man ‘s national football team representing Slovakia
This article is about the men ‘s team. For the women ‘s team, see Slovakia women ‘s national football team
The Slovakia national football team ( Slovak : Slovenská futbalová reprezentácia ) represents Slovakia in men ‘s external football contest and it is governed by the Slovak Football Association ( SFZ ), the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia ‘s home stadium from 2019 is the restore Tehelné pole in Bratislava. Their head bus is Štefan Tarkovič. Slovakia is one of the newest national football teams in the world, having split from the Czechoslovakia national team after the profligacy of the mix state in 1993. Slovakia maintains its own national side that competes in all major tournaments since.

Slovakia has qualified for three major external tournaments, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, and UEFA Euro 2020. Slovakia qualified to the FIFA World Cup in 2010 after winning their qualify group, despite two defeats against Slovenia. At the World Cup, Slovakia progressed beyond the group stage after a 3–2 succeed against Italy, before bowing out of the tournament after a 2–1 get the better of in the knockout degree against the eventual runner-up Netherlands. It was the first time the national team always played in a major football contest, after playing every FIFA World Cup qualifying crusade since 1998 and every UEFA european Championship qualifying crusade since 1996, after a 50-year absence from international football due to representing separate of the Czechoslovakia team. The nation did come close to securing a position at the 2006 finals in Germany, after finishing moment in their group ahead of Russia and behind Portugal, before drawing Spain in their qualification play-off, in which the Slovaks lost by a wide margin on aggregate ( 1–5, 1–1 ). The national team have achieved some noteworthy results such as the aforesaid acquire over the then style holders Italy at the 2010 World Cup, and a 1–0 gain against Russia in September 2010. Despite this success however, the team late dropped down the rankings and a considerable drop in imprint went with this, as the team failed to qualify for Euro 2012 finishing their group in fourth space. They besides alone scored seven goals in the group, only more than minnows Andorra. Slovakia then failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, but secured a spot in France for Euro 2016 under head passenger car Ján Kozák, which helped the team reach their best ever stead of 14th in the FIFA World Rankings. Slovakia ‘s traditional rival is the Czech Republic which they played doubly in the reservation for the 1998 World Cup in 1997, winning 2–1 in Bratislava before losing 3–0 in prague with both teams already eliminated, before playing each other again in 2008 and 2009 in the modification orotund for the 2010 World Cup. In these two meetings, the teams drew 2–2 in Bratislava with the Slovaks winning 2–1 in Prague. But before that, they besides played each early in Euro 2008 qualify, and they lost 3–1 in Prague and 3–0 in Bratislava .

history [edit ]

The first official match of the first Slovak Republic ( 1939–1945 ) was played in Bratislava against Germany on 27 August 1939, and ended in a 2–0 victory for Slovakia. After the second World War, the national football team was subsumed into the team of Czechoslovakia, and for over 50 years Slovakia played no matches as an autonomous country. During this period, they contributed respective key players to the Czechoslovak team, including the majority of the team that won the UEFA Euro 1976 ( 8 of the 11 players who defeated West Germany in the final were Slovak ) .
Former Slovakia national team before 1945 Slovakia ‘s first official international after regaining independence was a 1–0 victory in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates on 2 February 1994. Their match back on Slovak dirty was the 4–1 gain over Croatia in Bratislava on 20 April 1994. Slovakia suffered their biggest get the better of since independence ( 6–0 ) on 22 June 1995, in Mendoza, against Argentina. Their biggest wins ( 7–0 ) have come against Liechtenstein in 2004 and San Marino ( twice ) in 2007 and 2009. Slovakia attempted qualifying for a major championship as an independent team for the first time in Euro 1996 qualify, but finished in third base seat in their qualify group, behind Romania and France, recording wins against Poland, Israel and Azerbaijan, doubly. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Slovakia finished fourthly in their six-team group with five wins, one draw and four defeats. Their foremost four games in this were all wins, with one of these against their czech neighbors, helping the team reach their highest FIFA World Ranking to date of number 17 .
Slovakia participated in the FIFA World Cup for the first time as an independent nation after finishing in first in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3 ahead of Slovenia, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland and Poland. On 14 October 2009, they clinched reservation with a 1–0 away winnings against Poland. [ 5 ] On 24 June 2010, at the tournament proper, Slovakia finished irregular in the group stagecoach after defeating reigning champions Italy in a game which ESPN dubbed “ epic ” : the game saw three goals being scored after the eightieth infinitesimal, two by Italy and one by Slovakia, american samoa well as a forbid finish by Italy flagged offside by “ the close of decisions ”. The leave led Slovakia to the smasher stage and eliminated Italy, who finished last in the group. [ 6 ] The leave of this match meant that for the first time in World Cup history, both finalists from the previous tournament had been eliminated from the first base round, champion Italy and runner-up France. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In the polish of 16, Slovakia played the Netherlands in the polish of 16, falling behind 2–0 only to score a late goal from the penalty spot by striker Róbert Vittek, the last kick of the crippled in a 2–1 defeat. [ 9 ] Despite elimination, the finish returned Vittek to the top of the goalscoring charts joint top with David Villa until Villa himself subsequently scored against Portugal in Spain ‘s 1–0 winnings in the same stage of the tournament. For Euro 2012 qualification, Slovakia was drawn against Russia, the Republic of Ireland, Armenia, Macedonia and Andorra. The good campaign in South Africa boosted team operation ahead of the qualifiers, which started in September with two 1–0 wins against Macedonia in Štadión Pasienky and Russia aside. In October, however, they were easily beaten in Armenia ( 3–1 ) and drew 1–1 against the Republic of Ireland at home. In February 2011, the team was stunned in a 2–1 friendly get the better of against Luxembourg and could entirely beat group minnows Andorra by one goal. Despite creating better chances, Slovakia earned a scoreless draw with Ireland away. Four days late, after creating chances in a scoreless first one-half, Slovakia conceded four goals to Armenia in a match that eliminated the team. In the final two group matches, Slovakia was beaten at home by Russia ( 1–0 ) and drew 1–1 in Macedonia, finishing in a mediocre fourth-place put and scoring lone seven goals in the integral process. besides, for the first gear prison term since the Euro 1996 qualifying process, Slovakia finished a qualifying campaign with a veto goal differential. As a leave of this consequence, coach Vladimír Weiss left his job after four entire years, being replaced by his assistants Michal Hipp and Stanislav Griga, although both themselves were former replaced due to poor results. By late June, early Czechoslovakia national team football player Ján Kozák became the head coach and followed-up the abortive qualification political campaign with a victory in Bosnia and Herzegovina followed by two defeats to Bosnia and Greece .
For Euro 2016 qualification, Slovakia was drawn against Spain, Ukraine, Belarus, Macedonia and Luxembourg. Slovakia began the qualifying campaign with a 1–0 victory against Ukraine in Kyiv. On 9 October 2014, Slovakia beat Spain 2–1 in a shock victory and claimed the first station. Slovakia ‘s 3–1 victory over Belarus confirmed their status as group leaders. late on, they won 2–0 against Macedonia in the Philip II Arena, beat Luxembourg with a seduce of 3–0 in Žilina, and beat Macedonia 2–1 on 14 June 2015, besides in Žilina. The following matches were a 2–0 frustration against Spain, a scoreless draw against Ukraine and a shocking 0–1 home defeat against Belarus. The team finished reservation by defeating Luxembourg 4–2 and got the second seat, qualifying to their first european Championship. Slovakia was drawn in Group B of Euro 2016 aboard England, Russia and Wales. Slovakia began their tournament against Wales where Ondrej Duda scored Slovakia ‘s first goal in the history of the European Championship in an eventual 2–1 kill. Slovakia then defeated Russia 2–1 with goals from Vladimír Weiss III and Marek Hamšík, then drew 0–0 against England to advance to the round off of 16 as one of the tournament ‘s best third-placed teams. They were eliminated at this stage by worldly concern champions Germany with a 3–0 kill. During the reservation campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Slovakia was drawn in UEFA Group F. They were third in the group after the penultimate equal ended in a 1–0 kill to Scotland, who moved up to second base place. Slovakia won their final examination group match 3–0 against Malta, and overwhelm Scotland after they failed to beat Slovenia, but missed out on a play-off place as the early irregular teams ‘ results meant Slovakia finished as the worst group runner-up. Slovakia struggled to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020, entirely reached the tournament after a difficult away win over Northern Ireland. Being drawn with Spain, Sweden and Poland in group E, it was thought the Slovaks would be the stomach for the remaining teams, but they surprised by a triumphant open against Poland 2–1. subsequently, however, Slovakia would be broken down by Sweden 0–1 before getting wholly thrashed by Spain 0–5, thus finished third, but with the worst goal deviation due to scoring own goals as a consequence of their black performance, Slovakia was eliminated from the group stage for the first time ever .

Stadiums [edit ]

The Slovakia home football team presently plays its home matches at the Tehelné pole in Bratislava and the Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava. Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina was used from 2003 to 2015, but will not be used in the future because of the artificial grass installed in 2016. In the past, home games have occasionally been played at other venues as Všešportový areál and Štadión Lokomotívy in Košice, Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra, Mestský štadión in Dubnica nad Váhom, and Tatran Stadion in Prešov. Stadiums which have hosted Slovakia international football matches :

  • Tehelné Pole
  • Anton Malatinsky Stadium
  • Pod Dubňom

team picture [edit ]

nickname [edit ]

traditionally in Slovakia the team is typically referred to as the Repre ( short for Reprezentácia – translates into national team ). however, in 2016, during the buildup to Slovakia ‘s first appearance at the European Championship, SFZ introduced a new nickname for the team. National team was given the nickname Slovenskí sokoli ( Slovak falcons ). U15 through to U21 home teams were given the nickname Slovenskí sokolíci ( Slovak little falcons ). Despite miss of immediate recognition with the nickname by the fans, it went into custom during the tournament and the subsequent qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and is immediately often used, particularly in the media, along with Repre, which still remains to be preferred in an informal conversation. [ 10 ]

Kit [edit ]

Slovakia kits from 1939 to 1945 era Slovakia ‘s home kit out since 1993 was blue, but Slovakia changed their base kit from blue to white, which lasted until 2020, when Slovakia changed its family kit to blue once again. The team wears either a set of white jerseys, shorts and socks or a determined of bluing jerseys, shorts and socks. A combination of a blue jersey and blank shorts has besides been used in some matches. Until recently, the official shirt supplier was Puma, which had signed a long-run agreement with the Slovak Association until 2026, but in 2016 the Association announced the sign had been terminated and that the national team would be supplied by Nike, which had previously supplied the team from 1995 to 2005. [ citation needed ]

competitive phonograph record [edit ]

FIFA World Cup [edit ]

FIFA World Cup record qualification record
Year Result Position Squad Position
Uruguay1930 to United States1994 Part of  Czechoslovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia
France1998 Did not qualify 4th 10 5 1 4 18 14
South KoreaJapan2002 3rd 10 5 2 3 16 9
Germany2006 2nd 14 6 6 2 26 14
South Africa2010 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 7 Squad 1st 10 7 1 2 22 10
Brazil2014 Did not qualify 3rd 10 3 4 3 11 10
Russia2018 2nd 10 6 0 4 17 7
Qatar2022 3rd 10 3 5 2 17 10
CanadaMexicoUnited States2026 To be determined
Total Round of 16 1/6 4 1 1 2 5 7 – – 74 35 19 20 127 74

current edition [edit ]

UEFA
Rules for classification: reservoir : FIFA Rules for classification : Tiebreakers

UEFA european championship [edit ]

UEFA european Championship

record

qualification record
Year Result Position Squad Position
France1960 to Sweden1992 Part of  Czechoslovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia
England1996 Did not qualify 3rd 10 4 2 4 14 18
BelgiumNetherlands2000 3rd 10 5 2 3 12 9
Portugal2004 3rd 8 3 1 4 11 9
AustriaSwitzerland2008 4th 12 5 1 6 33 23
PolandUkraine2012 4th 10 4 3 3 7 10
France2016 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 3 6 Squad 2nd 10 7 1 2 17 8
Europe2020 Group stage 18th 3 1 0 2 2 7 Squad 3rd 10 5 2 3 15 12
Germany2024 To be determined To be determined
Total Round of 16 2/7 7 2 1 4 5 13 – – 70 33 12 25 109 89

previous edition [edit ]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification  SWE  ESP  SVK  POL
1  Sweden 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase —
2  Spain ( H ) 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5 —
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3 —
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1 —

( H ) Host source : UEFA host

UEFA Nations League [edit ]

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group
Portugal2018–19 B 1 4 1 0 3 5 5 Steady 21st
Italy2020–21 B 2 6 1 1 4 5 10 Decrease 30th
2022–23 C To be determined
Total 10 2 1 7 10 15 21st

current edition [edit ]

Results and schedule [edit ]

Below shows the results of all A-level international matches played within the last 12 months, adenine good as any future matches that have been scheduled. Win Draw Loss

2022 [edit ]

neck and neck record [edit ]

The following table shows Slovakia ‘s all-time international record, correct as of 14 November 2021 after a catch against Malta. At the time of the match against Gibraltar, it was a member of UEFA, but not FIFA. record with defunct teams is marked in italics. positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

  1. ^ FR Yugoslavia Includes matches against

Players [edit ]

current team [edit ]

The pursue players were called up for two World Cup qualifying fixtures against Slovenia ( 11 November 2021 ), Malta ( 14 November 2021 ). [ 11 ] Caps and fixtures correct as of 14 November 2021, after the match against Malta.

holocene call-ups [edit ]

The following players have besides been recognised in national team nominations within the end twelve months .

  • INJ Withdrew/Unavailable due to an injury or an illness.
  • ALT Alternate – replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability
  • RET Retired from international football

player records [edit ]

As of 14 November 2021
Players in bold are still active with Slovakia.

Most appearances [edit ]

top goalscorers [edit ]

Coaching staff [edit ]

As of 23 June 2020

Coaching history [edit ]

1939–1944

1993–present

Honours [edit ]

major tournaments [edit ]

minor titles [edit ]

Recognitions [edit ]

Czechoslovakia [edit ]

As a depart of Czechoslovakia ( 1918–1939 and 1945–1993 ), Slovak footballers achieved multiple major successful campaigns with the Czechoslovakia national team. notably, for model, 16 of the 22 players on the Czechoslovak team play in the concluding tournament of UEFA Euro 1976 in Yugoslavia were Slovak. In both the semi-final against Netherlands and the final examination couple against West Germany 9 of the 13 fielded players were Slovak. The following table shows the major international successes of the Czechoslovak national team, with engagement of Slovak footballers .

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
World Cup 0 2 0 2
European Championship 1 0 2 3
Total 1 2 2 5

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