Moldova national football team
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Association | Federaţia Moldovenească de Fotbal | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Gavril Balint | ||
Captain | Alexandru Epureanu | ||
Most caps | Radu Rebeja (74) | ||
Top scorer | Serghei Cleşcenco (11) | ||
Home stadium | Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău | ||
FIFA code | MDA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 122 | ||
Highest | 37 (April 2008) | ||
Lowest | 149 (May 1994) | ||
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 (Romanian: Echipa naţională 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 Chişinău and their head coach is Gavril Balint. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Georgia on July 2, 1991.
Their two best results came during the qualifiers for Euro 96, with wins over Georgia (1–0) in Tbilisi and Wales (3–2) in Chişinău. 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 Chişinău in May and June 2010 and will be premiered in the Moldovan capital in the spring of 2011.
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup record
- 1930 to 1938 – Did not enter, was part of Romania
- 1950 to 1994 – Did not enter, was part of USSR
- 1998 to 2010 – Did not qualify
UEFA European Championship record
UEFA European Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1960–1992 | Part of Soviet Union | |||||||
1996 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2016 | To Be Determined |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
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Matches
Upcoming fixtures
Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent |
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11 October 2011 | UEFA Euro 2012 | Chişinău | San Marino |
Recent results
Current squad
Competition: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Match Date: 11 October 2011
Opposition: San Marino
Caps and goals are correct as of 7 October 2011.
Recent callups
The following players have also been called up to the Moldova squad recently.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | ||
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GK | Nicolae Calancea | August 29, 1986 | 12 | 0 | Zimbru Chişinău | v. Hungary, 6 September 2011 | ||
GK | Yevgeni Matyugin | October 31, 1981 | 3 | 0 | Dacia Chişinău | v. Cyprus, 10 August 2011 | ||
DF | Vadim Boreț | September 5, 1976 | 40 | 1 | Baku | v. Hungary, 6 September 2011 | ||
DF | Alexei Savinov | April 19, 1979 | 37 | 0 | Baku | v. Hungary, 6 September 2011 | ||
DF | Vitalie Bordian | August 11, 1984 | 23 | 1 | Metalist Kharkiv | v. Hungary, 6 September 2011 | ||
DF | Vadim Bolohan | August 15, 1986 | 10 | 0 | Sevastopol | v. Hungary, 6 September 2011 | ||
DF | Iulian Erhan | July 1, 1986 | 1 | 0 | Zimbru Chişinău | v. Hungary, 6 September 2011 | ||
MF | Anatolie Doroş | March 21, 1983 | 17 | 2 | Irtysh Pavlodar | v. Hungary, 6 September 2011 | ||
MF | Eugen Sidorenco | March 19, 1989 | 2 | 0 | Zimbru Chişinău | v. Hungary, 6 September 2011 | ||
MF | Sergey Gheorghiev | October 20, 1991 | 1 | 0 | Sheriff Tiraspol | v. Hungary, 6 September 2011 | ||
MF | Nicolae Josan | September 18, 1983 | 11 | 1 | Anzhi Makhachkala | v. San Marino, 12 October 2010 | ||
FW | Viorel Frunză | December 6, 1979 | 31 | 6 | Shakhter Karagandy | v. Hungary, 6 September 2011 | ||
FW | Alexandru Dedov | July 26, 1989 | 0 | 0 | Dacia Chişinău | v. Hungary, 6 September 2011 |
Player history
Players in bold are still active.
Most capped players
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Radu Rebeja | 1991–2008 | 74 | 2 |
2 | Serghei Cleşcenco | 1991–2006 | 69 | 11 |
3 | Valeriu Catinsus | 1999–2009 | 55 | 0 |
4 | Ion Testemiţanu | 1991–2007 | 53 | 5 |
5 | Serghei Rogaciov | 1996–2007 | 52 | 9 |
6 | Serghei Epureanu | 1996–2006 | 46 | 3 |
= | Serghei Stroenco | 1992–2007 | 46 | 0 |
8 | Vladimir Gaidamaşchuc | 1992–2001 | 44 | 1 |
= | Igor Oprea | 1992–2001 | 44 | 4 |
10 | Ghenadie Olexici | 2001–2007 | 42 | 0 |
Top goalscorers
# | Name | Career | Goals (caps) |
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1 | Serghei Cleşcenco | 1991–2006 | 11 (69) |
2 | Serghei Rogaciov | 1996–2007 | 9 (52) |
3 | Iurie Miterev | 1992–2006 | 8 (36) |
4 | Serghei Dadu | 2002– | 7 (27) |
5 | Viorel Frunză | 2002–2008 | 6 (26) |
6 | Igor Bugaiov | 2007– | 5 (26) |
= | Ion Testemiţanu | 1991–2007 | 5 (53) |
8 | Alexandru Golban | 2002– | 4 (15) |
= | Valeriu Andronic | 2001– | 4 (25) |
= | Igor Oprea | 1992–2001 | 4 (44) |
Managers
Period | Coach |
1991–1992 | Ion Caras Denis Ersov |
1992 | Eugen Piunovschi |
1992–1997 | Ion Caras |
1998–1999 | Ivan Danilianţ |
1999–2001 | Alexandru Maţiura |
2001 | Alexandru Spiridon |
2002–2006 | Viktor Pasulko |
2006–2007 | Anatol Teslev |
2007–2009 | Igor Dobrovolski |
2010–Present | Gavril Balint |
See also
- Moldova national football team matches
- Category:Moldovan footballers
- Category:Moldova international footballers
- Category:Moldovan football biography stubs
References
External links
- Football Association of Moldova Template:Ro icon
- RSSSF archive of results: 1991–present
- www.football.md Template:Ru icon