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 away win and its first win in any FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Liechtenstein had never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship.
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. 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.
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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.
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.
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. They produced a shock 2–0 win at home against Lithuania; their goals were scored by Philippe Erne and Michele Polverino. In the following qualifying game, they managed a scoreless draw away to Lithuania.
Results and fixtures
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
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League matches against Lithuania and Azerbaijan on 24 September and 1 October, and the friendly matches against Malta and Gibraltar on 27 September and 5 October 2026.
Caps and goals are current as of 7 June 2026, after the match against Cyprus.
Recent call-ups
The following players were called up in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.
Player records
As of 7 June 2026
Players in bold are still active with Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein records and statistics
Liechtenstein player sent off: (18 times)
Patrik Hefti, v Austria, 2 June 1998 (8th minute)
Thomas Beck, v Romania, 9 October 1999 (53rd minute)
Matthias Beck and Frédéric Gigon, v Luxembourg, 17 April 2002
Manuel Ritter, v Estonia, 18 August 2004 (24th minute)
Andreas Gerster, v Estonia, 18 August 2004 (90th minute)
Martin Büchel, v Finland, 9 September 2009 (75th minute)
Daniel Kaufmann, v Latvia, 16 October 2012 (60th minute)
Philippe Erne, v Azerbaijan, 6 February 2013 (74th minute)
David Hasler, v Greece national football team, 6 September 2013 (66th minute)
Daniel Kaufmann, v Russia, 8 September 2015 (40th minute)
Ivan Quintans, v Qatar, 14 December 2017 (79th minute)
Michele Polverino, v Armenia, 6 September 2018 (74th minute)
Sandro Wieser, v North Macedonia, 16 November 2018 (50th minute)
Daniel Kaufmann, v Italy, 26 March 2019 (45th minute)
Martin Marxer, v Iceland, 11 October 2021 (63rd minute)
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
UEFA European Championship
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Head-to-head record
As of 7 June 2026
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.
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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). The team loses many of its qualifying matches and earns its only two points in draws against Latvia and Slovakia. 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, an away win against Moldova, one goal to nil, thanks to Franz Burgmeier's ninth goal 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. 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. 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. 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. Between the two draws with Gibraltar, Liechtenstein ended a 41-game winless streak with a 1–0 victory over Hong Kong.
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.
Jens Hofer, v Germany, 11 November 2021 (9th minute) (Fastest red cards)
Andreas Malin, v Gibraltar, 16 November 2022 (20th minute)
Longest streak without a red card: 43: from 3 September 2004 to 5 September 2009
Opponent player sent off: (9 times)
Jozef Valachovič, v Slovakia, 8 September 1999 (37th minute)
Steve Lomas, v Northern Ireland, 27 March 2002 (48th minute)
Michele Marani, v San Marino, 20 August 2003 (78th minute)
Aurélien Joachim, v Luxembourg, 7 September 2005 (59th minute)
Damiano Vannucci, v San Marino, 9 February 2011 (4th minute) (Fastest red cards)
José Holebas, v Greece national football team, 6 September 2013 (59th minute)
Danel Sinani, v Luxembourg, 19 November 2023 (5th minute)
Dan Bent, v Gibraltar, 13 October 2024 (93rd minute)
Rovien Ostiana, v Aruba, 29 March 2026 (61st minute)
Longest streak without a red card by a opponent: 89: from 10 September 2013 to 19 November 2023
Liechtenstein first match played: v Switzerland, 9 March 1982
Liechtenstein first goals scored: Manfred Moser, v China, 6 June 1982
Most consecutive failed qualification attempts FIFA World Cup: 8: 1998-present
Most consecutive failed qualification attempts UEFA European Championship: 8: 1996-present
Longest winning streak: 2: from 8 September 2020 to 7 October 2020
Longest unbeaten streak: 3 from 8 September 2024 to 13 October 2024
Longest goalless streak: 1,064 minutes: from 20 April 1994 to 4 June 1996
Longest losing streak: 24: from 8 October 2021 to 22 March 2024
Longest winless streak: 41: from 10 October 2020 to 8 September 2024
Longest losing streak at the FIFA World Cup qualifying: 20: from 24 April 1996 to 8 September 2004
Longest winless streak at the FIFA World Cup qualifying: 49: from 8 October 2005 to present
Longest goalless streak at the FIFA World Cup qualifying: 1,090 minutes: from 8 September 2021 to present
Longest losing streak at the UEFA European Championship qualifying: 13: from 15 October 2019 to present
Longest winless streak at the UEFA European Championship qualifying: 26: from 27 March 2015 to present
Longest goalless streak at the UEFA European Championship qualifying: 1,043 minutes: from 20 April 1994 to 14 October 1998
Longest losing streak at the UEFA National League: 7: from 3 June 2022 to 5 September 2024
Longest winless streak at the UEFA National League: 15: from 10 October 2020 to present
Longest goalless streak at the UEFA National League: 412 minutes: from 14 June 2022 to 8 September 2024
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal at the UEFA National League: 135 minutes: from 13 October 2024 to 18 November 2024
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: 230 minutes: from 10 October 2024 to 14 November 2024
Longest goalless streak by both teams: 183 minutes: from 18 August 1999 to 8 September 1999
Most appearances: 132: Peter Jehle, from 14 October 1998 to 25 March 2018
Most consecutive appearances: 26: Nicolas Hasler, from 21 March 2018 to 28 March 2021
Top goalscorer: 16: Mario Frick, from 26 October 1993 to 12 October 2015
Most meeting played: 13: v North Macedonia
Oldest player: 42 years and 29 days: Mario Frick, v Albania, 6 October 2016
Youngest player: 13 years and 215 days: Ralf Oehri, v USA, 30 May 1990
Biggest upset wins: -95 FIFA World Ranking: v Tanzania, 26 March 2026
Largest comeback to wins the match: 1: v Qatar, 14 December 2017
Largest blown lead to lose the match: 1: (14 times)
v Faroe Islands, 21 August 2002
v North Macedonia, 7 June 2003
v Portugal, 8 October 2005
v North Macedonia, 12 November 2005
v Australia, 7 June 2006
v Austria, 6 October 2006
v Latvia, 17 November 2007
v Finland, 6 June 2009
v Scotland, 7 September 2010
v Malta, 29 February 2012
v Gibraltar, 16 October 2018
v Faroe Islands, 7 June 2021
v San Marino, 18 November 2024
v Montenegro, 13 October 2025
Largest comeback to draw the match: 2: v Portugal, 9 October 2004
Largest blown lead to draw the match: 3: v Luxembourg, 17 April 2002
Most goals by a player in a match: 3: (2 times)
Donath Marxer, v Indonesia, 22 June 1981 (Unofficial records)
Martin Stocklasa, v Luxembourg, 17 April 2002
Most goals by a player in first half: 3: (2 times)
Donath Marxer, v Indonesia, 22 June 1981
Martin Stocklasa, v Luxembourg, 17 April 2002
Most goals by a player in second half: 2: Thomas Beck, v Iceland, 17 October 2007
Most goals by a opponent player in a match: 5: Michael Mifsud, v Malta, 26 March 2008
Most goals by a opponent player in first half: 3: (3 times)
David Connolly, v Republic of Ireland, 21 May 1997
Michael Mifsud, v Malta, 26 March 2008
Gilson Benchimol, v Cape Verde, 25 March 2022
Most goals by a opponent player in second half: 3: (4 times)
Paulo Alves, v Portugal, 15 August 1995
David Healy, v Northern Ireland, 24 March 2007
Edin Džeko, v Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7 September 2012
Aron Gunnarsson, v Iceland, 26 March 2023
Biggest wins: 4: v Luxembourg, 13 October 2004
Biggest defeat: 10: v North Macedonia, 9 November 1996
Most goals by a team in a match: 4: v Luxembourg, 13 October 2004
Most goals by a team in first half: 3: (2 times)
v Indonesia, 22 June 1981
v Luxembourg, 17 April 2002
Most goals by a team in second half: 2: (5 times)
v Azerbaijan, 14 October 1998
v Portugal, 9 October 2004
v Luxembourg, 13 October 2004
v Faroe Islands, 28 March 2016
v Gibraltar, 8 September 2024
Most goals conceded in a match: 11: v North Macedonia, 9 November 1996
Most goals conceded in first half: 6: (2 times)
v North Macedonia, 9 November 1996
v Romania, 6 September 1997
Most goals conceded in second half: 7: v Spain, 5 September 2016
Most goals by both teams in a match: 12: v North Macedonia, 9 November 1996
Most goals by both teams in first half: 6: (2 times)
v North Macedonia, 9 November 1996
v Romania, 6 September 1997
Most goals by both teams in second half: 7: (2 times)
v Germany, 7 June 2000
v Spain, 5 September 2016
Fewest goals by both teams in a match: 0: (12 times)
v Republic of Ireland, 3 June 1995
v Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 August 1999
v Hungary, 4 September 1999
v Northern Ireland, 27 March 2002
v Slovakia, 17 August 2005
v Azerbaijan, 10 September 2008
v Lithuania, 2 September 2011
v Montenegro, 9 October 2014
v Gibraltar, 23 March 2016
v San Marino, 13 October 2020
v Romania, 8 June 2024
v Gibraltar, 13 October 2024
Most consecutive draw the match: 2: (3 times)
from 18 August 1999 to 4 September 1999
from 27 March 2002 to 17 April 2002
from 8 September 2019 to 12 October 2019
Most consecutive scoreless draw the match: 2: from 18 August 1999 to 4 September 1999
Longest streak without a draw: 24: from 8 October 2021 to 22 March 2024
Longest streak without scoreless draw: 36: (2 times)
from 28 March 2016 to 10 October 2020
from 11 November 2020 to 3 June 2024
Fastest goals: 14 seconds: Mārcis Ošs, v Latvia, 26 March 2024 (Own goal)
Fastest goals conceded: 1st minute: (5 times)
9 seconds: Dávid Hancko, v Slovakia, 11 September 2023
42 seconds: Mate Bilić, v Croatia, 14 November 2009
52 seconds: Oliver Bierhoff, v Germany, 7 June 2000
1st minute: Alon Mizrahi, v Israel, 3 September 2000
1st minute: Jahmir Hyka, v Albania, 20 August 2008
Latest goals: 90+14th minute: Nicolas Hasler, v Gibraltar, 8 September 2024
Latest goals by a opponent: 90+7th minute: James Scanlon, v Gibraltar, 8 September 2024
Fastest 2 goals to start the match: 14th minutes: v San Marino, 8 September 2020
Fastest 2 goals conceded to start the match: 2 minutes and 32 seconds: v Slovakia, 11 September 2023
Fastest 3 goals conceded to start the match: 5 minutes and 52 seconds: v Slovakia, 11 September 2023
The Liechtenstein national football team 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.
