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| Full name | Football Club Tiraspol | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 (as Constructorul Chișinău) 2001 (FC Tiraspol) | ||
| Dissolved | 2015[1] | ||
| Ground | Sheriff Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 14,300 | ||
| 2014–15 | Divizia Naţională, 4th of 11 (withdrew) | ||
FC Tiraspol was aMoldovanfootball club based inTiraspol,Moldova. They played in theDivizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.
Founded in 1992 asConstructorul Chișinău, it entered theMoldovan National Division in the 1995–96 season, winning its only title in the 1996–97 andMoldovan Cups in 1996 and 2000. The club then relocated in 2001 to Cioburciu before moving to Tiraspol the year after. Despite the latter two settlements being in the breakaway republic ofTransnistria, their clubs play in the Moldovan league system.
The side was founded in 1992 asConstructorul Chișinău, and played inChișinău, the Moldovan capital. It entered theMoldovan National Division in the 1995–96 season. Constructorul won their first silverware, the 1996Moldovan Cup with a 2–1 win overTiligul Tiraspol, and the next season won their onlyMoldovan National Division title by denying city rivalsZimbru Chișinău a sixth consecutive triumph.[2] The league triumph earned Constructorul a place in the1997-98 UEFA Champions League, where they were knocked out by Belarusian clubMPKC Mozyr 4–3 on aggregate in the first qualifying round.[3] In 2000, Constructorul won their second Cup, by beating Zimbru 1–0 in the final on 24 May.[4]
The club also participated in theUEFA Cup during the Constructorul era. In September 2000, the club was banned from appearing in European competitions for a year following a number of security breaches in a home match againstBulgarian sideCSKA Sofia.[5]
The first FC Tiraspol chairman was Valeriu Rotari (1947–2000), a businessman accused of organized crime gang activities. Thanks to Rotari, the club managed to achieve his first National Division titles. The murder of Rotari on February 16, 2000, was one of the reasons the club's further performance was much worse than in the 1990s.[6]
Before the 2001–02 season, the club relocated toCioburciu, a small village outsideTiraspol, the capital of the breakaway republic ofTransnistria, and was renamedConstructorul Cioburciu. The following season, the club moved into Tiraspol and became its current entity. The club has not won a Cup or National Division title since leaving Chișinău.
The only major European campaign since leaving Chișinău was the2004-05 UEFA Cup. The club defeatedArmenian teamShirak in the first qualifying round (4–1 on aggregate)[7] before a 5–1 aggregate elimination byMetalurh Donetsk ofUkraine in the next round.[8]
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Until 2001, the club was known asConstructorul Chișinău, in 2001–02 asConstructorul Cioburciu, andFC Tiraspol since 2002.
| Season | Div | Pos | Pl | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Europe | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94[9] | 3D | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 11 | 40 | Round of 16 | Promoted | ||
| 1994–95[10] | 2D | 1 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 103 | 20 | 88 | Quarter-finalists | Promoted | ||
| 1995–96 | 1D | 3 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 16 | 74 | Winner | |||
| 1996–97 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 10 | 81 | Round of 32 | CWC | 1st Round | ||
| 1997–98 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 32 | 54 | Runner-up | UCL | 1st qualifying round | ||
| 1998–99 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 13 | 51 | Runner-up | CWC | qualifying round | ||
| 1999–00 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 23 | 65 | Winner | UC | qualifying round | ||
| 2000–01 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 39 | Semi-finalists | UC | qualifying round | ||
| 2001–02 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 42 | 39 | Quarter-finalists | ||||
| 2002–03 | 5 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 26 | Semi-finalists | Intertoto | 1st Round | ||
| 2003–04 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 45 | Quarter-finalists | ||||
| 2004–05 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 23 | 44 | Quarter-finalists | UC | 2nd qualifying round | ||
| 2005–06 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 37 | Quarter-finalists | ||||
| 2006–07 | 5 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 46 | Semi-finalists | Intertoto | 3rd Round | ||
| 2007–08 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 21 | 55 | Semi-finalists | ||||
| 2008–09 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 36 | 32 | Semi-finalists | Intertoto | 2nd Round | ||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 34 | 34 | Quarter-finalists | ||||
| 2010–11 | 7 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 57 | 45 | 57 | Quarter-finalists | ||||
| 2011–12 | 6 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 32 | 42 | Quarter-finalists | ||||
| 2012–13 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 20 | 64 | Winner | ||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 60 | 27 | 72 | Quarter-finalists | UEL | Round 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 28 | 44 | Semi-finalists | UEL | Round 1 | ||
| Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | 1 |  MPKC Mozyr | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 |
| Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | 1 |  Ferencváros | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 |
| 2000–01 | 1 |  CSKA Sofia | 2–3 | 0–8 | 2–11 |
| 2004–05 | 1 |  Shirak | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 |  Metalurh Donetsk | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | |
| 2013–14 | 1 |  Skonto FC | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 (2–4p) |
| 2014–15 | 1 |  Inter Baku | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 |
| Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 |  Synot | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 |
| 2006 | 1 | FK MKT Araz Imisli | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 |  Lech Poznań | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| 3 |  SV Ried | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | |
| 2008 | 1 | Mika | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2 | Tavriya Simferopol | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | 1 |  Hapoel Iorni Rishon LeZion | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2 |  Galatasaray | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–5 | |
| 1998–99 | 1 |  Rudar Velenje | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
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Alexandru Mațiura (1996–1998)Ihor Nadein (1998–1999)Dumitru Chihaev (1999)Ion Caras (1999–Jun, 2000)
Dumitru Borcău (Jul, 2000)Ilie Vieru (2000–Jan, 2001)Nicolae Mandricenco (Jan, 2001–Aug, 2001)Oleksandr Holokolosov (Aug, 2001–Oct, 2001)Yuriy Kulish (2001–2002)Ihor Nakonechnyi (2002–Jun, 2003)Alexandru Mațiura (2003–2004)Victor Barîșev (2004)Yuriy Kulish (Dec 21, 2004–Aug, 2006)Volodymyr Reva (Aug, 2006 – Dec 1, 2008)Emil Caras (Dec 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)Sergey Yasinsky (July 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009)Iurie Blonari (Jan 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2010)Vlad Goian (Jan 1, 2011–Dec, 2014)Lilian Popescu (Dec 15, 2014–2015)
