Slovenia women's national football team

Slovenia

Association	Football Association of Slovenia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Saša Kolman
Captain	Mateja Zver
FIFA code	SVN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	41 3 (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest	39 (June 2023)
Lowest	77 (June 2005)
First international
Slovenia 0–10 England  (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 25 September 1993)
Biggest win
Macedonia 0–9 Slovenia  (Skopje, Macedonia; 3 June 2016)  Estonia 0–9 Slovenia  (Tallinn, Estonia; 23 February 2021)
Biggest defeat
Spain 17–0 Slovenia  (Palamós, Spain; 20 March 1994)

The Slovenia women's national football team (Slovene: Slovenska ženska nogometna reprezentanca) represents Slovenia in international women's football and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia, the governing body for football in Slovenia. The team played its first official match in 1993, two years after the country gained independence from Yugoslavia. Before that, Slovenian players played for the Yugoslavia national team.

History[edit]

Slovenia made its official debut on 25 September 1993 against England in the qualifying for the 1995 European Championship. They lost all six qualifiers with a 0–60 goal average, including a record 17–0 loss against Spain. After this Slovenia did not take part in official competitions for more than a decade.

They returned in 2005 for the 2007 World Cup qualification, where they did not have options to qualify since back then a two-division format with promotions and relegations was held and they started in the lower category. For the 2009 European Championship the two divisions were merged into one, and Slovenia made it to the play-offs as one of the four best 3rd-ranked teams, their biggest success to date. There they were knocked out by Ukraine by a 0–5 aggregate.

In the 2011 World Cup and 2013 European Championship qualifiers Slovenia ended fourth out of five teams, with 6 and 4 points, respectively.

All-time results[edit]

Competition	Stage	Opponent	Result	Scorers
1995 UEFA Euro qualification	First stage	England  Belgium  Spain	0–10; 0–10 0–7; 0–8 0–17; 0–8
2007 FIFA World Cup UEFA qualification	Regular stage (Class B)	Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatia  Malta	2–0; 6–1 5–3; 3–0 4–1; 3–1	Nikl 3, Milenkovič 2, Vais 2, Petrovič Vais 5, Milenkovič, Nikl, Zver Maleševič 2, Nikl 2, Vais 2, Grad
2009 UEFA Euro qualification	First stage	Serbia  France  Iceland  Greece	0–5; 3–0 0–6; 0–2 2–1; 0–5 3–1; 6–4	Zver 3 0 Benak, Milenkovič Zver 4, Milkovič 2, Benak, Maleševič, Petrovič
	Play-offs	Ukraine	0–3; 0–2
2011 FIFA World Cup UEFA qualification	First stage	Italy  Finland  Armenia  Portugal	0–8; 0–6 0–3; 1–4 5–1; 1–0 0–4; 0–1	0 Zver Milenkovič 2, Zver 2, Tibaut, Vrabel 0
2013 UEFA Euro qualification	First stage	England  Serbia  Croatia  Netherlands	0–4; 0–4 1–2; 0–3 3–3; 1–0 0–2; 1–3	0 o.g. Eržen, Vrabel, Žganec Zver
2015 FIFA World Cup UEFA qualification	First stage	Slovakia  Germany  Republic of Ireland  Russia  Croatia	3–1; 2–1 0–13; 0–4 0–3; 0–2 1–4; 1–2 0–3; 0–1	Nikl 2, Zver 2, + o.g. 0 0 Jerina 2 0

Results and fixtures[edit]

• The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023[edit]

Slovenia  v  Serbia

14 July International Friendly	Slovenia	0–3	Serbia	Krško, Slovenia
19:00				Stadium: Matija Gubec Stadium

Slovenia  v  Czech Republic

23 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Slovenia	0–2	Czech Republic	Krško
16:00		Report	Pochmanová 38' Cahynová 86'	Stadium: Matija Gubec Stadium, Attendance: 233 Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)

Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Slovenia

26 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–1	Slovenia	Zenica
	Nikolić 40'	Report	Zver 59'	Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Referee: Rasa Grigonė (Lithuania)

Belarus  v  Slovenia

27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Belarus	1–1	Slovenia	Budapest (Hungary)
20:00	Linnik 90+3'	Report	Kubichnaya 16' (o.g.)	Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)

Slovenia  v  Belarus

31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Slovenia	0–0	Belarus	Murska Sobota
17:30		Report		Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium Attendance: 342 Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)

Slovenia  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Slovenia	2–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Koper
18:00	Kuštrin 74', 77'	Report	Jelčić 19'	Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 488 Referee: Lizzy Van Der Helm (Netherlands)

Czech Republic  v  Slovenia

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Czech Republic	4–0	Slovenia	Pardubice
19:00		Report		Stadium: CFIG Arena Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)

2024[edit]

Slovenia  v  Finland

24 February 2024 Pinatar Cup SF	Slovenia	0–1	Finland	San Pedro del Pinatar
				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Slovenia  v  Philippines

27 February 2024 Pinatar Cup 3rd	Slovenia	1–0	Philippines	San Pedro del Pinatar
	Golob 5'			Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Slovenia  v  Moldova

5 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Slovenia	2–0	Moldova	Ljubljana
	Prašnikar 45+2' Kuštrin 56'	Report		Stadium: Šiška Sports Park Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece)

North Macedonia  v  Slovenia

9 April Euro 2025 qualifying	North Macedonia	0–5	Slovenia	Skopje
		Report		Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre Referee: Zoe Stavrou (Cyprus)

Coaching staff[edit]

Current coaching staff[edit]

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Manager history[edit]

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As of February 2024

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

• The following players were part of the squad ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Moldova and North Macedonia on the 6th and 9th of April 2024 , respectively .^[2]
• Caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2021, after the Croatia match.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Zala Meršnik	(2001-07-06) 6 July 2001 (age 22)	41	0	Sporting Huelva
	1GK	Melania Pasar				Budapest Honved FC
16	2DF	Kaja Eržen	(1994-08-21) 21 August 1994 (age 29)	66	4	Fiorentina
	2DF	Sara Gradišek	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	BolognaFV
3	2DF	Sara Agrež	(2000-12-09) 9 December 2000 (age 23)	33	2	VfL Wolfsburg
2	2DF	Lana Golob	(1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 24)	8	1	Oud-Heverlee Leuven
13	2DF	Izabela Križaj	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 23)	4	0	Olimpija Ljubljana
	2DF	Naja Poje Mihelič				U.S. Sassuolo Calcio
21	3MF	Korina Janež	(2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 20)	3	0	RB Leipzig
10	3MF	Dominika Čonč	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31)	56	2	Levante Las Planas
6	3MF	Kaja Korošec	(2001-11-17) 17 November 2001 (age 22)	35	2	Paris
6	3MF	Nika Babnik	(1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 25)	7	1	Clube de Albergaria
17	4FW	Zala Kuštrin	(1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 (age 25)	19	1	Bologna
11	4FW	Lara Prašnikar	(1998-08-08) 8 August 1998 (age 25)	38	24	Eintracht Frankfurt
17	4FW	Nina Kajzba	(2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Napoli
8	4FW	Mateja Zver (captain)	(1988-03-15) 15 March 1988 (age 36)	84	45	St. Pölten
11	4FW	Lara Ivanuša	(1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 27)	26	2	Fenerbahçe
14	4FW	Špela Kolbl	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 26)	35	4	Mura
	4FW	Sara Ketiš				Chievo Verona

Recent call-ups[edit]

• The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Caps and goals may be incorrect.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Iva Kocijan	(2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Mura	v.  Philippines, 27 February 2024
DF	Zala Vindišar	(2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 (age 23)	4	2	Olimpija Ljubljana	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 26 September 2023
DF	Evelina Kos				Mura	v.  Czech Republic, 5 December 2023
DF	Anja Eferl	(2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20)			Real Oviedo	v.  Philippines, 27 February 2024
MF	Mirjam Kastelec				ŽNK Ljubljana	v.  Czech Republic, 5 December 2023
MF	Luana Zajmi	(2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22)	1	0	ALG Spor	v.  Philippines, 27 February 2024
MF	Zara Kramžar	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18)	3	2	Roma	v.  Philippines, 27 February 2024
MF	Manja Rogan	(1995-10-22) 22 October 1995 (age 28)	19	1	Panathinaikos	v.  Philippines, 27 February 2024
MF	Sara Makovec	(2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 24)	17	0	Olimpija Ljubljana	v.  Philippines, 27 February 2024
FW	Ana Milovič	(2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 22)	13	2	Olimpija Ljubljana	v.  Czech Republic, 5 December 2023

Notes:

• Position legend: GK=goalkeeper; DF=Defender; MF=Midfielder; FW=Forward.

Captains[edit]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2021)

• Mateja Zver (????–)

Records[edit]

• Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players[edit] This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2020) # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers[edit] This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2020) # Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Part of  Yugoslavia									Part of  Yugoslavia
1995	did not qualify									UEFA Euro 1995
1999	did not enter									did not enter
2003
2007	did not qualify									6	6	0	0	23	6	+17
2011										8	2	0	6	7	27	−20
2015										10	2	0	8	7	34	−27
2019										8	2	0	6	9	20	−11
2023										10	5	3	2	21	6	+15
2027	to be determined									to be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		42	17	3	22	67	93	−26

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship[edit]

UEFA Women's Championship record									Qualifying record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1984 to 1991	Part of  Yugoslavia								Part of  Yugoslavia
1993	did not enter								did not enter
1995	did not qualify								6	0	0	6	0	60
1997	did not enter								did not enter
2001
2005
2009	did not qualify								10	4	0	6	14	29
2013									8	1	1	6	6	21
2017									8	3	0	5	21	19
2022									10	6	0	4	31	12
2025	to be determined								to be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		42	14	1	27	72	141

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also[edit]

• Sport in Slovenia
  • Football in Slovenia
    • Women's football in Slovenia
• Slovenia men's national football team

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• FIFA profile