Switzerland: All their EURO records and stats

GENERAL: HAVE SWITZERLAND EVER WON THE EURO?

Switzerland have yet to win the UEFA European Championship. The closest they have come to date was reaching the quarter-finals at EURO 2020 and now at EURO 2024.

Best result: Quarter-finals 2020, 2024
EURO appearances: 6
EURO hosts: 2008 (GS) *co-hosts
Overall record: P22 W5 D10 L7 F23 A27
Group stage record: P18 W4 D7 L7 F16 A22
Knockout record: P4 W1 D3 L0 F7 A5

EURO-by-EURO record
1960 Did not participate
1964 Did not qualify
1968 Did not qualify
1972 Did not qualify
1976 Did not qualify
1980 Did not qualify
1984 Did not qualify
1988 Did not qualify
1992 Did not qualify
1996 Group stage
2000 Did not qualify
2004 Group stage
2008 Group stage
2012 Did not qualify
2016 Round of 16
2020 Quarter-finals

SWITZERLAND'S EURO RECORDS

EURO '96 was Switzerland's first major international final tournament, but they have missed only two EUROs since, failing to qualify for EURO 2000 and EURO 2012.

Biggest victories
3-1: twice, most recently Hungary vs Switzerland, 15/06/2024 (group stage)
2-0: Switzerland vs Italy, 29/06/2024 (round of 16)

Heaviest defeats
3-0: twice, most recently Italy vs Switzerland, 16/06/2021 (group stage)

Highest scoring draw
3-3: France vs Switzerland, 28/06/2021 (round of 16)

Highest scoring game
6 goals: 3-3 vs France, 28/06/2021 (round of 16)

Most goals scored at a EURO
8 goals in 5 games at 2020 (av. 1.60)

Fewest goals scored at a EURO
1 goal in 3 games in 1996 and 2004 (av. 0.33)

Most different goalscorers at a EURO
7: 2024

Fewest different goalscorers at a EURO
1: 1996, 2004, 2008

GROUP STAGE RECORDS

Appearances: 6 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024)
Qualified from group: 3 (2016, 2020, 2024)
Group winners: 0
Group runners-up: 2 (2016, 2024)
Unbeaten group stage: 2 (2016, 2024)
Winless group stage: 2 (1996, 2004)
Best group record: P3 W1 D2 L0 F5 A3 (2024)
Worst group record: P3 W0 D1 L2 F1 A6 (2004)
Fewest points to qualify: 4 (2020)
Most points without qualifying: 3 (2008)

Biggest victories
3-1: twice, most recently Hungary vs Switzerland, 15/06/2024

Heaviest defeats
3-0: twice, most recently Italy vs Switzerland, 16/06/2021

Highest scoring draw
1-1: five times, most recently Switzerland vs Germany, 23/06/2024

Highest scoring games
4 goals: three times, most recently 3-1 vs Hungary, 15/06/2024

Most group goals scored
5: 2024

Most group goals conceded
6: 2004

Fewest group goals conceded
1: 2016

Fewest group goals scored
1: 1996, 2004

KNOCKOUT RECORDS

Round of 16
P3 W2* L1*
*Includes win on penalties vs France (2020) and loss on penalties vs Poland (2016)

Quarter-finals
P1 W0 L1*
*Includes loss on penalties vs Spain (2020)

Biggest victory
2-0: Switzerland vs Italy, 29/06/2024 (round of 16)

Heaviest defeat
N/A

Highest scoring game
6 goals: 3-3 vs France, 28/06/2021 (round of 16)

Extra time
L vs Poland, 2016 round of 16 (1-1 / 1-1 / 4-5 pens)
W vs France, 2020 round of 16 (3-3 / 3-3 / 5-4 pens)
L vs Spain, 2020 quarter-finals (1-1 / 1-1 / 1-3 pens)

SWITZERLAND PLAYER RECORDS

Xherdan Shaqiri, Yann Sommer and Breel Embolo are among the most celebrated Swiss players to have featured at EURO final tournaments.

Most appearances
13: Breel Embolo, Ricardo Rodríguez, Yann Sommer
12: Fabian Schär, Granit Xhaka
10: Xherdan Shaqiri

Most goals
5: Xherdan Shaqiri
3: Hakan Yakin, Haris Seferović

Most tournaments with goal
3: Xherdan Shaqiri (2016, 2020, 2024)

Youngest players to make a EURO final tournament appearance
18y 137d: Johan Vonlanthen (vs England, EURO 2004)
19y 53d: Raphael Wicky (vs Scotland, EURO '96)
19y 92d: Johann Vogel (vs England, EURO '96)

Youngest EURO final tournament goalscorers
18y 141d: Johan Vonlanthen (vs France, EURO 2004)
23y 242d: Dan Ndoye (vs Germany, EURO 2024)
24y 118d: Breel Embolo (vs Wales, EURO 2020)

Oldest players to make a EURO final tournament appearance
37y 159d: Pascal Zuberbühler (vs Portugal, EURO 2008)
36y 110d: Jörg Stiel (vs France, EURO 2004)
35y 220d: Marcel Koller (vs Scotland, EURO '96)

Oldest EURO final tournament goalscorers
32y 253d: Xherdan Shaqiri (vs Scotland, EURO 2024)
32y 75d: Remo Freuler (vs Italy, EURO 2024)
31y 216d: Mario Gavranović (vs France, EURO 2020)

Fastest goal scored
5 min: Fabian Schär (vs Albania, EURO 2016)

COACHES

Portuguese coach Artur Jorge steered Switzerland to EURO '96, so Jakob Kuhn was the first Swiss coach to lead the national team at a EURO.

Most final tournaments
2: Jakob Kuhn (2004, 2008), Vladimir Petković (2016, 2020)

Most matches
9: Vladimir Petković (2016, 2020)

Most wins
2: Vladimir Petković (2016, 2020), Murat Yakin (2024)

Youngest coach
49y 284d: Murat Yakin (vs Hungary, EURO 2024)

Oldest coach
64y 247d: Jakob Kuhn (vs Portugal, EURO 2008)

PENALTIES

Penalties awarded: 3
Scored 2
Saved 1

Penalties conceded: 1
Scored 1

Penalty shoot-outs
L 4-5 vs Poland, round of 16 (25/06/2016)
W 5-4 vs France, round of 16 (28/06/2021)
L 1-3 vs Spain, quarter-finals (02/07/2021)

ALL EURO FIXTURES

1996

08/06/1996: England 1-1 Switzerland (group, London)
13/06/1996: Switzerland 0-2 Netherlands (group, Birmingham)
18/06/1996: Scotland 1-0 Switzerland (group, Birmingham)

2004

13/06/2004: Switzerland 0-0 Croatia (group, Leiria)
17/06/2004: England 3-0 Switzerland (group, Coimbra)
21/06/2004: Switzerland 1-3 France (group, Coimbra)

2008

07/06/2008: Switzerland 0-1 Czech Republic (group, Basel)
11/06/2008: Switzerland 1-2 Turkey (group, Basel)
15/06/2008: Switzerland 2-0 Portugal (group, Basel)

2016

11/06/2016: Albania 0-1 Switzerland (group, Lens Agglo)
15/06/2016: Romania 1-1 Switzerland (group, Paris)
19/06/2016: Switzerland 0-0 France (group, Lille Métropole)
25/06/2016: Switzerland 1-1 Poland aet, 4-5 pens (round of 16, Saint-Étienne)

2020

12/06/2021: Wales 1-1 Switzerland (group, Baku)
16/06/2021: Italy 3-0 Switzerland (group, Rome)
20/06/2021: Switzerland 3-1 Turkey (group, Baku)
28/06/2021: France 3-3 Switzerland aet, 4-5 pens (round of 16, Bucharest)
02/07/2021: Switzerland 1-1 Spain aet, 1-3 pens (quarter-finals, St Petersburg)

2024
15/06/2024: Hungary 1-3 Switzerland (group, Cologne)
19/06/2024: Scotland 1-1 Switzerland (group, Cologne)
23/06/2024: Switzerland 1-1 Germany (group, Frankfurt)
29/06/2024: Switzerland 2-0 Italy (round of 16, Berlin)

Last updated: 29 June 2024