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 at the District Sport Complex in the city of Orhei.
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| Association | Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal (FMF) | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA | ||
| Head coach | Nicolae Bunea | ||
| FIFA code | MDA | ||
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| 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 | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland 15–0 Moldova (Lausanne, Switzerland; 6 September 2022) | |||
History
Moldova first official match, a 0–4 defeat to Republic of Ireland, took place on 12 September 2001.[4]
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Nicolae Bunea | |
Manager history
- Nicolae Bunea( ??-)
Results and fixtures
- 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
| 15 February Friendly | Montenegro  | 6–1 | Moldova | Podgorica, Montenegro |
| 13:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Topal  61' |
Stadium: Camp FSCG |
| 18 February Friendly | Montenegro | 2–0 | Moldova | Podgorica, Montenegro |
| 12:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Camp FSCG |
| 7 April Friendly | Moldova | 0–1 |  1207 Antalya Spor | Antalya, Turkey |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center Referee: Bora Abaoğlu (Turkey) |
| 14 July Friendly | Moldova | 2–1 | Montenegro |
| 17 July Friendly | Moldova | 0–5 | Montenegro |
| 22 September 2023 Nations League C | Moldova | 1–2 | Andorra | , Orhei |
| 17:00 (18:00 EEST) | Topal 17' |
Report | Fernández 28' Del Barco 77' |
Stadium: CSR Orhei Attendance: 200 Referee: Marina Zechner (Austria) |
| 26 September 2023 Nations League C | Malta  | 2-0 | Moldova | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Michaela Pachtova (Czech Republic) |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were named for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Andorra and Malta on 22 and 26 September 2023.[5]
Caps and goals are correct, as of 23 February 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Evghenia Dumic | 28 January 2003 | Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi | |||
| GK | Natalia Munteanu | 1 December 1993 |  Peluquería Mixta Friol | |||
| GK | Denisa Bojenco |  Trento CF | ||||
| DF | Anastasia Sivolobova | 14 August 1998 | Mġarr United | |||
| DF | Eugenia Railean | 27 November 2004 | Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi | |||
| DF | Mădălina Bădiceanu | SSD Matera | ||||
| DF | Daniela Mardari | 2 June 2001 | Rayo Vallecano | |||
| DF | Felicia Guțu | Farul Constanța | ||||
| DF | Francesca Covali | Farul Constanța | ||||
| DF | Valeria Vîrlan | ACS Ladies Târgu Mureş | ||||
| MF | Loredana Gamețcaia | FC Belceanka | ||||
| MF | Anastasia Cernitu | ASD Academy Abatese 2021 | ||||
| MF | Elina Coceanovschi |  RW Rankweil | ||||
| MF | Irina Topal | 19 December 1998 |  Vilnius | |||
| MF | Nadejda Colesnicenco | 28 June 1996 | Farul Constanța | |||
| MF | Claudia Chiper | 16 June 1995 | Farul Constanța | |||
| MF | Carina Doiban | ACS Ladies Târgu Mureş | ||||
| MF | Anastasia Toma | 11 February 1996 | Carmen | |||
| MF | Cristina Cerescu | 6 March 1995 | Gloria | |||
| MF | Mihaela Catarău | ACS Banat Girls | ||||
| FW | Iuliana Colnic | 27 July 2004 | Real Succes | |||
| FW | Carolina Țabur | 28 December 1998 | U Olimpia | |||
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}  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
| UEFA Women's Euro | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| UEFA Women's Nations League record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank | |
| 2023–24 | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
All-time record
Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 26 September 2023.[7]
| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
 Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Malta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| Total | 54 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 27 | 210 | −183 |
See also
References
- "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-largit-al-moldovei-pentru-meciurile-cu-andorra-si-malta.
- Moldova were in "Class B" of European qualification and were therefore unable to earn qualification for the World Cup finals.
- "All-time record". fmf.md.
External links
- Football Association of Moldova (in Romanian)
- FIFA Team Profile
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