Slovenia at the UEFA European Championship

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The Slovenia national football team have appeared at the UEFA European Championship twice, in 2000 and 2024.

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During the 2000 qualifiers, Slovenia finished second in their group, behind Norway but ahead of Greece, Latvia, Albania and Georgia. In the play-offs, they defeated Ukraine 3–2 on aggregate to qualify for their first major tournament. At the finals, held in Belgium and the Netherlands, Slovenia were drawn into Group C together with Spain, Yugoslavia and Norway. In their inaugural match, Slovenia were leading 3–0 against Yugoslavia, but the match ended in a 3–3 draw. In the second match, Slovenia narrowly lost to Spain. Their last game against Norway ended in a goalless draw, leaving Slovenia bottom of their group with two points. Zlatko Zahovič was one of the country's key players, scoring three of the team's four goals in the tournament.

Slovenia would not qualify for the tournament again for another 24 years, until finally doing so in 2024; during the qualifiers, they finished second in their group, behind Denmark but ahead of Finland, Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland and San Marino. [1] At the final tournament, Slovenia advanced to the knockout stage after drawing all three matches in their group, before being eliminated in the last 16 on penalties by Portugal.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
YearRoundPldWDLGFGASquadPos.PldWDLGFGA
1960 to 1992 Part of Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Part of Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Flag of England.svg 1996 Did not qualify 5th 103251313
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2000 Group stage302145 Squad 2nd (PO)126331516
Flag of Portugal.svg 2004 Did not qualify 2nd (PO)104331614
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2008 6th 12327916
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg 2012 4th 10424117
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2016 3rd (PO)125251914
Flag of Europe.svg 2020 4th 104241611
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Round of 16404022 Squad 2nd 10712209
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 2028 To be determinedTo be determined
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Turkey.svg 2032
TotalRound of 16706167—2/886361733119100

Euro 2000

Group stage

In their first major tournament match, Slovenia stunned FR Yugoslavia and took a 3–0 lead after one hour of play, with Zlatko Zahovič scoring twice and Miran Pavlin once. After Siniša Mihajlović's red card, it seemed that the team would win the first match, but then, despite being down to ten players, Yugoslavia made a comeback as they scored three goals in the span of six minutes. [2] In the second game, Spain took the 1–0 lead quickly as Raúl scored in the fourth minute. Slovenia equalised after one hour of play as Zahovič scored his third goal of the tournament. Only one minute later, Spain took the lead again as Joseba Etxeberria scored the game-winning goal. Around 10,000 Slovenian fans gathered at the Amsterdam Arena, which was, at the time, the record for the number of Slovenian spectators at a football match outside Slovenia, until the record was broken 24 years later at Euro 2024. [3] [4] In the last round of the group stage, Slovenia played against Norway and still had a chance to advance to the quarter-finals. However, the match ended in a goalless draw and Slovenia won its second point of the tournament, but was still eliminated.

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 320165+16Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 31117704 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 31111104 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 302145−12
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Norway 0–1 FR Yugoslavia.
FR Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg 3–3 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Report
Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 1–2 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 51,300
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 0–0 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
GelreDome, Arnhem
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Euro 2024

Group stage

24 years after their first European Championship appearance, Slovenia qualified for Euro 2024 by finishing second in their qualifying group. [5] [6] Led by manager Matjaž Kek, who previously led the national team in its last major tournament appearance (2010 World Cup), Slovenia was drawn into a group with England, Denmark and Serbia. [7] In the opening game against Denmark, Slovenia drew 1–1 after Erik Janža cancelled Christian Eriksen's first-half strike. [8] In the second match, a repeat of the match from Euro 2000, Slovenia played Serbia and came close to its first-ever victory at the European Championship. Žan Karničnik opened the score after 69 minutes, but Luka Jović scored a 95th-minute equaliser as Serbia grabbed a last-gasp draw. [9] The match at Allianz Arena was attended by a record 20,170 Slovenian fans, which is the largest number of Slovenian fans at any football match outside Slovenia. [10] In the last match of the group stage, Slovenia and England contested a goalless draw. Despite finishing third in the group behind Denmark because of disciplinary points, [11] Slovenia advanced to the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time in history as one of the best third-place teams. [12]

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of England.svg  England 312021+15Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 30302203 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 30302203 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 302112−12
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Slovenia 1–1 Denmark), overall goal difference and overall goals scored. Disciplinary points: Denmark −6, Slovenia −7. [13] [14]
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 1–1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
MHPArena, Stuttgart
Attendance: 54,000 [15]
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 1–1 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 63,028 [16]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
England  Flag of England.svg 0–0 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Report
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Attendance: 41,536 [17]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Knockout stage

In the round of 16, Slovenia faced Portugal, the winner of Group F. [18] The two sides previously met in a friendly just three months before the European Championship, with Slovenia winning 2–0. [19]

Round of 16
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg 0–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Report
Penalties
3–0
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 46,576 [20]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Player records

Goalscorers

Four Slovenian players have scored at least one goal at the UEFA European Championship final tournament. [21]

RankPlayerGoalsYears
1 Zlatko Zahovič 32000
2 Erik Janža 12024
Žan Karničnik 2024
Miran Pavlin 2000

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