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 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 UEFA 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 six wins and six 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 UEFA Euro 1996, and also took the lead. In November 2009, Slovenia defeated Russia in a playoff to clinch a berth in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
 Slovakia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 22 |
 Slovenia | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 20 |
 Czech Republic | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 16 |
 Northern Ireland | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 15 |
 Poland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 11 |
 San Marino | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 47 | −46 | 0 |
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| Czech Republic | – | 0 – 0 | 2 – 0 | 7 – 0 | 1 – 2 | 1 – 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 – 0 | – | 3 – 2 | 4 – 0 | 0 – 2 | 1 – 0 |
| Poland | 2 – 1 | 1 – 1 | – | 10 – 0 | 0 – 1 | 1 – 1 |
| San Marino | 0 – 3 | 0 – 3 | 0 – 2 | – | 1 – 3 | 0 – 3 |
| Slovakia | 2 – 2 | 2 – 1 | 2 – 1 | 7 – 0 | – | 0 – 2 |
| Slovenia | 0 – 0 | 2 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 5 – 0 | 2 – 1 | – |
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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 Russia | 2–2 (a) | Slovenia | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Slovenia qualified after defeating Russia on away goals following a 2-2 aggregate tie.
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Current squad
The following 23 players were named as part of the squad for the World Cup in South Africa.
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB (Age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| GK | Samir Handanovič | 14 July 1984 (1984-07-14) (age 25) | 38 | 0 | Udinese |
| GK | Jasmin Handanovič | 28 January 1978 (1978-01-28) (age 32) | 3 | 0 | Mantova |
| GK | Aleksander Šeliga | 1 February 1980 (1980-02-01) (age 30) | 1 | 0 |  Sparta Rotterdam |
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| DF | Mišo Brečko | 1 May 1984 (1984-05-01) (age 26) | 30 | 0 |  Köln |
| DF | Bojan Jokić | 17 May 1986 (1986-05-17) (age 24) | 33 | 1 | Chievo |
| DF | Marko Šuler | 9 March 1983 (1983-03-09) (age 27) | 16 | 2 |  Gent |
| DF | Boštjan Cesar | 9 July 1982 (1982-07-09) (age 27) | 41 | 3 | Chievo |
| DF | Matej Mavrič | 29 January 1979 (1979-01-29) (age 31) | 32 | 1 | TuS Koblenz |
| DF | Branko Ilič | 6 February 1983 (1983-02-06) (age 27) | 36 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| DF | Elvedin Džinič | 25 August 1985 (1985-08-25) (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Maribor |
| DF | Suad Filekovič | 16 September 1978 (1978-09-16) (age 31) | 14 | 0 | Maribor |
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| MF | Robert Koren | 20 September 1980 (1980-09-20) (age 29) | 45 | 4 |  West Bromwich Albion |
| MF | Aleksander Radosavljevič | 25 April 1979 (1979-04-25) (age 31) | 14 | 1 |  Larissa |
| MF | Andraž Kirm | 6 September 1984 (1984-09-06) (age 25) | 25 | 2 | Wisła Kraków |
| MF | Andrej Komac | 4 December 1979 (1979-12-04) (age 30) | 40 | 0 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| MF | Dalibor Stevanovič | September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27) (age 25) | 15 | 1 | Vitesse |
| MF | Rene Krhin | 21 May 1990 (1990-05-21) (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Internazionale |
| MF | Valter Birsa | 7 August 1986 (1986-08-07) (age 23) | 33 | 2 |  Auxerre |
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| FW | Milivoje Novakovič | 18 May 1979 (1979-05-18) (age 31) | 37 | 14 | Köln |
| FW | Nejc Pečnik | January 3, 1986 (1986-01-03) (age 24) | 7 | 2 |  Nacional |
| FW | Zlatan Ljubijankič | 15 December 1983 (1983-12-15) (age 26) | 16 | 4 | Gent |
| FW | Zlatko Dedič | 10 May 1984 (1984-05-10) (age 26) | 23 | 3 | Bochum |
| FW | Tim Matavž | January 13, 1989 (1989-01-13) (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Groningen |
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- Last updated: 27 May 2010. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Slovenia squad in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB (Age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Jan Koprivec* | 15 July 1988 (1988-07-15) (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Gallipoli Calcio |
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| DF | Aleksander Rajčević* | 17 November 1986 (1986-11-17) (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Maribor |
| DF | Dejan Kelhar** | 5 April 1984 (1984-04-05) (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Cercle Brugge |
| 24 | DF | Aleš Kokot (v. Denmark on February 6) | October 23, 1979 (1979-10-23) (age 30) | 10 | 0 | Interblock |
| 26 | DF | Luka Elsner (v. Czech Republic on October 15) | 2 August 1982 (1982-08-02) (age 27) | 1 | 0 | Domžale |
| 25 | DF | Mitja Mörec (v. Northern Ireland on April 1) | 21 February 1983 (1983-02-21) (age 27) | 14 | 0 | Panetolikos |
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| 28 | MF | Zoran Zeljkovič (v. Sweden on May 26) | May 9, 1980 (1980-05-09) (age 30) | 1 | 0 |  APOP Kinyras Peyias |
| 30 | MF | Amer Jukan (v. Hungary on March 26) | November 28, 1978 (1978-11-28) (age 31) | 2 | 0 | Interblock |
| 27 | MF | Rene Mihelič (v. Denmark on February 6) | July 5, 1988 (1988-07-05) (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Maribor |
| 29 | MF | Goran Šukalo (v. Denmark on February 6) | August 24, 1981 (1981-08-24) (age 28) | 32 | 2 | Augsburg |
| 31 | MF | Luka Žinko (v. Denmark on February 6) | March 23, 1983 (1983-03-23) (age 27) | 3 | 0 | APOP Kinyras Peyias |
| 38 | MF | Aleš Mejač (v. Northern Ireland on April 1) | 18 March 1983 (1983-03-18) (age 27) | 5 | 0 | Maribor |
| 36 | MF | Armin Bačinovič (v. San Marino on August 12) | October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24) (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Maribor |
| 21 | MF | Anton Žlogar (v. Russia on November 18) | 24 November 1977 (1977-11-24) (age 32) | 37 | 1 | Omonia |
| MF | Dare Vršič* | September 26, 1984 (1984-09-26) (age 25) | 5 | 2 |  Timişoara |
| MF | Mirnes Šišić** | 8 August 1981 (1981-08-08) (age 28) | 12 | 2 | PAS Giannina |
| MF | Darijan Matič** | 28 May 1983 (1983-05-28) (age 27) | 7 | 0 | Rapid Bucureşti |
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| 37 | FW | Klemen Lavrič (v. Denmark on February 6) | June 12, 1981 (1981-06-12) (age 28) | 25 | 6 |  Sturm Graz |
| 39 | FW | Dejan Rusič (v. Denmark on February 6) | December 5, 1982 (1982-12-05) (age 27) | 4 | 0 | Spartak Nalchik |
| 35 | FW | Etien Velikonja (v. San Marino on August 12) | December 26, 1988 (1988-12-26) (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Gorica |
| FW | Miran Burgič* | 25 September 1984 (1984-09-25) (age 25) | 5 | 0 |  AIK |
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- *The following players were named in Slovenia's preliminary 30 man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and were later scratched from the list by the coach on 21 May 2010.
- **The following players were named in Slovenia's preliminary 30 man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and were later scratched from the list by the coach on 1 June 2010.
Competition history
World Cup record
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  2002 | Round 1 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2010 | Qualified |
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| Total | 2/4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1/4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Statistics
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 | Džoni 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 |
- Last updated: 18 November, 2009. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.
Top goal scorers
| # | 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 | Milivoje Novakovič | 2006– | 37 | 14 | 0.39 |
| 5 | Milenko Ačimovič | 1998–2007 | 74 | 13 | 0.18 |
| 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 | 2001–2007 | 46 | 6 | 0.13 |
| 8 | Klemen Lavrič | 2004–2008 | 25 | 6 | 0.24 |
- Last updated: 3 March, 2010. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.
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 |
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| Verdenik, ZdenkoZdenko Verdenik | 1994–1997 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 31.25 | 25.00 | 43.75 |
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| Prašnikar, BojanBojan Prašnikar | 1998 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 60.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Kek, MatjažMatjaž Kek | 2007– | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 38.71 | 16.13 | 45.16 | 2010 World Cup |
- Last updated: 3 March 2010. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.
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 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 60.00 | 13.33 | 26.66 |
| 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 | 67 | 31 | 11 | 25 | 102 | 85 | 46.27 | 16.42 | 37.31 |
- Last updated: 3 March 2010. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.
References
^ "Slovenia 1-0 Russia: Major shock for Hiddink". ESPN. 2009-11-18. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=284577&cc=5739. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
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