Moldova women's national football team
The Moldova women's national football team (Romanian: Echipa națională de fotbal feminin a Moldovei) represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. They have never qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the UEFA Women's Championship. Nicolae Bunea has been the manager of the national team since 10 July 2023.[2] The current captain of the national team is midfielder Claudia Chiper.[3] Currently ranked 114th by FIFA, the team plays their home games in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Orhei and Tiraspol.
Association | Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal (FMF) |
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Confederation | UEFA |
Head coach | Nicolae Bunea |
FIFA code | MDA |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | 114 3 (25 August 2023)[1] |
Highest | 81 (December 2017) |
Lowest | 114 (August 2023) |
First international | |
Romania 4–1 Moldova (Bucharest, Romania; 10 September 1990) | |
Biggest win | |
Moldova 4–0 Andorra (Vilnius, Lithuania; 6 April 2017) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Switzerland 15–0 Moldova (Lausanne, Switzerland; 6 September 2022) |
History edit
Moldova first official match, a 0–4 defeat to Republic of Ireland, took place on 12 September 2001.[4]
Results and fixtures edit
- The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023 edit
15 February Friendly | Montenegro | 6–1 | Moldova | Podgorica, Montenegro |
13:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Topal 61' | Stadium: Camp FSCG |
18 February Friendly | Montenegro | 2–0 | Moldova | Podgorica, Montenegro |
12:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Camp FSCG |
14 July Friendly | Moldova | 2–1 | Montenegro |
17 July Friendly | Moldova | 0–5 | Montenegro |
26 September 2023 Nations League C | Malta | 2–0 | Moldova | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Michaela Pachtova (Czech Republic) |
27 October UEFA Women's Nations League | Latvia | 5–0 | Moldova | Jelgava, Latvia |
18:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Zemgale Olympic Center Referee: Eirini Pingiou (Greece) |
31 October UEFA Women's Nations League | Moldova | 3–3 | Latvia | Chișinău |
18:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 300 Referee: Frederikke Lydia Søkjær (Denmark) |
1 December 2023 UEFA Women's Nations League | Moldova | 0–0 | Malta | Chișinău |
15:00 (16:00 EET) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 353 Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland) |
Players edit
Current squad edit
- The following players were named for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Malta and Andorra on 1 and 5 December2023.[5]
Caps and goals are correct, as of 23 February 2021.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Anastasia Nagoreanschi | FC Belceanka | ||||
GK | Denisa Bojenco | 22 March 2006 | 0 | 0 | Trento CF | |
GK | Natalia Munteanu | 1 December 1993 | Peluquería Mixta Friol | |||
GK | Margarita Panova | FC Einherji | ||||
DF | Anastasia Sivolobova | 14 August 1998 | 23 | 0 | Mġarr United | |
DF | Eugenia Railean | 27 November 2004 | 7 | 0 | Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi | |
DF | Mădălina Bădiceanu | 1 December 2003 | 0 | 0 | SSD Matera | |
DF | Felicia Guțu | 31 August 2005 | 6 | 0 | Farul Constanța | |
DF | Daniela Mardari | 2 June 2001 | 19 | 1 | Rayo Vallecano | |
DF | Francesca Covali | 8 June 2004 | 7 | 0 | Farul Constanța | |
DF | Valeria Vîrlan | 4 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | ACS Ladies Târgu Mureş | |
MF | Anastasia Cernitu | 10 May 2004 | 3 | 0 | ASD Academy Abatese 2021 | |
MF | Nadejda Colesnicenco | 28 June 1996 | 38 | 1 | Farul Constanța | |
MF | Claudia Chiper | 16 June 1995 | 39 | 4 | Farul Constanța | |
MF | Mihaela Gamarț | Agarista CSF Anenii Noi | ||||
MF | Anastasia Toma | 11 February 1996 | 1 | 0 | Carmen | |
MF | Mihaela Catarău | 17 June 2003 | 4 | 0 | ACS Banat Girls | |
MF | Cristina Cerescu | 6 March 1995 | 40 | 5 | Gloria | |
MF | Loredana Gamețcaia | FC Belceanka | ||||
MF | Cristina Musteața | Agarista CSF Anenii Noi | ||||
MF | Elina Coceanovschi | RW Rankweil | ||||
MF | Irina Topal | 19 December 1998 | Vilnius | |||
FW | Carolina Țabur | 28 December 1998 | 36 | 3 | U Olimpia | |
MF | Veronica Cojuhari | 3 October 1998 | 17 | 0 | WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv |
Recent call ups edit
These players have been called up a squad within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | |||||
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GK | Evghenia Dumic | 28 January 2003 | 4 | 0 | Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi | v. Latvia,31 October 2023 | |||||
MF | Carina Doiban | 4 July 2002 | 8 | 0 | ACS Ladies Târgu Mureş | v. Latvia,31 October 2023 | |||||
MF | Lia Vlas | 7 November 2001 | 5 | 0 | Sisters WFC | v. Latvia,31 October 2023 | |||||
FW | Iuliana Colnic | 27 July 2004 | 5 | 0 | {{country data MDAv. Latvia,31 October 2023 | Fbaicon/core | variant = | size = | altlink = | altvar = football }} Real Succes |
Competitive record edit
FIFA Women's World Cup edit
FIFA Women's World Cup | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1991 to 1999 | Did not enter | — | ||||||||||||||
2003 | Unable to qualify[6] | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | |||||||||
2007 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||
2011 to 2015 | Did not enter | — | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Did not qualify | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 45 | |||||||||
2023 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||
2027 | Future event | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/2 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 129 |
UEFA Women's Euro edit
UEFA Women's Euro | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1984 to 2013 | Did not enter | — | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Did not qualify | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 34 | |||||||||
2022 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 43 | ||||||||||
2025 | Future event | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/2 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 77 |
Nations League edit
UEFA Women's Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank | |
2023–24 | C | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 49th | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
Head-to-head record edit
Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 5 December 2023.[7]
Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Andorra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 |
Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 |
Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
Estonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Israel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
Italy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 |
Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
Lithuania | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Malta | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
Poland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | −14 |
Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 |
Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
Romania | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 |
Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 |
Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | −21 |
Wales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
FR Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
Total | 58 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 218 | −188 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.
- ^ "Recuperarea după operație". fmf.md.
- ^ "Match report". fai.ie.
- ^ Fotbal feminin. Lotul lărgit al Moldovei pentru meciurile cu Malta și Andorra
- ^ Moldova were in "Class B" of European qualification and were therefore unable to earn qualification for the World Cup finals.
- ^ "H2H". fmf.md.
External links edit
- (in Romanian)