine, 26th June in Cologne (8pm BST) (Ukraine won 3-0 in penalty shootout)

Switzerland was the only team in tournament not to have conceded a goal during regulation time in their matches.

• 1960 to 1992 - Did not qualify
• 1996 - Round 1
• 2000 - Did not qualify
• 2004 - Round 1
• 2008 - Qualified automatically as co-host

So far the Swiss have earned no major trophy. The closest they have came was the quarter finals(1934,1938,1954). They gained a silver medal in the 1924 Olympic games in Paris. . The U-17-squad became 2002 European champions, by a 4:2 win after a penalty shootout against France (see U-17-EM 2002). Beyond that Swiss qualified for the semi-final on the U-21-Euro 2002 and on the U-21-Euro 2004 in each case.

The Swiss Kit consists of two different outfits. The red shirt and white shorts are for home play, and the white shirt and red shorts are for away. The jersey is manufactured by Puma.

The following players named for friendly match against Netherlands on August 22, 2007.

No.	Name	Date of Birth	Apps	Goals	Club	Debute
Goalkeepers
12	Diego Benaglio	8 September 1983	7	0	CD Nacional Madeira	2006
21	Fabio Coltorti	3 December 1980	7	0	Racing Santander	2004
36	Johnny Leoni	30 June 1984	0	0	FC Zürich	2007
37	Germano Vailati	30 August 1980	0	0	FC Sion	2007
1	Pascal Zuberbühler	8 January 1971	50	0	Neuchâtel Xamax	1994
Defense
19	Valon Behrami	19 April 1985	12	1	S.S. Lazio	2005
23	Philipp Degen	15 February 1983	28	0	Borussia Dortmund	2005
2	Johan Djourou	18 January 1987	13	1	Birmingham F.C.	2006
34	Mario Eggimann	24 January 1981	2	0	Karlsruher SC	2007
13	Stéphane Grichting	30 March 1979	12	0	AJ Auxerre	2004
29	Stephan Lichtsteiner	16 January 1984	5	0	OSC Lille	2006
3	Ludovic Magnin	20 April 1979	45	3	VfB Stuttgart	2000
20	Patrick Müller	17 December 1976	76	3	Olympique Lyonnais	1998
4	Philippe Senderos	14 February 1985	23	3	Arsenal F.C.	2005
32	Boris Smiljanić	28 September 1976	3	0	Grasshopper-Club Zürich	1999
17	Christoph Spycher	30 March 1978	33	0	Eintracht Frankfurt	2002
25	Stève von Bergen	10 June 1983	3	0	Hertha BSC Berlin	2006
Midfield
16	Tranquillo Barnetta	22 May 1985	27	6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	2004
7	Ricardo Cabanas	17 January 1979	48	4	Grasshopper-Club Zürich	2000
35	Fabio Celestini	31 October 1975	33	2	Getafe CF	1998
15	Blerim Džemaili	12 April 1986	7	0	Bolton Wanderers F.C.	2006
33	Gelson Fernandes	2 September 1986	1	0	Manchester City F.C.	2007
10	Daniel Gygax	28 August 1981	29	5	FC Metz	2004
24	Benjamin Huggel	7 July 1977	22	0	FC Basel	2003
27	Gökhan Inler	27 June 1984	10	1	Udinese Calcio	2006
5	Xavier Margairaz	7 January 1984	13	1	CA Osasuna	2005
8	Raphaël Wicky	26 April 1977	75	1	FC Sion	1996
22	Hakan Yakın	22 February 1977	59	14	BSC Young Boys	2000
30	Reto Ziegler	23 March 1986	3	0	U.C. Sampdoria	2007
Forward
14	David Degen	15 February 1983	6	0	FC Basel	2006
9	Alexander Frei	15 July 1979	56	32	Borussia Dortmund	2001
18	Mauro Lustrinelli	26 February 1976	11	0	FC Luzern	2005
31	Blaise Nkufo	25 May 1975	10	2	FC Twente	2000
26	Alberto Regazzoni	4 May 1983	3	0	BSC Young Boys	2006
11	Marco Streller	18 June 1981	24	9	FC Basel	2003
28	Johan Vonlanthen	1 February 1986	25	5	Red Bull Salzburg	2004

• Karl Rappan 1960 to November 11, 1963
• Alfredo Foni - July 1, 1964 to 3 May 1967
• Erwin Ballabio - May 24, 1967 to November 2, 1969
• Louis Maurer - October 17, 1970 to October 10, 1971
• René Hussy - June 22, 1973 to September 8, 1976
• Roger Vonlanthen - March 30, 1977 to March 28, 1979
• Leo Walker - May 5, 1979 to December 21, 1980
• Paul Wolfisberg - March 24, 1981 to November 10, 1985
• Daniel Jeandupeux - March 12, 1986 to 26 April 1989
• Uli Stielike - June 21, 1989 to November 13, 1991
• Roy Hodgson - January 26, 1992 to November 15, 1995
• Artur Jorge - March 13, 1996 to June 18, 1996
• Rolf Fringer - August 1, 1996 to October 11, 1997
• Gilbert Gress - March 25, 1998 to October 9, 1999
• Enzo Trossero - August 16, 2000 to June 6, 2001
• Jakob "Köbi" Kuhn - August 15, 2001 - present

A

• Abegglen, André
• Abegglen, Max

B

• Bader, René
• Ballaman, Robert
• Barnetta, Tranquillo
• Behrami, Valon
• Berner, Bruno
• Benaglio, Diego
• Bickel, Alfred
• Bickel, Thomas
• Borer, Fabrice
• Brégy, Georges
• Brunner, Thomas

C

• Chapuisat, Stéphane
• Cabanas, Ricardo
• Coltorti, Fabio
• Celestini, Fabio
• Cantaluppi, Mario

D

• Degen, Philipp
• Degen, David
• Djourou, Johan
• Dzemaili, Blerim

E

• Egli, Andy

F

• Frei, Alexander
• Fournier, Sebastien
• Fatton, Jacques

G

• Geiger, Alain
• Gygax, Daniel
• Grichting, Stéphane
• Grassi, Marco

H

• Haas, Bernt
• Hermann, Heinz
• Henchoz, Stéphane
• Herr, Dominique
• Hottiger, Marc
• Huggel, Benjamin
• Huegi, Sepp

I

J

• Jäggi, Willy

K

• Knup, Adrian
• Kuhn, Jakob "Kobi"
• Kielholz, Leopold

L

• Lustrinelli, Mauro
• Lehmann, Stephan

M

• Magnin, Ludovic
• Magnin, Joël
• Müller, Patrick
• Margairaz, Xavier

N

• Nkufo, Blaise

O

• Ohrel, Christophe

P

• Pascolo, Marco

Q

• Quentin, Yvan
• Quentin, René-Pierre

R

• Rey, Alexandre
• Rueda, Martin
• Rama, Milaim
• Rose, Marcus

S

• Senderos, Philippe
• Spycher, Christoph
• Sforza, Ciriaco
• Steffen, Willi
• Stiel, Jörg
• Studer, Jürg
• Streller, Marco
• Subiat, Nestor
• Sutter, Alain
• Sylvestre, Patrick
• Schneiter, Heinz

T

• Türkyilmaz, Kubilay

U

V

• Vonlanthen, Johan
• Vega, Ramon
• Vogel Johan

W

• Wicky, Raphaël
• Wyss, Thomas
• Wüthrich, Rolf

X

Y

• Yakin, Hakan
• Yakin, Murat

Z

• Zuberbühler, Pascal
• Zellweger, Marc
• Zwyssig, Marco

• Official website
• www.Hattrick.ch
• RSSSF archive of results 1905-
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• RSSSF archive of coaches 1905-

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