The Switzerland national under-23 football team (also known as Switzerland Olympic, Switzerland U-23) represents Switzerland in international football competitions in the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23. However, the Olympics allows for the addition of up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association (ASF/SFV). In three previous appearances, Switzerland have won one silver medal at the 1924 Olympics in Paris.
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| Nickname(s) | Schweizer Nati | ||
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| Association | Swiss Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Pierluigi Tami | ||
| Captain | Diego Benaglio | ||
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| First international | |||
 Switzerland 9–0 Lithuania  (Paris, France; 25 May 1924) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Liechtenstein 0–10 Switzerland (Triesen, Liechtenstein; 10 September 1986) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Germany 4–0 Switzerland (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 28 May 1928) | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1924) | ||
| Best result |  Silver medalist (1924) | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
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1924 Paris | Team |
Competitive record
editOlympic Games
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
 1896 |
No football tournament was held | ||||||||
 1900 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 1904
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 1908
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 1912
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 1920 |
withdrew | ||||||||
| 1924 |
Silver medal | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | Squad |
 1928 |
Round of 16 | 13th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Squad |
 1932 |
No football tournament was held | ||||||||
 1936 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1948
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 1952
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 1956
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 1960 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1964
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 1968
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| 1972
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 1976 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 1980
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 1984
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 1988 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1992
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| 1996
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 2004
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 2008
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| 2012 |
Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
 2016 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2020
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| Total | Silver medal | 4/25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | — |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA European Under-23 Championship
edit| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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| 1972[1] | Qualifying stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1974[2] | Did not enter | ||||||
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| Total | 0/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Results and fixtures
edit2012 Summer Olympics
editGroup stage
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mexico
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Gabon
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Switzerland
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| South Korea | 2–1 | Switzerland |
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Report |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Europe U-23 Championship 1972". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Europe U-23 Championship 1974". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Europe U-23 Championship 1976". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Gabon – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "South Korea – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Mexico – Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.