The Switzerland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which is held every two years.

UEFA U-23 championship record Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Switzerland's record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown. 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 2 in qualification group 1974: Did not enter 1976: Did not enter

UEFA U-21 Championship record

YearRound*Squad1978Did not qualify1980198219841986198819901992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002Semi-finals411234Squad 2004Group stage301247Squad 2006Did not qualify 2007 2009Lost in qualifying play-off to 2011Runners-up540172Squad 2013Lost in qualifying play-off to 2015Did not qualify 2017 2019 2021Group stage310236Squad 2023Quarter-finals4103610Squad 2025Did not qualifyTotal5/241972102331— *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Coaches 1995–2001: Köbi Kuhn 2001–2007: Bernard Challandes 2007–2009: Pierre-André Schürmann 2009–2015: Pierluigi Tami 2015–2018: Heinz Moser 2018–2022: Mauro Lustrinelli 2022–2023: Patrick Rahmen 2023–: Sascha Stauch

Players Current squad The following players were selected for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on 15 June 2023.

Caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2023, after the match against Spain.

Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the Switzerland under-17 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Swiss national teams Switzerland national football team Switzerland national under-23 football team (also known as Swiss Olympic) Switzerland national under-20 football team Switzerland national under-19 football team Switzerland national under-18 football team Switzerland national under-17 football team Switzerland national under-16 football team

See also UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Footnotes

Sources/external links UEFA Under-21 website - contains full results archive The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships