Slovakia

Nickname(s) repre Association Slovenský futbalový zväz Confederation UEFA (Europe) Head coach Vladimír Weiss Asst coach Michal Hipp Captain Marek Hamšík Most caps Miroslav Karhan (96) Top scorer Szilárd Németh (22) Home stadium Tehelné pole (Bratislava) FIFA code SVK FIFA ranking 34 Highest FIFA ranking 17 (May 1997) Lowest FIFA ranking 150 (December 1993) Elo ranking 48 (tied with Poland) Highest Elo ranking 28 (May 2001) Lowest Elo ranking 58 (September 2001) Home colours Away colours First international Slovakia 2 - 0 Germany (Bratislava, Slovakia; 27 August 1939) Second Slovak Republic: UAE 0–1 Slovakia (Dubai, UAE; 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) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 2010)

The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in international football and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the Slovakia Football Association was founded in 1993, and has been affiliated to both FIFA and UEFA since the same year. They will be participants at the 2010 World Cup for the first time since independence. History The first official match of the first Slovak Republic (1939–1945) was played in Bratislava against Germany on 27 August 1939, and ended in a 2-0 victory for Slovakia. After the Second World War, the national football team was subsumed into the team of Czechoslovakia, and for over fifty 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 1976 European Championships. 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 match back on Slovak soil was the 4-1 defeat 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 wins (7-0) have come against Liechtenstein in 2004 and San Marino in 2007. Slovakia played in a major championship as an independent team for the first time in Euro '96 qualifying, but finished in third place in their qualifying group, behind Romania and France, having recorded 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. Slovakia will participate in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in their history as an independent nation after finishing in first place in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3 ahead of Slovenia, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, and Poland. On 14 October 2009, they clinched qualification with a 1-0 away win against Poland.....

Stadium Tehelné pole is most popular name for a football stadium in Bratislava. Named after the surrounding neighbourhood in Bratislava. The stadium is the home field for Slovan and Slovakia national football team. Capacity of the stadium is 30,085 spectators. The construction of the stadium was begun in 1939 and was finished in 1944 however the stadium was opened already in September 1940. The first official match was played on 27 October 1940 when Slovan hosted Hertha. The match ended 2-2. The stadium was also the home field for Czechoslovakia national football team in common era and it was second biggest stadium in Czechoslovakia after the Strahov. In 2005-06 season Artmedia used this stadium for a contests in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup. The Slovak Repre also use Stadium Pod Dubnom in Žilina and Stadium of Anton Malatinský in Trnava. Latest results 2009 Results in 2009 Date Venue Home Team Score Away Team Goals 10 February 2009 Tsirion Stadium  Slovakia 2–3 Ukraine  42. Vittek, 69. Hamšík – 10. Valyayev, 47. Seleznyov, 83. Milevsky (pen.) 11 February 2009 Makario Stadium  Cyprus 3–2 Slovakia  32. Marangos (pen.), 74. Nicolaou, 82. Okkas – 88. Jež, 90.+3 Jendrišek 28 March 2009 Wembley  England 4–0 Slovakia  7. Heskey, 70. and 90. Rooney, 82. Lampard 1 April 2009 AXA Arena  Czech Republic 1–2 Slovakia  30. Škrtel (o.g.) – 23. Šesták, 83. Jendrišek 6 June 2009 Tehelné Pole  Slovakia 7–0 San Marino  3. and 32. Cech, 12. Pekarík, 35. Stoch, 42. Kozák, 63. Jakubko, 68. Hanzel 12 August 2009 Laugardalsvöllur  Iceland 1–1 Slovakia  60. K. Sigurdsson – 35. Vittek 5 September 2009 Tehelné Pole  Slovakia 2–2 Czech Republic  60. Šesták, 73. Hamšík (pen.) – 68. Pudil, 84. Baroš 9 September 2009 Windsor Park  Northern Ireland 0–2 Slovakia  15. Šesták, 67. Hološko 10 October 2009 Tehelné Pole  Slovakia 0–2 Slovenia  56. Birsa, 90.+3 Pecnik 14 October 2009 Stadion Slaski  Poland 0–1 Slovakia  3. Gancarczyk (o.g.) 14 November 2009 Tehelné Pole  Slovakia 1–0 United States  26. Hamšík (pen.) 17 November 2009 Pod Dubnom  Slovakia 1–2 Chile  17. Šesták – 9. Jara, 55. Paredes Score bar: Blue - WC 2010 Qualification, Green - International Friendly 2010 Date Venue Home Team Score Away Team Goals 3 March 2010 Pod Dubnom  Slovakia 0–1 Norway  67. Moldskred 29 May 2010 Hypo-Arena  Slovakia 1–1 Cameroon  6. Kopúnek – 83. Enoh 5 June 2010 Pasienky  Slovakia 3–0 Costa Rica  16. Sequeira (o.g.), 46. Vittek, 86. Šesták (pen.) 15 June 2010 Royal Bafokeng  New Zealand Slovakia  20 June 2010 Free State  Slovakia Paraguay  24 June 2010 Ellis Park  Slovakia Italy  3 September 2010 TBA  Slovakia Macedonia  7 September 2010 TBA  Russia Slovakia  8 October 2010 TBA  Armenia Slovakia  12 October 2010 TBA  Slovakia Republic of Ireland  Score bar: Blue – World Cup 2010, Yellow – Euro 2012 qualifying, Green – International Friendly World Cup record 1930 to 1994 - See Czechoslovakia Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA 1998 Did not Qualify - - - - - - - 2002 Did not Qualify - - - - - - - 2006 Did not Qualify - - - - - - - 2010 Qualified - - - - - - - Total 1/4 - - - - - - 2010 FIFA World Cup Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 June 2010 13:30 (UTC+2) New Zealand  v  Slovakia Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg 20 June 2010 13:30 (UTC+2) Slovakia  v  Paraguay Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 24 June 2010 16:00 (UTC+2) Slovakia  v  Italy Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg European Championship record 1960 to 1992 - see Czechoslovakia 1996 to 2008 - Did not qualify UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   Andorra  — 2 Sep '11 8 Oct '10 7 Oct '11 3 Sep '10 26 Mar '11 Armenia  12 Oct '10 — 7 Oct '11 3 Sep '10 4 Jun '11 8 Oct '10 Macedonia  6 Sep '11 7 Sep '10 — 4 Jun '11 12 Oct '10 11 Oct '11 Republic of Ireland  7 Sep '10 11 Oct '11 26 Mar '11 — 8 Oct '10 2 Sep '11 Russia  11 Oct '11 26 Mar '11 2 Sep '11 6 Sep '11 — 7 Sep '10 Slovakia  4 Jun '11 6 Sep '11 3 Sep '10 12 Oct '10 7 Oct '11 — Current squad The following 23-men squad has been selected at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Caps and goals as of 5 June 2010. # Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Debut Goalkeepers 1 Ján Mucha 5 December 1982 (1982-12-05) (age 27) Everton 15 (0) v Hungary, 6 February 2008 12 Dušan Perniš 28 November 1984 (1984-11-28) (age 25) Dundee United 2 (0) v Iceland, 12 August 2009 23 Dušan Kuciak 21 May 1985 (1985-05-21) (age 25) Vaslui 3 (0) v UAE, 10 December 2006 Defenders 2 Peter Pekarík 30 October 1986 (1986-10-30) (age 23) Wolfsburg 21 (1) v UAE, 10 December 2006 3 Martin Škrtel 15 December 1984 (1984-12-15) (age 25) Liverpool 39 (5) v Japan, 9 July 2004 4 Marek Cech 26 January 1983 (1983-01-26) (age 27) West Bromwich Albion 40 (5) v Japan, 9 July 2004 5 Radoslav Zabavník 16 September 1980 (1980-09-16) (age 29) Mainz 05 44 (1) v Greece, 30 April 2004 16 Ján Durica 10 December 1981 (1981-12-10) (age 28) Lokomotiv Moscow 37 (1) v Japan, 9 July 2004 21 Kornel Saláta 24 January 1985 (1985-01-24) (age 25) Slovan Bratislava 4 (0) v Switzerland, 24 May 2008 22 Martin Petráš 2 November 1979 (1979-11-02) (age 30) Cesena 38 (1) v Iran, 6 February 2002 Midfielders 6 Zdeno Štrba 9 June 1976 (1976-06-09) (age 34) Skoda Xanthi 21 (0) v Cyprus, 13 February 2003 7 Vladimír Weiss 30 November 1989 (1989-11-30) (age 20) Manchester City 9 (0) v Iceland, 12 August 2009 8 Ján Kozák 22 April 1980 (1980-04-22) (age 30) Timisoara 23 (2) v Hungary, 30 November 2004 10 Marek Sapara 31 July 1982 (1982-07-31) (age 27) Ankaragücü 25 (2) v Estonia, 8 February 2005 15 Miroslav Stoch 19 October 1989 (1989-10-19) (age 20) Chelsea 12 (1) v Ukraine, 10 February 2009 17 Marek Hamšík 27 July 1987 (1987-07-27) (age 22) Napoli 32 (8) v Poland, 7 February 2007 19 Juraj Kucka 26 February 1987 (1987-02-26) (age 23) Sparta Praha 6 (0) v Liechtenstein, 19 November 2008 20 Kamil Kopúnek 18 May 1984 (1984-05-18) (age 26) Spartak Trnava 9 (1) v France, 1 March 2006 Strikers 9 Stanislav Šesták 16 December 1982 (1982-12-16) (age 27) Bochum 31 (11) v Luxembourg, 18 August 2004 11 Róbert Vittek 1 April 1982 (1982-04-01) (age 28) Lille 70 (19) v Germany, 29 May, 2001 13 Filip Hološko 17 January 1984 (1984-01-17) (age 26) Besiktas 38 (5) v Germany, 3 September 2005 14 Martin Jakubko 26 February 1980 (1980-02-26) (age 30) Saturn Moscow Oblast 22 (4) v Estonia, 26 March 2005 18 Erik Jendrišek 26 October 1986 (1986-10-26) (age 23) Schalke 04 15 (2) v San Marino, 11 October 2008 Recent call-up The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad within the last twelve months.. Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals) Debut Most recent callup Goalkeepers Luboš Kamenár 17 June 1987 (1987-06-17) (age 22) Nantes 2 (0) v San Marino, 11 October 2008 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad Defenders Marián Cišovský 2 November 1979 (1979-11-02) (age 30) Timisoara 8 (0) v Iran, 6 February 2002 v Northern Ireland, 9 September 2009 Tomáš Hubocan 17 September 1985 (1985-09-17) (age 24) Zenit Saint Petersburg 5 (0) v San Marino, 21 November 2007 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad Lubomír Michalík 13 August 1983 (1983-08-13) (age 26) Leeds United 4 (1) v UAE, 10 December 2006 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad Martin Dobrotka 22 January 1985 (1985-01-22) (age 25) Slovan Bratislava 1 (0) v Cyprus, 11 February 2009 v Poland, 14 October 2009 Luboš Hanzel 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) (age 23) Spartak Trnava 1 (1) v San Marino, 6 June 2009 v Northern Ireland, 9 September 2009 Csaba Horváth 2 May 1982 (1982-05-02) (age 28) ADO Den Haag 1 (0) v Iceland, 12 August 2009 v Northern Ireland, 9 September 2009 Mário Pecalka 29 December 1980 (1980-12-29) (age 29) MŠK Žilina 1 (0) v Ukraine, 10 February 2009 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad Midfielders Miroslav Karhan 21 June 1976 (1976-06-21) (age 33) Mainz 05 96 (13) v Israel, 6 September 1995 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad Dušan Švento 1 August 1985 (1985-08-01) (age 24) Red Bull Salzburg 20 (1) v Malta, 15 August 2006 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad Balázs Borbély 2 October 1979 (1979-10-02) (age 30) AEL Limassol 13 (0) v Japan, 9 July 2004 v San Marino, 6 June 2009 Strikers Ján Novák 6 March 1985 (1985-03-06) (age 25) MFK Košice 4 (0) v Turkey, 20 May 2008 v Poland, 14 October 2009 Coaching staff 1.Mucha 3.Pekarík 5.Saláta 6.Štrba 2.Petráš 17.Hamšík (C) 10.Kopúnek 14.Kozák 7.Weiss 18.Jendrišek 9.Šesták Slovakia line-up for match against Poland at October 14, 2009 Head Coach Vladimir Weiss Assistant Coach Michal Hipp Goalkeeping Coach Miroslav Mentel Technical Manager Róbert Tomaschek Fitness Coach Martin Rusnák Support Team Boris Kitka Stanislav Varga Video Analyst Michal Slyško Team Doctors MUDr. Vladimír Pener MUDr. Ladislav Pavlovic Backroom Staff Jirí Jurza Viliam Kálmán Marián Drinka Ján Beniak Most goals and appearances As of 5 June 2010. Bold are still available for selection. Top goalscorers Most goals for Slovakia (1993–present) # Player Career Goals Caps 1. Szilárd Németh 1996– 22 57 2. Róbert Vittek 2001– 19 70 3. Marek Mintál 2002–2009 14 45 4. Miroslav Karhan 1995– 13 96 5. Peter Dubovský 1994–2000 12 33 6. Stanislav Šesták 2004– 11 31 7. Tibor Jancula 1995–2001 9 29 Lubomír Reiter 2001–2005 9 28 9. Marek Hamšík 2007– 8 32 10. Jaroslav Timko 1994–1997 7 18 Dušan Tittel 1994–1998 7 44 Most goals for Czechoslovakia (1922–1939 and 1945–1993) # Player Career Goals Caps 1. Adolf Scherer 1958–1964 22 36 2. Marián Masný 1974–1982 18 75 3. Jozef Adamec 1960–1971 14 44 4. Andrej Kvašnák 1960–1970 13 47 5. Karol Jokl 1963–1972 11 27 6. Anton Moravcík 1952–1960 10 25 7. Ján Kozák 1976–1984 9 55 Ladislav Kuna 1966–1974 9 47 Anton Ondruš 1974–1980 9 58 10. Stanislav Griga 1983–1990 8 34 Most capped players Most capped for Slovakia # Player Career Caps Goals 1. Miroslav Karhan 1995– 96 13 2. Róbert Vittek 2001– 70 19 3. Szilárd Németh 1996–2006 57 22 4. Stanislav Varga 1997–2006 54 2 5. Róbert Tomaschek 1994–2001 50 4 6. Marek Mintál 2002–2009 45 14 7. Peter Dzúrik 1997–2003 44 2 Dušan Tittel 1994–1998 44 7 Radoslav Zabavník 2004– 44 1 10. Miroslav König 1997–2004 43 0 Most capped for Czechoslovakia # Player Career Caps Goals 1. Marián Masný 1974–1982 75 18 2. Karol Dobiaš 1967–1980 67 6 3. Ján Popluhár 1958–1967 62 1 4. Anton Ondruš 1974–1980 58 9 5. Ladislav Jurkemik 1974–1983 57 3 6. Koloman Gögh 1974–1980 55 1 Ján Kozák 1976–1984 55 9 8. Jozef Barmoš 1977–1982 52 0 Jozef Chovanec 1984–1992 52 4 10. Jaroslav Pollák 1968–1980 49 1 Managers As of 5 June 2010. Name Years MC W D L GF GA GD PG Jozef Vengloš 1993–1995 16 5 4 7 21 30 -9 1.19 Jozef Jankech 1995–1998 34 18 6 10 51 33 +18 1.76 Dušan Radolský 1998 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0.00 Jozef Adamec 1999–2001 34 13 11 10 38 31 +7 1.47 Ladislav Jurkemik 2002–2003 19 6 5 8 27 26 +1 1.21 Dušan Galis 2004–2006 31 12 12 7 53 36 +17 1.55 Ján Kocian 2006–2008 17 3 5 9 30 28 +2 0.82 Vladimír Weiss 2008– 21 10 3 8 37 27 +10 1.57 Totals 173 67 46 60 258 214 +44 1.43 Source : wikipedia