The is the national
Football team of
Slovenia and is controlled by the
Football Association Of Slovenia . They played their first match in
1991 after the split of
Socialist Federal Republic Of Yugoslavia . Before that, Slovenian players played for the
Yugoslavia National Football Team .
Slovenia were surprise qualifiers for the
Euro 2000 when they beat favorites
Ukraine in a playoff. They turned some heads during the tournament, drawing with
Norway and
Yugoslavia , and only losing to
Spain 2-1. Slovenia repeated their success two years later, qualifying for the
World Cup , this time defeating
Romania in a playoff. However, their luck ran out and they went home pointless from the finals.
- RSSSF archive of results
- [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/slov-recintlp.html RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers]
