The Slovakia national football team (Slovak: Slovenská futbalová reprezentácia) 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.
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History
Slovak Republic and Czechoslovakia
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.
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.
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:
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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 (lit. 'Slovak Falcons'). The U15 to U21 national teams were given the nickname Slovenskí sokolíci (lit. 'Slovak Little Falcons'). 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
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.
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.
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixture
Coaching staff
As of May 2026
Coaching history
1939–1944
1993–present
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C matches against Moldova (twice), Kazakhstan and Faroe Islands on 26, 29 September, 2 and 6 October 2026; respectively.
Caps and goals updated as of 5 June 2026, after the match against Montenegro.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad within the last twelve months:
Player records
As of 13 October 2025
Players in bold are still active with Slovakia.
Competitive record
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Slovakia's all-time international record, correct as of 5 June 2026 after a match against Montenegro.Records with defunct teams are marked in italics.
Positive Record
Neutral Record
Negative Record
Honours
Global
FIFA World Cup
Runners-up (2): 19341, 19621
Olympic Games
Gold medal (1): 19801
Silver medal (1): 19641
Continental
UEFA European Championship
Champions (1): 19761
Third place (2): 19601, 19801
Regional
Central European International Cup
Champions (1): 1955–601
Runners-up (2): 1927–301, 1948–531
Friendly
Inter-Allied Games
Gold medal (1): 19191
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
Notes
Honours won as Czechoslovakia.