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FC Zimbru Chișinău in European football

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Zimbru in European football
ClubZimbru Chișinău
First entry1993–94 Champions League
Latest entry2024–25 Conference League

FC Zimbru is a Moldovan football club based in Botanica, Chișinău. They were the first Moldovan club to enter European competition, entering the UEFA Champions League in 1993. Since then, the club has competed in every UEFA-organised competition, with the exception of the now-defunct Intertoto Cup.
Zimbru played their first European match on 18 August 1993 against Beitar from Jerusalem. The match took place at Republican Stadium in Chișinău, ended in a 1–1 draw, with Radu Rebeja scoring the equalizer in front of 13,000 spectators.
Midfielder Boris Cebotari holds the record for playing in the most European matches for Zimbru with 31 appearances while Vadim Boreț, Victor Berco and Sergiu Epureanu are the club's top scorers with five goals each. In total, Zimbru have appeared in 21 European competitions.[1]

Matches

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Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1993–94 Champions League Preliminary round Israel Beitar Jerusalem 1–1 0–2 1–3
1994–95 UEFA Cup Preliminary round Hungary Kispest Honvéd 0–1 1–4 1–5
1995–96 UEFA Cup Preliminary round Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 0–0 2–0
First round Latvia RAF Jelgava 1–0 2–1 3–1
Second round Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–2 3–4 3–6
1996–97 UEFA Cup Preliminary round Croatia Hajduk Split 0–4 1–2 1–6
1997–98 Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 0–3 1–4
1998–99 Champions League First qualifying round Hungary Újpest 1–0 1–3 2–3
1999–00 Champions League First qualifying round Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 5–0 5–0 10–0
Second qualifying round Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 1–2 3–2
Third qualifying round Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–0 0–2 0–2
UEFA Cup First round England Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 0–3 0–3
2000–01 Champions League First qualifying round Albania Tirana 3–2 3–2 6–4
Second qualifying round Slovenia Maribor 2–0 0–1 2–1
Third qualifying round Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–1 0–1 0–2
UEFA Cup First round Germany Hertha Berlin 1–2 0–2 1–4
2001–02 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Turkey Gaziantepspor 0–0 1–4 1–4
2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Sweden Göteborg 3–1 2–2 5–3
First round Spain Real Betis 0–2 1–2 1–4
2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Bulgaria Litex Lovech 2–0 0–0 2–0
First round Greece Aris 1–1 1–2 2–3
2006–07 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t) 3–2
Second qualifying round Ukraine Metalurh Zaporizhya 0–0 0–3 0–3
2007–08 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
2009–10 Europa League First qualifying round Kazakhstan Okzhetpes 1–2 2–0 3–2
Second qualifying round Portugal Paços de Ferreira 0–0 0–1 0–1
2012–13 Europa League First qualifying round Wales Bangor City 2–1 0–0 2–1
Second qualifying round Switzerland Young Boys 1–0 (a.e.t) 0–1 1–1 (1–4 p)
2014–15 Europa League First qualifying round North Macedonia Shkëndija 2–0 1–2 3–2
Second qualifying round Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Third qualifying round Austria Grödig 0–1 2–1 2–2 (a)
Play-off round Greece PAOK 1–0 0–4 1–4
2016–17 Europa League First qualifying round Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere 0–1 3–2 3–3 (a)
Second qualifying round Turkey Osmanlıspor 2–2 0–5 2–7
2023–24 Europa Conference League First qualifying round San Marino La Fiorita 1–0 1–1 2–1
Second qualifying round Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–4 0–5 0–9
2024–25 Conference League Second qualifying round Armenia Ararat-Armenia 0–3 1–3 1–6

Overall record

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By competition

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Competition S P W D L GF GA GD Win %
UEFA Champions League 4 16 7 2 7 24 17 +7 43.75
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 –3 0.00
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 14 50 13 15 22 46 71 –25 26.00
UEFA Conference League 2 6 1 1 4 3 16 –13 16.67
Total 21 74 21 19 34 74 108 –34 28.38

By country

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Player statistics

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Players in bold are still active at the club. Correct as of 1 August 2024.[1]

Goal scorers

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Key

CL UEFA Champions League
CWC UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
EL UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup
CO UEFA Conference League
Ranking Name Years CL CWC EL CO Total
1 Moldova Vadim Boreț 1999–2000 5 0 0 0 5
1 Moldova Victor Berco 1999–2000 5 0 0 0 5
1 Moldova Sergiu Epureanu 1999–2000 4 0 1 0 5
4 Moldova Boris Cebotari 2001–2003 0 0 4 0 4
5 Ukraine Konstantin Kulik 1998–2000 3 0 0 0 3
5 Moldova Igor Oprea 1999–2000 3 0 0 0 3
5 Moldova Vladislav Gavriliuc 1995 0 0 3 0 3
5 Moldova Ion Testemițanu 1995 0 0 3 0 3
5 Romania Daniel Bălașa 2003–2006 0 0 3 0 3
10 Moldova Boris Tropaneț 1999 2 0 0 0 2
10 Moldova Radu Rebeja 1993–1995 1 0 1 0 2
10 Moldova Viorel Frunză 2002 0 0 2 0 2
10 Georgia (country) Levan Gvazava 2002 0 0 2 0 2
10 Russia Aleksei Zhdanov 2007 0 0 2 0 2
10 Moldova Oleg Molla 2012 0 0 2 0 2
10 Moldova Serghei Alexeev 2014 0 0 2 0 2
10 Brazil Emerson 2016 0 0 2 0 2
18 Moldova Serghei Dodul 1999 1 0 0 0 1
18 Ukraine Serhiy Zgura 1997 0 1 0 0 1
18 Moldova Anatol Tîmbur 1994 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Alexandru Suharev 1995 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Iurie Miterev 1996 0 0 1 0 1
18 Uzbekistan Vladimir Shishelov 2003 0 0 1 0 1
18 Armenia Galust Petrosyan 2006 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Sergiu Chirilov 2006 0 0 1 0 1
18 Ukraine Kyrylo Kovalchuk 2007 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Ion Demerji 2009 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Oleg Andronic 2009 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Gheorghe Andronic 2009 0 0 1 0 1
18 Russia Akhmet Barakhoev 2012 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Alexandru Grosu 2014 0 0 1 0 1
18 Ivory Coast Landry Amani 2014 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Alexandru Pașcenco 2014 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Ștefan Burghiu 2014 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Ion Jardan 2016 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Veaceslav Zagaevschi 2016 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Ilie Damașcan 2016 0 0 1 0 1
18 Moldova Marin Căruntu 2023 0 0 0 1 1
18 Ukraine Denys Dedechko 2023 0 0 0 1 1
18 Nigeria Justice Ohajunwa 2024 0 0 0 1 1

Own goal

Most appearances

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Place Name Period Apps
1 Moldova Boris Cebotari 1993–2006 31
2 Moldova Iurie Miterev 1993–2001 29
3 Moldova Vadim Boreț 1994–2000 27
4 Moldova Denis Romanenco 1994–2001 24
5 Moldova Igor Oprea 1996–2003 23
6 Moldova Valeriu Catînsus
Moldova Sergiu Epureanu
1998–2001
1998–2001
20
8 Ukraine Konstantin Kulik 1998–2001 19
9 Moldova Victor Berco 1998–2001 18
10 Moldova Ion Testemițanu
Moldova Radu Rebeja
Ukraine Andriy Telesnenko
Ukraine Ruslan Gilazev
1993–1998
1993–1998
1998–2000
1999–2000
16

Record results

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UEFA ranking 2024

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Rank Team Points
350 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 2.625

As of 1 June 2024. Source

See also

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References

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