Moldova national football team
| Association | Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal (FMF) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Alexandru Spiridon | ||
| Captain | Alexandru Epureanu | ||
| Most caps | Alexandru Epureanu (87) | ||
| Top scorer | Serghei Cleșcenco (11) | ||
| Home stadium | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău | ||
| FIFA code | MDA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current |
173  | ||
| Highest | 37 (April 2008) | ||
| Lowest | 175 (June 2018 – August 2018) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current |
125  | ||
| Highest | 86 (February 2008) | ||
| Lowest | 130 (October – November 2002) | ||
| First international | |||
 .svg.png){kind=small} (Chişinău, Moldova; 2 July 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 (Amman, Jordan; 18 August 1992) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 (Gothenburg, Sweden; 6 June 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 Igor Dobrovolski. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Georgia on 2 July 1991.
Two of their three best results in the 1990s years, came during the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 96, with wins over Georgia (1–0) in Tbilisi and Wales (3–2) in Chișinău. In 2007, Moldova obtained a very good result, defeating Hungary 3–0 in Chișinău in Euro 2008 qualifying. Their best recent result was a 5–2 win over Montenegro during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. The team has never qualified for the final stages of the UEFA European Championship nor the FIFA World Cup as of present time.
Following Moldova's 4–0 defeat to England in September 1997, 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.
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. Moldova has finished either last or second last in all tournament qualifying campaigns entered to date, except UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, in which they finished fifth in the seven-team Group C with 12 points.
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup record
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1930 to 1938 | Part of  |
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| 1950 to 1990 | Part of  | |||||||||||||||
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Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 | |||||||||
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10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | ||||||||||
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10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | ||||||||||
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10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||||
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | ||||||||||
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10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 23 | ||||||||||
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To Be Determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/6 | 58 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 35 | 115 | |||||||||
UEFA European Championship record
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1960 to 1992 | Part of  |
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Did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 27 | |||||||||
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8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | ||||||||||
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | ||||||||||
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12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | ||||||||||
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10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 16 | ||||||||||
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10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||
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To Be Determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/6 | 58 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 51 | 114 | |||||||||
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 28 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 20 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 18 | Advance to play-offs | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 4 | |
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 11 | 2–3 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 5 | 0–5 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 6 | |
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
- ↑ The Montenegro v Russia match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Russia after being abandoned at 0–0 due to crowd violence and a scuffle between players.
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
{{2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D table |show_matches=yes}}
Fixtures and results
Recent results
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
| Austria | 2–0 | |
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| Moldova | 2–2 |  |
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| Gînsari Dedov |
Merebashvili Qazaishvili |
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| South Korea | 1–0 | |
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| Kim |
Report |
Azerbaijan  | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
Armenia  | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
Luxembourg  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Malget Thill Sinani Martins |
Report |
| Moldova | 2–0 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Gînsari |
Report |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League matches against San Marino on 12 October and Belarus on 16 October 2018.[2]
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 | 29 August 1986 | 19 | 0 | |
v. |
| GK | Ilie Cebanu | 29 December 1986 | 31 | 0 | Unattached | v.  |
| GK | Denis Rusu | 2 August 1990 | 3 | 0 | |
v. |
| GK | Radu Mîțu | 4 November 1994 | 0 | 0 | |
v.  |
| DF | Petru Racu INJ | 17 July 1987 | 48 | 1 | |
v. |
| DF | Sergiu Plătică | 9 June 1991 | 10 | 0 | |
v.  |
| DF | Igor Armaș | 14 July 1987 | 52 | 4 | |
v. |
| DF | Dan Ojog | 12 January 1995 | 0 | 0 |  |
v. |
| DF | Radu Rogac | 7 June 1995 | 2 | 0 |  |
v. |
| DF | Constantin Bogdan | 29 December 1993 | 1 | 0 | |
v. |
| DF | Andrei Macrițchii | 13 February 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
v. |
| DF | Valeriu Macrițchii | 6 June 1995 | 1 | 0 | |
v. |
| DF | Dinu Graur | 27 December 1994 | 3 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Eugeniu Cebotaru | 16 October 1984 | 56 | 1 | |
v. |
| MF | Alexandru Pașcenco | 28 May 1989 | 14 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Vadim Paireli | 8 November 1995 | 5 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Maxim Mihaliov | 22 August 1986 | 12 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Vladislav Ivanov | 7 May 1990 | 10 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Danu Spătaru | 24 May 1994 | 8 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Alexandru Vremea | 3 November 1991 | 5 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Vadim Rață | 5 May 1993 | 4 | 0 | |
v. |
| MF | Dan Taras | 13 February 1994 | 2 | 0 | |
v. |
Player history
Players in bold are still active.
- Last match updated was against
Most capped players
| Rank | Player | Appearances |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandru Epureanu | 87 |
| 2 | Victor Golovatenco | 79 |
| 3 | Radu Rebeja | 74 |
| 4 | Serghei Cleșcenco | 69 |
| 5 | Alexandru Gațcan | 59 |
| 6 | Ion Testemițanu | 56 |
| Eugeniu Cebotaru | 56 | |
| 8 | Valeriu Catinsus | 55 |
| 9 | Igor Bugaiov | 54 |
| 10 | Serghei Rogaciov | 52 |
| Igor Armaș | 52 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serghei Cleșcenco | 11 |
| 2 | Serghei Rogaciov | 9 |
| 3 | Igor Bugaiov | 8 |
| Sergiu Dadu | 8 | |
| Iurie Miterev | 8 | |
| 6 | Alexandru Epureanu | 7 |
| Eugen Sidorenco | 7 | |
| Viorel Frunză | 7 | |
| 9 | Alexandr Suvorov | 5 |
| Serghei Alexeev | 5 | |
| Serghei Alexandrov | 5 | |
| Alexandru Gațcan | 5 | |
| Ion Testemiţanu | 5 |
Clean Sheets
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgheni Hmaruc | 11 |
| 2 | Stanislav Namașco | 10 |
| 3 | Vasile Coșelev | 6 |
| Serghei Dinov | 6 | |
| 5 | Artiom Gaiduchevici | 5 |
| Ilie Cebanu | 5 | |
| 7 | Nicolae Calancea | 4 |
| 8 | Denis Romanenco | 3 |
| Alexei Koșelev | 3 | |
| 10 | Alexei Jmurco | 1 |
| Alexandru Melenciuc | 1 |
Moldova all-time record against all nations
- Last match updated was against
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0.00 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 75.00 |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 20.00 |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 16.67 |
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10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 30.00 |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 28.57 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0.00 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 20.00 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 25.00 |
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12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 33.33 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0.00 |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0.00 |
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7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 14.29 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0.00 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0.00 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 50.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 33.33 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
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8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 25.00 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 25.00 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 0.00 |
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7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 42.86 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 25.00 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0.00 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 100.00 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 33.33 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0.00 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
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9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0.00 |
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 25.00 |
| Total | 221 | 43 | 54 | 124 | 183 | 355 | −172 | 19.46 |
Managers
- Statistics correct as of match played on 27 January 2018[3]
| Coach | Nat. | Period | Played | Win | Drawn | Loss | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ion Caras | |
1991–1992, 1992–1997 & 2012–2014 | 56 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 19.64 |
| Eugen Piunovschi | .svg.png){kind=small} |
1992 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.00 |
| Ivan Danilianț | |
1998–1999 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14.29 |
| Alexandru Mațiura | |
1999–2001 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23.53 |
| Alexandru Spiridon | |
2001 & 2018– | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11.11 |
| Viktor Pasulko | |
2002–2006 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20.00 |
| Anatol Teslev | |
2006–2007 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.67 |
| Igor Dobrovolski | |
2007–2009 & 2016–2017 | 48 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 18.75 |
| Gavril Balint | |
2010–2011 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 27.78 |
| Alexandru Curtianu | |
2014–2015 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Ștefan Stoica | |
2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Current sponsorship
The Official kit provider is currently manufactured by German sports company Jako since 2000.
- Official sponsors: Bere Chișinău, Jako, Rusnac, Infront Sports & Media (Moldova), Bemol, iTicket (Moldova), Vizită, Orange (Moldova)
See also
- Moldova national football team results
- Category:Moldovan footballers
- Category:Moldova international footballers
- Category:Moldovan football biography stubs
References
- ↑ FIFA member since 16 June 1994.
- ↑ "Lotul naționalei Moldovei" [The national team of Moldova]. FMF.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ↑ "Moldova national team managers". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links
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- Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal (in Russian) (in Romanian)
- RSSSF archive of results: 1991–present (in English)
- Reports for all matches of Moldova national team (in English)
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