As Slovakia along with the Czech Republic is considered to be the successor team of Czechoslovakia by FIFA and UEFA, they have qualified for a UEFA European Championship six times; three as Czechoslovakia and three as an independent nation since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and its national team in 1993, with their sixth appearance in 2024.[1][2] As an independent nation, 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.[3] As Czechoslovakia, they became European champions in 1976, with 8 Slovaks in starting 11. As Slovakia, their best finish was in the round of 16 at Euro 2016.

Participations as Czechoslovakia

1960 European Nations' Cup

Main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup

Final tournament

Main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup final tournament
Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia 0–3 Soviet Union
Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 25,184
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Third place play-off
Czechoslovakia 2–0 France
 Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Euro 1976

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976

Final tournament

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament
Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
 Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 Final
Czechoslovakia 2–2 (a.e.t.) West Germany
 Report
Positions[4]
Penalties
 5–3
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 30,790
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Euro 1980

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to final
2  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to third place play-off
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4  Greece 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Czechoslovakia 0–1 West Germany
Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)
Greece 1–3 Czechoslovakia
 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 7,614
Referee: Pat Partridge (England)
Netherlands 1–1 Czechoslovakia
 Report
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 11,889
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 knockout stage
Third place play-off
Czechoslovakia 1–1 Italy
 Report
Penalties
 9–8
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 24,652
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Participations as Slovakia

Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Advance to knockout phase
2  England 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Russia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Wales 2–1 Slovakia
 Report
Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Attendance: 37,831[5]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Russia 1–2 Slovakia
 Report
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Attendance: 38,989[6]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Slovakia 0–0 England
Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 39,051[7]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 E  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 F  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 C  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 D  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6 A  Albania 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.

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16
Germany 3–0 Slovakia
 Report
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Attendance: 44,312[8]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Spain (H) 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Poland 1–2 Slovakia
 Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 12,862[9]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Sweden 1–0 Slovakia
 Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 11,525[10]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Slovakia 0–5 Spain
Report
La Cartuja, Seville
Attendance: 11,204[11]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 D  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 A   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 C  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
5 B  Finland 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.

Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4 Play-off winner B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Belgium Match 9 Slovakia
Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Slovakia Match 21 Play-off winner B
Report
Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf
Slovakia Match 33 Romania
Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
as  Czechoslovakia as  Czechoslovakia
France 1960 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 2 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5 1960
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 3 1964
Italy 1968 6 3 1 2 8 4 1968
Belgium 1972 6 4 1 1 11 4 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3 Squad 8 5 2 1 19 7 1976
Italy 1980 Third place 3rd 4 1 2 1 5 4 Squad 6 5 0 1 17 4 1980
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 3 4 1 15 7 1984
West Germany 1988 6 2 3 1 7 5 1988
Sweden 1992 8 5 0 3 12 9 1992
as  Slovakia as  Slovakia
England 1996 Did not qualify 3rd 10 4 2 4 14 18
Belgium Netherlands 2000 3rd 10 5 2 3 12 9
Portugal 2004 3rd 8 3 1 4 11 9
Austria Switzerland 2008 4th 12 5 1 6 33 23
Poland Ukraine 2012 4th 10 4 3 3 7 10
France 2016 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 3 6 Squad 2nd 10 7 1 2 17 8
Europe 2020 Group stage 18th 3 1 0 2 2 7 Squad 3rd 10 5 2 3 15 12
Germany 2024 Qualified 2nd 10 7 1 2 17 8
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 1 Title 6/17 15 5 4 6 17 23 — — 136 71 26 39 233 145
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Slovakia survive scare to seal a place at EURO 2016". UEFA. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ^ Ball, Off The. "When Slovakia 'won' the Euros". OffTheBall. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  3. ^ "UEFA EURO 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. ^ Kier 2018, pp. 396–399.
  5. ^ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Full Time Summary – Russia v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Full Time Summary – Slovakia v England" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary – Germany v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Full Time Summary – Poland v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  11. ^ "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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