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Moldova
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Association[[[Football Association of Moldova|Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (FMF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAlexandru Curtianu
CaptainAlexandru Epureanu
Most capsRadu Rebeja (74)
Top scorerSerghei Cleșcenco (11)
Home stadiumZimbru Stadium, Chișinău
FIFA codeMDA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current123 Decrease 3 (8 January 2015)
Highest37 (April 2008)
Lowest149 (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 (Template:Lang-ro) 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 Euro 96, with wins over Georgia (1–0) in Tbilisi and Wales (3–2) in Chișinău. In 2007 Moldova obtained a very good resultat beating Hungary with 3−0, at Chișinău, in 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.

Despite Moldova being one of ex-Soviet Union parts, Moldova is considered as one of Europe's weakest team.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1930–1938 Part of  Romania
1950–1990 Part of  Soviet Union
United States 1994 Did Not Enter
France 1998 Did Not Qualify
Japan South Korea 2002
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018 To Be Determined
Qatar 2022
Total 0/20

UEFA European Championship record

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1960–1992 Part of  Soviet Union
England 1996 Did Not Qualify
Belgium Netherlands 2000
Portugal 2004
Austria Switzerland 2008
Poland Ukraine 2012
France 2016 To Be Determined
Total 0/14

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H

Template:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H

UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

Results and fixtures

Main article: Moldova national football team results

2014

15 January 2014 Friendly Moldova  1 – 2  Norway Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Posmac 29' Report 1
Report 2		 45+2' Kamara
67' de Lanlay		 Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al Kassar Banihammad (United Arab Emirates)
17 January 2014 Friendly Moldova  1 – 2  Sweden Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Luvannor 45+1' Report
Report 2		 77', 86' Fejzullahu Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusain (Bahrain)
20 January 2014 Friendly Moldova  0 – 1  Poland Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Report
Report 2		 10' Brożek Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Saleh Al Hathlool (Saudi Arabia)
5 March 2014 Friendly Andorra  0 – 3  Moldova Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Report 13', 62' Epureanu
22' Luvannor		 Stadium: Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella
Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)
24 May 2014 Friendly Saudi Arabia  0 – 4  Moldova Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Report
Report 2
Report 3
Report 4		 9' Armaș
32' (pen.) Picușceac
34' Alexeev
53' Gațcan		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Chapín
Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)
27 May 2014 Friendly Moldova  1 – 1  Canada Ritzing, Austria
7' Sidorenco Report
Report 2		 10' Ricketts Stadium: Stadion SVU Mauer
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)
7 June 2014 Friendly Cameroon  1 – 0  Moldova Yaoundé, Cameroon
30' Salli Report Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
3 September 2014 Friendly Ukraine  1 – 0  Moldova Kyiv, Ukraine
30' Bezus Report Stadium: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
8 September 2014 ECQ 2016 Montenegro  2 – 0  Moldova Podgorica, Montenegro
Vučinić 45+3'
Tomašević 73'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Pod Goricom
Attendance: 8,750
Referee: Alyaksey Kulbakow (Belarus)
9 October 2014 ECQ 2016 Moldova  1 – 2  Austria Chișinău, Moldova
27' Dedov Report 11' Alaba
51' Janko		 Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
12 October 2014 ECQ 2016 Russia  1 – 1  Moldova Moscow, Russia
Dzyuba 73' (pen) Report 74' Epureanu Stadium: Otkrytie Arena
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
15 November 2014 ECQ 2016 Moldova  0 – 1  Liechtenstein Chișinău, Moldova
Report 74' Burgmeier Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Liechtenstein on 15 November 2014.
Caps and goals are correct as of 15 November 2014 after the game against Liechtenstein.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Nicolae Calancea (1986-08-29) 29 August 1986 (age 38) 13 0 Romania Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
1GK Ilie Cebanu (1986-12-29) 29 December 1986 (age 37) 12 0 Russia Mordovia Saransk
1GK Alexei Coșelev (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 31) 4 0 Moldova Saxan Gagauz Yeri
2DF Alexandru Epureanu (Captain) (1986-09-07) 7 September 1986 (age 38) 63 8 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
2DF Victor Golovatenco (1984-04-28) 28 April 1984 (age 40) 62 2 Russia Sibir Novosibirsk
2DF Igor Armaș (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 37) 38 2 Russia Kuban Krasnodar
2DF Petru Racu (1987-07-17) 17 July 1987 (age 37) 29 1 Moldova Veris Chișinău
2DF Veaceslav Posmac (1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 (age 34) 10 1 Moldova Dacia Chișinău
2DF Ștefan Burghiu (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33) 4 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău
2DF Iulian Erhan (1986-07-01) 1 July 1986 (age 38) 3 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău
2DF Ion Jardan (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 (age 34) 2 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău
2DF Vasile Jardan (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Moldova Dacia Chișinău
2DF Maxim Focsa (1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Moldova Academia Chișinău
2DF Victor Gheorghiu (1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Moldova Milsami
3MF Alexandru Suvorov (1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 (age 37) 50 5 Russia Mordovia Saransk
3MF Alexandru Gațcan (1984-03-27) 27 March 1984 (age 40) 42 2 Russia Rostov
3MF Alexandru Dedov (1989-07-26) 26 July 1989 (age 35) 23 2 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău
3MF Denis Calincov (1985-09-15) 15 September 1985 (age 39) 21 2 Moldova Veris Chișinău
3MF Artur Pătraș (1988-10-01) 1 October 1988 (age 36) 20 0 Moldova Milsami Orhei
3MF Artur Ioniță (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 34) 18 2 Italy Verona
3MF Serghei Gheorghiev (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 (age 33) 16 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
3MF Andrei Cojocari (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 37) 11 1 Moldova Milsami Orhei
3MF Anatol Cheptine (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 34) 8 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău
3MF Cătălin Carp (1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Romania CFR Cluj
3MF Dan Spătaru (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău
3MF Vadim Rață (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Moldova Tiraspol
4FW Igor Picușceac (1983-03-27) 27 March 1983 (age 41) 22 3 Russia Amkar Perm
4FW Radu Gînsari (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 32) 5 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
4FW Gheorghe Boghiu (1981-02-26) 26 February 1981 (age 43) 1 0 Moldova Tiraspol

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
GK Stanislav Namașco (1986-11-10) 10 November 1986 (age 38) 41 0 Azerbaijan AZAL v.  Montenegro, 8 September 2014
GK Denis Rusu (1990-08-02) 2 August 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău v.  Ukraine, 3 September 2014
GK Artiom Gaiduchevici (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 37) 7 0 Moldova Veris Chișinău v.  Canada, 27 May 2014
DF Andrian Cașcaval (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37) 3 0 Moldova Veris Chișinău v.  Ukraine, 3 September 2014
DF Alexandru Leu (1991-05-04) 4 May 1991 (age 33) 1 0 Moldova Academia Chișinău v.  Cameroon, 7 June 2014
DF Sergiu Cojocari (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36) 1 0 Moldova Veris Chișinău v.  Andorra, 5 March 2014
MF Alexandru Antoniuc (1989-05-23) 23 May 1989 (age 35) 18 2 Moldova Milsami Orhei v.  Russia, 12 October 2014
MF Alexandru Vremea (1991-11-03) 3 November 1991 (age 33) 2 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău v.  Austria, 9 October 2014 (preliminary)
MF Eugeniu Cebotaru (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 (age 40) 40 0 Russia Sibir Novosibirsk v.  Montenegro, 8 September 2014
MF Maxim Antoniuc (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33) 5 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol v.  Montenegro, 8 September 2014
MF Oleg Clonin (1988-02-04) 4 February 1988 (age 36) 2 0 Romania Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț v.  Cameroon, 7 June 2014
MF Alexandru Gațcan (1984-03-27) 27 March 1984 (age 40) 40 2 Russia Rostov v.  Canada, 27 May 2014
MF Daniel Pîslă (1986-06-14) 14 June 1986 (age 38) 1 0 Moldova Veris Chișinău v.  Canada, 27 May 2014
FW Eugen Sidorenco (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 (age 35) 24 7 Israel Nazareth Illit v.  Russia, 12 October 2014
FW Serghei Alexeev (1986-05-31) 31 May 1986 (age 38) 25 5 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău v.  Montenegro, 8 September 2014
FW Vladislav Ivanov (1990-05-07) 7 May 1990 (age 34) 3 0 Moldova Veris Chișinău v.  Cameroon, 7 June 2014
FW Andrei Bugneac (1988-03-30) 30 March 1988 (age 36) 1 0 Moldova Veris Chișinău v.  Cameroon, 7 June 2014
FW Mihai Țurcan (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35) 1 0 Moldova Veris Chișinău v.  Cameroon, 7 June 2014
FW Henrique Luvannor (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 (age 34) 4 2 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab v.  Canada, 27 May 2014
FW Victor Gonța (1988-09-21) 21 September 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Moldova Victoria Bardar v.  Andorra, 5 March 2014

Player history

Main article: List of Moldova international footballers

Players in bold are still active.

Last match updated was against  Russia on 12 October 2014.

Most capped players

Rank Player Appearances
1 Radu Rebeja 74
2 Serghei Cleșcenco 69
3 Alexandru Epureanu 65
4 Victor Golovatenco 63
5 Ion Testemițanu 56
6 Valeriu Catinsus 55
7 Serghei Rogaciov 52
8 Alexandru Suvorov 49
9 Serghei Epureanu 47
10 Serghei Stroenco 46
49-40 Appearances (10 players)
39-30 Appearances (13 players)
29-20 Appearances (20 players)
19-10 Appearances (28 players)
9-1 Appearances (104 players)

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1 Serghei Cleșcenco 11
2 Serghei Rogaciov 9
3 Sergiu Dadu 8
Iurie Miterev 8
5 Igor Bugaiov 7
Alexandr Suvorov 7
Viorel Frunză 7
Alexandru Epureanu 7
Eugen Sidorenco 7
10 Serghei Alexandrov 5
Ion Testemițanu 5
Serghei Alexeev 5
4 goals (4 players)
3 goals (3 players)
2 goals (16 players)
1 goals (21 players)

Clean Sheets

Rank Player Goals
1 Evgheni Hmaruc 11
2 Stanislav Namașco 10
3 Vasile Coșelev 6
Serghei Dinov 6
5 Artiom Gaiduchevici 4
6 Denis Romanenco 3
Nicolae Calancea 3
8 Ilie Cebanu 2
9 Alexei Jmurco 1
Alexandru Melenciuc 1

Moldova all-time record against all nations

Last match updated was against  Liechtenstein on 16 October 2014.
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD % Won
 Albania 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 0%
 Andorra 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 66.67%
 Armenia 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 25%
 Austria 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 33.33%
 Azerbaijan 8 3 4 1 7 4 +3 37.5%
 Belarus 7 2 2 3 7 10 -3 28.57%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50%
 Bulgaria 2 0 0 2 1 7 -6 0%
 Cameroon 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0%
 Canada 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0%
 Congo 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0%
 Cyprus 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0%
 Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 0%
 El Salvador 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0%
 England 4 0 0 4 0 16 -16 0%
 Estonia 5 1 1 3 1 3 -2 20%
 Finland 4 1 1 2 5 7 -2 25%
 Georgia 10 4 2 4 11 14 -3 40%
 Germany 4 0 0 4 3 18 -15 0%
 Greece 5 0 1 4 2 9 -7 0%
 Hungary 7 1 2 4 6 10 -4 14.29%
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
 Iraq 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0%
 Israel 5 0 2 3 3 7 -4 0%
 Italy 4 0 0 4 2 9 -7 0%
 Jordan 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 50%
 Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 66.67%
 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
 Latvia 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 33.33%
 Liechtenstein 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0%
 Lithuania 8 2 4 2 9 11 -2 25%
 Luxembourg 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 33.33%
 North Macedonia 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 0%
 Malta 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1 50%
 Montenegro 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 33.33%
 Netherlands 4 0 0 4 1 9 -8 0%
 Northern Ireland 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0%
 Norway 4 0 1 4 1 6 -5 0%
 Pakistan 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100%
 Poland 6 0 1 5 2 10 -8 0%
 Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0%
 Romania 4 0 1 3 2 10 -8 0%
 Russia 1 0 1 1 1 2 -1 0%
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100%
 San Marino 5 5 0 0 12 0 +12 100%
 Scotland 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 0%
 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 33.33%
 Slovenia 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0%
 Sudan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
 Sweden 5 0 0 5 3 16 -13 0%
  Switzerland 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 0%
 Turkey 8 0 2 6 2 18 -16 0%
 Ukraine 5 0 2 3 3 6 -3 0%
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0%
 United States 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 0%
 Venezuela 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0%
 Wales 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 50%
Total 188 41 44 103 166 303 -136 21.81%

Managers

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Period Coach Played Win Drawn Loss % Won
1991–1992 Moldova Ion Caras 2 0 1 1 0%
1992 Russia Eugen Piunovschi 5 3 0 2 60%
1992–1997 Moldova Ion Caras 27 5 3 19 18.52%
1998–1999 Moldova Ivan Danilianț 14 2 7 5 14.29%
1999–2001 Moldova Alexandru Mațiura 17 4 4 9 23.53%
2001 Moldova Alexandru Spiridon 4 1 0 3 25%
2002–2006 Ukraine Viktor Pasulko 35 7 8 20 20%
2006–2007 Moldova Anatol Teslev 6 1 2 3 16.67%
2007–2009 Russia Igor Dobrovolski 30 7 9 14 23.33%
2010–2011 Romania Gavril Balint 18 5 2 11 27.78%
2012–2014 Moldova Ion Caras 27 6 7 14 22.22%
2014–Present Moldova Alexandru Curtianu 3 0 1 2 0%

Sports kits and sponsorships

Team kit prior to Mar. 2006 – Diadora

On 5 April 2007, Moldova debuted a new Jako kit. This replaced the Jako home kit with a blue base and the traditional Jako styles which was used in 2007. Prior to March 2007 Moldova wore a Diadora kit.

Memorable results

Date Tournament Place Opponent Score
20 May 1992 Friendly Chișinău, Moldova  Lithuania 1 – 1
18 August 1992 Friendly Amman, Jordan  Pakistan 5 – 0
20 August 1992 Friendly Amman, Jordan  Sudan 2 – 1
28 August 1992 Friendly Amman, Jordan  Congo 3 – 1
14 October 1992 Friendly Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 0 – 0
16 April 1994 Friendly Jacksonville, United States  United States 1 – 1
2 September 1994 Friendly Chișinău, Moldova  Azerbaijan 2 – 1
7 September 1994 Euro 1996 qualifying Tbilisi, Georgia  Georgia 1 – 0
12 October 1994 Euro 1996 qualifying Chișinău, Moldova  Wales 3 – 2
15 November 1995 Euro 1996 qualifying Chișinău, Moldova  Georgia 3 – 2
9 April 1996 Friendly Chișinău, Moldova  Ukraine 2 – 2
30 October 1996 Friendly Genoa, Italy  Indonesia 2 – 1
16 August 1998 Friendly Kaunas, Lithuania  Lithuania 1 – 1
20 August 1998 Friendly Kohtla-Järve, Estonia  Estonia 1 – 0
23 September 1998 Friendly Chișinău, Moldova  Romania B 0 – 0
18 November 1998 Euro 2000 qualifying Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 2 – 2
10 March 1999 Friendly Attard, Malta  Malta 2 – 0
31 March 1999 Euro 2000 qualifying Chișinău, Moldova  Northern Ireland 0 – 0
9 June 1999 Euro 2000 qualifying Chișinău, Moldova  Finland 0 – 0
18 August 1999 Friendly Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1 – 1
8 September 1999 Euro 2000 qualifying Chișinău, Moldova  Turkey 1 – 1
4 February 2000 Cyprus Tournament Larnaca, Cyprus  Lithuania 2 – 1
6 February 2000 Cyprus Tournament Larnaca, Cyprus  Slovakia 2 – 0
26 April 2000 Friendly Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 1 – 0
16 August 2000 Friendly Chișinău, Moldova  Malta 1 – 0
11 October 2000 2002 World Cup qualifying Chișinău, Moldova  North Macedonia 0 – 0
24 March 2001 2002 World Cup qualifying Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 0 – 0
25 April 2001 Friendly Chișinău, Moldova  Estonia 0 – 0
2 June 2001 2002 World Cup qualifying Skopje, Macedonia  North Macedonia 2 – 2
1 September 2001 2002 World Cup qualifying Chișinău, Moldova  Azerbaijan 2 – 0
11 February 2002 Rothmans Tournament Attard, Malta  Jordan 2 – 0
20 November 2002 Friendly Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1 – 1
12 February 2003 Friendly Tbilisi, Georgia  Georgia 2 – 2
5 March 2003 Friendly Tel Aviv, Israel  Israel 0 – 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Moldova national team managers". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
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