Switzerland
Nickname	Nati
Association	Swiss Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jakob Kuhn, (2001-)
Captain	Alexander Frei
Most caps	Heinz Hermann (117)
Top scorer	Kubilay Türkyilmaz, Max Abegglen (34)
Home stadium	Stade de Suisse
FIFA code	SUI
FIFA ranking	17
Highest FIFA ranking	3 (August 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking	83 (December 1998)
Elo ranking	17
Highest Elo ranking	8 (June 1924)
Lowest Elo ranking	62 (October 1979)
First kit Second kit
First international France 1 - 0 Switzerland (Paris, France; 12 February 1905)
Biggest win Switzerland 9 - 0 Lithuania (Paris, France; 25 May 1924) Switzerland 7 - 0 San Marino (St. Gallen, Switzerland; 5 June 1991)
Biggest defeat Switzerland 0 - 9 England (Basel, Switzerland; 20 May 1909) Hungary 9 - 0 Switzerland (Budapest, Hungary; 29 October 1911)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1934)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 1934, 1938, 1954
European Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 1996)
Best result	Round 1, 1996 and 2004

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. Switzerland FA, by http://www. ... The Swiss Football Association (SFV-ASF) (German / French / Italian: Schweizerischer Fussballverband / Association Suisse de Football / Associazione Svizzera di Calcio) is the governing body of football in Switzerland. ... 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World Cup record

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 - Quarterfinals
• 1938 - Quarterfinals
• 1950 - Round 1
• 1954 - Quarterfinals
• 1958 - Did not qualify
• 1962 - Round 1
• 1966 - Round 1
• 1970 to 1990 - Did not qualify
• 1994 - Round 2
• 1998 - Did not qualify
• 2002 - Did not qualify
• 2006 - Round 2

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World Cup 2006

Group Stage The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ...

• 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

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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 enalty 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

In 2006 there were 29 players. Every player has played at least once. Eight new players started this year.

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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

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Recent

The squad that played against Brazil

On the eighth of March 2006, the captain of the Swiss team Johann Vogel was fired from the team for not having a good attitude towards other players. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ...

The Swiss played Brazil in a friendly on November 18, 2006.The Swiss lost 2-1.The Swiss player that scored was Alexander Frei. The photo shows (left to right): standing: Alexander Frei, Pascal Zuberbühler, Marco Streller, Philippe Senderos, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Ludovic Magnin, Johan Djourou, first row: Johan Vonlanthen, Tranquillo Barnetta, Johann Vogel, and Ricardo Cabanas. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Alexander Frei (born July 15, 1979 in Basel) is a Swiss footballer, currently playing for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga, as a striker. ... Alexander Frei (born July 15, 1979 in Basel) is a Swiss footballer, currently playing for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga, as a striker. ... Pascal Zuberbühler (born January 8, 1971 in Frauenfeld) is a Swiss football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Basel. ... Marco Streller (born 18 June 1981) is a Swiss football striker who currently, as of May 2006, plays for 1. ... Philippe Sylvain Senderos (born February 14, 1985 in Geneva) is a Swiss football player of Serbian and Spanish descent who currently plays for Arsenal of the English Premier League as a defender. ... Stephan Lichtsteiner (born January 16, 1984) is a Swiss footballer. ... Ludovic Magnin (born 20 April 1979 in Sion) is a Swiss football defender who currently, as of May 2006, plays for VfB Stuttgart. ... Johannes Djourou (born January 18, 1987 in Côte dIvoire) is a Swiss international football player who currently plays for Arsenal F.C. He is a central defensive midfielder/ defender. ... Johan Vonlanthen (born 1 February 1986 in Santa Marta, Colombia) is a Swiss international footballer. ... Tranquillo Barnetta (born 22 May 1985 in St. ... Johann Vogel (born March 8, 1977 in Geneva) is a Swiss footballer. ... Ricardo Cabanas (born 17 January 1979) is a Swiss football (soccer) player who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Koln in Germany. ...

Players

A

• Abegglen, André
• Abegglen, Max

B André Trello Abegglen (born March 7, 1909 was a Swiss football player. ...

• Bader, René
• Ballaman, Robert
• Barnetta, Tranquillo
• Behrami, Valon
• Berner, Bruno
• Benaglio, Diego
• Bickel, Alfred
• Bickel, Thomas
• Borer, Fabrice
• Brégy, George
• Brunner, Thomas

C Tranquillo Barnetta (born 22 May 1985 in St. ... Valon Behrami (born 19 April 1985 in Kosovska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia, now Kosovo) is a Swiss midfielder currently playing professional football for S.S. Lazio of Italian Serie A. Of Kosovo-Albanian origin, Behrami moved to Stabio, a village in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, due to war when... Bruno Berner (born November 21, 1977) is a Swiss football player. ... Diego Benaglio (born 8 September 1983) is a Swiss football (soccer) player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for CD Nacional. ... Alfred Bickel, also referred as Fredy Bickel (May 12, 1918 in Eppstein, Germany — August 18, 1999) was a Swiss footballer and coach. ... Thomas Bickel (born 6 October 1963 in Aarberg) is a retired Swiss football midfielder. ... Fabrice Borer (born 24 December 1971 in Delémont) is a Swiss football goalkeeper. ... Thomas Brunner (baptised August 22, 1821, in Oxford, England; died April 22, 1874 in Nelson, New Zealand) was an English-born surveyor and explorer remembered for his exploration of the western coastal areas of New Zealands South Island. ...

• Chapuisat, Stéphane
• Cabanas, Ricardo
• Coltorti, Fabio
• Celestini, Fabio
• Cantaluppi, Mario

D Stéphane Chapuisat ( Nickname: Chappi; born June 28, 1969 in Lausanne, Switzerland) is a football forward, arguably his countrys best player of the 1990s. ... Ricardo Cabanas (born 17 January 1979) is a Swiss football (soccer) player who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Koln in Germany. ... Fabio Coltorti (born 3 December 1980) is a Swiss football goalkeeper who currently, as of May 2006, plays for Grasshopper-Club Zürich. ... Fabio Celestini (born October 31, 1975) is a Swiss football player. ... Mario Cantaluppi (born 11th April 1974) is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as defender for FC Luzern in the Swiss Super League. ...

• Degen, Philipp
• Degen, David
• Djourou, Johan
• Dzemaili, Blerim

E Philipp Degen (born 15 February 1983) is a Swiss national currently playing football for the German Borussia Dortmund team. ... David Degen (born February 15, 1983 in Basel) is a Swiss footballer currently playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach. ... Johannes Djourou (born January 18, 1987 in Côte dIvoire) is a Swiss international football player who currently plays for Arsenal F.C. He is a central defensive midfielder/ defender. ... Blerim Dzemaili (born 12 April 1986 in Macedonia) is a Swiss football midfielder of Albanian origin who currently, as of May 2006, plays for FC Zürich. ...

• Egli, Andy

F André Andy Egli (born 8 May 1958 in Bäretswil) is a retired Swiss football defender and current coach. ...

• Frei, Alexander
• Fournier, Sebastien
• Fatton, Jacques

G Alexander Frei (born July 15, 1979 in Basel) is a Swiss footballer, currently playing for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga, as a striker. ... Sébastien Fournier (born 27 June 1971) is a Swiss football player. ...

• Geiger, Alain
• Gygax, Daniel
• Grichting, Stéphane
• Grassi, Marco

H Alain Geiger (born 5 November 1960 in Uvrier) is a retired Swiss football defender and current coach. ... Daniel Gygax (born 28 August 1981 in Zürich) is a Swiss football midfielder who currently, as of May 2006, plays for Lille OSC. He currently has 20 caps for the Swiss national team, and has been called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. ... Stéphane Grichting (born 30 March 1979 in Sierre) is a Swiss football defender who currently, as of May 2006, plays for AJ Auxerre. ... Marco Grassi (born in Chiasso, August 8, 1968) is a former football (soccer) player in striker role, currently chief manager of FC Chiasso. ...

• Haas, Bernt
• Hermann, Heinz
• Henchoz, Stéphane
• Herr, Dominique
• Hottiger, Marc
• Huggel, Benjamin
• Huegi, Sepp

I Bernt Haas (born April 8, 1978) is a football (soccer) defender who plays for French Ligue 1 side SC Bastia. ... Heinz Hermann (born March 28, 1958 in Zürich) is a former Swiss international footballer. ... Stéphane Henchoz (born September 7, 1974 in Billens, Switzerland) is a Swiss international footballer who is a defender currently playing for Blackburn Rovers in the FA Premier League. ... Dominique Herr (born 25 October 1965 in Basel) is a retired Swiss football defender. ... Marc Hottiger (born 7 November 1967 in Lausanne) is a retired Swiss football defender. ... Benjamin Huggel is a defensive midfielder for German soccer team Eintracht Frankfurt. ... Josef Sepp Hügi (January 23, 1930 in Riehen - April 13, 1995) was a Swiss football striker. ...

J

• Jäggi, Willy

K

• Knup, Adrian
• Kuhn, Jakob "Kobi"
• Kielholz, Leopold

L Adrian Knup (born 2 July 1968 in Liestal) is a retired Swiss football striker. ... Jakob Köbi Kuhn (born April 15, 1948) is a Swiss football manager and former player. ... Leopold Poldi Kielholz (June 9, 1911 - June 4, 1980) was a Swiss footballer (striker) - one of the best known Swiss footballers before the Second World War. ...

• Lustrinelli, Mauro
• Lehmann, Stéphane

M Mauro Lustrinelli (b. ...

• Magnin, Ludovic
• Magnin, Joël
• Müller, Patrick
• Margairaz, Xavier

N Ludovic Magnin (born 20 April 1979 in Sion) is a Swiss football defender who currently, as of May 2006, plays for VfB Stuttgart. ... Patrick Müller (born 17 December 1976 in Genf, Switzerland) is a Swiss professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Olympique Lyonnais. ... Xavier Margairaz (born January 1984) is a Swiss football midfielder who currently, as of May 2006, plays for FC Zürich. ...

• N'Kufo, Blaise

O Blaise NKufo is a Swiss soccer player who plays as a striker for FC Twente. ...

• Ohrel, Christophe

P Christophe Ohrel (born 7 April 1968 in Strasbourg, France) is a retired Swiss football defender. ...

• Pascolo, Marco

Q Marco Pascolo (born 9 May 1966 in Sion) is a retired Swiss football goalkeeper. ...

• Quentin, Yvan
• Quentin, René Pierre

R Yvan Quentin (born 2 May 1970 in Collombey-Muraz) is a retired Swiss football defender. ...

• Rey, Alexandre
• Rueda, Martin
• Rama, Milaim

S Milaim Rama (born 29 February 1976) is a Kosovar-Swiss football player . ...

• Senderos, Philippe
• Spycher, Christoph
• Sforza, Ciriaco
• Steffen, Willi
• Stiel, Jörg
• Studer, Jürg
• Streller, Marco
• Subiat, Nestor
• Sutter, Alain
• Sylvestre, Patrick
• Schneiter, Heinz

T Philippe Sylvain Senderos (born February 14, 1985 in Geneva) is a Swiss football player of Serbian and Spanish descent who currently plays for Arsenal of the English Premier League as a defender. ... Christoph Spycher is a Swiss football national player. ... Ciriaco Sforza (born March 2, 1970, in Wohlen, Switzerland) is a Swiss football player who currently plays for Kaiserslautern. ... Willi Steffen (17 March 1925 – 3 May 2005) was a Swiss international footballer who played as a left-back. ... Jörg Stiel Jörg Stiel (born March 3, 1968 in Baden) is a Swiss football goalkeeper. ... Marco Streller (born 18 June 1981) is a Swiss football striker who currently, as of May 2006, plays for 1. ... Nestor Subiat (born 1966) is a retired Swiss-Argentine football striker. ... Alain Sutter (born January 22, 1968 in Bern) was one of the most successful Swiss football players during the 1990s. ... Patrick Sylvestre (born 1 September 1968) is a retired Swiss football midfielder. ... Heinz Schneiter (born 12 April 1935) is a former Swiss football player. ...

• Türkyilmaz, Kubilay

U Born to Turkish parents, he played many times for Swiss national football team. ...

V

• Vonlanthen, Johan
• Vega, Ramon
• Vogel Johan

W Johan Vonlanthen (born 1 February 1986 in Santa Marta, Colombia) is a Swiss international footballer. ... Ramon Vega (born 14 June 1971 in Zurich, Switzerland) is a former Swiss footballer. ... Johann Vogel (born March 8, 1977 in Geneva) is a Swiss footballer. ...

• Wicky, Raphaël
• Wyss, Thomas
• Wüthrich, Rolf

X This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rolf Wüthrich (born 4 September 1938; died June 2004) was a Swiss footballer. ...

Y

• Yakin, Hakan
• Yakin, Murat

Z Hakan Yakın (born February 22, 1977 in Basel) is a Swiss-Turkish football player. ... Murat Yakin (born September 15, 1974 in Basel) is a Swiss-Turkish football coach and former international superstar, who currently works for Concordia Basel. ...

• Zuberbühler, Pascal
• Zellweger, Marc
• Zwyssig, Marco

Pascal Zuberbühler (born January 8, 1971 in Frauenfeld) is a Swiss football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Basel. ... Marco Zwyssig (born 24 October 1971) is a retired Swiss football defender. ...

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-

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Champions: Italy  Qualifying countries The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... Runners-up: France  Third place: Germany  Fourth place: Portugal  Eliminated in Quarter-finals: Argentina | Brazil | England | Ukraine  First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Eliminated in Round of 16: Australia | Ecuador | Ghana | Mexico | Netherlands | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland  Eliminated in Group Stage: Angola | Costa Rica | Côte d'Ivoire | Croatia | Czech Republic | Iran | Japan | Korea Republic | Paraguay | Poland | Saudi Arabia | Serbia & Montenegro | Togo | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | USA First international Costa Rica 7 - 0 El Salvador (Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept 14, 1921) Biggest win Costa Rica 12 - 0 Puerto Rico (Barranquilla, Colombia; December 10, 1946) Biggest defeat Mexico 7 - 0 Costa Rica (Mexico City, Mexico; August 17, 1975) World cup apps = 3 CONCACAF Gold Cup Appearances 7 (First... First international Côte dIvoire 3 - 2 Dahomey (Madagascar; 13 April 1960) Biggest win Côte dIvoire 6 - 0 Mali (Abidjan, Côte dIvoire; 13 March 1985) Côte dIvoire 6 - 0 Botswana (Abidjan, Côte dIvoire; 11 October 1992) Côte dIvoire 6... First international Hungary 2 - 1 Bohemia (Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903) Turkey 1 - 4 Czech Republic (Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994) Biggest win Czech Republic 8 - 1 Andorra (Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005) Czech Republic 7 - 0 San Marino (Liberec, Czech Republic; 7 October 2006) Biggest defeat Switzerland 3... First international South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico (London, England; August 2, 1948) Biggest win South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003) Biggest defeat Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea (London, England; August 5, 1948) World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1954) Best result Fourth place, 2002 AFC... First international Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Syria (Lebanon; October 20, 1957) Biggest win Saudi Arabia 8 - 0 Macao (Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993) Biggest defeat Brazil 3 - 1 Saudi Arabia (Brazil; 6 September 1961) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1994) Best result Round 2 1994 AFC Asian Cup... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia[1] (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Brazil 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Porto Alegre, Brazil; 23 December 1994) Serbia and Montenegro 2 - 2 Azerbaijan (Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro; 12 February 2003) Czech Republic - Serbia (Prague, Czech Republic; 16 August 2006 Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India... First international Trinidad and Tobago 3 - 3 Dutch Guiana (Trinidad and Tobago; August 6, 1934) Biggest win Trinidad and Tobago 11 - 0 Aruba (Grenada; June 4, 1989) Biggest defeat Mexico 7 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago (Mexico City, Mexico; October 8, 2000) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 2006) Best result...