Liechtenstein national under-21 football team

The Liechtenstein national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Liechtenstein in the UEFA U-21 Championship, and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association, the governing body of football in Liechtenstein.

Liechtenstein U-21
AssociationLiechtenstein Football Association
(Liechtensteiner Fussballverband)
Head coachMichael Koller
Most capsJens Hofer (22)
Top scorerSimon Kühne (3)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Liechtenstein 1-4 Northern Ireland
Vaduz, Liechtenstein, April 12, 2006
Biggest win
 Liechtenstein 1–0 Azerbaijan 
(Eschen, Liechtenstein; 6 June 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 11–0 Liechtenstein 
(Vizela, Portugal; 7 October 2021)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances0
Best resultNone

Overview

The Liechtenstein under-21s first attempted to qualify for the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2006, where they played a home-and-home against Northern Ireland, losing 1–8 on aggregate, thus being eliminated from qualifying.

The Liechtenstein under-21s lost their first 59 competitive fixtures, being outscored 232–17. They avoided defeat for the first time on 6 June 2019, beating Azerbaijan during qualifying for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship tournament.[1]

UEFA U-21 Championship record
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
2007Did not qualify------
2009Did not qualify------
2011Did not qualify------
2013Did not qualify------
2015Did not qualify------
2017Did not qualify------
/ 2019Did not qualify------
/ 2021Did not qualify------
/ 2023Qualifying in progress------

Current squad

Matchday squad v. Greece

Players born on 1 January 2000 or after are eligible for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.

The following 25-man squad was named for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Greece at Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium on 25 March 2022.[2]

Caps and goals as per 25 March 2022.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Gabriel Foser (2002-09-02) September 2, 2002 4 0 Vaduz
1GK Tim Tiado Öhri (2003-12-15) December 15, 2003 0 0 Vaduz
1GK Jonas Strunk (2003-07-30) July 30, 2003 0 0 Schaan
2DF Fabian Unterrainer (2001-06-05) June 5, 2001 18 0 Donau Linz
2DF Jonas Hilti (2000-03-22) March 22, 2000 15 0 Vaduz
2DF Lukas Büchel (2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 8 0 Ruggell
2DF Elias Jäger (2002-02-15) February 15, 2002 7 0 Ostermundigen
2DF Silvan Schiess (2003-11-07) November 7, 2003 6 0 Rapperswil-Jona
2DF Johannes Schädler (2003-07-12) July 12, 2003 6 0 Vaduz
2DF Marius Hasler (2002-10-03) October 3, 2002 5 0 Ruggell
2DF David Tschupp (2002-11-19) November 19, 2002 1 0 Vaduz
2DF David Jäger (2004-07-04) July 4, 2004 0 0 Vaduz
3MF Lukas Graber (2001-05-03) May 3, 2001 17 1 Eschen/Mauren
3MF Andrin Netzer (2002-01-11) January 11, 2002 16 0 Vaduz
3MF Noah Graber (2001-05-03) May 3, 2001 15 0 Eschen/Mauren
3MF Simon Lüchinger (2002-11-28) November 28, 2002 14 0 Vaduz
3MF Severin Schlegel (2004-07-24) July 24, 2004 7 0 Vaduz
3MF Liam Kranz (2003-07-17) July 17, 2003 6 0 Schaan
3MF Jakob Lorenz (2001-09-11) September 11, 2001 4 0 Blau-Weiss Feldkirch
3MF Emanuel Zünd (2004-12-29) December 29, 2004 0 0 Vaduz
4FW Niklas Beck (2001-03-25) March 25, 2001 17 0 Vaduz
4FW Tim Schreiber (2002-02-03) February 3, 2002 13 0 Ruggell
4FW Philipp Gassner (2003-08-30) August 30, 2003 6 0 AKA Vorarlberg
4FW Joshua Eggenberger (2001-03-23) March 23, 2001 5 0 Rebstein
4FW Marius Hilti (2000-03-05) March 5, 2000 0 0 Eschen/Mauren

Recent call-ups

The following players have been selected in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Luca Vanoni (2001-01-12) January 12, 2001 4 0 Balzers v.  Belarus, 16 November 2021
GK Raffael Loosli (2000-08-31) August 31, 2000 2 0 Triesenberg v.  Belarus, 16 November 2021
DF Fabian Ducak (2001-01-04) January 4, 2001 4 0 Ruggell v.  Belarus, 12 October 2021
MF Andrin Risch (2002-07-11) July 11, 2002 1 0 Ruggell v.  Belarus, 16 November 2021
MF Nicolas Kaiser (2002-06-29) June 29, 2002 0 0 Eschen/Mauren v.  Belarus, 12 October 2021
MF Noah Frommelt (2000-12-18) December 18, 2000 9 0 Eschen/Mauren v.  Portugal, 7 October 2021
MF Lucas Neusüss (2003-04-17) April 17, 2003 1 0 Triesen v.  Cyprus, 3 September 2021
FW Noah Frick (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 11 2 Gossau v.  Cyprus, 3 September 2021

Notes:

  • PRE = Preliminary squad

See also

References
  1. "Under-21 - Liechtenstein-Azerbaijan - Match info - UEFA.com".
  2. "Squad for Greece qualifier" (PDF).
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