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 1934 1938 1950 1954 1962 1966 1994 2006 2010 2014 2018 European Finals Matches Swiss national teams
Countries at the UEFA European Championship
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1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2020
Scotland
Croatia
Turkey
Czech Republic
Albania
Romania
Wales
Finland
Slovakia
Spain