Moldova national football team

Moldova
Association Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal (FMF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Igor Dobrovolski
Captain Alexandru Epureanu
Most caps Radu Rebeja (74)
Top scorer Serghei Cleșcenco (11)
Home stadium Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
FIFA code MDA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 156 Steady (May 2016)
Highest 37 (April 2008)
Lowest 156 (March 2016-April 2016)
Elo ranking
Current 122 (9 September 2015)
Highest 86 (February 2008)
Lowest 130 (October/November 2002)
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 națională 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 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 the Euro 96, with wins over Georgia (1–0) in Tbilisi and Wales (3–2) in Chișinău. In 2007 Moldova obtained a very good result, beating Hungary 3−0 in Chișinău in the 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.

Although it is part of the former Soviet Union, Moldova is considered one of Europe's weakest teams.

History

The Moldovan Football Federation was founded in 1990. However, Moldova did not play an official international match until 1991, when Moldova lost to Georgia.

Moldova's first attempt to qualify for the FIFA World Cup was in 1998, but they failed to qualify.

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
Total 0/15

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 10 6 4 0 31 4 +2722
 Ukraine 10 6 3 1 28 4 +2421
 Montenegro 10 4 3 3 18 17 +115
 Poland 10 3 4 3 18 12 +613
 Moldova 10 3 2 5 12 17 −511
 San Marino 10 0 0 10 1 54 −530
  England Moldova Montenegro Poland San Marino Ukraine
England  — 4–0 4–1 2–0 5–0 1–1
Moldova  0–5 — 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–0
Montenegro  1–1 2–5 — 2–2 3–0 0–4
Poland  1–1 2–0 1–1 — 5–0 1–3
San Marino  0–8 0–2 0–6 1–5 — 0–8
Ukraine  0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 9–0 —

UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

Moldova national football team (2015)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Austria Russia Sweden Montenegro Liechtenstein Moldova
1  Austria 10 9 1 0 22 5 +17 28 Qualify for final tournament — 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
2  Russia 10 6 2 2 21 5 +16 20 0–1 — 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1
3  Sweden 10 5 3 2 15 9 +6 18 Advance to play-offs 1–4 1–1 — 3–1 2–0 2–0
4  Montenegro 10 3 2 5 10 13 −3 11 2–3 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 — 2–0 2–0
5  Liechtenstein 10 1 2 7 2 26 −24 5 0–5 0–7 0–2 0–0 — 1–1
6  Moldova 10 0 2 8 4 16 −12 2 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ Montenegro home match against Russia was awarded as a 3–0 win to Russia[1] after match was abandoned after 67 minutes due to crowd violence and scuffle between players (caused by Dmitri Kombarov being hit by an object thrown from the Montenegrin sector[2]). The original score was 0–0 and Russia missed a penalty moments before the match was abandoned. This was the second delay of the match as in the first minute, Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit by a flare, causing a 33-minute delay.[3] Both teams were then charged by UEFA.[4]

Results and fixtures

2015

2016

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against Malta on March 24, and Andorra on March 28, 2015.
Caps and goals are correct as of March 28, 2016 after the game against Andorra.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ilie Cebanu (Captain) (1986-12-29) 29 December 1986 21 0 Russia Mordovia Saransk
1GK Artiom Gaiduchevici (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 8 0 Moldova Dacia Chișinău
1GK Alexei Coșelev (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 1 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
2DF Victor Golovatenco (1984-04-28) 28 April 1984 73 4 Russia Sibir Novosibirsk
2DF Alexandru Epureanu (1986-09-07) 7 September 1986 70 8 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
2DF Igor Armaș (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 49 3 Russia Kuban Krasnodar
2DF Vitalie Bordian (1984-08-11) 11 August 1984 40 1 Moldova Dacia Chișinău
2DF Petru Racu (1987-07-17) 17 July 1987 37 1 Moldova Milsami Orhei
2DF Veaceslav Posmac (1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 12 1 Moldova Dacia Chișinău
2DF Cătălin Carp (1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 8 1 Romania Steaua București
2DF Andrian Cașcaval (1987-06-10) 10 June 1987 5 0 Moldova Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol
2DF Denis Ilescu (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 3 0 Moldova Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol
2DF Sergiu Cojocari (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 0 0 Moldova Academia Chișinău
3MF Alexandru Suvorov (1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 50 7 Moldova Academia Chișinău
3MF Alexandru Gațcan (1984-03-27) 27 March 1984 49 3 Russia Rostov
3MF Valeriu Andronic (1982-12-21) 21 December 1982 35 4 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești
3MF Alexandru Dedov (1989-07-26) 26 July 1989 33 2 Romania Târgu Mureș
3MF Alexandru Antoniuc (1989-05-23) 23 May 1989 23 3 Moldova Milsami Orhei
3MF Andrei Cojocari (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 21 1 Moldova Milsami Orhei
3MF Artur Ioniță (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 21 2 Italy Verona
3MF Eugeniu Cociuc (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 2 0 Moldova Dacia Chișinău
3MF Maxim Mihaliov (1986-08-22) 22 August 1986 2 0 Moldova Dacia Chișinău
4FW Eugen Sidorenco (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 26 7 Moldova Milsami Orhei
4FW Radu Gînsari (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 9 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
4FW Vadim Cemîrtan (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 2 0 Moldova Dacia Chișinău

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 Nicolae Calancea (1986-08-29) 29 August 1986 17 0 Romania Voluntari v.  Sweden, 12 October 2015
GK Radu Mîțu (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 0 0 Moldova Milsami Orhei v.  Austria, 5 September 2015 PRE
GK Cristian Avram (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 0 0 Moldova Academia Chișinău v.  Luxembourg, 9 June 2015 PRE
GK Serghei Pașcenco (1982-12-18) 18 December 1982 16 0 Iran Malavan v.  Luxembourg, 9 June 2015
DF Simeon Bulgaru (1985-05-26) 26 May 1985 26 1 Moldova Dacia Chișinău v.  Azerbaijan, 17 November 2015
DF Vadim Bolohan (1986-08-15) 15 August 1986 15 0 Moldova Milsami Orhei v.  Azerbaijan, 17 November 2015
DF Ion Jardan (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 11 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău v.  Azerbaijan, 17 November 2015
DF Ștefan Burghiu (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 7 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău v.  Azerbaijan, 17 November 2015
DF Maxim Potîrniche (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 6 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol v.  Azerbaijan, 17 November 2015
DF Iulian Erhan (1986-07-01) 1 July 1986 10 0 Moldova Milsami Orhei v.  Sweden, 12 October 2015
DF Constantin Bogdan (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 0 0 Russia Yenisey Krasnoyarsk v.  Montenegro, 8 September 2015
DF Denis Rassulov (1989-07-17) 17 July 1989 1 0 Moldova Milsami Orhei v.  Austria, 5 September 2015 PRE
DF Vasile Jardan (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 0 0 Moldova Dacia Chișinău v.  Luxembourg, 9 June 2015 PRE
MF Alexandru Onică (1984-07-25) 25 July 1984 22 0 Moldova Zaria Bălți v.  Azerbaijan, 17 November 2015
MF Alexandru Vremea (1991-11-03) 3 November 1991 4 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău v.  Azerbaijan, 17 November 2015
MF Vadim Rață (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 3 0 Moldova Zaria Bălți v.  Azerbaijan, 17 November 2015
MF Eugeniu Cebotaru (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 44 1 Russia Sibir Novosibirsk v.  Sweden, 12 October 2015
MF Artur Pătraș (1988-10-01) 1 October 1988 27 0 Moldova Milsami Orhei v.  Sweden, 12 October 2015
MF Dan Spătaru (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 3 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău v.  Sweden, 12 October 2015
MF Eugen Celeadnic (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 0 0 Moldova Academia Chișinău v.  Sweden, 12 October 2015
MF Gheorghe Andronic (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 6 1 Moldova Milsami Orhei v.  Montenegro, 8 September 2015
MF Eugen Zasavițchi (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 0 0 Lithuania Trakai v.  Montenegro, 8 September 2015
MF Anatol Cheptine (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 12 0 Slovakia Ružomberok v.  Austria, 5 September 2015 PRE
MF Maxim Antoniuc (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 8 0 Uzbekistan Buxoro v.  Liechtenstein, 14 June 2015
MF Gheorghe Anton (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 0 0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău v.  Luxembourg, 9 June 2015 PRE
FW Gheorghe Boghiu (1981-02-26) 26 February 1981 7 1 Moldova Zaria Bălți v.  Azerbaijan, 17 November 2015
FW Nicolae Milinceanu (1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 5 0 Romania Petrolul Ploiești v.  Azerbaijan, 17 November 2015
FW Sergiu Istrati (1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 3 0 Moldova FC Saxan v.  Azerbaijan, 17 November 2015
FW Vladimir Ambros (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 1 0 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești v.  Azerbaijan, 17 November 2015
FW Roman Șumchin (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 0 0 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești v.  Sweden, 12 October 2015
FW Alexandru Grosu (1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 1 0 Moldova Speranța Nisporeni v.  Austria, 5 September 2015 PRE
FW Viorel Frunză (1979-12-06) 6 December 1979 36 7 Retired v.  Luxembourg, 9 June 2015 PRE

Player history

Players in bold are still active.

Last match updated was against  Andorra on 28 March 2016.

Most capped players

Rank Player Appearances
1 Radu Rebeja 74
2 Victor Golovatenco 73
3 Alexandru Epureanu 70
4 Serghei Cleșcenco 69
5 Ion Testemițanu 56
6 Valeriu Catinsus 55
7 Serghei Rogaciov 52
8 Alexandru Suvorov 50
9 Alexandru Gațcan 49
Igor Armaș 49

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1 Serghei Cleșcenco 11
2 Serghei Rogaciov 9
3 Sergiu Dadu 8
Iurie Miterev 8
Alexandru Epureanu 8
6 Igor Bugaiov 7
Alexandr Suvorov 7
Viorel Frunză 7
Eugen Sidorenco 7
10 Serghei Alexeev 6

Clean Sheets

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

Moldova all-time record against all nations

Last match updated was against  Andorra on 28 March 2016.
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD % Won
 Georgia104241114-340%
 Azerbaijan934286+233.33%
 Lithuania8242911-225%
 Turkey8026218-160%
 Belarus7223710-328.57%
 Hungary7124610-414.29%
 Sweden7007320-170%
 Malta733176+142.86%
 Poland6015210-80%
 Estonia511313-220%
 Greece501429-70%
 Israel502337-40%
 San Marino5500120+12100%
 Ukraine502336-30%
 Romania5014312-90%
 Armenia412175+225%
 England4004016-160%
 Finland411257-225%
 Germany4004318-150%
 Italy400429-70%
 Luxembourg413021+125%
 Netherlands400419-80%
 Norway401416-50%
 Kazakhstan421133050%
 Austria410325-325%
 Montenegro410357-225%
 Andorra431072+575%
 Albania301226-40%
 Latvia310256-133.33%
 Macedonia30303300%
 Slovakia310245-133.33%
 Russia301224-20%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina211032+150%
 Bulgaria200217-60%
 Czech Republic200207-70%
 Jordan210121+150%
 Northern Ireland20202200%
 Scotland201113-20%
 Slovenia200215-40%
  Switzerland200204-40%
 United States201114-30%
 Wales210133050%
 Liechtenstein201112-10%
 Cameroon10010100%
 Canada10101100%
 Congo110031+2100%
 Croatia100101-10%
 Cyprus100123-10%
 El Salvador100102-20%
 Indonesia110021+1100%
 Iraq100101-10%
 Kyrgyzstan110021+1100%
 Pakistan110050+5100%
 Portugal100103-30%
 Saudi Arabia110040+4100%
 Sudan110021+1100%
 United Arab Emirates100123-10%
 Venezuela100104-40%
Total2004248110172318-14621%

Managers

[5]

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%
2014–2015 Moldova Alexandru Curtianu 10 0 4 6 0%
2015 Romania Ștefan Stoica 4 0 0 4 0%
2016 Russia Igor Dobrovolski 2 1 1 0 50%

Current sponsorship

The Official kit provider is currently manufactured by German sports company Jako since 2000.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Russia given 3-0 win over Montenegro after suspended game". 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Montenegro v Russia abandoned (Telegraph)". 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Montenegro v Russia abandoned (Daily Mail)". 27 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "MNE and RUS charged by UEFA". 30 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Moldova national team managers". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 November 2013.

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