The Slovakia national football team () represents Slovakia in men's international football competition and it is governed by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ), the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium from 2019 is the reconstructed Tehelné pole in Bratislava. Historically, up to the split in 1993, the team participated mostly as Czechoslovakia, while it also competed as Slovakia during Second World War.
Since 1993, Slovakia has qualified for four major international tournaments: the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, UEFA Euro 2020, and UEFA Euro 2024. Slovakia qualified for the former tournament after winning their qualifying group, where they progressed beyond the group stage after a 3–2 victory against Italy, before bowing out of the tournament following a 2–1 defeat in the knockout stage against the eventual runners-up Netherlands. It was the first time the newly-independent national team had ever played in a major football competition, having played in every FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign since 1998 and every UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign since 1996.
History
Slovak Republic and Czechoslovakia
thumb|left|The Slovakia national team in 1940|250px
The first official match of the first Slovak Republic was played in Bratislava against Germany on 27 August 1939, and ended in a 2–0 victory for Slovakia. The Slovaks played numerous friendly matches during the Second World War, all against Axis-aligned nations.
After the Second World War, the national football team was subsumed into the team of Czechoslovakia, and for over 50 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 UEFA Euro 1976 (eight of the eleven players who defeated West Germany in the final were Slovak).
1994–present: Slovakia
Slovakia's first official international after regaining independence was a 1–0 victory in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates on 2 February 1994. Their first home match was a 4–1 victory against Croatia in Bratislava on 20 April 1994. Slovakia suffered their biggest defeat since independence (6–0) on 22 June 1995 in Mendoza against Argentina. Their biggest victories (7–0) have come against Liechtenstein in 2004 as well as San Marino (twice) in 2007 and 2009.
Slovakia attempted qualifying for a major championship as an independent team for the first time in Euro 1996 qualifying, but finished in third place in their qualifying group, behind Romania and France, recording wins against Poland, Israel and Azerbaijan, twice. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Slovakia finished fourth in their six-team group with five wins, one draw, and four defeats. Their first four games in this were all wins, one of them against their Czech neighbors, helping the team reach their highest FIFA World Ranking to date, 17th.
Slovakia came close to securing a berth at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany after finishing second in their group ahead of Russia and behind Portugal, before being eliminated by Spain in their qualification play-off, 6–2 on aggregate.
2010 FIFA World Cup
thumb|right|The Slovakia national team before the match against [[Italy national football team|Italy at the 2010 FIFA World Cup|250px]]
Slovakia participated in the FIFA World Cup for the first time as an independent nation after finishing in first in Group 3 of 2010 World Cup qualification ahead of Slovenia, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, and Poland. On 14 October 2009, they clinched qualification with a 1–0 away victory against Poland. On 24 June 2010, at the tournament proper, Slovakia finished second in the group stage after defeating reigning champions Italy in a game which ESPN dubbed "epic": the game saw three goals being scored after the 80th minute, two by Italy and one by Slovakia, as well as a disallowed goal by Italy flagged offside by "the tightest of decisions". The result led Slovakia to the knockout stage and eliminated Italy, who finished last in the group. The result of this match meant that for the first time in World Cup history, both finalists from the previous tournament had been eliminated in the first round, champion Italy and runner-up France.
In the round of 16, Slovakia played the Netherlands in the round of 16, falling behind 2–0 only to score a late goal from the penalty spot by striker Róbert Vittek, the last kick of the game in a 2–1 defeat. Despite elimination, Vittek's goal returned him to the top of the goalscoring charts, joint top with David Villa, until Villa himself later scored against Portugal in Spain's 1–0 victory in the same stage of the tournament.
UEFA Euro 2012
In the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, Slovakia was drawn against Russia, the Republic of Ireland, Armenia, Macedonia and Andorra. The campaign in South Africa boosted team performance ahead of the qualifiers, which started in September with two 1–0 wins against Macedonia at Štadión Pasienky and Russia away. However, in October, they were easily beaten in Armenia (3–1) and drew 1–1 against the Republic of Ireland at home. In February 2011, the team was stunned in a 2–1 friendly defeat against Luxembourg and could only beat group minnows Andorra by one goal. Despite creating better chances, Slovakia earned a goalless draw with Ireland away. Four days later, after creating chances in a goalless first half, Slovakia conceded four goals to Armenia in a match that eliminated the team. In the final two group matches, Slovakia was beaten at home by Russia (1–0) and drew 1–1 in Macedonia, finishing in a mediocre fourth-place position and scoring only seven goals in the entire process. For the first time since the Euro 1996 qualifying process, Slovakia finished a qualifying campaign with a negative goal differential. As a result of this outcome, coach Vladimír Weiss left his job after four full years, being replaced by his assistants Michal Hipp and Stanislav Griga, although both themselves were later replaced due to poor results.
By late June, former Czechoslovakia national team footballer Ján Kozák became the head coach after the unsuccessful qualifying campaign with a victory in Bosnia and Herzegovina followed by two defeats to Bosnia and Greece.
UEFA Euro 2016
thumb|left|170px|A celebration of Slovak players after the match against Russia at [[UEFA Euro 2016]]
In the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, Slovakia was drawn against Spain, Ukraine, Belarus, Macedonia and Luxembourg. Slovakia began the qualifying campaign with a 1–0 victory against Ukraine in Kyiv. On 9 October 2014, Slovakia beat Spain 2–1 in a shock victory and claimed the first place. Slovakia's 3–1 victory over Belarus confirmed their status as group leaders. Later on, they won 2–0 against Macedonia in the Philip II Arena, beat Luxembourg with a score of 3–0 in Žilina, and beat Macedonia 2–1 on 14 June 2015, also in Žilina. The next matches were a 2–0 defeat against Spain, a goalless draw against Ukraine, and a shocking 0–1 home defeat against Belarus. Slovakia finished qualification by defeating Luxembourg 4–2 and got the second place, qualifying to their fourth European Championship, first as an independent nation.
Slovakia was drawn in Group B of Euro 2016 alongside England, Russia, and Wales. Slovakia began their tournament against Wales where Ondrej Duda scored Slovakia's first goal in the history of the European Championship in an eventual 2–1 defeat. Slovakia defeated Russia 2–1 with goals from Vladimír Weiss III and Marek Hamšík, then a goalless draw against England to advance to the round of 16 as one of the tournament's best third-placed teams. They were eliminated at this stage by 2014 FIFA World Cup champion Germany with a 3–0 defeat.
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
During the qualification campaign for the 2018 World Cup, Slovakia was drawn in UEFA Group F. They were third in the group after the penultimate match ended in a 1–0 defeat to Scotland, who moved up to second place. Slovakia won their final group match 3–0 against Malta, and overtook Scotland after they failed to beat Slovenia, but they missed out on a play-off place as the other second teams' results went against them, meaning Slovakia finished as the worst group runners-up.
UEFA Euro 2020
Slovakia qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020 after a difficult away victory against Northern Ireland. Being drawn with Spain, Sweden. and Poland in group E, Slovakia beat Poland 2–1. However, Slovakia subsequently lost to Sweden 0–1 before getting thrashed by Spain 5–0, thus finishing third with the worst goal difference due to scoring own goals as a result of their performance. Slovakia was eliminated in the group stage for the first time ever.
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
The country finished third in 2022 World Cup qualifying behind Croatia and Russia, the latter of which would be banned from the final tournament due to the country's invasion of Ukraine. Despite the third-place finish in the group, the team dropped points to footballing minnows Cyprus and Malta.
UEFA Euro 2024
After numerous poor results in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, former Napoli coach Francesco Calzona was appointed as the manager on 30 August 2022. This meant Slovakia was placed as low as the fifth pot for the qualifying phase of the tournament, the worst position the country has ever been in and realistically must qualify directly for UEFA Euro 2024. Slovakia was drawn into a group with Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein. After a poor goalless draw in the first match against Luxembourg, the team won seven and lost two matches in total, both being narrow losses against Portugal (0–1 at home and 3–2 away). As a result, Slovakia qualified automatically for Euro 2024 by finishing second in their qualifying group.
The team was drawn in Group E of Euro 2024, together with Belgium, Ukraine, and Romania. In Frankfurt on 17 June, Slovakia produced one of the biggest shocks in the history of the tournament by beating Belgium 1–0.
Slovakia eventually progressed to the knockout stage of the tournament. In the round of 16, they faced eventual runner-up England and lost 2-1 in extra time. Ivan Schranz became the joint-UEFA European Football Championship Top Goalscorer of Euro 2024.
Stadium
The Slovakia national football team plays its home matches at the Tehelné pole in Bratislava and the Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava. Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina was used from 2003 to 2015, but cannot be used because of artificial grass installation in 2016. In the past, home games have occasionally been played at other venues including Všešportový areál and Štadión Lokomotívy in Košice, Štadión pod Zoborom in Nitra, Mestský štadión in Dubnica nad Váhom, and Tatran Stadion in Prešov.
Stadia which have hosted Slovakia international football matches:
{| class="wikitable" width=80% style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"
!colspan=8 style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Slovakia national football team home stadiums
|-
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Stadium
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Capacity
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Location
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|First match
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Last match
|-
|64
|style="text-align:left"|Tehelné pole
|style="text-align:left"|22,500
|style="text-align:left"|Bratislava
|style="text-align:left"|v. (2–0) <br> 27 August 1939
|style="text-align:left"|v. (3-4) <br> 27 March 2026
|-
|38
|style="text-align:left"|Štadión Antona Malatinského
|style="text-align:left"|19,200
|style="text-align:left"|Trnava
|style="text-align:left"|v. (0–0) <br> 24 April 1996
|style="text-align:left"|v. (1–0) <br> 19 November 2024
|-
|21
|style="text-align:left"|Štadión pod Dubňom
|style="text-align:left"|11,258
|style="text-align:left"|Žilina
|style="text-align:left"|v. (2–2) <br> 30 April 2003
|style="text-align:left"|v. (3–1) <br> 17 November 2015
|-
|9
|style="text-align:left"|Pasienky
|style="text-align:left"|11,591
|style="text-align:left"|Bratislava
|style="text-align:left"|v. (1–0) <br> 18 August 1999
|style="text-align:left"|v. (0–1) <br> 16 October 2012
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left"|Všešportový areál
|style="text-align:left"|30,312
|style="text-align:left"|Košice
|style="text-align:left"|v. (2–1) <br> 8 March 1995
|style="text-align:left"|v. (0–2) <br> 15 November 1995
|-
|rowspan=4|2
|style="text-align:left"|Štadión pod Zoborom
|style="text-align:left"|7,480
|style="text-align:left"|Nitra
|style="text-align:left"|v. (4–0) <br> 27 March 1996
|style="text-align:left"|v. (1–1) <br> 24 May 2000
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Štadión Lokomotívy
|style="text-align:left"|9,000
|style="text-align:left"|Košice
|style="text-align:left"|v. (0–0) <br> 19 August 1998
|style="text-align:left"|v. (3–0) <br> 5 September 1998
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Košická futbalová aréna
|style="text-align:left"|12,555
|style="text-align:left"|Košice
|style="text-align:left"|v. (2–0) <br> 8 September 2024
|style="text-align:left"|v. (1–0) <br> 14 November 2025
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Mestský štadión
|style="text-align:left"|5,450
|style="text-align:left"|Dubnica nad Váhom
|style="text-align:left"|v. (2–0) <br> 8 September 1999
|style="text-align:left"|v. (7–0) <br> 13 October 2007
|-
|rowspan=6|1
|style="text-align:left"|MOL Aréna
|style="text-align:left"|12,700
|style="text-align:left"|Dunajská Streda
|rowspan=1 colspan=2|v. (2–2) <br> 30 March 1993
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Futbalový štadión Prievidza
|style="text-align:left"|9,000
|style="text-align:left"|Prievidza
|rowspan=1 colspan=2|v. (2–0) <br> 16 November 1993
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Štadión na Sihoti
|style="text-align:left"|6,366
|style="text-align:left"|Trenčín
|rowspan=1 colspan=2|v. (4–2) <br> 5 September 2001
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Štadión Tatranu
|style="text-align:left"|5,410
|style="text-align:left"|Prešov
|rowspan=1 colspan=2|v. (4–1) <br> 14 May 2002
|-
|style="text-align:left"|ViOn Aréna
|style="text-align:left"|4,008
|style="text-align:left"|Zlaté Moravce
|rowspan=1 colspan=2|v. (1–2) <br> 26 March 2008
|-
|style="text-align:left"|NTC Senec
|style="text-align:left"|3,264
|style="text-align:left"|Senec
|rowspan=1 colspan=2|v. (2–0) <br> 23 May 2014
|}
<gallery class="center" widths="250px" heights="200px">
File:Tehelne_pole.jpg|Tehelné Pole
File:The_City_Arena_in_Trnava_(2018).jpg|Štadión Antona Malatinského
File:MŠK_Žilina_-_Stadium_-_panoramio.jpg|Pod Dubňom
</gallery>
Team image
Nickname
The team is typically referred to as the Repre (short for Reprezentácia, which translates into national team). However, in 2016, during the buildup to Slovakia's first appearance at the European Championship, Slovak Football Association introduced a new nickname for the team. The national team was given the nickname Slovenskí sokoli (). The U15 to U21 national teams were given the nickname Slovenskí sokolíci (). Despite a lack of immediate identification with the nickname by the fans, it went into usage during the tournament and the subsequent qualification for the 2018 World Cup and is now often used, especially in the media, along with Repre, which still remains to be preferred in an informal conversation.
Kit
thumb|right|Slovakia kits from 1943 to 1946
Slovakia's home kit since 1993 has been blue, which was temporarily changed from blue to white from 2020. The players were either a set of white jerseys, shorts, and socks – or a set of blue jerseys, shorts and socks. A combination of a blue jersey and white shorts has also been used in some matches. Puma supplied the kits from February 2012 until 2016. In 2016, Nike took over the supply of the national team, which it had previously done from 1995 to 2005. In 2024, Italian brand Macron became the kit supplier for Slovakia.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Supplier
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Period
|-
| Le Coq Sportif
| 1993–1995
|-
| Nike
| 1995–2005
|-
| Adidas
| 2006–2011
|-
| Puma
| 2012–2016
|-
| Nike
| 2016–2024
|-
| Macron
| 2024–
|}
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2025
2026
Coaching staff
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Position
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Name
|-
| Head coach
| Vladimír Weiss
|-
| Assistant coach
| Marek Hamšík
|-
| Goalkeeping coach
| Ján Novota
|-
| Team manager
| Marek Hamšík
|-
| Technical directors
| Oto Brunegraf<br/> Roman Pivarník
|-
| Fitness coach
| Dávid Brünn
|-
| Translator
| Pavol Farkaš
|-
| Doctors
| Jozef Almási<br> Zsolt Fegyveres
|-
| Masseur
| Mário Prelovský
|-
| Physiotherapists
| Marián Drinka<hr/> Peter Hečko<hr/> Martin Nozdrovický
|-
| Video analyst
|vacant
|-
| Custodians
| Ján Beniak<hr/> Marek Košáň
|-
|}
Coaching history
1939–1944
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:"
|-
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Name
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Period
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
|-
|align=left| Vojtech Závodský||1939
||1||1||0||0||2||0||+1||3.00
|-
|align=left| Rudolf Hanák||
||2||1||0||1||5||4||+1||1.50
|-
|align=left| Štefan Priboj||1940–1941
||4||0||1||3||5||10||−5||0.08
|-
|align=left| Štefan Čambal||1941–1942
|2||0||0||2||1||6||−5||0.00
|-
|align=left| Ferdinand Daučík||1942–1944
|7||1||1||5||10||24||−14||0.19
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="2" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Total
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|16
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|3
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|2
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|11
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|23
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|44
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|−21
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|0.69
|}
1993–present
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:"
|-
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Name
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Period
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="width:40px; background:#003665; color:white; "|
|-
|align=left| Jozef Vengloš||6 April 1993 – 15 June 1995
||16||5||4||7||21||30||−9||1.19
|-
|align=left| Jozef Jankech||4 July 1995 – 23 October 1998
||34||18||6||10||51||33||+18||1.76
|-
|align=left| Dušan Radolský||10 November 1998
||1||0||0||1||1||3||−2||0.00
|-
|align=left| Dušan Galis||1 January 1999 – 23 February 1999
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0.00
|-
|align=left| Jozef Adamec||26 February 1999 – 30 November 2001
||34||13||11||10||38||31||+7||1.47
|-
|align=left| Anton Dragúň||17 November 1999 – 25 November 2001
||4||1||0||3||2||7||−5||0.25
|-
|align=left| Stanislav Griga||21 June 2001 – 25 June 2001
||3||1||0||2||2||3||−1||1.00
|-
|align=left| Ladislav Jurkemik||1 February 2002 – 31 December 2003
||19||6||5||8||27||26||+1||1.21
|-
|align=left| Dušan Galis||1 January 2004 – 12 October 2006
||31||12||12||7||53||36||+17||1.55
|-
|align=left| Ján Kocian||2 November 2006 – 30 June 2008
||17||3||5||9||30||28||+2||0.82
|-
|align=left| Vladimír Weiss||7 July 2008 – 31 January 2012
||40||16||8||16||56||53||+3||1.40
|-
|align=left| Michal Hipp||1 January 2012 – 29 February 2012||1||1||0||0||2||1||+1||3.00
|-
|align=left| Stanislav Griga<hr /> Michal Hipp||26 April 2012 – 13 June 2013
||12||3||4||5||11||14||−3||0.92
|-
|align=left| Ján Kozák||2 July 2013 – 14 October 2018
||56||29||10||17||81||57||+24||1.73
|-
|align=left| Štefan Tarkovič||15 October 2018 – 21 October 2018
||1||0||1||0||1||1||0||1.00
|-
|align=left| Pavel Hapal||22 October 2018 – 16 October 2020
||16||6||4||6||25||20||+5||1.38
|-
|align=left| Oto Brunegraf||14 October 2020
||1||0||0||1||2||3||−1||0.00
|-
|align=left| Štefan Tarkovič||20 October 2020 – 7 June 2022
||22||8||7||7||26||24||+2||1.41
|-
|align=left| Samuel Slovák||8 June 2022 – 13 June 2022
||2||1||0||1||2||2||0||1.50
|-
|align=left| Francesco Calzona||30 August 2022 – 21 April 2026
||27||12||7||8||38||24||+14||1.60
|-
| align="left" | Vladimír Weiss||12 May 2026 –
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="2" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Total
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|337
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|135
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|84
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|118
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|469
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|394
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|+75
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|1.45
|}
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Malta and Montenegro on 1 and 5 June 2026; respectively.
Caps and goals updated as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Romania.
<sup>INJ</sup>
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad within the last twelve months:
<!--Sorted by position, most recent call-up, caps, goals and age (ascending).-->
;Notes
- <sup>PRE</sup> Preliminary squad
- <sup>INJ</sup> Withdrew/Unavailable due to an injury or an illness.
- <sup>RET</sup> Retired or resigned from international football
Player records
:Players in bold are still active with Slovakia.
Most appearances
thumb|right|Marek Hamšík is Slovakia's top goalscorer and most capped footballer.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="30" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Rank
!width="150" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Player
!width="50" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Caps
!width="50" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Goals
!width="100" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Career
|-
|1
|align="left"|Marek Hamšík
|138
|26
|2007–2023
|-
|2
|align="left"|Peter Pekarík
|135
|2
|2006–present
|-
|3
|align="left" |Juraj Kucka
|112
|14
|2008–2025
|-
|4
|align="left"|Miroslav Karhan
|107
|14
|1995–2011
|-
|5
|align="left"|Martin Škrtel
|104
|6
|2004–2019
|-
|6
|align="left" |Ján Ďurica
|91
|4
|2004–2017
|-
|7
|align="left"|Ondrej Duda
|89
|15
|2014–present
|-
|8
|align="left"|Milan Škriniar
|85
|3
|2016–present
|-
|9
|align="left" |Róbert Vittek
|82
|23
|2001–2016
|-
|10
|align=left|Róbert Mak
|81
|16
|2013–present
|}
Top goalscorers
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="30" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Rank
!width="150" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Player
!width="50" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Goals
!width="50" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Caps
!width="50" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Ratio
!width="100" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Career
|-
|1
|align=left|Marek Hamšík
|26
|138
|
|2007–2023
|-
|2
|align=left|Róbert Vittek
|23
|82
|
|2001–2016
|-
|3
|align=left|Szilárd Németh
|22
|59
|
|1996–2006
|-
|4
|align=left|Róbert Mak
|16
|81
|
|2013–present
|-
|5
|align=left|Ondrej Duda
|15
|89
|
|2014–present
|-
|rowspan=3|6
|align=left|Marek Mintál
|14
|45
|
|2002–2009
|-
|align=left|Miroslav Karhan
|14
|107
|
|1995–2011
|-
|align=left|Juraj Kucka
|14
|112
|
|2008–2025
|-
|rowspan=2|9
|align=left|Adam Nemec
|13
|43
|
|2006–2019
|-
|align=left|Stanislav Šesták
|13
|66
|
|2004–2016
|}
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10|FIFA World Cup record
!width=1% rowspan=30|
!colspan=7|Qualification record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Squad
!
!
!
!
!
!
!—
|-
!colspan=10|as
!colspan=8|as
|-
| 1930
|colspan=9|Did not enter
|colspan=7|Declined invitation
|-bgcolor=Silver
| 1934
|Runners-up
|2nd
|4
|3
|0
|1
|9
|6
|Squad
|2
|2
|0
|0
|4
|1
|1934
|-
| 1938
|Quarter-finals
|5th
|3
|1
|1
|1
|5
|3
|Squad
|2
|1
|1
|0
|7
|1
|1938
|-
| 1950
|colspan=9|Did not enter
|colspan=7|Did not enter
|-
| 1954
|Group stage
|14th
|2
|0
|0
|2
|0
|7
|Squad
|4
|3
|1
|0
|5
|1
|1954
|-
| 1958
|Group stage
|9th
|4
|1
|1
|2
|9
|6
|Squad
|4
|3
|0
|1
|9
|3
|1958
|-bgcolor=silver
| 1962
|Runners-up
|2nd
|6
|3
|1
|2
|7
|7
|Squad
|5
|4
|0
|1
|20
|7
|1962
|-
| 1966
|colspan=9|Did not qualify
|6
|3
|1
|2
|12
|4
|1966
|-
| 1970
|Group stage
|15th
|3
|0
|0
|3
|2
|7
|Squad
|7
|5
|1
|1
|16
|7
|1970
|-
| 1974
|colspan=9 rowspan=2|Did not qualify
|4
|2
|1
|1
|9
|3
|1974
|-
| 1978
|4
|2
|0
|2
|4
|6
|1978
|-
| 1982
|Group stage
|19th
|3
|0
|2
|1
|2
|4
|Squad
|8
|4
|2
|2
|15
|6
|1982
|-
| 1986
|colspan=9|Did not qualify
|8
|3
|2
|3
|11
|12
|1986
|-
| 1990
|Quarter-finals
|6th
|5
|3
|0
|2
|10
|5
|Squad
|8
|5
|2
|1
|13
|3
|1990
|-
| 1994
|colspan=9|Did not qualify
|10
|4
|5
|1
|21
|9
|1994
|-
!colspan=10|as
!colspan=8|as
|-
| 1998
|colspan=9 rowspan=3|Did not qualify
|4th||10||5||1||4||18||14
|-
| 2002
|3rd||10||5||2||3||16||9
|-
| 2006
|bgcolor=ccccff|2nd||14||6||6||2||26||14
|-
| 2010||Round of 16||16th||4||1||1||2||5||7||Squad
|bgcolor=ccffcc|1st||10||7||1||2||22||10
|-
| 2014||colspan=9 rowspan=4|Did not qualify
|3rd||10||3||4||3||11||10
|-
| 2018
||2nd||10||6|||0||4||17||7
|-
| 2022
||3rd||10||3||5||2||17||10
|-
| 2026
||2nd||7||4||0||3||9||12
|-
| 2030
|colspan=9 rowspan=2|To be determined
|colspan=7 rowspan=2|To be determined
|-
| 2034
|-
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Total
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|34
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|12
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|6
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|16
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|49
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|52
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|—
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|—
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|153
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|80
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|35
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|38
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|282
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|149
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
!colspan=5 style="background:#003665; color:white; "|List of FIFA World Cup matches
|-
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Year
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Round
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Opponent
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Result
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Slovakia goalscorers
|-
|rowspan=4|2010
|rowspan=3|Group stage||align=left|||bgcolor=#FFFFCC|1–1||Vittek
|-
|align=left|||bgcolor=#FFCCCC|0–2||—
|-
|align=left|||bgcolor="#d0ffd0"|3–2||Vittek (2), Kopúnek
|-
|Round of 16||align=left|||bgcolor=#FFCCCC|1–2||Vittek
|}
UEFA European Championship
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10|UEFA European Championship record
! rowspan="25" width="1%" |
!colspan=7|Qualifying record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!
!
!
!
!
!
!Squad
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
!colspan=10|as
! colspan="7" |as
|-
|-bgcolor=#cc9966
| 1960
|Third place
|3rd
|2
|1
|0
|1
|2
|3
|Squad
|6
|4
|1
|1
|16
|5
|1960
|-
| 1964
|colspan=9 rowspan=3|Did not qualify
|2
|0
|1
|1
|2
|3
|1964
|-
| 1968
|6
|3
|1
|2
|8
|4
|1968
|-
| 1972
|6
|4
|1
|1
|11
|4
|1972
|-bgcolor=Gold
| 1976
|Champions
|1st
|2
|1
|1
|0
|5
|3
|Squad
|8
|5
|2
|1
|19
|7
|1976
|-
|-bgcolor=#cc9966
| 1980
|Third place
|3rd
|4
|1
|2
|1
|5
|4
|Squad
|6
|5
|0
|1
|17
|4
|1980
|-
| 1984
|colspan=9 rowspan=3|Did not qualify
|8
|3
|4
|1
|15
|7
|1984
|-
| 1988
|6
|2
|3
|1
|7
|5
|1988
|-
| 1992
|8
|5
|0
|3
|12
|9
|1992
|-
!colspan=10|as
!colspan="7"|as
|-
| 1996||colspan=9 rowspan=5|Did not qualify
|3rd || 10 || 4 || 2 || 4 || 14 || 18
|-
| 2000
|3rd || 10 || 5 || 2 || 3 || 12 || 9
|-
| 2004
|3rd || 8 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 11 || 9
|-
| 2008
|4th || 12 || 5 || 1 || 6 || 33 || 23
|-
| 2012
|4th || 10 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 7 || 10
|-
| 2016|| Round of 16 || 14th || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 6 ||Squad
|bgcolor=ccffcc |2nd || 10 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 17 || 8
|-
| 2020|| Group stage || 18th || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 7 ||Squad
|bgcolor=ccccff |3rd || 10 || 5 || 2 || 3 || 15 || 12
|-
| 2024|| Round of 16 || 12th || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 || 5 ||Squad
|bgcolor=ccffcc |2nd || 10 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 17 || 8
|-
| 2028
|colspan=9 rowspan=2|To be determined
|colspan=7 rowspan=2|To be determined
|-
| 2032
|-
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Total
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|1 Title
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|6/17
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|19
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|6
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|5
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|8
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|21
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|28
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|—
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|—
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|136
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|71
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|26
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|39
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|233
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|145
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
!colspan=5 style="background:#003665; color:white; "|List of UEFA European Championship matches
|-
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Year
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Round
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Opponent
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Result
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Slovakia goalscorers
|-
|rowspan=4|2016
|rowspan=3|Group stage||align=left|||bgcolor=#FFCCCC|1–2||Duda
|-
|align=left|||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2–1||Weiss, Hamšík
|-
|align=left|||bgcolor=#FFFFCC|0–0||—
|-
|Round of 16||align=left|||bgcolor=#FFCCCC|0–3||—
|-
|rowspan=3|2020
|rowspan=3|Group stage||align=left|||bgcolor=#CCFFCC|2–1||Szczęsny (o.g.), Škriniar
|-
|align=left|||bgcolor=#FFCCCC|0–1||—
|-
|align=left|||bgcolor=#FFCCCC|0–5||—
|-
|rowspan=4|2024
|rowspan=3|Group stage||align=left|||bgcolor=#CCFFCC|1–0||Schranz
|-
|align=left|||bgcolor=#FFCCCC|1–2||Schranz
|-
|align=left|||bgcolor=#FFFFCC|1–1||Duda
|-
|Round of 16||align=left|||bgcolor=#FFCCCC|1–2 ||Schranz
|}
UEFA Nations League
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=11 style="background:#003665; color:white; "|UEFA Nations League| record
|-
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Season
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Division
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Group
!width="28" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
!width="28" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
!width="28" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
!width="28" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
!width="28" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
!width="28" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
!width="35" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
!width="28" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
|-
|2018–19
|B
|1
|4||1||0||3||5||5||||21st
|-
|2020–21
|B
|2
|6||1||1||4||5||10||||30th
|-
|2022–23
|C
|3
|6||2||1||3||5||6||||43rd
|-
|2024–25
|C
|1
|8||4||2||2||10||6||||37th
|-
!colspan=3 style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Total
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|24
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|8
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|4
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|12
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|25
!style="background:#003665; color:white; "|27
!colspan=2 style="background:#003665; color:white; "|21st
|}
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 31 March 2026 after a match against Romania.<br>Records with defunct teams are marked in italics.
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible expanded" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%;"
|- style="color:white;"
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Opponents
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
! style="background:#003665; color:white; "|
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || +2
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || −6
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 7 || −6
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 6 || 1 || 3 || 2 || 3 || 6 || −3
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 12 || 10 || 0 || 2 || 26 || 8 || +18
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || −2
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 3 || +6
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 4 || 0
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 2 || +1
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 6 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 8 || 7 || +1
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5 || −5
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 8 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 11 || 6 || +5
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 2 || +1
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 2 || +1
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || −2
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 6 || −1
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 17 || 2 || 4 || 11 || 20 || 43 || −23
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 16 || 6 || +10
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 14|| 3 || 2 || 9 || 12 || 29 || −17
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 3 || +4
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || −1
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 7 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 4 || 13 || −9
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 1 || +4
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 1 || +4
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 1 || +5
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 6 || −4
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 3 || 0
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 13 || 4 || 0 || 9 || 14 || 31 ||−17
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 6 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 10 || −5
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || +1
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 7 || 2 || +5
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 7 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 16 || 9 || +7
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 6 || 0
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 6 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 5 || 6 || −1
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 7 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 10 || 8 || +2
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5 || −2
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 5 || −3
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 1 || +4
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || −2
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 4 || −1
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || +2
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 12 || 6 || +6
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || −1
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 11 || 9 || 2 || 0 || 30 || 1 || +29
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 11 || 5 || +6
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 9 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 19 || 5 || +14
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || +2
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 10 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 29 || 5 || +24
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5 || −3
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 4 || +1
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 2 || +2
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4 || −2
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 5 || −3
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 5 || +2
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 16 || 3 || +13
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 2 || 6 || −4
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3 || −2
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || −2
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 9 || 5 || 1 || 3 || 14 || 14 || 0
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 6 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 3 || 11 || −8
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 13 || 2 || 6 || 5 || 15 || 21 || −6
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 11 || 4 || 3 || 4 || 10 || 10 || 0
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 26 || 1 || +25
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 2 || +2
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | ' || 3 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 5 || −4
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 11 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 8 || 10 || −2
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 7 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 20 || −14
|- bgcolor=#FFFFCC
| align="left" | || 9 || 0 || 4 || 5 || 5 || 16 || −11
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 4 || 0
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 3 || +1
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 6 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 3 || 8 || −5
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || −2
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 9 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 11 || 11 || 0
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 2 || +3
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || +1
|- bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || +3
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" | || 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 13 || 10 || +3
|-class="sortbottom"
|colspan="1" style="background:#003665; color:white; "|Total
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|379
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|152
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|86
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|141
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|526
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|485
| style="background:#003665; color:white; "|+41
|}
Honours
Global
- FIFA World Cup
- Runners-up (2): 1934<sup>1</sup>, 1962<sup>1</sup>
- Olympic Games
- Gold medal (1): 1980<sup>1</sup>
- Silver medal (1): 1964<sup>1</sup>
Continental
- UEFA European Championship
- Champions (1): 1976<sup>1</sup>
- Third place (2): 1960<sup>1</sup>, 1980<sup>1</sup>
Regional
- Central European International Cup
- Champions (1): 1955–60<sup>1</sup>
- Runners-up (2): 1927–30<sup>1</sup>, 1948–53<sup>1</sup>
Friendly
- Inter-Allied Games
- Gold medal (1): 1919<sup>1</sup>
- Kirin Cup
- Champions (1): 2000
- Third place (2): 2002, 2004
- King's Cup
- Champions (2): 2004, 2018
- Shanghai International Football Tournament
- Runners-up (1): 1992
- Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso
- Runners-up (1): 2000
- Cyprus International Football Tournaments
- Third place (2): 1998, 2003
- Friendship Tournament (UAE)
- Third place (1): 1994
Awards
- Slovak Sportsperson of the Year – Team Award: 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2020
Summary
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Competition !! !! !! !!Total
|-
|align=left|FIFA World Cup
|0||2||0||2
|-
|align=left|Olympic Games
|1||1||0||2
|-
|align=left|UEFA European Championship
|1||0||2||3
|-
!Total!!2!!3!!2!!7
|}
;Notes:
- Honours won as .
See also
- Slovakia national under-21 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
Notes
References
External links
- of the Slovak Football Association
- Profile at FIFA official website
- Profile at UEFA official website
- RSSSF archive of results 1939–2009
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers