Slovenia
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFootball Association of Slovenia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMatjaž Kek
CaptainJan Oblak
Most capsBoštjan Cesar (101)
Top scorerZlatko Zahovič (35)
Home stadiumStožice Stadium
FIFA codeSVN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 54 Steady (21 December 2023)[1]
Highest15 (October–November 2010)
Lowest134 (December 1993)
First international
Unofficial
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Slovenia 0–5 France 
(Ljubljana, Kingdom of SCS; 23 June 1921)
Official
 Estonia 1–1 Slovenia 
(Tallinn, Estonia; 3 June 1992)
Biggest win
 Oman 0–7 Slovenia 
(Muscat, Oman; 8 February 1999)
Biggest defeat
 France 5–0 Slovenia 
(Saint-Denis, France; 12 October 2002)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup stage (2002, 2010)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2000)
Best resultGroup stage (2000)
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The Slovenia national football team (Slovene: Slovenska nogometna reprezentanca) represents Slovenia in men's international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia, the governing body for football in Slovenia. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA. It competes in the three major professional tournaments available to European nations: the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Nations League and the UEFA European Championship. Slovenia played its first official match in 1992, one year after the country gained independence from Yugoslavia. The majority of Slovenia's home matches are played at Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana.

Slovenia have qualified for a major tournament four times, twice for the FIFA World Cup and twice for the UEFA European Championship, but have never progressed beyond the group stage of a finals tournament. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Slovenia achieved its first (and so far only) victory in a major tournament, defeating Algeria 1–0. The team have achieved some noteworthy results, such as beating the 2006 FIFA World Cup winners Italy 1–0 in 2004, which was Italy's only defeat in the entire 2006 World Cup campaign. Their biggest defeat came in 2002 with a 5–0 loss to France, while their highest-scoring victory was a 7–0 win over Oman in 1999.

Boštjan Cesar holds the record for Slovenia appearances, having played 101 times between 2003 and 2018. Zlatko Zahovič scored 35 goals for Slovenia and is the record holder for most goals scored.

History

Origins and pre-independence years (1921–1991)

Before Slovenia's independence in 1991, the national football team of Slovenia existed only as a regional team, not officially recognised by FIFA. On 23 June 1921, the Slovenian capital Ljubljana hosted a match between France and a selection of players from Slovenian clubs. One of the guests at the match was the acting FIFA president Jules Rimet,[2] who later initiated the first FIFA World Cup tournament. The French team won the match 5–0 and, although the match was not official by international standards, it was, at least in Slovenia, generally accepted as the first appearance of the Slovenian national team.[2][3] In the following decades, Slovenia played four more unofficial friendly matches: in 1956 against China, in 1968 against Austria, in 1990 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in 1991 against Croatia.[3]

Independence, first victory and first qualifiers (1992–1998)

In 1992, one year after Slovenia's independence from Yugoslavia, the national team was admitted to UEFA and FIFA.[4] On 3 June of the same year, Slovenia played its first FIFA-recognised game, a friendly match against Estonia in Tallinn.[5] The match ended in a 1–1 draw, and the first official goal for the team was scored by Igor Benedejčič. The first team manager was Bojan Prašnikar.[6] On 7 April 1993, the two teams played another friendly, and this time Slovenia achieved its first international victory by winning the match 2–0.[7]

In 1994, managed by Zdenko Verdenik, Slovenia debuted in official competitions as the team competed in the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifiers. Slovenia played in Group 4 and finished in fifth place out of six teams, with eleven points.[8] In the opening match of the qualifiers, Slovenia drew 1–1 at home against the 1994 FIFA World Cup finalists Italy.[9] In the qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, in a group with Denmark, Croatia, Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia finished in last place, registering just one point in eight matches.[10]

Golden generation (1998–2002)

UEFA Euro 2000 campaign

In July 1998, Srečko Katanec was appointed as the new manager of the team.[11] Under his guidance, Slovenia finished the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers in second place, only behind Norway.[12] Zlatko Zahovič scored eight of Slovenia's twelve goals in the qualifiers.[13] In the additional playoffs, Slovenia faced Ukraine. The first leg was played in Ljubljana, which Slovenia won 2–1 after going a goal behind. Zahovič scored Slovenia's first goal, and Milenko Ačimovič scored a goal from the halfway line late in the match for the final score of 2–1.[14] The second match was played in snowy conditions in Kyiv. Serhii Rebrov scored from the penalty spot in the 68th minute to give Ukraine a lead, while Slovenia equalised eight minutes later with a goal by Miran Pavlin.[15] The 1–1 draw meant that Slovenia won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for its first major tournament.[15]

Slovenia's lineup for their first ever game at a major tournament, against FR Yugoslavia at the UEFA Euro 2000.[16]

At UEFA Euro 2000, Slovenia were drawn into Group C, together with Spain, FR Yugoslavia and Norway. In the first game, Slovenia played against Yugoslavia and took a 3–0 lead after one hour of play, with Zahovič scoring twice and Pavlin once. However, Yugoslavia made a comeback as they scored three goals in just six minutes for a final score of 3–3, playing with only ten players after Siniša Mihajlović was sent off when the score was still 3–0 for Slovenia.[16] The second game against Spain was played in Amsterdam. Spain took a 1–0 lead with a goal by Raúl, but Slovenia equalised after one hour of play as Zahovič scored his third goal of the tournament. Just a minute later, Spain was leading again as Joseba Etxeberria scored the winning goal.[17] In the last round of the group stage, Slovenia played against Norway and still had a chance to progress to the quarterfinals. The match finished in a goalless draw and Slovenia won its second point of the tournament, but was eliminated.[18]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
3  Norway 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4 Slovenia 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: RSSSF

2002 FIFA World Cup campaign

For the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Slovenia were drawn into a group with Russia, FR Yugoslavia, Switzerland, Faroe Islands and Luxembourg.[19] In its first five qualifying games, Slovenia won only one match (away at Luxembourg), and even drew 2–2 with the underdogs Faroe Islands despite leading 2–0 with less than five minutes remaining.[20] In the next five matches, Slovenia won four times, including a last minute victory over Russia.[19] Slovenia finished in second place without a single defeat, and advanced to the playoff stage.[19] In the playoffs, Slovenia faced Romania. They came from a goal down to win the first game 2–1 with the goals from Ačimovič in the first half and Milan Osterc in the second half.[19] In the second leg in Bucharest, Slovenia took the lead with a goal scored by Mladen Rudonja.[19] The final result was 1–1, and Slovenia qualified for its second consecutive major tournament and first ever World Cup.[21][22]

At the World Cup, Slovenia played in Group B with Spain, Paraguay and South Africa. In the first game, Slovenia faced Spain for the second time in a row at a big tournament, having lost the previous game at Euro 2000. Spain took the lead in the first half with the goal from Raúl. Juan Carlos Valerón scored Spain's second goal 15 minutes before full-time for a 2–0 lead. A few minutes later, Sebastjan Cimirotič scored the first World Cup goal for Slovenia to reduce the score to 2–1, before Fernando Hierro scored in the 87th minute for the final score of 3–1.[23] The match is notable due to the conflict between manager Katanec and star player Zahovič, after which Katanec announced his retirement after the tournament, while Zahovič was expelled from the team and sent home.[24] Slovenia lost the two remaining matches against South Africa (1–0) and Paraguay (3–1) and finished last in the group with three defeats.[25][26]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3  South Africa 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Slovenia 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: RSSSF

Decline (2003–2007)

After the resignation of Katanec, Prašnikar took over the team on a four-year contract.[27] The team has undergone some major changes, with several key players retiring from the national team.[28]

In the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying campaign, Slovenia played against France, Israel, Cyprus and Malta. The team finished in second place with four wins out of eight games, however, they lost both matches against France without scoring any goals.[29] In the playoffs, Slovenia played against its biggest rivals, Croatia. The first leg was played in Zagreb, where Croatia took the lead as Dado Pršo scored a goal in the fifth minute, while Slovenia equalised in the 22nd minute with a goal by Ermin Šiljak, for the final score of 1–1.[29][30] In the second leg, Pršo scored the only goal of the game 15 minutes into the second half.[29] Croatia qualified for the UEFA Euro 2004 with the aggregate score of 2–1, and Slovenia failed to qualify for its third consecutive major tournament. Šiljak scored a total of nine goals in the whole campaign, thus becoming the top goalscorer of the whole UEFA qualification tournament.[31]

In May 2004, Prašnikar was replaced by Branko Oblak.[32] Under Oblak's management, Slovenia played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Grouped with Italy, Norway, Scotland, Belarus and Moldova, the team started with victories over Moldova and Italy and a draw against Scotland, but still finished in fourth place after securing only five points in the remaining seven matches.[33] With the victory over Italy, Slovenia became the only team to beat the eventual world champions, as Italy did not lose another game during the entire campaign (qualifiers and the main tournament).[34]

Oblak was still in charge of Slovenia when the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers started. Grouped with the Netherlands, Romania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Albania and Luxembourg, the team started out with defeats to Bulgaria and Belarus, thus significantly reducing their chances to qualify, and as a result, in November 2006, Oblak was dismissed by the Football Association of Slovenia.[35] During his two-year stint as the manager, Oblak tried out over forty different players.[36]

In January 2007, Matjaž Kek was appointed as the new manager of the national team.[37] He led Slovenia in the remainder of the Euro 2008 qualifiers, where Slovenia finished in sixth place, only above Luxembourg.[38]

First World Cup victory (2008–2011)

Slovenian players celebrating Nejc Pečnik's goal against Russia in the 2010 World Cup playoffs.

For the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Slovenia were drawn into a group with the Czech Republic, Poland, Northern Ireland, Slovakia and San Marino.[39] In its opening match, Slovenia held Poland to a 1–1 draw in Wrocław, before winning two consecutive home games against Slovakia and Northern Ireland, respectively.[40] Slovenia then won only one point in the two games against the Czech Republic and lost away to Northern Ireland, and thus fell to fifth place in the group.[41] However, the team greatly improved its form and won the last four games without conceding a single goal.[40] As runners-up, Slovenia qualified for the playoffs, where they were drawn against Russia.[42] The first leg was played in Moscow. The match ended in a 2–1 win for the home side, with Nejc Pečnik scoring a crucial away goal for Slovenia late in the game.[43] In the second leg, held in Maribor, Slovenia defeated Russia 1–0 with a goal by Zlatko Dedić, advancing to the main tournament with an aggregate score of 2–2 due to the away goals rule.[44] The top scorer of the national team during the qualifying campaign was Milivoje Novaković with five goals.[45]

At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Slovenia played in Group C alongside England, Algeria and the United States. In the opening game against Algeria, Slovenia achieved its first ever victory at the World Cup after Robert Koren scored the only goal in the match for a 1–0 victory.[46] In their second game against the United States, Slovenia were leading 2–0 at half-time with goals from Valter Birsa and Zlatan Ljubijankić, however, Landon Donovan and Michael Bradley scored in the second half for the United States for the final score of 2–2.[47] In their last match of the group stage, Slovenia lost to England 1–0 with a goal by Jermain Defoe. As the United States defeated Algeria with a late goal, Slovenia dropped to third place and was eliminated from the tournament.[48]

Slovenia vs. United States at the 2010 World Cup

After the 2010 World Cup, Slovenia achieved their highest ever position in the FIFA World Rankings, as the team was ranked 15th in October 2010.[49] However, Slovenia started the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers with an unexpected home defeat against Northern Ireland.[50] Two defeats against Italy and another unexpected home defeat, this time against Estonia, meant that Slovenia finished only in fourth place in the group, behind Italy, Estonia and Serbia.[51]

Katanec's second spell and management changes (2011–2018)

In October 2011, the Football Association of Slovenia appointed Slaviša Stojanović as the new manager.[52] He led the team in only nine matches, including the first four matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where Slovenia recorded one victory and three defeats.[53] He was sacked by the end of 2012 and was replaced by Katanec, who had previously led the team between 1998 and 2002.[54][55] Under his leadership, Slovenia lost at home to Iceland, before winning four consecutive games to finish third in the group, two points behind Iceland.[53] In the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2016, Slovenia came close to directly qualifying for the tournament for the first time, however, the team lost a decisive game away to Switzerland.[56] Slovenia led 2–0 with less than 15 minutes remaining, but the Swiss team then scored three times to win 3–2.[57] As the third-placed team, Slovenia advanced to the playoffs, where they were eliminated by the Ukraine 3–1 on aggregate.[56] The qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup were similar to the previous ones, as Slovenia narrowly lost two decisive away matches against Slovakia and England.[58] After the defeat at Wembley, where Harry Kane scored the only goal of the match in the 94th minute, Katanec announced his resignation as the manager.[59] In December 2017, Tomaž Kavčič became the new manager.[60]

In 2018, Slovenia competed in the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League. In accordance with the FIFA World Rankings, the team competed in the third-tier League C along with Bulgaria, Cyprus and Norway.[61] After the poor run of results, in which Slovenia obtained only one point in the first four matches, Kavčič was sacked. He became the manager with the shortest tenure in Slovenian history, leading the team in only seven games.[62] As Slovenia finished last in the group, they were supposed to be relegated to the bottom tier League D, but UEFA changed the system for the next edition and the team remained in League C.[63]

Kek's second spell, Nations League promotion, and Euro 2024 (2019 to present)

Kek was appointed as the manager for the second time in November 2018.[64] Slovenia failed to make a breakthrough during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers, losing both games against Austria and obtaining only one point against North Macedonia.[65] Despite the unexpected 2–0 home victory against Poland, Slovenia finished fourth in the group.[65] In the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C, however, Slovenia remained undefeated in all six games against Greece, Moldova and Kosovo. Under the leadership of team captain Jan Oblak, Slovenia held Greece to a 0–0 draw in both matches and also obtained all twelve available points against Moldova and Kosovo, thus securing first place in the group and promotion to League B for the 2022–23 edition.[66] In the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Slovenia once again failed to qualify for the main event. They started the campaign with a 1–0 home victory versus Croatia with a goal by Sandi Lovrić, which was notably Slovenia's first victory over their neighbour rivals after failing to beat them in the previous eight official matches.[67] After two narrow defeats against Russia and a surprising defeat to Cyprus, Slovenia finished fourth in the group with four wins in ten matches, behind Croatia, Russia and Slovakia.[68]

In 2022, Slovenia made their maiden appearance in League B of the Nations League, and avoided relegation after finishing third in a group with Serbia, Norway and Sweden.[69] Benjamin Šeško scored three of Slovenia's six goals in the competition,[70] including a goal in the decisive 1–1 away draw to Sweden that secured a crucial point on the last matchday.[71]

In the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers, Slovenia finally ended its major tournament drought and qualified for the Euro finals for the first time in 24 years.[72] Šeško was once again one of the key players, scoring five goals in nine appearances,[73] including a goal in the decisive home game against Kazakhstan on the final matchday, which Slovenia won 2–1 in front of 16,432 spectators, a record home attendance for the Slovenia national team.[74][75] The team finished the qualifiers in second place, behind only Denmark, with a record tally of 22 points from 10 games. In addition, it was also the first time that Slovenia directly qualified for a major tournament without having to play an additional play-off.[76][77]

Team image

Nickname and mascot

The Slovenian national team does not have an official nickname and was the only team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup without one.[78][79] During the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Slovenian journalists and the Football Association of Slovenia tried to choose a nickname for the team, but the process failed to gain the support of fans.[80] In 2010, the Slovenian web portal Siol organized a fan vote and the nickname "Kekci", a reference to the Slovenian fictional child character Kekec and the then national team manager Matjaž Kek, finished in first place.[81] However, the nickname was never officially adopted by the Football Association of Slovenia.[78] "Kekci" is still occasionally used by the Slovenian media when referring to the national team.[82][83]

During the 2010 World Cup, some foreign media articles used the nickname "Zmajčeki" (English: Little Dragons) when referring to the Slovenian national team,[84][85] however, this was the old nickname of Slovenian club NK Olimpija Ljubljana when they competed in the Yugoslav football system.[78] Because Olimpija had a long tradition in the former Yugoslav First League, football fans and the media in the countries of the former Yugoslavia still use this nickname today when referring to the Slovenian team.[86][87] The 1998–2002 generation, managed by Srečko Katanec, is still referred to as the 'golden generation'.[88][89]

In 2002, Slovenia received an official mascot for its appearance at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The mascot, called Trigi, is based on a round shape representing the Earth or a ball, with a stylized depiction of Triglav, the highest Slovenian mountain, on its head in a green, white and blue colour combination.[90][91]

Kits and colours

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Until 1993,[92] Slovenia played its matches in white, blue and red, which are the traditional colours of the country.[93][94] In 1993, the board of the Football Association of Slovenia decided to change the main colours to green and white, inspired by NK Olimpija from the capital city of Ljubljana.[95][96]

In December 2009, the board voted to change the kit's colours to white for home matches and blue for away matches.[97] The new colours came into effect in April 2012, when a new all-white home kit with a blue and green trim was unveiled.[98] The new away kit, introduced a couple of months earlier, was all-blue with a white and green trim.[96] In 2016, the all-green version returned as an away kit, while the light blue kit became the new home kit.[99] In 2022, the new Slovenian kits were selected through an online fan vote for the first time.[100] The home colours were again changed to all-white and the away colours to all-blue.[100]

For their World Cup appearances in 2002 and 2010, the Slovenian kit featured a stylized depiction of Triglav.[95] Since 2010, the depiction has been used on each new kit set.[100][101]

Slovenia's first kit was white, blue and red, inspired by the Slovenian flag.
 
In the first half of the 1990s, green colour first appeared on the kits.
 
All-white home kit in 2012, with a prominent depiction of Triglav.
 

Kit suppliers

Nike has been the team's kit provider since 2007.[102] Previously, the kit providers were Puma, Adidas, Uhlsport, and Kappa.

Kit provider Period
Puma[103] 1993–1996
Adidas[104] 1997–2001
Uhlsport[105] 2002–2003
Kappa[106] 2003–2006
Nike[102] 2007–present

Home stadium

Slovenia's home matches have been held at ten venues in eight cities.[107] Since 2010, most matches have been played in Ljubljana at the Stožice Stadium, with a seating capacity of 16,038.[108][109] The final training sessions and physical preparation of the team before domestic matches are held at the National Football Centre Brdo in Predoslje.[110][111]

Stožice Stadium, the main stadium of the Slovenia national team

The first home stadium of Slovenia was the Bežigrad Stadium, located in the Bežigrad District in Ljubljana. It was the main stadium of the national team until 2004, when UEFA banned it due to insufficient infrastructure.[112] In the same year, the newly built Arena Petrol in Celje became the new main venue of the team for the next three years.[113][114] For the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Slovenia moved to the recently renovated Ljudski vrt stadium in Maribor, where the team remained undefeated in their six home matches during the qualifying campaign (five wins and a draw), consequently qualifying for the main tournament.[115] Stožice were built in 2010, and since then the venue has hosted most of the national team's home competitive matches.[116] The venue also holds the record for the highest home attendance of the Slovenia national team, as 16,432 spectators gathered for the final match of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against Kazakhstan on 20 November 2023, which saw Slovenia qualify for the 2024 Euros.[74][117]

Other venues where Slovenia played at least one home match are the Bonifika Stadium in Koper, Fazanerija City Stadium in Murska Sobota, Domžale Sports Park in Domžale, Nova Gorica Sports Park in Nova Gorica, Stanko Mlakar Stadium in Kranj, and ŽŠD Ljubljana Stadium in Ljubljana.[107]

Rivalries

Slovenia's main football rivals are its neighbours Croatia. The matchup between the two sides is known as the Neighbourhood derby (Slovene: Sosedski derbi, Croatian: Susjedski derbi).[28][118] As of March 2022, they have faced each other twelve times (eleven official matches and one unofficial match).[119][120] One of the most notable matches between Slovenia and Croatia took place in 2003, where the two teams met in the qualifying playoffs for UEFA Euro 2004. After a 1–1 draw in the first match in Zagreb, Slovenia then lost 1–0 at home and failed to qualify for its third consecutive major tournament.[28] In March 2021, Slovenia finally managed to win a game against Croatia after failing to do so in the previous nine matches, as they won 1–0 at home during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[121]

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

2023

23 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Kazakhstan  1–2  Slovenia Astana, Kazakhstan
21:00 UTC+6
  • Samorodov 24'
 Report
Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 27,122
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
26 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Slovenia  2–0  San Marino Ljubljana, Slovenia
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 10,282
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)
19 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Slovenia  1–1  Denmark Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 14,382
Referee: François Letexier (France)
7 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Slovenia  4–2  Northern Ireland Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 12,587
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
10 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying San Marino  0–4  Slovenia Serravalle, San Marino
20:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: San Marino Stadium
Attendance: 844
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
14 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Slovenia  3–0  Finland Ljubljana, Slovenia
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 15,823
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
17 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Northern Ireland  0–1  Slovenia Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 16,332
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
17 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Denmark  2–1  Slovenia Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 35,608
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
20 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Slovenia  2–1  Kazakhstan Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 16,432
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

2024

20 January Friendly United States  v  Slovenia San Antonio, United States
14:00 UTC−6 Report Stadium: Toyota Field
26 March Friendly Slovenia  v  Portugal Ljubljana, Slovenia
--:-- UTC+1 Stadium: Stožice Stadium

Management

Katanec (left) and Kek (right) managed Slovenia at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2010, respectively.

Since 1991, eight managers have been in charge of the national team.[122] Bojan Prašnikar, Srečko Katanec and Matjaž Kek are the only three managers with more than one spell.[122]

Tomaž Kavčič is the manager with the shortest managerial tenure, having been in charge for only seven matches in 2018 before being sacked.[123] He was replaced by Igor Benedejčič, who became the first manager to be appointed as a caretaker.[124]

List of managers

Statistics updated as of 20 November 2023, after the match against Kazakhstan.

Manager Tenure Played Won Drawn Lost Major tournaments Ref.
Bojan Prašnikar 1991–1993 4 1 2 1 — [125]
Zdenko Verdenik 1994–1997 32 10 8 14 — [126]
Bojan Prašnikar 1998 5 1 1 3 — [125]
Srečko Katanec 1998–2002 47 18 16 13 Euro 2000 – Group stage
2002 World Cup – Group stage		 [127]
Bojan Prašnikar 2002–2004 16 6 3 7 — [125]
Branko Oblak 2004–2006 23 6 7 10 — [128]
Matjaž Kek 2007–2011 49 20 9 20 2010 World Cup – Group stage [129]
Slaviša Stojanović 2011–2012 9 2 2 5 — [130]
Srečko Katanec 2013–2017 42 16 7 19 — [127]
Tomaž Kavčič 2017–2018 7 1 1 5 — [131]
Igor Benedejčič 2018 2 0 2 0 — [132]
Matjaž Kek 2018– 50 24 14 12 — [129]

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against the United States on 20 January 2024.[133]

Caps and goals are correct as of 20 November 2023, after the match against Kazakhstan.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Klemen Mihelak (2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 0 0 Slovenia Mura
1GK Denis Pintol (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 0 0 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
1GK Igor Vekić (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 0 0 Denmark Vejle
2DF Žan Karničnik (1994-09-18) 18 September 1994 24 1 Slovenia Celje
2DF Sven Šoštarič Karič (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 1 0 Slovenia Maribor
2DF Mitja Ilenič (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 0 0 United States New York City FC
2DF Matija Kavčič (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 0 0 Slovenia Bravo
2DF Srđan Kuzmić (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 0 0 Denmark Viborg
2DF Marcel Ratnik (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 0 0 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
2DF Žan Zaletel (1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 0 0 Denmark Viborg
2DF David Zec (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 0 0 Slovenia Celje
3MF Timi Max Elšnik (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 10 0 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
3MF Jan Repas (1997-03-19) 19 March 1997 3 0 Slovenia Maribor
3MF Tamar Svetlin (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 0 0 Slovenia Celje
3MF Luka Vešner Tičić (2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 0 0 Slovenia Koper
3MF Mark Zabukovnik (2000-12-27) 27 December 2000 0 0 Slovenia Celje
3MF Adrian Zeljković (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 0 0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava
4FW Andrés Vombergar (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 2 0 United Arab Emirates Ittihad Kalba
4FW Nejc Gradišar (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 0 0 Slovenia Rogaška
4FW Matej Poplatnik (1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 0 0 Slovenia Bravo
4FW Danijel Šturm (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 0 0 Slovenia Domžale

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been selected by Slovenia in the past twelve months, but are not part of the current squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Jan Oblak (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 62 0 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
GK Vid Belec (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 19 0 Cyprus APOEL v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
GK Martin Turk (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 0 0 Italy Parma v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
GK Matevž Vidovšek (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 1 0 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana v.  Finland, 14 October 2023 INJ
GK Aljaž Ivačič (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 0 0 United States Portland Timbers v.  Finland, 16 June 2023 WD
DF Petar Stojanović (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 50 2 Italy Sampdoria v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
DF Jaka Bijol (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 45 1 Italy Udinese v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
DF Jure Balkovec (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 31 0 Turkey Alanyaspor v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
DF Miha Blažič (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 30 0 Poland Lech Poznań v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
DF Erik Janža (1993-06-21) 21 June 1993 7 2 Poland Górnik Zabrze v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
DF Vanja Drkušić (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 4 0 Russia Sochi v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
DF David Brekalo (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 11 1 Norway Viking v.  Northern Ireland, 17 October 2023
MF Sandro Jovanović (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 0 0 Slovenia Aluminij v.  United States, 20 January 2024 WD
MF Jasmin Kurtić (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 89 2 Italy Südtirol v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
MF Benjamin Verbič (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 56 6 Greece Panathinaikos v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
MF Miha Zajc (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 39 8 Turkey Fenerbahçe v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
MF Sandi Lovrić (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 32 4 Italy Udinese v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
MF Adam Gnezda Čerin (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 27 3 Greece Panathinaikos v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
MF Jon Gorenc Stanković (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 20 1 Austria Sturm Graz v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
MF Nino Žugelj (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 0 0 Norway Bodø/Glimt v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
MF Domen Črnigoj (1995-11-18) 18 November 1995 26 3 Italy Reggiana v.  Denmark, 19 June 2023
MF Tomi Horvat (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 4 0 Austria Sturm Graz v.  Denmark, 19 June 2023
FW Andraž Šporar (1994-02-27) 27 February 1994 49 10 Greece Panathinaikos v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
FW Benjamin Šeško (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 26 10 Germany RB Leipzig v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
FW Luka Zahović (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995 15 0 Poland Pogoń Szczecin v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
FW Jan Mlakar (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 14 2 Italy Pisa v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
FW Žan Celar (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 8 0 Switzerland Lugano v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
FW Žan Vipotnik (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 8 2 France Bordeaux v.  Kazakhstan, 20 November 2023
FW Aljoša Matko (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 0 0 Slovenia Celje v.  San Marino, 10 September 2023
Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records

Individual records

As of 20 November 2023, 223 players have made at least one appearance for the Slovenia national team.[134][135] With 101 caps, Boštjan Cesar has the most appearances for Slovenia.[136] Cesar also started the most matches as captain (39)[137] and had the longest career as a Slovenian international footballer: 15 years, 1 month and 15 days.[138] Zlatko Zahovič is the highest-scoring Slovenia player with 35 goals.[139] Sašo Udovič scored the most goals in a single match, scoring five against Iceland in 1996.[140]

As of 20 November 2023[136]
Players in bold are still active with Slovenia.
Boštjan Cesar is Slovenia's all-time most capped player.
Most appearances
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Boštjan Cesar 101 10 2003–2018
2 Bojan Jokić 100 1 2006–2019
3 Valter Birsa 90 7 2006–2018
4 Jasmin Kurtić 89 2 2012–present
5 Samir Handanović 81 0 2004–2015
6 Milivoje Novaković 80 32 2006–2017
Zlatko Zahovič 80 35 1992–2004
8 Josip Iličić 79 16 2010–2021
9 Mišo Brečko 77 0 2004–2015
10 Milenko Ačimovič 74 13 1998–2007
Aleš Čeh 74 1 1992–2002
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Zlatko Zahovič 35 80 0.44 1992–2004
2 Milivoje Novaković 32 80 0.4 2006–2017
3 Sašo Udovič 16 42 0.38 1993–2000
Josip Iličić 16 79 0.2 2010–2021
5 Ermin Šiljak 14 48 0.29 1994–2005
6 Milenko Ačimovič 13 74 0.18 1998–2007
7 Tim Matavž 11 39 0.28 2010–2020
8 Benjamin Šeško 10 26 0.38 2021–present
Primož Gliha 10 28 0.36 1992–1998
Andraž Šporar 10 49 0.2 2016–present
Boštjan Cesar 10 101 0.1 2003–2018

Team records

  • Biggest victory: 7–0 vs. Oman, 8 February 1999[141]
  • Heaviest defeat: 0–5 vs. France, 12 October 2002[141]
  • Most consecutive victories: 4
  • Most consecutive matches without defeat: 9, from 3 September 2020 against Greece to 24 March 2021 against Croatia[142]
  • Most consecutive defeats: 4 (achieved on five occasions, most recently in 2014)[141][142]
  • Most consecutive matches without victory: 9, from 6 September 2018 against Bulgaria to 7 June 2019 against Austria[142]
  • Most consecutive matches without scoring: 4
  • Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 6, from 3 September 2020 against Greece to 11 November 2020 against Azerbaijan[142]
  • Most consecutive matches scoring: 11, from 12 August 2009 against San Marino to 18 June 2010 against the United States[142]

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1990Part of  YugoslaviaPart of  Yugoslavia
United States 1994Did not enterDid not enter
France 1998Did not qualify5th8017520
South Korea Japan 2002Group stage300327Squad2nd (PO)126602011
Germany 2006Did not qualify4th103341013
South Africa 2010Group stage311133Squad2nd (PO)12723206
Brazil 2014Did not qualify3rd105051411
Russia 20184th10433127
Qatar 20224th104241312
Canada Mexico United States 2026To be determinedTo be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Group stage 6114510 — 2/22 722917269480

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
1960 to 1992Part of  YugoslaviaPart of  Yugoslavia
England 1996Did not qualify5th103251313
Belgium Netherlands 2000Group stage302145Squad2nd (PO)126331516
Portugal 2004Did not qualify2nd (PO)104331614
Austria Switzerland 20086th12327916
Poland Ukraine 20124th10424117
France 20163rd (PO)125251914
Europe 20204th104241611
Germany 2024Qualified2nd10712209
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028To be determinedTo be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Group stage 302145 — 2/17 86361733119100

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 C 3 Group stage 4th 6 0 3 3 5 8 Same position38th
2020–21 C 3 Group stage 1st 6 4 2 0 8 1 Rise33rd
2022–23 B 4 Group stage 3rd 6 1 3 2 6 10 Same position25th
2024–25 B To be determined
Total 18 5 8 5 19 19 —

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Slovenia's all-time international record, correct as of 20 November 2023 after the match against Kazakhstan.[143][144]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Albania742162+4
 Algeria210112−1
 Argentina100102−2
 Australia110020+2
 Austria410325–3
 Azerbaijan1010000
 Belarus512258−3
 Belgium201102−2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina4004410−6
 Bulgaria401328−6
 Canada110010+1
 China1010000
 Colombia100101−1
 Croatia111461019–9
 Cyprus126331911+8
 Czech Republic511327−5
 Denmark6015314−11
 England6015410−6
 Estonia9612135+8
 Faroe Islands4310123+9
 Finland411245−1
 France3003210−8
 Georgia421154+1
 Germany100101−1
 Ghana110020+2
 Gibraltar110060+6
 Greece7043311−8
 Honduras100115−4
 Hungary430153+2
 Iceland4301157+8
 Israel523085+3
 Italy721435−2
 Ivory Coast100103−3
 Kazakhstan220042+2
 Kosovo220031+2
 Latvia540192+7
 Lithuania6222117+4
 Luxembourg440091+8
 Malta8710151+14
 Mexico110021+1
 Moldova4400101+9
 Montenegro321041+3
 Netherlands200203−3
 New Zealand110031+2
 North Macedonia7124713−6
 Northern Ireland731375+2
 Norway112361017−7
 Oman2200110+11
 Paraguay100113−2
 Poland8233990
 Qatar311142+2
 Romania93331214−2
 Russia7214811−3
 San Marino7700260+26
 Saudi Arabia110020+2
 Scotland503237−4
 Serbia[lower-alpha 1]81611113−2
 Slovakia834196+3
 South Africa100101−1
 Spain200225−3
 Sweden402214−3
  Switzerland9216817−9
 Trinidad and Tobago110031+2
 Tunisia211032+1
 Turkey210121+1
 Ukraine6231770
 United Arab Emirates2020330
 United States201145−1
 Uruguay200204−4
 Wales1010000
Total 28610572109363339+24
  1. ↑ Includes matches against FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro.

Honours

Minor tournaments

Other awards

See also

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