Liechtenstein national football team

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The Liechtenstein national football team (Template:Langx) 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 away win and its first win in any FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Conversely, Liechtenstein is the only country that has lost official matches against San Marino – one in a 2004 friendly, and twice in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League.<ref name="SMR">Template:Cite news</ref> Liechtenstein suffered its biggest ever loss in 1996, during 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, losing 1–11 to Macedonia (now North Macedonia), the result also being Macedonia's largest ever win to date. The team's head coach is currently Konrad Fünfstück.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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 UEFA 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. Also at this time Liechtenstein lost 1–0 against San Marino, considered to be the weakest national team. The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 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 UEFA 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 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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 FIFA 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the UEFA 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.<ref name = "euro 2012">Template:Cite news</ref> They produced a shock 2–0 win at home against Lithuania; their goals were scored by Philippe Erne and Michele Polverino.<ref name = "euro 2012"/> In the following qualifying game, they managed a scoreless draw away to Lithuania.<ref name = "euro 2012"/>

In the qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the Blue-Reds were humiliated at home in their opening game against Bosnia-Herzegovina (1–8).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The team loses many of its qualifying matches<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and earns its only two points in draws against Latvia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Slovakia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The team finished bottom of its group.

For the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign in France, Liechtenstein managed to finish second-bottom of the group and take five points, managing a goalless draw at home against Montenegro,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> an away win against Moldova, one goal to nil, thanks to Franz Burgmeier's ninth goal<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and then a 1–1 home draw in the return against the same Moldovans, the group's red lanterns with three fewer units.

During the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, The Blue-Reds lost all 10 of their matches and finished bottom of their group with no points scored and just one goal scored (away against Israel) compared to 39 conceded.

In 2018, Liechtenstein entered the first UEFA Nations League, in group 4 of league D.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 at home.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Liechtenstein finished bottom of their group with just one win and a draw, also at home, against Armenia (2–2).

During the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers, Liechtenstein managed to pick up two points thanks to two draws, one away to Greece (1–1) and the other at home to Armenia (1–1), but finished bottom of their group with 2 goals scored and 31 conceded.

In the 2020–21 edition of the Nations League, Liechtenstein failed to gain promotion to League C, with a single win (2–0 at San Marino), two draws (0–0 at home to San Marino and 1–1 at Gibraltar) and one defeat (0–1 at home to Gibraltar, their direct rival who eventually gained promotion). The Blue-Reds disappointed by failing to win a single match at home, once again falling behind Gibraltar in the standings as they had done in the previous edition, and being dominated overall in the goalless draw with San Marino.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers once again saw Liechtenstein finish bottom of their group, with just one point from a 1–1 draw away to Armenia, and 9 defeats, with 2 goals scored and 34 conceded.

The 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League was also a disappointment for Liechtenstein, who finished bottom of their group with 6 defeats in as many games played and just one goal scored, away against Andorra (1–2), their worst record in this competition in 3 editions.

Liechtenstein began 2024 with four friendly matches, losing two and drawing two. One of the draws came away from home against Romania a few days prior to UEFA Euro 2024, a tournament which Romania had qualified for undefeated.

Liechtenstein began their 2024–25 Nations League campaign with a 0–1 loss away to San Marino after a Liechtenstein goal was denied through offside, handing the Sammarinese their first competitive victory.<ref name="SMR"/> Following this, Liechtenstein proceeded to draw Gibraltar twice (2–2 away and 0–0 at home with a decisive penalty missed in the stoppage time during the return match against Gibraltar) before losing to San Marino again, this time 1–3 in Vaduz, finishing bottom of Group D1 on 2 points.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Between the two draws with Gibraltar, Liechtenstein ended a 41-game winless streak with a 1–0 victory over Hong Kong.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Results and fixtures

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Manager history

Martin Stocklasa, the team manager from 2020 to 2023.

• Template:Flagicon Erich Bürzle (1990)
• Template:Flagicon Dietrich Weise (1990–1996)
• Template:Flagicon Alfred Riedl (1997–1998)
• Template:Flagicon Erich Bürzle (1998)
• Template:Flagicon Ralf Loose (1998–2003)
• Template:Flagicon Walter Hörmann (2003–2004)
• Template:Flagicon Martin Andermatt (2004–2006)
• Template:Flagicon Urs Meier (2006)
• Template:Flagicon Hans-Peter Zaugg (2006–2012)
• Template:Flagicon Rene Pauritsch (2013–2018)
• Template:Flagicon Helgi Kolviðsson (2018–2020)
• Template:Flagicon Martin Stocklasa (2020–2023)
• Template:Flagicon Rene Pauritsch (2023)
• Template:Flagicon Konrad Fünfstück (2023–)
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Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Wales and Belgium on 15 and 18 November 2025, respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Caps and goals are current as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Belgium.

Recent call-ups

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Notes

• Template:Small = Reserve squad (replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability)

Player records

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Players in bold are still active with Liechtenstein.

Most appearances

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	Nicolas Hasler	109	7	2010–present
6	Thomas Beck	92	5	1998–2013
7	Martin Büchel	91	2	2004–2021
8	Benjamin Büchel	80	0	2008–present
9	Michele Polverino	79	6	2007–2019
10	Maximilian Göppel	78	2	2016–present
	Daniel Hasler	78	1	1993–2007

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	{{#expr:16/125 round 2}}	1993–2015
2	Franz Burgmeier	9	112	{{#expr:9/112 round 2}}	2001–2018
3	Nicolas Hasler	7	109	{{#expr:7/109 round 2}}	2010–present
4	Michele Polverino	6	79	{{#expr:6/79 round 2}}	2007–2019
5	Thomas Beck	5	92	{{#expr:5/92 round 2}}	1998–2013
	Martin Stocklasa	5	113	{{#expr:5/113 round 2}}	1996–2014
7	Dennis Salanović	4	66	{{#expr:4/66 round 2}}	2014–present
8	Yanik Frick	3	30	{{#expr:3/30 round 2}}	2016–2022
	Sandro Wolfinger	3	77	{{#expr:3/77 round 2}}	2013–present
10
	Noah Frick	2	20	{{#expr:2/20 round 2}}	2019–present
	Benjamin Fischer	2	23	{{#expr:2/23 round 2}}	2005–2011
	Mathias Christen	2	36	{{#expr:2/36 round 2}}	2008–2014
	Fabio D'Elia	2	50	{{#expr:2/50 round 2}}	2001–2010
	Sandro Wieser	2	69	{{#expr:2/69 round 2}}	2008–present
	Aron Sele	2	73	{{#expr:2/73 round 2}}	2016–present
	Michael Stocklasa	2	71	{{#expr:2/71 round 2}}	1998–2012
	Maximilian Göppel	2	78	{{#expr:2/78 round 2}}	2016–present
	Martin Büchel	2	91	{{#expr:2/91 round 2}}	2004–2021

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Result	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip		Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1974	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1978 to 1994	Did not enter								Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1998	Did not qualify								6/6	10	0	0	10	3	52
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002									5/5	8	0	0	8	0	23
Template:Flagicon 2006									6/7	12	2	2	8	13	23
Template:Flagicon 2010									6/6	10	0	2	8	2	23
Template:Flagicon 2014									6/6	10	0	2	8	4	25
Template:Flagicon 2018									6/6	10	0	0	10	1	39
Template:Flagicon 2022									6/6	10	0	1	9	2	34
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026									5/5	8	0	0	8	0	31
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030	To be determined								To be determined
Template:Flagicon 2034
Total	Template:Tooltip	–	–	–	–	–	–		—	78	2	7	69	25	250

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record									Qualifying record
Year	Result	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip		Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1960 to 1972	Not a UEFA member								Not a UEFA member
1976 to 1992	Did not enter								Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1996	Did not qualify								6/6	10	0	1	9	1	40
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2000									6/6	10	1	1	8	2	39
Template:Flagicon 2004									5/5	8	0	1	7	2	22
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2008									7/7	12	2	1	9	9	32
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012									5/5	8	1	1	6	3	17
Template:Flagicon 2016									5/6	10	1	2	7	2	26
Template:Flagicon 2020									6/6	10	0	2	8	2	31
Template:Flagicon 2024									6/6	10	0	0	10	1	28
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2028	To be determined								To be determined
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2032
Total	0/13	–	–	–	–	–	–		—	78	5	9	64	22	235

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
2018–19	D	4	6	1	1	4	7	12	Template:Same position	52nd
2020–21	D	2	4	1	2	1	3	2		51st
2022–23	D	1	6	0	0	6	1	11		55th
2024–25	D	1	4	0	2	2	3	6		53rd
2026–27	D	TBD	To be determined
Total			20	2	5	13	14	31	51st

Head-to-head record

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Template:Fb	4	0	0	4	0	9	−9
Template:Fb	4	1	0	3	2	5	-3
Template:Fb	6	0	3	3	5	10	-5
Template:Fb	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Template:Fb	9	0	0	9	1	36	−35
Template:Fb	5	1	1	3	2	8	−6
Template:Fb	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4
Template:Fb	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13
Template:Fb	10	0	1	9	3	35	−32
Template:Fb	1	0	0	1	0	6	-6
Template:Fb	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Template:Fb	2	0	0	2	2	8	−6
Template:Fb	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Template:Fb	3	0	0	3	0	13	−13
Template:Fb	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Template:Fb	5	0	1	4	2	10	−8
Template:Fb	8	0	0	8	4	21	−17
Template:Fb	5	0	2	3	3	9	−6
Template:Fb	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Template:Fb	6	0	0	6	3	38	−35
Template:Fb	8	1	4	3	6	8	-2
Template:Fb	5	0	1	4	1	8	−7
Template:Fb	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Template:Fb	3	0	1	2	0	10	−10
Template:Fb	11	1	2	8	6	35	−29
Template:Fb	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Template:Fb	4	0	0	4	1	8	−7
Template:Fb	4	0	0	4	0	20	−20
Template:Fb	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
Template:Fb	12	1	2	9	5	19	−14
Template:Fb	6	1	1	4	3	8	−5
Template:Fb	6	3	1	2	12	7	+5
Template:Fb	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Template:Fb	6	0	1	5	3	16	−13
Template:Fb	4	1	1	2	2	5	-4
Template:Fb	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3
Template:Fb	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Template:Fb	13	0	1	12	5	50	−45
Template:Fb	4	0	0	4	6	17	−11
Template:Fb	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Template:Fb	9	0	1	8	3	41	−38
Template:Fb	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Template:Fb	4	0	1	3	0	14	−14
Template:Fb	7	0	1	6	1	30	−29
Template:Fb	5	0	0	5	1	15	−14
Template:Fb	8	3	2	3	7	7	0
Template:Fb	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Template:Fb	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6
Template:Fb	11	0	2	9	1	30	−29
Template:Fb	8	0	0	8	0	39	−39
Template:Fb	4	0	0	4	1	10	−9
Template:Fb	9	0	0	9	1	28	−27
Template:Fb	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Template:Fb	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Template:Fb	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8
Template:Fb	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3
Template:Fb	5	0	0	5	0	12	−12
Total	250	19	31	203	97	706	−609

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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

External links

• Liechtensteiner Fussballverbund
• Liechtenstein at UEFA
• Liechtenstein at FIFA
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• Die Elf – documentary film about Liechtenstein national team (archived 20 August 2013)