Liechtenstein are only a relatively recent affiliate to
FIFA, and did not participate in any qualifying series until the
UEFA Euro 1996 qualifiers. There they managed to surprise the
Republic of Ireland by holding them to a 0–0 draw on 3 June 1995. On 14 October 1998, they managed their first victory in a qualifying campaign after winning 2–1 against
Azerbaijan in a
UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying match. Since then, the presence of Liechtenstein clubs in the Swiss league system and of a handful of professional players (most notably
Mario Frick) has seen the side's competitiveness improve slightly. The
Euro 2004 qualifiers saw Liechtenstein improve to the extent they restricted
England to 2–0 wins. Also at this time Liechtenstein lost 1–0 against
San Marino, considered to be the weakest national team. The
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers brought even better results as two wins over
Luxembourg and draws against both
Slovakia and
Portugal meant that Liechtenstein finished with 8 points. In the
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, Liechtenstein beat
Latvia through a solitary goal from Mario Frick. The result caused the Latvian manager to resign after the match. They repeated their heroics against
Iceland managing to beat them 3–0 on 17 October 2007 for their second qualifying group win. On 26 March 2008 Liechtenstein had an embarrassing 7–1 loss to fellow small nation in Europe,
Malta. This was recorded as Malta's largest win. The Liechtensteiner Fussballverbund voted
Rainer Hasler to be their "Golden Player" — their best player over the last 50 years — to mark UEFA's golden jubilee. In the
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Liechtenstein secured a scoreless draw against
Azerbaijan and a 1–1 draw against
Finland, finishing bottom of Group 4 on two points. In the
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers, Liechtenstein were narrowly beaten 2–1 by
Scotland in
Hampden Park thanks to a goal by
Stephen McManus in the seventh minute of additional time. They produced a shock 2–0 win at home against
Lithuania; their goals were scored by
Philippe Erne and
Michele Polverino. The team loses many of its qualifying matches and earns its only two points in draws against
Latvia and
Slovakia. The team finished bottom of its group. For the
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign in France, Liechtenstein managed to finish second-bottom of the group and take five points, managing a goalless draw at home against
Montenegro, an away win against
Moldova, one goal to nil, thanks to
Franz Burgmeier's ninth goal and then a 1–1 home draw in the return against the same Moldovans, the group's red lanterns with three fewer units. During the
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, The
Blue-Reds lost all 10 of their matches and finished bottom of their group with no points scored and just one goal scored (away against
Israel) compared to 39 conceded. In 2018, Liechtenstein entered the first
UEFA Nations League, in group 4 of league D. Their first Nations League match saw
Armenia beat them 2–1 away. Liechtenstein were able to claim their first Nations League victory, beating
Gibraltar 2–0 at home. Liechtenstein finished bottom of their group with just one win and a draw, also at home, against Armenia (2–2). During the
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers, Liechtenstein managed to pick up two points thanks to two draws, one away to
Greece (1–1) and the other at home to Armenia (1–1), but finished bottom of their group with 2 goals scored and 31 conceded. In the
2020–21 edition of the Nations League, Liechtenstein failed to gain promotion to League C, with a single win (2–0 at
San Marino), two draws (0–0 at home to
San Marino and 1–1 at
Gibraltar) and one defeat (0–1 at home to
Gibraltar, their direct rival who eventually gained promotion). The
Blue-Reds disappointed by failing to win a single match at home, once again falling behind
Gibraltar in the standings as they had done in the previous edition, and being dominated overall in the goalless draw with
San Marino. The
2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers once again saw Liechtenstein finish bottom of their group, with just one point from a 1–1 draw away to
Armenia, and 9 defeats, with 2 goals scored and 34 conceded. The
2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League was also a disappointment for Liechtenstein, who finished bottom of their group with 6 defeats in as many games played and just one goal scored, away against
Andorra (1–2), their worst record in this competition in 3 editions. Liechtenstein began 2024 with four friendly matches, losing two and drawing two. One of the draws came away from home against
Romania a few days prior to
UEFA Euro 2024, a tournament which Romania had qualified for undefeated. Liechtenstein began their
2024–25 Nations League campaign with a 0–1 loss away to San Marino after a Liechtenstein goal was denied through offside, handing the Sammarinese their first competitive victory. Between the two draws with Gibraltar, Liechtenstein ended a 41-game winless streak with a 1–0 victory over
Hong Kong. Liechtenstein then went on a 12-match losing streak spanning from the end of 2025 throughout 2025. On 26 March 2026, at the
2026 FIFA Series, Liechtenstein ended the streak with a 1–0 upset victory against
Tanzania, who were ranked 110th in the FIFA Rankings, 95 places higher than Liechtenstein. ==Results and fixtures==