Slovakia national football team
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{{Infobox National football team |
Name = Slovakia |
Badge = Slovakia FA.jpg |
FIFA Trigramme = SVK |
Nickname = The Fighting Jondas (Bojovni Jondovci) |
Association = [[Slovak Football Association]]<br>''(Slovenský futbalový zväz)'' |
Confederation = [[UEFA]] ([[Europe]]) |
Coach = {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Vladimír Weiss]]|
Captain = [[Róbert Vittek]] |
Most caps = [[Miroslav Karhan]] (84) |
Top scorer = [[Szilárd Németh]] (22) |
Home Stadium = [[Tehelné pole]] (Bratislava)|
FIFA Rank = 65 |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 national football team| Germany]] {{Flagicon|Germany|Nazi}}<br/>([[Bratislava]], [[Slovak Republic (1939-1945)|Slovakia]]; [[27 August]], [[1939]])<br/>///Second Slovak Republic///: <br> {{Flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia 4–1 [[Croatia]] {{Flagicon|Croatia}}<br/>([[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]]; [[20 April]] [[1994]]) | |
Largest win = {{Flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia 7 - 0 [[Liechtenstein national football team| Liechtenstein]] {{Flagicon|Liechtenstein}}<br/>([[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]]; [[8 September]], [[2004]])<br/> {{Flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia 7 - 0 [[San Marino national football team| San Marino]] {{Flagicon|San Marino}}<br/>([[Dubnica nad Vahom]], [[Slovakia]]; [[13 October]], [[2007]]) | |
Largest loss = {{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[Argentina national football team| Argentina]] 6 - 0 Slovakia {{Flagicon|Slovakia}}<br/>([[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]], [[Argentina]]; [[22 June]], [[1995]]) |
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World cup first = - |
World cup best = - |
Regional name = [[European Football Championship|European Championship]] |
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The '''Slovakia national football team''' is the national [[football (soccer)|football]] team of [[Slovakia]] and is controlled by the [[Slovak Football Association]].
==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 national football team|Lithuania]] at [[Vilnius]].
Slovakia reached the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] qualification playoff, where it lost to [[Spain national football team|Spain]].
==European Championship record==
*[[1960 European Football Championship|1960]] to [[1992 European Football Championship|1992]] - ''see [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]''
*[[1996 European Football Championship|1996]] to [[2008 European Football Championship|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'''
====Standings====
{{2008 UEFA Euro qualifying Group D |expanded=yes}}
==World Cup record==
*[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] - ''See [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]''
*[[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] to [[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify''
==[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]==
{{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3
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==Current squad==
Squad called up for the friendly match against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] on [[May 24]], [[2008]].
caps and goals as of [[May 26]], [[2008]].
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name= [[Ján Mucha]]|age={{Birth date and age|1982|12|05}}|caps=3|goals=0|club={{flagicon|Poland}} [[Legia Warsaw]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=-|pos=GK|name= [[Ľuboš Kamenár]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|06|17}}|caps=0|goals=0|club={{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[FC Artmedia Petržalka|Artmedia Petržalka]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name= [[Miloš Brezinský]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|04|02}}|caps=3|goals=0|club={{flagicon|Romania}} [[Politehnica Ştiinţa Timişoara|Poli Timişoara]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name= [[Marek Čech]]|age={{Birth date and age|1983|01|26}}|caps=29|goals=3|club={{flagicon|England}} [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=DF|name= [[Radoslav Zabavník]]|age={{Birth date and age|1980|09|16}}|caps=29|goals=1|club={{flagicon|Russia}} [[FC Terek Grozny|Terek Grozny]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=-|pos=DF|name= [[Kornel Saláta]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|01|24}}|caps=1|goals=0|club={{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[FC Artmedia Petržalka|Artmedia Petržalka]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=-|pos=DF|name= [[Peter Doležaj]]|age={{Birth date and age|1981|04|05}}|caps=2|goals=0|club={{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Spartak Trnava]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=-|pos=DF|name= [[Peter Pekarík]]|age={{Birth date and age|1986|10|30}}|caps=2|goals=0|club={{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[MŠK Žilina]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name= [[Marek Hamšík]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|07|27}}|caps=12|goals=2|club={{flagicon|Italy}} [[S.S.C. Napoli]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=MF|name= [[Marek Mintál]]|age={{Birth date and age|1977|09|02}}|caps=37|goals=11|club={{flagicon|Germany}} [[1. FC Nuremberg]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=MF|name= [[Martin Petráš]]|age={{Birth date and age|1979|11|02}}|caps=28|goals=1|club={{flagicon|Italy}} [[U.S. Triestina]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name= [[Jaroslav Kolbas]]|age={{Birth date and age|1985|01|10}}|caps=2|goals=0|club={{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[MFK Košice]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name= [[Branislav Obžera]]|age={{Birth date and age|1981|08|29}}|caps=3|goals=0|club={{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[FC Artmedia Petržalka|Artmedia Petržalka]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name= [[Blažej Vaščák]]|age={{Birth date and age|1983|11|21}}|caps=4|goals=0|club={{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Cesena]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name= [[Filip Hološko]]|age={{Birth date and age|1984|01|17}}|caps=28|goals=5|club={{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Beşiktaş J.K.]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name= [[Róbert Vittek]] [[Image:Captain sports.svg|12px|Captain]]|age={{Birth date and age|1982|04|01}}|caps=51|goals=15|club={{flagicon|Germany}} [[1. FC Nuremberg]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=FW|name= [[Martin Jakubko]]|age={{Birth date and age|1980|02|26}}|caps=14|goals=2|club={{flagicon|Russia}} [[FC Saturn Ramenskoe|Saturn Moscow Region]]}}
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===Recent call-up===
The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad in 2008.
;Goalkeepers
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=20%|Name
!width=15%|Date of birth
!width=23.75%|Club
!width=10%|Caps (goals)
!width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up
|-
| [[Štefan Senecký]]
|align=right| [[January 6]] [[1980]]
| {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Ankaraspor]]
|align=center| 6 (0)
| v. [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[20 May]], [[2008]]
|}
;Defenders
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=20%|Name
!width=15%|Date of birth
!width=23.75%|Club
!width=10%|Caps (goals)
!width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up
|-
| [[Martin Škrtel]]
|align=right| [[November 15]], [[1984]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align=center| 25 (4)
| v. [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[20 May]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Tomáš Hubočan]]
|align=right| [[September 11]], [[1985]]
| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[FC Zenit St. Petersburg|Zenit St. Petersburg]]
|align=center| 4 (0)
| v. [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[20 May]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Matej Krajčík]]
|align=right| [[March 19]], [[1981]]
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[SK Slavia Prague|SK Slavia Praha]]
|align=center| 16 (0)
| v. [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[20 May]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Marián Čišovský]]
|align=right| [[November 2]], [[1979]]
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[FC Artmedia Petržalka|Artmedia Petržalka]]
|align=center| 7 (0)
| v. [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], [[26 March]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Ján Ďurica]]
|align=right| [[November 10]], [[1981]]
| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[FC Saturn Ramenskoe|Saturn Moscow Region]]
|align=center| 22 (1)
| v. [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], [[26 March]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Ľubomír Michalík]]
|align=right| [[August 13]], [[1986]]
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]
|align=center| 4 (1)
| v. [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], [[6 February]], [[2008]]
|}
;Midfielders
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=20%|Name
!width=15%|Date of birth
!width=23.75%|Club
!width=10%|Caps (goals)
!width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up
|-
| [[Stanislav Šesták]]
|align=right| [[November 16]], [[1982]]
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfL Bochum]]
|align=center| 19 (3)
| v. [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[20 May]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Igor Žofčák]]
|align=right| [[April 10]] [[1983]]
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[FK Jablonec 97]]
|align=center| 12 (0)
| v. [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[20 May]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Balázs Borbély]]
|align=right| [[October 2]], [[1979]]
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Politehnica Ştiinţa Timişoara|Poli Timişoara]]
|align=center| 10 (0)
| v. [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], [[26 March]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Zdeno Štrba]]
|align=right| [[June 9]], [[1976]]
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[MŠK Žilina]]
|align=center| 9 (0)
| v. [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], [[26 March]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Marek Sapara]]
|align=right| [[July 31]], [[1982]]
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Rosenborg BK]]
|align=center| 14 (2)
| v. [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], [[26 March]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Róbert Jež]]
|align=right| [[July 10]], [[1981]]
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[MŠK Žilina]]
|align=center| 2 (0)
| v. [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], [[26 March]], [[2008]]
|}
;Strikers
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=20%|Name
!width=15%|Date of birth
!width=23.75%|Club
!width=10%|Caps (goals)
!width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up
|-
| [[Ján Novák]]
|align=right| [[March 6]], [[1985]]
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[MFK Košice]]
|align=center| 1 (0)
| v. [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[20 May]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Juraj Halenár]]
|align=right| [[June 28]], [[1983]]
| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[FC Artmedia Petržalka|Artmedia Petržalka]]
|align=center| 3 (0)
| v. [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], [[6 February]], [[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 [[1. FSV Mainz 05|Mainz]]
*[[Ľubomír Moravčík]] (1994-2001, 38 caps, 6 goals)
*[[Szilárd Németh]] (1994-, 59 caps, 22 goals) currently playing for [[Alemannia_Aachen| Aachen]]
*[[Róbert Tomaschek]] (1994-2001, 53 caps, 4 goals)
*[[Róbert Vittek]] (1999-, 31 caps, 14 goals) currently playing for [[1. FC Nuremberg|Nuremberg]]
*[[Marek Mintál]] (1996-, 37 caps, 13 goals) currently playing for [[1. FC Nuremberg|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}}
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