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Slovakia women's national football team

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Head coach
  
Zsolt Pakusza

Current
  
43 3 (25 March 2016)

Captain
  
Monika Matysová

Confederation
  
UEFA (Europe)

FIFA code
  
SVK

Highest
  
34 (December 2006)

Location
  
Slovakia

Lowest
  
47 (June 2014, December 2014)

Association
  
Slovak Football Association

Slovakia women's national football team represent Slovakia in international games. Slovakia has never taken part in a major championships.

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Czechoslovakia

The national debuted as Czechoslovakia in 1968 against Italy, and lost 1–2. Due to its early debut, Czechoslovakia became a major force in women's football and first took part in the qualifying for the European Championships in 1989. They finished in second place, and reached the quarter-finals, where they lost over two legs (1–1 home, 0–2 away) against West Germany. Czechoslovakia also took part in the qualifying for the European Championships in 1991. They finished one point behind Hungary, and so went to a play-off. Czechoslovakia's third and final qualifying, for the European Championships in 1993, finished with a second-place out of three, behind Italy.

Slovakia

Slovakia made their debut in a friendly match against the Czech Republic on 21 June 1993. Slovakia lost 0–6. Slovakia made their competitive debut under their own name in the following qualifying, for the 1995 European Championships. Slovakia finished in second place, and therefore were classed by UEFA as between a Class A team, who were seeded, and class B, who had to play a playoff with class A.

Slovakia therefore had to play a playoff for the 1997 European Championships. The team finished last, and were relegated to Class B. Slovakia remained in Class B until the qualifying for the 2007 Women's Football World Cup, when classification was abolished, both for the European Championships and the World Cup. At the qualifying for 2009, Slovakia therefore had their first chance to qualify for a championship. Slovakia had to play in the first round, but won this game. In the second round, Slovakia lost, to Portugal.

World Cup record

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

On 21 July 2015, 18 players were named in the squad for the Balaton Cup in Hungary and two friendlies against the United Arab Emirates.

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Slovakia squad within the last twelve months.

References

Slovakia women's national football team Wikipedia