Liechtenstein national under-23+ football team

The Liechtenstein national under-23+ football team (German: Liechtensteinische U23+-Fussballnationalmannschaft) is the reserve national team for Liechtenstein, intended for players who do not warrant a full national team call-up to show their ability. This was announced on 5 October 2022, after announcing the dissolution of the under-21 team. The team plays friendly matches against teams of a similar quality and will allow both older and younger players to participate.[1]

Liechtenstein U-23+
AssociationLiechtenstein Football Association
(Liechtensteiner Fussballverband)
Head coachMichael Koller
CaptainRotation
Most capsKenny Kindle
Severin Schlegel (4)
Top scorerSilvan Schiess (1)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Gibraltar U21 1–1 Liechtenstein 
(Gibraltar, 28 March 2023)
Biggest defeat

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

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On 28 March 2023, the team played its first-ever match against Gibraltar U21,[2] which finished 1–1.[3]

On 15 June 2023, the team lost for the first time in a match against Sweden U20, which finished 4–0[4][5]

2023

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28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly Gibraltar U21   1–1   Liechtenstein Gibraltar
18:00 Del Rio   Report Schiess   50' Stadium: Victoria Stadium
15 June 2023 (2023-06-15) Friendly Liechtenstein   0–4   Sweden U20 Eschen, Liechtenstein
18:00 Report Erabi   38' (pen.), 58'
Dahl   43'
Bengtsson   61'
Stadium: Sportpark Eschen-Mauren
8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) Friendly Wales U21   4–0   Liechtenstein Newport, Wales
16:30 Low   28'
Colwill   59' (pen.), 65'
Thomas   86'
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade

2024

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11 June 2024[6] Friendly Albania U21   4–0   Liechtenstein Durrës, Albania
19:00 Pajaziti   37' (pen.)
Rashica   42'
Maksuti   52'
Kurtulan   90+2' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium
Referee: Florjan Lata (Albania)

Players

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Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Tim-Tiado Öhri (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20) 3 0   Vaduz
12 1GK Elias Burri (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0   FC Buchs

6 2DF Severin Schlegel (2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 19) 4 0   Vaduz
5 2DF David Jäger (2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 19) 3 0   Vaduz
7 2DF Jakob Lorenz (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 22) 2 0   Vaduz
13 2DF Kilian Büchel (2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 21) 2 0   Eschen/Mauren
3 2DF Johannes Schädler (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 20) 2 0   Vaduz II
2DF Luca Beck (2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 (age 18) 2 0   Vaduz II
10 2DF Andrin Netzer (captain) (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Eschen/Mauren
4 2DF Felix Oberwaditzer (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18) 1 0   AKA Vorarlberg U18
2DF Julian Keller (2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 (age 17) 1 0   Vaduz U18

11 3MF Kenny Kindle (2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 20) 4 0   Triesen
8 3MF Alessio Hasler (2005-07-07) 7 July 2005 (age 18) 3 0   Vaduz
3MF Philip Käppeli (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Tägerwilen
2 3MF Jonas Weissenhofer (2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 17) 1 0   Vaduz U18

9 4FW Fabio Luque Notaro (2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 18) 3 0   Vaduz
4FW Louis Linsmaier (2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 18) 1 0   Vaduz II

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Lukas Verling (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Vaduz II v.   Wales U21, 8 September 2023

DF Noah Graber (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23) 3 0   Altstätten v.   Wales U21, 8 September 2023
DF Lukas Graber (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23) 2 0   Eschen/Mauren v.   Wales U21, 8 September 2023
DF Elias Jäger (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22) 2 0   Eschen/Mauren II v.   Wales U21, 8 September 2023

MF Noah Frick (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 22) 1 0   Triesenberg v.   Wales U21, 8 September 2023
MF Liam Kranz (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Schaan v.   Wales U21, 8 September 2023

FW Julius Fischer (2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 (age 20) 3 0   SCR Altach v.   Wales U21, 8 September 2023
FW Emanuel Zünd (2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 19) 1 0   Veyrier Sports v.   Wales U21, 8 September 2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nächste U21 EM-Qualifikation ohne Liechtenstein". www.lfv.li (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Premiere für die U23+". 28 March 2023.
  3. ^ "@GibraltarFA". Twitter. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Liechtenstein - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ "match report | LFV". Archived from the original on 15 June 2023.
  6. ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Albanien vs Liechtenstein (U23), 11 June 2024" [Albania vs Liechtenstein (U23), 11 June 2024] (in German). Liechtenstein Football Association. 11 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Spielerstatistik" [Player statistics] (in German). Liechtenstein Football Association. Retrieved 11 June 2024.