Slovakia national football team

Infobox National football team
Name = Slovakia
Badge = Slovakia FA.jpg
FIFA Trigramme = SVK
Nickname = Bojovní Jondovci (Fightning Jondas)
Association = Slovak Football Association
"(Slovenský futbalový zväz)"
Confederation = UEFA (Europe)
Coach = flagicon|Slovakia Vladimír Weiss
Captain = Miroslav Karhan
Most caps = Miroslav Karhan (87)
Top scorer = Szilárd Németh (22)
Home Stadium = Tehelné pole (Bratislava)
FIFA Rank = 60 |1st ranking date = November 1993
FIFA max = 17
FIFA max date = May 1997
FIFA min = 150
FIFA min date = December 1993
Elo Rank = 55
Elo max = 28
Elo max date = May 2001
Elo min = 58
Elo min date = September, 2001

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First game = Flagicon|Slovakia|1938 Slovakia 2 - 0 Germany Flagicon|Germany|Nazi (Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August, 1939) ///Second Slovak Republic///:
Flagicon|Slovakia Slovakia 4–1 Croatia Flagicon|Croatia (Bratislava, Slovakia; 20 April 1994) |
Largest win = Flagicon|Slovakia Slovakia 7 - 0 Liechtenstein Flagicon|Liechtenstein (Bratislava, Slovakia; 8 September, 2004) Flagicon|Slovakia Slovakia 7 - 0 San Marino Flagicon|San Marino (Dubnica nad Vahom, Slovakia; 13 October, 2007) |
Largest loss = Flagicon|Argentina Argentina 6 - 0 Slovakia Flagicon|Slovakia (Mendoza, Argentina; 22 June, 1995)
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Regional name = European Championship
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History

The team played 16 matches between 1939 and 1944, then it was disbanded after World War II, as the Czech and Slovak teams played together in the Czechoslovakia national football team. After Czechoslovakia broke up in 1992, the national team was reformed, playing its first match on October 14, 1992, a 1-0 victory against Lithuania at Vilnius.

Slovakia reached the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff, where it lost to Spain.

European Championship record

*1960 to 1992 - "see Czechoslovakia"
*1996 to 2008 - "Did not qualify"

Slovakia got off to a flying start in their Euro 2008 qualification campaign, recording emphatic 6-1 and 5-1 victories over Cyprus and Wales respectively. However, the side's qualification hopes began to peter out thereafter after damaging defeats at the hands of Germany and the Republic of Ireland. The Fighting Jondas' chances of qualification were mathematically ended by an embarrassing 5-2 reversal at home to Wales. They did however complete the qualifying session with 33 goals scored- the second highest scorers behind Germany, who scored 35.

Sep 02, 06 Slovakia 6-1 Cyprus

Sep 06, 06 Slovakia 0-3 Czech Rep.

Oct 07, 06 Wales 1-5 Slovakia

Oct 11, 06 Slovakia 1-4 Germany

Mar 24, 07 Cyprus 1-3 Slovakia

Mar 28, 07 Rep. Ireland 1-0 Slovakia

Jun 06, 07 Germany 2-1 Slovakia

Oct 13, 07 Slovakia 7-0 San Marino

Oct 17, 07 Czech Republic 3-1 Slovakia

Nov 17, 07 San Marino 0-5 Slovakia

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World Cup record

*1930 to 1994 - "See Czechoslovakia"
*1998 to 2006 - "Did not qualify"

FIFA World Cup qualification

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3
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Current squad

Date: October 11, 2008
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Opponent: fb|San Marino
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Recent call-up

The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad in 2008.Caps and goals updated at September 12, 2008.


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Notable players

This lists players who have played most or all of their international careers in the Slovak Republic era. For notable players from the Czechoslovakia era, see Czechoslovakia national football team.
*Peter Dubovský (1994-2000, 33 caps, 12 goals)
*Miroslav Karhan (1994-, 84 caps, 12 goals) currently playing for Mainz
*Ľubomír Moravčík (1994-2001, 38 caps, 6 goals)
*Szilárd Németh (1994-, 59 caps, 22 goals) currently playing for Aachen
*Róbert Tomaschek (1994-2001, 53 caps, 4 goals)
*Róbert Vittek (1999-, 31 caps, 14 goals) currently playing for Nuremberg
*Marek Mintál (1996-, 37 caps, 13 goals) currently playing for Nuremberg
*Marek Čech (2001-, 24 caps, 3 goals) currently playing for West Bromwich Albion
*Martin Skrtel (2004-, 25 caps, 4 goals) currently playing for Liverpool FC

Coaches

*Jozef Vengloš (6.4.1993 - 15.6.1995)
*Jozef Jankech (4.7.1995 - 23.10.1998)
*Dušan Radolský (23.10.1998 - 10.11.1998), just for friendly match against Poland
*Jozef Adamec (26.2.1999 - 30.11.2000)
*Ladislav Jurkemik (1.1.2002 - 31.12.2003)
*Dušan Galis (1.1.1999 - 23.2.1999, 1.1.2004 - 2006)
*Ján Kocian (2006 - 30.6 2008)
*Vladimír Weiss (2008 - )

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/slow-intres.html RSSSF archive of results 1939-]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/slow-recintlp.html RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers]
* [http://www.slovak-football.sk/index.php www.slovak-football.sk]
* [http://www.futarena.sk/stat_reprezentacia.asp www.futarena.sk]
* [http://www.futbalsfz.sk/ Slovenský Futbalový Zväz] sk_icon