Slovakia women's national basketball team explained

Type:Women
Country:Slovakia
Coach:Juraj Suja
Fiba Zone:FIBA Europe
Joined Fiba:1993
National Fed:SBA
Nickname:Repre
Oly Appearances:1
Wc Appearances:2
Zone Championship:EuroBasket
Zone Appearances:13
Zone Medals: Silver: (1997)
Bronze: (1993)
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The Slovakia women's national basketball team (Slovak: Slovenské národné basketbalové družstvo žien) represents Slovakia in international women's basketball, and is run by the Slovak Basketball Association. Slovakia are one of the newest national basketball teams in the world, having split from Czechoslovakia after the dissolution of the unified state in 1993, with both teams continuing as the successor state of Czechoslovakia.

History

Before 1993, Slovak players represented Czechoslovakia. When Slovakia became independent, it became the successor state to the Czechoslovakia and, therefore, the results of previous state rightfully belong to it.[1]

In the 1990s, the Slovaks were the most successful women's basketball team in Europe, and thanks to that they became the most successful team sport in the country. This position was confirmed at the 1994 Women's Basketball World Cup, where they placed fifth; at the 1998 Women's Basketball World Cup, they were eighth.[2]

The team won a bronze medal during the 1993 European Championship[3] and a silver medal during the 1997 European Championship.[4]

The only Olympic start in the Sydney 2000 was marked by the resignation of the implementation team led by Natália Hejková before the Olympics after disagreements with the leadership of the SBA.[5]

After 2001, there was a withdrawal from the positions, which culminated in non – participation in the EuroBasket Women 2005 and EuroBasket Women 2007. The biggest successes of the last period is 8th place from the European Championships 2009 and 2017.

In the qualification for EuroBasket Women 2019, the team did not succeed and finished in third place in the group. Following the failure, the national team coach Peter Kováčik resigned and was replaced from February 2019 by Juraj Suja.[6]

After the victory over Netherlands on 6 February 2021 in Piešťany 61:50, Slovaks won qualification group H and advanced to EuroBasket Women 2021.[7]

Slovakia qualified for EuroBasket Women 2023 after finishing second in the Group H.[8] At the Eurobasket, Slovaks won one game in the Group phase and advanced to Quarterfinals qualification where they lost against Germany and finished in 12th place.[9]

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games
YearPositionwidth=30width=30width=30
Did not qualify
7th 7 3 4
Did not qualify
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Total 7 3 4

FIBA Women's World Cup

Women's World Cup
YearPositionwidth=30width=30width=30
5th 8 6 2
8th 9 3 6
Did not qualify
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
To be determined
Total 17 9 8

EuroBasket Women

EuroBasket WomenQualification
YearPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30
5 3 2
4th 9 6 3 5 5 0
8 6 2 5 5 0
4th 8 3 5
8th 8 2 6 6 6 0
7th 8 4 4 6 6 0
Did not qualify12 7 5
10 6 4
8th 9 4 5 8 5 3
13th 3 1 2 6 3 3
12th 6 1 5 8 7 1
9th 7 3 4 6 5 1
8th 7 2 5 6 4 2
Did not qualify6 4 2
13th 3 1 2 4 2 2
12th 4 1 3 6 4 2
To be determinedTo be determined
2027
Total 85 37 48 89 64 25

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2023.[10] [11]

Head coaches

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: V Bratislave sa spomínalo na bronz z ME 1993 . The bronze medal from the 1993 European Championships was mentioned in Bratislava . slovakbasket.sk . Michal Duchnovič. 2 September 2021 . Slovak.
  2. Web site: Ženský basketbal a jeho vývoj na Slovensku až po súčasnosť – basket.sk. Radko Dvorščák. Women's basketball and its development in Slovakia up to the present . basket.zoznam.sk . 2 September 2021 . Slovak .
  3. Web site: Women Basketball European Championship 1993 Perugia (ITA) – 08-13.06 Winner Spain. Sport Statistics. Todor Krastev. 1993. 16 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920054724/http://todor66.com/basketball/Europe/Women_1993.html. 20 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Women Basketball European Championship 1997 Hungary – 06-13.06 Winner Lithuania. Sport Statistics. Todor Krastev. 1997. 16 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Ženský basketbal a jeho vývoj na Slovensku až po súčasnosť – basket.sk. Radko Dvorščák. Women's basketball and its development in Slovakia up to the present . basket.zoznam.sk . 2 September 2021 . Slovak .
  6. Web site: Nového trénera majú aj ženy SR. Reprezentáciu povedie Suja . Women in Slovakia also have a new coach. The national team will be led by Suja . basket.zoznam.sk . 2 September 2021. Slovak.
  7. Web site: Sedem otázok pred šampionátom. 15 June 2021. slovakbasket.sk. sk.
  8. Web site: Slovakia at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket Qualifiers 2023 . FIBA.basketball . 2023-02-09 . 2023-06-27.
  9. Web site: Germany v Slovakia boxscore - FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 - 20 June . FIBA.basketball . 2023-06-20 . 2023-06-27.
  10. Web site: Reprezentácia Slovenska ide na majstrovstvá Európy s ambíciami, Suja: Hráme lepší basketbal ako na minulom šampionáte.. slovakbasket.sk. 12 June 2023. 12 June 2023. sk.
  11. Web site: Team Roster: Slovakia. fiba.basketball. 15 June 2023. 15 June 2023. 13.