Slovakia national football team

TheSlovakia national football team(Slovak:Slovenská futbalová reprezentácia) representsSlovakiain men's internationalfootballcompetition and it is governed by theSlovak Football Association(SFZ), the governing body forfootball in Slovakia.Slovakia's home stadium from 2019 is the reconstructedTehelné poleinBratislava.Historically, up to thesplit in 1993,the team participated mostly asCzechoslovakia,[5][6][7][8][9]while it also competed asSlovakiaduringSecond World War.

Slovakia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
  • Sokoli(The Falcons)[1]
  • Repre(The Representatives)[2]
AssociationSlovak Football Association(SFZ)
ConfederationUEFA(Europe)
Head coachFrancesco Calzona
CaptainMilan Škriniar
MostcapsMarek Hamšík(138)
Top scorerMarek Hamšík (26)
Home stadium
FIFA codeSVK
Firstcolours
Secondcolours
FIFA ranking
Current41Steady(19 December 2024)[3]
Highest14 (August 2015)
Lowest150 (December 1993)
First international
(1939–1945):
Slovakia2–0Germany
(Bratislava,Slovakia;27 August 1939)
(1993–present):
Unofficial:
Lithuania0–1Slovakia
(Vilnius,Lithuania;14 October 1992)
Official:
United Arab Emirates0–1Slovakia
(Dubai,United Arab Emirates;2 February 1994)
Biggest win
Slovakia7–0Liechtenstein
(Bratislava,Slovakia;8 September 2004)
Slovakia7–0San Marino
(Dubnica nad Váhom,Slovakia;13 October 2007)
Slovakia7–0San Marino
(Bratislava,Slovakia;6 June 2009)
Biggest defeat
Argentina6–0Slovakia
(Mendoza,Argentina; 22 June 1995)
Sweden6–0Slovakia
(Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates;12 January 2017)
World Cup
Appearances9(first in1934as Czechoslovakia
2010as Slovakia)
Best result
  • As Czechoslovakia: Runners-up (1934,1962)
  • As Slovakia: Round of 16 (2010)
European Championship
Appearances
  • 6(first in1960as Czechoslovakia
  • 2016as Slovakia)
Best result
  • As Czechoslovakia:Champions(1976)
  • As Slovakia: Round of 16 (2016,2024)

Since 1993, Slovakia has qualified for four major international tournaments: the2010 FIFA World Cup,UEFA Euro 2016,UEFA Euro 2020,andUEFA Euro 2024.Slovakia qualified for the former tournament after winning theirqualifying group,where they progressed beyond the group stage after a 3–2 victory againstItaly,before bowing out of the tournament following a 2–1 defeat in the knockout stage against the eventual runners-upNetherlands.It was the first time the newly-independent national team had ever played in a major football competition, having played in everyFIFA World Cupqualifying campaign since1998and everyUEFA European Championshipqualifying campaign since1996.Slovakia came close to secure a berth at the2006 FIFA World Cupin Germany after finishing second in their group ahead ofRussiaand behindPortugal,before drawing withSpainin their qualification play-off, in which the Slovaks lost by a wide margin on aggregate (1–5, 1–1).

History

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Slovak Republic and Czechoslovakia

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The Slovakia national team in 1940

The first official match of the firstSlovak Republicwas played inBratislavaagainstGermanyon 27 August 1939, and ended in a 2–0 victory for Slovakia. The Slovaks played numerous friendly matches during the Second World War, all againstAxis-aligned nations.[10]

After the Second World War, the national football team was subsumed into the team ofCzechoslovakia,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 theUEFA Euro 1976(eight of the eleven players who defeated West Germany in the final were Slovak).[11]

1994–present: Slovakia

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Slovakia's first official international after regaining independence was a 1–0 victory inDubaiover theUnited Arab Emirateson 2 February 1994. Their first home match was a 4–1 victory againstCroatiain Bratislava on 20 April 1994. Slovakia suffered their biggest defeat since independence (6–0) on 22 June 1995 inMendozaagainstArgentina.Their biggest victories (7–0) have come againstLiechtensteinin 2004 as well asSan Marino(twice) in 2007 and 2009.

Slovakia attempted qualifying for a major championship as an independent team for the first time inEuro 1996 qualifying,but finished in third place in their qualifying group, behindRomaniaandFrance,recording wins againstPoland,IsraelandAzerbaijan,twice. In the1998 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, one of them against their Czech neighbors, helping the team reach their highest FIFA World Ranking to date, 17th.

2010 FIFA World Cup

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The Slovakia national team before the match againstItalyat the2010 FIFA World Cup

Slovakia participated in theFIFA World Cupfor the first time as an independent nation after finishing in first inGroup 3 of 2010 World Cup qualificationahead ofSlovenia,Czech Republic,Northern Ireland,and Poland. On 14 October 2009, they clinched qualification with a 1–0 away victory against Poland.[12][13][14][15]On 24 June 2010, at the tournament proper, Slovakia finished second in thegroup stageafter defeatingreigning championsItalyin a game whichESPNdubbed "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 theknockout stageand eliminated Italy, who finished last in the group.[16]The result of this match meant that for the first time in World Cup history, both finalists from theprevious tournamenthad been eliminated in the first round, champion Italy and runner-up France.[17][18][19][20]

In the round of 16, Slovakia played theNetherlandsin the round of 16, falling behind 2–0 only to score a late goal from the penalty spot by strikerRóbert Vittek,the last kick of the game in a 2–1 defeat.[21]Despite elimination, Vittek's goal returned to the top of the goalscoring charts joint top withDavid Villauntil Villa himself later scored againstPortugalinSpain's 1–0 victory in the same stage of the tournament.

UEFA Euro 2012

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In theUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying,Slovakia was drawn against Russia, theRepublic of Ireland,Armenia,MacedoniaandAndorra.The campaign in South Africa boosted team performance ahead of the qualifiers, which started in September with two 1–0 wins against Macedonia atŠtadión Pasienkyand Russia away. However, in October, 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 defeat againstLuxembourgand could only beat group minnows Andorra by one goal. Despite creating better chances, Slovakia earned a goalless draw with Ireland away. Four days later, after creating chances in a goalless first 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 position and scoring only seven goals in the entire process. For the first time since theEuro 1996 qualifying process,Slovakia finished a qualifying campaign with a negative goal differential. As a result of this outcome, coachVladimír Weissleft his job after four full years, being replaced by his assistantsMichal HippandStanislav Griga,although both themselves were later replaced due to poor results.

By late June, former Czechoslovakia national team footballerJán Kozákbecame the head coach after the unsuccessful qualifying campaign with a victory inBosnia and Herzegovinafollowed by two defeats to Bosnia andGreece.[22]

UEFA Euro 2016

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A celebration of Slovak players after the match against Russia atUEFA Euro 2016

In theUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying,Slovakia was drawn against Spain,Ukraine,Belarus,Macedonia and Luxembourg. Slovakia began the qualifying campaign with a 1–0 victory against Ukraine inKyiv.On 9 October 2014, Slovakia beat Spain 2–1 in a shock victory and claimed the first place.[23]Slovakia's 3–1 victory over Belarus confirmed their status as group leaders. Later on, they won 2–0 against Macedonia in thePhilip II Arena,beat Luxembourg with a score of 3–0 inŽilina,and beat Macedonia 2–1 on 14 June 2015, also inŽilina.The next matches were a 2–0 defeat against Spain, a goalless draw against Ukraine, and a shocking 0–1 home defeat against Belarus. Slovakia finished qualification by defeating Luxembourg 4–2 and got the second place, qualifying to their fourthEuropean Championship,first as an independent nation.[24][25][26]

Slovakia was drawn in Group B ofEuro 2016alongside England, Russia, andWales.Slovakia began their tournament against Wales whereOndrej Dudascored Slovakia's first goal in the history of the European Championship in an eventual 2–1 defeat. Slovakia defeated Russia 2–1 with goals fromVladimír Weiss IIIandMarek Hamšík,[27]then a goalless draw againstEnglandto advance to the round of 16 as one of the tournament's best third-placed teams.[28][29][30][31]They were eliminated at this stage by 2014 FIFA World Cup championGermanywith a 3–0 defeat.[32]

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

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During the qualification campaign for the2018 World Cup,Slovakia was drawn inUEFA Group F.They were third in the group after the penultimate match ended in a 1–0 defeat toScotland,who moved up to second place. Slovakia won their final group match 3–0 againstMalta,and overtook Scotland after they failed to beat Slovenia,[33][34]but they missed out on a play-off place as the other second teams' results went against them, meaning Slovakia finished as the worst group runners-up.[35][36]

UEFA Euro 2020

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Slovakia qualified for theUEFA Euro 2020after a difficult away victory againstNorthern Ireland.[37]Being drawn with Spain,Sweden.andPolandin group E, Slovakia beat Poland 2–1.[38]However, Slovakia subsequently lost to Sweden 0–1 before getting thrashed by Spain 5–0, thus finishing third with the worst goal difference due to scoring own goals as a result of their performance. Slovakia was eliminated in the group stage for the first time ever.

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

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The country finished third in2022 World Cup qualifyingbehind Croatia and Russia, the latter of which would be banned from the final tournament due to the country'sinvasion of Ukraine.Despite the third-place finish in the group, the team dropped points to footballing minnowsCyprusand Malta.

UEFA Euro 2024

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After numerous poor results[clarification needed]in theUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying,formerNapolicoachFrancesco Calzonawas appointed as the manager on 30 August 2022.[39]This meant Slovakia was placed as low as the fifth pot for thequalifying phaseof the tournament, the worst position the country has ever been in and realistically must qualify directly forUEFA Euro 2024.[40]Slovakia was drawn into a group with Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Iceland,Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein. After a poor goalless draw in the first match against Luxembourg, the team won seven and lost two matches in total, both being narrow losses against Portugal (0–1 at home and 3–2 away). As a result, Slovakia qualified automatically forEuro 2024by finishing second in theirqualifying group.[41][42][43]

The team was drawn inGroup Eof Euro 2024, together withBelgium,Ukraine, and Romania. InFrankfurton 17 June, Slovakia produced one of the biggest shocks in the history of the tournament by beating Belgium 1–0.[44][45]

Slovakia eventually progressed to theknockout stageof the tournament. In the round of 16, they faced eventualrunner-upEngland and lost 2-1 in extra time.Ivan Schranzbecame the joint-UEFA European Football Championship Top GoalscorerofEuro 2024.[46]

Stadium

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The Slovakia national football team plays its home matches at theTehelné poleinBratislavaand theŠtadión Antona MalatinskéhoinTrnava.[47]Štadión pod DubňominŽilinawas used from 2003 to 2015, but cannot be used because of artificial grass installation in 2016. In the past, home games have occasionally been played at other venues includingVšešportový areálandŠtadión LokomotívyinKošice,Štadión pod ZoborominNitra,Mestský štadióninDubnica nad Váhom,andTatran StadioninPrešov.

Stadia which have hosted Slovakia international football matches:

Slovakia national football team home stadiums
Nr. of
matches
Stadium Capacity Location First match Last match
62 Tehelné pole 22,500 Bratislava v.Germany(2–0)
27 August 1939
v.Sweden(2–2)
11 October 2024
38 Štadión Antona Malatinského 19,200 Trnava v.Bulgaria(0–0)
24 April 1996
v.Estonia(1–0)
19 November 2024
21 Štadión pod Dubňom 11,258 Žilina v.Greece(2–2)
30 April 2003
v.Iceland(3–1)
17 November 2015
9 Pasienky 11,591 Bratislava v.Israel(1–0)
18 August 1999
v.Greece(0–1)
16 October 2012
4 Všešportový areál 30,312 Košice v.Russia(2–1)
8 March 1995
v.Romania(0–2)
15 November 1995
2 Štadión pod Zoborom 7,480 Nitra v.Belarus(4–0)
27 March 1996
v.Saudi Arabia(1–1)
24 May 2000
Štadión Lokomotívy 9,000 Košice v.Finland(0–0)
19 August 1998
v.Azerbaijan(3–0)
5 September 1998
Mestský štadión 5,450 Dubnica nad Váhom v.Liechtenstein(2–0)
8 September 1999
v.San Marino(7–0)
13 October 2007
1 MOL Aréna 12,700 Dunajská Streda v.Lithuania(2–2)
30 March 1993
Futbalový štadión Prievidza 9,000 Prievidza v.Slovenia(2–0)
16 November 1993
Štadión na Sihoti 6,366 Trenčín v.Moldova(4–2)
5 September 2001
Štadión Tatranu 5,410 Prešov v.Uzbekistan(4–1)
14 May 2002
ViOn Aréna 4,008 Zlaté Moravce v.Iceland(1–2)
26 March 2008
NTC Senec 3,264 Senec v.Montenegro(2–0)
23 May 2014
Košická futbalová aréna 12,555 Košice v.Azerbaijan(2–0)
8 Sep 2024

Team image

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Nickname

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The team is typically referred to as theRepre(short forReprezentácia,which translates intonational team).[citation needed]However, in 2016, during the buildup to Slovakia's first appearance at theEuropean Championship,Slovak Football Associationintroduced a new nickname for the team. The national team was given the nicknameSlovenskí sokoli(lit.'Slovak Falcons'). The U15 to U21 national teams were given the nicknameSlovenskí sokolíci(lit.'Slovak Little Falcons'). Despite a lack of immediate identification with the nickname by the fans, it went into usage during the tournament and the subsequent qualification for the 2018 World Cup and is now often used, especially in the media, along withRepre,which still remains to be preferred in an informal conversation.[48]

Slovakia kits from 1939 to 1945 era

Slovakia's home kit since 1993 has been blue, which was temporarily changed from blue to white from 2020. The players were 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. In 2016, Slovak Football Association announced that the contract with Puma been terminated and national team was supplied byNike,which had previously did so from 1995 to 2005.[citation needed]

Supplier Period
Le Coq Sportif 1993–1995
Nike 1995–2005
Adidas 2006–2011
Puma 2012–2016
Nike 2016–2024
Macron 2024–

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

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23 March 2024FriendlySlovakia0–2AustriaBratislava,Slovakia
18:00 Report 1'Baumgartner
82'Weimann
Stadium:Tehelné Pole
Referee:Trustin Farrugia Cann(Malta)
26 March 2024FriendlyNorway1–1SlovakiaOslo,Norway
19:00 Sørloth18' Report 87'Duda Stadium:Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 9,099
Referee:Giorgi Kruashvili(Georgia)
17 June 2024UEFA Euro 2024 Group EBelgium0–1SlovakiaFrankfurt,Germany
18:00 Report 7'Schranz Stadium:Waldstadion
Attendance: 45,181
Referee:Halil Umut Meler(Turkey)
26 June 2024UEFA Euro 2024 Group ESlovakia1–1RomaniaFrankfurt,Germany
18:00 Duda24' Report 37' (pen.)R. Marin Stadium:Waldstadion
Attendance: 45,033
Referee:Daniel Siebert(Germany)
11 October 20242024–25 UEFA Nations LeagueSlovakia2–2SwedenBratislava,Slovakia
20:45UTC+2 Strelec44',72' Report 25'Ayari
32'Sema
Stadium:Tehelné pole
Attendance: 15,381
Referee:Maurizio Mariani(Italy)

2025

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Coaching staff

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As of 9 June 2024[49]
Position Name
Head coach Francesco Calzona
Assistant coaches Simone Bonomi
Gianluca Segarelli
Marek Hamšík
Goalkeeping coach Ján Novota
Team manager Marek Hamšík
Technical director Giovanni Paolo de Matteis
Fitness coaches Alessandro Bulfoni
Dávid Brünn
Translator Pavol Farkaš
Doctors Jozef Almási
Zsolt Fegyveres
Masseur Mário Prelovský
Physiotherapists Marián Drinka
Peter Hečko
Martin Nozdrovický
Video analyst Marco Brini
Custodians Ján Beniak
Marek Košáň

Coaching history

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1939–1944

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

1993–present

Name Period Pld W D L GF GA GD PG
Jozef Vengloš 6 April 1993 – 15 June 1995 16 5 4 7 21 30 −9 1.19
Jozef Jankech 4 July 1995 – 23 October 1998 34 18 6 10 51 33 +18 1.76
Dušan Radolský[note 1] 10 November 1998 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0.00
Dušan Galis 1 January 1999 – 23 February 1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jozef Adamec 26 February 1999 – 30 November 2001 34 13 11 10 38 31 +7 1.47
Anton Dragúň[note 2] 17 November 1999 – 25 November 2001 4 1 0 3 2 7 −5 0.25
Stanislav Griga[note 3] 21 June 2001 – 25 June 2001 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 1.00
Ladislav Jurkemik 1 February 2002 – 31 December 2003 19 6 5 8 27 26 +1 1.21
Dušan Galis 1 January 2004 – 12 October 2006 31 12 12 7 53 36 +17 1.55
Ján Kocian 2 November 2006 – 30 June 2008 17 3 5 9 30 28 +2 0.82
Vladimír Weiss 7 July 2008 – 31 January 2012 40 16 8 16 56 53 +3 1.40
Michal Hipp[note 4] 1 January 2012 – 29 February 2012 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3.00
Stanislav Griga
Michal Hipp
26 April 2012 – 13 June 2013 12 3 4 5 11 14 −3 0.92
Ján Kozák 2 July 2013 – 14 October 2018 56 29 10 17 81 57 +24 1.73
Štefan Tarkovič[note 5] 15 October 2018 – 21 October 2018 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.00
Pavel Hapal 22 October 2018 – 16 October 2020 16 6 4 6 25 20 +5 1.38
Oto Brunegraf[note 6] 14 October 2020 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0.00
Štefan Tarkovič 20 October 2020 – 7 June 2022 22 8 7 7 26 24 +2 1.41
Samuel Slovák[note 7] 8 June 2022 – 13 June 2022 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 1.50
Francesco Calzona 30 August 2022 –ongoing 25 12 6 7 38 23 +15 1.68
Total 335 135 83 117 469 393 +76 1.46

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for2024–25 UEFA Nations Leaguefixtures againstSwedenandAzerbaijanon 16 and 19 November 2024, respectively.[50]Dominik Takáčwas called up ahead of the match against Estonia.[51]

Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024, after the match againstEstonia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Martin Dúbravka (1989-01-15)15 January 1989(age 36) 50 0 Newcastle United
1GK Marek Rodák (1996-12-13)13 December 1996(age 28) 23 0 Al-Ettifaq
1GK Dominik Greif (1997-04-06)6 April 1997(age 27) 5 0 Mallorca
1GK Dominik Takáč (1999-01-21)21 January 1999(age 26) 0 0 Slovan Bratislava

2DF Peter PekaríkINJ (1986-10-30)30 October 1986(age 38) 134 2 Dynamo České Budějovice
2DF Milan Škriniar(captain) (1995-02-11)11 February 1995(age 30) 77 3 Fenerbahçe
2DF Dávid Hancko (1997-12-13)13 December 1997(age 27) 48 5 Feyenoord
2DF Norbert Gyömbér (1992-07-03)3 July 1992(age 32) 46 0 Al-Kholood
2DF Ľubomír Šatka (1995-12-02)2 December 1995(age 29) 34 1 Samsunspor
2DF Denis VavroINJ (1996-04-10)10 April 1996(age 28) 28 2 VfL Wolfsburg
2DF Adam ObertINJ (2002-08-23)23 August 2002(age 22) 11 0 Cagliari
2DF Samuel Kozlovský (1999-11-19)19 November 1999(age 25) 1 0 Widzew Łódź
2DF Peter Kováčik (2001-12-01)1 December 2001(age 23) 0 0 Como 1907
2DF Ivan Mesík (2001-06-01)1 June 2001(age 23) 0 0 Heracles Almelo

3MF Ondrej DudaINJ (1994-12-05)5 December 1994(age 30) 81 15 Hellas Verona
3MF Stanislav Lobotka(vice-captain) (1994-11-25)25 November 1994(age 30) 65 4 Napoli
3MF Patrik Hrošovský (1992-04-22)22 April 1992(age 32) 57 0 Genk
3MF Matúš Bero (1995-09-06)6 September 1995(age 29) 36 1 VfL Bochum
3MF László Bénes (1997-09-09)9 September 1997(age 27) 30 2 Union Berlin
3MF Tomáš Rigo (2002-07-03)3 July 2002(age 22) 5 1 Baník Ostrava
3MF Christián Herc (1998-09-30)30 September 1998(age 26) 4 0 DAC Dunajská Streda

4FW Róbert Boženík (1999-11-18)18 November 1999(age 25) 48 7 Boavista
4FW Tomáš Suslov (2002-06-07)7 June 2002(age 22) 38 4 Hellas Verona
4FW David Strelec (2001-04-04)4 April 2001(age 23) 28 7 Slovan Bratislava
4FW Ivan Schranz (1993-09-13)13 September 1993(age 31) 28 6 Slavia Prague
4FW Dávid Ďuriš (1999-03-22)22 March 1999(age 25) 18 2 Žilina
4FW Ľubomír Tupta (1998-03-27)27 March 1998(age 26) 11 0 Slovan Liberec
4FW Leo Sauer (2005-12-16)16 December 2005(age 19) 4 0 NAC Breda

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad within the last twelve months:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Henrich Ravas (1997-08-16)16 August 1997(age 27) 0 0 Cracovia v.Azerbaijan,16 November 2024
GK Ľubomír Belko (2002-02-04)4 February 2002(age 23) 0 0 Žilina UEFA Euro 2024PRE

DF Michal Tomič (1999-03-30)30 March 1999(age 25) 6 0 Slavia Prague v.Azerbaijan,16 November 2024
DF Timotej Hranica (2005-05-28)28 May 2005(age 19) 0 0 Žilina v.Azerbaijan,16 November 2024
DF Vernon De Marco (1992-11-18)18 November 1992(age 32) 10 1 Apollon Limassol UEFA Euro 2024
DF Sebastian Kóša (2003-09-13)13 September 2003(age 21) 1 0 Real Zaragoza UEFA Euro 2024
DF Matúš Kmeť (2000-06-27)27 June 2000(age 24) 0 0 Górnik Zabrze v.San Marino,9 June 2024
DF Marek Bartoš (1996-10-13)13 October 1996(age 28) 0 0 Motor Lublin UEFA Euro 2024PRE
DF Patrik Leitner (2002-02-07)7 February 2002(age 23) 0 0 Chrudim UEFA Euro 2024PRE

MF Juraj KuckaINJ (1987-02-26)26 February 1987(age 37) 112 14 Slovan Bratislava v.Azerbaijan,8 September 2024
MF Peter Pokorný (2001-08-08)8 August 2001(age 23) 0 0 Śląsk Wrocław v.Azerbaijan,8 September 2024
MF Dominik Hollý (2003-11-11)11 November 2003(age 21) 1 0 Jablonec v.San Marino,9 June 2024
MF Jakub Kadák (2000-12-14)14 December 2000(age 24) 1 0 Luzern v.San Marino,9 June 2024
MF Artur Gajdoš (2004-01-20)20 January 2004(age 21) 0 0 Slovan Bratislava UEFA Euro 2024PRE
MF Máté Szolgai (2003-07-27)27 July 2003(age 21) 0 0 Ružomberok UEFA Euro 2024

FW Lukáš HaraslínINJ (1996-05-26)26 May 1996(age 28) 44 7 Sparta Prague
FW Róbert Polievka (1996-06-09)9 June 1996(age 28) 10 0 MTK Budapest v.San Marino,9 June 2024
FW Róbert Mak (1991-03-08)8 March 1991(age 33) 81 16 Slovan Bratislava v.Norway,26 March 2024

Notes
  • PREPreliminary squad
  • INJWithdrew/Unavailable due to an injury or an illness.
  • RETRetired or resigned from international football

Player records

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As of 16 November 2024[52]
Players inboldare still active with Slovakia.

Most appearances

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Marek Hamšík is Slovakia's top goalscorer and most capped footballer.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Marek Hamšík 138 26 2007–2023
2 Peter Pekarík 134 2 2006–present
3 Juraj Kucka 112 14 2008–present
4 Miroslav Karhan 107 14 1995–2011
5 Martin Škrtel 104 6 2004–2019
6 Ján Ďurica 91 4 2004–2017
7 Róbert Vittek 82 23 2001–2016
8. Róbert Mak 81 16 2013–present
Ondrej Duda 81 15 2014–present
10. Milan Škriniar 77 3 2016–present
Vladimír Weiss Jr. 77 8 2009–2022

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1. Marek Hamšík 26 138 0.19 2007–2023
2. Róbert Vittek 23 82 0.28 2001–2016
3. Szilárd Németh 22 59 0.37 1996–2006
4. Róbert Mak 16 81 0.2 2013–present
5. Ondrej Duda 15 81 0.19 2014–present
6. Marek Mintál 14 45 0.31 2002–2009
Miroslav Karhan 14 107 0.13 1995–2011
Juraj Kucka 14 112 0.13 2008–present
9. Adam Nemec 13 43 0.3 2006–2019
Stanislav Šesták 13 66 0.2 2004–2016

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cuprecord Qualificationrecord
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
asCzechoslovakia asCzechoslovakia
1930 Did not enter Declined invitation
1934 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 9 6 Squad 1 1 0 0 2 1 1934
1938 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 5 3 Squad 2 1 1 0 7 1 1938
1950 Did not enter Did not enter
1954 Group stage 14th 2 0 0 2 0 7 Squad 4 3 1 0 5 1 1954
1958 Group stage 9th 4 1 1 2 9 6 Squad 4 3 0 1 9 3 1958
1962 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1 2 7 7 Squad 5 4 0 1 20 7 1962
1966 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 12 4 1966
1970 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 7 Squad 7 5 1 1 16 7 1970
1974 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 9 3 1974
1978 4 2 0 2 4 6 1978
1982 Group stage 19th 3 0 2 1 2 4 Squad 8 4 2 2 15 6 1982
1986 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 11 12 1986
1990 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 0 2 10 5 Squad 8 5 2 1 13 3 1990
1994 Did not qualify 10 4 5 1 21 9 1994
asSlovakia asSlovakia
1998 Did not qualify 4th 10 5 1 4 18 14
2002 3rd 10 5 2 3 16 9
2006 2nd 14 6 6 2 26 14
2010 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 7 Squad 1st 10 7 1 2 22 10
2014 Did not qualify 3rd 10 3 4 3 11 10
2018 2nd 10 6 0 4 17 7
2022 3rd 10 3 5 2 17 10
2026 To be determined To be determined
2030
2034
Total Runner-up 9/22 34 12 6 16 49 52 145 75 35 35 271 137

UEFA European Championship

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UEFA European Championshiprecord Qualifyingrecord
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
asCzechoslovakia asCzechoslovakia
1960 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 2 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5 1960
1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 3 1964
1968 6 3 1 2 8 4 1968
1972 6 4 1 1 11 4 1972
1976 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3 Squad 8 5 2 1 19 7 1976
1980 Third place 3rd 4 1 2 1 5 4 Squad 6 5 0 1 17 4 1980
1984 Did not qualify 8 3 4 1 15 7 1984
1988 6 2 3 1 7 5 1988
1992 8 5 0 3 12 9 1992
asSlovakia asSlovakia
1996 Did not qualify 3rd 10 4 2 4 14 18
2000 3rd 10 5 2 3 12 9
2004 3rd 8 3 1 4 11 9
2008 4th 12 5 1 6 33 23
2012 4th 10 4 3 3 7 10
2016 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 3 6 Squad 2nd 10 7 1 2 17 8
2020 Group stage 18th 3 1 0 2 2 7 Squad 3rd 10 5 2 3 15 12
2024 Round of 16 12th 4 1 1 2 4 5 Squad 2nd 10 7 1 2 17 8
2028 To be determined To be determined
2032
Total 1 Title 6/17 19 6 5 8 21 28 136 71 26 39 233 145

UEFA Nations League

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UEFA Nations Leaguerecord
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rank
2018–19 B 1 4 1 0 3 5 5 21st
2020–21 B 2 6 1 1 4 5 10 30th
2022–23 C 3 6 2 1 3 5 6 43rd
2024–25 C 1 6 4 1 1 10 5 To be determined
Total 22 8 3 11 25 26 21st

Head-to-head record

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The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 19 November 2024 after a match againstEstonia.
Records with defunct teams are marked initalics.

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponents Pld W D L 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 6 1 3 2 3 6 −3
Azerbaijan 12 10 0 2 26 8 +18
Bahrain 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
Belarus 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6
Belgium 4 1 2 1 4 4 0
Bolivia 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 3 0 3 8 7 +1
Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5
Bulgaria 8 4 2 2 11 6 +5
Cameroon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Chile 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1
China 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 17 2 4 11 20 43 −23
Cyprus 6 4 1 1 16 6 +10
Czech Republic 14 3 2 9 12 29 −17
Denmark 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4
Egypt 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
England 7 0 1 6 4 13 −9
Estonia 4 4 0 0 5 1 +4
Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
Finland 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5
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 6 4 2 0 7 2 +5
Iceland 7 5 1 1 16 9 +7
Iran 2 1 0 1 6 6 0
Republic of Ireland 6 0 5 1 5 6 −1
Israel 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3
Italy 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2
Japan 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
Jordan 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2
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 11 9 2 0 30 1 +29
Lithuania 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6
Luxembourg 7 5 1 1 16 5 +11
Malaysia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
Malta 10 8 2 0 29 5 +24
Mexico 1 0 0 1 2 5 −3
Moldova 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1
Montenegro 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
Morocco 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2
Netherlands 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Northern Ireland 5 3 1 1 6 3 +3
North Macedonia 8 6 2 0 16 3 +13
Norway 5 1 1 3 2 6 −4
Paraguay 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2
Peru 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2
Poland 9 5 1 3 14 14 0
Portugal 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8
Romania 12 1 6 5 13 21 −8
Russia 11 4 3 4 10 10 0
San Marino 5 5 0 0 26 1 +25
Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Scotland 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2
Serbia and Montenegro[a] 3 0 1 3 1 5 −4
Slovenia 9 2 4 3 8 9 −1
South Korea 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Spain 7 1 1 5 6 20 −14
Sweden 9 0 4 5 5 16 −11
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 9 2 3 4 11 11 0
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 6 2 1 3 13 10 +3
Total 367 147 85 135 514 467 +47
  1. ^Includes matches againstFR Yugoslavia.

Honours

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Major competitions

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Friendly

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Awards

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Managed the team againstPolandat 10 November 1998 on a caretaker basis
  2. ^As assistant coach, Dragúň managed the team during the tour of Central and South America
  3. ^Led the team during2001 Merdeka TournamentinKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.
  4. ^Managed the team againstTurkeyon 29 February 2012 on a caretaker basis
  5. ^Managed the team againstSwedenon 16 October 2018 on caretaker basis
  6. ^Managed the team againstIsraelon 14 October 2020 on caretaker basis
  7. ^Managed the team on caretaker basis on 10 and 13 June 2022 againstAzerbaijanandKazakhstan
  8. ^Both theCzech Republicand Slovakia inheritedCzechoslovakia's 1976 title.[53]

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