Women's football in Switzerland

Women's football in Switzerland was founded in with the Swiss Women's Super League on April 24, 1970.[1][2][3] Madeleine Boll was considered the first registered professional women's football player in Switzerland but was banned from playing in Switzerland and had to ply her trade in Italy.[4]

Women's football in Switzerland
Governing bodySwiss Football Association
National team(s)Women's national team
National competitions
Club competitions
International competitions
Champions League
FIFA Women's World Cup (National Team)
European Championship (National Team)
Olympics (National Team)

Switzerland is expected host the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[5]

Club football

Swiss Women's Super League is the highest tier of women's football in Switzerland.[6][7]

National team
Main article: Switzerland women's national football team

Since the 21st Century Switzerland has seen an upsurge of success with the national team qualifying for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8][9]

References
  1. "WOZ - - Emanzipation auf dem Fussballplatz: Frauenfussball". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. "Frauenfussball in der Schweiz: Der lange Kampf um Anerkennung". SRF (in German). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. "La signora del calcio svizzero". rsi. 2 August 2022.
  4. "FIFA 1904" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. "Switzerland to host Women's Euro 2025". SWI swissinfo.ch. 4 April 2023.
  6. "Women's football in Switzerland | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. 9 July 2022.
  7. "Un regard ouvert sur ce football technique". www.lagruyere.ch.
  8. Women's World Cup 2023 FIFA
  9. "Switzerland facts | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. 1 November 2016.


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