Slovakia national football team

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Slovakia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Repre[1]
Slovenskí sokoli (falcons)[2]
Association Slovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Ján Kozák
Captain Martin Škrtel
Most caps Miroslav Karhan (107)
Top scorer Róbert Vittek (23)
Home stadium Štadión Antona Malatinského
FIFA code SVK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 29 Steady (12 April 2018)
Highest 14 (August 2015)
Lowest 150 (December 1993)
Elo ranking
Current 25 Steady (20 April 2018)
Highest 23 (June 2017)
Lowest 71
First international
First Slovak Republic:
 Slovakia 2–0 Germany 
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August 1939)
Second Slovak Republic:
Unofficial:
 Lithuania 0–1 Slovakia 
(Vilnius, Lithuania; 14 October 1992)
Official:
 United Arab Emirates 0–1 Slovakia 
(Dubai, UAE; 2 February 1994)
Biggest win
 Slovakia 7–0 Liechtenstein 
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 8 September 2004)
 Slovakia 7–0 San Marino 
(Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia; 13 October 2007)
 Slovakia 7–0 San Marino 
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 6 June 2009)
Biggest defeat
Official:
 Argentina 6–0 Slovakia 
(Mendoza, Argentina; 22 June 1995)
Unofficial:
 Sweden 6–0 Slovakia 
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 12 January 2017)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2010)
Best result Round of 16, 2010
European Championship
Appearances 1 (first in 2016)
Best result Round of 16, 2016

The Slovakia national football team (Slovak: Slovenské národné futbalové mužstvo) represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ), the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium from 2016 is reconstructed Štadión Antona Malatinského[3] in Trnava and their head coach is Ján Kozák. Slovakia is one of the newest national football teams in the world, having split from the Czechoslovakia national team after the dissolution of the unified state in 1993. Slovakia maintains its own national side that competes in all major professional tournaments since.

Slovakia qualified for two major national tournaments, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016. Slovakia qualified to the FIFA World Cup in 2010 after winning their qualifying group despite two defeats against Slovenia, and progressed beyond the championship group stage after a 3–2 win against Italy, before bowing out of the tournament after a 2–1 defeat in the second round against eventual runners-up the Netherlands. It was the first time the team have ever played in a major football competition, after playing every FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign since 1998 and every UEFA European Football Championship qualifying campaign since 1996, after a 50-year absence from international football due to representing part of the Czechoslovakia team. The nation did come close to securing a berth at the 2006 finals in Germany, after finishing second 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 team have achieved some noteworthy results, however, such as the aforementioned win over the then title holders Italy at the 2010 World Cup and a 1–0 win against Russia in September 2010. Despite this success however, the team later dropped down the rankings and a considerable drop in form went with this, as the team failed to qualify for Euro 2012 finishing in their group in fourth place. They also only 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 coach Ján Kozák which helped the team reach their best ever position of 14th in the FIFA World Rankings.

Slovakia's traditional rival is the Czech Republic which they played twice in the qualification for the 1998 World Cup in 1996 and 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 qualifying round 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 also playing each other in Euro 2008 qualifying, and they lost 3–1 in Prague and 0–3 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 independent country. During this period, they contributed several 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 soil was the 4–1 win over Croatia in Bratislava on 20 April 1994. Slovakia suffered their biggest defeat 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.

Slovakia played in a major championship as an independent team for the first time in Euro 1996 qualifying, but finished in third place in their qualifying group, behind Romania and France, having recorded wins against Poland, Israel and Azerbaijan, twice. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Slovakia finished fourth in their six-team group with five wins, one draw and four defeats. Their first 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.

Repre before match against Italy at 2010 FIFA World Cup

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 qualification with a 1–0 away win against Poland.[4] On 24 June 2010, at the tournament proper, Slovakia finished second in the group stage after defeating reigning champions Italy in a game which ESPN dubbed "epic": the game saw three goals being scored after the 80th minute, two by Italy and one by Slovakia, as well as a disallowed goal by Italy flagged offside by "the tightest of decisions". The result led Slovakia to the knockout stage and eliminated Italy, which finished last in the group.[5] The result 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 round, champion Italy and runner-up France.[6][7]

In the round of 16, Slovakia played the Netherlands in the round 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 game in a 2–1 defeat.[8] Despite elimination, the goal returned Vittek to the top of the goalscoring charts joint top with David Villa until Villa himself later scored against Portugal in Spain's 1–0 win 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 performance ahead of the qualifiers, which started in September with two 1–0 wins against Macedonia in Stadion Pasienky and Russia away, this one in particular giving Slovakia the perfect start. In October, however, the nation's form slipped steadily, as Repre was easily beaten in Armenia (3–1) and could not do better than a 1–1 home draw against the Republic of Ireland. At that point, Russia topped the group charts with nine points, with Slovakia, Armenia and Ireland all within a two-point gap of the leaders.

2011 was terribly worse: in February, the team was stunned in a 2–1 friendly defeat against Luxembourg before needing to fight hard for two 1–0 wins against group minnows Andorra, who had conceded 11 goals in the previous four matches. Playing in Ireland in a six-point match, despite creating better chances, Slovakia earned a goalless draw which kept both teams two points behind Russia, and leading Armenia by three. Four days later, however, Slovakia had its most disastrous performance in years: after creating chances in a goalless first half, Slovakia conceded four goals to Armenia in what effectively destroyed the team's confidence in securing a tournament spot. 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 position and scoring only seven goals in the entire process. Also, for the first time since Euro 1996 qualifying, Slovakia finished a qualifying campaign with a negative goal differential. As a result of this outcome, coach Vladimír Weiss left his job after four full years, being replaced by his assistants Michal Hipp and Stanislav Griga, although both themselves were later replaced due to poor results. By late June, former Czechoslovakia national team footballer Ján Kozák became the head coach and followed-up the unsuccessful qualification campaign with a victory in Bosnia and Herzegovina following by two defeats against Bosnia and one against Greece.

Celebration of Slovak players after match against Russia at UEFA EURO 2016

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 Kiev. On 9 October 2014, Slovakia beat Spain 2–1 in a shock victory and claimed the first place. Slovakia's 3–1 victory over Belarus confirmed their status as group leaders. Later on, they won 2–0 against Macedonia in the Philip II Arena, Luxembourg with a score of 3–0 in Žilina, and Macedonia again with a score of 2–1 on 14 June 2015, also in Žilina. Till that day, Slovakia had six-straight wins in qualification. They were followed by expected defeat in Spain 0–2, goalless match against Ukraine and shocking home defeat 0–1 against Belarus. Repre finished qualification by defeating Luxembourg 4–2 and kept second place in qualification group and qualified to their first European Championship.

Slovakia was drawn in Group B of Euro 2016 alongside 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 defeat. 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 of 16 as one of the tournament's best third-placed teams. They were eliminated at this stage by world champions Germany with a 3–0 defeat.

During the qualification campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Slovakia was drawn in UEFA Group F. They were third in the group after the penultimate match ended in a 1–0 defeat to Scotland, who moved up to second place. Slovakia won their final group match 3–0 against Malta, and overtook Scotland after they failed to beat Slovenia, but missed out on a play-off place as results elsewhere meant Slovakia finished as the "worst" group runners-up.

Stadiums[edit]

City Arena, Trnava
Tehelné pole, Bratislava

The Slovakia national football team only uses one stadium at present: Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava. Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina was used in 2003–2015, but will not be used in the future because of the artificial grass (built in 2016). The national team recently played, last in 2009, at the biggest Slovak stadium, Tehelné pole in Bratislava, but the stadium is currently undergoing major renovation. In the past, home games have occasionally been played at other venues as Všešportový areál and Lokomotíva Stadium in Košice, Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra, Mestský štadión in Dubnica or Tatran Stadion in Prešov.

Stadiums which have hosted Slovakia international football matches:

Number of
matches		 Stadium First international Last international
51 Tehelné pole, Bratislava 27 August 1939 14 November 2009
21 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina 30 April 2003 17 November 2015
19 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava 24 April 1996 14 November 2017
9 Pasienky, Bratislava 18 August 1999 16 October 2012
4 Všešportový areál, Košice 8 March 1995 15 November 1995
2 Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra 27 March 1996 24 May 2000
2 Lokomotíva Stadium, Košice 19 August 1998 5 September 1998
2 Mestský štadión, Dubnica nad Váhom 8 September 1999 13 October 2007
1 Mestský štadión Dunajská Streda, Dunajská Streda 30 March 1993
1 Futbalový štadión Prievidza, Prievidza 16 November 1993
1 Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín 5 September 2001
1 Štadión 1. FC Tatran Prešov, Prešov 14 May 2002
1 Štadión FC ViOn, Zlaté Moravce 26 March 2008
1 NTC Senec, Senec 23 May 2014

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 national teams were given the nickname Slovenskí sokolíci (Slovak little falcons). Despite lack of immediate identification with the nickname by the fans, it went into usage during the tournament and the subsequent qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and is now often used, especially in the media, along with Repre, which still remains to be preferred in an informal conversation.[9]

Kit[edit]

Slovakia kits from 1939–45 era

Slovakia's home kit since the 1993 was blue, but currently Slovakia changed their home kit from blue to white. The team wears either a set of white jerseys, shorts and socks or a set of blue jerseys, shorts and socks. A combination of a blue jersey and white shorts has also been used in some matches. Until recently, the official shirt supplier was Puma, which had signed a long-term agreement with the Slovak Association until 2026, but in 2016 the Association announced the contract had been terminated and that the national team would be supplied by Nike, which had previously supplied the team from 1995–2005.[citation needed]

Name Duration
France Le Coq Sportif 1993–1995
United States Nike 1995–2005
Germany Adidas 2006–2011
Germany Puma 2012–2016
United States Nike 2016–

Tournament records[edit]

World Cup record[edit]

Main article: Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Results Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1930–1994 Part of  Czechoslovakia
France 1998 Did not qualify 4th 10 5 1 4 18 14
South KoreaJapan 2002 3rd 10 5 2 3 16 9
Germany 2006 2nd 14 6 6 2 26 14
South Africa 2010 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 7 1st 10 7 1 2 22 10
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify 3rd 10 3 4 3 11 10
Russia 2018 2nd 10 6 0 4 17 7
Qatar 2022 To be determined
Total Round of 16 1/5 4 1 1 2 5 7 - 64 32 14 18 110 64

European Championship record[edit]

Main article: Slovakia at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA Euro record UEFA Euro Qualification record
Year Results Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1960–1992 Part of  Czechoslovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia
England 1996 Did not qualify 3rd 10 4 2 4 14 18
Belgium Netherlands 2000 3rd 10 5 2 3 12 9
Portugal 2004 3rd 8 3 1 4 11 9
Austria Switzerland 2008 4th 12 5 1 6 33 23
Poland Ukraine 2012 4th 10 4 3 3 7 10
France 2016 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 3 6 2nd 10 7 1 2 17 8
Europe 2020 To be determined
Total Round of 16 1/6 4 1 1 2 3 6 - 60 28 10 22 94 77

Olympic Games[edit]

Host nation(s) / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 6
Greece 2004 Did not qualify
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Total 1/4 3 1 0 2 3 6

UEFA Nations League record[edit]

Nations League record
Season League Position Pld W D L GF GA
2018-19 To be determined
Total - - - - - - - -

Results and schedule[edit]

Main article: Slovakia national football team results

The box below, show the results of all A-level matches played within the last 12 months, and the scheduled matches for the upcoming 12 months.

Date Venue Opponent Competition Score* Goalscorer(s) Attendance
10 June 2017 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania  Lithuania 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2–1 Weiss Goal 32'
Hamšík Goal 58'		 4,083
1 September 2017 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia  Slovenia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 1–0 Mevlja (o.g.)Goal 81' 16,896
4 September 2017 Wembley Stadium, London, England  England 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 1–2 Lobotka Goal 3' 67,823
5 October 2017 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 0–1 46,800
8 October 2017 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia  Malta 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 3–0 Nemec Goal 33', 62'
Duda Goal 69'		 17,774
10 November 2017 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine  Ukraine International Friendly 1–2 Štetina Goal 10' 27,000
14 November 2017 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia  Norway International Friendly 1–0 Lobotka Goal 90+3' 6,415
22 March 2018 Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  United Arab Emirates 2018 King's Cup 2–1 Rusnák Goal 42'
Ďuriš Goal 45+3'		 8,630
25 March 2018 Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 2018 King's Cup 3–2 Duda Goal 10'
Mak Goal 34'
Pačinda Goal 67'		 45,425
31 May 2018 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia  Netherlands International Friendly –
4 June 2018 Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland  Morocco International Friendly –
5 September 2018 Slovakia  Denmark International Friendly –
9 September 2018 Ukraine  Ukraine 2018–19 UEFA Nations League – 0[A]
13 October 2018 Slovakia  Czech Republic 2018–19 UEFA Nations League –
16 October 2018 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Sweden International Friendly –
16 November 2018 Slovakia  Ukraine 2018–19 UEFA Nations League –
19 November 2018 Czech Republic  Czech Republic 2018–19 UEFA Nations League –

* Slovakia score always listed first

  • ^ Football Federation of Ukraine was punished by the Disciplinary Commission of UEFA in November 2015, due to the use of racist expressions by Ukrainian fans, during the last qualifying game for the UEFA Euro 2016, against Spain. The punishment applies for this match as it is the first UEFA brokered game since the incident.[10]

2016 UEFA Euro qualifying[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C
Pos Team
[ ]
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 10 9 0 1 23 3 +20 27 Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 5–1
2  Slovakia 10 7 1 2 17 8 +9 22 2–1 — 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–1
3  Ukraine 10 6 1 3 14 4 +10 19 Advance to play-offs 0–1 0–1 — 3–1 3–0 1–0
4  Belarus 10 3 2 5 8 14 −6 11 0–1 1–3 0–2 — 2–0 0–0
5  Luxembourg 10 1 1 8 6 27 −21 4 0–4 2–4 0–3 1–1 — 1–0
6  Macedonia 10 1 1 8 6 18 −12 4 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 3–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2016 UEFA Euro[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos Team
[ ]
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout phase
2  England 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Russia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Wales  2–1  Slovakia
Bale Goal 10'
Robson-Kanu Goal 81'		 Report Duda Goal 61'
Attendance: 37,831[11]
Russia  1–2  Slovakia
Glushakov Goal 80' Report Weiss Goal 32'
Hamšík Goal 45'
Attendance: 38,989[12]
Slovakia  0–0  England
Report
Attendance: 39,051[13]

Knockout stage[edit]

Round of 16[edit]

Germany  3–0  Slovakia
Boateng Goal 8'
Gómez Goal 43'
Draxler Goal 63'		 Report
Attendance: 44,312

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying[edit]

Pos Team
[ ]
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 10 8 2 0 18 3 +15 26 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
2  Slovakia 10 6 0 4 17 7 +10 18 0–1 — 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–0
3  Scotland 10 5 3 2 17 12 +5 18 2–2 1–0 — 1–0 1–1 2–0
4  Slovenia 10 4 3 3 12 7 +5 15 0–0 1–0 2–2 — 4–0 2–0
5  Lithuania 10 1 3 6 7 20 −13 6 0–1 1–2 0–3 2–2 — 2–0
6  Malta 10 0 1 9 3 25 −22 1 0–4 1–3 1–5 0–1 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

All-time team record[edit]

The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 25 March 2018 after a match against  Thailand.
Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro are no longer active. At the time of the match against Gibraltar, it was a member of UEFA, but not FIFA.

Opponents Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Algeria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Andorra 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6
 Armenia 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6
 Australia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Austria 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1
 Azerbaijan 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8
 Bahrain 1 0 0 0 0 2 −2
 Belarus 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5
 Belgium 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1
 Bolivia 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 0 3 4 6 −2
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5
 Bulgaria 7 4 1 2 10 5 +5
 Cameroon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Chile 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
 China PR 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
 Colombia 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2
 Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1
 Croatia 13 2 3 8 17 33 -16
 Cyprus 4 3 0 1 14 6 +8
 Czech Republic 10 3 2 5 10 21 −11
 Denmark 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
 Egypt 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 England 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
 Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
 Finland 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3
 France 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4
 Georgia 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
 Germany 11 3 0 8 12 25 −13
 Gibraltar* 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Greece 5 1 1 3 4 6 −2
 Guatemala 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Hungary 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2
 Iceland 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4
 Iran 2 1 0 1 6 6 0
 Republic of Ireland 5 0 4 1 5 6 −1
 Israel 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4
 Italy 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2
 Japan 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
 Kuwait 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Latvia 6 3 3 0 12 6 +6
 Lebanon 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
 Liechtenstein 9 7 2 0 26 1 +25
 Lithuania 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6
 Luxembourg 5 4 0 1 15 5 +10
 Macedonia 8 6 2 0 16 3 +13
 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Malta 8 7 1 0 21 3 +18
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 2 5 −3
 Moldova 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1
 Montenegro 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Morocco 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Netherlands 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Northern Ireland 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2
 Norway 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2
 Paraguay 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Peru 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2
 Poland 8 4 1 3 12 13 −1
 Portugal 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6
 Romania 11 1 5 5 12 20 −8
 Russia 9 3 3 3 8 8 0
 San Marino 4 4 0 0 22 1 +21
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Scotland 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Slovenia 7 2 2 3 5 6 −1
 South Korea 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Spain 6 1 1 4 6 15 −9
 Sweden 5 0 2 3 1 10 −9
  Switzerland 3 2 0 1 4 4 0
 Thailand 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
 Turkey 6 1 1 4 3 8 −5
 Uganda 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2
 Ukraine 6 1 3 2 6 7 -1
 United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3
 United States 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 Wales 3 1 0 2 8 8 0
 Yugoslavia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2
Totals 292 117 65 110 408 385 +23

Players[edit]

See also: Slovakia international footballers

Current squad[edit]

The following 23 players were called up for the 2018 King's Cup on 23-25 March. Despite initial nomination, Marek Hamšík did not travel to Bangkok due to an injury.
Caps and fixtures correct as of 25 March 2018, after a match against  Thailand.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Martin Dúbravka (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 29) 10 0 England Newcastle United
23 1GK Michal Šulla (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 26) 2 0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
12 1GK Martin Polaček (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 (age 28) 1 0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav
3 2DF Martin Škrtel (Captain) (1984-12-15) 15 December 1984 (age 33) 97 6 Turkey Fenerbahçe
2 2DF Peter Pekarík (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 31) 81 2 Germany Hertha BSC
15 2DF Tomáš Hubočan (1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 (age 32) 59 0 Turkey Trabzonspor
5 2DF Norbert Gyömbér (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 (age 25) 20 0 Italy Bari
14 2DF Milan Škriniar (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 (age 23) 16 0 Italy Internazionale
16 2DF Róbert Mazáň (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 (age 24) 4 0 Spain Celta Vigo
4 2DF Boris Sekulić (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 26) 1 0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
19 2DF Ľubomír Šatka (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 22) 1 0 Slovakia Dunajská Streda
20 3MF Róbert Mak (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 (age 27) 43 10 Greece PAOK
8 3MF Ondrej Duda (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 (age 23) 22 4 Germany Hertha BSC
13 3MF Patrik Hrošovský (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 26) 19 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
6 3MF Ján Greguš (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 27) 16 1 Denmark Copenhagen
18 3MF Erik Sabo (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 26) 14 0 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
7 3MF Filip Kiss (1990-10-13) 13 October 1990 (age 27) 13 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
10 3MF Albert Rusnák (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 23) 10 1 United States Real Salt Lake
22 3MF Stanislav Lobotka (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 23) 9 2 Spain Celta Vigo
9 3MF Jaroslav Mihalík (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 23) 3 0 Slovakia Žilina
21 4FW Michal Ďuriš (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 29) 37 5 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
11 4FW Adam Nemec (1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 (age 32) 35 11 Romania Dinamo București
24 4FW Erik Pačinda (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 28) 1 1 Slovakia Dunajská Streda

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Marek Rodák (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 21) 0 0 England Rotherham United 2018 King's Cup ALT
GK Matúš Kozáčik (1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 34) 27 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Norway, 14 November 2017 ALT
GK Adam Jakubech (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 21) 1 0 France Lille v.  England, 4 September 2017 ALT
GK Miloš Volešák (1984-04-20) 20 April 1984 (age 34) 0 0 Slovakia Žilina v.  Lithuania, 10 June 2017
DF Lukáš Pauschek (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 25) 5 0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 2018 King's Cup ALT
DF Jakub Holúbek (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 27) 4 0 Slovakia Žilina 2018 King's Cup ALT
DF Tomáš Huk (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 23) 0 0 Slovakia Dunajská Streda 2018 King's Cup ALT
DF Martin Valjent (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 22) 0 0 Italy Ternana 2018 King's Cup ALT
DF Ján Ďurica RET (1981-12-10)10 December 1981 (aged 36) 91 4 Turkey Trabzonspor v.  Norway, 14 November 2017
DF Lukáš Štetina (1991-07-28)28 July 1991 (aged 26) 2 1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague v.  Norway, 14 November 2017
DF Branislav Niňaj (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 (age 23) 1 0 Slovakia Žilina v.  England, 4 September 2017 ALT
DF Dušan Švento (1985-08-01) 1 August 1985 (age 32) 47 1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague v.  England, 4 September 2017 ALT
DF Kornel Saláta (1985-01-24) 24 January 1985 (age 33) 40 2 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava v.  Lithuania, 10 June 2017
DF Martin Šulek (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 20) 2 0 Slovakia Trenčín v.  Lithuania, 10 June 2017 ALT
MF Marek Hamšík INJ (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 (age 30) 103 21 Italy Napoli 2018 King's Cup
MF Róbert Pich (1988-11-12) 12 November 1988 (age 29) 0 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 2018 King's Cup ALT
MF Nikolas Špalek (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 21) 0 0 Italy Brescia 2018 King's Cup ALT
MF Matúš Bero (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 22) 5 0 Turkey Trabzonspor v.  Norway, 14 November 2017
MF Vladimír Weiss INJ (1989-11-30)30 November 1989 (aged 28) 64 7 Qatar Al-Gharafa v.  Norway, 14 November 2017
MF Ivan Schranz (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 24) 0 0 Czech Republic Dukla Prague v.  Norway, 14 November 2017 ALT
MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 (age 31) 57 6 Turkey Trabzonspor v.  Ukraine, 10 November 2017
MF László Bénes (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 20) 1 0 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach v.  England, 4 September 2017 ALT
MF Jakub Považanec (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 27) 0 0 Czech Republic Jablonec v.  Lithuania, 10 June 2017 ALT
FW Adam Zreľák (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 23) 2 1 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg 2018 King's Cup ALT
FW Pavol Šafranko (1994-11-16) 16 November 1994 (age 23) 2 0 Denmark Aalborg 2018 King's Cup ALT
FW Marek Bakoš (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 35) 14 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Norway, 14 November 2017 ALT
  • INJ Withdrew/Unavailable due to an injury
  • ALT Alterate - replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability
  • RET Retired from international football

Coaching staff[edit]

As of 10 November 2017
Coach Ján Kozák
Assistant Coach Štefan Tarkovič
Goalkeeping Coach Miroslav Seman
Fitness Coach Martin Rusňák
Doctor Vladimír Pener, Ján Baťalík
Masseur Mário Prelovský
Physiotherapist Marián Drinka, Peter Hečko
Videoanalyst Michal Slyško
Custodians Ján Beniak, Michal Beseda
Technical manager Róbert Tomaschek

Player statistics[edit]

Players in bold are still active.

As of 25 March 2018.

Most capped players[edit]

Miroslav Karhan
# Player Career Caps Goals
1. Miroslav Karhan 1995–2011 107 14
2. Marek Hamšík 2007– 103 21
3. Martin Škrtel 2004– 97 6
4. Ján Ďurica 2004–2017 91 4
5. Róbert Vittek 2001– 82 23
6. Peter Pekarík 2006– 81 2
7. Stanislav Šesták 2004–2016 66 13
8. Filip Hološko 2005– 65 8
9. Vladimír Weiss 2009– 64 7
10. Tomáš Hubočan 2006– 59 0

Top goalscorers[edit]

Managers[edit]

See also: Slovak football managers

1939–1944[edit]

Name Years Pld W D L GF GA GD PG
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Vojtech Závodský 1939 1 1 0 0 2 0 +1 3.00
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Rudolf Hanák 1939–1940 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 1.50
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Štefan Priboj 1940–1941 4 0 1 3 5 10 −5 0.08
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Štefan Čambal 1941–1942 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0.00
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Ferdinand Daučík 1942–1944 7 1 1 5 10 24 −14 0.19
Totals 16 3 2 11 23 44 −21 0.69

1993–present[edit]

As of 25 March 2018
Name Dates Pld W D L GF GA GD PG
Slovakia Jozef Vengloš 6. 4. 1993 – 15. 6. 1995 16 5 4 7 21 30 −9 1.19
Slovakia Jozef Jankech 4. 7. 1995 – 23. 10. 1998 34 18 6 10 51 33 +18 1.76
Slovakia Dušan Radolský[14] 10. 11. 1998 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0.00
Slovakia Dušan Galis 1. 1. 1999 – 23. 2. 1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Slovakia Jozef Adamec 26. 2. 1999 – 30. 11. 2001 34 13 11 10 38 31 +7 1.47
Slovakia Anton Dragúň[15] 17. 11. 1999 – 25. 11. 2001 4 1 0 3 2 7 −5 0.25
Slovakia Stanislav Griga[16] 21. 6. 2001 – 25. 6. 2001 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 1.00
Slovakia Ladislav Jurkemik 1. 2. 2002 – 31. 12. 2003 19 6 5 8 27 26 +1 1.21
Slovakia Dušan Galis 1. 1. 2004 – 12. 10. 2006 31 12 12 7 53 36 +17 1.55
Slovakia Ján Kocian 2. 11. 2006 – 30. 6. 2008 17 3 5 9 30 28 +2 0.82
Slovakia Vladimír Weiss 7. 7. 2008 – 31. 1. 2012 40 16 8 16 56 53 +3 1.40
Slovakia Michal Hipp[17] 29. 2. 2012 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3.00
Slovakia Stanislav Griga
Slovakia Michal Hipp		 26. 4. 2012 – 13. 6. 2013 12 3 4 5 11 14 −3 0.92
Slovakia Ján Kozák 2 July 2013– 51 28 9 14 75 51 +24 1.82
Totals 263 107 64 92 369 316 +53 1.46

Honours[edit]

Major tournaments[edit]

Minor titles[edit]

Recognitions[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  14. ^ managed the team against Poland at 10 November 1998 on a caretaker basis
  15. ^ As Assistant coach he managed the team during the tour of Central and South America
  16. ^ Led the team during 2001 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
  17. ^ managed the team against Turkey on 29 February 2012 on a caretaker basis
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External links[edit]

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