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Slovakia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Sokoli (The Falcons)
Repre (The Representatives)
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
FIFA code SVK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 29 Decrease 2 (7 February 2019)
Highest 14 (August 2015)
Lowest 150 (December 1993)
Elo ranking
Current 36 Decrease 8 (3 March 2019)
Highest 14 (August 1939)
Lowest 67 (October 2011)
First international
(1939–1945):
 Slovakia 2–0 Germany 
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August 1939)
(1993–present):
Unofficial:
 Lithuania 0–1 Slovakia 
(Vilnius, Lithuania; 14 October 1992)
Official:
 United Arab Emirates 0–1 Slovakia 
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 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 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.

History

Slovakia former national team
Former Slovakia national team before 1945
Slovakia national team 2010
The Slovakia national team before the match against Italy at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

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.

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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 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:

Slovakia national football team home stadiums
Nr. of
matches		 Stadium Capacity Location First match Last match
56 Tehelné pole 22,500 Bratislava v.  Germany (2–0)
27 August 1939		 v.  Chile (0–0)
20 November 2022
36 City Arena – Štadión Antona Malatinského 19,200 Trnava v.  Bulgaria (0–0)
24 April 1996		 v.  Azerbaijan (1–2)
22 September 2022
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 4,500 Trenčín v.  Moldova (4–2)
5 September 2001
Štadión Tatranu 5,410 Prešov v.  Uzbekistan (4–1)
14 May 2002
ViOn Aréna 3,787 Zlaté Moravce v.  Iceland (1–2)
26 March 2008
NTC Senec 3,264 Senec v.  Montenegro (2–0)
23 May 2014
  • Tehelne pole

    Tehelné Pole

  • The City Arena in Trnava (2018)

    Štadión Antona Malatinského

  • MŠK Žilina - Stadium - panoramio

    Pod Dubňom

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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 former kits
Slovakia kits from 1939 to 1945 era

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.

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

Results and fixtures

Main pages: Slovakia national football team results (2020–present) and Slovakia national football team results

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

2023

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach Francesco Calzona
Assistant coach Gianluca Segarelli
Goalkeeping coach Matúš Kozáčik
Technical director Giovanni Paolo de Matteis
Team director Róbert Tomaschek
Fitness coach Alessandro Bulfoni
Martin Rusňák
Translator Pavol Farkaš
Doctors Ján Baťalík
Vladimír Pener
Masseur Mário Prelovský
Physiotherapists Marián Drinka
Peter Hečko
Martin Nozdrovický
Videoanalyst Marco Brini
Custodians Ján Beniak
Marek Košáň

Coaching history

1939–1944

1993–present

Players

Current squad

See also: Slovakia international footballers

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
1GK Ľubomír Belko (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Slovakia Žilina
1GK Samuel Petráš (1999-04-10) 10 April 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda
1GK Dominik Takáč (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava
1GK Henrich Ravas (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Poland Widzew Łódź
2DF Peter Pekarík (3rd captain) (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 37) 115 2 Germany Hertha BSC
2DF Vernon De Marco (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 31) 6 1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
2DF Kristián Vallo (1998-06-02) 2 June 1998 (age 25) 2 0 Poland Wisła Płock
2DF Sebastian Kóša (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava
2DF Patrik Leitner (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Slovakia Žilina
2DF Tomáš Nemčík (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Slovakia Žilina
2DF Michal Tomič (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Czech Republic Slovácko
2DF Branislav Sluka (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Czech Republic Dynamo České Budějovice
2DF Alexander Mojžiš (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Slovakia Ružomberok
3MF Artur Gajdoš (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Slovakia AS Trenčín
3MF Dominik Veselovský (2002-07-19) 19 July 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda
3MF Martin Šviderský (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Spain Almería
3MF Peter Pokorný (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Hungary MOL Fehérvár
3MF Samuel Lavrinčík (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Slovakia AS Trenčín
3MF Patrik Myslovič (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Slovakia Žilina
3MF Dominik Hollý (2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Slovakia AS Trenčín
4FW Lukáš Haraslín (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27) 27 2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
4FW Ladislav Almási (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 24) 9 0 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
4FW Martin Regáli (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 30) 4 0 Belgium Kortrijk
4FW Adrián Kaprálik (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Slovakia Žilina
4FW Adam Griger (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Italy Cagliari
4FW Adam Tučný (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Slovakia Ružomberok
4FW Tomáš Bobček (2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Slovakia Ružomberok
4FW Erik Prekop (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Czech Republic Bohemians 1905

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
GK Richard Ludha (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Slovakia Železiarne Podbrezová December 2022 training campALT
GK Martin Dúbravka (vice-captain) (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 34) 32 0 England Newcastle United v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
GK Marek Rodák (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 26) 19 0 England Fulham v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
GK František Plach (1992-03-08) 8 March 1992 (age 31) 1 0 Poland Piast Gliwice v.  Chile, 20 November 2022ALT
GK Dominik Takáč (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava v.  Chile, 20 November 2022ALT
GK Dominik Holec (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Poland Lech Poznań v.  Belarus, 25 September 2022ALT
GK Dávid Šípoš (1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 25) 0 0 Slovakia Dynamo České Budějovice v.  Belarus, 25 September 2022ALT
GK Ivan Krajčírik (2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Slovakia Ružomberok v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
DF Matej Madleňák (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Slovakia Ružomberok December 2022 training campALT
DF Adam Kopas (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Slovakia Žilina December 2022 training campALT
DF Šimon Mičuda (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Slovakia AS Trenčín December 2022 training campALT
DF David Hrnčár (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 25) 0 0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava December 2022 training campALT
DF Matúš Rusnák (1999-12-19) 19 December 1999 (age 23) 0 0 Slovakia Žilina December 2022 training campALT
DF Milan Škriniar (captain) (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 (age 28) 58 3 Italy Internazionale v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
DF Ľubomír Šatka (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 28) 31 0 Poland Lech Poznań v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
DF Dávid Hancko (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 25) 26 2 Netherlands Feyenoord v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
DF Adam Obert (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Italy Cagliari v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
DF Denis Vavro (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 27) 12 1 Denmark Copenhagen v.  Chile, 20 November 2022ALT
DF Norbert Gyömbér (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 (age 31) 30 0 Italy Salernitana v.  Belarus, 25 September 2022ALT
DF Martin Valjent (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 27) 13 0 Spain Mallorca v.  Belarus, 25 September 2022ALT
DF Martin Koscelník (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 28) 14 1 Austria Rapid Vienna v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022
DF Juraj Chvátal (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 27) 2 0 Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022
DF Ivan Mesík (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Norway Odd v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022
DF Jakub Holúbek (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 32) 9 0 Poland Piast Gliwice v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
DF Lukáš Pauschek (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 31) 6 0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
DF Boris Sekulić (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 32) 4 0 unattached v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
DF Michal Sipľak (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Poland Cracovia v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
DF Kristián Koštrna (1993-12-15) 15 December 1993 (age 29) 0 0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
DF Tomáš Huk (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 28) 2 0 Poland Piast Gliwice v.  Finland, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Mikuláš Bakaľa (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Slovakia Železiarne Podbrezová December 2022 training campALT
MF Samuel Ďatko (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Slovakia Železiarne Podbrezová December 2022 training campALT
MF Martin Bukata (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 30) 2 0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava December 2022 training campALT
MF Marek HamšíkRET (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 (age 36) 136 26 Turkey Trabzonspor v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 (age 36) 95 11 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
MF Ondrej Duda (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 (age 29) 61 10 Germany 1. FC Köln v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
MF Patrik Hrošovský (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 31) 47 0 Belgium Genk v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
MF Stanislav Lobotka (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 29) 43 3 Italy Napoli v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
MF Matúš Bero (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 28) 25 1 Netherlands Vitesse v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
MF László Bénes (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 26) 11 1 Germany Hamburger SV v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
MF Vladimír Weiss (1989-11-30) 30 November 1989 (age 34) 77 8 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava v.  Chile, 20 November 2022ALT
MF Jakub Hromada (1996-05-25) 25 May 1996 (age 27) 5 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague v.  Chile, 20 November 2022ALT
MF Christián Herc (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 25) 4 0 Switzerland Grasshoppers Zürich v.  Chile, 20 November 2022ALT
MF Miroslav KáčerINJ (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 27) 2 0 Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda v.  Belarus, 25 September 2022ALT
MF Jakub Kadák (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Switzerland Luzern v.  Belarus, 25 September 2022ALT
MF Ján Greguš (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 32) 36 4 United States San Jose Earthquakes v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
MF Erik Sabo (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 32) 18 0 Republic of Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
MF Ján Bernát (2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Belgium Westerlo v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
MF Jakub Grič (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Czech Republic Dynamo České Budějovice v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
MF Róbert Pich (1988-11-12) 12 November 1988 (age 35) 0 0 Poland Legia Warsaw v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
MF Július Szöke (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Republic of Cyprus Aris Limassol v.  Finland, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Jakub Považanec (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 32) 0 0 Czech Republic Jablonec v.  Finland, 29 March 2022ALT
FW Timotej Jambor (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Slovakia Žilina December 2022 training campALT
FW Róbert Boženík (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 24) 29 5 Portugal Boavista Porto v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
FW David Strelec (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 22) 16 2 Italy Spezia v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
FW Tomáš Suslov (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 21) 16 1 Netherlands Groningen v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
FW Adam Zreľák (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 29) 8 3 Poland Warta Poznań v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
FW Dávid Ďuriš (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 24) 3 0 Slovakia Žilina v.  Chile, 20 November 2022
FW Albert Rusnák (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 29) 38 7 United States Seattle Sounders v.  Belarus, 25 September 2022ALT
FW Erik Jirka (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 26) 9 2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Belarus, 25 September 2022
FW Samuel Mráz (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 26) 5 1 Spain Mirandés v.  Belarus, 25 September 2022
FW Ivan SchranzINJ (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 30) 16 3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague v.  Belarus, 25 September 2022
FW Róbert Mak (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 (age 32) 73 14 Australia Sydney v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
FW Matej Trusa (2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Kazakhstan, 13 June 2022ALT
FW Roland Galčík (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Slovakia Žilina v.  Finland, 29 March 2022ALT
Notes
  • INJ Withdrew/Unavailable due to an injury or an illness.
  • ALT Alternate – replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability
  • RET Retired from international football

Player records

Players in bold are still active in the national team.

Most appearances

Marek Hamšík
Marek Hamšík is Slovakia's top goalscorer and their most capped player.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
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
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

Main page: Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to United States 1994 Part of  Czechoslovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia
France 1998 Did Not Qualify 4th 10 5 1 4 18 14
South Korea Japan 2002 3rd 10 5 2 3 16 9
Germany 2006 2nd 14 6 6 2 26 14
South Africa 2010 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 7 Squad 1st 10 7 1 2 22 10
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify 3rd 10 3 4 3 11 10
Russia 2018 2nd 10 6 0 4 17 7
Qatar 2022 3rd 10 3 5 2 17 10
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To Be Determined To Be Determined
Total Round of 16 1/6 4 1 1 2 5 7 — — 74 35 19 20 127 74

UEFA European Championship

Main page: Slovakia at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 to Sweden 1992 Part of  Czechoslovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia
England 1996 Did Not Qualify 3rd 10 4 2 4 14 18
Belgium Netherlands 2000 3rd 10 5 2 3 12 9
Portugal 2004 3rd 8 3 1 4 11 9
Austria Switzerland 2008 4th 12 5 1 6 33 23
Poland Ukraine 2012 4th 10 4 3 3 7 10
France 2016 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 3 6 Squad 2nd 10 7 1 2 17 8
Europe 2020 Group stage 18th 3 1 0 2 2 7 Squad 3rd 10 5 2 3 15 12
Germany 2024 To Be Determined To Be Determined
Total Round of 16 2/7 7 2 1 4 5 13 — — 70 33 12 25 109 89

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rank
2018–19 B 1 4 1 0 3 5 5 Steady 21st
2020–21 B 2 6 1 1 4 5 10 Decrease 30th
2022–23 C 3 6 2 1 3 5 6 Steady 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
 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 5 1 3 1 3 4 −1
 Azerbaijan 10 8 0 2 21 7 +14
 Bahrain 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Belarus 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6
 Belgium 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1
 Bolivia 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 0 3 4 6 −2
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5
 Bulgaria 8 4 2 2 11 6 +5
 Cameroon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Chile 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1
 China PR 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
 Colombia 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2
 Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1
 Croatia 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 6 0 1 5 3 11 −8
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
 Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
 Finland 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 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4
 Iran 2 1 0 1 6 6 0
 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 9 7 2 0 26 1 +25
 Lithuania 6 3 3 0 11 5 +6
 Luxembourg 5 4 0 1 15 5 +10
 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
 FYR Macedonia 8 6 2 0 16 3 +13
 Norway 4 1 0 3 1 5 −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 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6
 Romania 11 1 5 5 12 20 −8
 Russia 11 4 3 4 10 10 0
 San Marino 4 4 0 0 22 1 +21
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Scotland 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2
 Serbia and Montenegro 3 0 1 3 1 5 −4
 Slovenia 9 2 4 3 8 9 −1
 Korea Republic 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Spain 7 1 1 5 6 20 −14
 Sweden 7 0 3 4 2 12 −10
  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 8 2 3 3 10 9 +1
 United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3
 United States 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 Wales 5 1 1 3 9 10 −1
Total 343 133 81 129 474 446 +28

Honours

Major tournaments

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 [es]
    • 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 1 2 3 Total
World Cup 0 2 0 2
European Championship 1 0 2 3
Total 1 2 2 5

See also

Kids robot.svg 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
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