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The following players were called up for the [[Exhibition game|Friendly matches]] against [[Malta national football team|Malta]] on March 24, and [[Andorra national football team|Andorra]] on March 28, |
The following players were called up for the [[Exhibition game|Friendly matches]] against [[Malta national football team|Malta]] on March 24, and [[Andorra national football team|Andorra]] on March 28, 2016.<br/> |
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''Caps and goals are correct as of March 28, 2016 after the game against [[Andorra national football team|Andorra]].'' |
''Caps and goals are correct as of March 28, 2016 after the game against [[Andorra national football team|Andorra]].'' |
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Revision as of 14:12, 19 May 2016
Association | [[[Football Association of Moldova|Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (FMF) | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Igor Dobrovolski | ||
Captain | Alexandru Epureanu | ||
Most caps | Radu Rebeja (74) | ||
Top scorer | Serghei Cleșcenco (11) | ||
Home stadium | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău | ||
FIFA code | MDA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 156 ![]() | ||
Highest | 37 (April 2008) | ||
Lowest | 156 (March 2016-April 2016) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Chişinău, Moldova; July 2, 1991) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Amman, Jordan; August 18, 1992) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Gothenburg, Sweden; June 6, 2001) |
The Moldova national football team (Romanian: Echipa națională de fotbal a Moldovei) 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 Ion Caras. 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.
Although it is part of the former Soviet Union, Moldova is considered one of Europe's weakest teams.
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
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||||
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Total | 0/20 |
UEFA European Championship record
UEFA European Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Total | 0/15 |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Template:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/AUT_vs._MDA_2015-09-05_%28004%29.jpg/300px-AUT_vs._MDA_2015-09-05_%28004%29.jpg)
Results and fixtures
2015
14 February 2015 Friendly | Romania ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Aksu, Antalya Turkey |
19:00 UTC+2 | Popa ![]() Lazăr ![]() |
Report Report 2 |
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Stadium: Mardan Spor Kompleksi Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
18 February 2015 Friendly | Kazakhstan ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Antalya, Turkey |
18:00 UTC+2 | Shchetkin ![]() |
Report Report 2 |
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Stadium: Mardan Spor Kompleksi Attendance: 100 Referee: Aleksey Nikolaev (Russia) |
28 March 2015 Euro 2016 Q. | Moldova ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Chișinău Moldova |
21:45 UTC+2 | Report Report 2 |
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Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 10,375 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
9 June 2015 Friendly | Luxembourg ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
19:00 UTC+1 | Report Report 2 |
Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel Attendance: 1122 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
14 June 2015 Euro 2016 Q. | Liechtenstein ![]() | 1 - 1 | ![]() | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
21:45 UTC+2 | ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion |
5 September 2015 Euro 2016 Q. | Austria ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Vienna, Austria |
20:45 UTC+2 | Junuzović ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 48500 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) |
8 September 2015 Euro 2016 Q. | Moldova ![]() | 0 - 2 | ![]() | Chișinău, Moldova |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report Report 2 |
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Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 6243 Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium) |
9 October 2015 Euro 2016 Q. | Moldova ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Chișinău, Moldova |
20:45 UTC+2 | Cebotaru ![]() |
Report Report 2 |
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Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 10500 Referee: Mihalis Koukoulakis (Greece) |
12 October 2015 Euro 2016 Q. | Sweden ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Solna, Sweden |
Ibrahimović ![]() Zengin ![]() |
Report Report 2 |
Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 25,351 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy) |
November 17, 2015 Friendly | Azerbaijan ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Baku, Azerbaijan |
Carp ![]() Ramazanov ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu Attendance: ? Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia) |
2016
28 March 2016 Friendly | Andorra ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Malta |
17:00 CET | Armaș ![]() |
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali |
3 June 2016 Friendly | Switzerland ![]() | v | ![]() | |
18:00 CET |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against Malta on March 24, and Andorra on March 28, 2016.
Caps and goals are correct as of March 28, 2016 after the game against Andorra.
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 |
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GK | Nicolae Calancea | 29 August 1986 | 17 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Radu Mîțu | 4 November 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Cristian Avram | 27 July 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Serghei Pașcenco | 18 December 1982 | 16 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Simeon Bulgaru | 26 May 1985 | 26 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Vadim Bolohan | 15 August 1986 | 15 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Ion Jardan | 10 January 1990 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Ștefan Burghiu | 28 March 1991 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Maxim Potîrniche | 13 June 1989 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Iulian Erhan | 1 July 1986 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Constantin Bogdan | 29 December 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Denis Rassulov | 17 July 1989 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Vasile Jardan | 20 July 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Alexandru Onică | 25 July 1984 | 22 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Alexandru Vremea | 3 November 1991 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Vadim Rață | 5 May 1993 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Eugeniu Cebotaru | 16 October 1984 | 44 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Artur Pătraș | 1 October 1988 | 27 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Dan Spătaru | 24 May 1994 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Eugen Celeadnic | 9 October 1990 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Gheorghe Andronic | 25 September 1991 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Eugen Zasavițchi | 11 September 1992 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Anatol Cheptine | 20 May 1990 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Maxim Antoniuc | 15 January 1991 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Gheorghe Anton | 27 January 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Gheorghe Boghiu | 26 February 1981 | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Nicolae Milinceanu | 1 August 1992 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Sergiu Istrati | 7 August 1988 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Vladimir Ambros | 30 December 1993 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Roman Șumchin | 11 March 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Alexandru Grosu | 1 August 1992 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Viorel Frunză | 6 December 1979 | 36 | 7 | Retired | v. ![]() |
Player history
Players in bold are still active.
- Last match updated was against
Andorra on 28 March 2016.
Most capped players
Rank | Player | Appearances |
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1 | Radu Rebeja | 74 |
2 | Victor Golovatenco | 73 |
3 | Alexandru Epureanu | 70 |
4 | Serghei Cleșcenco | 69 |
5 | Ion Testemițanu | 56 |
6 | Valeriu Catinsus | 55 |
7 | Serghei Rogaciov | 52 |
8 | Alexandru Suvorov | 50 |
9 | Alexandru Gațcan | 49 |
Igor Armaș | 49 |
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Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals |
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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 |
Clean Sheets
Rank | Player | Goals |
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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
Andorra on 28 March 2016.
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | % Won |
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10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 40% |
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9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 33.33% |
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8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 25% |
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8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 0% |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 28.57% |
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7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 14.29% |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 | -17 | 0% |
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7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 42.86% |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0% |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 20% |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0% |
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0% |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 100% |
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0% |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 0% |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 25% |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | -16 | 0% |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 25% |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 0% |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0% |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 25% |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0% |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0% |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 25% |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 25% |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 75% |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0% |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 33.33% |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 33.33% |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0% |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50% |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0% |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0% |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0% |
Total | 200 | 42 | 48 | 110 | 172 | 318 | -146 | 21% |
Managers
Period | Coach | Played | Win | Drawn | Loss | % Won |
1991–1992 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
1992 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60% |
1992–1997 | ![]() |
27 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18.52% |
1998–1999 | ![]() |
14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14.29% |
1999–2001 | ![]() |
17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23.53% |
2001 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
2002–2006 | ![]() |
35 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20% |
2006–2007 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.67% |
2007–2009 | ![]() |
30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 23.33% |
2010–2011 | ![]() |
18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 27.78% |
2012–2014 | ![]() |
27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 22.22% |
2014–2015 | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0% |
2015 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
2016 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
Current sponsorship
The Official kit provider is currently manufactured by German sports company Jako since 2000.
- Official sponsors: Bere Chișinău, Jako, Rusnac, Infront Sports & Media (Moldova), Bemol, iTicket (Moldova), Vizită, Orange (Moldova)
See also
- Moldova national football team results
- ‹The template Category link is being considered for merging.› Category:Moldovan footballers
- ‹The template Category link is being considered for merging.› Category:Moldova international footballers
- ‹The template Category link is being considered for merging.› Category:Moldovan football biography stubs
References
- ^ "Moldova national team managers". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
External links
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