Moldova national football team
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{{ Infobox National football team
| Name = Moldova
| Badge = Fmf.png
| Badge_size = 91px
| FIFA Trigramme = MDA
| Nickname =
| Association = [[Football Association of Moldova|Football Association of Moldova]] ''(Federaţia moldovenească de fotbal)'' {{ro icon}}
| Confederation = [[UEFA]] (Europe)
| Coach = [[Igor Dobrovolski]]
| Asst Manager =
| Captain =
| Most caps = [[Serghei Clescenco]] (69)
| Top scorer = [[Serghei Clescenco]] (11)
| Home Stadium = [[Zimbru Stadium]]
| FIFA Rank = 50
| 1st ranking date = May 1994
| FIFA max = 37
| FIFA max date = April 2008
| FIFA min = 149
| FIFA min date = May 1994
| Elo Rank = 90
| Elo max = 86
| Elo max date = February 2008
| Elo min =
| Elo min date =
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| First game = {{Flagicon|Moldova}} Moldova 2 - 4 [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] {{Flagicon|Georgia|1990}}<br/>([[Chişinău]], [[Moldova]]; [[July 2]], [[1991]])
| Largest win = {{Flagicon|Moldova}} Moldova 5 - 0 [[Pakistan national football team|Pakistan]] {{Flagicon|Pakistan}}<br/>([[Amman]], [[Jordan]]; [[August 18]], [[1992]])
| Largest loss = {{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] 6 - 0 Moldova {{Flagicon|Moldova}}<br/>([[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]; [[June 6]], [[2001]])
| World cup apps =
| World cup first = -
| World cup best = -
| Regional name = [[European Football Championship|European Championship]]
| Regional cup apps =
| Regional cup first = -
| Regional cup best = -
}}
The [[Moldova national football team]] is the national [[football (soccer)|football]] team of [[Moldova]] under the auspice of the [[Football Association of Moldova]]. After the break-up of the [[Soviet Union]], they played their first match against [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] on [[July 2]], [[1991]].
Their two best results came within a month of each other in the mid-1990s, during the qualifiers for [[1996 European Football Championship|Euro 96]]. On [[September 7]], [[1994]], they beat [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] 1-0 in [[Tbilisi]] with a goal from [[Ilie Oprea]]. A month later, on [[October 12]], [[1994]], they defeated [[Wales national football team|Wales]] 3-2 in [[Chişinău]]; the Moldovan scorers were [[Serghei Belous]], [[Sergiu Secu]] and [[Valerii Pogorelov]]. However, they could not keep up the momentum and finished well out of contention in the group.
==World Cup record==
*[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1938|1938]] - ''Did not enter, was part of [[Romania national football team|Romania]]''
*[[Football World Cup 1950|1950]] to [[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] - ''Did not enter, was part of [[USSR national football team|USSR]]''
*[[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] to [[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify''
==European Championship record==
*[[1960 European Football Championship|1960]] to [[1992 European Football Championship|1992]] - ''Did not enter, was part of [[USSR national football team|USSR]]''
*[[1996 European Football Championship|1996]] to [[2008 European Football Championship|2008]] - ''Did not qualify''
== Forthcoming fixtures ==
<!--Criteria for inclusion: Any fixtures within the next 12 months-->
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!width=13%|Tournament
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!width=13%|Opponent
!width=10%|Result
!bgcolor=#ffe5b4 width=38%|Scorers
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|[[20 August]] [[2008]]
|Friendly
|{{Flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Vilnius]]
|{{Flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]]
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|[[6 September]] [[2008]]
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |World Cup 2010]]
|{{Flagicon|Moldova}}
|{{Flagicon|Latvia}} [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]]
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|[[10 September]] [[2008]]
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |World Cup 2010]]
|{{Flagicon|Moldova}}
|{{Flagicon|Israel}} [[Israel national football team|Israel]]
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|[[11 October]] [[2008]]
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |World Cup 2010]]
|{{Flagicon|Greece}}
|{{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Greece national football team|Greece]]
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|[[15 October]] [[2008]]
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |World Cup 2010]]
|{{Flagicon|Luxembourg}}
|{{Flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]
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|[[28 March]] [[2009]]
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |World Cup 2010]]
|{{Flagicon|Moldova}}
|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]
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|[[1 April]] [[2009]]
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |World Cup 2010]]
|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}}
|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]
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==[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]==
{{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2
| expanded = yes
| fixtures = yes
| tiebreakers = <!-- "yes", to display the tiebreaking notes -->
}}
=== Recent results ===<!--Criteria for inclusion: Any results within the last 12 months-->
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!width=13%|Date
!width=13%|Tournament
!width=13%|Location
!width=13%|Opponent
!width=10%|Result
!bgcolor=#ffe5b4 width=38%|Scorers
|-
|[[28 May]] [[2008]]
|Friendly
|{{Flagicon|Moldova}} [[Tiraspol]]
|{{Flagicon|Armenia}} [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]]
|Drew 2:2
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|-
|[[24 May]] [[2008]]
|Friendly
|{{Flagicon|Croatia}} [[Rijeka]]
|{{Flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]]
|Lost 1:0
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|[[6 February]] [[2008]]
|Friendly
|{{Flagicon|Turkey}} [[Antalya]]
|{{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]]
|Won 1:0
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|-
|[[17 November]] [[2007]]
|[[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|Euro 2008 Qualifying]]
|{{Flagicon|Moldova}} [[Chisinau]]
|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|Won 3:0
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|-
|[[17 October]] [[2007]]
|[[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|Euro 2008 Qualifying]]
|{{Flagicon|Malta}} [[Ta'Qali]]
|{{Flagicon|Malta}} [[Malta national football team|Malta]]
|Won 2:3
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|-
|[[13 October]] [[2007]]
|[[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|Euro 2008 Qualifying]]
|{{Flagicon|Moldova}} [[Chisinau]]
|{{Flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
|Drew 1:1
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|-
|[[12 September]] [[2007]]
|[[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|Euro 2008 Qualifying]]
|{{Flagicon|Bosnia}} [[Sarajevo]]
|{{Flagicon|Bosnia}} [[Bosnia national football team|Bosnia]]
|Won 0:1
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|[[8 September]] [[2007]]
|[[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|Euro 2008 Qualifying]]
|{{Flagicon|Moldova}} [[Chisinau]]
|{{Flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
|Lost 0:1
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|[[22 August]] [[2007]]
|[[Friendly]]
|{{Flagicon|Latvia}} [[Riga]]
|{{Flagicon|Latvia}} [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]]
|Won 1:2
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|-
|[[6 June]] [[2007]]
|[[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|Euro 2008 Qualifying]]
|{{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Heraklion]]
|{{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Greece national football team|Greece]]
|Lost 2:1
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|}
==Players==
===Past players===
{{clear}}
===Current Squad===
{{clear}}
The following players were called for the friendly match against [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]] on [[February 6]] [[2008]].
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Nikolae Calancea]]|age=[[29 August]] [[1986]]|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[FC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia Sovetov Samara]]|clubnat=Russia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Stanislav Namasco]]|age=[[10 November]] [[1986]]|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[FC Tiraspol]]|clubnat=Moldova}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Mihai Moraru]]|age=[[22 October]], [[1979]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Dacia Chişinău]]|clubnat=Moldova}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Victor Golovatenco]]|age=[[28 April]] [[1984]]|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[FC Khimki|Khimki]]|clubnat=Russia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Alexandru Epureanu]]|age=[[27 September]] [[1986]]|caps=13|goals=1|club=[[FC Moscow|Moscow]]|clubnat=Russia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Serghei Lascencov]]|age=[[24 March]] [[1980]]|caps=22|goals=0|club=[[FC Karpaty Lviv|Karpaty Lviv]]|clubnat=Ukraine}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Igor Armas]]|age=[[14 July]], [[1987]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Zimbru Chişinău]]|clubnat=Moldova}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Vadim Bolohan]]|age=[[15 August]], [[1986]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Dacia Chişinău]]|clubnat=Moldova}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Alexandru Suvorov]]|age=[[2 February]], [[1987]]|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[FC Tiraspol]]|clubnat=Moldova}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Denis Zmeu]]|age=[[8 May]] [[1985]]|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[FC Vaslui|Vaslui]]|clubnat=Romania}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Victor Comleonec]]|age=[[23 February]] [[1979]]|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[FC SKA Rostov-on-Don|SKA Rostov-on-Don]]|clubnat=Russia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Igor Tigirlas]]|age=[[24 February]] [[1984]]|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[FK Ventspils|Ventspils]]|clubnat=Latvia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Serghei Namasco]]|age=[[19 June]] [[1984]]|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[FC Tiraspol]]|clubnat=Moldova}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Aleksandr Gatcan]]|age=[[27 March]] [[1984]]|caps=14|goals=1|club=[[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]|clubnat=Russia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Valeriu Andronic]]|age=[[21 December]] [[1982]]|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Inter-Gaz Bucureşti]]|clubnat=Romania}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Eugeniu Cebotaru]]|age=[[16 October]], [[1984]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ]]|clubnat=Romania}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Radu Rebeja]]|age=[[8 June]], [[1973]]|caps=64|goals=2|club=[[FC Moscow]]|clubnat=Russia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Andrei Corneencov]]|age=[[1 April]], [[1982]]|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[FC Sheriff Tiraspol]]|clubnat=Moldova}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Viorel Frunză]]|age=[[6 December]] [[1979]]|caps=20|goals=6|club=[[Spartak Nalchik]]|clubnat=Russia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Serghei Alexeev]]|age=[[31 May]] [[1986]]|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[FC Sheriff|Sheriff Tiraspol]]|clubnat=Moldova}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Igor Picusciac]]|age=[[27 March]] [[1983]]|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Sheriff|Sheriff Tiraspol]]|clubnat=Moldova}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Igor Bugaev]]|age=[[26 June]] [[1984]]|caps=10|goals=4|club=[[Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ]]|clubnat=Romania}}
{{nat fs g end}}
===Recent call-up===
Recent call-up since 2008.
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Denis Iliescu]]|age=[[20 January]] [[1987]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FC Saturn Moscow Oblast|Saturn Moscow Oblast]]|clubnat=Russia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Ion Testemitanu|Ion Testimitanu]]|age=[[27 April]] [[1974]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[FC Sheriff|Sheriff Tiraspol]]|clubnat=Moldova}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Serghei Covalciuc]]|age=[[20 January]] [[1982]]|caps=31|goals=2|club=[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]|clubnat=Russia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Vitaly Bordian]]|age=[[11 August]] [[1984]]|caps=12|goals=1|club=[[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]]|clubnat=Ukraine}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nikolae Josan]]|age=[[18 September]] [[1983]]|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[FC Iskra-Stali Rîbniţa|Iskra-Stali Rîbniţa]]|clubnat=Moldova}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Denis Calincov]]|age=[[15 September]] [[1985]]|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g end}}
==Coaches==
{|class=wikitable
|-style="font-weight:bold"
|Period || Coach
|-
|1994-? || [[Ion Caras]]
|-
|? - 2001 || [[Alexandr Matiura]]
|-
|2001 - 2002 || [[Alexander Spiridon]]
|-
|2002 - 2006 || [[Viktor Pasulko]]
|-
|2006 - 2007 || [[Anatol Teslev]]
|-
|2007 - present || [[Igor Dobrovolski]]
|}
==External links==
*[http://www.fmf.md/ Football Association of Moldova] {{ro icon}} {{en icon}}
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mold-intres.html RSSSF archive of results: 1991-]
*[http://fotbal.md/ www.fotbal.md] {{ru icon}}
*[http://www.moldfootball.com www.moldfootball.com] {{ru icon}}
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