Moldova women's national football team

Moldova
Association	Moldovan Football Federation (FMF)
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Ghenadie Pușca
FIFA code	MDA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	132 3 (16 August 2024)
Highest	81 (December 2017)
Lowest	132 (August 2024)
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)

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. Ghenadie Pușca has been the manager of the national team since 1 March 2024.^[2] The current captain of the national team is goalkeeper Natalia Munteanu. Currently ranked 129th by FIFA, the team plays their home games in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Orhei and Tiraspol.

History

Moldova first official match, a 0–4 defeat to Republic of Ireland, took place on 12 September 2001.^[3]

Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2023

31 October Nations League	Moldova	3–3	Latvia	Chișinău
	Guțu 29' Colesnicenco 53' Cojuhari 78'	Report	Miksone 50', 90+1' (pen.) Voitāne 90+6'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Frederikke Søkjær (Denmark)

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) Nations League	Moldova	0–0	Malta	Chișinău
		Report		Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland)

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Nations League	Andorra	0–0	Moldova	Andorra la Vella
		Report		Stadium: Estadi Nacional Referee: Ioanna Allayiotou (Cyprus)

2024

5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) Euro 2025 qualifying	Slovenia	2–0	Moldova	Ljubljana
	Prašnikar 45+2' Kuštrin 56'	Report		Stadium: Šiška Sports Park Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece)

9 April 2024 (2024-04-09) Euro 2025 qualifying	Moldova	0–1	Latvia	Chișinău
		Report	Colesnicenco 63' (o.g.)	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal)

31 May 2024 (2024-05-31) Euro 2025 qualifying	North Macedonia	1–1	Moldova	Skopje
	Maksuti 52'	Report	Țabur 55'	Stadium: FFM Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France)

4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) Euro 2025 qualifying	Moldova	2–4	North Macedonia	Chișinău
	Țabur 22' Colnic 59'	Report	Bădiceanu 2' (o.g.) Andonova 26' (pen.), 75' Andreevska 43'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Ioanna Allayiotou (Cyprus)

12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) Euro 2025 qualifying	Moldova	0–5	Slovenia	Chișinău
		Report	Kolbl 28' Makovec 36' Prašnikar 44' Kramžar 45+3' Korošec 87'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey)

16 July 2024 (2024-07-16) Euro 2025 qualifying	Latvia	2–1	Moldova	Riga
	Čemirtāne 24' Miksone 82'	Report	Chiper 37'	Stadium: Daugava Stadium Referee: Milica Milovanovic (Serbia)

7 August 2024 (2024-08-07) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Moldova	Ostrava-Vítkovice
17:30 UTC+2		Report (FMF)	Său 54'	Stadium: Městský stadion

11 August 2024 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Moldova	Kirchberg am Wagram
20:00 UTC+2		Report (FMF)	Sivolobova 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportpark Kirchberg/Wagram

25 October Friendly

North Macedonia

1–0

Moldova

28 October Friendly

North Macedonia

0–1

Moldova

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 10 August 2024

Role	Name
Head coach	Ghenadie Pușca
Assistant coach	Alexei Savinov, Elena Subbotina, Alexandra Bocancea
Goalkeeping coach	Alexandru Melenciuc

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Friendly against Saudi Arabia in August 2024.^[4]

Caps and goals are correct as of 16 July 2024. Only official matches are included.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Margarita Panova	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26)	12	0	Einherji
12	1GK	Denisa Bojenco				Villorba Calcio Femminile
23	1GK	Anastasia Nagoreanschi	(2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Belceanka

2	2DF	Dina Burac				FC Belceanca
16	2DF	Mădălina Bădiceanu	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 20)	10	0	Matera
17	2DF	Andreea Costin	(2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Rankweil
2	2DF	Anastasia Sivolobova
9	2DF	Daniela Mardari	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 23)	26	0	Rayo Vallecano

18	3MF	Anastasia Cernitu	(2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 20)	10	0	Chișinău
2	3MF	Loredana Gamețcaia
2	3MF	Valeria Braguța				ambele FC Belceanca
2	3MF	Anastasia Toma
2	3MF	Gabriela Bagrin				Agarista CSF Anenii Noi 2020
8	3MF	Roxana Moisiuc	(2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Noroc Nimoreni
14	3MF	Elina Coceanovschi	(2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 21)	10	0	Rankweil
6	3MF	Lia Vlas	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23)	8	0	SeaSters
7	3MF	Carina Doiban	(2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 22)	15	0	Alexandria

3	4FW	Anisia Său	(2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Chișinău
2	3MF	Milena Tihonciuc				FC Belceanca

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Natalia Munteanu	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30)	37	3	Gloria Bistrița	v. Latvia, 16 July 2024

DF	Cristina Cerescu	(1995-03-06) 6 March 1995 (age 29)	43	1	Gloria Bistrița	v. Latvia, 16 July 2024
DF	Valeria Vîrlan	(2004-12-04) 4 December 2004 (age 19)	10	0	TransINVEST	v. Latvia, 16 July 2024
DF	Eugenia Railean	(2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 (age 19)	13	0	Agarista	v. Latvia, 16 July 2024
DF	Felicia Guțu	(2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 19)	15	1	Farul Constanța	v. Latvia, 16 July 2024

MF	Carolina Țabur	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25)	43	5	Farul Constanța	v. Latvia, 16 July 2024
MF	Claudia Chiper	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29)	46	5	Farul Constanța	v. Latvia, 16 July 2024
MF	Irina Topal	(1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 25)	31	1	TransINVEST	v. Latvia, 16 July 2024

FW	Veronica Cojuhari	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26)	21	1	Zhytlobud	v. Latvia, 16 July 2024
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^SUS Player is serving a suspension. ^WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

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	Campaign
1991 to 1999	Did not enter									—						—
2003	Unable to qualify^[5]									6	1	0	5	3	22	2003
2007	Unable to qualify^[5]									6	1	0	5	5	13	2007
2011 to 2015	Did not enter									—						—
2019	Did not qualify									11	2	2	7	8	45	2019	2019
2023	Did not qualify									10	0	1	9	1	49	2023
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	Campaign
1984 to 2013	Did not enter									—						—
2017	Did not qualify									11	2	0	9	6	34	2017	2017
2022										8	1	0	7	3	43	2022
2025										6	0	1	5	4	15	2025
2029	Future event									To be determined
Total	0/3									25	3	1	21	13	92

Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2023–24	C	6	0	3	3	4	12		49th
2025	C
Total		6	0	3	3	4	12

Individual records

As of 29 October 2024^[6]^[7]

Players in bold are still active with Moldova.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Position	Career
1	Claudia Chiper	48	6	MF	2015–present
2	Carolina Țabur	45	5	MF	2015–present
2	Cristina Cerescu	45	1	DF	2015–present
4	Nadejda Colesnicenco	43	2	MF	2015–present
5	Natalia Munteanu	38	4	GK	2015–present
6	Violeta Mițul	35	0	MF	2015–2023
6	Irina Topal	35	2	MF	2015–present
8	Anastasia Sivolobova	31	1	DF	2017–present
9	Daniela Mardari	30	1	DF	2019–present
10	Veronica Cojuhari	25	1	FW	2019–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Career
1	Claudia Chiper	6	46	2015–present
2	Carolina Țabur	5	43	2015–present
3	Natalia Munteanu	4	37	2015–present
4	Anastasia Toma	3	21	2015–present
5	Eugenia Miron	2	9	2015-2019
	Nadejda Colesnicenco	2	43	2015–present
	Ludmila Caraman	2	22	2015-2021
	Ludmila Andone	2	12	2015–2018
	Irina Topal	2	33	2015–present
	Anastasia Slonova	2	11	2001-2006
	Iuliana Colnic	2	13	2020-present

Head-to-head record

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 16 July 2024.^[8]

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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	5	0	1	4	4	12	−8
Lithuania	4	2	1	1	5	5	0
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Malta	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2
North Macedonia	2	0	1	1	3	5	−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
Slovenia	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
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	64	7	7	50	34	233	−199

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ "Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.
^ "Match report". fai.ie.
^ Fotbal feminin. Lotul lărgit al Naționalei Moldovei pentru amicalul cu Arabia Saudită
^ Moldova were in "Class B" of European qualification and were therefore unable to earn qualification for the World Cup finals.
^ "Most Moldova caps". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
^ "Top Moldova Goal Scorers". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
^ "H2H". fmf.md.

External links

Football Association of Moldova (in Romanian)
FIFA Team Profile

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[2] "Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.

[3] "Match report". fai.ie.

[4] Fotbal feminin. Lotul lărgit al Naționalei Moldovei pentru amicalul cu Arabia Saudită

[5] Moldova were in "Class B" of European qualification and were therefore unable to earn qualification for the World Cup finals.

[6] "Most Moldova caps". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[7] "Top Moldova Goal Scorers". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[8] "H2H". fmf.md.

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