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Slovakia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Repre
AssociationSlovenský futbalový zväz
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachStanislav Griga
Michal Hipp
CaptainMarek Hamšík
Most capsMiroslav Karhan (107)
Top scorerRóbert Vittek (23)
FIFA codeSVK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current35
Highest16 (September 2010)
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
Independent State of Croatia Croatia 6–1 Slovakia Slovakia
(Zagreb, Croatia; 8 September 1942)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Best resultRound of 16, 2010

The Slovakia national football team (Slovak: Slovenské národné futbalové mužstvo) represents Slovakia in association football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ), the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium is Štadión Pasienky and their head coach is Vladimír Weiss. Slovakia are one of the newest national football teams in the world, alongside their neighbours the Czech Republic, whom they originally both formed the Czechoslovakia national football team, until the dissolution of the unified state in 1993. Slovakia maintains its own national side that competes in all major professional tournaments.

Slovakia qualified for the FIFA World Cup in 2010 after winning their qualifying group despite two defeats against Slovenia, and 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 second round against eventual runners-up the Netherlands. It was the first time the team have ever played in a major football competition, after playing every FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign since 1998 and every UEFA European Football Championship qualifying campaign since 1996, after a 50 year absence from international football due to representing part of the Czechoslovakia team. They 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. The team have achieved some noteworthy results, however, such as the aforementioned win over the then title holders Italy at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and a 1–0 win against Russia in September 2010 which helped the team reach their best ever position of 16th in the FIFA World Rankings. 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 in their group in 4th place. They also only scored seven goals in the group, only more than minnows Andorra.

Slovakia's team are collectively known as the Repre. Repre is an abbreviation for Representation, while the origins of The Fighting Jondas is currently heavily disputed. Slovakia's traditional rival is the Czech Republic which they played twice in the qualification for the 1998 World Cup in 1996 and 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.

History

See also: Czechoslovakia national football team

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 (eight of the eleven 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 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 (twice) 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. Their first four games in this were all wins, with one of these against their Czech neighbours, helping the team reach their highest FIFA World Ranking to date of #17.

Repre before match against Italy at 2010 FIFA World Cup

Slovakia participated 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4] From here the Slovaks played the Netherlands in the round of 16, Slovakia were complete underdogs going into the game, but for most of the match until conceding their first goal were creating chances. From here Slovakia lost belief they could go back into the match and then fell 2–0 behind only to score a late goal from the penalty spot which turned out to be the last kick of the game.[5] This returned Róbert Vittek to the top of the goalscoring charts joint top with David Villa until Villa himself scored against Portugal in a 1–0 win.

Stadium

Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina

The Slovakia national football team is using three stadiums on the present: Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina, Štadión Pasienky in Bratislava and Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava. The national team recently played, last in 2009, at the biggest Slovak stadium Tehelné pole in Bratislava but the stadium does not meet UEFA criteria for international games today. In the past, home games have occasionally been played at other venues as Všešportový areál and Lokomotíva Stadium in Košice, Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra, Mestský štadión in Dubnica or Tatran Stadion in Prešov.

Stadiums which have hosted Slovakia international football matches:

Number of
matches 		Stadium First international Last international
44 Tehelné pole, Bratislava 20 April 1994 14 November 2009
10 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava 24 April 1996 29 March 2011
9 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina 30 April 2004 7 October 2011
6 Pasienky, Bratislava 18 August 1999 4 June 2011
4 Všešportový areál, Košice 8 March 1995 15 November 1995
2 Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra 27 March 1996 24 May 2000
2 Lokomotíva Stadium, Košice 19 August 1998 5 September 1998
2 Mestský štadión, Dubnica 8 September 1999 13 October 2007
1 Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín 5 September 2001 5 September 2001
1 Štadión 1. FC Tatran Prešov, Prešov 14 May 2002 14 May 2002
1 Štadión FC ViOn, Zlaté Moravce 26 March 2008 26 March 2008

Nickname

In Slovakia, the team is typically referred to as the Repre (Representation) or Národný tím (National team), whereas in foreign media, they are incorrectly described as Bojovní Jondovci ( The Fighting Jondas).

Kit

Slovakia kits from 1939–45 era

Slovakia's home kit since the 1993 was blue, but currently Slovakia changed their home kit from blue to white. 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. The official shirt supplier is Puma which has signed a long-term agreement with the Slovak Association until 2016.

Tournament records

World Cup record

Year Results Position GP W D L GF GA
France 1998 Did not qualify
South KoreaJapan 2002
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010 Round of 16 16 4 1 1 2 5 7
Total 1/4 16 4 1 1 2 5 7

European Championship record

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
England 1996 Did not qualify
Belgium Netherlands 2000
Portugal 2004
Austria Switzerland 2008
Poland Ukraine 2012
Total 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Olympic Games

Host nation(s) / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
United States 1996 Did not Qualify
Australia 2000 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 6
Greece 2004 Did not Qualify
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Total 1/4 3 1 0 2 3 6

Results and schedule

The box below, show the results of all A-level matches played within the last 12 months, and the scheduled matches for the nearest future.

Date Venue Opponent Competition Score* Goalscorer(s) Attendance
March 26, 2011 Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra  Andorra Euro 2012 qualification 1-0 W Šebo 850
March 29, 2011 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia  Denmark International Friendly 1–2 L Hološko 4,300
June 4, 2011 Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia  Andorra Euro 2012 qualification 1–0 W Karhan 4,300
August 10, 2011 Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria  Austria International Friendly 2–1 W Kucka Jež 13,000
September 2, 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland Euro 2012 qualification 0–0 D 35,480
September 6, 2011 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Armenia Euro 2012 qualification 0–4 L 7,238
October 7, 2011 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Russia Euro 2012 qualification 0–1 L 10,087
October 11, 2011 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia  North Macedonia Euro 2012 qualification 1–1 D Piroska 4,100
February 29, 2012 Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa, Turkey  Turkey International Friendly 2-1 W Weiss Stoch 20,000
May 26, 2012 Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria  Poland International Friendly
May 30, 2012 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands International Friendly
August 15, 2012 TRE-FOR Park, Odense, Denmark  Denmark International Friendly
September 7, 2012 Lithuania  Lithuania 2014 World Cup qualification
September 11, 2012 Slovakia  Liechtenstein 2014 World Cup qualification
October 12, 2012 Slovakia  Latvia 2014 World Cup qualification
October 16, 2012 Slovakia  Greece 2014 World Cup qualification
November 14, 2012 Czech Republic  Czech Republic International Friendly
February 6, 2013 Belgium  Belgium International Friendly

* Slovakia score always listed first

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B

Template:UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B

2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G

Template:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G

All-time team record

The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of February 29, 2012.

Opponents Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Algeria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Andorra 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
 Armenia 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6
 Australia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Austria 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1
 Azerbaijan 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8
 Belarus 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 Belgium 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
 Bolivia 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5
 Bulgaria 7 4 1 2 10 5 +5
 Cameroon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Chile 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
 Colombia 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2
 Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1
 Croatia 13 2 3 8 17 33 −16
 Cyprus 4 3 0 1 14 6 +8
 Czech Republic 8 2 2 4 9 18 −9
 Denmark 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Egypt 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 England 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
 Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
 Finland 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
 France 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4
 Georgia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Germany 10 2 0 8 9 22 −13
 Greece 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Guatemala 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Hungary 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2
 Iceland 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2
 Iran 2 1 0 1 6 6 0
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1
 Israel 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2
 Italy 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2
 Japan 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
 Latvia 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5
 Liechtenstein 7 6 1 0 23 0 +23
 Luxembourg 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5
 North Macedonia 6 4 2 0 12 2 +10
 Malta 5 4 1 0 14 2 +12
 Moldova 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1
 Morocco 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Norway 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Northern Ireland 3 2 0 1 4 3 +2
 Paraguay 1 0 0 2 0 2 −2
 Poland 6 3 1 2 10 12 −2
 Portugal 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6
 Romania 10 1 4 5 11 19 −8
 Peru 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Russia 7 2 3 2 6 6 0
 San Marino 4 4 0 0 22 1 +21
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Serbia and Montenegro 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Slovenia 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3
 South Korea 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Spain 4 0 1 3 4 12 −8
 Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3
  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1
 Thailand 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Turkey 5 1 1 3 3 7 −4
 United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
 Ukraine 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1
 United States 3 1 1 1 5 5 0
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 Wales 2 1 0 1 7 6 +1
 Yugoslavia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2

Players

See also: Slovakia international footballers

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the friendly match against Turkey on 29 February 2012.
Caps and goals as of 29 February 2012.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ján Mucha (1982-12-05) 5 December 1982 (age 41) 32 0 England Everton
1GK Dušan Perniš (1984-11-28) 28 November 1984 (age 39) 4 0 Scotland Dundee United
2DF Peter Pekarík (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 38) 37 1 Turkey Kayserispor
2DF Martin Škrtel (1984-12-15) 15 December 1984 (age 39) 53 5 England Liverpool
2DF Marek Čech (1983-01-26) 26 January 1983 (age 41) 49 5 Turkey Trabzonspor
2DF Tomáš Hubočan (1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 (age 39) 15 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
2DF Kornel Saláta (1985-01-24) 24 January 1985 (age 39) 17 0 Russia Rostov
2DF Radoslav Zabavník (1980-09-16) 16 September 1980 (age 44) 53 1 Germany Mainz 05
3MF Marek Hamšík (C) (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 (age 37) 52 8 Italy Napoli
3MF Miroslav Stoch (1989-10-19) 19 October 1989 (age 35) 28 4 Turkey Fenerbahçe
3MF Vladimír Weiss (1989-11-30) 30 November 1989 (age 34) 24 2 Spain Espanyol
3MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 (age 37) 21 1 Italy Genoa
3MF Kamil Kopúnek (1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 (age 40) 16 2 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
3MF Róbert Jež (1981-07-10) 10 July 1981 (age 43) 9 3 Poland Polonia Warszawa
3MF Michal Breznaník (1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 38) 1 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
4FW Filip Hološko (1984-01-17) 17 January 1984 (age 40) 54 7 Turkey Beşiktaş
4FW Stanislav Šesták (1982-12-16) 16 December 1982 (age 41) 44 11 Turkey Bursaspor
4FW Marek Bakoš (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 41) 1 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Marián Kello (1982-09-05) 5 September 1982 (age 42) 3 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian v.  Armenia, 8 September 2011
GK Matúš Putnocký (1984-11-01) 1 November 1984 (age 40) 0 0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava v.  Armenia, 8 September 2011
DF Ján Ďurica (1981-12-10) 10 December 1981 (age 42) 51 2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Russia, 7 October 2011
DF Ľubomír Michalík (1983-08-13) 13 August 1983 (age 41) 6 1 England Carlisle United v.  Russia, 7 October 2011
DF Erik Čikoš (1988-07-31) 31 July 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava v.  Andorra, 4 June 2011
MF Igor Žofčák (1983-04-10) 10 April 1983 (age 41) 14 0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava v.  Russia, 7 October 2011
MF Karim Guédé (1985-01-07) 7 January 1985 (age 39) 4 0 Germany Freiburg v.  Russia, 7 October 2011
MF Roman Procházka (1989-03-14) 14 March 1989 (age 35) 1 0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava v.  Austria, 10 August 2011
FW Erik Jendrišek (1986-10-26) 26 October 1986 (age 38) 30 3 Germany Freiburg v.  Russia, 7 October 2011
FW Filip Šebo (1984-02-24) 24 February 1984 (age 40) 15 7 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava v.  Russia, 7 October 2011
FW Juraj Piroska (1987-02-27) 27 February 1987 (age 37) 3 1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava v.  Russia, 7 October 2011
FW Róbert Vittek (1982-04-01) 1 April 1982 (age 42) 79 23 Turkey Trabzonspor v.  Armenia, 8 September 2011
FW Adam Nemec (1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 (age 39) 2 0 Germany Kaiserslautern v.  Andorra, 4 June 2011

Player Statistics

Players in bold are still active.
* As of February 29, 2012.

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