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.
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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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 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group A |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
England | 1–1 | Switzerland |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group B |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group A |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6[a] | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6[a] | |
3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3[b] | |
4 | Switzerland (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] |
Switzerland | 1–2 | Turkey |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group A |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase |
Switzerland | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Poland |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group A |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase |
France | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Switzerland |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 |
Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group A |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Goals | 1996 | 2004 | 2008 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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Xherdan Shaqiri | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
Haris Seferovic | 3 | 3 | |||||
Hakan Yakin | 3 | 3 | |||||
Kubilay Türkyilmaz | 1 | 1 | |||||
Johan Vonlanthen | 1 | 1 | |||||
Admir Mehmedi | 1 | 1 | |||||
Fabian Schär | 1 | 1 | |||||
Breel Embolo | 1 | 1 | |||||
Mario Gavranović | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |