Slovakia national football team
men's national football team representing Slovakia
Slovakia national football team is the national football team of Slovakia.
| Nickname(s) | Repre[1] Sokoli (The Falcons)[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Slovenský futbalový zväz (SFZ) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Pavel Hapal | ||
| Captain | Marek Hamšík | ||
| Most caps | Marek Hamšík (113) | ||
| Top scorer | Róbert Vittek (23) | ||
| Home stadium | Tehelné pole | ||
| FIFA code | SVK | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 54  1 (22 December 2022)[3][A] | ||
| Highest | 14 (August 2015) | ||
| Lowest | 150 (December 1993) | ||
| First international | |||
First Slovak Republic (1939–1945):  Slovakia 2–0 Germany  (Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August 1939) Second Slovak Republic (1993–present): Unofficial:  Lithuania 0–1 Slovakia  (Vilnius, Lithuania; 14 October 1992) Official:  United Arab Emirates 0–1 Slovakia (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 2 February 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Slovakia 7–0 Liechtenstein  (Bratislava, Slovakia; 8 September 2004) Slovakia 7–0 San Marino  (Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia; 13 October 2007) Slovakia 7–0 San Marino (Bratislava, Slovakia; 6 June 2009) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Argentina 6–0 Slovakia (Mendoza, Argentina; 22 June 1995)  Sweden 6–0 Slovakia (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 12 January 2017) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16, 2010 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16, 2016
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Most appearances
change| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Miroslav Karhan | 88 | 13 | 1995-present |
| 2 | Szilárd Németh | 59 | 22 | 1996-2006 |
| 2 | Róbert Vittek | 59 | 17 | 2001-present |
| 4 | Stanislav Varga | 55 | 2 | 2001-present |
| 5 | Róbert Tomaschek | 52 | 4 | 1994-2001 |
| 6 | Peter Dzúrik | 45 | 2 | 1994-2001 |
| 7 | Marek Mintál | 44 | 14 | 2002-present |
| 7 | Dušan Tittel | 44 | 7 | 1994-1998 |
| 9 | Miroslav König | 43 | 0 | 1997-2004 |
| 10 | Vladimír Janočko | 42 | 3 | 1999-2006 |
Top scorers
change| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Szilárd Németh | 22 | 59 | 1996-2006 |
| 2 | Róbert Vittek | 17 | 59 | 2001-present |
| 3 | Marek Mintál | 14 | 44 | 2002-present |
| 4 | Miroslav Karhan | 13 | 88 | 1995-present |
| 5 | Peter Dubovský | 12 | 33 | 1994-2000 |
| 6 | Tibor Jančula | 9 | 29 | 1995-2001 |
| 6 | Ľubomír Reiter | 9 | 28 | 2001-2005 |
| 8 | Dušan Tittel | 7 | 44 | 1994-1998 |
| 8 | Jaroslav Timko | 7 | 18 | 1994-1997 |
| 10 | Stanislav Šesták | 6 | 20 | 2004-present |
References
change- ↑ "Prezývka slovenských reprezentantov? Suchá". aktualne.sk. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ↑ "SLOVENSKÍ SOKOLI". futbalsfz.sk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
