Slovakia national football team

Slovakia
Nickname(s)Sokoli (The Falcons)[1]
Repre (The Representatives)[2]
AssociationSlovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachŠtefan Tarkovič
CaptainMarek Hamšík
Most capsMarek Hamšík (135)
Top scorerMarek Hamšík (26)
Home stadiumTehelné Pole
Štadión Antona Malatinského
FIFA codeSVK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 42 2 (19 November 2021)[3]
Highest14 (August 2015)
Lowest150 (December 1993)
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
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Best resultRound of 16 (2010)
European Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2016)
Best resultRound of 16 (2016)
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Slovakia women's national football team.

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. Their head coach is Štefan Tarkovič. 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

The first official match of the first Slovak Republic (1939–1945) was played in Bratislava against Germany on 27 August 1939, and ended in a 2–0 victory for Slovakia. After the Second World War, the national football team was subsumed into the team of Czechoslovakia, and for over 50 years Slovakia played no matches as an independent country. During this period, they contributed several key players to the Czechoslovak team, including the majority of the team that won the UEFA Euro 1976 (8 of the 11 players who defeated West Germany in the final were Slovak).

Former Slovakia national team before 1945

Slovakia's first official international after regaining independence was a 1–0 victory in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates on 2 February 1994. Their match back on Slovak soil was the 4–1 win over Croatia in Bratislava on 20 April 1994. Slovakia suffered their biggest defeat since independence (6–0) on 22 June 1995, in Mendoza, against Argentina. Their biggest wins (7–0) have come against Liechtenstein in 2004 and San Marino (twice) in 2007 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, with one of these against their Czech neighbors, helping the team reach their highest FIFA World Ranking to date of number 17.

Repre before match against Italy at 2010 FIFA World Cup

Slovakia participated in the FIFA World Cup for the first time as an independent nation after finishing in first in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3 ahead of Slovenia, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland and Poland. On 14 October 2009, they clinched qualification with a 1–0 away win against Poland.[4] On 24 June 2010, at the tournament proper, Slovakia finished second in the group stage after defeating reigning champions Italy in a game which ESPN dubbed "epic": the game saw three goals being scored after the 80th minute, two by Italy and one by Slovakia, as well as a disallowed goal by Italy flagged offside by "the tightest of decisions". The result led Slovakia to the knockout stage and eliminated Italy, who finished last in the group.[5] The result of this match meant that for the first time in World Cup history, both finalists from the previous tournament had been eliminated from the first round, champion Italy and runner-up France.[6][7]

In the round of 16, Slovakia played the Netherlands in the round of 16, falling behind 2–0 only to score a late goal from the penalty spot by striker Róbert Vittek, the last kick of the game in a 2–1 defeat.[8] Despite elimination, the goal returned Vittek to the top of the goalscoring charts joint top with David Villa until Villa himself later scored against Portugal in Spain's 1–0 win in the same stage of the tournament.

For Euro 2012 qualification, Slovakia was drawn against Russia, the Republic of Ireland, Armenia, Macedonia and Andorra. The good campaign in South Africa boosted team performance ahead of the qualifiers, which started in September with two 1–0 wins against Macedonia in 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.

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, 27 August 1939 (2–0) v.  Cyprus, 7 September 2021 (2–0)
33 City Arena – Štadión Antona Malatinského 19,200 Trnava v.  Bulgaria, 24 April 1996 (0–0) v.  Slovenia, 11 November 2021 (2–2)
21 Štadión pod Dubňom 11,258 Žilina v.  Greece, 30 April 2003 (2–2) v.  Iceland, 17 November 2015 (3–1)
9 Pasienky 11,591 Bratislava v.  Israel, 18 August 1999 (1–0) v.  Greece, 16 October 2012 (0–1)
4 Všešportový areál 30,312 Košice v.  Russia, 8 March 1995 (2–1) v.  Romania, 15 November 1995 (0–2)
2 Štadión pod Zoborom 7,480 Nitra v.  Belarus, 27 March 1996 (4–0) v.  Saudi Arabia, 24 May 2000 (1–1)
Štadión Lokomotívy 9,000 Košice v.  Finland, 19 August 1998 (0–0) v.  Azerbaijan, 5 September 1998 (3–0)
Mestský štadión 5,450 Dubnica nad Váhom v.  Liechtenstein, 8 September 1999 (2–0) v.  San Marino, 13 October 2007 (7–0)
1 MOL Aréna 12,700 Dunajská Streda v.  Lithuania, 30 March 1993 (2–2)
Futbalový štadión Prievidza 9,000 Prievidza v.  Slovenia, 16 November 1993 (2–0)
Štadión na Sihoti 4,500 Trenčín v.  Moldova, 5 September 2001 (4–2)
Štadión Tatranu 5,410 Prešov v.  Uzbekistan, 14 May 2002 (4–1)
Štadión FC ViOn 3,787 Zlaté Moravce v.  Iceland, 26 March 2008 (1–2)
NTC Senec 3,264 Senec v.  Montenegro, 23 May 2014 (2–0)
  • Tehelné Pole
  • Anton Malatinsky Stadium
  • Pod Dubňom

Team image

Nickname

Traditionally in Slovakia the team is typically referred to as the Repre (short for Reprezentácia – translates into national team). However, in 2016, during the buildup to Slovakia's first appearance at the European Championship, SFZ introduced a new nickname for the team. National team was given the nickname Slovenskí sokoli (Slovak falcons). U15 through to U21 national teams were given the nickname Slovenskí sokolíci (Slovak little falcons). Despite lack of immediate identification with the nickname by the fans, it went into usage during the tournament and the subsequent qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and is now often used, especially in the media, along with Repre, which still remains to be preferred in an informal conversation.[9]

Kit
Slovakia kits from 1939 to 1945 era

Slovakia's home kit since 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
Le Coq Sportif 1993–1995
Nike 1995–2005
Adidas 2006–2011
Puma 2012–2016
Nike 2016–


Competitive record

FIFA World Cup
Main article: 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
1930 to 1994 Part of  Czechoslovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia
1998Did not qualify 4th105141814
2002 3rd10523169
2006 2nd146622614
2010Round of 1616th411257Squad 1st107122210
2014Did not qualify 3rd103431110
2018 2nd10604177
2022 3rd103521710
2026 To be determined
Total Round of 16 1/6 4 1 1 2 5 7 – – 74 35 19 20 127 74

Current edition
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 10 7 2 1 21 4 +17 23 Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup — 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 3–0
2  Russia 10 7 1 2 19 6 +13 22 Advance to play-offs 0–0 — 1–0 2–1 6–0 2–0
3  Slovakia 10 3 5 2 17 10 +7 14 0–1 2–1 — 2–2 2–0 2–2
4  Slovenia 10 4 2 4 13 12 +1 14 1–0 1–2 1–1 — 2–1 1–0
5  Cyprus 10 1 2 7 4 21 −17 5 0–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 — 2–2
6  Malta 10 1 2 7 9 30 −21 5 1–7 1–3 0–6 0–4 3–0 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

UEFA European Championship
Main article: Slovakia at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Position Pld W D L GF GA
1960 to 1992 Part of  Czechoslovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia
1996Did not qualify 3rd104241418
2000 3rd10523129
2004 3rd8314119
2008 4th125163323
2012 4th10433710
2016Round of 1614th411236Squad 2nd10712178
2020Group stage18th310227Squad 3rd105231512
2024 To be determinedTo be determined
Total Round of 16 2/7 7 2 1 4 5 13 – – 70 33 12 25 109 89

Previous edition
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification  SWE  ESP  SVK  POL
1  Sweden 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase —
2  Spain (H) 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5 —
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3 —
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1 —
Source: UEFA
(H) Host

UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 B 1 41035521st
2020–21 B 2 611451030th
2022–23 C To be determined
Total 10 2 1 7 10 15 21st

Current edition
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Czech Republic (P) 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 Promotion to League A — 1–2 1–0 2–0
2  Scotland 6 3 1 2 5 4 +1 10 1–0 — 1–1 1–0
3  Israel 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 1–2 1–0 — 1–1
4  Slovakia (R) 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 Relegation to League C 1–3 1–0 2–3 —
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results and schedule
Main articles: 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

2021
24 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Cyprus  0–0  Slovakia Nicosia, Cyprus
20:45 Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
27 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia  2–2  Malta Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 David Strelec  49'
Milan Škriniar  53'		 Report  17' Luke Gambin
 20' Alexander Satariano		 Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
30 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia  2–1  Russia Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Milan Škriniar  38'
Róbert Mak  74'		 Report Mário Fernandes  71' Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
1 June 2021 International Friendly Slovakia  1–1  Bulgaria Ried im Innkreis, Austria
18:00 László Bénes  27' Report Atanas Iliev  9' Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
6 June 2021 International Friendly Austria  0–0  Slovakia Vienna, Austria
20:45 Report Stadium: Ernst Happel Stadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
14 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Poland  1–2  Slovakia Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 Karol Linetty  46'
Grzegorz Krychowiak  62'		 Report  18' (o.g.) Wojciech Szczęsny
 69' Milan Škriniar		 Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 12,862
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
18 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Sweden  1–0  Slovakia Saint Petersburg, Russia
15:00 Emil Forsberg  77' (pen.) Report Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 11,525
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
23 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Slovakia  0–5  Spain Seville, Spain
18:00 Report  30' (o.g.) Martin Dúbravka
 45+3' Aymeric Laporte
 56' Pablo Sarabia
 67' Ferran Torres
 71' (o.g.) Juraj Kucka		 Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja
Attendance: 11,204
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
1 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovenia  1–1  Slovakia Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:45 Petar Stojanović  42' Report  32' Róbert Boženík Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 4,034
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
4 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia  0–1  Croatia Bratislava, Slovakia
20:45 Report  86' Marcelo Brozović Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 9,047
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
7 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia  2–0  Cyprus Bratislava, Slovakia
20:45 Ivan Schranz  55'
Martin Koscelník  77'		 Report Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 6,762
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
8 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Russia  1–0  Slovakia Kazan, Russia
20:45 Milan Škriniar  24' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Ak Bars Arena
Attendance: 9,588
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
11 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Croatia  2–2  Slovakia Osijek, Croatia
20:45 Andrej Kramarić  25'
Luka Modrić  71'		 Report  20' Ivan Schranz
 45' Lukáš Haraslín		 Stadium: Gradski Vrt Stadium
Attendance: 9,926
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
11 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia  2–2  Slovenia Trnava , Slovakia
20:45 Ondrej Duda  58' (pen.)
David Strelec  74'		 Report  18' Miha Zajc
 62' Miha Mevlja		 Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 2,726
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
14 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  0–6  Slovakia Ta' Qali , Malta
15:00 Report  6', 16' Albert Rusnák
 8', 69', 80' Ondrej Duda
 72' Vernon De Marco		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,292
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 14 November 2021 after a match against Malta. 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

  1. Includes matches against  FR Yugoslavia.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for two World Cup qualifying fixtures against  Slovenia (11 November 2021),  Malta (14 November 2021).[10]

Caps and fixtures correct as of 14 November 2021, after the match against Malta.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Martin Dúbravka (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 30 0 Newcastle United
1GK Dušan Kuciak (1985-05-21) 21 May 1985 14 0 Lechia Gdańsk
1GK Marek Rodák (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 12 0 Fulham
2DF Peter Pekarík (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 109 2 Hertha BSC
2DF Milan Škriniar (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 50 3 Internazionale
2DF Ľubomír Šatka (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 24 0 Lech Poznań
2DF Dávid Hancko (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 20 1 Sparta Prague
2DF Martin Koscelník (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 12 1 Slovan Liberec
2DF Martin Valjent (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 9 0 Mallorca
2DF Jakub Holúbek (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 8 0 Piast Gliwice
2DF Vernon De Marco (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 1 1 Slovan Bratislava
3MF Marek Hamšík (captain) (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 135 26 Trabzonspor
3MF Ondrej Duda (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 54 9 1. FC Köln
3MF Albert Rusnák (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 34 7 Real Salt Lake
3MF Stanislav Lobotka (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 34 3 Napoli
3MF Matúš Bero (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 17 0 Vitesse
3MF Jakub Hromada (1996-05-25) 25 May 1996 5 0 Slavia Prague
4FW Róbert Mak (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 73 14 Ferencváros
4FW Róbert Boženík (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 22 5 Fortuna Düsseldorf
4FW Lukáš Haraslín (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 22 2 Sparta Prague
4FW David Strelec (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 10 2 Spezia
4FW Tomáš Suslov (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 9 0 Groningen
4FW Erik Jirka (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 5 0 Real Oviedo
4FW Ladislav Almási (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 4 0 Baník Ostrava

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 Dominik Greif (1997-04-06) 6 April 1997 4 0 Mallorca v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
GK František Plach (1992-03-08) 8 March 1992 0 0 Piast Gliwice v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
GK Dominik Holec (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 0 0 Sparta Prague v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
GK Samuel Petráš (1999-04-10) 10 April 1999 0 0 Žilina v.  Croatia, 11 October 2021ALT
GK Adam Jakubech (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 1 0 Lille v.  Cyprus, 7 September 2021ALT
DF Norbert Gyömbér (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 28 0 Salernitana v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
DF Róbert Mazáň (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 11 0 AEL Limassol v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
DF Lukáš Štetina (1991-07-28) 28 July 1991 4 1 Sparta Prague v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
DF Branislav Niňaj (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 3 0 Sepsi OSK v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
DF Tomáš Huk (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 2 0 Piast Gliwice v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
DF Boris Sekulić (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 2 0 Chicago Fire v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
MF Matúš Rusnák (1999-12-19) 19 December 1999 0 0 Žilina v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
DF Lukáš Skovajsa (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 0 0 Dynamo České Budějovice v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
DF Tomáš Hubočan (1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 73 0 Omonia v.  Croatia, 11 October 2021
DF Lukáš Pauschek (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 6 0 Slovan Bratislava v.  Croatia, 11 October 2021
DF Denis Vavro (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 12 1 Lazio v.  Cyprus, 7 September 2021ALT
DF Kristián Koštrna (1993-12-15) 15 December 1993 0 0 Spartak Trnava v.  Bulgaria, 1 June 2021ALT
DF Michal Sipľak (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 0 0 Cracovia v.  Bulgaria, 1 June 2021ALT
MF Patrik Hrošovský INJ (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 41 0 Genk v.  Malta, 14 November 2021
MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 90 10 Watford v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
MF Ján Greguš (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 36 4 Minnesota United v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
MF Erik Sabo (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 18 0 Çaykur Rizespor v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
MF László Bénes (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 7 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
MF Peter Pokorný (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 0 0 Real Sociedad B v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
MF Christián Herc (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 0 0 Grasshopper Zürich v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
MF Jakub Považanec (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 0 0 Jablonec v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
MF Róbert Pich (1988-11-12) 12 November 1988 0 0 Śląsk Wrocław v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
MF Martin Chrien (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 1 1 Mezőkövesd v.  Bulgaria, 1 June 2021ALT
MF Nikolas Špalek (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 0 0 Brescia v.  Bulgaria, 1 June 2021ALT
MF Michal Faško (1994-08-24) 24 August 1994 0 0 Slovan Liberec v.  Bulgaria, 1 June 2021ALT
MF Miroslav Stoch (1989-10-19) 19 October 1989 60 6 Slovan Liberec v.  Russia, 30 March 2021ALT
MF Jaroslav Mihalík (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 8 1 Maccabi Petah Tikva v.  Russia, 30 March 2021ALT
FW Vladimír Weiss (1989-11-30) 30 November 1989 74 7 Slovan Bratislava v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
FW Samuel Mráz (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 4 1 Slovan Bratislava v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
FW Adrián Kaprálik (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 0 0 Žilina v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
FW Dávid Ďuriš (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 0 0 Žilina v.  Malta, 14 November 2021ALT
FW Ivan Schranz (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 13 3 Slavia Prague v.  Croatia, 11 October 2021
FW David Hrnčár (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 0 0 Slovan Bratislava v.  Croatia, 11 October 2021ALT
FW Michal ĎurišRET (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 59 7 Omonia UEFA Euro 2020
FW Pavol Šafranko (1994-11-16) 16 November 1994 10 0 Mamelodi Sundowns v.  Bulgaria, 1 June 2021ALT
  • 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
As of 14 November 2021
Players in bold are still active with Slovakia.

Most appearances
Marek Hamšík
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1. Marek Hamšík 135 26 2007–present
2. Peter Pekarík 109 2 2006–present
3. Miroslav Karhan 107 14 1995–2011
4. Martin Škrtel 104 6 2004–2019
5. Ján Ďurica 91 4 2004–2017
6. Juraj Kucka 90 10 2008–present
7. Róbert Vittek 82 23 2001–2016
8. Vladimír Weiss 74 7 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 26 135 0.19 2007–present
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 10 90 0.11 2008–present

Coaching staff
As of 23 June 2020
Position Name
Head coach Štefan Tarkovič
Assistant coaches Marek Mintál
Samuel Slovák
Goalkeeping coach Miroslav Seman
Technical manager Róbert Tomaschek
Fitness coach Martin Rusňák
Doctor Vladimír Pener
Ján Baťalík
Masseur Mário Prelovský
Physiotherapist Marián Drinka
Martin Nozdrovický
Peter Hečko
Videoanalyst Michal Slyško
Custodians Ján Beniak
Marek Košáň

Coaching history

1939–1944

1993–present

Honours

Major tournaments

Minor titles

Recognitions

Czechoslovakia

As a part of Czechoslovakia (1918–1939 and 1945–1993), Slovak footballers achieved multiple major successful campaigns with the Czechoslovakia 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.

CompetitionTotal
World Cup 0202
European Championship 1023
Total1225

See also

Notes

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    11. managed the team against Poland at 10 November 1998 on a caretaker basis
    12. As Assistant coach he managed the team during the tour of Central and South America
    13. Led the team during 2001 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
    14. Managed the team against Turkey on 29 February 2012 on a caretaker basis
    15. Managed the team against Sweden on 16 October 2018 on caretaker basis
    16. Managed the team against Israel on 14 October 2020 on caretaker basis
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