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| Top scorer = [[Szilárd Németh]],<br/>[[Róbert Vittek]] (22)
| Top scorer = [[Szilárd Németh]],<br/>[[Róbert Vittek]] (22)
| Home Stadium = [[Tehelné pole]] ([[Bratislava]])
| Home Stadium = [[Tehelné pole]] ([[Bratislava]])
| Nickname = ''The Fighting Jondas''<ref>[http://www.vanityfair.com/online/fairplay/2010/05/slovakia-the-fighting-jondas.html Slovakia: The Fighting Jondas], Vanity Fair, 20-05-2010</ref><ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/blog?entryID=5323401&name=worldcup2010blog&cc=3888&ver=global Fast facts on Slovakia-Italy], ESPN, 24-06-2010</ref><ref>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/world-cup-2010/lets-finally-do-away-with-socceroos/story-fn4l4sip-1225877912999 Let's finally do away with Socceroos], The Australian, 10-06-2010</ref><ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/06/15/1977963/world-cup-2010-slovakia-coach-vladimir-weiss-bitterly The Fighting Jondas allowed a goal to be conceded very late...], Goal.com, 15-06-2010</ref>
| Nickname = '' Repre'<ref>[http://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovensk%C3%A9_n%C3%A1rodn%C3%A9_futbalov%C3%A9_mu%C5%BEstvo Slovakia's nikname: Repre], Wikipedia in Slovak Language</ref>
| FIFA Trigramme =SVK
| FIFA Trigramme =SVK
| FIFA Rank = 34 |1st ranking date = November 1993
| FIFA Rank = 34 |1st ranking date = November 1993

Revision as of 13:04, 25 June 2010

 Slovakia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Fighting Jondas[1][2][3][4]
AssociationSlovenský futbalový zväz
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachVladimír Weiss
CaptainMarek Hamšík
Most capsMiroslav Karhan (96)
Top scorerSzilárd Németh,
Róbert Vittek (22)
Home stadiumTehelné pole (Bratislava)
FIFA codeSVK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current34
Highest17 (May 1997)
Lowest150 (December 1993)
First international
Slovakia Slovakia 2 - 0 Germany Germany
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August 1939)
Second Slovak Republic:
United Arab Emirates UAE 0–1 Slovakia Slovakia
(Dubai, UAE; 2 February 1994)
Biggest win
Slovakia Slovakia 7 - 0 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 8 September 2004)
Slovakia Slovakia 7 - 0 San Marino San Marino
(Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia; 13 October 2007)
Slovakia Slovakia 7 - 0 San Marino San Marino
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 6 June 2009)
Biggest defeat
Argentina Argentina 6 - 0 Slovakia Slovakia
(Mendoza, Argentina; 22 June 1995)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2010)

The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in international football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the Slovakia Football Association was founded in 1993, and has been affiliated to both FIFA and UEFA since the same year. They are participants at the 2010 World Cup for the first time since independence and have advanced to the round of 16 after beating the reigning World Champion Italy.

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 fifty 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 1976 European Championships.

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 defeat against 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 in 2007.

Slovakia played in a major championship as an independent team for the first time in Euro '96 qualifying, but finished in third place in their qualifying group, behind Romania and France, having recorded 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.

Slovakia will participate in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in their history as an independent nation after finishing in first place 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.[5] On 24 June 2010, Slovakia finished second in the group stage after defeating World Cup titleholders Italy in a game which ESPN called "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, which finished last in the group.[6] The result of this match meant that for the first time in World Cup history both finalists from the previous tournament have been eliminated from the first round, champion Italy and runner-up France.[7][8]

Stadium

Main article: Tehelné Pole

Tehelné pole (meaning "brick field" in English) is the commonly used name for the main football stadium in Bratislava. It is named after the surrounding neighbourhood in Bratislava. The stadium is the home ground for Slovan and also the Slovakia national football team. Capacity of the stadium is 30,085 spectators. Construction began in 1939 and was finally completed in 1944, however the stadium was actually opened in September 1940. The first official match was played on 27 October 1940 when Slovan hosted Hertha. The match ended 2-2. The stadium was also used regularly by the Czechoslovakia national football team during the communist era, and was the second biggest stadium in Czechoslovakia after the Strahov in Prague. In 2005-06 season Artmedia used this stadium for a contests in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup. Slovakia also use Stadium Pod Dubňom in Žilina and Stadium of Anton Malatinský in Trnava.

Latest results

2009

Score bar: Blue - WC 2010 Qualification, Green - International Friendly

2010

Date Venue Home Team Score Away Team Goals
3 March 2010 Pod Dubňom  Slovakia 0–1 Norway  67. Moldskred
29 May 2010 Hypo-Arena  Slovakia 1–1 Cameroon  6. Kopúnek – 83. Enoh
5 June 2010 Pasienky  Slovakia 3–0 Costa Rica  16. Sequeira (o.g.), 46. Vittek, 86. Šesták (pen.)
15 June 2010 Royal Bafokeng  New Zealand 1–1 Slovakia  50. Vittek – 90.+3 Reid
20 June 2010 Free State  Slovakia 0–2 Paraguay  27. Vera, 86. Riveros
24 June 2010 Ellis Park  Slovakia 3–2 Italy  25. and 73. Vittek, 89. Kopúnek – 81. Di Natale, 90.+2 Quagliarella
28 June 2010 Moses Mabhida  Netherlands Slovakia 
3 September 2010 TBA  Slovakia North Macedonia 
7 September 2010 TBA  Russia Slovakia 
8 October 2010 TBA  Armenia Slovakia 
12 October 2010 TBA  Slovakia Republic of Ireland 

Score bar: Blue – World Cup 2010, Yellow – Euro 2012 qualifying, Green – International Friendly

World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA
France 1998 Did not Qualify – – – – – – –
South KoreaJapan 2002 Did not Qualify – – – – – – –
Germany 2006 Did not Qualify – – – – – – –
South Africa 2010 Round of 16 – 3 1 1 1 4 5
Total 1/4 – 3 1 1 1 4 5

2010 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group F

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group F

Match 1

New Zealand 1 – 1 Slovakia
Reid 90+3' Report Vittek 50'
Attendance: 23,871

Match 2

Slovakia 0 – 2 Paraguay
Report Vera 27'
Riveros 86'
Attendance: 26,643

Match 3

Slovakia 3 – 2 Italy
Vittek 25, 73'
Kopunek 89'		 Report Di Natale 81'
Quagliarella 90+2'
Attendance: 53,412
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Round of 16

Netherlands v Slovakia

European Championship record

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B

Template:UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B

Current squad

The following 23-men squad has been selected at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Caps and goals as of 24 June 2010.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ján Mucha (1982-12-05) 5 December 1982 (age 41) 18 0 Poland Legia Warszawa
2 2DF Peter Pekarík (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 37) 23 1 Germany Wolfsburg
3 2DF Martin Škrtel (1984-12-15) 15 December 1984 (age 39) 42 5 England Liverpool
4 2DF Marek Čech (1983-01-26) 26 January 1983 (age 41) 41 5 England West Bromwich Albion
5 2DF Radoslav Zabavník (1980-09-16) 16 September 1980 (age 43) 46 1 Germany Mainz 05
6 3MF Zdeno Štrba (1976-06-09) 9 June 1976 (age 48) 24 0 Greece Skoda Xanthi
7 3MF Vladimír Weiss (1989-11-30) 30 November 1989 (age 34) 11 0 England Manchester City
8 3MF Ján Kozák (1980-04-22) 22 April 1980 (age 44) 24 2 Romania Timişoara
9 3MF Stanislav Šesták (1982-12-16) 16 December 1982 (age 41) 34 11 Germany Bochum
10 3MF Marek Sapara (1982-07-31) 31 July 1982 (age 41) 25 2 Turkey Ankaragücü
11 4FW Róbert Vittek (1982-04-01) 1 April 1982 (age 42) 73 22 Turkey Ankaragücü
12 1GK Dušan Perniš (1984-11-28) 28 November 1984 (age 39) 2 0 Scotland Dundee United
13 4FW Filip Hološko (1984-01-17) 17 January 1984 (age 40) 39 5 Turkey Beşiktaş
14 4FW Martin Jakubko (1980-02-26) 26 February 1980 (age 44) 22 4 Russia Saturn Moscow Oblast
15 3MF Miroslav Stoch (1989-10-19) 19 October 1989 (age 34) 15 1 Turkey Fenerbahçe
16 2DF Ján Ďurica (1981-12-10) 10 December 1981 (age 42) 40 1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
17 3MF Marek Hamšík (c) (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 (age 36) 35 8 Italy Napoli
18 4FW Erik Jendrišek (1986-10-26) 26 October 1986 (age 37) 16 2 Germany Schalke 04
19 3MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 (age 37) 8 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
20 3MF Kamil Kopúnek (1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 (age 40) 10 2 Slovakia Spartak Trnava
21 2DF Kornel Saláta (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 39) 5 0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
22 2DF Martin Petráš (1979-11-02) 2 November 1979 (age 44) 39 1 Italy Cesena
23 1GK Dušan Kuciak (1985-05-21) 21 May 1985 (age 39) 3 0 Romania Vaslui

Recent call-up

The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad within the last twelve months..

Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Debut Most recent callup
Goalkeepers
Ľuboš Kamenár (1987-06-17) 17 June 1987 (age 37) France Nantes 2 (0) v San Marino, 11 October 2008 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
Defenders
Marián Čišovský (1979-11-02) 2 November 1979 (age 44) Romania Timişoara 8 (0) v Iran, 6 February 2002 v Northern Ireland, 9 September 2009
Tomáš Hubočan (1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 (age 38) Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 5 (0) v San Marino, 21 November 2007 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
Ľubomír Michalík (1983-08-13) 13 August 1983 (age 40) England Leeds United 4 (1) v UAE, 10 December 2006 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
Martin Dobrotka (1985-01-22) 22 January 1985 (age 39) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1 (0) v Cyprus, 11 February 2009 v Poland, 14 October 2009
Ľuboš Hanzel (1987-05-07) 7 May 1987 (age 37) Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1 (1) v San Marino, 6 June 2009 v Northern Ireland, 9 September 2009
Csaba Horváth (1982-05-02) 2 May 1982 (age 42) Netherlands ADO Den Haag 1 (0) v Iceland, 12 August 2009 v Northern Ireland, 9 September 2009
Mário Pečalka (1980-12-29) 29 December 1980 (age 43) Slovakia MŠK Žilina 1 (0) v Ukraine, 10 February 2009 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
Midfielders
Miroslav Karhan (1976-06-21) 21 June 1976 (age 48) Germany Mainz 05 96 (13) v Israel, 6 September 1995 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
Dušan Švento (1985-08-01) 1 August 1985 (age 38) Austria Red Bull Salzburg 20 (1) v Malta, 15 August 2006 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
Strikers
Ján Novák (1985-03-06) 6 March 1985 (age 39) Slovakia MFK Košice 4 (0) v Turkey, 20 May 2008 v Poland, 14 October 2009

Coaching staff

Slovakia line-up for match against Poland at October 14, 2009
Head Coach Slovakia Vladimir Weiss
Assistant Coach Slovakia Michal Hipp
Goalkeeping Coach Slovakia Miroslav Mentel
Technical Manager Slovakia Róbert Tomaschek
Fitness Coach Slovakia Martin Rusňák
Support Team Slovakia Boris Kitka
Slovakia Stanislav Varga
Video Analyst Slovakia Michal Slyško
Team Doctors Slovakia MUDr. Vladimír Pener
Slovakia MUDr. Ladislav Pavlovič
Backroom Staff Slovakia Jiří Jurza
Slovakia Viliam Kálmán
Slovakia Marián Drinka
Slovakia Ján Beniak

Most goals and appearances

See also: Slovakia international footballers

As of 24 June 2010. Bold are still available for selection.

Top goalscorers

Most capped players

Managers

See also: Slovak football managers

As of 24 June 2010.

Name Years MC W D L GF GA GD PG
Slovakia Jozef Vengloš 1993–1995 16 5 4 7 21 30 -9 1.19
Slovakia Jozef Jankech 1995–1998 34 18 6 10 51 33 +18 1.76
Slovakia Dušan Radolský[11] 1998 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0.00
Slovakia Jozef Adamec 1999–2001 34 13 11 10 38 31 +7 1.47
Slovakia Ladislav Jurkemik 2002–2003 19 6 5 8 27 26 +1 1.21
Slovakia Dušan Galis 2004–2006 31 12 12 7 53 36 +17 1.55
Slovakia Ján Kocian 2006–2008 17 3 5 9 30 28 +2 0.82
Slovakia Vladimír Weiss 2008– 24 11 4 9 41 32 +9 1.54
Totals 176 68 47 61 262 219 +43 1.43

See also

References

  1. ^ Slovakia: The Fighting Jondas, Vanity Fair, 20-05-2010
  2. ^ Fast facts on Slovakia-Italy, ESPN, 24-06-2010
  3. ^ Let's finally do away with Socceroos, The Australian, 10-06-2010
  4. ^ The Fighting Jondas allowed a goal to be conceded very late..., Goal.com, 15-06-2010
  5. ^ "Thrilling win in the snow". ESPN. 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  6. ^ "Champions dumped out". ESPN. 2010-06-24.
  7. ^ "Italy eliminated from World Cup in 1st round". AP. 2010-06-24.
  8. ^ "Italy and France make unwanted history". AFP. 2010-06-24.
  9. ^ List of players shows Slovak top goalscorers in the Czechoslovakia national football team.
  10. ^ List of players shows the most capped Slovaks in the Czechoslovakia national football team.
  11. ^ Only for friendly against Poland at November 10, 1998.

External links

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