Moldova national under-21 football team

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Moldova U-21
AssociationFMF[1]
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSerghei Cleșcenco[2]
FIFA codeMDA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Moldova 0–1 Belarus 
(Chișinău, Moldova; 30 August 1992)
Biggest win
 Moldova 5–1 Georgia 
(Valletta, Malta; 27 February 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Greece 8–0 Moldova 
(Sparta, Greece; 23 October 1996)
European Championship
Appearances0

The Moldova national under-21 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 is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Moldovan national football team. The team competes to qualify for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Since the establishment of the Moldovan under-21 team, the under-21 side has never reached a final tournament of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but has produced many players, who have become regular internationals for the senior side. The team is coached by Serghei Cleșcenco and is currently captained by defender Artur Crăciun.[3]

This team is for Moldovan players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.

Moldova U21s began their first competitive campaign in 1994, in which they tried to qualify for the 1996 finals. They eventually finished fourth in a five-team group, with two wins out of eight games. The U-21 team plays its home matches in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Orhei and Tiraspol.

Competition history

UEFA U-21 European Championship

UEFA U-21 European Championship record UEFA U-21
Qualification record[4]
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 1996 Did not qualify 8 2 2 4 5 11
Romania 1998 8 1 1 6 5 17
Slovakia 2000 8 0 4 4 3 10
Switzerland 2002 10 2 3 5 6 13
Germany 2004 8 0 2 6 3 14
Portugal 2006 10 3 2 5 8 12
Netherlands 2007 4 1 2 1 4 5
Sweden 2009 8 4 0 4 6 8
Denmark 2011 10 4 2 4 9 13
Israel 2013 8 2 1 5 10 24
Czech Republic 2015 10 5 1 4 12 6
Poland 2017 10 2 1 7 8 18
Italy San Marino 2019 10 2 1 7 8 23
Hungary Slovenia 2021 Qualification in progress 3 1 0 2 3 9
Total 0/13 115 29 22 64 90 183

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualifying group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7 Final tournament
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 Final tournament if among five best runners-up
3  Wales 4 2 0 2 4 7 −3 6
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 1 2 4 3 +1 4
5  Moldova 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: UEFA
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–0 Moldova
Šerbečić 23'
Mustedanagić 44', 55'
Ćavar 73'		 Report
Attendance: 336
Referee: Zbyněk Proske (Czech Republic)
Moldova 2–1 Wales
Belousov 41', 47' (pen.) Report Broadhead 24'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ümit Öztürk (Turkey)
Belgium 4–1 Moldova
Openda 9'
Antonucci 29'
Vanheusden 76'
Doku 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Cojocaru 33'
Attendance: 886
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden)
Germany v Moldova
Report
Moldova v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Moldova v Germany
Report
Moldova v Belgium
Report
Wales v Moldova
Report

All-time record

Only competitive matches are included.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Meciuri". fmf.md.
  2. ^ "Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.
  3. ^ "Lot". fmf.md.
  4. ^ "Statistics". rsssf.com.
  5. ^ "All-time record". fmf.md.

External links

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