Switzerland women's national beach soccer team

Switzerland women's national beach soccer team represents Switzerland in international women's beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association, the governing body of football in Switzerland. The team was created in 2008.[2]

Switzerland
Nickname(s)Schweizer Frauen Beachsoccer Nati
AssociationSwiss Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFranziska Steinemann
CaptainVanessa Meyer
Most capsFranziska Steinemann (20)[1]
FIFA codeSUI


First colours


Second colours
First international
  Switzerland 11–4 Germany 
(Basel, Switzerland; 4 June 2009)
Biggest win
  Switzerland 11–1 Germany 
(Basel, Switzerland; 17 August 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 8-2   Switzerland
(Catania, Italy; 2 September 2022)
  Switzerland 0–6 Russia 
(Nazaré, Portugal; 20 June 2021)
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2016)
Best resultRunners-up (2016, 2017)

The Swiss team are currently the most active national women's side, having competed internationally every year since their first match in 2009 and having played over 20 matches during that time.[2][3] Having only previously competed in friendlies and exhibition events, Switzerland Women subsequently debuted competitively in the first official women's event organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) in 2016, the Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup.[4] In both editions to date, the Swiss have finished runners-up.[5][6]

The squad mostly comprises players who play in the Suzuki Swiss Beach Soccer Women-League.[1]

Current squad

As of July 2017[7] (Chosen for the 2017 Euro Beach Soccer Cup)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Alma Marti
2 DF Switzerland SUI Sandra Maurer
3 MF Switzerland SUI Andrea Morger
5 DF Switzerland SUI Vanessa Meyer (captain)
6 MF Switzerland SUI Daniela Plüss
7 DF Switzerland SUI Franziska Steinemann
8 DF Switzerland SUI Nathalie Schenk
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW Switzerland SUI Alina Grueter
10 MF Switzerland SUI Nicole Heer
11 MF Switzerland SUI Milena Vujovic
14 FW Switzerland SUI Fabiola Vincenz
18 FW Switzerland SUI Livia Büchler
19 MF Switzerland SUI Ramona Birrfelder

Coach: Franziska Steinemann

Competitive record

As of March 2018

Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Year Round Result Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD
Portugal 2016 FinalRunners-up31101139+4
Portugal 2017FinalRunners-up32001146+8
Portugal 2018Third place play-offThird place320011513+2
Portugal 2019Third place play-offThird place311011613+3
Total0 titles4/41262045841+17

Head-to-head records

Includes competitive and friendly matches.

Team First Last Record Win %
 Germany 2009 2014 6–1 86%
 Portugal 2010 2015 2–1 67%
 Czech Republic 2011 2019 8–0 100%
 Italy 2011 2011 1–0 100%
 England 2014 2019 6–1 85.71%
 Greece 2016 2017 2–0 100%
 Spain 2016 2019 0–2 0%
 Russia 2018 2018 0–1 0%
 Netherlands 2018 2018 1–0 100%
Totals 2009 2019 26–6 81.25%

See also

References
  1. Swiss Women Squad, beachsoccer.ch
  2. Swiss Team Women, beachsoccer.ch
  3. Swiss Women History, beachsoccer.ch
  4. 1st Women’s Euro Beach Soccer Cup-Mundialito land in Cascais!, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
  5. Spain capture Euro Beach Soccer Cup, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
  6. England claim European crown!, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
  7. Euro Beach Soccer League Nazare 2017 - Media Guide – page 15, Beach Soccer Worldwide
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