Overview of Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship
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 1960 Did not enter Did not enter 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 4 1968 6 2 1 3 17 13 1972 6 4 1 1 12 5 1976 6 1 1 4 5 10 1980 8 2 0 6 7 18 1984 6 2 2 2 7 9 1988 8 1 5 2 9 9 1992 8 4 2 2 19 7 1996 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 4 8 5 2 1 15 7 2000 Did not qualify 8 4 2 2 9 5 2004 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 6 8 4 3 1 15 11 2008 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 3 3 Qualified as hosts 2012 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 12 10 2016 Round of 16 11th 4 1 3 0 3 2 10 7 0 3 24 8 2020 Quarter-finals 7th 5 1 3 1 8 9 8 5 2 1 19 6 2024 Qualified 10 4 5 1 22 11 2028 To be determined To be determined 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 Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 1996
Group stage ^ 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. 8 June 1996 (1996-06-08 )
15:00
13 June 1996 (1996-06-13 )
19:30
18 June 1996 (1996-06-18 )
19:30
Euro 2004
Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2004
Group stage
13 June 2004 (2004-06-13 )
17:00
17 June 2004 (2004-06-17 )
17:00
21 June 2004 (2004-06-21 )
19:45
Euro 2008
Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2008
Group stage
^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic. 7 June 2008 (2008-06-07 )
18:00
11 June 2008 (2008-06-11 )
20:45
15 June 2008 (2008-06-15 )
20:45
Euro 2016
Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2016
Group stage
11 June 2016 (2016-06-11 )
15:00
15 June 2016 (2016-06-15 )
18:00
19 June 2016 (2016-06-19 )
21:00
Knockout phase Round of 16 25 June 2016 (2016-06-25 )
15:00
Euro 2020
Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2020
a Kobel replaced Omlin after Switzerland's first match.
Group stage
^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker. 12 June 2021 (2021-06-12 )
15:00 (17:00 UTC+4)
16 June 2021 (2021-06-16 )
21:00
20 June 2021 (2021-06-20 )
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)
Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout phase Round of 16 28 June 2021 (2021-06-28 )
21:00 (22:00 UTC+3)
Quarter-finals 2 July 2021 (2021-07-02 )
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)
Euro 2024 Group stage
First match(es) will be played: 14 June 2024. Source: UEFA(H) Hosts
15 June 2024 (2024-06-15 )
15:00
19 June 2024 (2024-06-19 )
21:00
23 June 2024 (2024-06-23 )
21:00
Goalscorers See also References ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Czech Republic" (PDF) . Union of Football European Associations . 7 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Turkey" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Portugal" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF) . UEFA.org . Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF) . UEFA.org . Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v France" (PDF) . UEFA.org . Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Poland" (PDF) . UEFA.org . Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Switzerland" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Italy v Switzerland" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Turkey" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021 . ^ "Full Time Summary – France v Switzerland" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021 . ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Spain" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021 .
Switzerland national football team
General Results 1905–1918 2000–19 2020–39 Players World Finals European Finals Matches Austria 7–5 Switzerland (1954) Swiss national teams
1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s).