Liechtenstein national under-21 football team

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Liechtenstein U-21
AssociationLiechtenstein Football Association
(Liechtensteiner Fussballverband)
Head coachMichael Koller
Most capsJens Hofer (22)
Top scorerSimon Kühne (3)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1-4 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Vaduz, Liechtenstein, April 12, 2006
Biggest win
 Liechtenstein 1–0 Azerbaijan 
(Eschen, Liechtenstein; 6 June 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 11–0 Liechtenstein 
(Vizela, Portugal; 7 October 2021)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances0
Best resultNone

The Liechtenstein national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Liechtenstein in the UEFA U-21 Championship, and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association, the governing body of football in Liechtenstein.

Overview[]

The Liechtenstein under-21s first attempted to qualify for the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2006, where they played a home-and-home against Northern Ireland, losing 1–8 on aggregate, thus being eliminated from qualifying.

The Liechtenstein under-21s lost their first 59 competitive fixtures, being outscored 232–17. They avoided defeat for the first time on 6 June 2019, beating Azerbaijan during qualifying for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship tournament.[1]

UEFA U-21 Championship record[]

Year Result GP W D L GS GA
Netherlands 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Sweden 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Denmark 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Israel 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Czech Republic 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Poland 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Italy/San Marino 2019 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Hungary/Slovenia 2021 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Romania/Georgia (country) 2023 Qualifying in progress - - - - - -

Current squad[]

Matchday squad v. Belarus[]

Players born on 1 January 2000 or after are eligible for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.

The following 20-man squad was named for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Iceland on 12 November 2021 and Belarus at Sportpark Eschen-Mauren on 16 November 2021.[2]

Caps and goals as per 16 November 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK (2001-01-12) January 12, 2001 (age 21) 4 0 Liechtenstein Balzers
1GK (2002-09-02) September 2, 2002 (age 19) 3 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
1GK (2000-08-31) August 31, 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Liechtenstein Triesenberg
2DF (2001-06-05) June 5, 2001 (age 20) 17 0 Austria
2DF (2000-03-22) March 22, 2000 (age 21) 14 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
2DF (2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 (age 20) 7 0 Liechtenstein Ruggell
2DF (2002-02-15) February 15, 2002 (age 20) 6 0 Switzerland
2DF (2003-11-07) November 7, 2003 (age 18) 5 0 Switzerland Rapperswil-Jona
2DF (2003-07-12) July 12, 2003 (age 18) 5 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
2DF (2002-10-03) October 3, 2002 (age 19) 4 0 Liechtenstein Ruggell
3MF (2001-05-03) May 3, 2001 (age 20) 16 1 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren
3MF Andrin Netzer (2002-01-11) January 11, 2002 (age 20) 15 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
3MF Simon Lüchinger (2002-11-28) November 28, 2002 (age 19) 13 0 United States Saint Francis
3MF (2004-07-24) July 24, 2004 (age 17) 6 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
3MF (2003-07-17) July 17, 2003 (age 18) 5 0 Liechtenstein Schaan
3MF (2001-09-11) September 11, 2001 (age 20) 4 0 Austria
3MF (2002-07-11) July 11, 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Liechtenstein Ruggell
4FW Niklas Beck (2001-03-25) March 25, 2001 (age 20) 16 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
4FW (2002-02-03) February 3, 2002 (age 20) 12 0 Liechtenstein Ruggell
4FW (2003-08-30) August 30, 2003 (age 18) 6 0 Austria AKA Vorarlberg
4FW (2001-03-23) March 23, 2001 (age 20) 5 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been selected in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK (2003-12-15) December 15, 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz v.  Cyprus, 3 September 2021

DF (2001-01-04) January 4, 2001 (age 21) 4 0 Liechtenstein Ruggell v.  Belarus, 12 October 2021
DF (2002-11-19) November 19, 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Switzerland v.  Cyprus, 3 September 2021
DF (2004-07-04) July 4, 2004 (age 17) 0 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz v.  Cyprus, 3 September 2021

MF Noah Graber (2001-05-03) May 3, 2001 (age 20) 14 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren v.  Belarus, 12 October 2021
MF (2002-06-29) June 29, 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren v.  Belarus, 12 October 2021
MF Noah Frommelt (2000-12-18) December 18, 2000 (age 21) 9 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren v.  Portugal, 7 October 2021
MF (2003-04-17) April 17, 2003 (age 18) 1 0 Liechtenstein Triesen v.  Cyprus, 3 September 2021
MF (2004-12-29) December 29, 2004 (age 17) 0 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz v.  Cyprus, 3 September 2021

FW (2000-03-05) March 5, 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren v.  Belarus, 12 October 2021
FW Noah Frick (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 20) 11 2 Switzerland Brühl v.  Cyprus, 3 September 2021
FW (2002-11-11) November 11, 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren v.  Slovakia, 17 November 2020

Notes:

  • PRE = Preliminary squad

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Under-21 - Liechtenstein-Azerbaijan - Match info - UEFA.com".
  2. ^ "Squad for Iceland and Belarus qualifiers" (PDF).

External links[]

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