For the women's team, see .
Overview of Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship
As of 2021, Switzerland have appeared at five UEFA European Championships , between 1996 and 2020 (held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic ). 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 in extra time .
Overall record [ ]
UEFA European Championship record
Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
*
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
To be determined
To be determined
Total
Quarter-finals
5/16
18
3
8
7
16
24
100
44
24
32
172
122
*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 [ ]
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) Host
Notes:
^ 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.
Euro 2004 [ ]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004
Group stage [ ]
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
Euro 2008 [ ]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008
Group stage [ ]
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers (H) Host
Notes:
^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Euro 2016 [ ]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016
Group stage [ ]
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) Host
Knockout phase [ ]
Round of 16
Euro 2020 [ ]
a Kobel replaced Omlin after Switzerland's first match.
Group stage [ ]
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) Host
Notes:
^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
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 [ ]
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Goalscorers [ ]
References [ ]
General Statistics Players World Finals
Summary
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1938
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European Finals Matches Swiss national teams
Countries at the UEFA European Championship
1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s).