Slovakia national under-21 football team

Slovakia U-21
Nickname(s)	Repre[1]; Sokolíci (Little Falcons)[2]
Association	Slovenský futbalový zväz
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jaroslav Kentoš
Home stadium	Štadión pod Zoborom
FIFA code	SVK
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Slovakia 0–3 France ; (Myjava, Slovakia; 6 September 1994)
Biggest win
	Malta 0–6 Slovakia ; (Valletta, Malta; 30 March 1997); Latvia 0–6 Slovakia ; (Riga, Latvia; 11 October 2011); Luxembourg 1–7 Slovakia ; (Ettelbruck, Luxembourg; 11 June 2013); Slovakia 6–0 Armenia ; (Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia; 6 June 2019); Slovakia 6–0 Liechtenstein ; (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
1996	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1998	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000	Fourth place	4th	4	2	1	1	5	3
2002	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	Group Stage	5th	3	2	0	1	6	3
2019	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
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
1	Spain	8	8	0	0	37	5	+32	24	Final tournament	—	3–2	3–0	8–0	7–1	~~4–1~~
2	Slovakia	8	5	0	3	18	10	+8	15	Play-offs	2–3	—	2–1	3–1	4–0	Canc.
3	Northern Ireland	8	2	1	5	8	18	−10	7		0–6	1–0	—	4–0	0–2	Canc.
4	Lithuania	8	2	1	5	7	22	−15	7		0–2	0–2	1–1	—	2–1	~~0–3~~
5	Malta	8	2	0	6	10	25	−15	6		0–5	1–3	4–1	1–3	—	Canc.
6	Russia[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Disqualified	~~1–0~~	~~3–0~~	~~1–0~~	Canc.	~~6–0~~	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

On 28 February 2022, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian national teams from all competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] On 2 May 2022, UEFA declared all of their results to be null and void.[4]

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.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Croatia	3–3 (5–4 p)	Denmark	2–1	1–2 (a.e.t.)
Slovakia	3–5	Ukraine	3–2	0–3
Republic of Ireland	1–1 (1–3 p)	Israel	1–1	0–0 (a.e.t.)
Iceland	1–2	Czech Republic	1–2	0–0

Results and fixtures

2021

3 September 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Slovakia	3–1	Lithuania	Nitra, Slovakia
17:30	Kaprálik 24', 61' Trusa 78' (pen.)	Report	Dolžnikov 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Attendance: 757 Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden)

7 September 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Northern Ireland	1–0	Slovakia	Lurgan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
20:30	Galbraith 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mourneview Park Attendance: 397 Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)

8 October 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Spain	3–2	Slovakia	Seville, Spain
20:45	Guillamón 78' Gómez 80' (pen.) Miranda 88' (pen.)	Report	Bernát 19' Lichý 71'	Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

12 October 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Slovakia	4–0	Malta	Nitra, Slovakia
16:30	Trusa 23', 64', 81' (pen.) Kadák 36'	Report		Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Attendance: 468 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

12 November 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Russia	3–0	Slovakia	Khimki, Russia
	Khlusevich 34' Agalarov 45+1' Suleymanov 82'	Report		Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 296 Referee: Peter Kjaersgaard (Denmark)

16 November 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Lithuania	0–2	Slovakia	Alytus, Lithuania
17:30		Report	Trusa 12' Kaprálik 55'	Stadium: SRC Alytus Attendance: 172 Referee: Haris Kaljanac (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2022

25 March 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Slovakia	2–1	Northern Ireland	Žilina, Slovakia
16:00	Trusa 37' Kadák 86' (pen.)	Report	Johnston 61'	Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 1,377 Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)

29 March 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Slovakia	2–3	Spain	Žilina, Slovakia
16:00	Bernát 38' (pen.) Nebyla 90+1'	Report	Gil 4' Gómez 66' Navarro 81'	Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)

3 June 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Malta	1–3	Slovakia	Ta' Qali, Malta
18:30	Attard 4'	Report	Pokorný 45+3' Iľko 90+2', 90+7'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Snir Levy (Israel)

7 June 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Slovakia	Cancelled	Russia	Senec, Slovakia
		Report		Stadium: NTC Senec

7 June 2022 International Friendly	Slovakia	4–3	Romania	Senec, Slovakia
17:30	Tučný 17' Vojtko 53' (pen.) Kelemen 80' Kaprálik 83'	Report	Marković 24', 48' Corbu 33'	Stadium: NTC Senec Attendance: 375 Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

September 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifier – Play-off	Slovakia	v	Ukraine	Žilina, Slovakia
				Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom

September 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifier – Play-off

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Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches.[5]
Match dates: 22–28 March 2023
Opposition: Slovenia, Bulgaria and North Macedonia
Caps and goals correct as of: 7 June 2022, after the match against Romania

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Ľubomír Belko	(2002-02-04) 4 February 2002	8	0	Žilina
1GK	Michal Kukučka	(2002-04-12) 12 April 2002	0	0	Trenčín
1GK	Tomáš Frühwald	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002	0	0	Ružomberok

2DF	Dominik Javorček	(2002-11-02) 2 November 2002	3	0	Žilina
2DF	Jakub Jakubko	(2004-08-24) 24 August 2004	1	0	Košice
2DF	Patrik Leitner	(2002-02-07) 7 February 2002	1	0	Žilina
2DF	Urban Mazanovský	(2003-12-17) 17 December 2003	1	0	Púchov
2DF	Johan Morel	(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002	1	0	Nancy
2DF	Alexander Selecký	(2002-10-08) 8 October 2002	1	0	Ružomberok
2DF	Marek Mičák	(2003-01-26) 26 January 2003	0	0	Slovan Bratislava

3MF	Sebastian Nebyla	(2001-01-25) 25 January 2001	13	2	DAC Dunajská Streda
3MF	Martin Šviderský	(2002-10-04) 4 October 2002	9	0	Almería
3MF	Tomáš Rigo	(2002-07-03) 3 July 2002	2	0	Sellier & Bellot Vlašim
3MF	Gabriel Hornyák	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002	1	0	Slovan Bratislava
3MF	Dominik Veselovský	(2002-07-19) 19 July 2002	1	0	DAC Dunajská Streda
3MF	Martin Gomola	(2002-01-08) 8 January 2002	0	0	Žilina
3MF	Adam Hanes	(2002-06-17) 17 June 2002	0	0	Dukla Banská Bystrica
3MF	Lukáš Jendrek	(2002-11-29) 29 November 2002	0	0	Tatran Prešov
3MF	Fares Shudeiwa	(2002-05-11) 11 May 2002	0	0	Vysočina Jihlava

4FW	Adam Horvát	(2004-02-18) 18 February 2004	1	0	Železiarne Podbrezová
4FW	Adrián Kaprálik	(2002-06-10) 10 June 2002	18	6	Žilina

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
GK	Ivan Krajčírik	(2000-06-15) 15 June 2000	7	0	Ružomberok	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
GK	Richard Ludha	(2000-11-08) 8 November 2000	3	0	Železiarne Podbrezová	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022

DF	Ivan Mesík	(2001-06-01) 1 June 2001	15	1	Odd	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
DF	Matúš Vojtko	(2000-10-05) 5 October 2000	14	1	Gorica	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
DF	Tomáš Nemčík	(2001-04-19) 19 April 2001	12	0	Žilina	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
DF	Adam Obert	(2002-10-23) 23 October 2002	7	0	Cagliari	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
DF	Sebastian Kóša	(2003-09-13) 13 September 2003	6	0	Spartak Trnava	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
DF	Samuel Suľa	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000	6	0	ViOn Zlaté Moravce	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
DF	Mikuláš Bakaľa	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001	1	0	Železiarne Podbrezová	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
DF	Samuel Ďatko	(2001-06-24) 24 June 2001	1	0	Železiarne Podbrezová	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
DF	Peter Kováčik	(2001-12-01) 1 December 2001	11	0	Železiarne Podbrezová	v. Romania, 7 June 2022
DF	Matúš Malý	(2001-07-11) 11 July 2001	3	0	Ružomberok	v. Romania, 7 June 2022
DF	Simeon Kohút	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002	0	0	Petržalka	v. Romania, 7 June 2022^ALT

MF	Peter Pokorný	(2001-08-08) 8 August 2001	20	2	MOL Fehérvár	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
MF	Jakub Kadák	(2000-12-14) 14 December 2000	17	4	Luzern	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
MF	Adam Goljan	(2001-04-15) 15 April 2001	13	1	Sparta Prague	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
MF	Filip Lichý	(2001-01-25) 25 January 2001	10	1	Ružomberok	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
MF	Patrik Myslovič	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001	6	0	Žilina	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
MF	Samuel Lavrinčík	(2001-07-10) 10 July 2001	4	0	AS Trenčín	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
MF	Tomáš Suslov	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002	2	0	FC Groningen	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
MF	Adam Tučný	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002	4	1	Ružomberok	v. Romania, 7 June 2022
MF	Oliver Luterán	(2001-09-06) 6 September 2001	0	0	Ružomberok	v. Romania, 7 June 2022^ALT
MF	Filip Mráz	(2001-05-19) 19 May 2001	0	0	Žilina	v. Romania, 7 June 2022^ALT
MF	Matúš Begala	(2001-04-07) 7 April 2001	0	0	Zemplín Michalovce	v. Romania, 7 June 2022^ALT

FW	Matej Trusa	(2000-11-29) 29 November 2000	13	9	Hradec Králové	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
FW	David Strelec	(2001-04-04) 4 April 2001	11	5	Spezia	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
FW	Roland Galčík	(2001-07-30) 30 July 2001	11	1	Žilina	v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
FW	Tomáš Bobček	(2001-09-08) 8 September 2001	3	0	Ružomberok	v. Romania, 7 June 2022
FW	Stanislav Olejník	(2002-03-31) 31 March 2002	0	0	Spartak Myjava	v. Romania, 7 June 2022^ALT
FW	Lukáš Letenay	(2001-04-19) 19 April 2001	0	0	AS Trenčín	v. Romania, 7 June 2022^ALT

^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

Managerial history

Head Coach	Assistant	Years
Milan Lešický	Jozef Štafura	1993–1997
Jozef Barmoš	Bohumil Andrejko	1997–1998
Dušan Radolský	Bohumil Andrejko	1998–2000
Stanislav Griga	Vladimír Goffa	2000–2001
Mikuláš Komanický	Ján Švehlík	2002–2003
Ladislav Jurkemik	Ján Gabriel	2004
Jozef Bubenko	Ján Gabriel	2004–2005
Ladislav Petráš	Karol Brezík	2006
Jozef Barmoš	Jozef Vukušič Viliam Hýravý Roland Praj	2007–2008
Boris Kitka	Jozef Daňko	2009–2010
Ľubomír Nosický	Peter Nemečkay	2010
Ivan Galád	Norbert Hrnčár	2011–2014
Pavel Hapal	Oto Brunegraf	2015–2018
Oto Brunegraf	none	2018
Adrián Guľa	Marián Zimen	2018–2019
Jaroslav Kentoš	Tibor Goljan	2019–

Other youth record

2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship – Third place
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship – Round of 16

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.com. FIFA. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
"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.
"Tréner Jaroslav Kentoš nominoval na kemp do Turecka: Začíname budovať základy hernej koncepcie" (in Slovak). Slovenský Futbalový Zväz. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

External links

Slovak Football Association (in Slovak)
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.

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[table_note_RUS0.051219324605176-5] On 28 February 2022, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian national teams from all competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] On 2 May 2022, UEFA declared all of their results to be null and void.[4]

[1] "Prezývka slovenských reprezentantov? Suchá". aktualne.sk. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

[2] "SLOVENSKÍ SOKOLI". futbalsfz.sk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

[3] "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". fifa.com. FIFA. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[4] "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.

[6] "Tréner Jaroslav Kentoš nominoval na kemp do Turecka: Začíname budovať základy hernej koncepcie" (in Slovak). Slovenský Futbalový Zväz. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

Slovakia national football team
General	Slovak Football Association History Managers
Venues	Tehelné pole Tehelné pole (1939) Štadión pod Dubňom Štadión Antona Malatinského
Statistics	Records Results 2020–29
Players	Slovakia national football team players
World Cup Finals	Summary 2010
Euro Finals	Summary 2016 2020
Culture	Rivalry with Czech Republic
Matches	Gibraltar 0–0 Slovakia (2013) Slovakia 3–0 Denmark (2018)
Other teams	Men Women Under-21 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Under-15