Moldova national under-21 football team

The Moldova national under-21 football team represents Moldova in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Moldovan national football team. The team competes to qualify for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Since the establishment of the Moldovan under-21 team, the under-21 side has never reached a final tournament of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but has produced many players, who have become regular internationals for the senior side. The team is coached by Serghei Cleșcenco and is currently captained by defender Artur Crăciun.[3]

Moldova U-21

Association	FMF[1]
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Serghei Cleșcenco[2]
FIFA code	MDA
First colours Second colours
First international
Moldova 0–1 Belarus  (Chișinău, Moldova; 30 August 1992)
Biggest win
Moldova 5–1 Georgia  (Valletta, Malta; 27 February 2006)
Biggest defeat
Greece 8–0 Moldova  (Sparta, Greece; 23 October 1996)
European Championship
Appearances	0

This team is for Moldovan players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.

Moldova U21s began their first competitive campaign in 1994, in which they tried to qualify for the 1996 finals. They eventually finished fourth in a five-team group, with two wins out of eight games. The U-21 team plays its home matches in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Orhei and Tiraspol.