Moldova women's national football team

Moldova
Association	FMF
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Eduard Blănuță
FIFA code	MDA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	86 6 (18 December 2020)[1]
Highest	81 (December 2017)
Lowest	107 (June 2007, December 2007)
First international
	Romania 4–1 Moldova ; (Bucharest, Romania; 10 September 1990)
Biggest win
	Moldova 4–0 Andorra ; (Vilnius, Lithuania; 6 April 2017)
Biggest defeat
	Belgium 12–0 Moldova ; (Leuven, Belgium, 19 September 2017)

The Moldova women's national football team 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. Eduard Blănuță has been the manager of the national team since 4 February 2019.[2] The current captain of the national team is midfielder Ludmila Caraman.[3] Currently ranked 92nd by FIFA, the team plays their home games at the Zimbru Stadium in the city of Chișinău, the country's capital.

History

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

Competitive record

World Cup

FIFA 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[5]									6	1	0	5	3	22
2007	Unable to qualify[5]									6	1	0	5	5	13
2011 to 2015	Did not enter									—
2019	Did not qualify									11	2	2	7	8	45
2023	To be determined									To be determined
Total	0/1									23	4	2	17	16	80

European Championship

UEFA European Championship										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	Qualification in progress									7	1	0	6	3	42
Total	0/1									18	3	0	15	9	76

UEFA Women's Euro 2022

Qualifying group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	6	5	1	0	32	1	+31	16	Final tournament
2	Czech Republic	8	5	1	2	24	9	+15	16	Play-offs
3	Poland	7	4	2	1	16	2	+14	14
4	Moldova	7	1	0	6	3	42	−39	3
5	Azerbaijan	6	0	0	6	1	22	−21	0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2020. Source: UEFA

30 August 2019

Moldova	0–7	Czech Republic
	Report	Svitková 28' (pen.), 38' Bertholdová 41' L. Martínková 49' Cahynová 53' Stašková 73' Voňková 85'

Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău

Attendance: 370

Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)

10 November 2019

Moldova	3–1	Azerbaijan
Țabur 24' Munteanu 50' (pen.), 62' (pen.)	Report	Dorofeeva 39'

Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău

Attendance: 1,195

Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary)

7 March 2020

Poland	5–0	Moldova
Sikora 9' Pajor 27', 34', 86' Daleszczyk 45+2'	Report

W.O.S.I.R Polonia, Warsaw

Attendance: 2,326

Referee: Lizzy van Der Helm (Netherlands)

19 September 2020

Moldova	0–9	Spain
	Report	García 7', 39' Sivolobova 10' (o.g.) Caldentey 28', 54', 82' (pen.) Hermoso 36' Redondo 41' Guijarro 77'

Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău

Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)

27 October 2020

Moldova	0–3	Poland
	Report	Dudek 16' Achcińska 40' (pen.) Kopińska 71'

Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău

Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)

27 November 2020

Spain	10–0	Moldova
Bonmatí 7', 30' Hermoso 13', 25', 87' (pen.) Caldentey 28' (pen.) Prisăcari 45+2' (o.g.) Putellas 57' Guijarro 71' E. Navarro 84'	Report

La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid

Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

1 December 2020

Czech Republic	7–0	Moldova
Stašková 14', 54' Cahynová 17' Petříková 26' Svitková 36' K. Dubcová 43' M. Mrázová 90+3'	Report

Letní stadion, Chomutov

Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)

23 February 2021

Azerbaijan	v	Moldova
	Report

ASK Arena, Baku

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for a UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying match against Poland on 27 October 2020.[6]

Caps and goals as of 27 October 2020, after the match against Poland.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Evghenia Dumic	(2003-01-28) 28 January 2003	0	0	PGU ŞS4-Legia Tiraspol
12	1GK	Natalia Munteanu (captain)	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993	25	4	Dinamo Minsk
23	1GK	Daniela Cuțuruba	(2003-06-02) 2 June 2003	0	0	Noroc Nimoreni

2	2DF	Cristina Cerescu	(1995-03-06) 6 March 1995	34	2	Olimpia Cluj
3	2DF	Dumitrița Prisăcari	(1994-01-17) 17 January 1994	23	0	Piros Security
4	2DF	Eugenia Railean	(2004-11-27) 27 November 2004	2	0	SS11/Real Succes
8	2DF	Anastasia Sivolobova	(1998-04-14) 14 April 1998	16	0	A-dos-Francos
9	2DF	Mihaela Burdeniuc	(2003-04-18) 18 April 2003	0	0	FC Beceanka
13	2DF	Violeta Mițul	(1997-04-03) 3 April 1997	28	0	Banat Girls Reșița
14	2DF	Francesca Covali	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004	0	0	FC Selena ȘN Constanţa
15	2DF	Nadejda Petrovscaia	(2001-11-28) 28 November 2001	0	0	Universitatea Galați

6	3MF	Veronica Cojuhari	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998	5	0	FC Nistru-GTC Ciobruciu
7	3MF	Ludmila Caraman	(1985-07-27) 27 July 1985	25	0	Anenii Noi
10	3MF	Carolina Țabur	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998	25	4	Olimpia Cluj
16	3MF	Alexandra Trofimov	(1999-06-16) 16 June 1999	1	0	Belceanka Bălți
17	3MF	Nadejda Colesnicenco	(1996-06-28) 28 June 1996	22	1	Fortuna Becicherecu Mic
18	3MF	Bianca Druță	(2001-03-06) 6 March 2001	1	0	Anenii Noi
20	3MF	Alina Chirica	(2004-04-09) 9 April 2004	2	0	Anenii Noi
21	3MF	Irina Topal	(1998-12-19) 19 December 1998	9	0	Universitatea Galați

5	4FW	Iulia Petelca	(1999-04-01) 1 April 1999	9	0	Charleroi
11	4FW	Claudia Chiper	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995	32	6	Omonia
22	4FW	Iuliana Colnic	(2004-07-27) 27 July 2004	1	0	Universitatea Galați

Recent call-ups

The following players were also named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Margarita Panova	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998	7	0	Banat Girls Reșița	v. Spain, 19 September 2020

DF	Alina Brînza	(2003-08-09) 9 August 2003	0	0	Anenii Noi	v. Spain, 19 September 2020
DF	Nina Darenscaia	(2003-07-03) 3 July 2003	0	0	PGU ŞS4-FC Alga	v. Spain, 19 September 2020
DF	Daria Meșina	(2001-08-12) 12 August 2001	0	0	Noroc Nimoreni	v. Spain, 19 September 2020
DF	Ana Arnautu	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998	16	0	Universitatea Galați	v. Poland, 7 March 2020
DF	Diana Loghin	(1997-04-23) 23 April 1997	13	0	ȘS Ciobruciu-GTC	v. Poland, 7 March 2020
DF	Victoria Țurcanu	(1996-02-22) 22 February 1996	8	0	ȘS 11-Real Succes	v. Poland, 7 March 2020

MF	Cristina Musteață	(1985-06-22) 22 June 1985	18	0	Anenii Noi	v. Spain, 19 September 2020
MF	Daniela Mardari	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001	5	0	Vasas Femina	v. Poland, 7 March 2020

FW	Elina Coceanovschi	(2003-09-14) 14 September 2003	0	0	Belceanka Bălți	v. Spain, 19 September 2020
FW	Liliana Șoltoian	(2002-02-04) 4 February 2002	0	0	CS Navobi Iași	v. Spain, 19 September 2020
FW	Anastasia Toma	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996	15	2	Omonia	v. Poland, 7 March 2020

All-time record

Only competitive matches are included.[7]

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Andorra	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
Azerbaijan	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Belgium	2	0	0	2	0	19	−19
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	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7
Latvia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Lithuania	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
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	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
Slovakia	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8
Spain	2	0	0	2	0	19	−19
Sweden	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9
Wales	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
FR Yugoslavia	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7
Total	41	7	2	32	25	156	−131

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
"Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.
"Recuperarea după operație". fmf.md.
"Match report". fai.ie.
Moldova were in "Class B" of European qualification and were therefore unable to earn qualification for the World Cup finals.
Teeşanu, Maria (20 October 2020). "Lotul lărgit al Naționalei feminine". Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian). Retrieved 21 November 2020.
"All-time record". fmf.md.

External links

Football Association of Moldova (in Romanian)
FIFA Team Profile

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

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

[3] "Recuperarea după operație". fmf.md.

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

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

[6] Teeşanu, Maria (20 October 2020). "Lotul lărgit al Naționalei feminine". Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian). Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[7] "All-time record". fmf.md.

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