Slovakia national football team

Slovakia
Nickname(s) Repre[1]
Sokoli (The Falcons)[2]
Association Slovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Štefan Tarkovič (caretaker)
Captain Martin Škrtel
Most caps Marek Hamšík (108)
Top scorer Róbert Vittek (23)
Home stadium Štadión Antona Malatinského
FIFA code SVK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 26 Steady (20 September 2018)[A]
Highest 14 (August 2015)
Lowest 150 (December 1993)
Elo ranking
Current 35 Decrease 7 (13 October 2018)[B]
Highest 23 (June 2017 & September 2018)
Lowest 71
First international
First Slovak Republic (1939-1945):
 Slovakia 2–0 Germany 
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August 1939)
Second Slovak Republic(1993-):
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
 Argentina 6–0 Slovakia 
(Mendoza, Argentina; 22 June 1995)
 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

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    • 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 international 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

    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, who 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

    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:

    Slovakia national football team home stadiums
    Nr. of
    matches    		 Stadium Capacity Location First match Last match
    51 Tehelné pole 22,500 Bratislava v.  Germany, 27 August 1939 (2–0) v.  United States, 14 November 2009 (1–0)
    23 City Arena 19,200 Trnava v.  Bulgaria, 24 April 1996 (0–0) v.  Czech Republic, 13 October 2018 (1–2)
    21 Štadión pod Dubňom 11,258 Žilina v.  Greece, 30 April 2003 (2–2) v.  Iceland, 17 November 2015 (3–1)
    9 Pasienky 11,591 Bratislava v.  Israel, 18 August 1999 (1–0) v.  Greece, 16 October 2012 (0–1)
    4 Všešportový areál 30,312 Košice v.  Russia, 8 March 1995 (2–1) v.  Romania, 15 November 1995 (0–2)
    2 Štadión pod Zoborom 7,480 Nitra v.  Belarus, 27 March 1996 (4–0) v.  Saudi Arabia, 24 May 2000 (1–1)
    Štadión Lokomotívy 9,000 Košice v.  Finland, 19 August 1998 (0–0) v.  Azerbaijan, 5 September 1998 (3–0)
    Mestský štadión 5,450 Dubnica nad Váhom v.  Liechtenstein, 8 September 1999 (2–0) v.  San Marino, 13 October 2007 (7–0)
    1 MOL Aréna 10,352 Dunajská Streda v.  Lithuania, 30 March 1993 (2–2)
    Futbalový štadión Prievidza 9,000 Prievidza v.  Slovenia, 16 November 1993 (2–0)
    Štadión na Sihoti 4,500 Trenčín v.  Moldova, 5 September 2001 (4–2)
    Štadión Tatranu 5,410 Prešov v.  Uzbekistan, 14 May 2002 (4–1)
    Štadión FC ViOn 3,787 Zlaté Moravce v.  Iceland, 26 March 2008 (1–2)
    NTC Senec 3,264 Senec v.  Montenegro, 23 May 2014 (2–0)

    Nickname

    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

    Slovakia kits from 1939 to 1945 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 to 2005.

    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

    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
    Uruguay 1930 to United States 1994 Part of  Czechoslovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia
    France 1998Did not qualify 4th105141814
    South Korea Japan 2002 3rd10523169
    Germany 2006 2nd146622614
    South Africa 2010Round of 1616th411257 1st107122210
    Brazil 2014Did not qualify 3rd103431110
    Russia 2018 2nd10604177
    Qatar 2022 To be determined
    Canada Mexico United States 2026
    TotalRound of 161/6411257 -6432141811064

    European Championship record

    UEFA Euro record UEFA European Championship qualifying record
    Year Results Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
    France 1960 to Sweden 1992 Part of  Czechoslovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia
    England 1996Did not qualify 3rd104241418
    Belgium Netherlands 2000 3rd10523129
    Portugal 2004 3rd8314119
    Austria Switzerland 2008 4th125163323
    Poland Ukraine 2012 4th10433710
    France 2016Round of 1614th411236 2nd10712178
    Europe 2020To be determined
    Germany 2024
    TotalRound of 161/6411236 -602810229477

    Olympic Games

    Host nation(s) / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
    United States 1996Did not qualify
    Australia 2000Group stage310236
    Greece 2004Did not qualify
    China 2008
    United Kingdom 2012
    Brazil 2016
    Japan 2020To be determined
    Total1/4310236

    UEFA Nations League record

    UEFA Nations League record
    Year Division Group Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA
    2018–19 B 1 To be determined 1 0 0 1 0 1
    Total——100101

    Results and schedule

    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 November 2017Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine UkraineInternational Friendly1–2Štetina  10'27,000
    14 November 2017Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia NorwayInternational Friendly1–0Lobotka  90+3'6,415
    22 March 2018Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand United Arab Emirates2018 King's Cup2–1Rusnák  42'
    Ďuriš  45+3'    		8,630
    25 March 2018Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand2018 King's Cup3–2Duda  10'
    Mak  34'
    Pačinda  67'    		45,425
    31 May 2018Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia NetherlandsInternational Friendly1–1Nemec  8'15,432
    4 June 2018Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland MoroccoInternational Friendly1–2Greguš  59'7,000
    5 September 2018Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia DenmarkInternational Friendly3–0Nemec  11'
    Rusnák  37'
    Fogt  79' (o.g.)    		6.432
    9 September 2018Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine Ukraine2018–19 UEFA Nations League0–10[A]
    13 October 2018Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia Czech Republic2018–19 UEFA Nations League1–2Hamšík  62'17,251
    16 October 2018Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden SwedenInternational Friendly–
    16 November 2018Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia Ukraine2018–19 UEFA Nations League–
    19 November 2018Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic2018–19 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

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain Slovakia Ukraine Belarus Luxembourg Republic of Macedonia
    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

    Group stage

    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  10'
    Robson-Kanu  81'    		 Report Duda  61'
    Attendance: 37,831[11]
    Russia 1–2 Slovakia
    Glushakov  80' Report Weiss  32'
    Hamšík  45'
    Attendance: 38,989[12]
    Slovakia 0–0 England
    Report
    Attendance: 39,051[13]

    Knockout stage

    Round of 16

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

    2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying

    {{2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F table |show_matches=yes}}

    2018–19 UEFA Nations League B

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Ukraine Czech Republic Slovakia
    1  Ukraine (P) 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Promotion to League A — 1–0 1–0
    2  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3 1–2 — 19 Nov
    3  Slovakia 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 Relegation to League C 16 Nov 1–2 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2018. Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
    (P) Promoted.


    All-time team record

    The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 13 October 2018 after a match against Czech Republic.
    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
     Algeria1010110
     Andorra220020+2
     Argentina100106−6
     Armenia200217−6
     Australia1010000
     Austria412134−1
     Azerbaijan6501124+8
     Bahrain100102−2
     Belarus320172+5
     Belgium302134−1
     Bolivia320132+1
     Bosnia and Herzegovina410346−2
     Brazil100105−5
     Bulgaria7412105+5
     Cameroon1010110
     Chile210132+1
     China PR110032+1
     Colombia301202−2
     Costa Rica311156−1
     Croatia132381733-16
     Cyprus4301146+8
     Czech Republic113261123−12
     Denmark320173+4
     Egypt100101−1
     England6015311−8
     Estonia220031+2
     Faroe Islands220051+4
     Finland321041+3
     France411226−4
     Georgia2101330
     Germany113081225−13
     Gibraltar*1010000
     Greece511346−2
     Guatemala110010+1
     Hungary422031+2
     Iceland5311106+4
     Iran2101660
     Republic of Ireland504156−1
     Israel431073+4
     Italy210135−2
     Japan301225−3
     Kuwait110020+2
     Latvia6330126+6
     Lebanon100112-1
     Liechtenstein9720261+25
     Lithuania6330115+6
     Luxembourg5401155+10
     Macedonia8620163+13
     Malaysia110020+2
     Malta8710213+18
     Mexico100125−3
     Moldova320154+1
     Montenegro110020+2
     Morocco200224−2
     Netherlands201225−3
     New Zealand1010110
     Northern Ireland421142+2
     Norway310213−2
     Paraguay100102−2
     Peru200213−2
     Poland84131213−1
     Portugal401317−6
     Romania111551220−8
     Russia9333880
     San Marino4400221+21
     Saudi Arabia1010110
     Scotland210131+2
     Serbia and Montenegro100102−2
     Slovenia722356−1
     South Korea1010000
     Spain6114615−9
     Sweden5023110−9
      Switzerland3201440
     Thailand211043+1
     Turkey611438−5
     Uganda100113−2
     Ukraine713368-2
     United Arab Emirates330052+3
     United States110010+1
     Uzbekistan110041+3
     Wales3102880
     Yugoslavia201113−2
    Totals29711866113414391+23

    Players

    Current squad

    The following 23 players were called up for a UEFA Nations League fixture against  Czech Republic (13 October 2018) and a friendly fixture against  Sweden (16 October 2018).
    Caps and fixtures correct as of 13 October 2018, after a match against Czech Republic.

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
    1GK Martin Dúbravka (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 13 0 England Newcastle United
    1GK Michal Šulla (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 3 0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
    1GK Adam Jakubech (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 1 0 France Lille
    2DF Martin Škrtel (Captain) (1984-12-15) 15 December 1984 100 6 Turkey Fenerbahçe
    2DF Peter Pekarík (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 83 2 Germany Hertha Berlin
    2DF Tomáš Hubočan (1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 64 0 France Olympique Marseille
    2DF Norbert Gyömbér (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 21 0 Italy Perugia
    2DF Milan Škriniar (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 20 0 Italy Internazionale
    2DF Ľubomír Šatka (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 5 0 Slovakia Dunajská Streda
    2DF Dávid Hancko (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 1 0 Italy Fiorentina
    3MF Marek Hamšík (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 108 22 Italy Napoli
    3MF Vladimír Weiss (1989-11-30)30 November 1989 (aged 28) 67 7 Qatar Al-Gharafa
    3MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 61 6 Turkey Trabzonspor
    3MF Róbert Mak (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 48 10 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
    3MF Ondrej Duda (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 27 4 Germany Hertha Berlin
    3MF Patrik Hrošovský (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 21 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
    3MF Ján Greguš (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 19 2 Denmark Copenhagen
    3MF Erik Sabo (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 16 0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
    3MF Albert Rusnák (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 14 2 United States Real Salt Lake
    3MF Stanislav Lobotka (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 13 2 Spain Celta Vigo
    3MF Matúš Bero (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 5 0 Netherlands Vitesse
    4FW Adam Nemec (1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 40 13 Cyprus Paphos
    4FW Samuel Mráz (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 0 0 Italy Empoli

    Recent call-ups

    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 Matúš Kozáčik (1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 34) 28 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018INJ
    GK Martin Polaček (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 1 0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    GK Marek Rodák (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 0 0 England Rotherham United v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    DF Róbert Mazáň (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 6 0 Spain Celta Vigo v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    DF Lukáš Pauschek (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 5 0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    DF Denis Vavro (1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 21) 2 1 Denmark Copenhagen v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    DF Boris Sekulić (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 2 0 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    DF Martin Šulek (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 2 0 Slovakia Trenčín v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    DF Martin Valjent (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 1 0 Spain Mallorca v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    DF Tomáš Huk (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 0 0 Slovakia Dunajská Streda v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    DF Lukáš Štetina (1991-07-28)28 July 1991 (aged 26) 2 1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague v.  Ukraine, 9 September 2018 ALT
    DF Matúš Čonka (1990-10-15) 15 October 1990 1 0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava v.  Morocco, 4 June 2018 ALT
    DF Jakub Holúbek (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 4 0 Slovakia Žilina 2018 King's Cup ALT
    MF László Bénes (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 1 0 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    MF Róbert Pich (1988-11-12) 12 November 1988 0 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    MF Filip Kiss (1990-10-13) 13 October 1990 13 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq v.  Ukraine, 9 September 2018 ALT
    MF Jaroslav Mihalík (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 4 0 Slovakia Žilina v.  Morocco, 4 June 2018
    MF Nikolas Špalek (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 0 0 Italy Brescia v.  Morocco, 4 June 2018 ALT
    MF Ivan Schranz (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 0 0 Czech Republic Dukla Prague v.  Norway, 14 November 2017 ALT
    FW Michal Ďuriš (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 40 5 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    FW Erik Pačinda (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 4 1 Slovakia Dunajská Streda v.  Sweden, 16 October 2018 ALT
    FW Adam Zreľák (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 2 1 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg v.  Ukraine, 9 September 2018 ALT
    FW Pavol Šafranko (1994-11-16) 16 November 1994 2 0 Scotland Dundee United 2018 King's Cup ALT
    FW Marek Bakoš (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 14 0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava v.  Norway, 14 November 2017 ALT
    • INJ Withdrew/Unavailable due to an injury
    • ALT Alternate - replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability
    • RET Retired from international football

    Coaching staff

    As of 4 June 2018
    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

    Players in bold are still active.

    As of 14 October 2018.

    Most capped players

    Miroslav Karhan
    # Player Career Caps Goals
    1. Marek Hamšík 2007– 108 22
    2. Miroslav Karhan 1995–2011 107 14
    3. Martin Škrtel 2004– 100 6
    3. Ján Ďurica 2004–2017 91 4
    4. Peter Pekarík 2006– 83 2
    5. Róbert Vittek 2001–2016 82 23
    6. Stanislav Šesták 2004–2016 66 13
    Vladimír Weiss 2009– 66 7
    7. Filip Hološko 2005– 65 8
    8. Tomáš Hubočan 2006– 63 0
    9. Juraj Kucka 2008– 61 6
    9. Juraj Kucka 2008– 61 6
    10. Szilárd Németh 1997–2006 59 22
    Radoslav Zabavník 2003–2012 59 1

    Top goalscorers

    Managers

    1939–1944

    Name Years Pld W D L GF GA GD PG
    Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Vojtech Závodský1939 110020+13.00
    Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Rudolf Hanák1939–1940 210154+11.50
    Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Štefan Priboj1940–1941 4013510−50.08
    Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Štefan Čambal1941–1942 200216−50.00
    Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Ferdinand Daučík1942–1944 71151024−140.19
    Totals1632112344−210.69

    1993–present

    As of 14 October 2018
    Name Dates Pld W D L GF GA GD PG
    Slovakia Jozef Vengloš6 Apr 1993 – 15 Jun 1995 165472130−91.19
    Slovakia Jozef Jankech4 Jul 1995 – 23 Oct 1998 34186105133+181.76
    Slovakia Dušan Radolský[14]10 Nov 1998 100113−20.00
    Slovakia Dušan Galis1. 1. 1999 – 23. 2. 1999 00000000.00
    Slovakia Jozef Adamec26 Feb 1999 – 30 Nov 2001 341311103831+71.47
    Slovakia Anton Dragúň[15]17 Nov 1999 – 25 Nov 2001 410327−50.25
    Slovakia Stanislav Griga[16]21 Jun 2001 – 25 Jun 2001 310223−11.00
    Slovakia Ladislav Jurkemik1 Feb 2002 – 31 Dec 2003 196582726+11.21
    Slovakia Dušan Galis1 Jan 2004 – 12 Oct 2006 31121275336+171.55
    Slovakia Ján Kocian2 Nov 2006 – 30 Jun 2008 173593028+20.82
    Slovakia Vladimír Weiss7 Jul 2008 – 31 Jan 2012 40168165653+31.40
    Slovakia Michal Hipp[17]1 Jan 2012 – 29 Feb 2012110021+13.00
    Slovakia Stanislav Griga
    Slovakia Michal Hipp    		26 Apr 2012 – 13 Jun 2013 123451114−30.92
    Slovakia Ján Kozák2 Jul 2013 – 14 Oct 2018 562910178157+241.73
    Slovakia Štefan Tarkovič[18]15 Oct 2018 –
    Totals2681086595375322+531.45

    Honours

    Major tournaments

    Minor titles

    Recognitions

    See also

    References

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    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
    18. ↑ managed the team against Sweden on 16 October 2018 on a caretaker basis
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