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Liechtenstein
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Blues-Reds
AssociationLiechtenstein Football Association
(Liechtensteiner Fussballverband)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMartin Stocklasa
CaptainNicolas Hasler
Most capsPeter Jehle (132)
Top scorerMario Frick (16)
Home stadiumRheinpark Stadion
FIFA codeLIE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 200 Increase 3 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest118 (January 2008, July 2011, September 2011)
Lowest192 (March 2022)
First international
 Liechtenstein 1–1 Malta 
(Daejeon, South Korea; 14 June 1981)
Biggest win
 Luxembourg 0–4 Liechtenstein 
(Luxembourg, Luxembourg; 13 October 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Liechtenstein 1–11 Macedonia 
(Eschen, Liechtenstein; 9 November 1996)

The Liechtenstein national football team (German: Liechtensteinische Fussballnationalmannschaft) is the national football team of the Principality of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association. The organisation is known as the Liechtensteiner Fussballverband in German. The team's first match was an unofficial match against Malta in Seoul, a 1–1 draw in 1981. Their first official match came two years later, a 0–1 defeat from Switzerland. Liechtenstein's largest win, a 4–0 win over Luxembourg in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 13 October 2004, was both its first ever away win and its first win in any FIFA World Cup qualifier. Conversely, Liechtenstein is the only country that lost an official match against San Marino, albeit in a friendly match. Liechtenstein suffered its biggest ever loss in 1996, during qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, losing 1–11 to Macedonia, the result also being Macedonia's largest ever win to date.

History

Liechtenstein are only a relatively recent affiliate to FIFA, and did not participate in any qualifying series until the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifiers. There they managed to surprise the Republic of Ireland by holding them to a 0–0 draw on 3 June 1995. On 14 October 1998, they managed their first victory in a qualifying campaign after winning 2–1 against Azerbaijan in a Euro 2000 qualifying match.

Since then, the presence of Liechtenstein clubs in the Swiss league system and of a handful of professional players (most notably Mario Frick) has seen the side's competitiveness improve slightly. The Euro 2004 qualifiers saw Liechtenstein improve to the extent they restricted England to 2–0 wins. The 2006 World Cup qualifiers, however, brought even better results as two wins over Luxembourg and draws against both Slovakia and Portugal meant that Liechtenstein finished with 8 points.

In the Euro 2008 qualifiers, Liechtenstein beat Latvia through a solitary goal from Mario Frick. The result caused the Latvian manager to resign after the match. They repeated their heroics against Iceland managing to beat them 3–0 on 17 October 2007 for their second qualifying group win. On the 26 March 2008 Liechtenstein had an embarrassing 7–1 loss to fellow small nation in Europe, Malta. This was recorded as Malta's largest win.[3]

The Liechtensteiner Fussballverbund voted Rainer Hasler to be their "Golden Player" — their best player over the last 50 years — to mark UEFA's golden jubilee.

In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Liechtenstein secured a scoreless draw against Azerbaijan and a 1–1 draw against Finland, finishing bottom of Group 4 on two points.[4]

In the Euro 2012 qualifiers, Liechtenstein were narrowly beaten 2–1 by Scotland in Hampden Park thanks to a goal by Stephen McManus in the seventh minute of additional time.[5] They produced a shock 2–0 win at home against Lithuania; their goals were scored by Philippe Erne and Michele Polverino.[5] In the following qualifying game, they managed a scoreless draw away to Lithuania.[5]

In 2018, Liechtenstein entered the first ever UEFA Nations League, in group 4 of league D.[6] Their first Nations League match saw Armenia beat them 2–1 away. Liechtenstein were able to claim their first Nations League victory, beating Gibraltar 2–0.[7]

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2021

25 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Liechtenstein  0–1  Armenia Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
28 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification North Macedonia  5–0  Liechtenstein Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
3 June 2021 Friendly Switzerland  7–0  Liechtenstein St. Gallen, Switzerland
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nejc Kajtazović (Slovenia)
7 June 2021 Friendly Faroe Islands  5–1  Liechtenstein Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
19:45 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Referee: Ívar Orri Kristjánsson (Iceland)
11 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Germany  9–0  Liechtenstein Wolfsburg, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

2022

25 March 2022 (2022-03-25) Friendly Liechtenstein  0–6  Cape Verde San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
20:45 Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) Friendly Faroe Islands  1–0  Liechtenstein San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
20:45 Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)
3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Liechtenstein  0–2  Moldova Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:45 Report
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
6 June 2022 (2022-06-06) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Latvia  v  Liechtenstein
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Report
10 June 2022 (2022-06-10) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Andorra  v  Liechtenstein Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 Report Stadium: Estadi Nacional
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Liechtenstein  v  Latvia Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:45 Report Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Liechtenstein  v  Andorra Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:45 Report Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Moldova  v  Liechtenstein
15:00 (19:00 UTC+6 or 16:00 UTC+3) Report

Manager history

Martin Stocklasa, the team manager since 2020.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Moldova, Latvia, Andorra and again Latvia between 3 and 14 June 2022.[8]

Caps and goals are current as of 3 June 2022, after the match against Moldova.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Benjamin Büchel (1989-07-04) 4 July 1989 (age 35) 45 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
1GK Justin Ospelt (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 25) 3 0 Germany KFC Uerdingen 05
1GK Thomas Hobi (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 31) 5 0 Liechtenstein Balzers
1GK Lorenzo Lo Russo (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Switzerland Linth 04
1GK Claudio Majer (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren

2DF Seyhan Yildiz (1989-04-30) 30 April 1989 (age 35) 55 1 Liechtenstein Balzers
2DF Sandro Wolfinger (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 33) 51 2 Liechtenstein Balzers
2DF Daniel Brändle (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992 (age 32) 41 0 Germany SV Pullach
2DF Andreas Malin (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30) 36 0 Austria Rot-Weiß Rankweil
2DF Rafael Grünenfelder (1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 (age 25) 12 0 Liechtenstein Balzers
2DF Lukas Graber (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren
2DF Jonas Hilti (2000-03-22) 22 March 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
2DF Marco Marxer (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Switzerland Chur 97
2DF Fabian Unterrainer (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Austria ASKÖ Donau Linz
2DF Marco Wolfinger (1989-04-18) 18 April 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Liechtenstein Balzers

3MF Nicolas Hasler (captain) (1991-05-04) 4 May 1991 (age 33) 85 5 Switzerland Thun
3MF Aron Sele (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28) 39 0 Switzerland Chur 97
3MF Livio Meier (1998-01-10) 10 January 1998 (age 26) 25 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren
3MF Noah Frommelt (2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 (age 23) 18 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren
3MF Fabio Wolfinger (1996-11-05) 5 November 1996 (age 27) 18 1 Liechtenstein Balzers
3MF Nicola Kollmann (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 29) 5 0 Liechtenstein Ruggell
3MF Niklas Beck (2001-03-25) March 25, 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
3MF Simon Lüchinger (2002-11-28) November 28, 2002 (age 21) 3 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
3MF Andrin Netzer (2002-01-11) January 11, 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Liechtenstein Vaduz II
3MF Noah Graber (2001-05-03) May 3, 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren

4FW Yanik Frick (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 26) 27 3 Romania Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
4FW Philipp Ospelt (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 32) 17 0 Liechtenstein Ruggell
4FW Noah Frick (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 23) 15 2 Switzerland Gossau
4FW Ridvan Kardesoglu (1996-10-12) 12 October 1996 (age 28) 9 0 Liechtenstein Ruggell
4FW Philipp Gassner (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Austria AKA Voralberg

Recent call-ups

The following players were called up 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 (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren v.  Romania, 14 November 2021

DF Jens Hofer (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27) 23 0 Switzerland Biel-Bienne v.  Faroe Islands, 29 March 2022
DF Roman Spirig (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 26) 5 0 Switzerland Chur 97 v.  Faroe Islands, 29 March 2022
DF Martin Marxer (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 25) 3 0 Switzerland Ostermundigen v.  Faroe Islands, 29 March 2022
DF Lars Traber (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Switzerland Brühl v.  Faroe Islands, 29 March 2022
DF Maximilian Göppel (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 27) 48 2 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren v.  Romania, 14 November 2021
DF Alexander Marxer (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren v.  Iceland, 11 October 2021
DF Manuel Mikus (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Liechtenstein Balzers v.  Germany, 2 September 2021PRE

MF Menderes Caglar (1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Liechtenstein Balzers v.  Iceland, 11 October 2021

FW Dennis Salanović (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 28) 49 4 Finland Oulu v.  Faroe Islands, 29 March 2022
FW Benjamin Vogt (1999-06-28) June 28, 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Liechtenstein Balzers v.  Romania, 14 November 2021
FW Pascal Koller (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Switzerland Widnau v.  Romania, 14 November 2021
FW Philippe Erne (1986-12-14) 14 December 1986 (age 37) 35 1 Liechtenstein Balzers v.  Germany, 2 September 2021PRE

Notes:

  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • INJ = Injured
  • SUS = Suspended for a match

Player records

As of [9]
Players in bold are still active and available for selection.

Most capped players

Peter Jehle is Liechtenstein's most capped player at 132 capps.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Peter Jehle 132 0 1998–2018
2 Mario Frick 125 16 1993–2015
3 Martin Stocklasa 113 5 1996–2014
4 Franz Burgmeier 112 9 2001–2018
5 Thomas Beck 92 5 1998–2013
6 Martin Büchel 91 2 2004–2021
7 Nicolas Hasler 84 5 2010–
8 Michele Polverino 79 6 2007–2019
9 Daniel Hasler 78 1 1993–2007
10 Martin Telser 73 1 1996–2007

Top goalscorers

Mario Frick is Liechtenstein's all-time record goalscorer at 16 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Mario Frick 16 125 0.13 1993–2015
2 Franz Burgmeier 9 112 0.08 2001–2018
3 Michele Polverino 6 79 0.08 2007–2019
4 Nicolas Hasler 5 84 0.06 2010–
Thomas Beck 5 92 0.05 1998–2013
Martin Stocklasa 5 113 0.04 1996–2014
7 Dennis Salanović 4 49 0.08 2014–
8 Yanik Frick 3 26 0.12 2016–
9
Noah Frick 2 14 0.14 2019–
Benjamin Fischer 2 23 0.09 2005–2011
Mathias Christen 2 36 0.06 2008–2014
Maximilian Göppel 2 48 0.04 2016–
Sandro Wolfinger 2 50 0.04 2013–
Fabio D'Elia 2 50 0.04 2001–2010
Sandro Wieser 2 53 0.04 2008–
Michael Stocklasa 2 71 0.03 1998–2012
Martin Büchel 2 91 0.02 2004–2021

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to United States 1994 Did not enter Did not enter
France 1998 Did not qualify 6/6 10 0 0 10 3 52
South Korea Japan 2002 5/5 8 0 0 8 0 23
Germany 2006 6/7 12 2 2 8 13 23
South Africa 2010 6/6 10 0 2 8 2 23
Brazil 2014 6/6 10 0 2 8 4 25
Russia 2018 6/6 10 0 0 10 1 39
Qatar 2022 6/6 10 0 1 9 2 34
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/22 70 2 7 61 25 219
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Result Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1960 to Sweden 1992 Did not enter Did not enter
England 1996 Did not qualify 6/6 10 0 1 9 1 40
Belgium Netherlands 2000 6/6 10 1 1 8 2 39
Portugal 2004 5/5 8 0 1 7 2 22
Austria Switzerland 2008 7/7 12 2 1 9 9 32
Poland Ukraine 2012 5/5 8 1 1 6 3 17
France 2016 5/6 10 1 2 7 2 26
Europe 2020 6/6 10 0 2 8 2 31
Germany 2024 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/16 68 5 9 54 21 207
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 D 4 6 1 1 4 7 12 Same position 52nd
2020–21 D 2 4 1 2 1 3 2 Same position 51st
2022–23 D TBA To be determined
Total 10 2 3 5 10 14 51st

Head-to-head record

In literature

Prompted by the team's poor record in competitive games, British writer Charlie Connelly followed the entire qualifying campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. As recorded in the subsequent book Stamping Grounds: Liechtenstein's Quest for the World Cup, Liechtenstein lost all eight games without scoring a goal.[10]

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ^ Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "Malta beat Liechtenstein 7-1". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  4. ^ "Liechtenstein and Finland football teams played to a 1:1 draw, 9 September 2009". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  5. ^ a b c "Liechtenstein missing goal hero Philippe Erne". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  6. ^ UEFA.com. "UEFA Nations League - Standings". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  7. ^ "UEFA league D4".
  8. ^ https://www.lfv.li/fileadmin/user_upload/Dateien/Nationalmannschaften/A-Nationalmannschaft/Aufgebote-Nationalmannschaft/2022/Aufgebot_Liechtenstein_Juni-2022.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ Garin, Erik. "Liechtenstein - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  10. ^ Connelly, Charlie (2014-06-11). Stamping Grounds : Exploring Liechtenstein and its World Cup Dream. ISBN 9780349141121.