Germany-Switzerland matches

Germany-Switzerland matches 1908-2026

Switzerland were Germany's first opponents on four occasions: in their first ever match (the Swiss had earlier played France), in their first ever match after World War I (which indirectly led to the Swiss withdrawal from the 1920 Olympics, where they had been drawn to play France), in their first ever match after World War II, and in their first ever match after re-unification in which East German players were eligible (the matches in October 1990 against Sweden and Luxembourg were still contested by West Germany).
A rather more shameful record is that no other country played Germany more often during World War II (four times). It is therefore not surprising that Switzerland are Germany's most frequent opponents (but not vice versa: the Swiss played Italy more often).

All matches between Switzerland and German teams are included: pre-war Germany, West Germany (FR Germany here, considered the successor of Germany as the football association (DFB) remained the same), East Germany (German DR here) and unified Germany (considered the successor of West Germany). All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.

Game    Date     Venue                        Result              Remark

  1.  5- 4-1908  Basel              Switzerland 5-3 Germany       [first match Germany]
  2.  4- 4-1909  Karlsruhe          Germany     1-0 Switzerland 
  3.  3- 4-1910  Basel              Switzerland 2-3 Germany     
  4. 26- 3-1911  Stuttgart          Germany     6-2 Switzerland
  5.  5- 5-1912  Sankt Gallen       Switzerland 1-2 Germany     
  6. 18- 5-1913  Freiburg/Breisgau  Germany     1-2 Switzerland
  7. 27- 6-1920  Zürich             Switzerland 4-1 Germany       [first match Germany after World War I]
  8. 26- 3-1922  Frankfurt/Main     Germany     2-2 Switzerland  
  9.  3- 6-1923  Basel              Switzerland 1-2 Germany     
 10. 14-12-1924  Stuttgart          Germany     1-1 Switzerland 
 11. 25-10-1925  Basel              Switzerland 0-4 Germany
 12. 12-12-1926  München            Germany     2-3 Switzerland 
 13. 15- 4-1928  Bern               Switzerland 2-3 Germany     
 14. 28- 5-1928  Amsterdam          Germany     4-0 Switzerland   [Olympic Games]
 15. 10- 2-1929  Mannheim           Germany     7-1 Switzerland 
 16.  4- 5-1930  Zürich             Switzerland 0-5 Germany
 17.  6- 3-1932  Leipzig            Germany     2-0 Switzerland  
 18. 19-11-1933  Zürich             Switzerland 0-2 Germany
 19. 27- 1-1935  Stuttgart          Germany     4-0 Switzerland
 20.  2- 5-1937  Zürich             Switzerland 0-1 Germany
 21.  6- 2-1938  Köln               Germany     1-1 Switzerland
 22.  4- 6-1938  Paris              Germany     1-1 Switzerland   [aet, World Cup]
 23.  9- 6-1938  Paris              Germany     2-4 Switzerland   [World Cup]
 24.  9- 3-1941  Stuttgart          Germany     4-2 Switzerland 
 25. 20- 4-1941  Bern               Switzerland 2-1 Germany
 26.  1- 2-1942  Wien               Germany     1-2 Switzerland   [Vienna was part of the Nazi Reich at the time]
 27. 18-10-1942  Bern               Switzerland 3-5 Germany
 28. 22-11-1950  Stuttgart          FR Germany  1-0 Switzerland   [first match Germany after World War II]
 29. 15- 4-1951  Zürich             Switzerland 2-3 FR Germany
 30.  9-11-1952  Augsburg           FR Germany  5-1 Switzerland
 31. 25- 4-1954  Basel              Switzerland 3-5 FR Germany
 32. 21-11-1956  Frankfurt/Main     FR Germany  1-3 Switzerland
 33-  4-10-1959  Bern               Switzerland 0-4 FR Germany
 34.  3- 6-1962  Santiago de Chile  FR Germany  2-1 Switzerland   [World Cup]
 35. 23-12-1962  Karlsruhe          FR Germany  5-1 Switzerland   
 36. 26- 5-1965  Basel              Switzerland 0-1 FR Germany
 37. 12- 7-1966  Sheffield          FR Germany  5-0 Switzerland   [World Cup]
 38. 17- 4-1968  Basel              Switzerland 0-0 FR Germany
 39. 15-11-1972  Düsseldorf         FR Germany  5-1 Switzerland
 40.  4- 9-1974  Basel              Switzerland 1-2 FR Germany
 41. 16-11-1977  Stuttgart          FR Germany  4-1 Switzerland   
E 1.  8- 3-1978  Karl-Marx-Stadt    German DR   3-1 Switzerland  
E 2.  5- 5-1979  Sankt Gallen       Switzerland 0-2 German DR     [European Champ. Qual.]
E 3. 13-10-1979  Ost-Berlin         German DR   5-2 Switzerland   [European Champ. Qual.]
 42. 10- 9-1980  Basel              Switzerland 2-3 FR Germany
E 4. 14- 5-1983  Bern               Switzerland 0-0 German DR     [European Champ. Qual.]
E 5. 12-10-1983  Ost-Berlin         German DR   3-0 Switzerland   [European Champ. Qual.]
 43.  9- 4-1986  Basel              Switzerland 0-1 FR Germany
 44. 27- 4-1988  Kaiserslautern     FR Germany  1-0 Switzerland    
 45. 19-12-1990  Stuttgart          Germany     4-0 Switzerland   [first match Germany after reunification]
 46. 23- 6-1995  Bern               Switzerland 1-2 Germany
 47. 26- 4-2000  Kaiserslautern     Germany     1-1 Switzerland  
 48.  2- 6-2004  Basel              Switzerland 0-2 Germany     
 49.  7- 2-2007  Düsseldorf         Germany     3-1 Switzerland  
 50. 26- 3-2008  Basel              Switzerland 0-4 Germany  
 51. 26- 5-2012  Basel              Switzerland 5-3 Germany 
  -. 31- 5-2020  Basel              Switzerland n/p Germany       [cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic]
 52.  6- 9-2020  Basel              Switzerland 1-1 Germany       [UEFA Nations League]
 53. 13-10-2020  Köln               Germany     3-3 Switzerland   [UEFA Nations League]
 54. 23- 6-2024  Frankfurt am Main  Germany     1-1 Switzerland   [European Championship]
 55. 27- 3-2026  Basel              Switzerland 3-4 Germany  

Total record:

Germany              38 22  8  8  99- 57  52
FR Germany           17 15  1  1  48- 16  31

Switzerland          55  9  9 37  73-147  27

German DR             5  4  1  0  13-  3   9
Switzerland           5  0  1  4   3- 13   1

Some more stats:

Germany/FRG          Pd  G  D  S  GG- SG

In Germany:          24 14  6  4  66- 29  [includes match in Vienna 1942]
In Switzerland:      26 20  2  4  67- 38  
Elsewhere:            5  3  1  1  14-  6

German DR            Pd  G  D  S  GG- SG

In German DR:         3  3  0  0  11-  3
In Switzerland:       2  1  1  0   2-  0

East Germany - List of International Matches
(West) Germany - List of International Matches
Switzerland - List of International Matches

Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans (karel.rsssf@gmail.com)
Last updated: 2 Apr 2026