Liechtenstein national football team
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Nickname(s) | The Blues-Reds | ||
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Association | Liechtenstein Football Association (Liechtensteiner Fussballverband) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Martin Stocklasa | ||
Captain | Nicolas Hasler | ||
Most caps | Peter Jehle (132) | ||
Top scorer | Mario Frick (16) | ||
Home stadium | Rheinpark Stadion | ||
FIFA code | LIE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 188 ![]() | ||
Highest | 118 (January 2008, July 2011, September 2011) | ||
Lowest | 191 (July 2017) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Daejeon, South Korea; 14 June 1981) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Eschen, Liechtenstein; 9 November 1996) |
The Liechtenstein national football team (German: Liechtensteinische Fussballnationalmannschaft) is the national football team of the Principality of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a 1–1 draw in 1981. Their first official match came two years later, a 0–1 defeat from Switzerland. Liechtenstein's largest win, a 4–0 win over Luxembourg in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 13 October 2004, was both its first ever away win and its first win in any FIFA World Cup qualifier. Conversely, Liechtenstein is the only country that lost an official match against San Marino. Liechtenstein suffered its biggest ever loss in 1996, during qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, losing 1–11 to Macedonia, the result also being Macedonia's largest ever win to date.
History[]
Liechtenstein are only a relatively recent affiliate to FIFA, and did not participate in any qualifying series until the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifiers. There they managed to surprise the Republic of Ireland by holding them to a 0–0 draw on 3 June 1995. On 14 October 1998, they managed their first victory in a qualifying campaign after winning 2–1 against Azerbaijan in a Euro 2000 qualifying match.
Since then, the presence of Liechtenstein clubs in the Swiss league system and of a handful of professional players (most notably Mario Frick) has seen the side's competitiveness improve slightly. The Euro 2004 qualifiers saw Liechtenstein improve to the extent they restricted England to 2–0 wins. The 2006 World Cup qualifiers, however, brought even better results as two wins over Luxembourg and draws against both Slovakia and Portugal meant that Liechtenstein finished with 8 points.
In the Euro 2008 qualifiers, Liechtenstein beat Latvia through a solitary goal from Mario Frick. The result caused the Latvian manager to resign after the match. They repeated their heroics against Iceland managing to beat them 3–0 on 17 October 2007 for their second qualifying group win. On the 26 March 2008 Liechtenstein had an embarrassing 7–1 loss to fellow small nation in Europe, Malta. This was recorded as Malta's largest win.[3]
The Liechtensteiner Fussballverbund voted Rainer Hasler to be their "Golden Player" — their best player over the last 50 years — to mark UEFA's golden jubilee.
In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Liechtenstein secured a scoreless draw against Azerbaijan and a 1–1 draw against Finland, finishing bottom of Group 4 on two points.[4]
In the Euro 2012 qualifiers, Liechtenstein were narrowly beaten 2–1 by Scotland in Hampden Park thanks to a goal by Stephen McManus in the seventh minute of additional time.[5] They produced a shock 2–0 win at home against Lithuania; their goals were scored by Philippe Erne and Michele Polverino.[5] In the following qualifying game, they managed a scoreless draw away to Lithuania.[5]
In 2018, Liechtenstein entered the first ever UEFA Nations League, in group 4 of league D.[6] Their first Nations League match saw Armenia beat them 2–0 away. Liechtenstein were able to claim their first Nations League victory, beating Gibraltar 2–0.[7]
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[]
2020[]
8 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | San Marino ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | showRimini, Italy |
7 October 2020 Friendly | Luxembourg ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | showLuxembourg City, Luxembourg |
10 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | showVaduz, Liechtenstein |
13 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | showVaduz, Liechtenstein |
11 November 2020 Friendly | Malta ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | showTa' Qali, Malta |
17 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | Gibraltar ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | showGibraltar |
2021[]
25 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | showVaduz, Liechtenstein |
28 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | North Macedonia ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | showSkopje, North Macedonia |
31 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Liechtenstein ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | showVaduz, Liechtenstein |
3 June 2021 Friendly | Switzerland ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | showSt. Gallen, Switzerland |
7 June 2021 Friendly | Faroe Islands ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | showTórshavn, Faroe Islands |
2 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | showSt. Gallen, Switzerland |
5 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Romania ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | showBucharest, Romania |
8 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Armenia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | showYerevan, Armenia |
8 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Liechtenstein ![]() | v | ![]() | showVaduz, Liechtenstein |
11 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Iceland ![]() | v | ![]() | showReykjavík, Iceland |
11 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Germany ![]() | v | ![]() | showWolfsburg, Germany |
14 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Liechtenstein ![]() | v | ![]() | showVaduz, Liechtenstein |
Manager history[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Martin_Stocklasa_-_SV_Ried_%2803%29.jpg/220px-Martin_Stocklasa_-_SV_Ried_%2803%29.jpg)
Erich Bürzle (1990)
Dietrich Weise (1990–1996)
Alfred Riedl (1997–1998)
Erich Bürzle (1998)
Ralf Loose (1998–2003)
Walter Hörmann (2003–2004)
Martin Andermatt (2004–2006)
Urs Meier (2006)
Hans-Peter Zaugg (2006–2012)
Rene Pauritsch (2013–2018)
Helgi Kolviðsson (2018–2020)
Martin Stocklasa (2020–)
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following players were called up for the World Cup Qualifiers matches against Germany on 2 September, Romania on 5 September, and Armenia on 8 September 2021.[8]
Caps and goals are current as of 8 September 2021, after the match against Armenia.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Benjamin Büchel | 4 July 1989 | 38 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Thomas Hobi | 20 June 1993 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | 8 July 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
DF | Daniel Kaufmann | 22 December 1990 | 63 | 1 | ![]() | |
DF | Seyhan Yildiz | 30 April 1989 | 50 | 1 | ![]() | |
DF | Sandro Wolfinger | 24 August 1991 | 44 | 2 | ![]() | |
DF | Maximilian Göppel | 31 August 1997 | 44 | 2 | ![]() | |
DF | Andreas Malin | 31 January 1994 | 30 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Jens Hofer | 1 October 1997 | 18 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Rafael Grünenfelder | 20 March 1999 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Roman Spirig | 7 January 1998 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Martin Büchel | 19 February 1987 | 88 | 2 | ![]() | |
MF | Nicolas Hasler (captain) | 4 May 1991 | 78 | 5 | ![]() | |
MF | Aron Sele | 2 September 1996 | 32 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Philipp Ospelt | 7 October 1992 | 15 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Noah Frommelt | 18 December 2000 | 13 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Fabio Wolfinger | 5 November 1996 | 13 | 1 | ![]() | |
MF | Nicola Kollmann | 23 November 1994 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Yanik Frick | 27 May 1998 | 22 | 3 | ![]() | |
FW | Ridvan Kardesoglu | 12 October 1996 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | 30 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups[]
The following players were called up in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | 12 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | 23 March 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Justin Ospelt | 7 September 1999 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | September 2, 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | 3 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | 2 June 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | 13 July 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Alexander Marxer | 4 April 1994 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Martin Marxer | 4 October 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Daniel Brändle | 23 January 1992 | 37 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Ivan Quintans | 15 October 1989 | 31 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Niklas Beck | March 25, 2001 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Noah Graber | May 3, 2001 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Simon Lüchinger | November 28, 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Andrin Netzer | January 11, 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | July 20, 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Livio Meier | 10 January 1998 | 18 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Marcel Büchel | 18 March 1991 | 17 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Philippe Erne | 14 December 1986 | 35 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | 30 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Benjamin Vogt | June 28, 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Dennis Salanović | 26 February 1996 | 46 | 4 | ![]() |
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FW | Simon Kühne | 30 April 1994 | 25 | 0 | ![]() |
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Notes:
- PRE = Preliminary squad
- INJ = Injured
Player records[]
- As of 9 September 2021[9]
- Players in bold are still active and available for selection.
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Most capped players[]
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Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Peter Jehle | 132 | 0 | 1998–2018 |
2 | Mario Frick | 125 | 16 | 1993–2015 |
3 | Martin Stocklasa | 113 | 5 | 1996–2014 |
4 | Franz Burgmeier | 112 | 9 | 2001–2018 |
5 | Thomas Beck | 92 | 5 | 1998–2013 |
6 | Martin Büchel | 88 | 2 | 2004– |
7 | Michele Polverino | 79 | 6 | 2007–2019 |
8 | Nicolas Hasler | 78 | 5 | 2010– |
Daniel Hasler | 78 | 1 | 1993–2007 | |
10 | Martin Telser | 73 | 1 | 1996–2007 |
Top goalscorers[]
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Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Mario Frick | 16 | 125 | 0.13 | 1993–2015 |
2 | Franz Burgmeier | 9 | 112 | 0.08 | 2001–2018 |
3 | Michele Polverino | 6 | 79 | 0.08 | 2007–2019 |
4 | Nicolas Hasler | 5 | 78 | 0.06 | 2010– |
Thomas Beck | 5 | 92 | 0.05 | 1998–2013 | |
Martin Stocklasa | 5 | 113 | 0.04 | 1996–2014 | |
7 | Dennis Salanović | 4 | 46 | 0.09 | 2014– |
8 | Yanik Frick | 3 | 22 | 0.14 | 2016– |
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Noah Frick | 2 | 11 | 0.18 | 2019– | |
Benjamin Fischer | 2 | 23 | 0.09 | 2005–2011 | |
Mathias Christen | 2 | 36 | 0.06 | 2008–2014 | |
Maximilian Göppel | 2 | 44 | 0.05 | 2016�� | |
Sandro Wolfinger | 2 | 44 | 0.05 | 2013– | |
Fabio D'Elia | 2 | 50 | 0.04 | 2001–2010 | |
Sandro Wieser | 2 | 53 | 0.04 | 2008– | |
Michael Stocklasa | 2 | 71 | 0.03 | 1998–2012 | |
Martin Büchel | 2 | 88 | 0.02 | 2004– |
Competitive record[]
World Cup record[]
Year | Round | Position | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Did not qualify | 6th, last (qualifying) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 52 |
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5th, last (qualifying) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | |
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6th out of 7 (qualifying) | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | |
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6th, last (qualifying) | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 23 | |
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6th, last (qualifying) | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 25 | |
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6th, last (qualifying) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 39 | |
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To be determined | To be determined | – | – | – | – | – |
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To be determined | To be determined | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 0/21 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 23 | 185 |
European Championship record[]
Year | Round | Position | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Did not qualify | 6th, last (qualifying) | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 40 |
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6th, last (qualifying) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 39 | |
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5th, last (qualifying) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22 | |
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7th, last (qualifying) | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 32 | |
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5th, last (qualifying) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | |
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5th out of 6 (qualifying) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
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6th, last (qualifying) | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 31 | |
Total | 0/16 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 20 | 190 |
Nations League record[]
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
2018–19 | D | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ![]() |
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2020–21 | D | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ![]() |
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2022–23 | D | TBA | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 51st |
Head-to-head record[]
showAgainst | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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In literature[]
Prompted by the team's poor record in competitive games, British writer Charlie Connelly followed the entire qualifying campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. As recorded in the subsequent book Stamping Grounds: Liechtenstein's Quest for the World Cup, Liechtenstein lost all eight games without scoring a goal.[10]
References[]
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "Malta beat Liechtenstein 7-1". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "Liechtenstein and Finland football teams played to a 1:1 draw, 9 September 2009". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Liechtenstein missing goal hero Philippe Erne". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ UEFA.com. "UEFA Nations League - Standings". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "UEFA league D4".
- ^ https://www.lfv.li/fileadmin/user_upload/Dateien/Nationalmannschaften/A-Nationalmannschaft/Aufgebote-Nationalmannschaft/2021/Aufgebot-WOF-September2021.pdf
- ^ Garin, Erik. "Liechtenstein - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ Connelly, Charlie (2014-06-11). Stamping Grounds : Exploring Liechtenstein and its World Cup Dream. ISBN 9780349141121.
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