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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Moldova women's national football team.

Moldova
AssociationFederația Moldovenească de Fotbal (FMF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachEngin Fırat
CaptainAlexandru Epureanu
Most capsAlexandru Epureanu (91)
Top scorerSerghei Cleșcenco (11)
Home stadiumZimbru Stadium, Chișinău
FIFA codeMDA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 151 Steady (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest37 (April 2008)
Lowest175 (June 2018, August 2018, October 2019 – February 2020)
First international
Moldova Moldova 2–4 Georgia 
(Chişinău, Moldova; 2 July 1991)
Biggest win
Moldova Moldova 5–0 Pakistan 
(Amman, Jordan; 18 August 1992)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 6–0 Moldova Moldova
(Gothenburg, Sweden; 6 June 2001)

The Moldova national football team (Template:Lang-ro) represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, 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 2 July 1991.

Two of their three best results in the 1990s years, came during the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 1996, with wins over Georgia (1–0) in Tbilisi and Wales (3–2) in Chișinău. In 2007, Moldova obtained a very good result, defeating Hungary 3–0 in Chișinău in Euro 2008 qualifying. Their best recent result was a 5–2 win over Montenegro during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. The team has never qualified for the final stages of the UEFA European Championship nor the FIFA World Cup as of present time.

Following Moldova's 4–0 defeat to England in September 1997, 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, the national football team of 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 for the tournament. Moldova has finished either last or second last in all tournament qualifying campaigns entered to date, except UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, in which they finished fifth in the seven-team Group C with 12 points.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1938 Part of  Romania
1950 to 1990 Part of  Soviet Union
United States 1994 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member[3]
France 1998 Did not qualify 8 0 0 8 2 21
South Korea Japan 2002 10 1 3 6 6 20
Germany 2006 10 1 2 7 5 16
South Africa 2010 10 0 3 7 6 18
Brazil 2014 10 3 2 5 12 17
Russia 2018 10 0 2 8 4 23
Qatar 2022 To be determined
Total 0/6 58 5 12 41 35 115

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1960 to 1992 Part of  Soviet Union and CIS
England 1996 Did not qualify 10 3 0 7 11 27
Belgium Netherlands 2000 8 0 4 4 7 17
Portugal 2004 8 2 0 6 5 19
Austria Switzerland 2008 12 3 3 6 12 19
Poland Ukraine 2012 10 3 0 7 12 16
France 2016 10 0 2 8 4 16
Europe 2020 10 1 0 9 4 26
Germany 2024 To be determined
Total 0/7 68 12 9 47 55 140

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Position Pld W D L GF GA
2018–19 D 48th 6 2 3 1 4 5
2020–21 C To be determined
Total 6 2 3 1 4 5

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

UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group H
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification France Turkey Iceland Albania Andorra Moldova
1  France 10 8 1 1 25 6 +19 25 Qualify for final tournament — 1–1 4–0 4–1 3–0 2–1
2  Turkey 10 7 2 1 18 3 +15 23 2–0 — 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–0
3  Iceland 10 6 1 3 14 11 +3 19 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–1 2–1 — 1–0 2–0 3–0
4  Albania 10 4 1 5 16 14 +2 13 0–2 0–2 4–2 — 2–2 2–0
5  Andorra 10 1 1 8 3 20 −17 4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–3 — 1–0
6  Moldova 10 1 0 9 4 26 −22 3 1–4 0–4 1–2 0–4 1–0 —
Source: UEFA

Fixtures and results

Recent results

2018–19 UEFA Nations League

Moldova 2–0 San Marino
Gînsari 31', 67' Report
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)

2018–19 UEFA Nations League

Belarus 0–0 Moldova
Report

2018–19 UEFA Nations League

San Marino 0–1 Moldova
Report Damașcan 78'
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Greece)

2018–19 UEFA Nations League

Friendly match

Kazakhstan 1–0 Moldova
Omirtayev 61'
Titanic Resort Stadium, Antalya
Referee: Vladimir Gerasimov (Lithuania)

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Turkey 4–0 Moldova
Kaldırım 24'
Tosun 26', 54'
Ayhan 70'		 Report

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Albania 2–0 Moldova
Cikalleshi 66'
Ramadani 90+3'		 Report
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Moldova 0–4 Turkey
Report Tosun 37', 79'
Türüç 57'
Yazıcı 88'
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Moldova 0–4 Albania
Report Cikalleshi 22'
Bare 34'
Trashi 40'
Manaj 90'


UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

France 2–1 Moldova
Varane 35'
Giroud 79' (pen.)		 Report Rață 9'

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Friendly

Sweden 1–0 Moldova
Larsson 32'
Referee: Saoud Al-Athba (Qatar)

Friendly match

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Moldova v Kosovo

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Slovenia v Moldova

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Greece v Moldova

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Moldova v Slovenia

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Moldova v Greece

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Kosovo v Moldova

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Friendly Match against Sweden on January 9, 2020.[4]

Caps and goals are correct as of 9 January 2020 after the game against Sweden.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Nicolai Calancea (1986-09-29) 29 September 1986 (age 38) 19 0 Moldova Dunărea Călărași
23 1GK Denis Rusu (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 34) 1 0 Romania Politehnica Iași
12 1GK Nicolai Cebotari (1997-05-24) 24 May 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Moldova Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni
6 2DF Igor Armaș (Captain) (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 37) 58 5 Romania Voluntari
22 2DF Dinu Graur (1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 (age 29) 16 0 Romania Astra Giurgiu
15 2DF Sergiu Plătică (1991-06-09) 9 June 1991 (age 33) 14 0 Moldova Milsami Orhei
2 2DF Anatolie Prepeliță (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27) 3 0 Latvia Spartaks Jūrmala
5 2DF Constantin Bogdan (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 30) 2 0 Moldova Milsami Orhei
4 2DF Maxim Focșa (1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Moldova Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni
8 2DF Denis Marandici (1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Portugal União de Leiria
7 3MF Andrei Cojocari (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 37) 39 2 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești
19 3MF Artur Pătraș (1988-10-01) 1 October 1988 (age 36) 29 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău
10 3MF Eugeniu Cociuc (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 31) 19 0 Azerbaijan Sabah
9 3MF Dan Spătaru (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30) 9 0 Armenia Noah
18 3MF Gheorghe Anton (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 31) 8 0 Azerbaijan Zira
21 3MF Vadim Rață (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31) 7 1 Romania Chindia Târgoviște
14 3MF Dan Taras (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești
11 3MF Cristian Dros (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Romania Politehnica Timișoara
16 4FW Alexandru Suvorov (1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 (age 37) 57 7 Moldova Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni
20 4FW Vladimir Ambros (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 (age 30) 12 1 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești
17 4FW Alexandru Boiciuc (1997-08-21) 21 August 1997 (age 27) 9 0 Ukraine Karpaty Lviv

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 Alexei Koșelev (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 31) 21 0 Netherlands Fortuna Sittard v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
GK Dumitru Celeadnic (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
GK Stanislav Namașco (1986-11-10) 10 November 1986 (age 38) 46 0 Azerbaijan Keşla v.  Albania, 11 June 2019
DF Veaceslav Posmac (1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 (age 34) 37 2 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
DF Ion Jardan (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 (age 34) 29 0 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
DF Oleg Reabciuk (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26) 16 0 Portugal Paços de Ferreira v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
DF Artur Crăciun (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Romania Universitatea Cluj v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
DF Artiom Rozgoniuc (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 29) 10 0 Moldova Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni v.  Albania, 14 October 2019
DF Ștefan Efros (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990 (age 34) 3 0 Moldova Speranța Nisporeni v.  Albania, 14 October 2019
DF Victor Mudrac (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Armenia Alashkert v.  Albania, 14 October 2019
DF Alexandru Epureanu RET (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38) 91 8 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir v.  Turkey, 25 March 2019
MF Artur Ioniță (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 34) 45 3 Italy Cagliari v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
MF Alexandru Antoniuc (1989-05-23) 23 May 1989 (age 35) 44 3 Moldova Milsami Orhei v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
MF Radu Gînsari (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 33) 39 7 Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
MF Cătălin Carp (1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 (age 31) 29 1 Russia Ufa v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
MF Eugen Zasavițchi (1992-11-24) 24 November 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Belarus Dnyapro Mogilev v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
MF Alexandr Belousov (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
MF Evgheni Oancea (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Russia SKA-Khabarovsk v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
MF Eugeniu Cebotaru (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 (age 40) 65 1 Romania Academica Clinceni v.  Albania, 14 October 2019
MF Alexandru Dedov (1989-07-26) 26 July 1989 (age 35) 55 3 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești v.  Albania, 14 October 2019
MF Maxim Mihaliov (1986-08-22) 22 August 1986 (age 38) 13 0 Moldova Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol v.  Albania, 14 October 2019
MF Constantin Sandu (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 31) 6 0 Moldova Speranța Nisporeni v.  Albania, 14 October 2019
MF Iaser Țurcan (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești v.  Albania, 14 October 2019
MF Valeriu Macrițchii (1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Moldova Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol v.  Albania, 14 October 2019
MF Mihail Ghecev (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol v.  Turkey, 10 September 2019
FW Eugen Sidorenco (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 (age 35) 35 7 Albania Vllaznia v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
FW Vitalie Damașcan (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 25) 14 1 Netherlands Fortuna Sittard v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
FW Nicolae Milinceanu (1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 32) 10 1 Liechtenstein Vaduz v.  Iceland, 17 November 2019
FW Virgiliu Postolachi WIT (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24) 0 0 France Lille v.  France, 14 November 2019
FW Maxim Cojocaru (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol v.  Albania, 14 October 2019
FW Vadim Cemîrtan (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 37) 4 0 Moldova Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni v.  Turkey, 10 September 2019
FW Ion Nicolaescu (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 26) 5 0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Turkey, 25 March 2019
Notes
  • WIT Withdrew from squad.
  • INJ Injured, ill or recovering from surgery.
  • RET Retired from international football.

Player history

Main article: List of Moldova international footballers

Players in bold are still active.

Last match updated was against  Sweden on 9 January 2020.

Most capped players

Rank Player Appearances Goals
1 Alexandru Epureanu 91 7
2 Victor Golovatenco 82 4
3 Radu Rebeja 74 2
4 Serghei Cleșcenco 69 11
5 Eugeniu Cebotaru 65 1
6 Alexandru Gațcan 63 5
7 Igor Armaș 58 5
8 Alexandru Suvorov 57 5
9 Ion Testemițanu 56 5
10 Alexandru Dedov 55 3
Valeriu Catînsus 55 0

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1 Serghei Cleșcenco 11
2 Serghei Rogaciov 9
3 Igor Bugaiov 8
Sergiu Dadu 8
Iurie Miterev 8
6 Alexandru Epureanu 7
Eugen Sidorenco 7
Viorel Frunză 7
Radu Gînsari 7
10 Alexandru Suvorov 5
Serghei Alexeev 5
Serghei Alexandrov 5
Alexandru Gațcan 5
Ion Testemițanu 5
Igor Armaș 5

Clean Sheets

Rank Player Goals
1 Stanislav Namașco 12
2 Evgheni Hmaruc 10
3 Alexei Koșelev 6
Vasile Koșelev 6
Serghei Dinov 6
Ilie Cebanu 6
Nicolae Calancea 6
Denis Romanenco 6
9 Artiom Gaiduchevici 5
10 Alexei Jmurco 1
Alexandru Melenciuc 1

Moldova all-time record against all nations

Last match updated was against  Albania on 2019-10-14.

Managers

Statistics correct as of match played on 14 October 2019[5]
Coach Nat. Period Played Win Drawn Loss % Won
Ion Caras Moldova 1991–1992, 1992–1997 & 2012–2014 56 11 11 34 019.64
Evghenii Piunovschii [ru] Russia 1992 5 3 0 2 060.00
Ivan Daniliants Moldova 1998–1999 14 2 7 5 014.29
Alexandru Mațiura Moldova 1999–2001 17 4 4 9 023.53
Alexandru Spiridon Moldova 2001 & 2018–2019 20 4 5 11 020.00
Viktor Pasulko Ukraine 2002–2006 35 7 8 20 020.00
Anatol Teslev Moldova 2006–2007 6 1 2 3 016.67
Igor Dobrovolski Russia 2007–2009 & 2016–2017 48 9 14 25 018.75
Gavril Balint Romania 2010–2011 18 5 2 11 027.78
Alexandru Curtianu Moldova 2014–2015 10 0 4 6 000.00
Ștefan Stoica Romania 2015 3 0 0 3 000.00
Semen Altman Ukraine 2019 4 0 0 4 000.00
Engin Fırat Turkey 2019– 0 0 0 0 !—

Current sponsorship

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  3. ^ FIFA member since 16 June 1994.
  4. ^ "LOTUL FINAL AL NAȚIONALEI PENTRU PARTIDA CU SUEDIA" [Enlarged national team for the matches with Sweden]. fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Moldova national team managers". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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