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Switzerland U-17
AssociationSwiss Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSwitzerland Dany Ryser
FIFA codeSUI
First colours Second colours
World Cup
Appearances1
Best resultChampions (in 2009)
European championships
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions (in 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 Football Championship and in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The biggest success was the win of the World Cup in 2009 in Nigeria.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
China 1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Canada 1987 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Scotland 1989 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Italy 1991 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Japan 1993 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Ecuador 1995 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Egypt 1997 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
New Zealand 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Finland 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Peru 2005 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
South Korea 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Nigeria 2009 Champions 7 7 0 0 18 7 +11
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Total 1/14 7 7 0 0 18 7 +11

UEFA European U-17 Football Championship Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Denmark 2002 Champions 6 5 1 0 12 2
Portugal 2003 Did not qualify
France 2004 Did not qualify
Italy 2005 Group stage 3 1 1 1 5 5
Luxembourg 2006 Did not qualify
Belgium 2007 Did not qualify
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
Total 5/10 19 8 4 7 24 25

*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

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2010 U-17 European championships final tournament.

Head coach: Switzerland Dany Ryser

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club|
1 1GK Yanick Brecher (1993-05-25)25 May 1993 (aged 16) 4 Switzerland Zürich
2 2DF Fabio Schmid (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 16) 9 Switzerland Zürich
3 2DF Mattia Desole (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 17) 9 Italy Inter
4 2DF Aleksandar Žarković (1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 17) 7 Switzerland Basel
5 2DF Arlind Ajeti (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 (aged 16) 5 Switzerland Basel
6 3MF Alessandro Martinelli (1993-05-30)30 May 1993 (aged 16) 9 Italy Sampdoria
7 3MF Numa Lavanchy (1993-08-25)25 August 1993 (aged 16) 10 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport
8 3MF Nico Zwimpfer (1993-07-06)6 July 1993 (aged 16) 12 Switzerland Basel
9 4FW Gaëtan Karlan (1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 16) 4 Switzerland Sion
10 3MF Mike Kleiber (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 17) 9 Switzerland Zürich
11 4FW Stjepan Vuleta (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 (aged 16) 8 Switzerland Basel
12 1GK Andreas Hirzel (1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 17) 7 Switzerland Aarau
13 4FW Endogan Adili (1994-08-03)3 August 1994 (aged 15) 0 Switzerland Grasshopper
14 2DF Ivo Zangger (1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 17) 6 Switzerland Young Boys
15 3MF Cristian Miani (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 (aged 16) 5 Switzerland Young Boys
16 3MF Joël Geissmann (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 17) 9 Switzerland Aarau
17 3MF Samir Naili (1993-04-17)17 April 1993 (aged 17) 7 Switzerland Young Boys
18 3MF Davide Riva (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 16) 3 Italy Empoli

See also

Switzerland Football in Switzerland
National teams
Men
Women
League system
Men
Women
Domestic cups
Men
Women
Others
International association football
World (FIFA)
Asia (AFC)
Africa (CAF)
North America (CONCACAF)
South America (CONMEBOL)
Oceania (OFC)
Europe (UEFA)
Inter-Continental
Non-FIFA
See also
Geography
Codes
Player/Club of the Century
Women's football
National under-17 football teams of Europe (UEFA)
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