Slovakia national under-21 football team

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.

Slovakia Under-21

Nickname(s)	Repre[1] Sokolíci (Little Falcons)[2]
Association	Slovenský futbalový zväz
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jaroslav Kentoš
FIFA code	SVK
First colours Second colours
First international
Slovakia 0–3 France (Myjava, Slovakia; September 6, 1994)
Biggest win
Malta 0–6 Slovakia (Valletta, Malta; March 30, 1997) Latvia 0–6 Slovakia (Riga, Latvia; October 11, 2011) Luxembourg 1–7 Slovakia (Ettelbruck, Luxembourg; June 11, 2013) Slovakia 6-0 Armenia (Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia; June 6, 2019)
Biggest defeat
4–0 defeats on three occasions Records for competitive matches only
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2000)
Best result	Fourth place (2000)

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	Semi-Final	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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	2/12		7	4	1	2	11	6

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

2021 UEFA Under-21 Championship qualification

Group 2

Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	4	4	0	0	11	2	+9	12	Final tournament		—	3–1	2–1	4 Sep	TBD	13 Oct
2	France	4	3	0	1	14	8	+6	9	Final tournament if among five best runners-up		TBD	—	3–2	12 Oct	5–0	8 Oct
3	Georgia	5	2	0	3	12	8	+4	6[lower-alpha 1]			9 Oct	4 Sep	—	TBD	13 Oct	4–0
4	Slovakia	4	2	0	2	11	11	0	6[lower-alpha 1]			8 Sep	3–5	3–2	—	8 Oct	TBD
5	Azerbaijan	6	2	0	4	3	11	−8	6[lower-alpha 1]			0–1	7 Sep	0–3	2–1	—	1–0
6	Liechtenstein	5	1	0	4	3	14	−11	3			0–5	TBD	8 Sep	2–4	1–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: UEFA
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Georgia +2, Slovakia 0, Azerbaijan −2.

Schedule and results

Slovakia  v  Greece

22 March 2019 Friendly	Slovakia	4–3	Greece	Žilina, Slovakia
17:00	Pokorný  2' Kolesár  8' Boženík  18' Oravec  88'	Report	Kampetsis  12', 29' Limnios  61'	Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Slovakia  v  Norway

26 March 2019 Friendly	Slovakia	0–2	Norway	Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
17:00		Report	Haaland  38' Østigård  45+'	Stadium: MOL Aréna Attendance: 874 Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

Slovakia  v  Armenia

6 June 2019 Friendly	Slovakia	6–0	Armenia	Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia
18:00	Sluka  15', 52' Tupta  41' Strelec  53', 56' Nazaryan  59' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Mestský štadión Žiar nad Hronom Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

Czech Republic  v  Slovakia

9 June 2019 Friendly	Czech Republic	2–1	Slovakia	Zell am See, Austria
15:00	Matoušek  39' Šašinka  52'	Report	Kvocera  75'	Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

Azerbaijan  v  Slovakia

6 September 2019 2021 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Azerbaijan	2–1	Slovakia	Baku, Azerbaijan
18:30	Ekincier  7', 90+3'	Report	Tupta  82'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 274 Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (North Macedonia)

Liechtenstein  v  Slovakia

9 October 2019 2021 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Liechtenstein	2–4	Slovakia	Eschen, Liechtenstein
18:00	Caglar  63' Frick  67'	Report	Strelec  8' Bernát  43' Herc  68', 90+3'	Stadium: Sportpark Eschen-Mauren Attendance: 275 Referee: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson (Iceland)

Slovakia  v  France

15 October 2019 2021 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Slovakia	3–5	France	Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
21:00	Strelec  5' Herc  52' Tupta  62'	Report	Reine-Adélaïde  3' Aouar  13' Édouard  23', 35', 81'	Stadium: MOL Aréna Attendance: 2,603 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)

Slovakia  v  Belarus

14 November 2019 Friendly	Slovakia	3-0	Belarus	Senec, Slovakia
18:00	Špyrka  29' Almási  33' Ďuriš  85'	Report		Stadium: NTC Senec Referee: Zbyněk Proske (Czech Republic)

Slovakia  v  Georgia

18 November 2019 2021 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Slovakia	3-2	Georgia	Nitra, Slovakia
18:00	Kolesár  28' Herc  52' Gamboš  66'	Report	Kucia  8' Spandeashvili  89'	Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Attendance: 1548 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

Georgia  v  Slovakia

26 March 2020 2021 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Georgia	v	Slovakia	Georgia
		Report

Slovakia  v  Liechtenstein

31 March 2020 2021 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Slovakia	v	Liechtenstein	Nitra, Slovakia
		Report		Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom

Switzerland   v  Slovakia

4 September 2020 2021 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Switzerland	v	Slovakia	Basel,Switzerland
		Report		Stadium: St. Jakob-Park

Slovakia  v   Switzerland

8 September 2020 2021 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Slovakia	v	Switzerland	Slovakia
		Report

Slovakia  v  Azerbaijan

8 October 2020 2021 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	Slovakia	v	Azerbaijan	Slovakia
		Report

France  v  Slovakia

12 October 2020 2021 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying	France	v	Slovakia	France
		Report

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2021 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Azerbaijan.

Caps and goals updated as of 14 November 2019 after the match against Georgia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Martin Vantruba	(1998-02-07) February 7, 1998	4	0	Slavia
	1GK	Dávid Šípoš	(1998-08-14) August 14, 1998	2	0	Nitra
	1GK	Frederik Valach	(1999-03-11) March 11, 1999	0	0	Petržalka
	2DF	Martin Šulek	(1998-01-15) January 15, 1998	9	0	AS Trenčín
	2DF	Matej Oravec	(1998-03-30) March 30, 1998	5	0	Philadelphia
	2DF	Branislav Sluka	(1999-01-22) January 22, 1999	4	0	Žilina
	2DF	Kristián Vallo	(1998-06-02) June 2, 1998	3	0	Žilina
	2DF	Alexander Mojžiš	(1999-01-02) January 2, 1999	2	0	Ružomberok
	2DF	Martin Bednár	(1999-04-22) April 22, 1999	1	0	DAC Dunajská Streda
	2DF	Dominik Špiriak	(1999-03-22) March 22, 1999	1	0	FK Pohronie
	2DF	Adam Kopas	(1999-08-16) August 16, 1999	1	0	Žilina
	3MF	Christián Herc	(1998-09-30) September 30, 1998	9	4	Viktoria Plzeň
	3MF	Peter Kolesár	(1998-07-09) July 9, 1998	5	1	Zemplín Michalovce
	3MF	Martin Kovaľ	(1999-01-10) January 10, 1999	5	0	ViOn Zlaté Moravce
	3MF	Ján Bernát	(2001-01-10) January 10, 2001	3	1	Žilina
	3MF	Martin Gamboš	(1998-01-23) January 23, 1998	3	1	Spartak Trnava
	3MF	Michal Tomič	(1999-03-30) March 30, 1999	3	0	1. FC Slovácko
	3MF	Peter Pokorný	(2001-08-08) August 8, 2001	4	0	Liefering
	3MF	Martin Adamec	(1998-08-14) August 14, 1998	3	0	Odra Opole
	3MF	Jozef Špyrka	(1999-05-30) May 30, 1999	2	1	Železiarne Podbrezová
	3MF	Jakub Švec	(2000-07-23) July 23, 2000	1	0	ViOn Zlaté Moravce
	4FW	Ľubomír Tupta	(1998-03-27) March 27, 1998	6	2	Wisła Kraków
	4FW	Ladislav Almási	(1999-03-06) March 6, 1999	5	1	Ružomberok
	4FW	Marián Chobot	(1999-08-31) August 31, 1999	4	0	Nitra
	4FW	David Strelec	(2001-04-04) April 4, 2001	3	2	Slovan Bratislava
	4FW	Dávid Ďuriš	(1999-03-22) March 22, 1999	2	1	Žilina

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad in the past 12 months and are still eligible to play.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	2DF	Lukáš Fabiš	(1998-05-05) May 5, 1998	1	0	Nitra
	2DF	Ivan Mesík	(2001-06-01) June 1, 2001	0	0	FC Nordsjælland
	3MF	Milan Kvocera	(1998-01-01) January 1, 1998	1	0	Zemplín Michalovce
	3MF	Marek Fábry	(1998-08-07) August 7, 1998	1	0	Dukla
	3MF	Denis Baumgartner	(1998-02-02) February 2, 1998	0	0	Senica
	3MF	Adam Brenkus	(1999-01-08) January 8, 1999	0	0	Ružomberok
	4FW	Róbert Boženík	(1999-11-18) November 18, 1999	1	0	Feyenoord

Past squads

• 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
• 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad

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[3]	Oto Brunegraf	2015–2018
Oto Brunegraf (carateker)		2018-2019
Adrián Guľa[4]	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

See also

• Slovakia national football team
• Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team
• Slovakia national under-20 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
• Slovakia national under-15 football team

References

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. Novým trénerom "dvadsaťjednotky" definitívne Pavel Hapal, Profutbal.sk, Retrieved 23. 12. 2014 (in Slovak)
4. https://profutbal.sk/clanok/226258-dvadsatjednotka-ma-noveho-trenera-vypocujte-si-jeho-prve-slova

External links

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