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Swiss Netball

Swiss Netball was founded in 2009 by a group of volunteers to promote the game of netball in Switzerland. Netball Switzerland changed its name to Swiss Netball and joined the World Netball in 2011. Swiss Netball has developed a full player pathway through its Avenir Suisse Programme enabling the country to field U17, U19, U21, and Open squads.

The U17 Team have won the Netball Europe Challenge Cup in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019, and played in the Europe Netball Championship Cup Division in 2020.

The National Open Team first obtained a world ranking in 2012 and has climbed as high as 28th in the world. Switzerland is ranked 48th by World Netball as of 1st September 2025.

Switzerland has continued to compete regularly, including in the 2023 and 2024 Europe Netball Open Challenge Cup with Mollie Brodie appointed head coach.

The Under 17 team first represented Switzerland at the European Netball championships in 2010. The staff driving elite level netball programme launched the Cadre d'Espoir in 2011-12 with the aim of creating a player performance pathway. In 2024-2025, Swiss Netball introduced the Emerging Talent Programme (ETP), engaging 28 junior athletes and strengthening the long-term national pathway.

Swiss Netball is dedicated to developing netball both in public and international schools in Switzerland. Swiss Netball supports the development of competitions in schools and clubs as well as supporting the start up process for new clubs.

An annual junior tournament ("The JCT") is open to all Junior Clubs who are affiliated to Swiss Netball. The tournament is held in November, the tournament is played in age groups U11, U13, U15 & U17.

The Swiss Netball Nationalkader/Cadre national was established in 2012. A squad of 15 represented Switzerland at Netball Europe World Ranking Tournament in Gibraltar, May 2012. Switzerland achieved World Ranking at the tournament alongside Republic of Ireland, Israel, Malta and Gibraltar. In May 2013 the team represented Switzerland at the Netball Europe Open Championships in Aberdeen. Switzerland won the Silver Medal in the Development Section of the Championships and Player of the Tournament.

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