Moldova women's national football team

Moldova
Association	Moldovan Football Federation(FMF)
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Ghenadie Pușca
FIFA code	MDA
Firstcolours	Secondcolours
FIFA ranking
Current	1323 (16 August 2024)
Highest	81 (December 2017)
Lowest	132 (August 2024)
First international
	Romania4–1Moldova; (Bucharest,Romania; 10 September 1990)
Biggest win
	Moldova4–0Andorra; (Vilnius,Lithuania; 6 April 2017)
Biggest defeat
	Switzerland15–0Moldova; (Lausanne,Switzerland; 6 September 2022)

TheMoldova women's national football team(Romanian:Echipa națională de fotbal feminin a Moldovei) representsMoldovainassociation footballand is controlled by theMoldovan Football Federation,the governing body forfootball in Moldova.They have never qualified for theFIFA Women's World Cupor theUEFA Women's Championship.Ghenadie Pușcahas been the manager of the national team since 1 March 2024.^[2]The currentcaptainof the national team is goalkeeperNatalia Munteanu.Currentlyranked129th byFIFA,the team plays their home games in many different venues all around the country, includingChișinău,OrheiandTiraspol.

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 OctoberNations League	Moldova	3–3	Latvia	Chișinău
	Guțu29' Colesnicenco53' Cojuhari78'	Report	Miksone50',90+1' (pen.) Voitāne90+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
	Prašnikar45+2' Kuštrin56'	Report		Stadium:Šiška Sports Park Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece)

9 April 2024(2024-04-09)Euro 2025 qualifying	Moldova	0–1	Latvia	Chișinău
		Report	Colesnicenco63' (o.g.)	Stadium:Zimbru Stadium Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal)

31 May 2024(2024-05-31)Euro 2025 qualifying	North Macedonia	1–1	Moldova	Skopje
	Maksuti52'	Report	Țabur55'	Stadium:FFM Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France)

4 June 2024(2024-06-04)Euro 2025 qualifying	Moldova	2–4	North Macedonia	Chișinău
	Țabur22' Colnic59'	Report	Bădiceanu2' (o.g.) Andonova26' (pen.),75' Andreevska43'	Stadium:Zimbru Stadium Referee: Ioanna Allayiotou (Cyprus)

12 July 2024(2024-07-12)Euro 2025 qualifying	Moldova	0–5	Slovenia	Chișinău
		Report	Kolbl28' Makovec36' Prašnikar44' Kramžar45+3' Korošec87'	Stadium:Zimbru Stadium Referee:Melis Özçiğdem(Turkey)

16 July 2024(2024-07-16)Euro 2025 qualifying	Latvia	2–1	Moldova	Riga
	Čemirtāne24' Miksone82'	Report	Chiper37'	Stadium:Daugava Stadium Referee: Milica Milovanovic (Serbia)

7 August 2024(2024-08-07)Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Moldova	Ostrava-Vítkovice
17:30UTC+2		Report (FMF)	Său54'	Stadium:Městský stadion

11 August 2024Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Moldova	Kirchberg am Wagram
20:00UTC+2		Report (FMF)	Sivolobova22' (pen.)	Stadium:Sportpark Kirchberg/Wagram

25 OctoberFriendly	North Macedonia	1–0	Moldova	Razlog,Bulgaria
14:00	Maksuti90+3'	Report		Stadium:Stadion Septemvri

28 OctoberFriendly	Moldova	1–0	North Macedonia	Razlog,Bulgaria
14:00	Colnic58'	Report		Stadium:Stadion Septemvri

28 NovemberFriendly	Moldova	1–1	Armenia	Vadul lui Vodă,Moldova
14:00UTC+2	Cojuhari76'	Report	Kazand gian34'	Stadium:Stadionul CPSM Referee: Anastasiia Romanyuk (Ukraine)

1 DecemberFriendly	Moldova	2–0	Armenia	Vadul lui Vodă,Moldova
14:00UTC+2	Colnic26' Karagezian30' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium:Stadionul CPSM Referee: Anastasiia Romanyuk (Ukraine)

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

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for theFriendlyagainstNorth Macedoniain October 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	Natalia Munteanu	(1993-12-01)1 December 1993(age 31)	37	3	Gloria Bistrița

15	2DF	Felicia Guțu	(2005-08-31)31 August 2005(age 19)	15	1	Farul Constanța
9	2DF	Daniela Mardari	(2001-06-02)2 June 2001(age 23)	26	0	Rayo Vallecano
17	2DF	Andreea Costin	(2002-08-22)22 August 2002(age 22)	0	0	Rankweil
4	2DF	Valeria Vîrlan	(2004-12-04)4 December 2004(age 19)	10	0	TransINVEST
2	2DF	Anastasia Sivolobova				ZNK Mura
5	2DF	Eugenia RăileanAnastasia	(2004-11-27)27 November 2004(age 20)	13	0	Agarista

2	3MF	Anastasia Toma				Agarista CSF Anenii Noi 2020
2	3MF	Cristina Cerescu	(1995-03-06)6 March 1995(age 29)	43	1	Gloria Bistrița
10	3MF	Carolina Țabur	(1998-12-28)28 December 1998(age 25)	43	5	Farul Constanța
11	3MF	Claudia Chiper	(1995-06-16)16 June 1995(age 29)	46	5	Farul Constanța
7	3MF	Carina Doiban	(2002-07-04)4 July 2002(age 22)	15	0	Alexandria
18	3MF	Anastasia Cernitu	(2004-05-10)10 May 2004(age 20)	10	0	Chișinău
6	3MF	Lia Vlas	(2001-11-07)7 November 2001(age 23)	8	0	SeaSters
14	3MF	Elina Coceanovschi	(2003-09-14)14 September 2003(age 21)	10	0	Rankweil
21	3MF	Irina Topal	(1998-12-19)19 December 1998(age 25)	31	1	TransINVEST
2	3MF	Mihaela Gamarț				WFC Kamenica Sasa

20	4FW	Veronica Cojuhari	(1998-10-03)3 October 1998(age 26)	21	1	Zhytlobud
2	3MF	Iuliana Colnic				MFA Zalgris

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	Denisa Bojenco				Villorba Calcio Femminile	v.Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
GK	Anastasia Nagoreanschi	(2005-10-11)11 October 2005(age 19)	0	0	Belceanka	v.Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024

DF	Dina Burac				FC Belceanca	v.Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
DF	Mădălina Bădiceanu	(2003-12-01)1 December 2003(age 21)	10	0	Matera	v.Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024

MF	Loredana Gamețcaia					v.Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
MF	Valeria Braguța				ambele FC Belceanca	v.Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
MF	Gabriela Bagrin				Agarista CSF Anenii Noi 2020	v.Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
MF	Roxana Moisiuc	(2005-05-08)8 May 2005(age 19)	1	0	Noroc Nimoreni	v.Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024

FW	Anisia Său	(2002-09-25)25 September 2002(age 22)	4	0	Chișinău	v.Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
MF	Milena Tihonciuc				FC Belceanca	v.Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
^INJPlayer withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^PREPreliminary squad. ^SUSPlayer is serving a suspension. ^WDPlayer withdrew for personal reasons.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup										Qualificationrecord
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Campaign
1991to1999	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
2011to2015	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
1984to2013	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 Leaguerecord
Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2023–24	C	6	0	3	3	4	12		49th
2025	C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		6	0	3	3	4	12

Individual records

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

Players inboldare 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.Retrieved16 August2024.
^"Staff-ul tehnic".fmf.md.
^"Match report".fai.ie.
^Women's football. The national team reunited before the friendly matches against North Macedonia
^Moldova were in "Class B" of European qualification and were therefore unable to earn qualification for the World Cup finals.
^"Most Moldova caps".WorldFootball.Retrieved29 October2024.
^"Top Moldova Goal Scorers".WorldFootball.Retrieved29 October2024.
^"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.Retrieved16 August2024.

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

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

[4] Women's football. The national team reunited before the friendly matches against North Macedonia

[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.Retrieved29 October2024.

[7] "Top Moldova Goal Scorers".WorldFootball.Retrieved29 October2024.

[8] "H2H".fmf.md.

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