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As of 2023, Switzerland have appeared at five UEFA European Championships, between 1996 and 2020 (held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), with an upcoming sixth appearance in June-July 2024. They have advanced past the first round twice, reaching the last 16 in 2016 and the quarter-finals in 2020 for the first time, before being eliminated by Spain on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 4
Italy 1968 6 2 1 3 17 13
Belgium 1972 6 4 1 1 12 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 1 1 4 5 10
Italy 1980 8 2 0 6 7 18
France 1984 6 2 2 2 7 9
West Germany 1988 8 1 5 2 9 9
Sweden 1992 8 4 2 2 19 7
England 1996 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 4 8 5 2 1 15 7
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Did not qualify 8 4 2 2 9 5
Portugal 2004 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 6 8 4 3 1 15 11
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 3 3 Qualified as hosts
Poland Ukraine 2012 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 12 10
France 2016 Round of 16 11th 4 1 3 0 3 2 10 7 0 3 24 8
Europe 2020 Quarter-finals 7th 5 1 3 1 8 9 8 5 2 1 19 6
Germany 2024 Qualified 10 4 5 1 22 11
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Quarter-finals 6/17 18 3 8 7 16 24 110 48 29 33 194 133
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Euro 1996

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Netherlands 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 [a]
3   Scotland 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4 [a]
4    Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
England  1–1   Switzerland
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 Report
Attendance: 76,567
Switzerland  0–2  Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 36,800
Scotland  1–0   Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 34,926

Euro 2004

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   England 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3   Croatia 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
4    Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Switzerland  0–0  Croatia
Report
Attendance: 24,090
England  3–0   Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 28,214
Switzerland  1–3  France
 Report
Attendance: 28,111

Euro 2008

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 [a] Advance to knockout phase
2   Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 [a]
3   Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3 [b]
4    Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3 [b]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Switzerland  0–1  Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 39,730 [1]
Switzerland  1–2  Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 39,730 [2]
Switzerland  2–0  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 39,730 [3]

Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout phase
2    Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3   Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4   Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Albania  0–1   Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 33,805 [4]
Romania  1–1   Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 43,576 [5]
Switzerland  0–0  France
Report
Attendance: 45,616 [6]

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16
Switzerland  1–1 ( a.e.t.)  Poland
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 38,842 [7]

Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout phase
2   Wales 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 [a]
3    Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4 [a]
4   Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Wales  1–1   Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 8,782 [8]
Italy  3–0   Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 12,445 [9]
Switzerland  3–1  Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 17,138 [10]
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F   Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 D   Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 A    Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 C   Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
5 B   Finland 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
6 E   Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase
Round of 16
France  3–3 ( a.e.t.)   Switzerland
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 22,642 [11]
Quarter-finals
Switzerland  1–1 ( a.e.t.)  Spain
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 24,764 [12]

Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2   Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4    Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 14 June 2024. Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Hungary  Match 2   Switzerland
Report
Scotland  Match 13   Switzerland
Report
Switzerland  Match 25  Germany
Report

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1996 2004 2008 2016 2020 2024
Xherdan Shaqiri 4 1 3
Haris Seferovic 3 3
Hakan Yakin 3 3
Kubilay Türkyilmaz 1 1
Johan Vonlanthen 1 1
Admir Mehmedi 1 1
Fabian Schär 1 1
Breel Embolo 1 1
Mario Gavranović 1 1
Total 16 1 1 3 3 8 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of Football European Associations. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full Time Summary – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v France" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Full Time Summary – Italy v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – France v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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