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

Slovenia were surprise qualifiers for the Euro 2000 when they beat Ukraine in a playoff. They turned some heads during the tournament, drawing with Norway and Yugoslavia, and only losing to Spain 2-1. Slovenia repeated their success two years later, qualifying for the World Cup, this time defeating Romania in a playoff. However, their luck ran out and they went home pointless from the finals.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1990 - Did not enter, was part of Yugoslavia
• 1994 - Did not enter
• 1998 - Did not qualify
• 2002 - Round 1
• 2006 - Did not qualify

European Championship record

• 1960 to 1992 - Did not enter, was part of Yugoslavia
• 1996 - Did not qualify
• 2000 - Round 1
• 2004 - Did not qualify

Famous players

• Srečko Katanec
• Branko Oblak
• Aleksander Knavs
• Ermin Siljak
• Sašo Udovič
• Zlatko Zahovič

External links

• RSSSF archive of results
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• Slovenia world cup matches

European national football teams | Football in Slovenia

Slowenische Fußballnationalmannschaft | Selección nacional de fútbol de Eslovenia | Équipe de Slovénie de football | Nazionale di calcio della Slovenia | נבחרת סלובניה בכדורגל | Slovēnijas futbola izlase | Sloveens voetbalelftal | サッカースロベニア代表 | Reprezentacja Słowenii w piłce nożnej | Slovenska nogometna reprezentanca | Sloveniens herrlandslag i fotboll | 斯洛文尼亚国家足球队