Slovakia at the UEFA European Championship
Slovakia qualified twice as an independent nation for a UEFA European Championship since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and its national team in 1993, the first time being the 2016 edition, and again in the following Euro 2020 tournament.[1] They directly qualified in 2016 after finishing second in their qualifying group. For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 3.[2]
Euro 2016[]
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Group stage[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wales
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  England
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Slovakia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Russia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
- Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Slovakia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | E |  Republic of Ireland
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | F |  Portugal
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | C |  Northern Ireland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | D |  Turkey
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | A |  Albania
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.
Knockout phase[]
- Round of 16
Euro 2020[]
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Group stage[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Spain (H)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Slovakia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Poland
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
- Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | Portugal
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | D |  Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | A |  Switzerland
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | C |  Ukraine
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | B |  Finland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | E | Slovakia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.
Overall record[]
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1960 to 1992
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Part of Czechoslovakia
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Part of Czechoslovakia
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| 1996 |
Did not qualify | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | ||||||||
  2000
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3rd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||
| 2004
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3rd | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
 2008
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4th | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 23 | |||||||||
| 2012
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4th | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2016 |
Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | |
 2020 |
Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3rd (PO winners) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | |
 2024
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | Round of 16 | 2/7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | – | 70 | 33 | 12 | 25 | 109 | 89 | |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via shoot-out.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Slovakia survive scare to seal place at EURO 2016". UEFA. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Russia v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Slovakia v England" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Germany v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Poland v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Slovakia v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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