Our engagement

Football can be a unique emotional experience, connecting people from all walks of life. The National Teams embody a high level of motivation, teamwork, and identification with Switzerland – all values that Credit Suisse can identify with.

The sporting achievements are extremely impressive: In the last quarter of a century, Switzerland has developed into a leading football nation. The men – and now the women as well – regularly qualify for the major tournaments; the SFA's program for promotion of young talent, to which half of the sponsorship funds go, is now one of the best in Europe. This proves that sustainable results can be achieved by consistently focusing on development and improvement, as Credit Suisse does in its commitment to football.

Credit Suisse supports the Swiss Football Association junior national teams, which offer young people the chance to compete against the best players in the world and launch a successful career in football. Since we started our commitment to football in 1993, the Swiss junior teams have caused a stir time and time again. The U-21 team reached the European Championship semi-final in 2002, with the U-17 team even becoming European champions. In 2009, Switzerland even won the U-17 World Cup. In 2011, the U-21 team were runners-up in the European Championship and qualified for the 2012 Olympics. In 2015, the women's national U-17 team was Switzerland's first female team to reach the final at a European Championship. The team won the silver medal, setting new standards in Swiss women's football.