Slovakia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Sokoli (The Falcons)[1]
Repre (The Representatives)[2]
AssociationSlovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFrancesco Calzona
CaptainMilan Škriniar
Most capsMarek Hamšík (138)
Top scorerMarek Hamšík (26)
Home stadiumTehelné Pole
Štadión Antona Malatinského
FIFA codeSVK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 45 Steady (21 December 2023)[3]
Highest14 (August 2015)
Lowest150 (December 1993)
First international
as Slovakia (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
Appearances9 (first in 1934 as Czechoslovakia
2010 as Slovakia)
Best resultAs Czechoslovakia: Runners-up (1934, 1962)
As Slovakia: Round of 16 (2010)
European Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1960 as Czechoslovakia
2016 as Slovakia)
Best resultAs Czechoslovakia: Champions (1976)
As Slovakia: Round of 16 (2016)

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. Historically, up to the split in 1993, the team participated mostly as Czechoslovakia,[4][5] while it also competed as Slovakia during the World War II.

Since 1993, Slovakia has qualified for four major international tournaments, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, UEFA Euro 2020 and UEFA Euro 2024. 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 Slovakia national team in 1940
The Slovakia national team before the match against Italy at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

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.[6] 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).

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 first match on Slovak soil was a 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, one of them against their Czech neighbors, helping the team reach their highest FIFA World Ranking to date, 17th.

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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10]

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.[11] 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.[12] Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina was used from 2003 to 2015, but will not be used in the future because of the artificial grass installation of 2016. In the past, home games have occasionally been played at other venues including 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
60 Tehelné pole 22,500 Bratislava v.  Germany (2–0)
27 August 1939		 v.  Iceland (4–2)
16 November 2023
36 Štadión Antona Malatinského 19,200 Trnava v.  Bulgaria (0–0)
24 April 1996		 v.  Luxembourg (0–0)
23 March 2023
21 Štadión pod Dubňom 11,258 Žilina v.  Greece (2–2)
30 April 2003		 v.  Iceland (3–1)
17 November 2015
9 Pasienky 11,591 Bratislava v.  Israel (1–0)
18 August 1999		 v.  Greece (0–1)
16 October 2012
4 Všešportový areál 30,312 Košice v.  Russia (2–1)
8 March 1995		 v.  Romania (0–2)
15 November 1995
2 Štadión pod Zoborom 7,480 Nitra v.  Belarus (4–0)
27 March 1996		 v.  Saudi Arabia (1–1)
24 May 2000
Štadión Lokomotívy 9,000 Košice v.  Finland (0–0)
19 August 1998		 v.  Azerbaijan (3–0)
5 September 1998
Mestský štadión 5,450 Dubnica nad Váhom v.  Liechtenstein (2–0)
8 September 1999		 v.  San Marino (7–0)
13 October 2007
1 MOL Aréna 12,700 Dunajská Streda v.  Lithuania (2–2)
30 March 1993
Futbalový štadión Prievidza 9,000 Prievidza v.  Slovenia (2–0)
16 November 1993
Štadión na Sihoti 4,500 Trenčín v.  Moldova (4–2)
5 September 2001
Štadión Tatranu 5,410 Prešov v.  Uzbekistan (4–1)
14 May 2002
ViOn Aréna 3,787 Zlaté Moravce v.  Iceland (1–2)
26 March 2008
NTC Senec 3,264 Senec v.  Montenegro (2–0)
23 May 2014

Team image

Nickname

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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.[13]

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
France Le Coq Sportif 1993–1995
United States Nike 1995–2005
Germany Adidas 2006–2011
Germany Puma 2012–2016
United States Nike 2016–

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

23 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification Slovakia  0–0  Luxembourg Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Report Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 3,523
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
26 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification Slovakia  2–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Bratislava, Slovakia
20:45 Mak 13'
Haraslín 40'		 Report Stadium: Tehelné Pole
Attendance: 6,052
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
17 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification Iceland  1–2  Slovakia Reykjavík, Iceland
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) Finnbogason 41' (pen.) Report 27' Kucka
69' Suslov		 Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 7,555
Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)
20 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification Liechtenstein  0–1  Slovakia Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:45 Report 45+1' Vavro Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Attendance: 2,316
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
8 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification Slovakia  0–1  Portugal Bratislava, Slovakia
20:45 Report 43' Fernandes Stadium: Tehelné Pole
Attendance: 21,473
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
11 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification Slovakia  3–0  Liechtenstein Bratislava, Slovakia
20:45 Hancko 1'
Duda 3'
Mak 6'		 Report Stadium: Tehelné Pole
Attendance: 13,679
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
13 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification Portugal  3–2  Slovakia Porto, Portugal
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Ramos 18'
Ronaldo 29' (pen.), 72'		 Report 69' Hancko
80' Lobotka		 Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 46,601
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
16 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification Slovakia  4–2  Iceland Bratislava, Slovakia
20:45 Kucka 30'
Duda 36' (pen.)
Haraslín 47', 55'		 Report Óskarsson 17'
Guðjohnsen 74'		 Stadium: Tehelné Pole
Attendance: 21,548
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
19 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–2  Slovakia Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 Hrošovský 49' (o.g.)
Gojković Red card 63'		 Report Boženík 52'
Šatka 71'		 Stadium: Bilino Polje
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

2024

Coaching staff

As of 17 June 2023[14]
Position Name
Head Coach Francesco Calzona
Assistant coach Gianluca Segarelli
Simone Bonomi
Goalkeeping coach Ján Novota
Team manager Marek Hamšík
Technical director Giovanni Paolo de Matteis
Fitness coach Alessandro Bulfoni
Dávid Brünn
Translator Pavol Farkaš
Doctors Zsolt Fegyveres
Jozef Almási
Masseur Mário Prelovský
Physiotherapists Marián Drinka
Peter Hečko
Martin Nozdrovický
Videoanalyst Marco Brini
Custodians Ján Beniak
Marek Košáň

Coaching history

1939–1944

1993–present

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the two final UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers: home fixture against Iceland and Bosnia and Herzegovina on 16 and 19 November 2023.[15]

Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2023, after the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Martin Dúbravka (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 41 0 England Newcastle United
1GK Marek Rodák (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 20 0 England Fulham
1GK Henrich Ravas (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 0 0 United States New England Revolution
2DF Peter Pekarík (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 124 2 Germany Hertha BSC
2DF Milan Škriniar (captain) (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 66 3 France Paris Saint-Germain
2DF Norbert Gyömbér (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 36 0 Italy Salernitana
2DF Dávid Hancko (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 35 4 Netherlands Feyenoord
2DF Ľubomír Šatka (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 33 1 Turkey Samsunspor
2DF Denis Vavro (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 19 2 Denmark Copenhagen
2DF Vernon De Marco (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 7 1 United Arab Emirates Hatta
2DF Michal Tomič (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 3 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
2DF Matúš Kmeť (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 0 0 Slovakia AS Trenčín
3MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 104 13 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
3MF Ondrej Duda (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 69 12 Italy Hellas Verona
3MF Patrik Hrošovský (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 53 0 Belgium Genk
3MF Stanislav Lobotka (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 52 4 Italy Napoli
3MF László Bénes (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 18 1 Germany Hamburger SV
3MF Erik Jirka (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 10 2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
3MF Jakub Kadák (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 1 0 Switzerland Luzern
3MF Dominik Hollý (2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 0 0 Slovakia AS Trenčín
4FW Róbert Mak (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 80 16 Australia Sydney FC
4FW Róbert Boženík (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 37 6 Portugal Boavista
4FW Lukáš Haraslín (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 32 5 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
4FW Tomáš Suslov (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 25 2 Italy Hellas Verona
4FW Ivan Schranz (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 21 3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
4FW David Strelec (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 17 2 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
4FW Dávid Ďuriš (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 9 1 Slovakia Žilina
4FW Róbert Polievka (1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 9 0 Slovakia Dukla Banská Bystrica
4FW Ľubomír Tupta (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 2 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
4FW Leo Sauer (2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 0 0 Netherlands Feyenoord

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
DF Adam Obert (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 1 0 Italy Cagliari v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 26 March 2023
DF Martin Valjent (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 13 0 Spain Mallorca v.  Liechtenstein, 11 September 2023
DF Matúš Rusnák (1999-12-19) 19 December 1999 0 0 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava v.  Chile, 20 November 2023
MF Christián Herc (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 4 0 Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda v.  Liechtenstein, 20 June 2023
MF Artur Gajdoš (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 0 0 Slovakia AS Trenčín v.  Liechtenstein, 20 June 2023
MF Peter Pokorný (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 0 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Chile, 20 November 2023
MF Matúš BeroINJ (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 29 1 Germany VfL Bochum v.  Liechtenstein, 11 September 2023
MF Marek HamšíkRET (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 138 26 Retired v.  Liechtenstein, 20 June 2023
FW Adrián Kaprálik (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 1 0 Poland Górnik Zabrze v.  Chile, 20 November 2023
FW Adam ZreľákINJ (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 9 3 Poland Warta Poznań v.  Liechtenstein, 11 September 2023
FW Martin Regáli (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 4 0 Czech Republic Karviná v.  Chile, 20 November 2023
Notes
  • INJ Withdrew/Unavailable due to an injury or an illness.
  • RET Retired from international football

Player records

As of 19 November 2023[16]
Players in bold are still active with Slovakia.

Most appearances

Marek Hamšík is Slovakia's top goalscorer and their most capped player.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Marek Hamšík 138 26 2007–2023
2 Peter Pekarík 124 2 2006–present
3 Miroslav Karhan 107 14 1995–2011
4 Juraj Kucka 104 13 2008–present
Martin Škrtel 104 6 2004–2019
6 Ján Ďurica 91 4 2004–2017
7 Róbert Vittek 82 23 2001–2016
8 Róbert Mak 80 16 2013–present
9 Vladimír Weiss 77 8 2009–present
10 Tomáš Hubočan 73 0 2006–2021

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Marek Hamšík 26 138 0.19 2007–2023
2 Róbert Vittek 23 82 0.28 2001–2016
3 Szilárd Németh 22 59 0.37 1996–2006
4 Róbert Mak 16 79 0.2 2013–present
5 Marek Mintál 14 45 0.31 2002–2009
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
Juraj Kucka 13 104 0.13 2008–present
10 Peter Dubovský 12 33 0.36 1994–2000
Ondrej Duda 12 69 0.17 2014–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA —
as  Czechoslovakia as  Czechoslovakia
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined invitation
Italy 1934 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 9 6 Squad 1 1 0 0 2 1 1934
France 1938 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 5 3 Squad 2 1 1 0 7 1 1938
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Did not enter
Switzerland 1954 Group stage 14th 2 0 0 2 0 7 Squad 4 3 1 0 5 1 1954
Sweden 1958 Group stage 9th 4 1 1 2 9 6 Squad 4 3 0 1 9 3 1958
Chile 1962 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1 2 7 7 Squad 5 4 0 1 20 7 1962
England 1966 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 12 4 1966
Mexico 1970 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 7 Squad 7 5 1 1 16 7 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 9 3 1974
Argentina 1978 4 2 0 2 4 6 1978
Spain 1982 Group stage 19th 3 0 2 1 2 4 Squad 8 4 2 2 15 6 1982
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 11 12 1986
Italy 1990 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 0 2 10 5 Squad 8 5 2 1 13 3 1990
United States 1994 Did not qualify 10 4 5 1 21 9 1994
as  Slovakia as  Slovakia
France 1998 Did not qualify 4th105141814
South Korea Japan 2002 3rd10523169
Germany 2006 2nd146622614
South Africa 2010Round of 1616th411257Squad 1st107122210
Brazil 2014Did not qualify 3rd103431110
Russia 2018 2nd10604177
Qatar 2022 3rd103521710
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Runner-up 9/22 34 12 16 2 49 52 — — 145 75 35 35 271 137

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
as  Czechoslovakia as  Czechoslovakia
France 1960 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 2 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5 1960
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 3 1964
Italy 1968 6 3 1 2 8 4 1968
Belgium 1972 6 4 1 1 11 4 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3 Squad 8 5 2 1 19 7 1976
Italy 1980 Third place 3rd 4 1 2 1 5 4 Squad 6 5 0 1 17 4 1980
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 3 4 1 15 7 1984
West Germany 1988 6 2 3 1 7 5 1988
Sweden 1992 8 5 0 3 12 9 1992
as  Slovakia as  Slovakia
England 1996Did not qualify 3rd104241418
Belgium Netherlands 2000 3rd10523129
Portugal 2004 3rd8314119
Austria Switzerland 2008 4th125163323
Poland Ukraine 2012 4th10433710
France 2016Round of 1614th411236Squad 2nd10712178
Europe 2020Group stage18th310227Squad 3rd105231512
Germany 2024 Qualified 2nd10712178
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 1 Title 6/17 15 5 4 6 17 23 — — 136 71 26 39 233 145

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rank
2018–19 B 1 410355Steady21st
2020–21 B 2 6114510Decrease30th
2022–23 C 3 621356Steady43rd
2024–25 C To be determined
Total 16 4 2 10 15 21 21st

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 19 November 2023 after a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Records with defunct teams are marked in italics.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponents Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Algeria1010110
 Andorra220020+2
 Argentina100106−6
 Armenia200217−6
 Australia1010000
 Austria513134−1
 Azerbaijan10802217+14
 Bahrain100102−2
 Belarus531193+6
 Belgium302134−1
 Bolivia320132+1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina630387+1
 Brazil100105−5
 Bulgaria8422116+5
 Cameroon1010110
 Chile311132+1
 China110032+1
 Colombia301202−2
 Costa Rica311156−1
 Croatia1724112043−23
 Cyprus6411166+10
 Czech Republic143291229−17
 Denmark320173+4
 Egypt100101−1
 England6015311−8
 Estonia220031+2
 Faroe Islands220051+4
 Finland431061+5
 France411226−4
 Georgia2101330
 Germany113081225−13
 Gibraltar*1010000
 Greece511346−2
 Guatemala110010+1
 Hungary642072+5
 Iceland7511169+7
 Iran2101660
 Republic of Ireland605156−1
 Israel6321107+3
 Italy210135−2
 Japan301225−3
 Jordan110051+4
 Kazakhstan200213−2
 Kuwait110020+2
 Latvia6330126+6
 Lebanon100112−1
 Liechtenstein11920301+29
 Lithuania6330115+6
 Luxembourg7511165+11
 Malaysia110020+2
 Malta10820295+24
 Mexico100125−3
 Moldova320154+1
 Montenegro211042+2
 Morocco200224−2
 Netherlands301225−3
 New Zealand1010110
 Northern Ireland531163+3
 North Macedonia8620163+13
 Norway410315−4
 Paraguay201113−2
 Peru200213−2
 Poland951314140
 Portugal6015311−8
 Romania111551220−8
 Russia1143410100
 San Marino4400221+21
 Saudi Arabia1010110
 Scotland420242+2
 Serbia and Montenegro[lower-alpha 1]301315−4
 Slovenia924389−1
 South Korea1010000
 Spain7115620−14
 Sweden7034212−10
  Switzerland3201440
 Thailand211043+1
 Turkey611438−5
 Uganda100113−2
 Ukraine8233109+1
 United Arab Emirates330052+3
 United States110010+1
 Uzbekistan110041+3
 Wales5113910−1
Total 353 140 82 131 491 454 +37
  1. ↑ Includes matches against  Yugoslavia.

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 Czechoslovak 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.

Competition1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Total
World Cup 0202
European Championship 1023
Total1225

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Managed the team against Poland at 10 November 1998 on a caretaker basis
  2. ↑ As assistant coach, Dragúň managed the team during the tour of Central and South America
  3. ↑ Led the team during 2001 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  4. ↑ Managed the team against Turkey on 29 February 2012 on a caretaker basis
  5. ↑ Managed the team against Sweden on 16 October 2018 on caretaker basis
  6. ↑ Managed the team against Israel on 14 October 2020 on caretaker basis
  7. ↑ Managed the team on caretaker basis on 10 and 13 June 2022 against Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan

References

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