Switzerland national under-23 football team

Switzerland Under-23

Nickname(s)	Schweizer Nati
Association	Swiss Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Pierluigi Tami
Captain	Diego Benaglio
First colours Second colours
First international
Switzerland 9–0 Lithuania  (Paris, France; 25 May 1924)
Biggest win
Liechtenstein 0–10 Switzerland (Triesen, Liechtenstein; 10 September 1986)
Biggest defeat
Germany 4–0 Switzerland (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 28 May 1928)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (first in 1924)
Best result	Runner-up: 1924

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	1924 Paris	Team

Switzerland national under-23 football team (also known as Switzerland Olympic, Switzerland U-23) represents Switzerland in international football competitions in the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 however the Olympics allows for the addition of up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV). In three previous appearances, Switzerland has won one silver medal at the 1924 Olympics in Paris.

Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-23 Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1972[1]	Qualifying Stage	2	0	0	2	0	3
1974[2]	Did Not Enter
1976[3]
Total	0/3	2	0	0	2	0	3

Olympic Games

Host nation / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1896	No football tournament was held
1900	Did not enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924	Runner-up	6	4	1	1	15	6
1928	Round 1	1	0	0	1	0	4
1932	No football tournament was held
1936	Did not enter
1948
1952
1956
1960	Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976	Did not enter
1980
1984
1988	Did not qualify
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	4
Total	3/25	10	4	2	4	17	14

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Fixtures and results

Recent results

Friendly

Switzerland   v  Senegal

17 July 2012 18:15

Switzerland	0–1	Senegal
	Report	Konaté  5'

Stadion Solothurn, Solothurn Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

2012 Summer Olympics

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
South Korea	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Gabon	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Gabon  v   Switzerland

26 July 2012 17:15

Gabon	1–1	Switzerland
Aubameyang  45'	Report	Mehmedi  5' (pen.)

St James' Park, Newcastle Attendance: 15,748[4] Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

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South Korea  v   Switzerland

29 July 2012 17:15

South Korea	2–1	Switzerland
Park Chu-young  57' Kim Bo-kyung  64'	Report	Emeghara  60'

City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry Attendance: 30,114[5] Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

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Mexico  v   Switzerland

1 August 2012 17:00

Mexico	1–0	Switzerland
Peralta  69'	Report

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 50,000[6] Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Current squad

On 3 July 2012 the following players were named in an 18-man squad called up for the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[7] Caps and goals as of 2 August 2012.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Diego Benaglio*	8 September 1983 (aged 28)	4	0	Wolfsburg
18	GK	Benjamin Siegrist	31 January 1992 (aged 20)	0	0	Aston Villa
3	DF	Fabio Daprelà	19 February 1991 (aged 21)	2	0	Brescia
5	DF	François Affolter	13 March 1991 (aged 21)	2	0	Werder Bremen
13	DF	Ricardo Rodríguez	25 August 1992 (aged 19)	4	0	Wolfsburg
15	DF	Timm Klose*	9 May 1988 (aged 24)	4	0	Nuremberg
16	DF	Fabian Schär	20 December 1991 (aged 20)	3	0	Basel
17	DF	Michel Morganella	17 May 1989 (aged 23)	3	0	Palermo
2	MF	Xavier Hochstrasser*	1 July 1988 (aged 24)	3	0	Luzern
4	MF	Oliver Buff	3 August 1992 (aged 19)	1	0	Zürich
6	MF	Alain Wiss	21 August 1990 (aged 21)	3	0	Luzern
8	MF	Amir Abrashi	27 March 1990 (aged 22)	4	0	Grasshopper
9	MF	Fabian Frei	8 January 1989 (aged 23)	4	0	Basel
10	MF	Pajtim Kasami	2 June 1992 (aged 20)	4	0	Fulham
7	FW	Innocent Emeghara	27 May 1989 (aged 23)	4	1	Lorient
11	FW	Admir Mehmedi	16 March 1991 (aged 21)	4	1	Dynamo Kyiv
12	FW	Josip Drmić	8 August 1992 (aged 19)	3	0	Zürich
14	FW	Steven Zuber	17 August 1991 (aged 20)	4	0	Grasshopper

Reserves

The following players were named as possible replacements in case any player from the main squad was injured.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
19	FW	Haris Seferović	22 February 1992 (aged 20)	0	0	Fiorentina
20	MF	Vullnet Basha	11 July 1990 (aged 22)	0	0	Sion
21	DF	Silvan Widmer	5 March 1993 (aged 19)	0	0	Aarau
22	GK	Roman Bürki	14 November 1990 (aged 21)	0	0	Grasshopper

Recent call-ups

On 23 March 2012 the following players were named as part of a 50-man preliminary squad called up for the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not make the final team.^[8]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Joël Mall	5 April 1991 (aged 21)	0	0	Aarau
	GK	Yann Sommer*	17 December 1988 (aged 23)	0	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
	GK	Marco Wölfli*	22 August 1982 (aged 29)	0	0	Young Boys
	DF	Loris Benito	7 January 1992 (aged 20)	0	0	Zürich
	DF	Gaetano Berardi*	21 August 1988 (aged 23)	0	0	Sampdoria
	DF	Mickaël Facchinetti	15 February 1991 (aged 21)	0	0	Lausanne-Sport
	DF	Philippe Koch	8 February 1991 (aged 21)	0	0	Zürich
	DF	Raphael Koch	20 January 1990 (aged 22)	0	0	Zürich
	DF	Michael Lang	8 February 1991 (aged 21)	0	0	Grasshopper
	DF	Alain Nef*	6 February 1982 (aged 30)	0	0	Young Boys
	DF	Jonathan Rossini	5 April 1989 (aged 23)	0	0	Sampdoria
	DF	Philippe Senderos*	14 February 1985 (aged 27)	0	0	Fulham
	DF	Taulant Xhaka	28 March 1991 (aged 21)	0	0	Grasshopper
	MF	Valon Behrami*	19 April 1985 (aged 27)	0	0	Napoli
	MF	Moreno Costanzo*	20 February 1988 (aged 24)	0	0	Young Boys
	MF	Gianluca D'Angelo	13 March 1991 (aged 21)	0	0	Grasshopper
	MF	Kerim Frei	19 November 1993 (aged 18)	0	0	Fulham
	MF	Fabian Lustenberger*	2 May 1988 (aged 24)	0	0	Hertha BSC
	MF	Toko Nzuzi	20 November 1990 (aged 21)	0	0	Grasshopper
	MF	Pirmin Schwegler*	9 March 1987 (aged 25)	0	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
	MF	Xherdan Shaqiri	10 October 1991 (aged 20)	0	0	Stoke City
	MF	Valentin Stocker	12 April 1989 (aged 23)	0	0	Basel
	MF	Sébastien Wüthrich	29 May 1990 (aged 22)	0	0	Sion
	MF	Granit Xhaka	27 September 1992 (aged 19)	0	0	Arsenal F.C.
	FW	Nassim Ben Khalifa	13 January 1992 (aged 20)	0	0	Grasshopper
	FW	Mario Gavranović	24 November 1989 (aged 22)	0	0	Rijeka
	FW	Nico Siegrist	9 June 1991 (aged 21)	0	0	Aarau

Swiss national teams

• Switzerland national football team
• Switzerland national under-21 football team
• 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

External links

• Official website

References

1. "Europe U-23 Championship 1972". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
2. "Europe U-23 Championship 1974". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
3. "Europe U-23 Championship 1976". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
4. "Gabon – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
5. "South Korea – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
6. "Mexico – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
7. "La Suisse avec Benaglio, Behrami et Klose aux Jeux Olympiques". Association Suisse de Football (in French). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
8. "Liste des 50 joueurs présélectionnés par l'ASF". Association Suisse de Football (in French). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.