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.
| Association | Swiss Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Stefan Marini | ||
| FIFA code | SUI | ||
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2009) | ||
| European Championships | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2002) | ||
Competitive record
editFIFA U-17 World Cup Record
edit| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
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 1985 |
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 1987
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 1989
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 1991
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 1993
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 1995
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 1997
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 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2007
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 2009 |
Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
 2011 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2013
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 2015
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 2017
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 2019
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
 2023 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2025 |
to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 1/20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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 2002 |
Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
 2003 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2004
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| 2005 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
 2006 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2007
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 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
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 2013 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
 2014 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
 2015 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2016
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 2017
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 2018 |
Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
 2019 |
did not qualify | |||||||
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2] | |||||||
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 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
edit2021
editPlayers
editCurrent squad
editThe 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 |
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| GK | Gentrit Muslija | 19 January 2006 | 7 | 0 |  St. Gallen
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| GK | Felix Löpfe | 19 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | Basel
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| GK | Dario Wälti | 23 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Thun
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| DF | Elohim Kamoko | 14 February 2006 | 9 | 0 | Zürich
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| DF | Mattia Rizzo | 7 October 2006 | 9 | 0 | Zürich
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| DF | Jeremy Fasano | 15 May 2006 | 7 | 1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich
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| DF | Tarik Seferovic | 31 December 2006 | 6 | 0 | St. Gallen
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| DF | Rhodri Smith | 9 September 2006 | 4 | 0 | Young Boys
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| DF | Marvin Akahomen | 15 July 2007 | 0 | 0 | Basel
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| DF | Eliah Jordan | 7 March 2006 | 0 | 0 | Basel
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| MF | Demir Xhemalija | 7 June 2006 | 10 | 3 | Basel
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| MF | Alessandro Romano | 17 June 2006 | 9 | 3 | Roma
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| MF | Leon Grando | 4 September 2006 | 9 | 2 | Zürich
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| MF | Luca Bühlmann | 26 June 2006 | 8 | 0 | Basel
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| MF | Jason Parente | 10 June 2006 | 8 | 0 | St. Gallen
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| MF | Cheveyo Tsawa | 9 December 2006 | 8 | 0 | Zürich
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| MF | Corsin Konietzke | 21 June 2006 | 5 | 0 | St. Gallen
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| MF | Elio Rufener | 12 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Young Boys
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| FW | Winsley Boteli | 5 July 2006 | 10 | 6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach
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| FW | Arlet Junior Zé | 22 March 2006 | 10 | 5 | Basel
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| FW | Modou Minteh | 4 November 2006 | 5 | 3 | Basel
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Recent call-ups
editThe 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 |
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| GK | Marcel Lapierre | 7 April 2006 | 1 | 0 | Servette
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v. Turkey, 19 October 2022
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| DF | Sami Bashaj | 13 June 2006 | 3 | 0 | Basel
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v. France, 28 March 2023
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| DF | Diego Benito Poloni | 13 March 2006 | 3 | 0 | SC Freiburg
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v. France, 28 March 2023
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| DF | Samuele Tomeo | 19 January 2006 | 2 | 0 | Basel
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v. Turkey, 19 October 2022
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| DF | Loun Srdanovic | 4 August 2006 | 2 | 0 | Servette
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v. Turkey, 19 October 2022
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| FW | Gleen Mbazo | 10 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Neuchâtel Xamax
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v. France, 28 March 2023
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| FW | Ruben Londja | 10 June 2006 | 3 | 1 | Lausanne-Sport
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v. Turkey, 19 October 2022
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| FW | Darko Lötscher | 11 April 2006 | 2 | 0 | Lausanne-Sport
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v. Turkey, 19 October 2022
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| FW | Gabriel Gonzalez | 14 June 2006 | 1 | 0 | Bayern Munich
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v. Turkey, 19 October 2022
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Aufgebot UEFA U-17 Europameisterschaft in Ungarn" (PDF). football.ch. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
Swiss national teams
edit- Switzerland men's national football team
- Switzerland men's national under-23 football team (also known as Swiss Olympic)
- Switzerland men's national under-21 football team
- Switzerland men's national under-20 football team
- Switzerland men's national under-19 football team
- Switzerland men's national under-18 football team
- Switzerland men's national under-16 football team
- Switzerland women's national football team
- Switzerland women's national under-17 football team
- Switzerland women's national beach soccer team