Slovakia national under-21 football team
Nickname(s) | Repre[1] Sokolíci (Little Falcons)[2] | ||
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Association | Slovenský futbalový zväz | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Jaroslav Kentoš | ||
Home stadium | Štadión pod Zoborom | ||
FIFA code | SVK | ||
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First international | |||
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 0–3 France File:Flag of France.svg (Myjava, Slovakia; 6 September 1994) | |||
Biggest win | |||
File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 0–6 Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg (Valletta, Malta; 30 March 1997) File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 0–6 Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg (Riga, Latvia; 11 October 2011) File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 1–7 Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg (Ettelbruck, Luxembourg; 11 June 2013) File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 6–0 Armenia File:Flag of Armenia.svg (Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia; 6 June 2019) File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 6–0 Liechtenstein File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg (Nitra, Slovakia; 17 November 2020) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
4–0 defeats on three occasions | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2000) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2000) |
The Slovakia national under-21 football team, controlled by the Slovak Football Association, is Slovakia's national under-21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Slovakia national football team.
European Under-21 Championship record
- 1978 to 1994 - see Czechoslovakia
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Spain 1996 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Romania 1998 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Slovakia 2000 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Switzerland 2002 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Germany 2004 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Portugal 2006 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Netherlands 2007 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sweden 2009 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Denmark 2011 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Israel 2013 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Czech Republic 2015 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Poland 2017 | Group Stage | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
ItalySan Marino 2019 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
HungarySlovenia 2021 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
RomaniaGeorgia (country) 2023 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Slovakia 2025 | Qualified as hosts | to be determined | ||||||
Total | 3/16 | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
Key: GP: Games played, W: Wins, D: Draws, L: Losses, GF: Goals for, GA: Goals against
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | File:Flag of Spain.svg | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg | File:Ulster Banner.svg | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg | File:Flag of Malta.svg | File:Flag of Russia.svg | |
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1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 7–1 | ||
2 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 15 | Play-offs | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | Canc. | |
3 | File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 7 | 0–6 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–2 | Canc. | ||
4 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |||
5 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 6 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | — | Canc. | ||
6 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified | Canc. | — |
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs
<section begin=Matches /> The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament. All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 3–3 (5–4 p) | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg | 3–5 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 3–2 | 0–3 |
Republic of Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg | 1–1 (1–3 p) | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 1–1 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Iceland File:Flag of Iceland.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 1–2 | 0–0 |
<section end=Matches />
Results and fixtures
2021
3 September 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Nitra, Slovakia |
17:30 | Kaprálik File:Soccerball shade.svg 24', 61' Trusa File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' (pen.) |
Report | Dolžnikov File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' (pen.) | Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Attendance: 757 Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden) |
7 September 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Northern Ireland File:Ulster Banner.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | Lurgan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
20:30 | Galbraith File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Mourneview Park Attendance: 397 Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland) |
8 October 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 3–2 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | Seville, Spain |
20:45 | Guillamón File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' Gómez File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (pen.) Miranda File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' (pen.) |
Report | Bernát File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Lichý File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' |
Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland) |
12 October 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg | 4–0 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | Nitra, Slovakia |
16:30 | Trusa File:Soccerball shade.svg 23', 64', 81' (pen.) Kadák File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' |
Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Attendance: 468 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania) |
12 November 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | Khimki, Russia |
Khlusevich File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Agalarov File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Suleymanov File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
Report | Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 296 Referee: Peter Kjaersgaard (Denmark) |
16 November 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | Alytus, Lithuania |
17:30 | Report | Trusa File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Kaprálik File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' |
Stadium: SRC Alytus Attendance: 172 Referee: Haris Kaljanac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
2022
25 March 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg | 2–1 | File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland | Žilina, Slovakia |
16:00 | Trusa File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Kadák File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' (pen.) |
Report | Johnston File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 1,377 Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo) |
29 March 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg | 2–3 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Žilina, Slovakia |
16:00 | Bernát File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (pen.) Nebyla File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' |
Report | Gil File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Gómez File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Navarro File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria) |
3 June 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Malta File:Flag of Malta.svg | 1–3 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | Ta' Qali, Malta |
18:30 | Attard File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' | Report | Pokorný File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+3' Iľko File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2', 90+7' |
Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Snir Levy (Israel) |
7 June 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg | Cancelled | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | Senec, Slovakia |
Report | Stadium: NTC Senec |
7 June 2022 International Friendly | Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg | 4–3 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | Senec, Slovakia |
17:30 | Tučný File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Vojtko File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (pen.) Kelemen File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Kaprálik File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
Report | Marković File:Soccerball shade.svg 24', 48' Corbu File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' |
Stadium: NTC Senec Attendance: 375 Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic) |
September 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifier – Play-off | Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg | v | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | Žilina, Slovakia |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom |
September 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifier – Play-off | Ukraine File:Flag of Ukraine.svg | v | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | Ukraine |
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the friendlies against Hungary and Austria on the 14 and 20 June 2023.[7] Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against Macedonia.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia U21 squad in the past 12 months and remain eligible to play for the U21 team.
- INJ Withdrew/Unavailable due to an injury or an illness.
- ALT Alternate – replaces a member of the squad in case of injury/unavailability
Past squads
- 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
- 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
Managerial history
Head Coach | Assistant | Years |
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Slovakia Milan Lešický | Slovakia Jozef Štafura | 1993–1997 |
Slovakia Jozef Barmoš | Slovakia Bohumil Andrejko | 1997–1998 |
Slovakia Dušan Radolský | Slovakia Bohumil Andrejko | 1998–2000 |
Slovakia Stanislav Griga | Slovakia Vladimír Goffa | 2000–2001 |
Slovakia Mikuláš Komanický | Slovakia Ján Švehlík | 2002–2003 |
Slovakia Ladislav Jurkemik | Slovakia Ján Gabriel | 2004 |
Slovakia Jozef Bubenko | Slovakia Ján Gabriel | 2004–2005 |
Slovakia Ladislav Petráš | Slovakia Karol Brezík | 2006 |
Slovakia Jozef Barmoš | Slovakia Jozef Vukušič Slovakia Viliam Hýravý Slovakia Roland Praj |
2007–2008 |
Slovakia Boris Kitka | Slovakia Jozef Daňko | 2009–2010 |
Slovakia Ľubomír Nosický | Slovakia Peter Nemečkay | 2010 |
Slovakia Ivan Galád | Slovakia Norbert Hrnčár | 2011–2014 |
Czech Republic Pavel Hapal | Slovakia Oto Brunegraf | 2015–2018 |
Slovakia Oto Brunegraf | none | 2018 |
Slovakia Adrián Guľa | Slovakia Marián Zimen | 2018–2019 |
Slovakia Jaroslav Kentoš | Slovakia Tibor Goljan | 2019– |
Other youth record
- Norway 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship – Third place
- United Arab Emirates 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship – Round of 16
See also
- Slovakia national football team
- Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team
- Slovakia national under-20 football team
- Slovakia national under-19 football team
- Slovakia national under-18 football team
- Slovakia national under-17 football team
- Slovakia national under-16 football team
Notes
References
- ↑ "Prezývka slovenských reprezentantov? Suchá". aktualne.sk. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ "SLOVENSKÍ SOKOLI". futbalsfz.sk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". FIFA. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ↑ UEFA.com (28 February 2022). "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ↑ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs". uefa.com. UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Uefa announces further sanctions on Russian clubs and national teams amid Ukraine invasion". BBC Sport. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "Tréner Kentoš nominoval na júnové zápasy 23 hráčov" (in Slovak). Slovenský futbalový zväz. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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External links
- Slovak Football Association (in Slovak)
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.