Slovakia national football team

The Slovakia national football team (Slovak: Slovenské národné futbalové mužstvo) 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. Their head coach is Štefan Tarkovič. Slovakia is one of the newest national football teams in the world, having split from the Czechoslovakia national team after the dissolution of the unified state in 1993. Slovakia maintains its own national side that competes in all major tournaments since.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Slovakia women's national football team.

Slovakia
Nickname(s)Sokoli (The Falcons)[1]
Repre (The Representatives)[2]
AssociationSlovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachŠtefan Tarkovič
CaptainMarek Hamšík
Most capsMarek Hamšík (126)
Top scorerMarek Hamšík (26)
Home stadiumTehelné pole
Štadión Antona Malatinského
FIFA codeSVK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 33 (10 December 2020)[3]
Highest14 (August 2015)
Lowest150 (December 1993)
First international
(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
Official:
 Argentina 6–0 Slovakia 
(Mendoza, Argentina; 22 June 1995)
Unofficial:
 Sweden 6–0 Slovakia 
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 12 January 2017)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Best resultRound of 16 (2010)
European Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2016)
Best resultRound of 16 (2016)

Slovakia qualified for three major international tournaments, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, and UEFA Euro 2020. 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 Football 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 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 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).

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 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 played in 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, 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 number 17.

Repre before match against Italy at 2010 FIFA World Cup

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7]

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.[8] 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.

Stadiums
City Arena, Trnava
Tehelné pole, Bratislava

The Slovakia national football team currently plays its home matches at the Tehelné pole in Bratislava and the Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava. Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina was used from 2003 to 2015, but will not be used in the future because of the artificial grass installed in 2016. In the past, home games have occasionally been played at other venues as 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
54 Tehelné pole 22,500 Bratislava v.  Germany, 27 August 1939 (2–0) v.  Republic of Ireland, 8 October 2020 (0–0 [4-2 pens])
30 City Arena 19,200 Trnava v.  Bulgaria, 24 April 1996 (0–0) v.  Scotland, 15 November 2020 (1–0)
21 Štadión pod Dubňom 11,258 Žilina v.  Greece, 30 April 2003 (2–2) v.  Iceland, 17 November 2015 (3–1)
9 Pasienky 11,591 Bratislava v.  Israel, 18 August 1999 (1–0) v.  Greece, 16 October 2012 (0–1)
4 Všešportový areál 30,312 Košice v.  Russia, 8 March 1995 (2–1) v.  Romania, 15 November 1995 (0–2)
2 Štadión pod Zoborom 7,480 Nitra v.  Belarus, 27 March 1996 (4–0) v.  Saudi Arabia, 24 May 2000 (1–1)
Štadión Lokomotívy 9,000 Košice v.  Finland, 19 August 1998 (0–0) v.  Azerbaijan, 5 September 1998 (3–0)
Mestský štadión 5,450 Dubnica nad Váhom v.  Liechtenstein, 8 September 1999 (2–0) v.  San Marino, 13 October 2007 (7–0)
1 MOL Aréna 12,700 Dunajská Streda v.  Lithuania, 30 March 1993 (2–2)
Futbalový štadión Prievidza 9,000 Prievidza v.  Slovenia, 16 November 1993 (2–0)
Štadión na Sihoti 4,500 Trenčín v.  Moldova, 5 September 2001 (4–2)
Štadión Tatranu 5,410 Prešov v.  Uzbekistan, 14 May 2002 (4–1)
Štadión FC ViOn 3,787 Zlaté Moravce v.  Iceland, 26 March 2008 (1–2)
NTC Senec 3,264 Senec v.  Montenegro, 23 May 2014 (2–0)

Team Image

Nickname

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.[9]

Kit
Slovakia kits from 1939 to 1945 era

Slovakia's home kit since 1993 was blue, but recently 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. 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
Le Coq Sportif 1993–1995
Nike 1995–2005
Adidas 2006–2011
Puma 2012–2016
Nike 2016–

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup
Main article: Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1994 Part of  Czechoslovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia
1998Did not qualify 4th105141814
2002 3rd10523169
2006 2nd146622614
2010Round of 1616th411257Squad 1st107122210
2014Did not qualify 3rd103431110
2018 2nd10604177
2022 To be determined TBD000000
2026 To be determined
Total Round of 16 1/6 4 1 1 2 5 7 – – 64 32 14 18 110 64

UEFA European Championship
Main article: Slovakia at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1960 to 1992 Part of  Czechoslovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia
1996Did not qualify 3rd104241418
2000 3rd10523129
2004 3rd8314119
2008 4th125163323
2012 4th10433710
2016Round of 1614th411236Squad 2nd10712178
2020Qualified 3rd105231512
2024 To be determinedTo be determined
Total Round of 16 2/7 4 1 1 2 3 6 – – 70 33 12 25 109 89

UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 B 1 41035521st
2020–21 B 2 611451030th
2022–23 C To be determined
Total 10 2 1 7 10 15 21st

Olympic Games
Olympic Games record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1996Did not qualify
2000Group stage310236Squad
2004 to 2020Did not qualify
Total 1/7 3 1 0 2 3 6 –

All-time team record

The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 18 November 2020 after a match against Czech Republic.
At the time of the match against Gibraltar, it was a member of UEFA, but not FIFA.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

  1. Includes matches against  Serbia and Montenegro.

Results and schedule
Main articles: Slovakia national football team results (2020–present) and Slovakia national football team results

Below shows the results of all A-level international matches played within the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2020
6 June 2020 International Friendly Norway  Cancelled  Slovakia Oslo, Norway
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
4 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Slovakia  1–3  Czech Republic Bratislava, Slovakia
20:45 Ivan Schranz  88' Report  48' Vladimír Coufal
 53' (pen.) Bořek Dočkal
 86' Michal Krmenčík		 Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
7 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Israel  1–1  Slovakia Netanya, Israel
20:45 Ilay Elmkies  90+1' Report  14' Michal Ďuriš Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
8 October 2020 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Slovakia  0–0
(4–2 p)		  Republic of Ireland Bratislava, Slovakia
20:45 Report Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 0[12]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Penalties
11 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Scotland  1–0  Slovakia Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
20:45 Lyndon Dykes  14' Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Davide Massa, Italy
14 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Slovakia  2–3  Israel Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Marek Hamšík  16'
Róbert Mak  38'		 Report  68', 76', 89' Eran Zahavi Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 0[13]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
12 November 2020 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Northern Ireland  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Slovakia Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
20:45 Milan Škriniar  87' (o.g.) Report  17' Juraj Kucka
 110' Michal Ďuriš		 Stadium: Windsor Park
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
15 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Slovakia  1–0  Scotland Trnava, Slovakia
15:00 Ján Greguš  31' Report Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 0
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
18 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Czech Republic  2–0  Slovakia Plzeň, Czech Republic
20:45 Tomáš Souček  17'
Zdeněk Ondrášek  55'		 Report Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

2021
24 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Cyprus  v  Slovakia Cyprus
20:45 Report
27 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia  v  Malta Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Report Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
30 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia  v  Russia Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Report Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
6 June 2021 International Friendly Austria  v  Slovakia Austria
20:45
14 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Poland  v  Slovakia Dublin, Ireland
18:00 Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
18 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Sweden  v  Slovakia Dublin, Ireland
15:00 Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
23 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Slovakia  v  Spain Bilbao, Spain
18:00 Report Stadium: San Mamés
1 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovenia  v  Slovakia Slovenia
20:45 Report
4 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia  v  Croatia Slovakia
20:45 Report
7 September 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia  v  Cyprus Slovakia
20:45 Report
8 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Russia  v  Slovakia Russia
20:45 Report
11 October 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Croatia  v  Slovakia Croatia
20:45 Report
11 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovakia  v  Slovenia Slovakia
20:45 Report
14 November 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Malta  v  Slovakia Malta
20:45 Report

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-off fixture against  Northern Ireland (12 November 2020) and two UEFA Nations League matches against  Scotland (15 November 2020) and  Czech Republic (18 November 2020). In his first nomination as the manager, on 3 November 2020, Štefan Tarkovič had confirmed the nomination of 19 players with further 6 to be confirmed during the upcoming days, from a list of 28 alternates.[14]

Caps and fixtures correct as of 18 November 2020, after a match against Czech Republic.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Marek Rodák (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 5 0 Fulham
1GK Dominik Greif (1997-04-06) 6 April 1997 4 0 Slovan Bratislava
1GK Adam Jakubech (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 1 0 Kortrijk
2DF Peter Pekarík (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 97 2 Hertha BSC
2DF Tomáš Hubočan (1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 67 0 Omonia
2DF Milan Škriniar (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 36 0 Internazionale
2DF Norbert Gyömbér (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 28 0 Salernitana
2DF Róbert Mazáň (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 11 0 Mladá Boleslav
2DF Ľubomír Šatka (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 10 0 Lech Poznań
2DF Martin Valjent (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 8 0 Mallorca
2DF Lukáš Pauschek (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 5 0 Slovan Bratislava
3MF Marek Hamšík (captain) (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 126 26 Dalian Professional
3MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 79 10 Parma
3MF Róbert Mak (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991 63 13 Ferencváros
3MF Ondrej Duda (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 42 5 1. FC Köln
3MF Ján Greguš (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 32 4 Minnesota United
3MF Patrik Hrošovský (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 31 0 Genk
3MF Albert Rusnák (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 30 5 Real Salt Lake
3MF Stanislav Lobotka (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 27 3 Napoli
3MF Tomáš Suslov (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 1 0 Groningen
4FW Michal Ďuriš (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 51 7 Omonia
4FW Pavol Šafranko (1994-11-16) 16 November 1994 10 0 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
4FW Samuel Mráz (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 4 1 Zagłębie Lubin
4FW Ivan Schranz (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 4 1 Jablonec

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been recognised in national team nominations within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Dušan Kuciak (1985-05-21) 21 May 1985 11 0 Lechia Gdańsk v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
GK Dominik Holec (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 0 0 Sparta Prague v.  Israel, 14 October 2020 ALT
GK František Plach (1992-03-08) 8 March 1992 0 0 Piast Gliwice v.  Israel, 14 October 2020 ALT
DF Dávid Hancko (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 12 1 Sparta Prague v.  Northern Ireland, 12 November 2020
DF Martin Škrtel INJ (1984-12-15) 15 December 1984 104 6 Free agent v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
DF Denis Vavro (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 11 1 Huesca v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
DF Jakub Holúbek (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 5 0 Piast Gliwice v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
DF Branislav Niňaj (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 3 0 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
DF Martin Koscelník INJ (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 2 0 Slovan Liberec v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
DF Boris Sekulić (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 2 0 Chicago Fire v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
DF Lukáš Skovajsa (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 0 0 Dynamo České Budějovice v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
DF Dominik Kružliak (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 1 0 Dunajská Streda v.  Israel, 14 October 2020 ALT
DF Lukáš Štetina INJ (1991-07-28) 28 July 1991 4 1 Sparta Prague v.  Israel, 7 September 2020
DF Michal Sipľak (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 0 0 Cracovia v.  Israel, 7 September 2020 ALT
MF Vladimír Weiss (1989-11-30) 30 November 1989 67 7 Slovan Bratislava v.  Northern Ireland, 12 November 2020
MF Erik Sabo (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 18 0 Çaykur Rizespor v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
MF Lukáš Haraslín (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 13 1 Sassuolo v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
MF Jaroslav Mihalík (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 8 1 Lechia Gdańsk v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
MF László Bénes (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 3 0 Augsburg v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
MF Miroslav Káčer (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 2 0 Viktoria Plzeň v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
MF Jakub Hromada (1996-05-25) 25 May 1996 0 0 Slovan Liberec v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
MF Erik Jirka (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 0 0 Mirandés v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
MF Jakub Považanec (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 0 0 Jablonec v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
MF Nikolas Špalek (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 0 0 Brescia v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
MF Matúš Bero (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 13 0 Vitesse v.  Israel, 14 October 2020
FW Adam Zreľák (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 5 2 Nürnberg v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
FW Dávid Strelec (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 0 0 Slovan Bratislava v.  Czech Republic, 18 November 2020 ALT
FW Róbert Boženík (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 13 4 Feyenoord v.  Israel, 14 October 2020
FW Erik Pačinda (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 4 1 Košice v.  Israel, 7 September 2020 ALT
  • INJ Withdrew/Unavailable due to an injury or an illness.
  • ALT Alternate - replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability
  • RET Retired from international football

Coaching staff
As of 26 October 2020
Head coach Štefan Tarkovič
Assistant Coaches Marek Mintál, Samuel Slovák
Technical manager Róbert Tomaschek
Goalkeeping Coach Miroslav Seman
Fitness Coach Martin Rusňák
Doctor Vladimír Pener, Ján Baťalík
Masseur Mário Prelovský
Physiotherapist Marián Drinka, Martin Nozdrovický, Peter Hečko
Videoanalyst Michal Slyško
Custodians Ján Beniak, Marek Košáň

Records

Players in bold are still active.

As of 18 November 2020

Most capped players
Marek Hamšík
# Player Career Caps Goals
1. Marek Hamšík 2007– 126 26
2. Miroslav Karhan 1995–2011 107 14
3. Martin Škrtel 2004–2019 104 6
4. Peter Pekarík 2006– 97 2
5. Ján Ďurica 2004–2017 91 4
6. Róbert Vittek 2001–2016 82 23
7. Juraj Kucka 2008– 79 10
8. Tomáš Hubočan 2006– 67 0
9. Stanislav Šesták 2004–2016 66 13
Vladimír Weiss 2009– 66 7
10. Filip Hološko 2005–2015 65 8

Top goalscorers

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

1993–present
Name Dates Pld W D L GF GA GD PG
Jozef Vengloš6 Apr 1993 – 15 Jun 1995 165472130−91.19
Jozef Jankech4 Jul 1995 – 23 Oct 1998 34186105133+181.76
Dušan Radolský[15]10 Nov 1998 100113−20.00
Dušan Galis1. 1. 1999 – 23. 2. 1999 00000000.00
Jozef Adamec26 Feb 1999 – 30 Nov 2001 341311103831+71.47
Anton Dragúň[16]17 Nov 1999 – 25 Nov 2001 410327−50.25
Stanislav Griga[17]21 Jun 2001 – 25 Jun 2001 310223−11.00
Ladislav Jurkemik1 Feb 2002 – 31 Dec 2003 196582726+11.21
Dušan Galis1 Jan 2004 – 12 Oct 2006 31121275336+171.55
Ján Kocian2 Nov 2006 – 30 Jun 2008 173593028+20.82
Vladimír Weiss7 Jul 2008 – 31 Jan 2012 40168165653+31.40
Michal Hipp[18]1 Jan 2012 – 29 Feb 2012110021+13.00
Stanislav Griga
Michal Hipp		26 Apr 2012 – 13 Jun 2013 123451114−30.92
Ján Kozák2 Jul 2013 – 14 Oct 2018 562910178157+241.73
Štefan Tarkovič[19]15 Oct 2018 – 21 Oct 2018 10101101.00
Pavel Hapal22 Oct 2018 – 16 Oct 2020 166462520+51.38
Oto Brunegraf[20]14 Oct 2020 100123-10.00
Štefan Tarkovič20 Oct 2020 – 32013302.00
Totals 288 115 70 103 401 348 +53 1.44

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 Czechoslovakia 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.

CompetitionTotal
World Cup 0202
European Championship 1023
Total1225

See also

Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 are being played behind closed doors.[10][11]

References
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  12. Behind closed doors due to regulations by the Government of Slovakia.
  13. Behind closed doors due to regulations by the Government of Slovakia.
  14. a.s, Petit Press. "Hubočan a Weiss sú späť, Tarkovič zverejnil nomináciu". sport.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  15. managed the team against Poland at 10 November 1998 on a caretaker basis
  16. As Assistant coach he managed the team during the tour of Central and South America
  17. Led the team during 2001 Merdeka Tournament in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
  18. Managed the team against Turkey on 29 February 2012 on a caretaker basis
  19. Managed the team against Sweden on 16 October 2018 on a caretaker basis
  20. Managed the team against Israel on 14 October 2020 on a caretaker basis
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