Slovenia women's national football team

The Slovenia women's national football team (Slovene: Slovenska ženska nogometna reprezentanca) represents Slovenia in international women's football competition and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. They played their first match in 1993 after the split of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991. Before that, Slovenian players played for the Yugoslav national team.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Slovenia national football team.

Slovenia
AssociationFootball Association of Slovenia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBorut Jarc
CaptainMateja Zver
FIFA codeSVN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 49 1 (27 March 2020)[1]
Highest50 (December 2019)
Lowest75 (December 2004)
First international
 Slovenia 0–10 England 
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 25 September 1993)
Biggest win
 Macedonia 0–9 Slovenia 
(Skopje, Macedonia; 3 June 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 17–0 Slovenia 
(Palamós, Spain; 20 March 1994)

History

Slovenia made its official debut on 25 September 1993 against England in the qualifying for the 1995 European Championship. They lost all six qualifiers with a 0–60 goal average, including a record 17–0 loss against Spain. After this Slovenia didn't take part in official competitions for more than a decade.

They returned in 2005 for the 2007 World Cup qualification, where they didn't have options to qualify since back then a two-division format with promotions and relegations was held and they started in the lower category. For the 2009 European Championship the two divisions were merged into one, and Slovenia made it to the play-offs as one of the four best 3rd-ranked teams, their biggest success to date. There they were knocked out by Ukraine by a 0–5 aggregate.

In the 2011 World Cup and 2013 European Championship qualifiers Slovenia ended fourth out of five teams, with 6 and 4 points respectively.

World Cup record
World Cup Finals
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
1991Part of  Yugoslavia
1995Did not qualify
1999Did not enter
2003
2007Did not qualify
2011
2015
2019
Total0/8–––––––
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifiers against  Netherlands on 12 October 2019, respectively.[2]

Caps and goals may be incorrect. [3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Zala Meršnik (2001-07-06) 6 July 2001 11 0 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam
12 1GK Maja Zajc (1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 0 0 ŽNK Krim
1GK Sara Nemet (1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 0 0 ŽNK Pomurje
2 2DF Lana Golob (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 4 0 ŽNK Radomlje
3 2DF Sara Agrež (2000-12-09) 9 December 2000 7 1 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam
4 2DF Evelina Kos (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 7 1 ŽNK Olimpija Ljubljana
5 2DF Špela Rozmarič (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 10 2 ŽNK Pomurje
7 2DF Kristina Erman (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 28 1 Ferencvárosi
16 2DF Kaja Eržen (1994-08-21) 21 August 1994 32 3 A.S. Roma
17 2DF Anja Prša (1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 8 0 ŽNK Pomurje
2DF Lara Klopčič (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 0 0 ŽNK Olimpija Ljubljana
6 3MF Kaja Korošec (2001-11-17) 17 November 2001 9 1 ŽNK Pomurje
8 3MF Mateja Zver (Captain) (1988-03-15) 15 March 1988 39 14 SKN St. Pölten
9 3MF Sara Ketiš (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 2 0 A.S.D. Pink Bari
10 3MF Dominika Čonč (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 24 0 A.C. Milan
13 3MF Lara Ivanuša (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 10 2 U.P.C. Tavagnacco
15 3MF Sara Makovec (2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 7 0 ŽNK Pomurje
21 3MF Nika Babnik (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 1 0 U.P.C. Tavagnacco
11 4FW Lara Prašnikar (1998-08-08) 8 August 1998 20 13 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam
14 4FW Špela Kolbl (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 18 2 ŽNK Pomurje
18 4FW Zala Kuštrin (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 8 0 ŽNK Radomlje
19 4FW Ana Milović (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 2 0 ŽNK Olimpija Ljubljana
20 4FW Pamela Begić (1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 12 0 Milan

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Caps and goals may be incorrect.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
MF Neva Kumalić (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 ŽNK Olimpija Ljubljana v. Kosovo; 3 September 2019
FW Zala Vindišar (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 0 0 ŽNK Olimpija Ljubljana v. Turkey; 8 October 2019
FW Adrijana Mori (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam v. Montenegro; 16 June 2019

Notes:

  • Position legend: GK=goalkeeper; DF=Defender; MF=Midfielder; FW=Forward.

Results

Official competitions
Competition Stage Opponent Result Scorers
1995 UEFA Euro
qualification		First stage England
 Belgium
 Spain		0–10 0–10
0–7 0–8
0–17 0–8
2007 FIFA World Cup
UEFA qualification		Regular stage
(Class B)		 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Croatia
 Malta		2–0 6–1
5–3 3–0
4–1 3–1		Nikl 3, Milenkovič 2, Vais 2, Petrovič
Vais 5, Milenkovič, Nikl, Zver
Maleševič 2, Nikl 2, Vais 2, Grad
2009 UEFA Euro
qualification		 First stage Serbia
 France
 Iceland
 Greece		0–5 3–0
0–6 0–2
2–1 0–5
3–1 6–4		Zver 3
0
Benak, Milenkovič
Zver 4, Milkovič 2, Benak, Maleševič, Petrovič
Play-offs Ukraine0–3 0–2
2011 FIFA World Cup
UEFA qualification		First stage Italy
 Finland
 Armenia
 Portugal		0–8 0–6
0–3 1–4
5–1 1–0
0–4 0–1		0
Zver
Milenkovič 2, Zver 2, Tibaut, Vrabel
0
2013 UEFA Euro
qualification		First stage England
 Serbia
 Croatia
 Netherlands		0–4 0–4
1–2 0–3
3–3 1–0
0–2 1–3		0
o.g.
Eržen, Vrabel, Žganec
Zver
2015 FIFA World Cup
UEFA qualification		First stage Slovakia
 Germany
 Republic of Ireland
 Russia		3–1
0–13 0–4
0–3
1–4		Nikl, Zver, + 1 o.g.
0
0
Jerina

See also

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. https://www.nzs.si/novica/Clanice_novembra_proti_evropskim_prvakinjam?id=49874&id_landing=&id_objekta=3
  3. https://www.women.soccerway.com/teams/slovenia/slovenia/5782/
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