Slovenia national under-21 football team

Slovenia Under-21

Association	Football Association of Slovenia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Andrej Razdrh
FIFA code	SVN
First colours Second colours
First international
Cyprus 1–0 Slovenia (Paralimni, Cyprus; 17 November 1992)
Biggest win
Estonia 1–7 Slovenia (Rakvere, Estonia; 8 September 2014)
Biggest defeat
Slovenia 0–6 Slovakia   (Sežana, Slovenia; 11 February 2003)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2021 )
Best result	Group stage (2021, 2025)

The Slovenia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Slovenia, under the control of the Football Association of Slovenia. This team is intended for Slovenian players who are 21 years of age or younger at the start of the calendar year in which the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign begins, so some players may remain in the team until they are 23.

The under-21 national team was formed in 1992, a year after Slovenia gained independence from Yugoslavia. Their first competitive campaign was the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers, where Slovenia failed to qualify after finishing third in their qualifying group, two points behind group winners Italy. ^[1] Slovenia made its first appearance at the European Under-21 Championship in 2021, automatically qualifying as co-hosts.

Manager history

Dates	Name
1993–1994	Zdenko Verdenik
1994–1997	Drago Kostanjšek
2004	Branko Oblak
2004–2007	Branko Zupan
2008–2014	Tomaž Kavčič [2]
2014	Robert Englaro [3]
2015–2020	Primož Gliha [4] [5]
2020–2025	Milenko Ačimovič [6]
2025–present	Andrej Razdrh [7]

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship									Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	F	A		Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1994	Did not enter								Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify								10	6	1	3	19	12
1998									8	3	0	5	9	13
2000									10	1	5	4	10	19
2002									8	2	2	4	10	10
2004									8	2	3	3	4	7
2006									12	4	4	4	13	15
2007									2	1	0	1	1	2
2009									8	1	2	5	4	13
2011									8	2	2	4	6	10
2013									10	6	2	2	15	8
2015									10	5	2	3	29	11
2017									10	5	0	5	18	11
2019									10	4	4	2	14	12
2021	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	8		Qualified as host
2023	Did not qualify								10	4	4	2	11	7
2025	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	5		8	5	2	1	13	7
2027	To be decided
Total	Group stage	6	0	2	4	1	13		132	51	33	48	176	157

References

1. "Season 1996 – Qualifying – Group 4: CRO / EST / ITA / LTU / SLO / UKR". UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
2. Š. Ro. (22 July 2014). "Tomaž Kavčič zapušča reprezentanco do 21 let". Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
3. "Englaro kot začasni selektor" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
4. "U-21: Nov selektor, nova zasedba". Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). 26 March 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
5. R. P. (27 October 2020). "Primož Gliha potegnil krajšo, predsednik NZS kritičen tudi do igralcev" (in Slovenian). Siol . Retrieved 13 September 2022.
6. "URADNO: Slovenija gre na Euro z Milenkom Ačimovićem v vlogi selektorja" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
7. "Slovenska reprezentanca do 21 let ima novega selektorja: Mladeniče bo na Euru U21 na Slovaškem vodil Andrej Razdrh". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.

External links

• Under-21 team at NZS (in Slovene)