SWITZERLAND NATIONAL FOOTBALL 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

World Cup record

European Championship record

Tournament Participation

Match Kits

Current squad

Coaches

Players

External links

World Cup record

★ 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
==World Cup 2006==
'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)''
There were controversies surrounding the Swiss team for alleged uncalled offsides and numerous hand fouls in each and every one of their games.[2][3][4]
Switzerland was the only team in tournament not to have conceded a goal during regulation time in their matches.

European Championship record

★ 1960 to 1992 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 1996 - Round 1

★ 2000 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 2004 - Round 1

★ 2008 - Qualified automatically as co-host

Tournament Participation

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.

Match Kits

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.

Current squad

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	4	0	CD Nacional Madeira	2006
21	Fabio Coltorti	3 December 1980	5	0	Grasshopper-Club Zürich	2004
1	Pascal Zuberbühler	8 January 1971	47	0	Neuchâtel Xamax	1994
Defense
19	Valon Behrami	19 April 1985	7	1	S.S. Lazio	2005
23	Philipp Degen	15 February 1983	23	0	Borussia Dortmund	2005
2	Johan Djourou	18 January 1987	8	0	Arsenal F.C.	2006
34	Mario Eggimann	24 January 1981	0	0	Karlsruher SC	2007
13	Stéphane Grichting	30 March 1979	11	0	AJ Auxerre	2004
29	Stephan Lichtsteiner	16 January 1984	1	0	OSC Lille	2006
3	Ludovic Magnin	20 April 1979	38	2	VfB Stuttgart	2000
20	Patrick Müller	17 December 1976	73	3	Olympique Lyon	1998
4	Philippe Senderos	14 February 1985	16	3	Arsenal F.C.	2005
32	Boris Smiljanić	28 September 1976	3	0	Grasshopper-Club Zürich	1999
17	Christoph Spycher	30 March 1978	26	0	Eintracht Frankfurt	2002
25	Stève von Bergen	10 June 1983	1	0	Hertha BSC Berlin	2006
Midfield
16	Tranquillo Barnetta	22 May 1985	20	3	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	2004
7	Ricardo Cabanas	17 January 1979	45	4	1. FC Köln	2000
15	Blerim Džemaili	12 April 1986	5	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	28	5	FC Metz	2004
24	Benjamin Huggel	7 July 1977	18	0	FC Basel	2003
27	Gökhan Inler	27 June 1984	3	0	Udinese Calcio	2006
5	Xavier Margairaz	7 January 1984	7	1	CA Osasuna	2005
8	Raphaël Wicky	26 April 1977	74	1	Hamburger SV	1996
22	Hakan Yakın	22 February 1977	52	14	BSC Young Boys	2000
30	Reto Ziegler	23 March 1986	1	0	U.C. Sampdoria	2007
Forward
14	David Degen	15 February 1983	4	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	7	1	FC Twente	2000
26	Alberto Regazzoni	4 May 1983	2	0	BSC Young Boys	2006
11	Marco Streller	18 June 1981	18	5	FC Basel	2003
28	Johan Vonlanthen	1 February 1986	18	5	Red Bull Salzburg	2004

Coaches

★ 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

Players

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, George

★ 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, Stéphane
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

External links

★ Official website

★ www.Hattrick.ch

★ RSSSF archive of results 1905-

★ RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers

★ RSSSF archive of coaches 1905-