Slovenia national football team

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Slovenia

Association	Football Association of Slovenia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Matjaž Kek
Captain	Robert Koren
Most caps	Zlatko Zahovič (80)
Top scorer	Zlatko Zahovič (35)
Home stadium	Stadion Ljudski vrt
FIFA ranking	58
Highest FIFA ranking	25 (December 2001)
Lowest FIFA ranking	134 (December 1993)
Elo ranking	64
Home colours Away colours
First international
Slovenia 0 - 1 Croatia (Murska Sobota, Slovenia; June 19, 1991)
Biggest win
Oman 0 - 7 Slovenia (Muscat, Oman; February 8, 1999)
Biggest defeat
France 5 - 0 Slovenia (Saint-Denis, France; October 12, 2002)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2002)
Best result	Round 1, 2002
European Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2000)
Best result	Round 1, 2000

The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia [1] and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. They played their first match in 1992 after the split of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991. Before that, Slovenian players played for the Yugoslavia national football team.

Slovenia were surprise qualifiers for Euro 2000 when they beat Ukraine in a playoff. They turned some heads during the tournament, drawing with Yugoslavia and Norway, and only losing to Spain 2-1. Slovenia achieved another major success two years later, qualifying for the 2002 World Cup, this time defeating Romania in a playoff. They did not lose a match in their whole qualifying campaign, recording 6 wins and 6 draws. However, they did not do as well in the finals, as they went home pointless.

Despite failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, they were the only team to beat Italy on their way to winning the tournament with a shock 1-0 victory on home turf. It wasn't the only time they avoided defeat against the team - in 1995 they held them to 1-1 draw in the qualifying campaign for Euro 96, and also took the lead.

Contents 1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 Current squad 2.1 Recent call-ups 3 Competition history 3.1 European Championship record 3.2 FIFA World Cup record 4 Statistics 4.1 Most Appearances 4.2 Top goalscorers 4.3 Managers 4.4 Home venues record 5 External links

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Slovakia 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 9  Czech Republic 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7  Poland 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7  Slovenia 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7  Northern Ireland 4 1 1 2 5 4 +1 4  San Marino 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0

– 14 Oct 10 Oct 9 Sep 1 Apr 1 – 0 0 – 0 – 28 Mar 4 – 0 9 Sep 1 Apr 2 – 1 5 Sep – 1 Apr 14 Oct 1 – 1 0 – 3 11 Feb 0 – 2 – 1 – 3 14 Oct 5 Sep 2 – 1 2 – 1 6 Jun – 10 Oct 28 Mar 2 – 0 9 Sep 12 Aug 2 – 1 –

[edit] Current squad

The following players were named for friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on November 19, 2008.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Samir Handanovič 14 July 1984 (1984-07-14) (age 24) 29 0 Udinese GK Jasmin Handanovič 28 January 1978 (1978-01-28) (age 30) 1 0 A.C. Mantova DF Mitja Mörec 21 February 1983 (1983-02-21) (age 25) 13 0 CSKA Sofia DF Mišo Brečko 1 May 1984 (1984-05-01) (age 24) 20 0 FC Köln DF Branko Ilič 6 February 1983 (1983-02-06) (age 25) 33 0 Real Betis DF Bojan Jokić 17 May 1986 (1986-05-17) (age 22) 22 0 FC Sochaux DF Marko Šuler 9 March 1983 (1983-03-09) (age 25) 7 1 K.A.A. Gent DF Boštjan Cesar 9 July 1982 (1982-07-09) (age 26) 31 2 Olympique Marseille MF Anton Žlogar 24 November 1977 (1977-11-24) (age 30) 35 1 AC Omonoia MF Andraž Kirm 6 September 1984 (1984-09-06) (age 24) 15 0 NK Domžale MF Mirnes Šišić 8 August 1981 (1981-08-08) (age 27) 9 2 Olympiacos FC MF Andrej Komac 4 December 1979 (1979-12-04) (age 28) 35 0 Djurgården MF Robert Koren 20 September 1980 (1980-09-20) (age 28) 35 2 West Bromwich Albion MF Aleksander Radosavljevič 25 April 1979 (1979-04-25) (age 29) 5 0 Tom Tomsk MF Aleš Mejač 18 March 1983 (1983-03-18) (age 25) 2 0 NK Maribor FW Milivoje Novakovič 18 May 1979 (1979-05-18) (age 29) 26 11 FC Köln FW Valter Birsa 7 August 1986 (1986-08-07) (age 22) 24 0 FC Sochaux FW Zlatko Dedič 10 May 1984 (1984-05-10) (age 24) 13 1 Frosinone FW Miran Burgič 25 September 1984 (1984-09-25) (age 24) 5 0 AIK FW Tim Matavž January 13, 1989 (1989-01-13) (age 19) 0 0 FC Emmen

Last updated: November 20, 2008. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

[edit] Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Slovenia squad in 2008.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Sašo Fornezzi December 11, 1982 (1982-12-11) (age 25) 0 0 FC Magna Wiener Neustadt (v. Hungary on March 26) GK Aleksander Šeliga 1 February 1980 (1980-02-01) (age 28) 0 0 NK Celje (v. Czech Republic on October 15) DF Aleš Kokot October 23, 1979 (1979-10-23) (age 29) 10 0 SV Wehen (v. Denmark on February 6) DF Luka Elsner 2 August 1982 (1982-08-02) (age 26) 1 0 NK Domžale (v. Czech Republic on October 15) DF Matej Mavrič 29 January 1979 (1979-01-29) (age 29) 28 1 TuS Koblenz (v. Czech Republic on October 15) MF Dalibor Stevanovič September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27) (age 24) 9 0 Maccabi Petah Tikva (v. Sweden on May 26) MF Zoran Zeljkovič May 9, 1980 (1980-05-09) (age 28) 1 0 Interblock (v. Sweden on May 26) MF Amer Jukan November 28, 1978 (1978-11-28) (age 29) 2 0 Interblock (v. Hungary on March 26) MF Rene Mihelič July 5, 1988 (1988-07-05) (age 20) 3 0 NK Maribor (v. Denmark on February 6) MF Goran Šukalo August 24, 1981 (1981-08-24) (age 27) 32 2 TuS Koblenz (v. Denmark on February 6) MF Luka Žinko March 23, 1983 (1983-03-23) (age 25) 3 0 NK Domžale (v. Denmark on February 6) MF Darijan Matič 28 May 1983 (1983-05-28) (age 25) 7 0 Interblock (v. Czech Republic on October 15) FW Klemen Lavrič June 12, 1981 (1981-06-12) (age 27) 25 6 Omiya Ardija (v. Denmark on February 6) FW Dejan Rusič December 5, 1982 (1982-12-05) (age 25) 4 0 FC Timişoara (v. Denmark on February 6) FW Zlatan Ljubijankič 15 December 1983 (1983-12-15) (age 24) 7 2 KAA Gent (v. Czech Republic on October 15)

[edit] Competition history

[edit] European Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1996	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Round 1	3	0	2	1	4	5
2004	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/4	3	0	2	1	4	5

[edit] FIFA World Cup record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1998	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Round 1	3	0	0	3	2	7
2006	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/3	3	0	0	3	2	7

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Most Appearances

#	Name	NT Career	Caps	Goals
1	Zlatko Zahovič	1992 - 2004	80	35
2	Aleš Čeh	1992 - 2002	74	1
2	Milenko Ačimovič	1998 - 2007	74	13
4	Đoni Novak	1992 - 2002	71	3
5	Marinko Galič	1994 - 2002	65	0
5	Aleksander Knavs	1998 - 2006	65	3
5	Mladen Rudonja	1994 - 2003	65	1
8	Amir Karič	1996 - 2004	64	1
9	Miran Pavlin	1994 - 2004	63	5
10	Marko Simeunovič	1992 - 2004	57	0

[edit] Top goalscorers

#	Name	NT Career	Caps	Goals	Goals per game
1	Zlatko Zahovič	1992 - 2004	80	35	0.44
2	Sašo Udovič	1992 - 2000	42	16	0.38
3	Ermin Šiljak	1994 - 2005	48	14	0.29
4	Milenko Ačimovič	1998 - 2007	74	13	0.18
5	Milivoje Novakovič	2006 -	26	11	0.42
6	Primož Gliha	1992 - 1998	28	10	0.36
7	Milan Osterc	1997 - 2002	44	8	0.18
8	Sebastjan Cimirotič	1998 - 2005	33	6	0.18
8	Nastja Čeh	2001 -	46	6	0.13
8	Klemen Lavrič	2004 -	25	6	0.24

[edit] Managers

Name	NT Career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	Drawn %	Lost %	Achievements
Prašnikar, BojanBojan Prašnikar	1991 - 1993	4	1	2	1	25.00	50.00	25.00
Verdenik, ZdenkoZdenko Verdenik	1994 - 1997	32	10	8	14	31.25	25.00	43.75
Prašnikar, BojanBojan Prašnikar	1998	5	1	1	3	20.00	20.00	60.00
Katanec, SrečkoSrečko Katanec	1998 - 2002	47	18	16	13	38.30	34.00	27.70	2000 Euro; 2002 World Cup
Prašnikar, BojanBojan Prašnikar	2002 - 2004	16	6	3	7	37.50	18.75	43.75	2004 Euro Qualifying Play-offs
Oblak, BrankoBranko Oblak	2004 - 2006	23	6	7	10	26.10	30.40	43.50
Kek, MatjažMatjaž Kek	2007 -	20	6	4	10	30.00	20.00	50.00

[edit] Home venues record

Venue	City	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Win %	Drawn %	Lost %
Bežigrad	Ljubljana	29	15	6	8	48	34	51.70	20.70	27.60
Ljudski vrt	Maribor	10	5	1	4	18	14	50.00	10.00	40.00
Arena Petrol	Celje	16	5	3	8	15	19	31.25	18.75	50.00
Fazanerija	Murska Sobota	2	1	0	1	3	4	50.00	0	50.00
Športni park	Nova Gorica	2	0	0	2	2	7	0	0	100
Bonifika	Koper	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	100
Športni park	Domžale	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Športni center	Kranj	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	100
Totals		61	26	10	25	86	84	42.62	16.39	41.00

Last updated: November 20, 2008. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• RSSSF archive of results
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers

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