Slovenia national under-21 football team
| Association | Football Association of Slovenia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Andrej Razdrh | ||
| FIFA code | SVN | ||
| |||
| 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
- ^ "Season 1996 – Qualifying – Group 4: CRO / EST / ITA / LTU / SLO / UKR". UEFA.com. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ Š. Ro. (22 July 2014). "Tomaž Kavčič zapušča reprezentanco do 21 let". Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Englaro kot začasni selektor" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "U-21: Nov selektor, nova zasedba". Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). 26 March 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ R. P. (27 October 2020). "Primož Gliha potegnil krajšo, predsednik NZS kritičen tudi do igralcev" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "URADNO: Slovenija gre na Euro z Milenkom Ačimovićem v vlogi selektorja" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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)