The is the national . 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
Euro 2000 when they beat
Ukraine in a playoff. They turned some heads during the tournament, drawing with
Yugoslavia and
Norway , and only losing to
Spain 2-1. Slovenia achieved another major success two years later, qualifying for the
2002 World Cup , this time defeating
Romania in a playoff. They did not lose a match in their whole qualifying campaign, recording 7 wins and 7 draws. However, they did not do as well in the finals, as they went home pointless.
Despite failing to qualify for the
2006 World Cup , they were the only team to beat
Italy on their way to winning the tournament with a shocking 1-0 victory on home turf. It wasn't the only time they avoided defeat against the team- in
1995 they held them to 1-1 draw in the qualifying campaign for
Euro 96 , and also took the lead.
The following players named for friendly match against
Montenegro in
August ,
2007 .
List of ten players with the most appearances for Slovenia.
List of ten players with the most goals for Slovenia.
Team managers of Slovenia and the dates they took over.
