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. 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 2014 Robert Englaro 2015–2020 Primož Gliha 2020–2025 Milenko Ačimovič 2025–present Andrej Razdrh
Competitive record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipQualificationYearRound 1994Did not enterDid not enter 1996Did not qualify106131912 19988305913 2000101541019 200282241010 2004823347 2006124441315 2007210112 20098125413 20118224610 201310622158 2015105232911 2017105051811 2019104421412 2021Group stage301218Qualified as host 2023Did not qualify10442117 2025Group stage3012058521137 2027Did not qualify8125717Total6024113140523553183174
References
External links Under-21 team at NZS