Slovakia national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Slovakia women's national football team.
Slovakia
Nickname(s) Repre
Association Slovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Ján Kozák
Asst coach Štefan Tarkovič
Captain Martin Škrtel
Most caps Miroslav Karhan (107)
Top scorer Róbert Vittek (23)
Home stadium Štadión pod Dubňom
FIFA code SVK
FIFA ranking 20 Increase 2 (9 April 2015)
Highest FIFA ranking 16 (September 2010)
Lowest FIFA ranking 150 (December 1993)
Elo ranking 28 (31 March 2015)
Highest Elo ranking 26 (Jan 2015)
Lowest Elo ranking 71 (October 2011)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Slovakia 2–0 Germany 
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August 1939)
Second Slovak Republic:
 United Arab Emirates 0–1 Slovakia 
(Dubai, UAE; 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)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2010)
Best result Round 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 Ján Kozák. Slovakia are one of the newest national football teams in the world, having split from the Czechoslovakia national football team after the dissolution of the unified state in 1993, with the Czech Republic national football team continuing as the successor of the Czechoslovak team. 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 traditional rival is the Czech Republic which they played twice in the qualification for the 1998 FIFA 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 FIFA 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 playing each other in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, and they lost 3–1 in Prague and 0–3 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 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 neighbors, helping the team reach their highest FIFA World Ranking to date of No. 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.

For UEFA Euro 2012 qualification, Slovakia was drawn against Russia, 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 Stadion Pasienky and Russia away, this one in particular giving Slovakia the perfect start. However, October came and team form slipped steadily, as Repre was easily beaten in Armenia (3–1) and couldn't do better than a 1–1 home draw against Ireland. At that point, Russia topped the group charts with 9 points, with Slovakia, Armenia and Ireland all in 2-point-gap of the leaders.

However, 2011 got terribly worse. In February, the team was stunned in a 2–1 friendly defeat against Luxembourg, before needing to fight hard for two 1–0 wins against group minnows Andorra, who had conceded 11 goals in the previous four matches. Playing in Ireland in a six-point match, Slovakia got a goalless draw, despite having better chances, which kept both teams two points behind Russia, and leading Armenia by three. Four days later, even though, Slovakia had its most disastrous performance in years, as, after creating chances in a goalless first half, went on to concede four goals to an effective and brave Armenian team, what definitely ended team confidence in the tournament spot. In the final two matches, Slovakia was beaten at home by Russia, 1–0, despite playing much better than against Armenia, and drew in Macedonia 1–1, to a mediocre fourth place, and scoring only seven goals in the whole process. For the first time since UEFA Euro 1996, Slovakia finished a qualifying campaign with a negative goal difference. Vladimír Weiss left his job after four full years, being replaced by his assistants Michal Hipp and Stanislav Griga. Both were later replaced due to poor results. By late June, former Czechoslovakia national football team footballer Ján Kozák became the head coach. Matters did not improve with a dreadful 0–0 draw against UEFA newcomers (and its lowest ranked team) Gibraltar in November 2013.

For UEFA 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 Kiev. 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.

Stadium

Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina
Pasienky, Bratislava

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
17 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina 30 April 2003 31 March 2015
10 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava 24 April 1996 29 March 2011
9 Pasienky, Bratislava 18 August 1999 16 October 2012
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
1 NTC Senec, Senec 23 May 2014 23 May 2014

Nickname

In Slovakia, the team is typically referred to as the Repre (Representation) or Národný tím (National team).

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 2026.

Name Duration
France Le Coq Sportif 1993–1995
Italy Lotto 1995–1999
United States Nike 2000–2005
Germany Adidas 2006–2012
Germany Puma 2012 – at least 2026

Tournament records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Results Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1930–1994 Part of  Czechoslovakia
France 1998Did not qualify 4th105141814
South KoreaJapan 2002 3rd10523169
Germany 2006 2nd146622614
South Africa 2010Round of 1616411257 1st107122210
Brazil 2014Did not qualify 3rd103431110
TotalRound of 161/5411257 542614149357

European Championship record

UEFA Euro record UEFA Euro Qualification record
Year Results Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1960–1992 Part of  Czechoslovakia
England 1996Did 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 To be decided In progress
Total 0/5 50 21 9 20 77 69

Olympic Games

Host nation(s) / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
United States 1996Did not qualify
Australia 2000Group stage310236
Greece 2004Did not qualify
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Total 1/4310236

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
23 May 2014 NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia  Montenegro International Friendly 2–0 WWeiss Jendrišek 2,587
26 May 2014 Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Russia International Friendly 0–1 L 12,000
4 September 2014 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Malta International Friendly 1–0 WNemec 3,509
8 September 2014 Olympic Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine  Ukraine UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 1–0 W Mak 38,454
9 October 2014 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Spain UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 2–1 W Kucka Stoch 9,478
12 October 2014 Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus  Belarus UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 3–1 W Hamšík Šesták 4,500
15 November 2014 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia  Macedonia UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 2–0 WKucka Nemec 11,322
18 November 2014 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Finland International Friendly 2–1 W Hološko Hamšík 3,998
27 March 2015 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Luxembourg UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 3–0 W Nemec Weiss Pekarík 9,524
31 March 2015 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Czech Republic International Friendly 1–0 W Duda 10,594
14 June 2015 Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Macedonia UEFA Euro 2016 qualification –
5 September 2015 , , Spain  Spain UEFA Euro 2016 qualification –
8 September 2015 City Arena, Trnava, Slovakia  Ukraine UEFA Euro 2016 qualification –

* Slovakia score always listed first

2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 8 1 1 30 6 +2425
 Greece 10 8 1 1 12 4 +825
 Slovakia 10 3 4 3 11 10 +113
 Lithuania 10 3 2 5 9 11 −211
 Latvia 10 2 2 6 10 20 −108
 Liechtenstein 10 0 2 8 4 25 −212
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Greece Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Slovakia
Bosnia and Herzegovina  — 3–1 4–1 4–1 3–0 0–1
Greece  0–0 — 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0
Latvia  0–5 1–2 — 2–0 2–1 2–2
Liechtenstein  1–8 0–1 1–1 — 0–2 1–1
Lithuania  0–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–1
Slovakia  1–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 —

2016 UEFA Euro qualifying

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Slovakia Spain Ukraine Belarus Republic of Macedonia Luxembourg
1  Slovakia 5 5 0 0 11 2 +9 15 Advance to final tournament — 2–1 8 Sep 9 Oct 14 Jun 3–0
2  Spain 5 4 0 1 14 3 +11 12 5 Sep — 1–0 3–0 5–1 9 Oct
3  Ukraine 5 3 0 2 6 2 +4 9 Final tournament or play-offs 0–1 12 Oct — 5 Sep 1–0 14 Jun
4  Belarus 5 1 1 3 4 10 −6 4 1–3 14 Jun 0–2 — 12 Oct 8 Sep
5  Macedonia 5 1 0 4 5 12 −7 3 0–2 8 Sep 9 Oct 1–2 — 3–2
6  Luxembourg 5 0 1 4 3 14 −11 1 12 Oct 0–4 0–3 1–1 5 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2015. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

All-time team record

The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 31 March 2015.

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 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6
 Belgium 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1
 Bolivia 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 0 3 4 6 −2
 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 10 3 2 5 10 21 −11
 Denmark 2 1 0 1 4 3 +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 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3
 France 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4
 Georgia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Germany 10 2 0 8 9 22 −13
 Gibraltar 1 0 1 0 0 00
 Greece 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1
 Guatemala 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Hungary 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2
 Indonesia 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2
 Iran 2 1 0 1 6 6 0
 Republic of Ireland 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1
 Israel 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4
 Italy 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2
 Japan 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
 Latvia 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6
 Liechtenstein 10 7 3 0 27 2 +25
 Lithuania 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
 Luxembourg 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8
 Macedonia 8 6 2 0 16 2 +14
 Malta 6 5 1 0 15 2 +13
 Moldova 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1
 Montenegro 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Morocco 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Norway 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
 Netherlands 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3
 New Zealand 1 01 0 1 1 0
 Northern Ireland 3 2 0 1 4 3 +2
 Paraguay 1 0 0 2 0 2 −2
 Poland 8 4 1 3 12 13 −1
 Portugal 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6
 Romania 11 1 5 5 12 20 −8
 Peru 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Russia 8 2 3 3 6 7 −1
 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 1 1 3 6 13 −7
 Sweden 4 0 2 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 4 1 2 1 5 5 0
 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

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against Luxembourg on 27 March and the Friendly match against Czech Republic on March 31, 2015.
Caps and goals as of 31 March 2015 after the match against Czech Republic.

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
GK Ján Mucha 5 December 1982 43 0 Russia Arsenal Tula
GK Matúš Kozáčik 27 December 1983 9 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
GK Martin Dúbravka 5 January 1989 1 0 Denmark Esbjerg
DF Ján Ďurica 10 December 1981 74 4 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
DF Martin Škrtel (Captain) 15 December 1984 72 5 England Liverpool
DF Peter Pekarík 30 October 1986 60 2 Germany Hertha BSC
DF Tomáš Hubočan 17 September 1985 37 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow
DF Kornel Saláta 24 January 1985 31 1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
DF Dušan Švento 1 August 1985 31 1 Germany 1. FC Köln
DF Ľubomír Michalík 13 August 1983 8 2 Slovakia Dunajská Streda
MF Marek Hamšík 27 July 1987 77 14 Italy Napoli
MF Stanislav Šesták 16 December 1982 60 13 Germany VfL Bochum
MF Miroslav Stoch 19 October 1989 48 5 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
MF Vladimír Weiss 30 November 1989 42 4 Qatar Lekhwiya
MF Juraj Kucka 26 February 1987 40 4 Italy Genoa
MF Viktor Pečovský 24 May 1983 24 1 Slovakia Žilina
MF Róbert Mak 8 March 1991 18 3 Greece PAOK
MF Patrik Hrošovský 22 April 1992 3 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
MF Ondrej Duda 5 December 1994 2 1 Poland Legia Warsaw
MF Ján Greguš 29 January 1991 1 0 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
FW Martin Jakubko 26 February 1980 37 9 Russia Amkar Perm
FW Michal Ďuriš 1 June 1988 17 0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav
FW Adam Nemec 2 September 1985 15 3 United States New York City

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 Tomáš Košický 11 March 1986 1 0 Greece Asteras Tripoli v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
GK Ján Novota 29 November 1983 1 0 Austria Rapid Wien v.  Macedonia, 15 November 2014 INJ
DF Michal Breznaník 16 December 1985 10 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
DF Lukáš Pauschek 9 December 1992 4 0 Czech Republic Bohemians 1905 v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
DF Pavol Farkaš 27 March 1985 2 0 Azerbaijan Gabala v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
DF Matúš Čonka 15 October 1990 0 0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
DF Jakub Holúbek 12 January 1991 0 0 Slovakia Trenčín v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
DF Jozef Piaček 20 June 1983 0 0 Slovakia Žilina v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
DF Norbert Gyömbér 3 July 1992 7 0 Italy Catania v.  Belarus, 12 October 2014
DF Erik Čikoš 31 July 1988 2 0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava v.  Ukraine, 8 September 2014
MF Erik Jendrišek 26 October 1986 37 4 Poland Cracovia v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
MF Karim Guédé 7 January 1985 14 0 Germany SC Freiburg v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
MF Filip Kiss 13 October 1990 8 0 Scotland Ross County v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
MF Erik Sabo 22 November 1991 2 0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
MF Tomáš Ďubek 22 January 1987 1 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
MF František Kubík 14 March 1989 1 0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
MF Ján Vlasko 11 November 1990 0 0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
FW Filip Hološko 17 January 1984 64 8 Turkey Çaykur Rizespor v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
FW Marek Bakoš 15 April 1983 13 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
FW Jakub Sylvestr 2 February 1989 5 0 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg v.  Luxembourg, 27 March 2015 PRE
FW Róbert Vittek 1 April 1982 80 23 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava v.  Malta, 4 September 2014
FW Dávid Škutka 25 May 1988 0 0 Slovakia Košice v.  Russia, 26 May 2014

Player statistics

Players in bold are still active.

As of 27 March 2015.

Most capped players

Miroslav Karhan
# Player Career Caps Goals
1. Miroslav Karhan 1995–2011 107 14
2. Róbert Vittek 2001– 80 23
3. Marek Hamšík 2007– 77 14
4. Ján Ďurica 2004– 73 4
5. Martin Škrtel 2004– 71 5
6. Filip Hološko 2005– 64 8
7. Stanislav Šesták 2004– 59 13
Peter Pekarík 2006– 59 1
9. Szilárd Németh 1996–2006 58 22
10. Radoslav Zabavník 2003–2012 57 1

Top goalscorers

Róbert Vittek
# Player Career Goals Caps Goals per match
1. Róbert Vittek 2001– 23 80 0.29
2. Szilárd Németh 1996–2006 22 59 0.37
3. Marek Mintál 2002–2009 14 45 0.31
Miroslav Karhan 1995–2011 14 107 0.13
Marek Hamšík 2007– 14 76 0.18
6. Stanislav Šesták 2004– 13 59 0.22
7. Peter Dubovský 1994–2000 12 33 0.36
8. Ľubomír Reiter 2001–2005 9 28 0.32
Tibor Jančula 1995–2001 9 29 0.31
Martin Jakubko 2004– 9 36 0.25

Managers

1939–1944

Name Years Pld W D L GF GA GD PG
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Vojtech Závodský1939 110020+13.00
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Rudolf Hanák1939–1940 210154+11.50
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Štefan Priboj1940–1941 4013510−50.08
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Štefan Čambal1941–1942 200216−50.00
Slovak Republic (1939–1945) Ferdinand Daučík1942–1944 71151024−140.19
Totals 16 3 2 11 23 44 −21 0.69

1993–present

Vladímír Weiss
As of 15 November 2014
Name Dates Pld W D L GF GA GD PG
Slovakia Jozef Vengloš6. 4. 1993 – 15. 6. 1995 165472130−91.19
Slovakia Jozef Jankech4. 7. 1995 – 23. 10. 1998 34186105133+181.76
Slovakia Dušan Radolský[6]10. 11. 1998 100113−20.00
Slovakia Dušan Galis1. 1. 1999 – 23. 2. 1999 00000000.00
Slovakia Jozef Adamec26. 2. 1999 – 30. 11. 2011 341311103831+71.47
Slovakia Anton Dragúň[7]17. 11. 1999 – 25. 11. 2011 41032750.00
Slovakia Ladislav Jurkemik1. 2. 2002 – 31. 12. 2003 196582726+11.21
Slovakia Dušan Galis 1. 1. 2004 – 12. 10. 2006 31121275336+171.55
Slovakia Ján Kocian2. 11. 2006 – 30. 6. 2008 173593028+20.82
Slovakia Vladimír Weiss7. 7. 2008 – 31. 1. 2012 40168165653+31.40
Slovakia Michal Hipp[8]29. 2. 2012110021+13.00
Slovakia Stanislav Griga
Slovakia Michal Hipp		26. 4. 2012 – 13. 6. 2013 123451114−30.92
Slovakia Ján Kozák2 July 2013– 159332110+112.00
Totals220865876309266+471.44

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Thrilling win in the snow". ESPN. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  2. ↑ "Champions dumped out". ESPN. 24 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Italy eliminated from World Cup in 1st round". AP. 24 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Italy and France make unwanted history". AFP. 24 June 2010.
  5. ↑ "Robben rocks Slovakia". ESPN Soccernet. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  6. ↑ managed the team against Poland at 10 November 1998 on a caretaker basis
  7. ↑ As Assistant coach he managed the team during the tour of Central and South America
  8. ↑ managed the team against Turkey at 29 February 2012 on a caretaker basis

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