As of 2024, Switzerland have appeared at six UEFA European Championships, between 1996 and 2024. They have advanced past the first round three times, 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. They again made it to the quarter-finals in 2024 after defeating defending champions Italy 2–0, but were once again eliminated in the quarter-finals on penalties, this time by England.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 4
Italy 1968 6 2 1 3 17 13
Belgium 1972 6 4 1 1 12 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 1 1 4 5 10
Italy 1980 8 2 0 6 7 18
France 1984 6 2 2 2 7 9
West Germany 1988 8 1 5 2 9 9
Sweden 1992 8 4 2 2 19 7
England 1996 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 4 8 5 2 1 15 7
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Did not qualify 8 4 2 2 9 5
Portugal 2004 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 6 8 4 3 1 15 11
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 3 3 Qualified as hosts
Poland Ukraine 2012 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 12 10
France 2016 Round of 16 11th 4 1 3 0 3 2 10 7 0 3 24 8
Europe 2020 Quarter-finals 7th 5 1 3 1 8 9 8 5 2 1 19 6
Germany 2024 Quarter-finals 6th 5 2 3 0 8 4 10 4 5 1 22 11
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Quarter-finals 6/17 23 5 11 7 24 28 110 48 29 33 194 133
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Head-to-head record

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Albania 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Croatia 1 0 1 0 0 0
 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 0 1
 England 3 0 2 1 2 5
 France 3 0 2 1 4 6
 Germany 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Hungary 1 1 0 0 3 1
 Italy 2 1 0 1 2 3
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Romania 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Poland 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Portugal 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Scotland 2 0 1 1 1 2
 Spain 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Turkey 2 1 0 1 4 3
 Wales 1 0 1 0 1 1
Total 23 5 11 7 24 28

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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
England 1–1  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 76,567

Switzerland 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 36,800

Scotland 1–0  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 34,926

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
Switzerland 0–0 Croatia
Report

England 3–0  Switzerland
Report

Switzerland 1–3 France
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Euro 2008

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
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]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 39,730[1]

Switzerland 1–2 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 39,730[2]

Switzerland 2–0 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 39,730[3]

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 stage
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) Hosts
Albania 0–1  Switzerland
Report

Romania 1–1  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 43,576[5]

Switzerland 0–0 France
Report

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Euro 2020

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 stage
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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Wales 1–1  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 8,782[8]

Italy 3–0  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 12,445[9]

Switzerland 3–1 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 17,138[10]
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 stage
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 stage

Round of 16
Quarter-finals

Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Scotland 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Hungary 1–3  Switzerland
Report

Scotland 1–1  Switzerland
Report

Switzerland 1–1 Germany
Report
Attendance: 46,685[15]

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Switzerland 2–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 68,172[16]
Quarter-finals

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1996 2004 2008 2016 2020 2024
Xherdan Shaqiri 5 1 3 1
Breel Embolo 3 1 2
Haris Seferovic 3 3
Hakan Yakin 3 3
Michel Aebischer 1 1
Kwadwo Duah 1 1
Remo Freuler 1 1
Mario Gavranović 1 1
Admir Mehmedi 1 1
Dan Ndoye 1 1
Fabian Schär 1 1
Kubilay Türkyilmaz 1 1
Ruben Vargas 1 1
Johan Vonlanthen 1 1
Total 24 1 1 3 3 8 8

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
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  15. ^ "Full Time Report – Switzerland v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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  17. ^ "Full Time Report – England v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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