EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadion Ljudski vrt - Maribor Thursday 9 October 2014 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Slovenia Group E - Matchday -11 Switzerland Last updated 12/07/2021 16:48CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13

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Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 15/10/2013 QR (GS) Switzerland - Slovenia 1-0 Berne Xhaka 74 07/09/2012 QR (GS) Slovenia - Switzerland 0-2 Xhaka 20, Inler 51

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 06/06/2001 QR (GS) Switzerland - Slovenia 0-1 Basel Cimirotič 82 Šiljak 44, Ačimovič 11/10/2000 QR (GS) Slovenia - Switzerland 2-2 Ljubljana 79; Türkyilmaz 18, 66

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Slovenia ------Switzerland ------FIFA* Slovenia 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 - - - - 4 1 1 2 3 5 Switzerland 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 - - - - 4 2 1 1 5 3 Friendlies Slovenia ------3 0 0 3 2 9 Switzerland ------3 3 0 0 9 2 Total Slovenia 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 - - - - 7 1 1 5 5 14 Switzerland 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 - - - - 7 5 1 1 14 5 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Slovenia - Switzerland Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Match background

Slovenia and Switzerland meet for the first time in the UEFA European Championship in qualifying Group E, past meetings suggesting the home side are in for a tough time. Match background • Slovenia's record in seven matches against Switzerland is W1 D1 L5 (W0 D1 L2 at home, W1 D0 L2 in Switzerland), with those ties including a friendly played in Muscat, Oman, which Switzerland won 2-0. That fixture was the nations' first encounter. • The sides last met in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. In their opening qualifying fixture, Granit Xhaka (20) and captain Gökhan Inler (51) scored as Ottmar Hitzfeld's Switzerland beat Slaviša Stojanovič's Slovenia 2-0 in Ljubljana on 7 September 2012. Xhaka (74) struck again as the Swiss prevailed 1-0 when the sides' group stage campaign ended in Berne; had they won, Slovenia – by then coached by Srečko Katanec – would have earned a play-off place. • Their first competitive encounters were in 2002 World Cup qualifying. They drew 2-2 in Bezigrad on 11 October 2000, Katanec's Slovenia striking back through Ermin Šiljak (44) and Milenko Ačimovič after Kübilay Türkyilmaz (18 and 66) had twice put Enzo Trossero's Switzerland in front. • Better was to come in the return fixture, as a first international goal for Sebastjan Cimirotič earned the visitors a 1-0 win in Basel on 6 June 2001. Slovenia went on to finish second in the section, reaching the finals in Korea and Japan after a play-off success against Romania. • Both teams suffered opening-day Group E losses, Switzerland going down 2-0 at home to England while Slovenia conceded four minutes from time as they lost in Estonia. • In nine meetings between these nations in UEFA age-group competitions, Slovenia's record is W1 D1 L7. • The nations' clubs have met in nine UEFA matches, with the Slovenian teams' record W1 D4 L4.

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Slovenia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Samir Handanovič 14/07/1984 30 Internazionale - 1 0 0 0 71 - - Vid Belec 06/06/1990 24 Internazionale - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Jan Oblak 07/01/1993 21 Atlético - 0 0 0 0 3 - Defenders - Boštjan Cesar 09/07/1982 32 Chievo - 1 0 0 0 78 6 - Branko Ilič 06/02/1983 31 Partizan - 0 0 0 0 53 - - Mišo Brečko 01/05/1984 30 Köln - 1 0 0 0 69 - - Gregor Balažic 12/02/1988 26 Karpaty - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Mitja Viler 01/09/1986 28 Maribor - 0 0 0 0 - - Standard - Martin Milec 20/09/1991 23 - 0 0 0 0 3 - Liège - Andraž Struna 23/04/1989 25 Giannina - 1 0 0 0 13 - - Dominic Maroh 03/03/1987 27 Köln - 0 0 0 0 5 - Midfielders - Valter Birsa 07/08/1986 28 Chievo - 1 0 0 0 67 5 Crvena - Nejc Pečnik 03/01/1986 28 - 0 0 0 0 23 4 zvezda - Andraž Kirm 06/09/1984 30 Omonia - 0 0 0 0 62 6 - Aleš Mertelj 22/03/1987 27 Maribor - 0 0 0 0 11 - - Dejan Lazarevič 15/02/1990 24 Chievo - 1 0 0 0 9 - - Jasmin Kurtič 01/01/1989 25 Fiorentina - 1 0 0 0 19 1 - Kevin Kampl 09/10/1990 24 Salzburg - 1 0 0 0 11 1 - Željko Filipović 03/10/1988 26 Maribor - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Rajko Rotman 19/03/1989 25 İstanbul BB - 1 0 0 0 3 - Forwards - Zlatan Ljubijankič 15/12/1983 30 Omiya Ardija - 0 0 0 0 42 6 Shimizu S- - Milivoje Novakovič 18/05/1979 35 - 1 0 0 0 64 25 Pulse - Tim Matavž 13/01/1989 25 Augsburg - 0 0 0 0 28 10 Coach - Srečko Katanec 16/07/1963 51 - 1 0 0 0 61 -

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Switzerland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Yann Sommer 17/12/1988 25 Mönchengladbach - 1 0 0 0 7 - - Roman Bürki 14/11/1990 23 Freiburg - 0 0 0 0 - - - Marwin Hitz 18/09/1987 27 Augsburg - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Stephan Lichtsteiner 16/01/1984 30 Juventus - 1 0 0 0 68 5 - Philippe Senderos 14/02/1985 29 Aston Villa - 0 0 0 0 54 5 - Steve von Bergen 10/06/1983 31 Young Boys - 1 0 0 0 44 - - Johan Djourou 18/01/1987 27 Hamburg - 1 0 0 0 49 1 - Ricardo Rodriguez 25/08/1992 22 Wolfsburg - 1 0 0 0 26 - - François Moubandje 21/06/1990 24 Toulouse - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - Tranquillo Barnetta 22/05/1985 29 Schalke - 0 0 0 0 74 10 - Valon Behrami 19/04/1985 29 Hamburg - 1 0 0 0 53 2 - Blerim Dzemaili 12/04/1986 28 Galatasaray - 1 0 0 0 38 2 - Gelson Fernandes 02/09/1986 28 Rennes - 0 0 0 0 48 2 - Gökhan Inler 27/06/1984 30 Napoli - 1 0 0 0 78 6 - Xherdan Shaqiri 10/10/1991 22 Bayern - 1 0 0 0 38 12 - Fabian Lustenberger 02/05/1988 26 Hertha - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Granit Xhaka 27/09/1992 22 Mönchengladbach - 1 0 0 0 31 5 - Pajtim Kasami 02/06/1992 22 Olympiacos - 0 0 0 0 2 1 - Silvan Widmer 05/03/1993 21 Udinese - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Admir Mehmedi 16/03/1991 23 Freiburg - 1 0 0 0 26 2 Eintracht - Haris Seferovic 22/02/1992 22 - 1 0 0 0 16 2 Frankfurt - Josip Drmić 08/08/1992 22 Leverkusen - 1 0 0 0 12 3 - Michael Frey 19/07/1994 20 LOSC - 0 0 0 0 - - Coach - Vladimir Petković 15/08/1963 51 - 1 0 0 0 2 -

5 Slovenia - Switzerland Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Head coach Srečko Katanec Date of birth: 16 July 1963 Nationality: Slovenian Playing career: NK Olimpija Ljubljana, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, FK Partizan, VfB Stuttgart, UC Sampdoria Coaching career: Slovenia Under-21s, ND Gorica, Slovenia (twice), Olympiacos FC, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Arab Emirates • A centre-back or defensive midfielder, Katanec began his playing days at home-town club Olimpija before spells with Dinamo and Partizan. He reached the 1989 UEFA Cup final with Stuttgart and won the same competition the following season with Sampdoria, whom he also helped to the 1992 UEFA Champions League showpiece. • Earned 31 caps for Yugoslavia (five goals) – including at the 1984 UEFA European Championship, the 1984 Olympic Games and the 1990 FIFA World Cup – and five for Slovenia (one goal). • Started his coaching career with Slovenia's U21s in 1996, two years after retiring as a player. After a brief stint in the Gorica dugout, took charge of the senior Slovenia side in 1998 and guided them to UEFA EURO 2000 – their first major tournament – and the 2002 World Cup. • Joined Olympiacos in 2002 but stayed for only three months and in February 2006 assumed the FYROM helm, where he remained for three years. Named United Arab Emirates coach in June 2009, a position he held for two years. • Katanec was reappointed by Slovenia in January 2013 and is contracted until the end of UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying. Vladimir Petković Date of birth: 15 August 1963 Nationality: Swiss Playing career: FK Sarajevo (twice), FK Rudar Ljubija, FC Koper, FC Chur 97 (twice), FC Sion, FC Martigny-Sports, AC Bellinzona (twice), FC Locarno Coaching career: AC Bellinzona (twice), FC Malcantone Agno, AC Lugano, BSC Young Boys, Samsunspor, FC Sion, SS Lazio, Switzerland • Started his career in midfield with Sarajevo, losing in the 1983 Yugoslavian Cup final but featuring twice as his team took the 1984/85 league title, the only major honour of his playing days. • Moved to Switzerland in 1987, playing for second-tier Chur and then ascending to the top flight with Sion in 1988/89; failed to secure a regular place and returned to the second division to represent Martigny, Bellinzona and Locarno. • Petković hung up his boots in 1999, aged 36, following a season as player-coach at Bellinzona. Then led Malcantone Agno to promotion from the third divison in 2002/03 before becoming the first coach of AC Lugano – successors to FC Lugano. • Rejoined Bellinzona in October 2005, steering them to the 2007/08 Swiss Cup final, where they lost 4-1 to FC Basel 1893, but consolation came two weeks later as victory in a relegation/promotion play-off against FC St Gallen gave Bellinzona a Super League berth. • Was appointed Young Boys coach in August 2008, guiding them to second-placed finishes in his first two campaigns in charge as well the 2008/09 Swiss Cup final. After short spells in charge of Turkey's Samsunspor and Sion back in Switzerland, was named Lazio coach in June 2012 and won the Coppa Italia in his first term in Italy, also helping the side to seventh position in the final standings. Left in January 2014 after being anointed Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld's successor, taking the reins after the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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Referee Wolfgang Stark (GER) Assistant referees Mike Pickel (GER) , Christoph Bornhorst (GER) Additional assistant referees Deniz Aytekin (GER) , Daniel Siebert (GER) Fourth official Markus Häcker (GER) UEFA Referee observer Michel Piraux (BEL)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Wolfgang Stark 20/11/1969 13 116

Wolfgang Stark Referee since: 1984 First division: 1997 FIFA badge: 1999

Tournaments: 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, UEFA EURO 2012, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2008 Olympic Games, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 1999 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

Finals 2012 UEFA Europa League

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 30/09/1999 UEL R1 Panathinaikos FC ND Gorica 2-0 Athens 28/09/2000 UEL R1 AS Roma ND Gorica 7-0 Rome 18/03/2003 UCL GS2 FC Basel 1893 Juventus 2-1 Basel 10/10/2009 WC QR Slovakia Slovenia 0-2 Bratislava 23/06/2010 WC GS-FT Slovenia England 0-1 Port Elizabeth 21/08/2013 UCL PO PFC Ludogorets Razgrad FC Basel 1893 2-4 Sofia

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8 Slovenia - Switzerland Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Match-by-match lineups Slovenia

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (08/09/2014) Estonia 1-0 Slovenia Goals: 1-0 Purje 86 Slovenia: Handanovič, Brečko, Samardžić, Cesar, Iličić (62 Birsa), Kurtič, Novakovič, Andraž Struna, Rotman (89 Lazarevič), Kampl, Stevanović Matchday 2 (09/10/2014) Slovenia-Switzerland Matchday 3 (12/10/2014) Lithuania-Slovenia Matchday 4 (15/11/2014) England-Slovenia Matchday 5 (27/03/2015) Slovenia-San Marino Matchday 6 (14/06/2015) Slovenia-England Matchday 7 (05/09/2015) Switzerland-Slovenia Matchday 8 (08/09/2015) Slovenia-Estonia Matchday 9 (09/10/2015) Slovenia-Lithuania Matchday 10 (12/10/2015) San Marino-Slovenia Switzerland

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (08/09/2014) Switzerland 0-2 England Goals: 0-1 Welbeck 58, 0-2 Welbeck 90+4 Switzerland: Sommer, Lichtsteiner, Von Bergen, Inler, Seferovic, Xhaka (74 Dzemaili), Behrami, Rodriguez, Mehmedi (64 Drmic), Djourou, Shaqiri Matchday 2 (09/10/2014) Slovenia-Switzerland Matchday 3 (14/10/2014) San Marino-Switzerland Matchday 4 (15/11/2014) Switzerland-Lithuania Matchday 5 (27/03/2015) Switzerland-Estonia Matchday 6 (14/06/2015) Lithuania-Switzerland Matchday 7 (05/09/2015) Switzerland-Slovenia

9 Slovenia - Switzerland Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Matchday 8 (08/09/2015) England-Switzerland Matchday 9 (09/10/2015) Switzerland-San Marino Matchday 10 (12/10/2015) Estonia-Switzerland

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UEFA European Championship records: Slovenia History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – group stage 1996 – did not qualify Final tournament win N/A Final tournament loss 1-2: Slovenia v Spain, 18/06/00 Qualifying win 5-1: Slovenia v Faroe Islands, 08/10/10 Qualifying loss 5-0: France v Slovenia, 12/10/02 Final tournament appearances 3: Milenko Ačimovič 3: Aleš Čeh 3: Mladen Dabanovič 3: Marinko Galič 3: Amir Karič 3: Željko Milinovič 3: Džoni Novak 3: 3: 3: 3: Zlatko Zahovič Final tournament goals 3: Zlatko Zahovič 1: Miran Pavlin Overall appearances 30: Zlatko Zahovič 27: Milenko Ačimovič 24: Robert Koren 23: Aleš Čeh 23: Džoni Novak 23: Miran Pavlin 23: Valter Birsa Overall goals 18: Zlatko Zahovič 9: Ermin Šiljak 7: Milivoje Novakovič 5: Tim Matavž 4: Klemen Lavrič 4: Sašo Udovič

UEFA European Championship records: Switzerland History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – group stage 2004 – group stage 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – group stage 1992 – did not qualify

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1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not qualify Final tournament win 2-0: Switzerland v Portugal, 15/06/08 Final tournament loss 3-0: England v Switzerland, 17/06/04 Qualifying win 7-0: Switzerland v San Marino, 05/06/91 Qualifying defeat 4-0: Italy v Switzerland, 23/12/67 Final tournament appearances 6: Hakan Yakin 6: Patrick Müller 5: Stéphane Chapuisat 5: Stéphane Henchoz 5: Johann Vogel 5: Johan Vonlanthen Final tournament goals 3: Hakan Yakin 1: Kubilay Türkyilmaz 1: Johan Vonlanthen Overall appearances 29: Stéphane Chapuisat 27: Heinz Hermann 24: Alain Geiger 22: Stéphane Henchoz 21: Johann Vogel Overall goals 9: Kubilay Türkyilmaz 8: Fritz Künzli 7: Adrian Knup 6: Stéphane Chapuisat 6: Hakan Yakin

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:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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