Switzerland fans at Euro 2024 will provide creative red displays and noise in abundance for their group-stage matches. They will be hoping that their team can go further than in Euro 2020 when they lost in the quarter-finals to Spain on penalties.
This will be the Red Crosses’ third consecutive appearance at the European Championships.
Murat Yakin’s side open their tournament on 15 June against Hungary before playing Scotland four days later. They finish their group stage campaign at Deutsche Bank Park on 23 June against the hosts, Germany.
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Switzerland failed to qualify for the Euros until 1996. They didn't make the knockout round until 2016.
And yet, after coming within inches of the semis in 2021, they may be poised for another deep run.@GeecheeKid on the state of play in Swiss football: https://t.co/z1AA9JuWtP pic.twitter.com/bAW2kjNe8e
— Breaking The Lines (@BTLvid) May 27, 2024
How many Switzerland fans at Euro 2024?
Each nation participating in Euro 2024 received 10,000 tickets to allocate to their supporters. If countries demanded more than the available tickets, the remaining ones were allocated through a lottery system for people who had registered as “Fans of Switzerland” on UEFA’s ticket portal.
The first stage of sales was reserved for the three groups outlined on the Swiss Football Association website. These were: Partner, Football Fans Premium Club, and Supporter associations (Friends of the national football teams & Fankurve Switzerland). “Fans of Switzerland” who were successful in the ballot were then given the opportunity to buy tickets in the second stage.
All of these are digital, with no paper or print-at-home option to avoid fraud and counterfeiting. There will be a large number of Switzerland fans at Euro 2024 in Germany to support the nation, particularly as it has the second highest population of Swiss people, behind France.
Switzerland fan membership system
There are currently over 1,500 Switzerland national football team members. The membership system can be split into five different categories: Qualifian, Fankurve member, golf, silver, or bronze donor. Qualifan and Fankurve are the cheapest options, which gives a 25% discount for one ticket per game, as well as free admission to women’s and youth team matches.
The gold membership is the most expensive, and it provides you with four guaranteed tickets per home game for the men’s national team. You can register to become a member using the following link: https://fussballfreunde.ch/mitglied-werden/
Who are ‘Fankurve Schweiz’?
Fankurve Schweiz are the main supporters group of the Switzerland national football team and will travel to Germany in their numbers this summer to support their team.
They are responsible for pre-match pyrotechnics and choreographies within the stadium, especially for big European Championship and World Cup qualification matches. Fankurve Schweiz has their own shop with merchandise and a coach trip booking system for their upcoming away matches.
You can view their Linktree page here. The popular group will put on red and white displays for their three group stage matches in June, with the logo and name of their fan group also visible.
They have a specific ‘Choreos’ section on their official Instagram account, @fankurveschweiz, which shows pictures and videos of old banners and displays.
Many people will remember the viral social media clip that was posted in 2021 during Switzerland’s penalty shootout victory against France in the last 16 of Euro 2020. A Swiss supporter named Luca Loutenbach was recorded looking dejected when France were 3-2 up with a minute to go in the match.
However, minutes later, he was seen wildly celebrating with his top off to celebrate his nation’s equaliser, perfectly summarising what it means to be a football fan. He was then given free tickets to their quarter-final against Spain and various other perks from the Swiss Tourism Office and Swiss Air.
This fan, Luca Loutenbach is a man in demand.
Swiss Air paid a ticket for him to fly to St Petersburg to watch Switzerland vs Spain.
Red Bull proposed to supply him with drinks.
The Swiss Tourism Office then offered him a relaxing stay.https://t.co/Sl0aALNyQc
— Kyama (@ElijahKyama_) July 2, 2021