Slovenia at the UEFA European Championship

Slovenia qualified for one UEFA European Championship so far (as of 2014), the Euro 2000 tournament. During the qualifiers, they ended second in their group with Norway, Greece, Latvia, Albania and Georgia. This allowed the team to compete for qualification against Ukraine in the play-offs, which the Slovenians won 3–2 on aggregate to qualify for their first major tournament.

At the championship in Belgium and the Netherlands, Slovenia was drawn into group C together with Spain, Yugoslavia and Norway. Despite being an outsider, Slovenia held Serbia and Norway at a draw and only suffered a narrow loss against Spain. With two points, however, Slovenia ended last in their group. Zlatko Zahovič was the country's star player as he scored three out of four Slovenian goals.

Euro 2000

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 320165+16
 Yugoslavia 31117704
 Norway 31111104
 Slovenia 302145−12

Yugoslavia vs Slovenia

In the first game of the group Slovenia stunned Yugoslavia and took a 3–0 lead after one hour of play, with Zlatko Zahovič scoring twice and Miran Pavlin once. After the red card of Siniša Mihajlović it looked like the team would have won its first game, but then Yugoslavia made a dream comeback as they scored three goals in only six minutes.

13 June 2000
20:45
Yugoslavia  3–3  Slovenia
Milošević  67', 73'
Drulović  70'
Report Zahovič  23', 57'
Pavlin  52'
Yugoslavia
Slovenia
GK 22 Ivica Kralj
RB 2 Ivan Dudić
CB 5 Miroslav Đukić
CB 11Siniša Mihajlović Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 56', 60'
LB 21 Albert Nađ
RM 6Dejan Stanković  36'
CM 7 Vladimir Jugović
CM 4Slaviša Jokanović
LM 17 Ljubinko Drulović
CF 8 Predrag Mijatović (c)  82'
CF 18 Darko Kovačević  52'
Substitutions:
MF 10Dragan Stojković  36'
FW 9 Savo Milošević  60'
FW 20Mateja Kežman  89'
Manager:
Vujadin Boškov
GK 12 Mladen Dabanovič
CB 3 Željko Milinovič
CB 5 Marinko Galič
CB 4 Darko Milanič (c) YC 32'
RM 7Džoni Novak
CM 8 Aleš Čeh
CM 11Miran Pavlin  74'
LM 19 Amir Karić  78'
AM 10 Zlatko Zahovič
CF 13 Mladen Rudonja
CF 9Sašo Udovič  64'
Substitutions:
MF 18Milenko Ačimovič  64'
MF 21Zoran Pavlović  74'
FW 20Milan Osterc  78'
Manager:
Srečko Katanec

Man of the Match:
Zlatko Zahovič (Slovenia)[1]

Assistant referees:
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Dramane Dante (Malta)
Fourth official:
Graham Poll (England)

Slovenia vs Spain

In the second game, Spain took the 1–0 lead quickly as Raúl scored. Slovenia equalised after one hour of play as Zlatko Zahovič scored his third goal of the tournament. Spain then took the lead again after only sixty seconds as Joseba Etxeberria scored a goal winner. 13,000 Slovenian fans gathered to see the match in Amsterdam Arena, which is still a record for the most Slovenian spectators on a football game outside Slovenia.

18 June 2000
18:00
Slovenia  1–2  Spain
Zahovič  59' Report Raúl  4'
Etxeberria  60'
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 42,500
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Slovenia
Spain
GK 12 Mladen Dabanovič
CB 3 Željko Milinovič
CB 5 Marinko Galič
CB 4 Darko Milanič (c) YC 24'  68'
RM 7Džoni Novak YC 53'
CM 8 Aleš Čeh
CM 11Miran Pavlin YC 11'  82'
LM 19 Amir Karić YC 85'
AM 10 Zlatko Zahovič
CF 13 Mladen Rudonja
CF 9Sašo Udovič  46'
Substitutions:
FW 20Milan Osterc  46'
DF 6Aleksander Knavs  68'
MF 18Milenko Ačimovič  82'
Manager:
Srečko Katanec
GK 1 Santiago Cañizares
RB 2 Míchel Salgado
CB 6 Fernando Hierro (c)
CB 5Abelardo
LB 3 Agustín Aranzábal YC 62'
RM 17Joseba Etxeberria
CM 4 Pep Guardiola  81'
CM 21Juan Carlos Valerón  89'
LM 16 Gaizka Mendieta
CF 10 Raúl
CF 11 Alfonso  71'
Substitutions:
FW 20Ismael Urzaiz  71'
MF 7Iván Helguera YC 82'  81'
MF 15Vicente Engonga  89'
Manager:
José Antonio Camacho

Man of the Match:
Raúl (Spain)[2]

Assistant referees:
Kurt Ertl (Germany)
Jaap Pool (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Slovenia vs Norway

In the last round of the group stage Slovenia played against Norway and still had theoretical chances to progress to the quarterfinals. At the end the game was a goalless draw and the team won its second point of the tournament, but did not advance to the second round.

21 June 2000
18:00
Slovenia  0–0  Norway
Report
GelreDome, Arnhem
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Slovenia
Norway
GK 12 Mladen Dabanovič
CB 3 Željko Milinovič
CB 5 Marinko Galič  83'
CB 6Aleksander Knavs
RM 7Džoni Novak
CM 8 Aleš Čeh (c)
CM 11Miran Pavlin YC 44'
LM 19 Amir Karić
AM 10 Zlatko Zahovič
CF 13 Mladen Rudonja
CF 17Ermin Šiljak  86'
Substitutions:
MF 18Milenko Ačimovič  83'
FW 20Milan Osterc  86'
Manager:
Srečko Katanec
GK 1 Thomas Myhre
RB 2André Bergdølmo
CB 16Dan Eggen
CB 3 Bjørn Otto Bragstad
LB 22Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM 18 Steffen Iversen
CM 7 Erik Mykland YC 24'
CM 8 Ståle Solbakken (c)
LM 20Ole Gunnar Solskjær YC 59'
CF 17 John Carew  61'
CF 9 Tore André Flo
Substitutions:
MF 19Eirik Bakke  61'  82'
MF 6Roar Strand  82'
Manager:
Nils Johan Semb

Man of the Match:
Erik Mykland (Norway)[3]

Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Overview

UEFA European Championship UEFA Euro Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position
1960–1992 Part of  Yugoslavia
England 1996 Did not qualify 10 3 2 5 13 13 5/6
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 4 5 12 6 3 3 15 16 2/6 Won Playoff
Portugal 2004 Did not qualify 10 4 3 3 16 14 2/5 Lost Playoff
Austria Switzerland 2008 12 3 2 7 9 16 6/7
Poland Ukraine 2012 10 4 2 4 11 7 4/6
France 2016 10 5 1 4 18 11 3/6 Lost Playoff
Europe 2020 To Be Determined
Total Group stage 1/14 3 0 2 1 4 5 64 25 13 26 82 77

See also

References

  1. "A typical derby match". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2000. Archived from the original on 1 February 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. "Slovenia prove their quality". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2000. Archived from the original on 17 June 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  3. "12 seconds from the quarter-finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2000. Archived from the original on 29 August 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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