Moldova national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Moldova women's national under-17 football team.

Moldova U-17

Association	FMF
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Igor Negrescu
FIFA code	MDA
First colours Second colours
First international
Official: Moldova 1–1 Austria (Heiligeneich, Austria; 5 October 1994)
Biggest win
Liechtenstein 0–7 Moldova (Kato Achaia, Greece; 9 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
Germany 7–0 Moldova (Cologne, Germany; 26 November 1997)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2002)
Best result	Group Stage (2002)

The Moldova national under-17 football team represents Moldova in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. The team competes to qualify for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship held every year. They qualified for the 2002 competition but finished last in the group stage. Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. They are currently coached by Igor Negrescu.

Competition history

UEFA U-16/17 European Championship

Under-16 era, 1995–2001
Under-17 era, 2002– present

UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record											UEFA U-16/17 Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1995	Did not qualify										2	1	1	0	4	1	+3
1996											2	0	1	1	1	4	−3
1997											2	1	0	1	3	3	0
1998											3	0	0	3	1	18	−17
1999											2	0	0	2	2	6	−4
2000											3	0	1	2	0	4	−4
2001											3	0	1	2	4	7	−3
2002	Group stage	3	0	0	3	7	13	−6	Squad		2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
2003	Did not qualify										3	1	1	1	8	4	+4
2004											6	2	2	2	9	10	−1
2005											3	0	1	2	0	3	−3
2006											6	2	2	2	9	10	−1
2007											3	0	0	3	1	6	−5
2008											3	1	0	2	3	7	−4
2009											3	0	0	3	1	12	−11
2010											3	0	2	1	2	7	−5
2011											3	0	0	3	2	11	−9
2012											3	0	0	3	1	7	−6
2013											3	1	0	2	3	5	−2
2014											3	0	1	2	1	6	−5
2015											3	1	1	1	4	3	+1
2016											3	0	1	2	1	7	−6
2017											3	0	0	3	0	8	−8
2018											3	0	0	3	0	8	−8
2019											3	0	1	2	2	4	−2
2020											3	0	1	2	0	6	−6
2022											3	0	1	2	0	4	−4
2023											3	0	1	2	3	8	−5
2024											3	0	0	3	2	9	−7
2025	Future event
Total	1/29	3	0	0	3	7	13	−6			88	12	19	57	71	189	−118

Current squad

Squad called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Sweden, Poland and Latvia between 27 September and 3 October 2023.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Maxim Gumenco	(2007-09-13) 13 September 2007	Bacău
12	1GK	Dan Rusu	(2007-02-09) 9 February 2007	Rebeja Academy
2	2DF	Daniel Carcea	(2007-01-30) 30 January 2007	Rebeja Academy
3	2DF	Vadim Burcă	(2007-06-07) 7 June 2007	Sheriff Tiraspol
4	2DF	Danila Dimitrișin	(2007-05-05) 5 May 2007	Rebeja Academy
5	2DF	David Dimitrișin	(2007-05-05) 5 May 2007	Rebeja Academy
13	2DF	Alexandru Egupov	(2007-09-18) 18 September 2007	Sheriff Tiraspol
18	2DF	Alexandru Ursu	(2007-06-28) 28 June 2007	Rebeja Academy
20	2DF	Alexandru Gorșa	(2007-03-25) 25 March 2007	Dacia Buiucani
6	3MF	Alexandru Muntean	(2007-07-11) 11 July 2007	Zimbru Chișinău
8	3MF	Chiril Șilcenco	(2007-05-15) 15 May 2007	Rebeja Academy
10	3MF	Bogdan Musteață	(2007-12-14) 14 December 2007	Rebeja Academy
14	3MF	Leonard Bulmaga	(2007-08-14) 14 August 2007	Rebeja Academy
16	3MF	Mihai Sava	(2007-09-01) 1 September 2007	LIRPS Chișinău
17	3MF	Nichita Beșleagă	(2007-06-12) 12 June 2007	Sheriff Tiraspol
19	3MF	Dan Palamarciuc	(2007-03-06) 6 March 2007	Erlangen-Bruck
7	4FW	Ilie Efros	(2007-04-19) 19 April 2007	Zimbru Chișinău
9	4FW	Nicolae Gumeni	(2007-05-22) 22 May 2007	Rebeja Academy
11	4FW	Nichita Caragheorghi	(2007-10-04) 4 October 2007	Rebeja Academy
15	4FW	Nichita Lipcan	(2007-10-04) 4 October 2007	Rebeja Academy

2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Qualifying round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Elite round
2	Sweden	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
3	Latvia	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
4	Moldova (H)	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0

Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

27 September 2023 (2023-09-27)

Sweden	3–2	Moldova
Kusi-Asare 17', 40', 61'	Report	Caragheorghi 4' Efros 51'

Zimbru-2, Chișinău

Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)

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30 September 2023 (2023-09-30)

Poland	3–0	Moldova
Adkonis 8', 38' (pen.), 58' (pen.)	Report

Zimbru-2, Chișinău

Referee: Georgi Davidov (Bulgaria)

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3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)

Moldova	0–3	Latvia
	Report	Sprukts 45+2' (pen.), 53' Poskrjobiševs 86'

Zimbru-2, Chișinău

Referee: Luka Bilbija (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Head-to-head record

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 3 October 2023.

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Andorra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Armenia	4	3	0	1	10	3	+7
Austria	3	0	3	0	1	1	0
Azerbaijan	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Belarus	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Belgium	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	0	1	5	1	15	−14
Bulgaria	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4
Croatia	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Cyprus	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5
Czech Republic	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Estonia	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
Faroe Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finland	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7
France	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Georgia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Germany	4	0	0	4	1	16	−15
Gibraltar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greece	4	0	3	1	3	4	−1
Hungary	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Iceland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Israel	2	0	1	1	3	9	−6
Italy	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10
Kazakhstan	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1
Kosovo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvia	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6
Liechtenstein	2	2	0	0	11	2	+9
Lithuania	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Luxembourg	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Malta	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Montenegro	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Macedonia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Northern Ireland	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Norway	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2
Poland	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6
Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Republic of Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Romania	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Russia	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9
San Marino	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbia	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9
FR Yugoslavia	1	0	0	1	3	6	−3
Slovakia	4	0	1	3	1	8	−7
Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spain	4	0	0	4	3	14	−11
Sweden	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4
Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5
Wales	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2
Total	91	12	19	60	78	202	−124

See also

• Moldova national football team
• Moldova national under-21 football team
• Moldova national under-19 football team

External links

• Moldova U-17 at uefa.com
• Moldova U-17 at soccerway