Switzerland qualified for the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup inCanada by winning theirqualifying group. It was the first time that Switzerland participated in a women's World Cup, and the first time both themen's team and women's team qualified for a World Cup simultaneously.[3][4]
At the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Switzerland was drawn into Group C withJapan,Cameroon andEcuador. They secured a 10–1 victory over Ecuador, but lost 1–0 to Japan and 2–1 to Cameroon. Switzerland finished third in their group, but they were one of the top four third-place finishers and advanced to the knockout round. In the Round of 16, Switzerland lost 1–0 to the hosts,Team Canada and were eliminated.[5]
Switzerland qualified for theEuropean Championship for the first time in2017. They were placed in Group C alongsideFrance,Austria andIceland. They lost to Austria 1–0, but then rebounded to beat Iceland 2–1. Switzerland went into their final group match against France needing a win in order to advance to the knockout stage. Switzerland led for much of the match afterAna-Maria Crnogorčević scored in the 19th minute, butCamille Abily scored the equalizer for France in the 76th minute while the Blues were playing at a numerical disadvantage, and the match ended in a 1–1 draw, as a result Switzerland finished third in their group and did not advance.
AtEuro 2022, Switzerland was again in Group C withSweden, theNetherlands andPortugal as opponents. Switzerland left the competition in the first round, with a draw (2–2 againstPortugal despite two goals scored in the first five minutes of the game) and two defeats against the favorites of the group (1–2 againstSweden and 1–4 against theDutch title holders, having conceded the last three Dutch goals in the last 10 minutes of the game).
The Swiss team greeting their fans after dismissing Azerbaïdjan in Lausanne on their way to Euro 2025.
In the2023 World Cup qualifiers, Switzerland ended their campaign by winning 15–0 againstMoldova, setting a new record for goals in a match for the team.[6] Switzerland then qualifies for the2023 World Cup, 8 years after its only participation. It again manages to pass the 1st round and even finishes first ingroup A, thanks to an entry victory against thePhilippines, novices in the competition (2–0), then two goalless draws in turn againstNorway, thenNew Zealand, the host country of the event, resisting the offensive tendencies of the Scandinavians and the Oceanians. In the next round, the Nati will meetSpain, 2nd inGroup C and eventual winners of the tournament, an opponent who has never made it past the round of 16 either. Switzerland are heavily beaten byLa Roja (1–5) despite a fairly quick equalizer thanks to an unlikely own goal by Spanish defenderLaia Codina and stops at the same stage as 8 years ago.
In2025, Switzerland hosted the UEFA Women's Euro for the first time and have qualified automatically as host. After a loss in the opening game againstNorway, they eventually managed to reached the Quarter finals, thanks to a 2–0 win againstIceland and a draw due to last-minute goal versusFinland. The tournament finally ended with a 0–2 defeat, once again the opponent wasSpain.
Switzerland has never qualified for theOlympic games.
^Switzerland qualified automatically as hosts. However they still participated in the qualifying competition, which fromEuro 2025 onwards is linked to theWomen's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.
^"Behind the scenes at a UEFA Champions League"(PDF).UEFA. 19 January 2005.Archived(PDF) from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved21 November 2022.Changes are afoot at the helm of the women's national and Under-19 teams, following the retirement of Jost Leuzinger, former Swiss championship player and current Technical Director of the Regional Football Association of Eastern Switzerland, who has spent four-and-a-half years as coach of the senior women's national side.
^"Info Magazin Ostschweizer Fussballverband" [Info magazine of the Eastern Swiss Football Association](PDF) (in German). Eastern Swiss Football Association. 29 May 2014.Archived(PDF) from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved21 November 2022.Jost Leuzinger, von 2000 bis 2004 selber Nationaltrainer der Frauen... [Jost Leuzinger, who was the women's national coach from 2000 to 2004...]