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General Information for Switzerland

Schweizerischer Fussballverband
Founded
1895
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1998
1.81m
Average age in 1998
26.2
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1998
No jersey in 1998

Coaches in 1998

Gress, Gilbert (Coach)

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Gress, Gilbert (Coach)

Day of Birth
1941-12-17
Place of Birth
Strasbourg (France)
Height
1.73m
Matches
7 (2 / 5)
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Players of Switzerland in 1998

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Hilfiker, Andreas 1969-02-11 Goalkeeper Germany 1.FC Nürnberg 4 0 0 0 0 0
Corminbœuf, Joël 1964-03-16 Goalkeeper Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 2 0 0 0 0 0
Zuberbühler, Pascal 1971-01-08 Goalkeeper Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pascolo, Marco 1966-05-09 Goalkeeper Switzerland FC Zürich 0 1 0 0 0 0
Henchoz, Stéphane 1974-09-07 Centre Back England Blackburn Rovers 7 0 0 0 0 0
Yakın, Murat 1974-09-15 Centre Back Turkey Fenerbahçe SK 4 0 0 0 0 0
Müller, Patrick 1976-12-17 Centre Back Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 3 2 1 0 0 0
Vega, Ramon 1971-06-14 Centre Back England Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 1 0 0 0
Jeanneret, Sébastien 1973-12-12 Right Back Switzerland Servette Genève 2 1 0 0 0 0
Rothenbühler, Régis 1970-10-11 Centre Back Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 2 1 0 0 0 0
Wolf, Stefan 1971-01-31 Centre Back Switzerland Servette Genève 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hodel, Marc 1970-11-06 Centre Back Switzerland FC Zürich 1 0 0 0 0 0
Zwyssig, Marco 1971-10-24 Centre Back Switzerland FC St. Gallen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Haas, Bernt 1978-04-08 Right Back Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 0 3 0 0 0 0
Vogel, Johann 1977-03-08 Centre Midfielder Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 7 0 0 0 0 0
Wicky, Raphaël 1977-04-26 Defensive Midfielder Germany Werder Bremen 6 0 0 0 0 0
Fournier, Sébastien 1971-06-27 Defensive Midfielder Switzerland Servette Genève 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sforza, Ciriaco 1970-03-02 Centre Midfielder Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern 4 0 0 0 0 0
Celestini, Fabio 1975-10-30 Defensive Midfielder Switzerland Lausanne Sports 2 2 0 0 0 0
Lonfat, Johann 1973-09-11 Centre Midfielder Switzerland Servette Genève 2 2 0 0 0 0
Bühlmann, Patrick 1971-08-16 Left Midfielder Switzerland Servette Genève 1 0 0 0 0 0
Comisetti, Alexandre 1973-07-21 Left Midfielder Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 1 0 0 0 0 0
Di Jorio, Franco 1973-09-22 Left Midfielder Switzerland FC Zürich 0 2 0 0 0 0
Chapuisat, Stéphane 1969-06-28 Centre Forward Germany Borussia Dortmund 7 0 1 0 0 0
Sesa, David 1973-07-10 Secondary striker Italy US Lecce 7 0 1 0 0 0
Chassot, Frédéric 1969-03-31 Centre Forward Switzerland FC Zürich 2 1 0 0 0 0
Grassi, Marco 1968-08-08 Centre Forward France Olympique Lyonnais 2 1 0 0 0 0
Kunz, Adrian 1967-07-07 Centre Forward Switzerland FC Zürich 0 2 0 0 0 0
de Napoli, Patrick 1975-11-17 Left Winger Switzerland FC Zürich 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rey, Alexandre 1972-09-22 Centre Forward Switzerland Servette Genève 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Switzerland in 1998

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1998-03-25
Switzerland
Switzerland
England
England
1:1 c
Switzerland vs. England
Friendly
Wankdorf Stadion
1998-04-22
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Switzerland
Switzerland
1:0 c
Northern Ireland vs. Switzerland
Friendly
Windsor Park
1998-06-06
Switzerland
Switzerland
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1:1 c
Switzerland vs. Yugoslavia
Friendly
St. Jakob Park
1998-09-02
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Switzerland
Switzerland
1:1 c
Yugoslavia vs. Switzerland
Friendly
Gradski Stadion Čair
1998-10-10
Italy
Italy
Switzerland
Switzerland
2:0 c
Italy vs. Switzerland
Euro 2000 - Group 1
Stadio Friuli
1998-10-14
Switzerland
Switzerland
Denmark
Denmark
1:1 c
Switzerland vs. Denmark
Euro 2000 - Group 1
Hardturm Stadion
1998-11-18
Hungary
Hungary
Switzerland
Switzerland
2:0 c
Hungary vs. Switzerland
Friendly
Groupama Aréna
7 Matches

Match Progress for Switzerland in 1998

Favorite Opponents of Switzerland

Opponent M W D L G
Italy
Italy
33 8 14 11 36
Germany
Germany
27 5 7 15 39
Austria
Austria
20 9 4 7 37
France
France
19 4 6 9 29
Hungary
Hungary
18 8 3 7 27
Spain
Spain
17 2 4 11 16
Sweden
Sweden
17 9 4 4 25
Portugal
Portugal
17 6 4 7 18
England
England
15 0 3 12 17
Belgium
Belgium
13 4 1 8 22
Greece
Greece
12 6 4 2 16
Romania
Romania
11 2 4 5 11
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
11 9 1 1 31
Ireland
Ireland
11 4 4 3 10
Slovenia
Slovenia
11 7 2 2 20
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
11 6 3 2 20
Scotland
Scotland
11 3 4 4 18
Norway
Norway
10 3 4 3 11
Denmark
Denmark
10 1 5 4 10
Netherlands
Netherlands
9 5 1 3 15
USA
USA
9 4 4 1 13
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
9 2 3 4 8
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
9 9 0 0 28
Turkey
Turkey
8 3 1 4 11
Brazil
Brazil
8 2 3 3 8
Israel
Israel
8 3 5 0 12
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
8 1 4 3 8
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
7 2 4 1 4
Wales
Wales
6 4 1 1 11
Cyprus
Cyprus
6 4 1 1 12
Iceland
Iceland
6 5 1 0 17
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
6 6 0 0 19
Argentina
Argentina
6 0 2 4 3
Czechia
Czechia
6 2 0 4 7
Estonia
Estonia
5 5 0 0 18
Kosovo
Kosovo
5 1 4 0 9
Russia
Russia
5 0 1 4 4
Belarus
Belarus
5 4 1 0 12
Malta
Malta
5 3 2 0 10
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 5 0 0 20
Albania
Albania
5 4 1 0 9
Latvia
Latvia
5 4 1 0 9
Serbia
Serbia
4 2 1 1 6
Georgia
Georgia
4 3 1 0 7
Andorra
Andorra
4 4 0 0 10
Poland
Poland
4 0 2 2 8
Mexico
Mexico
4 4 0 0 13
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
4 3 0 1 5
Finland
Finland
4 3 0 1 8
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 2 1 7
Colombia
Colombia
4 1 1 2 6
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 22
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 0 1 2 3
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 4
Japan
Japan
3 2 0 1 10
Uruguay
Uruguay
3 0 1 2 4
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 1 0 2 4
Saarland
Saarland
3 0 1 2 6
England
England (Amateur)
3 0 0 3 2
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 0 1 2 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
3 1 1 1 4
Chile
Chile
3 1 0 2 3
Moldova
Moldova
3 3 0 0 6
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2 0 1 1 1
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 1 0 1 5
East Germany
East Germany
2 0 1 1 0
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 0 1 3
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 2 0 0 3
Honduras
Honduras
2 1 1 0 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 0 1 2
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 10
Oman
Oman
2 2 0 0 6
Algeria
Algeria
2 2 0 0 4
Peru
Peru
1 1 0 0 2
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 1 0 0 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 0 0 1 0
Australia
Australia
1 0 1 0 0
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 6
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 1
Egypt
Egypt
1 1 0 0 3
China
China
1 1 0 0 4
Kenya
Kenya
1 0 1 0 0
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 0 0 1 0
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 0 1 1
Qatar
Qatar
1 0 0 1 0
Ghana
Ghana
1 0 0 1 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 1 0 0 2
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 0 1 0 0
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1 0 0 1 2
Canada
Canada
1 0 0 1 1
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