| Nickname(s) | Repre[1] Sokolíci (Little Falcons)[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Slovenský futbalový zväz | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Jaroslav Kentoš | ||
| Home stadium | Štadión pod Zoborom | ||
| FIFA code | SVK | ||
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| 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 | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2000) | ||
| Best result | Fourth 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.
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1996 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1998 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000 |
Fourth place | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  2021 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2023 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2025 |
Qualified as hosts | to be determined | ||||||
| Total | 3/16 | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
Key: GP: Games played, W: Wins, D: Draws, L: Losses, GF: Goals for, GA: Goals against
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 24 | Final tournament | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 7–1 | ||
| 2 | Slovakia
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 15 | Play-offs | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | Canc. | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 7 | 0–6 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–2 | Canc. | ||
| 4 | Lithuania
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 5 | Malta
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 6 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | — | Canc. | ||
| 6 | Russia[a]
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified | Canc. | — |
The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.
All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Croatia 
|
3–3 (5–4 p) | Denmark
|
2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Slovakia
|
3–5 |  Ukraine
|
3–2 | 0–3 |
Republic of Ireland 
|
1–1 (1–3 p) | Israel
|
1–1 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Iceland 
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1–2 | Czech Republic
|
1–2 | 0–0 |
v Lithuania
| 3 September 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia | 3–1 | Lithuania | Nitra, Slovakia |
| 17:30 | Kaprálik  24', 61' Trusa 78' (pen.) |
Report | Dolžnikov 56' (pen.) |
Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Attendance: 757 Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden) |
v Slovakia
| 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) |
v Slovakia
| 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) |
v Malta
| 12 October 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia | 4–0 | Malta | Nitra, Slovakia |
| 16:30 | Trusa 23', 64', 81' (pen.) Kadák 36' |
Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Zoborom Attendance: 468 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania) |
v Slovakia
| 12 November 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Russia | 3–0 | Slovakia | Khimki, Russia |
| Khlusevich 34' Agalarov 45+1' Suleymanov 82' |
Report | Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 296 Referee: Peter Kjaersgaard (Denmark) |
v Slovakia
| 16 November 2021 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Lithuania | 0–2 | Slovakia | Alytus, Lithuania |
| 17:30 | Report | Trusa 12' Kaprálik 55' |
Stadium: SRC Alytus Attendance: 172 Referee: Haris Kaljanac (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
v Northern Ireland
| 25 March 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia | 2–1 | Northern Ireland | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 16:00 | Trusa 37' Kadák 86' (pen.) |
Report | Johnston 61' |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 1,377 Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo) |
v Spain
| 29 March 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia | 2–3 | Spain | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 16:00 | Bernát 38' (pen.) Nebyla 90+1' |
Report | Gil 4' Gómez 66' Navarro 81' |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria) |
v Slovakia
| 3 June 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Malta | 1–3 | Slovakia | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 18:30 | Attard 4' |
Report | Pokorný 45+3' Iľko 90+2', 90+7' |
Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Snir Levy (Israel) |
v Russia
| 7 June 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifying | Slovakia | Cancelled | Russia | Senec, Slovakia |
| Report | Stadium: NTC Senec |
v Romania
| 7 June 2022 International Friendly | Slovakia | 4–3 | Romania | Senec, Slovakia |
| 17:30 | Tučný 17' Vojtko 53' (pen.) Kelemen 80' Kaprálik 83' |
Report | Marković 24', 48' Corbu 33' |
Stadium: NTC Senec Attendance: 375 Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic) |
v Ukraine
| September 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifier – Play-off | Slovakia | v | Ukraine | Žilina, Slovakia |
| Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom |
v Slovakia
| September 2022 2023 UEFA EURO U21 Qualifier – Play-off | Ukraine | v | Slovakia | Ukraine |
The following players were selected for the friendlies against Hungary and Austria on the 14 and 20 June 2023.[7]
Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against Macedonia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Ľubomír Belko | (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 (age 22) | 8 | 0 | Žilina
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| 1GK | Tomáš Frühwald | (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Ružomberok
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| 1GK | Michal Kukučka | (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Trenčín
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| 2DF | Adam Obert | (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Cagliari
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| 2DF | Dominik Javorček | (2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | Žilina
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| 2DF | Jakub Jakubko | (2004-08-24) 24 August 2004 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Košice
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| 2DF | Johan Morel | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Nancy
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| 2DF | Alexander Selecký | (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Ružomberok
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| 2DF | Damián Kachút | (2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | DAC Dunajská Streda
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| 2DF | Jakub Luka | (2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Dolný Kubín
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| 2DF | Marek Mičák | (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Slovan Bratislava
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| 3MF | Sebastian Nebyla | (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23) | 15 | 2 | DAC Dunajská Streda
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| 3MF | Tomáš Rigo | (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Sellier & Bellot Vlašim
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| 3MF | Dominik Veselovský | (2002-07-19) 19 July 2002 (age 21) | 3 | 1 | DAC Dunajská Streda
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| 3MF | Martin Gomola | (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Žilina
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| 3MF | Lukáš Jendrek | (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Tatran Prešov
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| 3MF | Šimon Faško | (2006-04-09) 9 April 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Podbrezová
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| 3MF | Adam Hanes | (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Dukla Banská Bystrica
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| 3MF | Adrián Mojžiš | (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Šamorín
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| 4FW | Adrián Kaprálik | (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 22) | 20 | 6 | Žilina
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| 4FW | Adam Tučný | (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 1 | Ružomberok
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| 4FW | Vladimír Trabalík | (2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 (age 21) | 3 | 1 | Žilina
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| 4FW | Roman Čerepkai | (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Zlaté Moravce
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Patrik Leitner | (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Žilina
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v.  North Macedonia, 28 March 2023
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| DF | Urban Mazanovský | (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Púchov
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v. North Macedonia, 28 March 2023
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| DF | Sebastian Kóša | (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Spartak Trnava
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v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
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| DF | Samuel Ďatko | (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Železiarne Podbrezová
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v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
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| MF | Martin Šviderský | (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Almería
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v. North Macedonia, 28 March 2023
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| MF | Gabriel Hornyák | (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Slovan Bratislava
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v. North Macedonia, 28 March 2023
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| MF | Fares Shudeiwa | (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Vysočina Jihlava
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v. North Macedonia, 28 March 2023
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| MF | Peter Pokorný | (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 22) | 20 | 2 | MOL Fehérvár
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v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
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| MF | Samuel Lavrinčík | (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 23) | 4 | 0 | AS Trenčín
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v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
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| MF | Tomáš Suslov | (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | FC Groningen
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v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
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| FW | Adam Horvát | (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Železiarne Podbrezová
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v. North Macedonia, 28 March 2023
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| FW | Roland Galčík | (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 22) | 11 | 1 | Žilina
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v. Ukraine, 27 September 2022
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| Head Coach | Assistant | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Milan Lešický
|
Jozef Štafura
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1993–1997 |
| Jozef Barmoš
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Bohumil Andrejko
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1997–1998 |
| Dušan Radolský
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Bohumil Andrejko
|
1998–2000 |
| Stanislav Griga
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Vladimír Goffa
|
2000–2001 |
| Mikuláš Komanický
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Ján Švehlík
|
2002–2003 |
| Ladislav Jurkemik
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Ján Gabriel
|
2004 |
| Jozef Bubenko
|
Ján Gabriel
|
2004–2005 |
| Ladislav Petráš
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Karol Brezík
|
2006 |
| Jozef Barmoš
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Jozef Vukušič Viliam Hýravý Roland Praj
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2007–2008 |
| Boris Kitka
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Jozef Daňko
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2009–2010 |
| Ľubomír Nosický
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Peter Nemečkay
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2010 |
| Ivan Galád
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Norbert Hrnčár
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2011–2014 |
| Pavel Hapal
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Oto Brunegraf
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2015–2018 |
| Oto Brunegraf
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none | 2018 |
| Adrián Guľa
|
Marián Zimen
|
2018–2019 |
| Jaroslav Kentoš
|
Tibor Goljan
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2019– |
2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship – Third place
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship – Round of 16|
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