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Switzerland national under-17 football team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Switzerland women's national under-17 football team.

Switzerland U-17
AssociationSwiss Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachStefan Marini
FIFA codeSUI
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2009)
Best resultChampions (2009)
European Championships
Appearances9 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions (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

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FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

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Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
China 1985 did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009 Champions 7 7 0 0 18 7 +11
Mexico 2011 did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Indonesia 2023 did not qualify
Qatar 2025 to be determined
Total 1/20 7 7 0 0 18 7 +11

UEFA European U-17 Football Championship Record

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Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Denmark 2002 Champions 6 5 1 0 12 2
Portugal 2003 did not qualify
France 2004
Italy 2005 Group stage 3 1 1 1 5 5
Luxembourg 2006 did not qualify
Belgium 2007
Turkey 2008 Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 4
Germany 2009 Semi-final 4 1 2 1 5 4
Liechtenstein 2010 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 10
Serbia 2011 did not qualify
Slovenia 2012
Slovakia 2013 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 5
Malta 2014 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 5
Bulgaria 2015 did not qualify
Azerbaijan 2016
Croatia 2017
England 2018 Group stage 3 2 0 1 4 2
Republic of Ireland 2019 did not qualify
Estonia 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022 did not qualify
Hungary 2023 Quarter-finals 4 2 2 0 5 2
Cyprus 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

Players

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Current squad

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The 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
1GK Gentrit Muslija (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18) 7 0 Switzerland St. Gallen
1GK Felix Löpfe (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Switzerland Basel
1GK Dario Wälti (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Switzerland Thun
2DF Elohim Kamoko (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18) 9 0 Switzerland Zürich
2DF Mattia Rizzo (2006-10-07) 7 October 2006 (age 18) 9 0 Switzerland Zürich
2DF Jeremy Fasano (2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 (age 18) 7 1 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zürich
2DF Tarik Seferovic (2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 17) 6 0 Switzerland St. Gallen
2DF Rhodri Smith (2006-09-09) 9 September 2006 (age 18) 4 0 Switzerland Young Boys
2DF Marvin Akahomen (2007-07-15) 15 July 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Switzerland Basel
2DF Eliah Jordan (2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Switzerland Basel
3MF Demir Xhemalija (2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 (age 18) 10 3 Switzerland Basel
3MF Alessandro Romano (2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 18) 9 3 Italy Roma
3MF Leon Grando (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 18) 9 2 Switzerland Zürich
3MF Luca Bühlmann (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 18) 8 0 Switzerland Basel
3MF Jason Parente (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18) 8 0 Switzerland St. Gallen
3MF Cheveyo Tsawa (2006-12-09) 9 December 2006 (age 17) 8 0 Switzerland Zürich
3MF Corsin Konietzke (2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 18) 5 0 Switzerland St. Gallen
3MF Elio Rufener (2007-02-12) 12 February 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Switzerland Young Boys
4FW Winsley Boteli (2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 (age 18) 10 6 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
4FW Arlet Junior Zé (2006-03-22) 22 March 2006 (age 18) 10 5 Switzerland Basel
4FW Modou Minteh (2006-11-04) 4 November 2006 (age 18) 5 3 Switzerland Basel

Recent call-ups

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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
GK Marcel Lapierre (2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Switzerland Servette v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
DF Sami Bashaj (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Switzerland Basel v.  France, 28 March 2023
DF Diego Benito Poloni (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Germany SC Freiburg v.  France, 28 March 2023
DF Samuele Tomeo (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Switzerland Basel v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
DF Loun Srdanovic (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Switzerland Servette v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
FW Gleen Mbazo (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax v.  France, 28 March 2023
FW Ruben Londja (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18) 3 1 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
FW Darko Lötscher (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022
FW Gabriel Gonzalez (2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Germany Bayern Munich v.  Turkey, 19 October 2022

References

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  1. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Aufgebot UEFA U-17 Europameisterschaft in Ungarn" (PDF). football.ch. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

Swiss national teams

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See also

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Head-to-head record

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The following table shows Switzerland's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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