Slovakia national under-21 football team

Slovakia U21
Nickname(s)Repre[1]
Sokolíci (Little Falcons)[2]
AssociationSlovenský futbalový zväz
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJaroslav Kentoš
Home stadiumŠtadión pod Zoborom
FIFA codeSVK
First colours
Second colours
First international
Slovakia 0–3 France
(Myjava, Slovakia; 6 September 1994)
Biggest win
Malta 0–6 Slovakia
(Valletta, Malta; 30 March 1997)
Latvia 0–6 Slovakia
(Riga, Latvia; 11 October 2011)
Luxembourg 1–7 Slovakia
(Ettelbruck, Luxembourg; 11 June 2013)
Slovakia 6-0 Armenia
(Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia; 6 June 2019)
Slovakia 6-0 Liechtenstein
(Nitra, Slovakia; 17 November 2020)
Biggest defeat
4–0 defeats on three occasions
Records for competitive
matches only
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2000)
Best resultFourth place (2000)

The Slovakia national under-21 football team, controlled by the Slovak Football Association, is Slovakia's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Slovakia national football team.

European Under-21 Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA
1996Did not Qualify–––––––
1998Did not Qualify–––––––
2000Semi-Final4th421153
2002Did not Qualify–––––––
2004Did not Qualify–––––––
2006Did not Qualify–––––––
2007Did not Qualify–––––––
2009Did not Qualify–––––––
2011Did not Qualify–––––––
2013Did not Qualify–––––––
2015Did not Qualify–––––––
2017Group Stage5th320163
2019Did not Qualify–––––––
2021Did not Qualify–––––––
Total2/147412116

Key: GP: Games played, W: Wins, D: Draws, L: Losses, GF: Goals for, GA: Goals against

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group C

Group C
Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 6 5 0 1 17 4 +13 15 Final tournament — 4–1 3–2 7 Jun '22 3–0 25 Mar '22
2  Russia 6 5 0 1 15 4 +11 15 Play-offs 1–0 — 3–0 6–0 1–0 3 Jun '22
3  Slovakia 6 3 0 3 11 8 +3 9 29 Mar '22 7 Jun '22 — 4–0 25 Mar '22 3–1
4  Malta 6 2 0 4 7 18 −11 6 0–5 25 Mar '22 3 Jun '22 — 4–1 29 Mar '22
5  Northern Ireland 6 2 0 4 6 10 −4 6 3 Jun '22 29 Mar '22 1–0 0–2 — 4–0
6  Lithuania 6 1 0 5 3 15 −12 3 0–2 0–3 0–2 2–1 7 Jun '22 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Fixtures and results

2020
17 November 2020 2021 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Slovakia  6–0  Liechtenstein Nitra, Slovakia
17:00 Kadák  5'
Unterrainer  9' (o.g.)
Almási  33'
Grünenfelder  67' (o.g.)
Bernát  70'
Vallo  77'
Report Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)

2021
25 March 2021 2021 Antalya Cup Uzbekistan  0–2  Slovakia Lara, Turkey
15:00 Report Trusa  56'
Goljan  80'		 Stadium: Asteria Kremlin Palace Spor Merkezi
Attendance: 0
27 March 2021 2021 Antalya Cup Slovakia  2–2  North Macedonia Lara, Turkey
15:00 Iľko  76'
Krstevski  89' (o.g.)		 Report  24' Churlinov
 55' Radulovikj Velichkovikj		 Stadium: Asteria Kremlin Palace Spor Merkezi
Attendance: 0
29 March 2021 2021 Antalya Cup Ukraine  2–3  Slovakia Belek, Turkey
17:00 Mudryk  49'
Viunnyk  55'		 Report  64' Bernát
 70' Trusa
 83' Kmeť		 Stadium: Asteria Kremlin Palace Spor Merkezi
Attendance: 0
4 June 2021 International Friendly Austria  2–1  Slovakia Ritzing, Austria
19:10 Auer  27'
Adamu  80'		 Report  56' Nebyla Stadium: Sonnenseestadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)
8 June 2021 International Friendly Slovakia  4–0  Finland Nitra, Slovakia
14:00 Galčík  10'
Kaprálik  23', 38'
Trusa  43'		 Report Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
3 September 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Slovakia  3–1  Lithuania Nitra, Slovakia
17:30 Kaprálik  24', 61'
Trusa  78' (pen.)		 Report  56' (pen.) Dolžnikov Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom
Attendance: 757
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden)
7 September 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Northern Ireland  1–0  Slovakia Lurgan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
20:30 Galbraith  78' (pen.) Report Stadium: Mourneview Park
Attendance: 397
Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)
8 October 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Spain  3–2  Slovakia Seville, Spain
20:45 Guillamón  78'
Gómez  80' (pen.)
Miranda  88' (pen.)		 Report Bernát  19'
Lichý  71'		 Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
12 October 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Slovakia  4–0  Malta Nitra, Slovakia
16:30 Trusa  23', 64', 81' (pen.)
Jakub Kadák  36'		 Report Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom
Attendance: 468
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
12 November 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Russia  3–0  Slovakia Khimki, Russia
Khlusevich  34'
Agalarov  45+1'
Timur Suleymanov  82'		 Report Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 296
Referee: Peter Kjaersgaard (Denmark)
16 November 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Lithuania  0–2  Slovakia Alytus, Lithuania
17:30 Report  12' Trusa
 55' Kaprálik		 Stadium: SRC Alytus
Attendance: 172
Referee: Haris Kaljanac (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2022
25 March 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Slovakia  –  Northern Ireland Slovakia
Report
29 March 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Slovakia  –  Spain Slovakia
Report
3 June 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Malta  –  Slovakia Malta
Report
7 June 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Slovakia  –  Russia Slovakia
Report

Squad

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for friendly fixtures against  Russia (12 November 2021) and  Lithuania (16 November 2021).[3]
Caps and fixtures correct as of 12 November 2021 after the match against Russia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ivan Krajčírik (2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 6 0 Ružomberok
1GK Ľubomír Belko (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 3 0 Žilina
1GK Michal Kukučka (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 0 0 AS Trenčín
2DF Ivan Mesík (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 12 1 Stabæk
2DF Matúš Vojtko (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 12 0 Slovan Bratislava
2DF Peter Kováčik (2001-12-01) 1 December 2001 9 0 Železiarne Podbrezová
2DF Sebastian Kóša (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 6 0 Spartak Trnava
2DF Samuel Suľa (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 3 0 Žilina
2DF Adam Obert (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 3 0 Cagliari
2DF Gergely Tumma (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 3 0 Spartak Trnava
2DF Matúš Malý (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 2 0 DAC Dunajská Streda
3MF Peter Pokorný (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 19 1 Real Sociedad B
3MF Ján Bernát (2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 17 4 Westerlo
3MF Miroslav Gono (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 13 1 Žilina
3MF Adam Goljan (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 11 1 Žilina
3MF Matúš Kmeť (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 9 1 AS Trenčín
3MF Roland Galčík (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 9 0 Železiarne Podbrezová
3MF Sebastian Nebyla (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 8 1 DAC Dunajská Streda
3MF Filip Lichý (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 6 1 Slovan Bratislava
3MF Martin Šviderský (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 6 0 Manchester United
3MF Samuel Lavrinčík (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 3 0 AS Trenčín
4FW Jakub Kadák (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 14 3 AS Trenčín
4FW Matej Trusa (2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 11 8 Zemplín Michalovce
4FW Adrián Kaprálik (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 11 5 Žilina

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad in the past 12 months and remain eligible to play for the U21 team.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Richard Ludha (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 2 0 Železiarne Podbrezová v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
GK Denis Chudý (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 1 0 Spartak Trnava v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
GK Martin Trnovský (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 0 0 Slovan Bratislava v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
GK Alex Fojtíček (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 0 0 Partizán Bardejov v.  Northern Ireland, 7 September 2021ALT
GK Ivan Rehák (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 0 0 Železiarne Podbrezová Preparatory camp, 16 January 2021ALT
DF Tomáš Nemčík (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 8 0 Žilina v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
DF Marián Pišoja (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 5 0 Dukla Banská Bystrica v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
DF Dominik Javorček (2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 2 0 Žilina v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
DF Kristián Mihálek (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 2 0 Petržalka v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
DF Simeon Kohút (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 0 0 Petržalka v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
DF Patrik Leitner (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 0 0 Žilina v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
DF Filip Mráz (2001-05-19) 19 May 2001 0 0 Žilina v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
DF Mikuláš Bakaľa (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 0 0 Železiarne Podbrezová v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
DF Aurel Dávidík (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 0 0 Dubnica nad Váhom v.  Finland, 8 June 2021ALT
DF Vladimír Barbora (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 2 0 Železiarne Podbrezová v.  Ukraine, 29 March 2021
DF Alex Holub (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 0 0 Ružomberok v.  Ukraine, 29 March 2021ALT
DF Ondrej Elexa (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 0 0 Tatran Prešov Preparatory camp, 16 January 2021
DF Ján Krkoška (2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 0 0 Žilina Preparatory camp, 16 January 2021ALT
DF Richard Nagy (2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 0 0 Žilina Preparatory camp, 16 January 2021ALT
DF Alexander Tóth (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 0 0 Orion Tip Sereď Preparatory camp, 16 January 2021ALT
MF Patrik Myslovič (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 5 0 Žilina v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Timotej Múdry (2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 4 0 Ružomberok v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Patrik Iľko (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 3 1 Žilina v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Jakub Švec (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 3 0 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Tibor Slebodník (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 2 0 Žilina v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Denis Potoma (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 2 0 OrionnTip Sereď v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Adam Tučný (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 1 0 AS Trenčín v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Adam Gaži (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 0 0 AS Trenčín v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Tomáš Rigo (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 0 0 Sellier & Bellot Vlašim v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Oliver Luterán (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 0 0 Ružomberok v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Samuel Ďatko (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 0 0 Železiarne Podbrezová v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Matúš Begala (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 0 0 Zemplín Michalovce v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Jakub Tancík (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 0 0 Ružomberok v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Fares Shudeiwa (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 0 0 Vysočina Jihlava v.  Malta, 12 October 2021ALT
MF Patrik Danek (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 0 0 Petržalka v.  Northern Ireland, 7 September 2021ALT
MF Marko Totka (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 1 0 Sokol Lanžhot v.  Finland, 8 June 2021ALT
MF Lucas Demitra (2003-04-09) 9 April 2003 0 0 AS Trenčín v.  Ukraine, 29 March 2021ALT
MF Filip Tatranský (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 0 0 Sereď Preparatory camp, 16 January 2021
MF Matúš Katunský (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 0 0 Košice Preparatory camp, 16 January 2021ALT
FW Timotej Jambor (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 0 0 Žilina v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
FW Marko Kelemen (2000-04-29) 29 April 2000 0 0 Petržalka v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
FW Lukáš Leginus (2000-04-24) 24 April 2000 0 0 ŠTK Šamorín v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
FW Tomáš Bobček (2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 0 0 Ružomberok v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
FW Lukáš Letenay (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 0 0 AS Trenčín v.  Malta, 12 October 2021ALT
FW Roland Gerebenits (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 2 0 Žilina v.  Finland, 8 June 2021ALT
FW Matej Franko (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 0 0 Nitra v.  Finland, 8 June 2021ALT
FW Stanislav Olejník (2002-03-31) 31 March 2002 0 0 Spartak Trnava v.  Finland, 8 June 2021ALT
FW Kristián Bari (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 0 0 Žilina Preparatory camp, 16 January 2021ALT
  • INJ Withdrew/Unavailable due to an injury or an illness.
  • ALT Alternate – replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability

Past squads

Managerial history
Head Coach Assistant Years
Milan Lešický Jozef Štafura 1993–1997
Jozef Barmoš Bohumil Andrejko 1997–1998
Dušan Radolský Bohumil Andrejko 1998–2000
Stanislav Griga Vladimír Goffa 2000–2001
Mikuláš Komanický Ján Švehlík 2002–2003
Ladislav Jurkemik Ján Gabriel 2004
Jozef Bubenko Ján Gabriel 2004–2005
Ladislav Petráš Karol Brezík 2006
Jozef Barmoš Jozef Vukušič, Viliam Hýravý, Roland Praj 2007–2008
Boris Kitka Jozef Daňko 2009–2010
Ľubomír Nosický Peter Nemečkay 2010
Ivan Galád Norbert Hrnčár 2011–2014
Pavel Hapal Oto Brunegraf 2015–2018
Oto Brunegraf (carateker) 2018-2019
Adrián Guľa[4] Marián Zimen 2018-2019
Jaroslav Kentoš Tibor Goljan 2019-

Other youth record

See also

Notes

    References
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    2. "SLOVENSKÍ SOKOLI". futbalsfz.sk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
    3. Sarňák, Branislav (3 November 2021). "U21 – Tréner Kentoš nominoval na Rusko a Litvu 23 hráčov: Náročnosť, náročnosť, náročnosť, na náš výkon". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
    4. https://profutbal.sk/clanok/226258-dvadsatjednotka-ma-noveho-trenera-vypocujte-si-jeho-prve-slova
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