Switzerland: All their EURO records and stats
Saturday, July 6, 2024
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Biggest wins, heaviest defeats, highest scorers, most appearances, shoot-outs, group stage stats and more: check out Switzerland's EURO records and stats.
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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 EURO 2024.
Best result: Quarter-finals 2020, 2024
EURO appearances: 6
EURO hosts: 2008 (GS) *co-hosts
Overall record: P23 W5 D11 L7 F24 A28
Group stage record: P18 W4 D7 L7 F16 A22
Knockout record: P5 W1 D4 L0 F8 A6
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
2024 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 and 2024 (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
P2 W0 L2*
*Includes defeats on penalties vs Spain (2020) and England (2024)
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)
L vs England, 2024 quarter-finals (1-1 / 1-1 / 3-5 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
14: Breel Embolo, Ricardo Rodríguez, Yann Sommer
13: Fabian Schär, Granit Xhaka
11: Xherdan Shaqiri
Most goals
5: Xherdan Shaqiri
3: Hakan Yakin, Haris Seferović, Breel Embolo
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)
L 3-5 vs England, quarter-finals (06/07/2024)
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)
06/07/2024: England 1-1 Switzerland aet, 5-3 pens (quarter-finals, Düsseldorf)
Last updated: 06 July 2024