Slovakia national football team facts for kids
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Nickname(s) | Sokoli (The Falcons) Repre (The Representatives) |
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Association | Slovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Francesco Calzona | ||
Captain | Milan Škriniar | ||
Most caps | Marek Hamšík (136) | ||
Top scorer | Marek Hamšík (26) | ||
Home stadium | Tehelné pole Štadión Antona Malatinského |
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FIFA code | SVK | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 29 ![]() |
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Highest | 14 (August 2015) | ||
Lowest | 150 (December 1993) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 36 ![]() |
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Highest | 14 (August 1939) | ||
Lowest | 67 (October 2011) | ||
First international | |||
(1939–1945):![]() ![]() (Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August 1939) (1993–present): Unofficial: ![]() ![]() (Vilnius, Lithuania; 14 October 1992) Official: ![]() ![]() (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 2 February 1994) |
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Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Mendoza, Argentina; 22 June 1995) ![]() ![]() (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 12 January 2017) |
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2010) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2010) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2016) | ||
Website | futbalsfz.sk |
The Slovakia national football team (Slovak: Slovenská futbalová reprezentácia) represents Slovakia in men's international football competition and it is governed by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ), the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium from 2019 is the reconstructed Tehelné pole in Bratislava. 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 tournaments since.
Slovakia has qualified for three major international tournaments, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, and UEFA Euro 2020. Slovakia qualified to the FIFA World Cup in 2010 after winning their qualifying group, despite two defeats against Slovenia. At the World Cup, Slovakia progressed beyond the group stage after a 3–2 win against Italy, before bowing out of the tournament after a 2–1 defeat in the knockout stage against the eventual runners-up Netherlands. It was the first time the national team ever played in a major football competition, after playing every FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign since 1998 and every UEFA European 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 national team have achieved some noteworthy results 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 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 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 played each other in Euro 2008 qualifying, and they lost 3–1 in Prague and 3–0 in Bratislava.
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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).
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 first match on Slovak soil was a 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 and 2009.
Slovakia attempted qualifying for 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, recording 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, one of them against their Czech neighbors, helping the team reach their highest FIFA World Ranking to date, 17th.
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. 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. 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.
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. 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 Štadión Pasienky and Russia away. In October, however, they were easily beaten in Armenia (3–1) and drew 1–1 against the Republic of Ireland at home. In February 2011, the team was stunned in a 2–1 friendly defeat against Luxembourg and 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. Also, for the first time since the Euro 1996 qualifying process, 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 followed by two defeats to Bosnia and Greece.
For Euro 2016 qualification, Slovakia was drawn against Spain, Ukraine, Belarus, Macedonia and Luxembourg. Slovakia began the qualifying campaign with a 1–0 victory against Ukraine in Kyiv. On 9 October 2014, Slovakia beat Spain 2–1 in a shock victory and claimed the first 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, beat Luxembourg with a score of 3–0 in Žilina, and beat Macedonia 2–1 on 14 June 2015, also in Žilina. The next matches were a 2–0 defeat against Spain, a goalless draw against Ukraine and a shocking 0–1 home defeat against Belarus. The team finished qualification by defeating Luxembourg 4–2 and got the second place, qualifying 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 the other second teams' results meant Slovakia finished as the worst group runners-up.
Slovakia struggled to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020, only reached the tournament after a difficult away win over Northern Ireland. Being drawn with Spain, Sweden and Poland in group E, it was thought the Slovaks would be the breadbasket for the remaining teams, but they surprised by a victorious opening against Poland 2–1. Subsequently, however, Slovakia would be broken down by Sweden 0–1 before getting totally thrashed by Spain 0–5, thus finished third, but with the worst goal difference due to scoring own goals as a result of their disastrous performance. Slovakia was eliminated from the group stage for the first time ever.
Stadiums
The Slovakia national football team currently plays its home matches at the Tehelné pole in Bratislava and the Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava. Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina was used from 2003 to 2015, but will not be used in the future because of the artificial grass installed in 2016. In the past, home games have occasionally been played at other venues as Všešportový areál and Štadión Lokomotívy in Košice, Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra, Mestský štadión in Dubnica nad Váhom, and Tatran Stadion in Prešov.
Stadiums which have hosted Slovakia international football matches:
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Stadium | Capacity | Location | First match | Last match | ||
56 | Tehelné pole | 22,500 | Bratislava | v. ![]() 27 August 1939 |
v. ![]() 20 November 2022 |
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36 | City Arena – Štadión Antona Malatinského | 19,200 | Trnava | v. ![]() 24 April 1996 |
v. ![]() 22 September 2022 |
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21 | Štadión pod Dubňom | 11,258 | Žilina | v. ![]() 30 April 2003 |
v. ![]() 17 November 2015 |
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9 | Pasienky | 11,591 | Bratislava | v. ![]() 18 August 1999 |
v. ![]() 16 October 2012 |
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4 | Všešportový areál | 30,312 | Košice | v. ![]() 8 March 1995 |
v. ![]() 15 November 1995 |
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2 | Štadión pod Zoborom | 7,480 | Nitra | v. ![]() 27 March 1996 |
v. ![]() 24 May 2000 |
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Štadión Lokomotívy | 9,000 | Košice | v. ![]() 19 August 1998 |
v. ![]() 5 September 1998 |
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Mestský štadión | 5,450 | Dubnica nad Váhom | v. ![]() 8 September 1999 |
v. ![]() 13 October 2007 |
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1 | MOL Aréna | 12,700 | Dunajská Streda | v. ![]() 30 March 1993 |
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Futbalový štadión Prievidza | 9,000 | Prievidza | v. ![]() 16 November 1993 |
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Štadión na Sihoti | 4,500 | Trenčín | v. ![]() 5 September 2001 |
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Štadión Tatranu | 5,410 | Prešov | v. ![]() 14 May 2002 |
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ViOn Aréna | 3,787 | Zlaté Moravce | v. ![]() 26 March 2008 |
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NTC Senec | 3,264 | Senec | v. ![]() 23 May 2014 |
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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.
Kit
Slovakia's home kit since 1993 was blue, but Slovakia changed their home kit from blue to white, which lasted until 2020, when Slovakia changed its home kit to blue once again. 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.
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Results and fixtures
Below shows the results of all A-level international matches played within the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
2022
International friendly 25 March 2022 | Norway ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Oslo, Norway | ||
18:00 | Haaland ![]() Ødegaard ![]() |
https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2034587--norway-vs-slovakia/ | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 11,048 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland) |
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International friendly 29 March 2022 | Finland ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Murcia, Spain | ||
18:00 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2034595--finland-vs-slovakia/ | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
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2022–23 UEFA Nations League C 3 June 2022 | Belarus ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Novi Sad, Serbia | ||
20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034427/ | ![]() |
Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
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2022–23 UEFA Nations League C 6 June 2022 | Slovakia ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Trnava, Slovakia | ||
20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034450/ | ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Attendance: 4,146 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
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2022–23 UEFA Nations League C 10 June 2022 | Azerbaijan ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Baku, Azerbaijan | ||
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) | https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034475/ | ![]() |
Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 2,967 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Latvia) |
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2022–23 UEFA Nations League C 13 June 2022 | Kazakhstan ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | ||
16:00 (20:00 UTC+6) | Vorogovsky ![]() Elkhan Astanov ![]() |
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034502/ | ![]() |
Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 28,745 Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium) |
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2022–23 UEFA Nations League C 22 September 2022 | Slovakia ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Trnava, Slovakia | ||
16:45 (20:45 UTC+6) | Jirka ![]() |
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034524/ | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Attendance: 2.875 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
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2022–23 UEFA Nations League C 25 September 2022 | Slovakia ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Bačka Topola, Serbia | ||
18:00 | Zreľák ![]() |
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034548 | ![]() |
Stadium: TSC Arena Attendance: 524 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
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International friendly 17 November 2022 | Montenegro ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
Podgorica, Montenegro | ||
18:00 | Savić ![]() |
https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2036520--montenegro-vs-slovakia/ | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 1,109 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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International friendly 20 November 2022 | Slovakia ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
13:30 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2036528--slovakia-vs-chile/ | Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 19,757 Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic) |
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2023
UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 23 March 2023 | Slovakia ![]() |
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Trnava, Slovakia | ||
20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036311/ | Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského |
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UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 26 March 2023 | Slovakia ![]() |
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Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036334/ | Stadium: Tehelné Pole |
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UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 17 June 2023 | Iceland ![]() |
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Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036357/ | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur |
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UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 20 June 2023 | Liechtenstein ![]() |
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Vaduz, Liechtenstein | ||
20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036381/ | Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion |
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UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 8 September 2023 | Slovakia ![]() |
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20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036402/ | |||||
UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 11 September 2023 | Slovakia ![]() |
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20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036427/ | |||||
UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 13 October 2023 | Portugal ![]() |
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20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036449/ | |||||
UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 16 October 2023 | Luxembourg ![]() |
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Luxembourg, Luxembourg | ||
20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036473/ | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg |
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UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 16 November 2023 | Slovakia ![]() |
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20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036494/ | |||||
UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 19 November 2023 | Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() |
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Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
20:45 | https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036518/ | Stadium: Bilino Polje |
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Coaching staff
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Coaching history
1939–1944
1993–present
Name | Period | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PG |
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6 April 1993 – 15 June 1995 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 1.19 |
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4 July 1995 – 23 October 1998 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 1.76 |
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10 November 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
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1 January 1999 – 23 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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26 February 1999 – 30 November 2001 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 1.47 |
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17 November 1999 – 25 November 2001 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0.25 |
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21 June 2001 – 25 June 2001 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1.00 |
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1 February 2002 – 31 December 2003 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 1.21 |
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1 January 2004 – 12 October 2006 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 1.55 |
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2 November 2006 – 30 June 2008 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 0.82 |
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7 July 2008 – 31 January 2012 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 1.40 |
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1 January 2012 – 29 February 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3.00 |
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26 April 2012 – 13 June 2013 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 0.92 |
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2 July 2013 – 14 October 2018 | 56 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 1.73 |
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15 October 2018 – 21 October 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
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22 October 2018 – 16 October 2020 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 1.38 |
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14 October 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
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20 October 2020 – 7 June 2022 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 1.41 |
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8 June 2022 – 13 June 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 |
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30 August 2022 – ongoing | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0.75 |
Total | 313 | 122 | 80 | 111 | 430 | 376 | +54 | 1.42 |
Players
Current squad
The following players 28 players were called up for a five-day (4–9 December 2022) training camp mostly for prospective future national team players at NTC Senec. The nominees were not scheduled to feature for any international match.
Caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2022, after the match against Chile.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Ľubomír Belko | 4 February 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Samuel Petráš | 10 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Dominik Takáč | 12 January 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Henrich Ravas | 16 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Peter Pekarík (3rd captain) | 30 October 1986 | 115 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Vernon De Marco | 18 November 1992 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Kristián Vallo | 2 June 1998 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Sebastian Kóša | 13 September 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Patrik Leitner | 7 February 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Tomáš Nemčík | 19 April 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Michal Tomič | 30 March 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Branislav Sluka | 23 January 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Alexander Mojžiš | 2 January 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Artur Gajdoš | 20 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Dominik Veselovský | 19 July 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Martin Šviderský | 10 April 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Peter Pokorný | 8 August 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Samuel Lavrinčík | 10 July 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Patrik Myslovič | 28 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Dominik Hollý | 11 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Lukáš Haraslín | 26 May 1996 | 27 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Ladislav Almási | 6 March 1999 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Martin Regáli | 12 October 1993 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Adrián Kaprálik | 10 June 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Adam Griger | 16 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Adam Tučný | 21 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Tomáš Bobček | 8 September 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Erik Prekop | 8 October 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been recognised in national team nominations within the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Richard Ludha | 8 November 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Martin Dúbravka (vice-captain) | 15 January 1989 | 32 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Marek Rodák | 13 December 1996 | 19 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | František Plach | 8 March 1992 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Dominik Takáč | 12 January 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Dominik Holec | 28 July 1994 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Dávid Šípoš | 14 August 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Ivan Krajčírik | 15 June 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Matej Madleňák | 7 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Adam Kopas | 16 August 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Šimon Mičuda | 28 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | David Hrnčár | 10 December 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Matúš Rusnák | 19 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Milan Škriniar (captain) | 11 February 1995 | 58 | 3 | ![]() |
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DF | Ľubomír Šatka | 2 December 1995 | 31 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Dávid Hancko | 13 December 1997 | 26 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Adam Obert | 23 August 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Denis Vavro | 10 April 1996 | 12 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Norbert Gyömbér | 3 July 1992 | 30 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Martin Valjent | 11 December 1995 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Martin Koscelník | 2 March 1995 | 14 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Juraj Chvátal | 13 July 1996 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Ivan Mesík | 1 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Jakub Holúbek | 12 January 1991 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Lukáš Pauschek | 9 December 1992 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Boris Sekulić | 21 October 1991 | 4 | 0 | unattached | v. ![]() |
DF | Michal Sipľak | 2 February 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Kristián Koštrna | 15 December 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Tomáš Huk | 22 December 1994 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Mikuláš Bakaľa | 4 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Samuel Ďatko | 24 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Martin Bukata | 2 October 1993 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Marek HamšíkRET | 27 July 1987 | 136 | 26 | ![]() |
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MF | Juraj Kucka | 26 February 1987 | 95 | 11 | ![]() |
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MF | Ondrej Duda | 5 December 1994 | 61 | 10 | ![]() |
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MF | Patrik Hrošovský | 22 April 1992 | 47 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Stanislav Lobotka | 25 November 1994 | 43 | 3 | ![]() |
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MF | Matúš Bero | 6 September 1995 | 25 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | László Bénes | 9 September 1997 | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Vladimír Weiss | 30 November 1989 | 77 | 8 | ![]() |
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MF | Jakub Hromada | 25 May 1996 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Christián Herc | 30 September 1998 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Miroslav KáčerINJ | 2 February 1996 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Jakub Kadák | 14 December 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Ján Greguš | 29 January 1991 | 36 | 4 | ![]() |
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MF | Erik Sabo | 22 November 1991 | 18 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Ján Bernát | 10 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Jakub Grič | 5 July 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Róbert Pich | 12 November 1988 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Július Szöke | 1 August 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Jakub Považanec | 31 January 1991 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Timotej Jambor | 4 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Róbert Boženík | 18 November 1999 | 29 | 5 | ![]() |
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FW | David Strelec | 4 April 2001 | 16 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Tomáš Suslov | 7 June 2002 | 16 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Adam Zreľák | 5 May 1994 | 8 | 3 | ![]() |
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FW | Dávid Ďuriš | 22 March 1999 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Albert Rusnák | 7 July 1994 | 38 | 7 | ![]() |
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FW | Erik Jirka | 19 September 1997 | 9 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Samuel Mráz | 13 May 1997 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Ivan SchranzINJ | 13 September 1993 | 16 | 3 | ![]() |
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FW | Róbert Mak | 8 March 1991 | 73 | 14 | ![]() |
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FW | Matej Trusa | 29 November 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Roland Galčík | 13 July 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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Player records
- Players in bold are still active in the national team.
Most appearances
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1. | Marek Hamšík | 136 | 26 | 2007–2022 |
2. | Peter Pekarík | 115 | 2 | 2006–present |
3. | Miroslav Karhan | 107 | 14 | 1995–2011 |
4. | Martin Škrtel | 104 | 6 | 2004–2019 |
5. | Juraj Kucka | 95 | 11 | 2008–present |
6. | Ján Ďurica | 91 | 4 | 2004–2017 |
7. | Róbert Vittek | 82 | 23 | 2001–2016 |
8. | Vladimír Weiss | 77 | 8 | 2009–present |
9. | Róbert Mak | 73 | 14 | 2013–present |
Tomáš Hubočan | 73 | 0 | 2006–2021 |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1. | Marek Hamšík | 26 | 136 | 0.19 | 2007–2022 |
2. | Róbert Vittek | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 2001–2016 |
3. | Szilárd Németh | 22 | 59 | 0.37 | 1996–2006 |
4. | Marek Mintál | 14 | 45 | 0.31 | 2002–2009 |
Róbert Mak | 14 | 73 | 0.19 | 2013–present | |
Miroslav Karhan | 14 | 107 | 0.13 | 1995–2011 | |
7. | Adam Nemec | 13 | 43 | 0.3 | 2006–2019 |
Stanislav Šesták | 13 | 66 | 0.2 | 2004–2016 | |
9. | Peter Dubovský | 12 | 33 | 0.36 | 1994–2000 |
10. | Juraj Kucka | 11 | 95 | 0.12 | 2008–present |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did Not Qualify | 4th | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | |||||||||
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3rd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | ||||||||||
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2nd | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 14 | ||||||||||
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Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 1st | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | |
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Did not qualify | 3rd | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||
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2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||||
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3rd | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||||
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To Be Determined | To Be Determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 1/6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 74 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 127 | 74 |
List of FIFA World Cup matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Result | Slovakia goalscorers |
2010 | Group stage | ![]() |
1–1 | Vittek |
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0–2 | — | ||
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3–2 | Vittek (2), Kopúnek | ||
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1–2 | Vittek |
UEFA European Championship
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did Not Qualify | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | |||||||||
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3rd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||
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3rd | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||
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4th | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 23 | ||||||||||
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4th | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||
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Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | |
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Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | |
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To Be Determined | To Be Determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 2/7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | — | — | 70 | 33 | 12 | 25 | 109 | 89 |
List of UEFA European Championship matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Result | Slovakia goalscorers |
2016 | Group stage | ![]() |
1–2 | Duda |
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2–1 | Weiss, Hamšík | ||
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0–0 | — | ||
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0–3 | — | |
2020 | Group stage | ![]() |
2–1 | Szczęsny (o.g.), Škriniar |
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0–1 | — | ||
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0–5 | — |
UEFA Nations League
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Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank | ||
2018–19 | B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ![]() |
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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 | To be determined | ||||||||||
Total | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 21st |
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 20 November 2022 after a match against Chile.
At the time of the match against Gibraltar, it was a member of UEFA, but not FIFA. Record with defunct teams is marked in italics.
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
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10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
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17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 43 | −23 |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 |
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14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | −17 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 25 | −13 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
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9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | +25 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
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9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
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11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 |
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11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
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9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | −14 |
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7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 |
Total | 343 | 133 | 81 | 129 | 474 | 446 | +28 |
Honours
Major tournaments
- FIFA World Cup
- Appearances (1): 2010
- UEFA European Championship
- Football at the Summer Olympics
- Appearances (1): 2000
Minor titles
- King's Cup
- Winners (2): 2004, 2018
- Kirin Cup
- Winners (1): 2000
- Third-place (2): 2002, 2004
- Shanghai International Football Tournament
- Runner-up (1): 1992
- Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso
- Runner up (1): 2000
- Cyprus International Football Tournaments
- Third place (2): 1998, 2003
- Friendship Tournament (UAE)
- Third place (1): 1994
Recognitions
- FIFA Best Mover of the Year
- Runner-up (1): 2014
- Slovak Sportsperson of the Year – Team Award
- Winners (4): 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015
- Runner-up (1): 2016
Czechoslovakia
As a part of Czechoslovakia (1918–1939 and 1945–1993), Slovak footballers achieved multiple major successful campaigns with the Czechoslovak national team. Notably, for example, 16 of the 22 players on the Czechoslovak squad playing in the final tournament of UEFA Euro 1976 in Yugoslavia were Slovak. In both the semi-final against Netherlands and the final match against West Germany 9 of the 13 fielded players were Slovak.
The following table shows the major international successes of the Czechoslovak national team, with participation of Slovak footballers.
Competition | ![]() |
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Total |
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World Cup | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
European Championship | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
See also
In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Eslovaquia para niños
- Slovakia national under-21 football team
- Slovakia national under-19 football team
- Slovakia national under-18 football team
- Slovakia national under-17 football team
- Slovakia national under-16 football team
- Slovakia national under-15 football team