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The Slovakia national football team is the national football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 team of Slovakia
Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
 and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association
Slovak Football Association

The Slovak Football Association is the governing body of football in Slovakia. It organises the Slovak football league and the Slovakia national football team....
 (Slovenský futbalovy zväz). After the division of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 until 1992 . On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia....
, the Slovak Football Association was founded in 1993, and has been affiliated to both FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
 and UEFA
UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
 since the same year. In this time Slovakia have never qualified for the Finals stages of any international football competition.

History
The first official match of the first Slovak Republic (1939-45) was played in Prague
Prague

Prague is the Capital and World's largest cities of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavn? mesto Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City....
 against Germany
Germany national football team

The German national football team is the association football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908....
 on 27 August 1939, and ended in a 2-0 victory for Slovakia.






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The Slovakia national football team is the national football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 team of Slovakia
Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
 and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association
Slovak Football Association

The Slovak Football Association is the governing body of football in Slovakia. It organises the Slovak football league and the Slovakia national football team....
 (Slovenský futbalovy zväz). After the division of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 until 1992 . On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia....
, the Slovak Football Association was founded in 1993, and has been affiliated to both FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
 and UEFA
UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
 since the same year. In this time Slovakia have never qualified for the Finals stages of any international football competition.

History


The first official match of the first Slovak Republic (1939-45) was played in Prague
Prague

Prague is the Capital and World's largest cities of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavn? mesto Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City....
 against Germany
Germany national football team

The German national football team is the association football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908....
 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
Czechoslovakia national football team

The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia It was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association from 1922 to 1993....
, and for over fifty 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 1976 European Championships.

Slovakia's first official international after regaining independence was a 1-0 victory in Dubai
Dubai

Dubai is one of the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates and the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates . It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula....
 over the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia....
 on 2 February 1994. Their match back on Slovakian soil was the 4-1 defeat against Croatia
Croatia national football team

The Croatia national football team represents the Republic of Croatia in international Association football . The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by Slaven Bilic....
 in Bratislava
Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 427,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River....
 on 20 April 1994. Slovakia suffered their biggest defeat since independence (6-0) on 22 June 1995, in Mendoza, against Argentina
Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociaci?n del F?tbol Argentino . Argentina has the world record for most international titles won by any national team....
. Their biggest wins (7-0) have come against Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein national football team

The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association....
 in 2004 and San Marino
San Marino national football team

The San Marino national football team is the national football team of San Marino, controlled by the San Marino Football Federation. The team has enjoyed very little success, due to the republic's tiny population, the smallest of any UEFA country....
 in 2007.

Slovakia played in a major championship as an independent team for the first time in Euro '96 qualifying, but finished in third place in their qualifying group, behind Romania
Romania national football team

The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil national football team, France national football team, and Belgium national football team, that took part in the first three FIFA World Cu...
 and France
France national football team

The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football . It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA....
, having recorded wins against Poland
Poland national football team

The Poland national football team is the national Football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Football Association .Poland's football history is littered with boom and bust periods, with legendary teams such as the one of the mid-seventies that beat England national football team at Wembley to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World...
, Israel
Israel national football team

The Israeli National Football Team is the List of men's national association football teams of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association ....
 and Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan national football team

The Azerbaijan national football team is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan....
, twice. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

A total of 174 teams entered the 1998 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds which began with the preliminary qualification draw on 12 December 1995 at Paris, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament....
, Slovakia finished fourth in their six-team group with five wins, one draw and four defeats.

Home Stadium

Tehelné pole is most popular name for a football stadium in Bratislava
Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 427,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River....
. Named after the surrounding of a neighbourhood in Bratislava. The stadium is the home field for Slovan
ŠK Slovan Bratislava

?K Slovan Bratislava is a Slovakia sports club, based in Bratislava. Slovan is the most successful and popular association football club in Slovakia with the richest and the most famous tradition created during the ninety years of its existence....
 and Slovakia national football team. Capacity of the stadium is 30,085 spectators. The construction of the stadium was began in 1939 and was finished in 1944 however the stadium was opened already in September 1940. The first official match was played at October 27, 1940 when Slovan
ŠK Slovan Bratislava

?K Slovan Bratislava is a Slovakia sports club, based in Bratislava. Slovan is the most successful and popular association football club in Slovakia with the richest and the most famous tradition created during the ninety years of its existence....
 hosted Hertha
Hertha BSC Berlin

Hertha BSC is a Germany football List of football clubs in Germany based in Berlin. Hertha BSC was a Founding Clubs of the DFB of the DFB in Leipzig in 1900....
. The match ended 2-2. The stadium was also the home field for Czechoslovakia national football team
Czechoslovakia national football team

The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia It was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association from 1922 to 1993....
 in common era and it was second biggest stadium in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 until 1992 . On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia....
 after the Strahov
Strahov Stadium

The Great Strahov Stadium is a stadium in the Strahov district of Prague, Czech Republic. The stadium is no longer in use for sports events; it is a training centre for Sparta Prague, and is used to host pop concerts....
. In 2005-06
UEFA Champions League 2005-06

The UEFA Champions League 2005–06 was the 51st staging of UEFA's premier European club association football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, and the 14th since it was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992....
 season Artmedia used this stadium for a contests in UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
 and UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
.

National team of Slovakia
Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
 also use Stadium Pod Dubnom
Stadium Pod Dubnom

Stadium Pod Dubnom is an all-seater football stadium situated in ?ilina, Slovakia,just at the edge of city centre and is the home ground of M?K ?ilina....
 in Žilina
Žilina

?ilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of around 85,000, an important industrial centre, the largest city on the V?h river, and the seat of a kraj and of an okres ....
 and Stadium of Anton Malatinský
Štadión Antona Malatinského

Stadium of Anton Malatinsk? is a football stadium in Trnava,...
 in Trnava
Trnava

Trnava is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trn?vka river. It is the capital of a Regions of Slovakia and of an Districts of Slovakia ....
.

European Championship record


  • 1960 to 1992 - see Czechoslovakia
    Czechoslovakia national football team

    The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia It was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association from 1922 to 1993....
  • 1996 to 2008 - Did not qualify


World Cup record

  • 1930 to 1994 - See Czechoslovakia
    Czechoslovakia national football team

    The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia It was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association from 1922 to 1993....
  • 1998 to 2006 - Did not qualify


Results since 2008


2008

DateVenue Home Team Score Away Team Goals
6 February 2008 Limassol
Limassol

Limassol or Lemesos is the second-largest city on Cyprus, with a population of 176,900 , the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island....
1-1 54. Gera
Zoltán Gera

Zolt?n Gera is a Hungary national football team Association football who plays for England club Fulham F.C. after signing from West Bromwich Albion F.C....
 - 64. Šesták
Stanislav Šesták

Stanislav ?est?k is a Slovakia football striker who currently plays for VfL Bochum and Slovakia national football team. He signed a four year contract for Bochum and transfer fee reported as ?0.75 million, to replace Theofanis Gekas who left for Bayer 04 Leverkusen....
26 March 2008 Štadión FC ViOn
Štadión FC ViOn

?tadi?n FC ViOn is a football stadium in the city of Zlat? Moravce in Slovakia. It is home to the FC ViOn Zlat? Moravce Slovak football team and has a capacity of 4000....
1-2 87. Mintál
Marek Mintál

Marek Mint?l is a Slovakia national football team football player, who currently plays for 1. FC Nuremberg.He arrived there from the Slovakia club M?K ?ilina, with whom he won back-to-back Slovak championships in 2001?02 and 2002?03....
 - 71. Thorvaldsson
Gunnar Heiđar Ţorvaldsson

Gunnar Hei?ar ?orvaldsson is an Icelandic striker who plays for Danish Superliga side Esbjerg fB and the Iceland national football team....
, 82. Gudjohnsen
Eiđur Guđjohnsen

Ei?ur Sm?ri Gu?johnsen , known in English as Eidur Gudjohnsen, is an Icelandic football player who is a current Midfielder with FC Barcelona, having signed for the Spain club on June 14, 2006....
20 May 2008 SchücoArena
Bielefelder Alm

Bielefelder Alm is a football stadium in Bielefeld, Germany. The stadium, which has a capacity of 27 300, is owned by the football club Arminia Bielefeld and mostly used for the club's matches....
1-0 63. Hakan Balta
Hakan Balta

Hakan Kadir Balta is a Germany-born Turkey association football player who plays as a Defender for Galatasaray S.K..He formerly played for Hertha BSC Berlin and Manisaspor before moving to Galatasaray in September 2007....
24 May 2008 Stadio Cornaredo2-0 56. Behrami
Valon Behrami

Valon Behrami is a Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia-born Switzerland Association football midfielder who plays for West Ham United F.C....
, 63. Frei
Alexander Frei

Alexander Frei is a Switzerland football who plays for Borussia Dortmund and the Switzerland national football team, of which he is captain....
20 August 2008 Tehelné Pole
Tehelné pole

Teheln? pole is the informal name of a city quarter in Bratislava, Slovakia, characterized by the presence of several sports facilities. Administratively, the quarter belongs to Nov? Mesto, Bratislava borough, situated around 5 km north-east of the centre....
0-2 62. and 82. Gekas
Theofanis Gekas

Theofanis "Fanis" Gekas is a Greece football Striker who currently plays for Premier League club Portsmouth F.C. on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen....
6 September 2008 Tehelné Pole
Tehelné pole

Teheln? pole is the informal name of a city quarter in Bratislava, Slovakia, characterized by the presence of several sports facilities. Administratively, the quarter belongs to Nov? Mesto, Bratislava borough, situated around 5 km north-east of the centre....
2-1 46. Škrtel
Martin Škrtel

Martin ?krtel is a Slovakia Slovakia national football team association football defender who plays for English Premier League club Liverpool F.C.....
, 70. Hamšík
Marek Hamšík

Marek Ham??k is a Slovakia football midfielder, who currently plays for S.S.C. Napoli in Serie A. He represents Slovakia national football team at the international level....
 - 81. Durica
Ján Durica

J?n Durica is a Slovakian footballer, currently playing for FC Lokomotiv Moscow in Russia. He plays for the Slovakia national football team. At international level, he played 19 matches for the Slovakia national football team....
 (o. g.
Own goal

An own goal occurs in association football and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team....
)
10 September 2008 Ljudski vrt2-1 22. and 81. Novakovic
Milivoje Novakovic

Milivoje Novakovic is a Slovenian professional Association football who is a striker and club Captain for 1. FC K?ln....
 - 83. Jakubko
Martin Jakubko

Martin Jakubko is a Slovakia football striker. He currently plays for FC Moscow and Slovakia national football team....
11 October 2008 Stadio Olimpico
Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)

Stadio Olimpico is a multi-use stadium in Serravalle, San Marino, San Marino. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the national stadium of San Marino, and is also used by the club San Marino Calcio, which plays in the Italy football league....
1-3 45. Selva
Andy Selva

Andy Selva is an Italy-born San Marino football currently playing for Serie B side U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, where he plays as a striker ....
 - 33. Šesták
Stanislav Šesták

Stanislav ?est?k is a Slovakia football striker who currently plays for VfL Bochum and Slovakia national football team. He signed a four year contract for Bochum and transfer fee reported as ?0.75 million, to replace Theofanis Gekas who left for Bayer 04 Leverkusen....
, 39. Kozák, 51. Karhan
Miroslav Karhan

Miroslav Karhan is a Slovaks footballer.He began playing football with local club Spartak Trnava. Via Real Betis and Besiktas J.K. he came to VfL Wolfsburg in 2001....
15 October 2008 Tehelné Pole
Tehelné pole

Teheln? pole is the informal name of a city quarter in Bratislava, Slovakia, characterized by the presence of several sports facilities. Administratively, the quarter belongs to Nov? Mesto, Bratislava borough, situated around 5 km north-east of the centre....
2-1 84. and 86. Šesták
Stanislav Šesták

Stanislav ?est?k is a Slovakia football striker who currently plays for VfL Bochum and Slovakia national football team. He signed a four year contract for Bochum and transfer fee reported as ?0.75 million, to replace Theofanis Gekas who left for Bayer 04 Leverkusen....
 - 70. Smolarek
Euzebiusz Smolarek

Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek is a Polish football who currently plays for the Poland national football team and Bolton Wanderers F.C., on loan from Real Racing Club de Santander, as a striker or midfielder....
19 November 2008 Pod Dubnom
Stadium Pod Dubnom

Stadium Pod Dubnom is an all-seater football stadium situated in ?ilina, Slovakia,just at the edge of city centre and is the home ground of M?K ?ilina....
4-0 43. and 72. Hamšík
Marek Hamšík

Marek Ham??k is a Slovakia football midfielder, who currently plays for S.S.C. Napoli in Serie A. He represents Slovakia national football team at the international level....
, 75. Vittek
Róbert Vittek

R?bert Vittek is a Slovakia football player, who currently plays striker for Lille OSC.Vittek began his pro career with hometown club Slovan Bratislava in 1999....
, 90. Jež
Róbert Jež

R?bert Je? is a Slovakia football midfielder. He currently plays for M?K ?ilina and the Slovakia national football team. R?bert's international debut came in the second half of the Slovakia national football team vs....

2009

DateVenue Home Team Score Away Team Goals
10 February 2009 Tsirion Stadium
Tsirion Stadium

Tsirion Stadium is an all seater multi purpose stadium in Limassol, Cyprus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of AEL Limassol, Apollon Limassol and Aris Limassol....
2-3 42. Vittek
Róbert Vittek

R?bert Vittek is a Slovakia football player, who currently plays striker for Lille OSC.Vittek began his pro career with hometown club Slovan Bratislava in 1999....
, 69. Hamšík
Marek Hamšík

Marek Ham??k is a Slovakia football midfielder, who currently plays for S.S.C. Napoli in Serie A. He represents Slovakia national football team at the international level....
 - 10. Valyayev
Serhiy Valyayev

Serhiy Valyayev is a Ukrainians Association football midfielder for Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League....
, 47. Seleznyov, 83. Milevsky (pen.
Penalty kick

A penalty kick is a type of free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal....
)
11 February 2009 Makario Stadium
Makario Stadium

Makario Stadium is an all seater multi purpose stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus. It was the largest and main sports venue of the capital up to the construction of the new GSP stadium in 1999....
3-2 32. Marangos
Christos Marangos

Christos Marangos is a Cypriot soccer midfielder playing for Apollon Limassol. He began his career in 2000, playing for Apollon Limassol and in his first season with his team he achieved to win the Cypriot Cup....
 (pen.
Penalty kick

A penalty kick is a type of free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal....
), 74. Nicolaou
Marios Nicolaou

Marios Nicolaou may refer to:*Marios Nicolaou *Marios Nicolaou ...
, 82. Okkas
Ioannis Okkas

Giannakis 'Ioannis' Okkas is a Cyprus football striker, who currently plays for AC Omonia. He is also the captain of the Cyprus national football team....
 - 88. Jež
Róbert Jež

R?bert Je? is a Slovakia football midfielder. He currently plays for M?K ?ilina and the Slovakia national football team. R?bert's international debut came in the second half of the Slovakia national football team vs....
, 90.+3 Jendrišek
Erik Jendrišek

Erik Jendri?ek is a Slovakia association football striker who plays for Germany club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.Club careerRu?omberok...
Score bar: Green: Friendly match, Blue: WC 2010 Qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification


Current squad


Date: February 10 and February 11, 2009
Venue: Tsirion Stadium
Tsirion Stadium

Tsirion Stadium is an all seater multi purpose stadium in Limassol, Cyprus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of AEL Limassol, Apollon Limassol and Aris Limassol....
, Limassol
Limassol

Limassol or Lemesos is the second-largest city on Cyprus, with a population of 176,900 , the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island....
 and Makario Stadium
Makario Stadium

Makario Stadium is an all seater multi purpose stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus. It was the largest and main sports venue of the capital up to the construction of the new GSP stadium in 1999....
, Nicosia
Nicosia

Nicosia, known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is located at . Located on the River Pedieos and situated almost in the centre of the island, it is the seat of government as well as the main business centre....

Opponent: and

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Recent call-up

The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad during the 2008-09 season. Last updated: 22:19, 11 February 2009 (CET
Central European Time

Central European Time is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in most European and some North African countries....
).




Coaching Staff



Slovakia line-up for match against Poland at October 15, 2008
Coach
Assistant CoachMichal Hipp
Michal Hipp

Michal Hipp is a former Slovakia footballer, currently is a assistant coach of Slovakia national football team.Hipp began with football in your native village Horn? Kralov?....
Goalkeeping Coach
Technical ManagerRóbert Tomaschek
Róbert Tomaschek

R?bert Tomaschek is a retired Slovakian football . A midfielder, he played domestically for FC Nitra and ?.K. Slovan Bratislava, as well as Heart of Midlothian F.C....
Fitness Coach
Team Doctors
Backroom Staff


Most valuable victories

1. EURO 96 Qualifying

Head Coach: Jozef Jankech
Jozef Jankech

Jozef Jankech is a Slovakia football coach. He was the second manager of the Slovakia national football team....
'2. World Cup 98 Qualification
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone .A total of 50 UEFA teams entered the competition....


Head Coach: Jozef Jankech
Jozef Jankech

Jozef Jankech is a Slovakia football coach. He was the second manager of the Slovakia national football team....
'3.
Friendly
Exhibition game

An exhibition game is a sports in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition....


Head Coach: Jozef Jankech
Jozef Jankech

Jozef Jankech is a Slovakia football coach. He was the second manager of the Slovakia national football team....
'4. Friendly
Exhibition game

An exhibition game is a sports in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition....


Head Coach: Dušan Galis
Dušan Galis

Du?an Galis is a Slovakia politician, a coach and a former Czechoslovakia soccer. In Czechoslovak league he played 226 matches and with 89 goals....
'5.
Friendly
Exhibition game

An exhibition game is a sports in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition....


Head Coach: Dušan Galis
Dušan Galis

Du?an Galis is a Slovakia politician, a coach and a former Czechoslovakia soccer. In Czechoslovak league he played 226 matches and with 89 goals....
'6. EURO 08 Qualifying

Head Coach: Dušan Galis
Dušan Galis

Du?an Galis is a Slovakia politician, a coach and a former Czechoslovakia soccer. In Czechoslovak league he played 226 matches and with 89 goals....
'7.
World Cup 2010 Qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 3 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is composed of the Czech Republic national football team, Poland national football team, Northern Ireland national football team, Slovakia national football team, Slovenia national football team and San Marino national football...


Head Coach: Vladimír Weiss


Note: Matches are ordered by date.

Most Goals and Appearances


Top Goalscorers

As of 11 February 2009. Bold are active national players. Most goals in Slovakia national team:
#Player CareerGoalsCaps
1.Szilárd Németh
Szilárd Németh

Szil?rd N?meth is an Hungarians in Slovakia professional Slovakian football currently playing for German club Alemannia Aachen. He is a skilful forward who can play in midfield....
1996-20062259
2.Róbert Vittek
Róbert Vittek

R?bert Vittek is a Slovakia football player, who currently plays striker for Lille OSC.Vittek began his pro career with hometown club Slovan Bratislava in 1999....
2001-1759
3.Marek Mintál
Marek Mintál

Marek Mint?l is a Slovakia national football team football player, who currently plays for 1. FC Nuremberg.He arrived there from the Slovakia club M?K ?ilina, with whom he won back-to-back Slovak championships in 2001?02 and 2002?03....
2002-1444
4.Miroslav Karhan
Miroslav Karhan

Miroslav Karhan is a Slovaks footballer.He began playing football with local club Spartak Trnava. Via Real Betis and Besiktas J.K. he came to VfL Wolfsburg in 2001....
1995-1388
5.Peter Dubovský
Peter Dubovský

Peter Dubovsk? was a soccer striker from Slovakia.He debuted for the Czechoslovakia national football team in 1991, at the age of 19. He scored 6 goals in 14 matches before Czechoslovakia was dissolved, and representing the new Slovakia national football team he became their record scorer with 12 goals in 33 caps ....
1994-20001233
6.Lubomír Reiter2001-2005928
Tibor Jancula
Tibor Jancula

Tibor Jancula is a former Slovakia football who played for FC Red Bull Salzburg, Fortuna D?sseldorf, ?K Slovan Bratislava and Ferencv?rosi TC....
1995-2001929
8.Jaroslav Timko
Jaroslav Timko

Jaroslav Timko was a Slovaks association football. He played for ?K Slovan Bratislava, Petra Drnovice and FC Spartak Trnava. He played 3 matches for Czechoslovakia national football team and 18 matches for Slovak national football team....
1994-1997718
Dušan Tittel
Dušan Tittel

Du?an Tittel is a former footballer from Slovakia, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia national football team and Slovakia national football team . He was elected three times Slovakia player of the year....
1994-1998744
10.Stanislav Šesták
Stanislav Šesták

Stanislav ?est?k is a Slovakia football striker who currently plays for VfL Bochum and Slovakia national football team. He signed a four year contract for Bochum and transfer fee reported as ?0.75 million, to replace Theofanis Gekas who left for Bayer 04 Leverkusen....
2004-620
Most goals in Czechoslovakia national team:
#Player CareerGoalsCaps
1.Adolf Scherer
Adolf Scherer

Adolf Scherer is a former Czechoslovakian footballer. He played 36 games and scored 22 goals for the Czechoslovakia national football team. He scored 3 goals in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Czechoslovakia finished second....
1958-19642236
2.Marián Masný
Marián Masný

Mari?n Masn? is a former Slovakia football player. He played for Czechoslovakia national football team, for which he played 75 matches and scored 18 goals....
1974-19821875
3.Jozef Adamec
Jozef Adamec

Jozef Adamec is former Slovaks Association football and still active trainer, one of the most famous Slovak football players of post war era. Temperament football player, great striker, later equally great passer....
1960-19711444
4.Andrej Kvašnák
Andrej Kvašnák

Andrej Kva?n?k was a Slovaks football player. Born in Ko?ice, he played for Czechoslovakia national football team, for which he played 47 matches and scored 13 goals....
1960-19701347
5.Karol Jokl
Karol Jokl

Karol Jokl was a Slovakia football player. He played for Czechoslovakia national football team.He was given a football, I can say "right into his crib"....
1963-19721127
6.Anton Moravcík
Anton Moravcík

Anton Moravc?k was a Slovak people football player.He played for several clubs, including Iskra ?ilina, ?DA Praha and ?K Slovan Bratislava....
1952-19601025
7.Ladislav Kuna
Ladislav Kuna

Ladislav Kuna is a former Slovaks football player. Elegant and with a great technique, he was the "brain" of the Spartak Trnava team during its best years....
1966-1974947
Ján Kozák
Ján Kozák (footballer born 1954)

J?n Koz?k is a retired Slovakia football .During his club career he played for Lokomotiva Ko?ice and Dukla Prague. He earned 55 caps and scored 9 goals for the Czechoslovakia national football team from 1976 to 1984, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup....
1976-1984955
Anton Ondruš
Anton Ondruš

Anton Ondru? is a former Slovakia football player. He played 58 matches for Czechoslovakia national football team and scored 9 goals.He was a participant at the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal, and at the 1980 UEFA European Championship....
1974-1980958
10.Stanislav Griga
Stanislav Griga

Stanislav Griga was a Czechoslovakia football player and later a football manager. He played 34 matches for Czechoslovakia national football team and scored eight goals....
1983-1990834

Most Capped

Most appearances in Slovakia national team:
#Player CareerCapsGoals
1.Miroslav Karhan
Miroslav Karhan

Miroslav Karhan is a Slovaks footballer.He began playing football with local club Spartak Trnava. Via Real Betis and Besiktas J.K. he came to VfL Wolfsburg in 2001....
1995-8813
2.Szilárd Németh
Szilárd Németh

Szil?rd N?meth is an Hungarians in Slovakia professional Slovakian football currently playing for German club Alemannia Aachen. He is a skilful forward who can play in midfield....
1996-20065922
Róbert Vittek
Róbert Vittek

R?bert Vittek is a Slovakia football player, who currently plays striker for Lille OSC.Vittek began his pro career with hometown club Slovan Bratislava in 1999....
2001-5917
4.Stanislav Varga
Stanislav Varga

Stanislav Varga is a football player from Slovakia, who is currently a free agent....
1997-2006552
5.Róbert Tomaschek
Róbert Tomaschek

R?bert Tomaschek is a retired Slovakian football . A midfielder, he played domestically for FC Nitra and ?.K. Slovan Bratislava, as well as Heart of Midlothian F.C....
1994-2001524
6.Peter Dzúrik
Peter Dzúrik

Peter Dz?rik is a former Slovak football player. He played for HFC Humenn?, MFK Ko?ice, FK Inter Bratislava, ?K Slovan Bratislava and FK Dukla Bansk? Bystrica....
1997-2003452
7.Marek Mintál
Marek Mintál

Marek Mint?l is a Slovakia national football team football player, who currently plays for 1. FC Nuremberg.He arrived there from the Slovakia club M?K ?ilina, with whom he won back-to-back Slovak championships in 2001?02 and 2002?03....
2002-4414
Dušan Tittel
Dušan Tittel

Du?an Tittel is a former footballer from Slovakia, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia national football team and Slovakia national football team . He was elected three times Slovakia player of the year....
1994-1998447
9.Miroslav König
Miroslav König

Miroslav K?nig is a Slovakia former Football who played as a Goalkeeper during the 1990's and 2000's. He played for a number of clubs in Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, the Czech Republic and Greece....
1997-2004430
10.Vladimír Janocko
Vladimír Janocko

Vladim?r Janocko is a Slovakia football midfielder. He currently plays for FC Red Bull Salzburg.He has 56 caps for Slovakia national football team....
1999-2006423


Most appearances in Czechoslovakia national team:
#Player CareerCapsGoals
1.Marián Masný
Marián Masný

Mari?n Masn? is a former Slovakia football player. He played for Czechoslovakia national football team, for which he played 75 matches and scored 18 goals....
1974-19827518
2.Karol Dobiaš
Karol Dobiáš

Karol Dobia? , is a former Slovaks football player and coach. During his career, he was a versatile player, mostly playing as defender or midfielder....
1967-1980676
3.Ján Popluhár
Ján Popluhár

J?n Popluh?r was a former Slovak football player. He started his football career after high school with 1. FC Brno. However, he is best known for the 15 seasons he spent with ?K Slovan Bratislava where he made 262 competitive appearances in defence, scoring an impressive 21 goals, and following further stints with Brno and Zbrojovka Brno fin...
1958-1967621
4.Anton Ondruš
Anton Ondruš

Anton Ondru? is a former Slovakia football player. He played 58 matches for Czechoslovakia national football team and scored 9 goals.He was a participant at the 1976 UEFA European Championship, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal, and at the 1980 UEFA European Championship....
1974-1980589
5.Ladislav Jurkemik
Ladislav Jurkemik

Ladislav Jurkemik is a former Slovaks football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia national football team, for which he played 57 matches and scored 3 goals....
1974-1983573
6.Ján Kozák
Ján Kozák (footballer born 1954)

J?n Koz?k is a retired Slovakia football .During his club career he played for Lokomotiva Ko?ice and Dukla Prague. He earned 55 caps and scored 9 goals for the Czechoslovakia national football team from 1976 to 1984, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup....
1974-1984559
Koloman Gögh
Koloman Gögh

Koloman G?gh was a professional Czechoslovakia football .G?gh was born in what is today the Czech Republic, played in teams that are currently Slovakian and had ties with the Hungarians in Slovakia, there are partially contradicting claims as to whether he was a Slovak or Hungarian player....
1974-1980551
8.Jozef Barmoš
Jozef Barmoš

Jozef Barmo? was a footballer of Slovaks descent . He played in defence for Czechoslovakia national football team, and won 52 international caps....
1977-1982520
9.Jaroslav Pollák
Jaroslav Pollák

Jaroslav Poll?k is a former Slovaks football player. He played for Czechoslovakia national football team in 49 matches and scored one goal.He was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he played in a match against England national football team, and at the Euro 1976, where his team won the gold medal, and also at the Euro 1980....
1968-1980491
10.Ladislav Kuna
Ladislav Kuna

Ladislav Kuna is a former Slovaks football player. Elegant and with a great technique, he was the "brain" of the Spartak Trnava team during its best years....
1966-1974479


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
Czechoslovakia national football team

The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia It was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association from 1922 to 1993....
.

1994
  • Peter Dubovský
    Peter Dubovský

    Peter Dubovsk? was a soccer striker from Slovakia.He debuted for the Czechoslovakia national football team in 1991, at the age of 19. He scored 6 goals in 14 matches before Czechoslovakia was dissolved, and representing the new Slovakia national football team he became their record scorer with 12 goals in 33 caps ....
     FW († 2000)
  • Vladimír Kinder
    Vladimír Kinder

    Vladim?r Kinder is a retired Slovaks association football. He is most notable for his spell playing as a Left Back with Middlesbrough F.C. in England between 1997 and 1999....
     DF (retired)
  • Lubomír Moravcík
    Lubomír Moravcík

    Lubom?r "Lubo" Moravc?k is a former footballer from Slovakia, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia national football team and Slovakia national football team ....
     MF (retired)
  • Dušan Tittel
    Dušan Tittel

    Du?an Tittel is a former footballer from Slovakia, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia national football team and Slovakia national football team . He was elected three times Slovakia player of the year....
     DF (retired)
  • Róbert Tomaschek
    Róbert Tomaschek

    R?bert Tomaschek is a retired Slovakian football . A midfielder, he played domestically for FC Nitra and ?.K. Slovan Bratislava, as well as Heart of Midlothian F.C....
     MF (retired)
  • Alexander Vencel GK (retired)


1995
  • Miroslav Karhan
    Miroslav Karhan

    Miroslav Karhan is a Slovaks footballer.He began playing football with local club Spartak Trnava. Via Real Betis and Besiktas J.K. he came to VfL Wolfsburg in 2001....
     MF (Mainz 05
    1. FSV Mainz 05

    1. FSV Mainz 05, is a Germany football List of football clubs in Germany based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate....
    )


1996
  • Szilárd Németh
    Szilárd Németh

    Szil?rd N?meth is an Hungarians in Slovakia professional Slovakian football currently playing for German club Alemannia Aachen. He is a skilful forward who can play in midfield....
     FW (Alemannia Aachen
    Alemannia Aachen

    Alemannia Aachen is a Germany football List of football clubs in Germany from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A longtime fixture of the country's 2nd Bundesliga , Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the Bundesliga in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005-06 campaign, returned to first division play for Fussb...
    )


1997
  • Stanislav Varga
    Stanislav Varga

    Stanislav Varga is a football player from Slovakia, who is currently a free agent....
     DF (retired)


2000
  • Vratislav Greško
    Vratislav Greško

    Vratislav Gre?ko is a Slovakia football player who is currently playing for the German team Bayer 04 Leverkusen. His preferred position is left-back, although he has also been used as a left-sided midfielder or defender during his career....
     DF (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
2001
  • Róbert Vittek
    Róbert Vittek

    R?bert Vittek is a Slovakia football player, who currently plays striker for Lille OSC.Vittek began his pro career with hometown club Slovan Bratislava in 1999....
     FW (Lille OSC
    Lille OSC

    Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a France football club. Based in the northern city of Lille founded in 1944 from the merger of the Olympique Lillois and the SC Fives ....
    )


2002
  • Kamil Contofalský
    Kamil Contofalský

    Kamil Contofalsk? is a Slovakia Slovakia national football team Association football who currently plays as a Goalkeeper for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg....
     GK (Zenit St. Petersburg)
  • Marek Mintál
    Marek Mintál

    Marek Mint?l is a Slovakia national football team football player, who currently plays for 1. FC Nuremberg.He arrived there from the Slovakia club M?K ?ilina, with whom he won back-to-back Slovak championships in 2001?02 and 2002?03....
     FW, MF (1. FC Nürnberg)


2004
  • Martin Škrtel
    Martin Škrtel

    Martin ?krtel is a Slovakia Slovakia national football team association football defender who plays for English Premier League club Liverpool F.C.....
     DF (Liverpool F.C.
    Liverpool F.C.

    Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
    )


2007
  • Marek Hamšík
    Marek Hamšík

    Marek Ham??k is a Slovakia football midfielder, who currently plays for S.S.C. Napoli in Serie A. He represents Slovakia national football team at the international level....
     MF (S.S.C. Napoli
    S.S.C. Napoli

    Societ? Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as simply Napoli or the abbreviation SSC Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based in Naples, Campania that was originally founded in 1904....
    )


Note: Players are ordered by year of debut in national team.

Managers

As of 11 February 2009.
NameYears
Jozef Vengloš
Jozef Vengloš

Jozef Venglo? is a former Slovakian association football player and coach . He has a Doctorate in Physical Education, as well as specialising in Psychology....
1993-1995 165472130
1.19
Jozef Jankech
Jozef Jankech

Jozef Jankech is a Slovakia football coach. He was the second manager of the Slovakia national football team....
1995-1998 34186105133
18
1.76
Dušan Radolský1998 100113
0.00
Jozef Adamec
Jozef Adamec

Jozef Adamec is former Slovaks Association football and still active trainer, one of the most famous Slovak football players of post war era. Temperament football player, great striker, later equally great passer....
1999-2001 341311103831
7
1.47
Ladislav Jurkemik
Ladislav Jurkemik

Ladislav Jurkemik is a former Slovaks football player and later a football manager. He played for Czechoslovakia national football team, for which he played 57 matches and scored 3 goals....
2002-2003 196582726
1
1.21
Dušan Galis
Dušan Galis

Du?an Galis is a Slovakia politician, a coach and a former Czechoslovakia soccer. In Czechoslovak league he played 226 matches and with 89 goals....
2004-2006 31121275336
17
1.55
Ján Kocian
Ján Kocian

J?n Kocian is a Slovakia football player and coach....
2006-2008 173593028
2
0.82
Vladimír Weiss2008- 84041613
3
1.50
Totals 160 61 43 55 237 200 +37 1.41


See also

Slovakia national under-21 football team
Slovakia national under-21 football team

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....


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