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 | |||
![]() ![]() (Myjava, Slovakia; 6 September 1994) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Valletta, Malta; 30 March 1997) ![]() ![]() (Riga, Latvia; 11 October 2011) ![]() ![]() (Ettelbruck, Luxembourg; 11 June 2013) ![]() ![]() (Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia; 6 June 2019) ![]() ![]() (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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![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | Group Stage | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
![]() ![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() ![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() ![]() | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
![]() | 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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 7–1 | ||
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 15 | Play-offs | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | Canc. | |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 7 | 0–6 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–2 | Canc. | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 6 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | — | Canc. | ||
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified | Canc. | — |
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs
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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Croatia ![]() | 3–3 (5–4 p) | ![]() | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Slovakia ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | 3–2 | 0–3 |
Republic of Ireland ![]() | 1–1 (1–3 p) | ![]() | 1–1 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Iceland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | 1–2 | 0–0 |
Results and fixtures
2021
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3 September 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Nitra, Slovakia |
17:30 | Kaprálik ![]() Trusa ![]() | Report | Dolžnikov ![]() | Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Attendance: 757 Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden) |
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png)
7 September 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Lurgan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
20:30 | Galbraith ![]() | Report | Stadium: Mourneview Park Attendance: 397 Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png)
8 October 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Spain ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Seville, Spain |
20:45 | Guillamón ![]() Gómez ![]() Miranda ![]() | Report | Bernát ![]() Lichý ![]() | Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png)
12 October 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Nitra, Slovakia |
16:30 | Trusa ![]() Kadák ![]() | Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Attendance: 468 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png)
12 November 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Russia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Khimki, Russia |
Khlusevich ![]() Agalarov ![]() Suleymanov ![]() | Report | Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 296 Referee: Peter Kjaersgaard (Denmark) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png)
16 November 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Lithuania ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Alytus, Lithuania |
17:30 | Report | Trusa ![]() Kaprálik ![]() | Stadium: SRC Alytus Attendance: 172 Referee: Haris Kaljanac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
2022
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png)
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25 March 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
16:00 | Trusa ![]() Kadák ![]() | Report | Johnston ![]() | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 1,377 Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png)
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29 March 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
16:00 | Bernát ![]() Nebyla ![]() | Report | Gil ![]() Gómez ![]() Navarro ![]() | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png)
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3 June 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Malta ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
18:30 | Attard ![]() | Report | Pokorný ![]() Iľko ![]() | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Snir Levy (Israel) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png)
7 June 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Senec, Slovakia |
Report | Stadium: NTC Senec |
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7 June 2022 International Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Senec, Slovakia |
17:30 | Tučný ![]() Vojtko ![]() Kelemen ![]() Kaprálik ![]() | Report | Marković ![]() Corbu ![]() | Stadium: NTC Senec Attendance: 375 Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png)
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September 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifier – Play-off | Slovakia ![]() | v | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png)
September 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifier – Play-off | Ukraine ![]() | v | ![]() | 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.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Ľubomír Belko | (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22) | 8 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Tomáš Frühwald | (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Michal Kukučka | (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Adam Obert | (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Dominik Javorček | (2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Jakub Jakubko | (2004-08-24) 24 August 2004 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Johan Morel | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Alexander Selecký | (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Damián Kachút | (2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Jakub Luka | (2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Marek Mičák | (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Sebastian Nebyla | (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23) | 15 | 2 | ![]() | |
3MF | Tomáš Rigo | (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Dominik Veselovský | (2002-07-19) 19 July 2002 (age 21) | 3 | 1 | ![]() | |
3MF | Martin Gomola | (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Lukáš Jendrek | (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Šimon Faško | (2006-04-09) 9 April 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Adam Hanes | (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Adrián Mojžiš | (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Adrián Kaprálik | (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 22) | 20 | 6 | ![]() | |
4FW | Adam Tučný | (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 1 | ![]() | |
4FW | Vladimír Trabalík | (2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 (age 21) | 3 | 1 | ![]() | |
4FW | Roman Čerepkai | (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Patrik Leitner | (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Urban Mazanovský | (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Sebastian Kóša | (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Samuel Ďatko | (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Martin Šviderský | (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Gabriel Hornyák | (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Fares Shudeiwa | (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Peter Pokorný | (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 22) | 20 | 2 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Samuel Lavrinčík | (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Tomáš Suslov | (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Adam Horvát | (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Roland Galčík | (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 22) | 11 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
- 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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![]() | ![]() | 1993–1997 |
![]() | ![]() | 1997–1998 |
![]() | ![]() | 1998–2000 |
![]() | ![]() | 2000–2001 |
![]() | ![]() | 2002–2003 |
![]() | ![]() | 2004 |
![]() | ![]() | 2004–2005 |
![]() | ![]() | 2006 |
![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 2007–2008 |
![]() | ![]() | 2009–2010 |
![]() | ![]() | 2010 |
![]() | ![]() | 2011–2014 |
![]() | ![]() | 2015–2018 |
![]() | none | 2018 |
![]() | ![]() | 2018–2019 |
![]() | ![]() | 2019– |
Other youth record
2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship – Third place
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
- Slovakia national under-15 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 June 2023.
External links
- Slovak Football Association (in Slovak)
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.