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| Badge: | Rokometna zveza Slovenije Logo.svg |
| Association: | Handball Federation of Slovenia |
| Coach: | Uroš Zorman |
| Assistant Coach: | Luka Žvižej |
| Captain: | Jure Dolenec |
| Most Caps: | Uroš Zorman (225)[1] |
| Most Goals: | Luka Žvižej (702) |
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| Summer Olympics Apps: | 4 |
| Summer Olympics First: | 2000 |
| Summer Olympics Best: | 4th (2024) |
| World Cup Apps: | 10 |
| World Cup First: | 1995 |
| World Cup Best: | 3rd (2017) |
| Regional Name: | European Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 14 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1994 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 2nd (2004) |
| Updated: | 11 August 2024 |
The Slovenia national handball team represents Slovenia in international handball matches. Their biggest success is the silver medal at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship and third place at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
| Year | Round | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2000 | 7th/8th place | 8th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 11th/12th place | 11th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2012 | |||||||
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2024 | Semi-finals | 4th | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | |||
| Year | Round | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 1995 | Preliminary round | 18th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1999 | |||||||
| 2001 | Preliminary round | 17th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | Second round | 11th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 11th/12th place | 12th | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 9th/10th place | 10th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2011 | |||||||
| 2013 | Semi-finals | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 7th/8th place | 8th | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2017 | Semi-finals | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Did not qualify | |||||||
| Main round | 9th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Main round | 10th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Qualified | ||||||
| Total | 73 | 37 | 5 | 31 | |||
| Year | Round | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9th/10th place | 10th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 11th/12th place | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2000 | 5th/6th place | 5th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 11th/12th place | 12th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2004 | Final | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | Main round | 8th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Main round | 10th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | Main round | 11th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5th/6th place | 6th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2016 | Preliminary round | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Main round | 8th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Semi-finals | 4th | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Preliminary round | 16th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 5th/6th place | 6th | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 87 | 32 | 9 | 46 | |||
The following 17 players were included in the squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]
Head coach: Uroš Zorman
Caps and goals are correct as of 12 May 2024.[1]
| Rank | Player | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uroš Zorman | 225 |
| 2 | Luka Žvižej | 217 |
| 3 | Beno Lapajne | 212 |
| 4 | Tomaž Tomšič | 200 |
| 5 | Vid Kavtičnik | 197 |
| 6 | Jure Dolenec | 195 |
| 7 | Gorazd Škof | 188 |
| 8 | Renato Vugrinec | 187 |
| 9 | Aleš Pajovič | 181 |
| 10 | Roman Pungartnik | 171 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luka Žvižej | 702 | 217 | ||
| 2 | Aleš Pajovič | 697 | 181 | ||
| 3 | Dragan Gajić | 692 | 161 | ||
| 4 | Jure Dolenec | 686 | 195 | ||
| 5 | Roman Pungartnik | 679 | 171 | ||
| 6 | Renato Vugrinec | 616 | 187 | ||
| 7 | Vid Kavtičnik | 543 | 197 | ||
| 8 | Uroš Zorman | 523 | 225 | ||
| 9 | Uroš Šerbec | 467 | 120 | ||
| 10 | Gašper Marguč | 459 | 134 |
Since 1992, the Slovenian national team has been managed by a total of twelve head coaches. Tone Tiselj, Miro Požun and Slavko Ivezič are the only coaches with more than one spell.[3] [4]
| Years | Name | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–1994 | Tone Tiselj | 1994 European Championship (10th place) | |
| 1994–1996 | Miro Požun | 1995 World Championship (18th place) | |
| 1996–1997 | Slavko Ivezič | 1996 European Championship (11th place) | |
| 1998–2000 | Leopold Jeras | 2000 European Championship (5th place) 2000 Summer Olympics (8th place) | |
| 2000–2002 | Matjaž Tominec | 2001 World Championship (17th place) 2002 European Championship (12th place) | |
| 2002–2003 | Niko Markovič | 2003 World Championship (11th place) | |
| 2003–2004 | Tone Tiselj | 2004 European Championship (2nd place) 2004 Summer Olympics (11th place) | |
| 2004–2006 | Slavko Ivezič | 2005 World Championship (12th place) 2006 European Championship (8th place) | |
| 2006–2007 | Kasim Kamenica | 2007 World Championship (10th place) | |
| 2007–2009 | Miro Požun | 2008 European Championship (10th place) |
| Years | Name | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 | Zvonimir Serdarušić | 2010 European Championship (11th place) | |
| 2010–2015 | Boris Denič | 2012 European Championship (6th place) 2013 World Championship (4th place) 2015 World Championship (8th place) | |
| 2015–2019 | Veselin Vujović | 2016 European Championship (14th place) 2016 Summer Olympics (6th place) 2017 World Championship (3rd place) 2018 European Championship (8th place) | |
| 2019–2022 | Ljubomir Vranjes | 2020 European Championship (4th place) 2021 World Championship (9th place) 2022 European Championship (16th place) | |
| 2022–present | Uroš Zorman | 2023 World Championship (10th place) 2024 European Championship (6th place) 2024 Summer Olympics (4th place) |