SLOVAKIA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

The 'Slovakia national football team' is the national football team of Slovakia and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association.
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.

Contents

World Cup record

European Championship record

Current squad

Notable players

Coaches

External links

World Cup record

★ 1930 to 1994 - ''Did not enter, was part of Czechoslovakia''

★ 1998 to 2006 - ''Did not qualify''

European Championship record

★ 1960 to 1992 - ''Did not enter, was part of Czechoslovakia''

★ 1996 to 2004 - ''Did not qualify''
The Fighting Jondas took a tough loss in June, falling to Germany 1-2. This loss will not eliminate them from the Euros, but has made their chances of advancing to the next round very slim. The Slovaks are in Group D, which many consider the toughest of the groups. Germany and the Czech Republic are atop the tables and Slovakia will need to jump Ireland and Czech to advance. With team captain Robert Vittek still nursing an injury group D is now being considered a three team race. The Fighting Jo's play San Marino 2 of their next 3 games and with an upset over the Czech Republic, they could still have something to say about who will move on.
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
Nov 21, 07 San Marino at Slovakia
Nov 17, 07 Czech Republic at Slovakia
Oct 17, 07 Slovakia at San Marino

Current squad

squad against Cyprus and Republic of Ireland, March 2007.
;Goalkeepers:

★ Kamil Čontofalský ( FC Zenit St. Petersburg)

★ Jan Mucha ( Legia Warszawa)
;Defenders:

★ Martin Škrtel ( FC Zenit St. Petersburg)

★ Maroš Klimpl ( FC Cologne)

★ Ján Ďurica ( Hannover 96)

★ Peter Šinglár ( Borrusia Dortmund)

★ Marek Čech ( Benfica)

★ Vratislav Greško ( Bayer Leverkusen)
;Midfielders:

★ Igor Žofčák ( MFK Ružomberok)

★ Dušan Švento ( SK Slavia Praha)

★ Matej Krajčík ( SK Slavia Praha)

★ Zdenko Štrba ( MŠK Žilina)

★ Lubomir Blazek ( Bolton)

★ Balázs Borbély ( FC Artmedia Bratislava)

★ Ján Kozák ( Arminia Bielefeld)

★ Marek Hamšík ( Volfsburg)
;Forwards:

★ Filip Sebo ( Rangers)

★ Róbert Vittek ( 1. FC Nürnberg)

★ Martin Jakubko ( FC Cologne)

★ Stanislav Šesták ( VfL Bochum)

★ Marek Mintál ( 1. FC Nürnberg)

Notable players

★ Peter Dubovský (1994-2000, 33 caps, 12 goals)

★ Miroslav Karhan (1995-, 83 caps, 11 goals) currently playing for Wolfsburg

★ Ľubomír Moravčík (1994-2001, 38 caps, 6 goals)

★ Szilárd Németh (1996-, 57 caps, 22 goals) currently playing for Aachen

★ Róbert Tomaschek (1994-2001, 53 caps, 4 goals)

★ Stanislav Varga (1997-, 54 caps, 2 goal) currently playing for Sunderland

★ Róbert Vittek (2001-, 42 caps, 14 goals) currently playing for Nurnberg

★ Marek Mintál (2002-, 32 caps, 10 goals) currently playing for Nurnberg

★ Marek Čech (2002- ) currently playing for FC Porto

★ Marek Sapara (2006- ) currently playing for Rosenborg B.K.

★ Filip Šebo (2006-, 3 caps, 5 goals) currently playing for Rangers

★ Ľubomír Michalík (2006- ) currently playing for Bolton Wanderers, on loan at Leeds United

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 - present)

External links

★ RSSSF archive of results 1939-

★ RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers

★ www.slovak-football.sk

★ www.futarena.sk

★ Slovenský Futbalový Zväz