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.
| Association | Liechtenstein Football Association (Liechtensteiner Fussballverband) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Michael Koller | ||
| Most caps | Jens Hofer (22) | ||
| Top scorer | Simon Kühne (3) | ||
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| First international | |||
Vaduz, Liechtenstein, April 12, 2006 | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Eschen, Liechtenstein; 6 June 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Vaduz, Liechtenstein; 11 October 2018) | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Best result | None | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Qualifying in progress | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Current squad
Matchday squad v. France and Switzerland
Players born on 1 January 1998 or after are eligible for 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.
The following 23-man squad was named for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against France at Rheinpark Stadion on 12 November 2020 and Slovakia at FC Nitra Stadium on 17 November 2020.[2]
Caps and goals as per 18 November 2020.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Justin Ospelt | September 7, 1999 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| GK | Luca Vanoni | January 12, 2001 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| GK | Gabriel Foser | September 2, 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Roman Spirig | January 7, 1998 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Philip Seemann | March 23, 1999 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Manuel Mikus | July 13, 1999 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Rafael Grünenfelder | March 20, 1999 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Fabian Unterrainer | June 5, 2001 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Martin Marxer | October 4, 1999 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Niklas Beck | March 25, 2001 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Jonas Hilti | March 22, 2000 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Lukas Büchel | September 12, 2001 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Elias Jäger | February 15, 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Livio Meier | January 10, 1998 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Noah Graber | May 3, 2001 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Lukas Graber | May 3, 2001 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| MF | Andrin Netzer | January 11, 2002 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Simon Lüchinger | November 28, 2002 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Marco Marxer | June 2, 1999 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Benjamin Vogt | June 28, 1999 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Pascal Koller | April 30, 1999 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Menderes Caglar | July 20, 1999 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| FW | Warren Kaiser | November 11, 2002 | 1 | 0 | ||||
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 | Armando Majer | May 12, 1999 | 11 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Raffael Loosli | August 31, 2000 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Noah Frick | October 16, 2001 | 11 | 2 | v. | |
| MF | Noah Frommelt | December 18, 2000 | 8 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Tim Schreiber | February 3, 2002 | 6 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Philipp Gassner | August 30, 2003 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Sebastian Tschupp | October 4, 1999 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
Notes:
- PRE = Preliminary squad