The Slovenia national futsal team represents Slovenia in men's international futsal and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. It competes in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championship.
| Association | Football Association of Slovenia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Tomislav Horvat | ||
| Captain | Igor Osredkar | ||
| Most caps | Igor Osredkar (187)[1] | ||
| Top scorer | Igor Osredkar (88)[1] | ||
| FIFA code | SVN | ||
| FIFA ranking | 24 (6 May 2024) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Slovakia 1–1 Slovenia  (Košice, Slovakia; 15 September 1995) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Slovenia 14–0 United States  (Koper, Slovenia; 27 January 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Spain 10–0 Slovenia (Castellón, Spain; 22 October 1996) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 2003) | ||
| Best result | Quarterfinals (2014 and 2018) | ||
| Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result | 6th place (2007) | ||
Managers
edit| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Željko Pijetlovič | 1994–1995 |
| Dušan Razboršek | 1995–2000 |
| Darko Križman | 2001–2005 |
| Andrej Dobovičnik | 2005–2020 |
| Tomislav Horvat | 2020–present |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following players were called up for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Italy and Czech Republic on 15 and 20 December 2023, respectively.[3]
Caps and goals are correct as of 20 December 2023, after the match against Czech Republic.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Luka Lovrec | 8 March 2005 | 2 | 0 | Meteorplast
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| 12 | GK | Nejc Berzelak | 3 May 1998 | 33 | 1 | Siliko
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| 3 | DF | Nejc Kovačič | 18 December 1998 | 19 | 0 | Oplast Kobarid
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| 4 | DF | Max Vesel | 11 May 2001 | 19 | 1 | Siliko
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| 7 | DF | Igor Osredkar (captain) | 28 June 1986 | 187 | 88 |  Bubamara Cazin
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| 8 | DF | Nejc Hozjan | 31 July 1996 | 83 | 16 |  Sandro Abate Avelino
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| 10 | DF | Žan Janež | 16 September 2002 | 16 | 2 | Siliko
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| 11 | DF | Klemen Duščak | 5 November 1994 | 43 | 4 | Dobovec
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| 13 | DF | Žiga Čeh | 25 January 1995 | 52 | 19 | Dobovec
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| 14 | DF | Matej Fideršek | 4 July 1991 | 81 | 27 |  Futsal Minerva
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| 2 | FW | Teo Turk | 15 March 1996 | 54 | 8 | Came Dosson
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| 5 | FW | Luka Čop | 19 November 2004 | 8 | 1 | Extrem
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| 6 | FW | Denis Totošković | 18 November 1987 | 54 | 18 | Extrem
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| 9 | FW | Jeremy Bukovec | 7 October 2000 | 47 | 13 |  Olmissum
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Individual records
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Most appearancesedit
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Top goalscorersedit
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Competitive record
editFIFA Futsal World Cup
edit| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Netherlands 1989 | Part of Yugoslavia | |||||||
| Hong Kong 1992 | Did not compete | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Spain 1996 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Guatemala 2000 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chinese Taipei 2004 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Brazil 2008 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Thailand 2012 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Colombia 2016 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lithuania 2021 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Uzbekistan 2024 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
UEFA European Futsal Championship
edit| UEFA European Futsal Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Spain 1996 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Spain 1999 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Russia 2001 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Italy 2003 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | |
| Czech Republic 2005 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Portugal 2007 | Did not qualify | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hungary 2010 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Croatia 2012 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Belgium 2014 | Quarterfinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | |
| Serbia 2016 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Slovenia 2018 | Quarterfinals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Netherlands 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Latvia/Lithuania 2026 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 7/13 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 68 | |
Grand Prix de Futsal
edit| Grand Prix de Futsal record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Brazil 2007 | Sixth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | |
Mediterranean Cup
edit| Mediterranean Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Libya 2010 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 12 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Igor Osredkar – Nogometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Tomislav Horvat novi selektor reprezentance" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Danes z Italijo v Hali Tivoli" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Seznam reprezentance – Nogometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in Slovene)