Liechtenstein national football team

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6] They produced a shock 2–0 win at home against Lithuania; their goals were scored by Philippe Erne and Michele Polverino.^[6] In the following qualifying game, they managed a scoreless draw away to Lithuania.^[6]

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).^[7] The team loses many of its qualifying matches^[8] and earns its only two points in draws against Latvia^[9] and Slovakia.^[10] 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,^[11] an away win against Moldova, one goal to nil, thanks to Franz Burgmeier's ninth goal^[12] 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.^[13] 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.^[14] 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.^[2] 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.^[15] Between the two draws with Gibraltar, Liechtenstein ended a 41-game winless streak with a 1–0 victory over Hong Kong.^[16]

Liechtenstein then went on a 12-match losing streak spanning from the end of 2025 throughout 2025. On 26 March 2026, at the 2026 FIFA Series, Liechtenstein ended the streak with a 1–0 upset victory against Tanzania, who were ranked 110th in the FIFA Rankings, 95 places higher than Liechtenstein. ^[17]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

Wales  v  Liechtenstein

6 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Wales	3–0	Liechtenstein	Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC+1	Rodon 40' Wilson 65' Moore 68'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 30,646[18] Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

Liechtenstein  v  Scotland

9 June 2025 Friendly	Liechtenstein	0–4	Scotland	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
18:00 UTC+2		Report	Adams 4', 26', 90+2' Hirst 48'	Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion Attendance: 4,086 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

Liechtenstein  v  Belgium

4 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Liechtenstein	0–6	Belgium	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:45 UTC+2		Report	De Cuyper 29' Tielemans 46', 70' (pen.) Theate 60' De Bruyne 62' Fofana 90+1'	Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

North Macedonia  v  Liechtenstein

7 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	North Macedonia	5–0	Liechtenstein	Skopje, North Macedonia
18:00 UTC+2	B. Büchel 15' (o.g.) Bardhi 52' Churlinov 56' Qamili 82' Stankovski 90'	Report		Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 8,693 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

Kazakhstan  v  Liechtenstein

10 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Kazakhstan	4–0	Liechtenstein	Astana, Kazakhstan
19:00 UTC+5	Kenzhebek 26', 59' Zaynutdinov 28' Kasym 81'	Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 26,539 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Montenegro  v  Liechtenstein

13 October 2025 Friendly	Montenegro	2–1	Liechtenstein	Podgorica, Montenegro
18:00 UTC+2	Osmajić 74' Đukanović 88'	Report	Sele 27'	Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)

Liechtenstein  v  Wales

15 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Liechtenstein	0–1	Wales	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
18:00 UTC+1		Report	J. James 61'	Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

Belgium  v  Liechtenstein

18 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Belgium	7–0	Liechtenstein	Liège, Belgium
20:45 UTC+1	Vanaken 3' Doku 34', 41' Mechele 52' Saelemaekers 55' De Ketelaere 57', 59'	Report		Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 26,253 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

2026

Tanzania  v  Liechtenstein

26 March 2026 2026 FIFA Series	Tanzania	0–1	Liechtenstein	Kigali, Rwanda
16:30 UTC+2		Report	Sağlam 55'	Stadium: Kigali Pelé Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Mohamed Diraneh (Djibouti)

Aruba  v  Liechtenstein

29 March 2026 2026 FIFA Series	Aruba	4–1	Liechtenstein	Kigali, Rwanda
18:00 UTC+2	Romano 18' Robertha 25' Ostiana  48'  61' Breinburg 69' Hofer 90+4' (o.g.)	Report	Zünd 52'	Stadium: Kigali Pelé Stadium Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Andorra  v  Liechtenstein

4 June 2026 Friendly	Andorra	2–0	Liechtenstein	Encamp, Andorra
19:00 UTC+2	Martínez 74' Aláez 81' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadi de la FAF Referee: Javier Alberola (Spain)

Liechtenstein  v  Cyprus

7 June 2026 Friendly	Liechtenstein	v	Cyprus	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
15:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion

Liechtenstein  v  Lithuania

24 September 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Liechtenstein	v	Lithuania	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion

Azerbaijan  v  Liechtenstein

1 October 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Azerbaijan	v	Liechtenstein	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium

Liechtenstein  v  Azerbaijan

13 November 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Liechtenstein	v	Azerbaijan	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion

Lithuania  v  Liechtenstein

16 November 2026 2026–27 UEFA Nations League	Lithuania	v	Liechtenstein	Kaunas, Lithuania
19:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium

As of 5 June 2026^[20]

Players in bold are still active with Liechtenstein.

Most appearances

More information Rank, Player ...

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	111	7	2010–present
6	Thomas Beck	92	5	1998–2013
7	Martin Büchel	91	2	2004–2021
8	Benjamin Büchel	82	0	2008–present
9	Maximilian Göppel	81	2	2016–present
10	Michele Polverino	79	6	2007–2019

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Top goalscorers

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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	Nicolas Hasler	7	111	0.06	2010–present
4	Michele Polverino	6	79	0.08	2007–2019
5	Thomas Beck	5	92	0.05	1998–2013
	Martin Stocklasa	5	113	0.04	1996–2014
7	Dennis Salanović	4	66	0.06	2014–present
8	Yanik Frick	3	30	0.1	2016–2022
	Sandro Wolfinger	3	78	0.04	2013–present
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	Noah Frick	2	20	0.1	2019–2023
	Benjamin Fischer	2	23	0.09	2005–2011
	Ferhat Sağlam	2	26	0.08	2023–present
	Mathias Christen	2	36	0.06	2008–2014
	Fabio D'Elia	2	50	0.04	2001–2010
	Sandro Wieser	2	69	0.03	2008–present
	Michael Stocklasa	2	71	0.03	1998–2012
	Aron Sele	2	75	0.03	2016–present
	Maximilian Göppel	2	81	0.02	2016–present
Martin Büchel	2	91	0.02	2004–2021

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As of 4 June 2026

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Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Albania	4	0	0	4	0	9	−9
Andorra	5	1	0	4	2	7	-5
Armenia	6	0	3	3	5	10	-5
Aruba	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3
Australia	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Austria	9	0	0	9	1	36	−35
Azerbaijan	5	1	1	3	2	8	−6
Belarus	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4
Belgium	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	0	1	9	3	35	−32
Cape Verde	1	0	0	1	0	6	-6
China	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Croatia	2	0	0	2	2	8	−6
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Denmark	3	0	0	3	0	13	−13
England	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Estonia	5	0	1	4	2	10	−8
Faroe Islands	8	0	0	8	4	21	−17
Finland	5	0	2	3	3	9	−6
Georgia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Germany	6	0	0	6	3	38	−35
Gibraltar	8	1	4	3	6	8	-2
Greece	5	0	1	4	1	8	−7
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Hungary	3	0	1	2	0	10	−10
Iceland	11	1	2	8	6	35	−29
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Israel	4	0	0	4	1	8	−7
Italy	4	0	0	4	0	20	−20
Kazakhstan	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
Latvia	12	1	2	9	5	19	−14
Lithuania	6	1	1	4	3	8	−5
Luxembourg	6	3	1	2	12	7	+5
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Malta	6	0	1	5	3	16	−13
Moldova	4	1	1	2	2	5	-4
Montenegro	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
North Macedonia	13	0	1	12	5	50	−45
Northern Ireland	4	0	0	4	6	17	−11
Poland	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Portugal	9	0	1	8	3	41	−38
Qatar	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Republic of Ireland	4	0	1	3	0	14	−14
Romania	7	0	1	6	1	30	−29
Russia	5	0	0	5	1	15	−14
San Marino	8	3	2	3	7	7	0
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Scotland	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6
Slovakia	11	0	2	9	1	30	−29
Spain	8	0	0	8	0	39	−39
Sweden	4	0	0	4	1	10	−9
Switzerland	9	0	0	9	1	28	−27
Tanzania	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Thailand	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Togo	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Turkey	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8
United States	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3
Wales	5	0	0	5	0	12	−12
Total	253	20	31	205	99	712	−613

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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.^[21]