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Moldova
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Association[[[Football Association of Moldova|Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (FMF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachIgor Dobrovolski
CaptainAlexandru Epureanu
Most capsAlexandru Epureanu (75)
Top scorerSerghei Cleșcenco (11)
Home stadiumZimbru Stadium, Chișinău
FIFA codeMDA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current164 Steady (12 January 2017)
Highest37 (April 2008)
Lowest173 (October 2016)
First international
 Moldova 2–4 Georgia 
(Chişinău, Moldova; July 2, 1991)
Biggest win
 Moldova 5–0 Pakistan 
(Amman, Jordan; August 18, 1992)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 6–0 Moldova 
(Gothenburg, Sweden; June 6, 2001)

The Moldova national football team (Template:Lang-ro) represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova, the governing body for football in Moldova. Moldova's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău and their head coach is Igor Dobrovolski. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Georgia on July 2, 1991.

Two of their three best results in the 1990s years, came during the qualifiers for the Euro 96, with wins over Georgia (1–0) in Tbilisi and Wales (3–2) in Chișinău. In 2007 Moldova obtained a very good result, beating Hungary 3–0 in Chișinău in the Euro 2008 qualifiers. Their best recent result was a 5–2 win over Montenegro during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. The team has never qualified for the final stages of the European Championship or the FIFA World Cup.

Following Moldova's 4–0 defeat to England in September 1997, the British writer and comedian Tony Hawks travelled to Moldova to challenge and beat all 11 Moldovan international footballers at tennis. The feature film version of the book of the same name, Playing the Moldovans at Tennis, was filmed in and around Chișinău in May and June 2010 and was released in the spring of 2012.

History

The Moldovan Football Federation was founded in 1990. However, Moldova did not play an official international match until 1991, when Moldova lost to Georgia.

Moldova's first attempt to qualify for the FIFA World Cup was in 1998, but they failed to qualify.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1930–1938 Part of  Romania
1950–1990 Part of  Soviet Union
United States 1994 Did Not Enter
France 1998 Did Not Qualify
Japan South Korea 2002
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018 To Be Determined
Qatar 2022
Total 0/20

UEFA European Championship record

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1960–1992 Part of  Soviet Union
England 1996 Did Not Qualify
Belgium Netherlands 2000
Portugal 2004
Austria Switzerland 2008
Poland Ukraine 2012
France 2016
Total 0/15

UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

Moldova national football team (2015)


2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D

Template:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D table

Fixtures and results

Recent results

Friendly match

Azerbaijan 2 – 1 Moldova
Carp 32' (o.g.)
Ramazanov 49'		 Report 44' Antoniuc
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)

Friendly match

Friendly
Malta 0 – 0 Moldova
Report
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

Friendly match

Friendly
Andorra 0–1 Moldova
Report Armaș 45+2'
Referee: Johnny Casanova (San Marino)

Friendly match

Friendly
Croatia 1–0 Moldova
Kramarić 9' Report
Attendance: 3,974

Friendly match

Friendly
Switzerland 2–1 Moldova
Namașco 12' (o.g.)
Mehmedi 75'		 Report Gînsari 69'
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Wales 4–0 Moldova
Vokes 38'Allen 44'
Bale 51', 90+5' (pen.)		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Attendance: 31,731
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel )

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

2018 World Cup qualification
Moldova 0–3 Serbia
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Kostić 19'
Ivanović 37'
Tadić 59'
Attendance: 6,192

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

2018 World Cup qualification
Moldova 1–3 Republic of Ireland
Bugaiov 45+1' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Long 2'
McClean 69', 76'
Attendance: 6,089

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Georgia 1 – 1 Moldova
Qazaishvili 16' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Gațcan 78'
Attendance: 43,869

Friendly match

Qatar 1 – 1 Moldova
Soria 3' Cojocari 25'
Referee: Omar Mubarak Mazaroua Al Yaqoubi (Oman)

Upcoming fixtures

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Austria  – Moldova

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Moldova  – Georgia

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Serbia  – Moldova
TBD

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Moldova  – Wales

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Republic of Ireland  – Moldova

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Moldova  – Austria

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Georgia on November 12, 2016.
Caps and goals are correct as of November 12, 2016 after the game against Georgia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Stanislav Namașco (1986-11-10) 10 November 1986 (age 38) 43 0 Greece Levadiakos
1GK Ilie Cebanu (1986-12-29) 29 December 1986 (age 37) 24 0 Russia Mordovia Saransk
2DF Alexandru Epureanu (Captain) (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38) 76 8 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
2DF Victor Golovatenco (1984-04-28) 28 April 1984 (age 40) 74 4 Moldova Zaria Bălți
2DF Vitalie Bordian (1984-08-11) 11 August 1984 (age 40) 42 1 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
2DF Petru Racu (1987-07-17) 17 July 1987 (age 37) 39 1 Moldova Milsami Orhei
2DF Vadim Bolohan (1986-08-15) 15 August 1986 (age 38) 18 0 Moldova Milsami Orhei
2DF Ion Jardan (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 (age 34) 15 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
2DF Veaceslav Posmac (1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 (age 34) 14 1 Moldova Dacia Chișinău
2DF Cătălin Carp (1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 (age 31) 11 1 Russia Ufa
2DF Andrian Cașcaval (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 (age 37) 8 0 Russia Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
3MF Alexandru Gațcan (1984-03-27) 27 March 1984 (age 40) 53 4 Russia Rostov
3MF Alexandru Antoniuc (1989-05-23) 23 May 1989 (age 35) 24 3 Moldova Milsami Orhei
3MF Gheorghe Andronic (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 33) 9 1 Moldova Milsami Orhei
3MF Maxim Mihaliov (1986-08-22) 22 August 1986 (age 38) 7 0 Moldova Zaria Bălți
3MF Vladislav Ivanov (1990-05-07) 7 May 1990 (age 34) 5 0 Unattached
3MF Eugen Zasavitchi (1992-11-24) 24 November 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Poland GKS Tychy
4FW Igor Bugaiov (1984-06-26) 26 June 1984 (age 40) 47 9 Moldova Zaria Bălți
4FW Eugen Sidorenco (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 (age 35) 32 7 Moldova Milsami Orhei
4FW Radu Gînsari (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 32) 12 1 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Nicolae Calancea (1986-08-29) 29 August 1986 (age 38) 18 0 Romania CS U Craiova v.  Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2016
GK Alexei Koșelev (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol v.  Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2016
GK Artiom Gaiduchevici (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 37) 8 0 Unattached v.  Andorra, 28 March 2016
DF Igor Armaș (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 37) 51 4 Russia Kuban Krasnodar v.  Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2016
DF Denis Ilescu (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 37) 4 0 Moldova Dacia Chișinău v.   Switzerland, 3 June 2016
DF Sergiu Cojocari (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Unattached v.  Andorra, 28 March 2016
MF Eugeniu Cebotaru (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 (age 40) 49 1 Russia Sibir Novosibirsk v.  Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2016
MF Alexandru Dedov (1989-07-26) 26 July 1989 (age 35) 36 2 Moldova Milsami Orhei v.  Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2016
MF Andrei Cojocari (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 37) 26 1 Moldova Milsami Orhei v.  Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2016
MF Maxim Antoniuc (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33) 7 0 Moldova Academia Chișinău v.  Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2016
MF Artur Ioniță (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 34) 24 2 Italy Cagliari v.  Wales, 5 September 2016
MF Eugeniu Cociuc (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 31) 2 0 Slovakia Zilina v.  Wales, 5 September 2016
MF Valeriu Andronic (1982-12-21) 21 December 1982 (age 41) 36 4 Unattached v.   Switzerland, 3 June 2016
MF Danu Spătaru (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30) 5 0 Romania Dinamo București v.   Switzerland, 3 June 2016
MF Andrei Bugneac (1988-03-30) 30 March 1988 (age 36) 4 0 Uzbekistan Andijan v.   Switzerland, 3 June 2016
MF Vladimir Ambros (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 (age 30) 2 0 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești v.   Switzerland, 3 June 2016
MF Alexandru Suvorov (1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 (age 37) 50 7 Moldova Zaria Bălți v.  Andorra, 28 March 2016
FW Vitalie Damașcan (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău v.  Republic of Ireland, 9 October 2016
FW Igor Picușceac (1983-03-27) 27 March 1983 (age 41) 24 3 Moldova Zaria Bălți v.  Wales, 5 September 2016
FW Nicolae Milinceanu (1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 32) 7 0 Belarus Granit Mikashevichi v.   Switzerland, 3 June 2016
FW Vadim Cemîrtan (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 37) 2 0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor v.  Andorra, 28 March 2016

Player history

Main article: List of Moldova international footballers

Players in bold are still active.

Last match updated was against  Serbia on 7 October 2016.

Most capped players

Rank Player Appearances
1 Alexandru Epureanu 75
2 Radu Rebeja 74
3 Victor Golovatenco 73
4 Serghei Cleșcenco 69
5 Ion Testemițanu 56
6 Valeriu Catinsus 55
7 Serghei Rogaciov 52
8 Alexandru Gațcan 51
9 Alexandru Suvorov 50
Igor Armaș 50
49–40 Appearances (12 players)
39–30 Appearances (14 players)
29–20 Appearances (23 players)
19–10 Appearances (27 players)
9–1 Appearances (110 players)

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1 Serghei Cleșcenco 11
2 Serghei Rogaciov 9
3 Sergiu Dadu 8
Iurie Miterev 8
Alexandru Epureanu 8
6 Igor Bugaiov 7
Alexandr Suvorov 7
Viorel Frunză 7
Eugen Sidorenco 7
10 Serghei Alexeev 6
4 goals (4 players)
3 goals (6 players)
2 goals (13 players)
1 goals (26 players)

Clean Sheets

Rank Player Goals
1 Evgheni Hmaruc 11
2 Stanislav Namașco 10
3 Vasile Coșelev 6
Serghei Dinov 6
5 Artiom Gaiduchevici 5
6 Nicolae Calancea 4
Ilie Cebanu 4
8 Denis Romanenco 3
9 Alexei Jmurco 1
Alexandru Melenciuc 1

Moldova all-time record against all nations

Last match updated was against  Republic of Ireland on 9 October 2016.
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD % Won
 Georgia 10 4 2 4 11 14 −3 40%
 Azerbaijan 9 3 4 2 8 6 +2 33.33%
 Lithuania 8 2 4 2 9 11 −2 25%
 Turkey 8 0 2 6 2 18 −16 0%
 Belarus 7 2 2 3 7 10 −3 28.57%
 Hungary 7 1 2 4 6 10 −4 14.29%
 Sweden 7 0 0 7 3 20 −17 0%
 Malta 7 3 3 1 7 6 +1 42.86%
 Poland 6 0 1 5 2 10 −8 0%
 Estonia 5 1 1 3 1 3 −2 20%
 Greece 5 0 1 4 2 9 −7 0%
 Israel 5 0 2 3 3 7 −4 0%
 San Marino 5 5 0 0 12 0 +12 100%
 Ukraine 5 0 2 3 3 6 −3 0%
 Romania 5 0 1 4 3 12 −9 0%
 Armenia 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 25%
 England 4 0 0 4 0 16 −16 0%
 Finland 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 25%
 Germany 4 0 0 4 3 18 −15 0%
 Italy 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0%
 Luxembourg 4 1 3 0 2 1 +1 25%
 Netherlands 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0%
 Norway 4 0 1 4 1 6 −5 0%
 Kazakhstan 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 50%
 Austria 4 1 0 3 2 5 −3 25%
 Montenegro 4 1 0 3 5 7 −2 25%
 Andorra 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 75%
 Albania 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 0%
 Latvia 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 33.33%
 North Macedonia 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 0%
 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 33.33%
 Russia 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 0%
  Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0%
 Wales 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 33.33%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50%
 Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0%
 Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0%
 Jordan 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 50%
 Northern Ireland 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0%
 Scotland 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 0%
 Slovenia 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0%
 United States 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 0%
 Liechtenstein 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 0%
 Croatia 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0%
 Cameroon 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0%
 Canada 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0%
 Congo 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
 Cyprus 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0%
 El Salvador 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0%
 Indonesia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 50%
 Iraq 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0%
 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
 Pakistan 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100%
 Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0%
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100%
 Sudan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0%
 Venezuela 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0%
 Serbia 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0%
 Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0%
Total 204 42 48 114 173 328 −155 20.69%

Managers

[1]

Period Coach Played Win Drawn Loss % Won
1991–1992 Moldova Ion Caras 2 0 1 1 0%
1992 Russia Eugen Piunovschi 5 3 0 2 60%
1992–1997 Moldova Ion Caras 27 5 3 19 18.52%
1998–1999 Moldova Ivan Danilianț 14 2 7 5 14.29%
1999–2001 Moldova Alexandru Mațiura 17 4 4 9 23.53%
2001 Moldova Alexandru Spiridon 4 1 0 3 25%
2002–2006 Ukraine Viktor Pasulko 35 7 8 20 20%
2006–2007 Moldova Anatol Teslev 6 1 2 3 16.67%
2007–2009 Russia Igor Dobrovolski 30 7 9 14 23.33%
2010–2011 Romania Gavril Balint 18 5 2 11 27.78%
2012–2014 Moldova Ion Caras 27 6 7 14 22.22%
2014–2015 Moldova Alexandru Curtianu 10 0 4 6 0%
2015 Romania Ștefan Stoica 4 0 0 4 0%
2016 Russia Igor Dobrovolski 6 1 1 4 16.67%

Current sponsorship

The Official kit provider is currently manufactured by German sports company Jako since 2000.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Moldova national team managers". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
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