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Switzerland men's national handball team
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Switzerland |
| Badge | SHV Logo.svg |
| Badge_size | 250px |
| Association | Swiss Handball Association |
| Coach | Andy Schmid |
| Assistant coach | Thomas Zimmermann |
| Most caps | Max Schär (279) |
| Most goals | Marc Baumgartner (1093) |
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| pattern_b1 | _erimazenari3rr |
| pattern_ra1 | _erimazenari3rr |
| pattern_sh1 | _steyr1819h |
| pattern_la2 | _erimazenari3wr |
| pattern_b2 | _erimazenari3wr |
| pattern_ra2 | _erimazenari3wr |
| pattern_sh2 | _steyr1819h |
| Summer Olympics apps | 4 |
| Summer Olympics first | 1936 |
| Summer Olympics best | 3rd (1936) |
| World cup apps | 12 |
| World cup first | 1954 |
| World cup best | 4th (1954, 1993) |
| Regional name | European Championship |
| Regional cup apps | 5 |
| Regional cup first | 2002 |
| Regional cup best | 12th (2004, 2026) |
The Switzerland national handball team is the national handball team of Switzerland.
Competitive record
Olympic Games
| Olympic record | Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 4/16 | – | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 408 | 430 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER 1936 Berlin | Third place | 3rd of 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 52 | ||||||||||
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRG 1972 Munich | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
| CAN 1976 Montreal | ||||||||||||||||||
| URS 1980 Moscow | Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 121 | ||||||||||
| USA 1984 Los Angeles | Match for 7th place | 7th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 119 | ||||||||||
| KOR 1988 Seoul | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
| ESP 1992 Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA 1996 Atlanta | Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 138 | ||||||||||
| AUS 2000 Sydney | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
| GRE 2004 Athens | ||||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2008 Beijing | ||||||||||||||||||
| GBR 2012 London | ||||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2020 Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||
| FRA 2024 Paris | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA 2028 Los Angeles | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| AUS 2032 Brisbane |
World Championship
| World Championship record | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | Total | 12/32 | – | 62 | 25 | 5 | 32 | 1241 | 1328 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazi Germany 1938 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 1954 | Fourth place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 55 | |||||||||||
| East Germany 1958 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany 1961 | Preliminary round | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 32 | |||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia 1964 | Preliminary round | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 56 | |||||||||||
| Sweden 1967 | Preliminary round | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 65 | |||||||||||
| France 1970 | Preliminary round | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 48 | |||||||||||
| East Germany 1974 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany 1982 | Second round | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 111 | 128 | |||||||||||
| Switzerland 1986 | Second round | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 127 | 146 | |||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia 1990 | Main Round | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 113 | |||||||||||
| Sweden 1993 | Fourth place | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 162 | 160 | |||||||||||
| Iceland 1995 | Quarter-finals | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 224 | 203 | |||||||||||
| Japan 1997 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||
| France 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Spain 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
| France 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark/Germany 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 2021 | Main Round | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 156 | |||||||||||
| Poland/Sweden 2023 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia/Denmark/Norway 2025 | Main Round | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 174 | 166 | |||||||||||
| Germany 2027 | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||
| France/Germany 2029 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark/Iceland/Norway 2031 |
World Outdoor Championship
| World Outdoor Championship record | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | Total | 7/7 | – | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 364 | 312 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazi Germany 1938 | Runners-up | 2nd of 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 27 | ||||||||||
| FRA 1948 | Third place | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 22 | ||||||||||
| CHE 1952 | Third place | 3rd of 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 41 | ||||||||||
| BRD 1955 | Runners-up | 2nd of 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 59 | ||||||||||
| AUT 1959 | Match for 5th place | 5 of 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 43 | ||||||||||
| CHE 1963 | Third place | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 44 | ||||||||||
| AUT 1966 | Main round | 5 of 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 76 |
Switzerland is the only country which played at every Field Handball World Championship.
Euro Tournaments
All teams in these tournaments are European, all World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time, till 1994 when official European Championship started. :EURO World Cup tournament Sweden
- None SWE :EURO Super Cup tournament Germany
- 1993 GER: [[Image:Med 3.png|15px|alt=|link=]] 3rd place
European Championship
| European Championship record | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | Total | 7/20 | – | 27 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 595 | 699 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRT 1994 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CRO 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE 2002 | Preliminary round | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SLO 2004 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 175 | |||||||||||||||||||
| CHE 2006 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||
| NOR 2008 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUT 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SRB 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNK 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POL 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CRO 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUTNORSWE 2020 | Preliminary round | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
| HUNSVK 2022 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER 2024 | Preliminary round | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| DENNORSWE 2026 | Main round | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 147 | 167 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PORESPSUI 2028 | Qualified as co-host | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CZEDENPOL 2030 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRAGER 2032 |
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Andy Schmid
Player statistics
| # | Player | Games | Goals | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Schär | 279 | 724 | OB |
| 2 | Peter Hürlimann | 241 | 0 | GK |
| 3 | Martin Rubin | 239 | 878 | OB |
| 4 | Andy Schmid | 218 | 1094 | CB |
| 5 | Manuel Liniger | 214 | 891 | LW |
| 6 | Hans Huber | 211 | 413 | ? |
| 7 | René Barth | 206 | 251 | ? |
| 8 | Stefan Schärer | 204 | 533 | ? |
| 9 | Iwan Ursic | 195 | 571 | P |
| 10 | Robert Jehle | 190 | 572 | ? |
| # | Player | Goals | Average | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Schmid | 1094 | 4,92 | CB |
| 2 | Marc Baumgartner | 1093 | 6,47 | LB |
| 3 | Manuel Liniger | 891 | 4,24 | LW |
| 4 | Martin Rubin | 878 | 3,67 | OB |
| 5 | Robert Kostadinovich | 771 | 4,26 | ? |
| 6 | Ernst Züllig | 748 | 4,25 | ? |
| 7 | Max Schär | 724 | 2,59 | OB |
| 8 | Robert Jehle | 572 | 3,01 | ? |
| 9 | Iwan Ursic | 571 | 2,93 | P |
| 10 | Stefan Schärer | 533 | 2,61 | ? |
References
References
- "Andy Schmid benennt seinen finalen WM-Kader". handball.ch.
- (15 January 2025). "Team Roster Switzerland".
- "Hall-of-fame".
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