| Association | Swiss Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Sascha Stauch | ||
| Mostcaps | Alain Rochat (42) | ||
| Top scorer | Hakan Yakin (12) | ||
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| First international | |||
Rhodos,Greece; 28 March 1990 | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Muri,Switzerland; 27 March 2001 Lugano, Switzerland; 8 September 2014 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Biel, Switzerland; 9 November 1996 Records for competitive matches only. | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in2002) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2011) | ||

TheSwitzerland national under-21 football team is the national under-21football team ofSwitzerland and is controlled by theSwiss Football Association. The team competes in theUEFA European Under-21 Championship, which is held every two years.
Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Switzerland's record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1980 | ||||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||
| 1984 | ||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||
| 1988 | ||||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||
| Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad | |
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Lost in qualifying play-off to | ||||||||
| Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Squad | |
| Lost in qualifying play-off to | ||||||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad | |
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | Squad | |
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 5/24 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 31 | — |
The following players were selected for the2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on 15 June 2023.
Caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2023, after the match againstSpain.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Amir Saipi | (2000-07-08)8 July 2000 (aged 22) | 14 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1GK | Nicholas Ammeter | (2000-12-11)11 December 2000 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 1GK | Marvin Keller | (2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2DF | Lewin Blum | (2001-07-27)27 July 2001 (aged 21) | 11 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2DF | Nicolas Vouilloz | (2001-05-11)11 May 2001 (aged 22) | 10 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2DF | Leonidas Stergiou(captain) | (2002-03-03)3 March 2002 (aged 21) | 18 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2DF | Marco Burch | (2000-10-19)19 October 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 1 | |
| 13 | 2DF | Aurèle Amenda | (2003-07-31)31 July 2003 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | |
| 16 | 2DF | Serge Müller | (2000-09-18)18 September 2000 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | |
| 17 | 2DF | Jan Kronig | (2000-06-24)24 June 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 1 | |
| 20 | 2DF | Bećir Omeragić | (2002-01-20)20 January 2002 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | |
| 6 | 3MF | Simon Sohm | (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 22) | 22 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3MF | Ardon Jashari | (2002-07-30)30 July 2002 (aged 20) | 7 | 0 | |
| 10 | 3MF | Kastriot Imeri | (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 (aged 22) | 24 | 9 | |
| 14 | 3MF | Matteo Di Giusto | (2000-08-18)18 August 2000 (aged 22) | 10 | 0 | |
| 15 | 3MF | Gabriel Barès | (2000-08-29)29 August 2000 (aged 22) | 13 | 2 | |
| 18 | 3MF | Bledian Krasniqi | (2001-06-17)17 June 2001 (aged 22) | 7 | 0 | |
| 19 | 3MF | Darian Males | (2001-05-03)3 May 2001 (aged 22) | 17 | 0 | |
| 7 | 4FW | Dan Ndoye | (2000-10-25)25 October 2000 (aged 22) | 26 | 10 | |
| 9 | 4FW | Filip Stojilković | (2000-01-04)4 January 2000 (aged 23) | 25 | 2 | |
| 11 | 4FW | Julian von Moos | (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 22) | 8 | 1 | |
| 22 | 4FW | Fabian Rieder | (2002-02-16)16 February 2002 (aged 21) | 15 | 2 | |
| 23 | 4FW | Zeki Amdouni | (2000-12-04)4 December 2000 (aged 22) | 15 | 9 | |
The following players have also been called up to the Switzerland under-17 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Pascal Loretz | (2003-06-01)1 June 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Albian Hajdari | (2003-05-18)18 May 2003 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Alvyn Sanches | (2003-02-12)12 February 2003 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Bradley Fink | (2003-04-17)17 April 2003 (age 22) | 4 | 1 | ||