Slovakia national under-21 football team

Slovakia U21
Nickname(s)Repre[1]
Sokolíci (Little Falcons)[2]
AssociationSlovenský futbalový zväz
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJaroslav Kentoš
Home stadiumŠtadión pod Zoborom
FIFA codeSVK
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
Records for competitive
matches only
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2000)
Best resultFourth 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
Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA
1996Did not Qualify–––––––
1998Did not Qualify–––––––
2000Semi-Final4th421153
2002Did not Qualify–––––––
2004Did not Qualify–––––––
2006Did not Qualify–––––––
2007Did not Qualify–––––––
2009Did not Qualify–––––––
2011Did not Qualify–––––––
2013Did not Qualify–––––––
2015Did not Qualify–––––––
2017Group Stage5th320163
2019Did not Qualify–––––––
2021Did not Qualify–––––––
Total2/147412116

Key: GP: Games played, W: Wins, D: Draws, L: Losses, GF: Goals for, GA: Goals against

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group C

Group C
Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (Q) 6 6 0 0 24 4 +20 18 Final tournament — 3–2 3–0 7 Jun 8–0 4–1
2  Slovakia (Y) 7 4 0 3 15 9 +6 12 Play-offs 2–3 — 2–1 4–0 3–1 Canc.
3  Northern Ireland (Y) 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 6 3 Jun 1–0 — 0–2 4–0 Canc.
4  Malta (Y) 6 2 0 4 8 15 −7 6 0–5 3 Jun 4–1 — 1–3 Canc.
5  Lithuania (E) 7 2 0 5 6 21 −15 6 0–2 0–2 7 Jun 2–1 — 0–3
6  Russia[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified 1–0 3–0 1–0 6–0 Canc. —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (Y) Cannot qualify directly, may only advance to play-offs
Notes:
  1. 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 considered null and void all their results.[4]

Fixtures and results

2021
4 June 2021 International Friendly Austria  2–1  Slovakia Ritzing, Austria
19:10 Auer 27'
Adamu 80'		 Report 56' Nebyla Stadium: Sonnenseestadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)
8 June 2021 International Friendly Slovakia  4–0  Finland Nitra, Slovakia
14:00 Galčík 10'
Kaprálik 23', 38'
Trusa 43'		 Report Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
3 September 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Slovakia  3–1  Lithuania Nitra, Slovakia
17:30 Kaprálik 24', 61'
Trusa 78' (pen.)		 Report 56' (pen.) Dolžnikov 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.)
Jakub 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'
Timur 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 12' Trusa
55' Kaprálik		 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 61' Johnston 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 4' Gil
66' Gómez
81' Navarro		 Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)
3 June 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Malta  –  Slovakia Malta
Report
7 June 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying Slovakia  –  Russia Slovakia
Report

Squad

Current squad

The following players were called up for friendly fixtures against  Northern Ireland (25 March 2022) and  Spain (29 March 2022).[5]
Caps and fixtures correct as of 29 March 2022 after the match against Spain.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ivan Krajčírik (2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 6 0 Ružomberok
1GK Ľubomír Belko (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 5 0 Žilina
1GK Richard Ludha (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 2 0 Železiarne Podbrezová
2DF Ivan Mesík (2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 13 1 Odd
2DF Matúš Vojtko (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 13 0 Slovan Bratislava
2DF Peter Kováčik (2001-12-01) 1 December 2001 9 0 Železiarne Podbrezová
2DF Tomáš Nemčík (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 10 0 Žilina
2DF Adam Obert (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 5 0 Cagliari
2DF Samuel Suľa (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 5 0 ViOn Zlaté Moravce
2DF Gergely Tumma (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 3 0 Spartak Trnava
2DF Mikuláš Bakaľa (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 0 0 Železiarne Podbrezová
3MF Ján Bernát (2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 19 5 Westerlo
4FW Jakub Kadák (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 16 4 AS Trenčín
3MF Roland Galčík (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 10 0 Železiarne Podbrezová
3MF Sebastian Nebyla (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 10 2 DAC Dunajská Streda
3MF Filip Lichý (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 8 1 Ružomberok
3MF Martin Šviderský (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 8 0 Manchester United
3MF Patrik Iľko (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 5 1 Žilina
3MF Tibor Slebodník (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 3 0 Žilina
3MF Adam Tučný (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 2 0 AS Trenčín
4FW Matej Trusa (2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 13 9 Viktoria Plzeň
4FW Adrián Kaprálik (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 13 5 Žilina
4FW Tomáš Bobček (2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 2 0 Ružomberok

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 Denis Chudý (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 1 0 Rohožník v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
GK Michal Kukučka (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 0 0 AS Trenčín v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
GK Martin Trnovský (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 0 0 Slovan Bratislava v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
GK Alex Fojtíček (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 0 0 Partizán Bardejov v.  Northern Ireland, 7 September 2021ALT
DF Sebastian Kóša (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 6 0 Spartak Trnava v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
DF Marián Pišoja (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 5 0 Dukla Banská Bystrica v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
DF Matúš Malý (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 2 0 DAC Dunajská Streda v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
DF Kristián Mihálek (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 2 0 Skalica v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
DF Simeon Kohút (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 0 0 Petržalka v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
DF Patrik Leitner (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 0 0 Žilina v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
DF Marcel Vasiľ (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 0 0 Košice v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
DF Dominik Javorček (2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 2 0 Žilina v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
DF Kristián Mihálek (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 2 0 Skalica v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
DF Aurel Dávidík (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 0 0 Stal Stalowa Wola v.  Finland, 8 June 2021ALT
MF Miroslav GonoINJ (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 13 1 Žilina v.  Spain, 29 March 2022
MF Adam Goljan (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 11 1 Sparta Prague B v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Matúš Kmeť (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 9 1 AS Trenčín v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Patrik Myslovič (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 5 0 Žilina v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Jakub Švec (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 3 0 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Denis Potoma (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 2 0 Orion Tip Sereď v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Marko Totka (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 1 0 Senica v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Dominik Veselovský (2002-07-19) 19 July 2002 0 0 DAC Dunajská Streda v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Tomáš Rigo (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 0 0 Sellier & Bellot Vlašim v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Oliver Luterán (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 0 0 Ružomberok v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Samuel Ďatko (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 0 0 Železiarne Podbrezová v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Filip Mráz (2001-05-19) 19 May 2001 0 0 Žilina v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Matúš Begala (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 0 0 Zemplín Michalovce v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
MF Peter Pokorný (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 19 1 Real Sociedad B v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021
MF Samuel Lavrinčík (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 3 0 AS Trenčín v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021
MF Timotej Múdry (2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 4 0 Ružomberok v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Adam Gaži (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 0 0 AS Trenčín v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Jakub Tancík (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 0 0 Ružomberok v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
MF Fares Shudeiwa (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 0 0 Vysočina Jihlava v.  Malta, 12 October 2021ALT
MF Patrik Danek (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 0 0 Petržalka v.  Northern Ireland, 7 September 2021ALT
FW Stanislav Olejník (2002-03-31) 31 March 2002 0 0 Spartak Trnava v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
FW Lukáš Letenay (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 0 0 AS Trenčín v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
FW Peter Voško (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 0 0 Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš v.  Spain, 29 March 2022ALT
FW Timotej Jambor (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 0 0 Žilina v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
FW Marko Kelemen (2000-04-29) 29 April 2000 0 0 Petržalka v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
FW Lukáš Leginus (2000-04-24) 24 April 2000 0 0 ŠTK Šamorín v.  Lithuania, 16 November 2021ALT
FW Roland Gerebenits (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 2 0 Enosis Neon Paralimni v.  Finland, 8 June 2021ALT
FW Matej Franko (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 0 0 Dukla Banská Bystrica v.  Finland, 8 June 2021ALT
  • 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 2018
Adrián Guľa Marián Zimen 2018–2019
Jaroslav Kentoš Tibor Goljan 2019–

Other youth record

See also

Notes

    References
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    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.
    5. Sarňák, Branislav (3 November 2021). "U21 – Tréner Kentoš nominoval na Rusko a Litvu 23 hráčov: Náročnosť, náročnosť, náročnosť, na náš výkon". futbalsfz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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