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TheMoldova national football team representsMoldova inassociation football and is controlled by theFederația Moldovenească de Fotbal (FMF), the governing body of the sport in the country. It competes as a member of theUnion of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe.
The team's largest victory came on 18 August 1992 when they defeatedPakistan by five goals to nil. Their worst loss is 6–0 againstSweden in 2001.Alexandru Epureanu holds the appearance record for Moldova, having been capped 91 times since his first match in 2006. The goalscoring record is held bySerghei Cleșcenco, who scored eleven times in 69 matches. As of July 2019, Moldova are ranked 171st in theFIFA World Rankings. Its highest ever ranking of 37th was achieved in April 2008.
Moldova's first match of the 2000s was a 2–1 loss (after extra time) againstArmenia in aCyprus International Football Tournament. The team completed five qualification campaigns between 2000 and 2009, three for theFIFA World Cup and two for theUEFA European Championship; they failed to qualify in each. Between 2000 and 2009, the team played 90 matches and their record was 20 wins, 23 draws and 47 losses.
| 2 FebruaryCyprus Tournament | Armenia | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Larnaca, Cyprus | |
| Nazaryan Dokhoyan | Report | Popovici | Stadium:Ammochostos Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee:Michalis Paparvarnavas (Cyprus) |
| 4 FebruaryCyprus Tournament | Lithuania | 1–2 | Larnaca, Cyprus | |
| Fomenka | Report | Rogaciov | Stadium:Ammochostos Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: D. Gudman (Cyprus) |
| 6 FebruaryCyprus Tournament | Moldova | 2–0 | Larnaca, Cyprus | |
| Testemiţanu Popovici | Report | Stadium:GSZ Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee:Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) |
| 26 AprilFriendly | San Marino | 0–1 | Serravalle, San Marino | |
| Report | Cleşcenco | Stadium:Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 100 Referee:Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy) |
| 4 JuneFriendly | Moldova | 0–1 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report | Buznikin | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 16,000 Referee:Ábrahám Attila (Hungary) |
| 16 AugustFriendly | Moldova | 1–0 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Serghei Rogaciov | Report | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 7,000 Referee:Zöhrab Gadiyev (Azerbaijan) |
| 2 September2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Turkey | 2–0 | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| Buruk Belözoğlu | Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Ali Sami Yen Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee:Günter Benkö (Austria) |
| 7 October2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 0–1 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report Report (FIFA) | Németh | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 3,500 Referee:Fritz Stuchlik (Austria) |
| 11 October2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 0–0 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 4,500 Referee:Arturo Dauden Ibarra (Spain) |
| 14 FebruaryFriendly | Israel | 1–0 | Herzliya, Israel | |
| Keisi | Report | Stadium:Municipal Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee:Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus) |
| 24 March2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Azerbaijan | 0–0 | Baku, Azerbaijan | |
| Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
| 28 March2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 0–2 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report Report (FIFA) | Allbäck | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 7,000 Referee:Laurent Duhamel (France) |
| 25 AprilFriendly | Moldova | 0–0 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 1,500 Referee:Viorel Anghelinei (Romania) |
| 2 June2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Macedonia | 2–2 | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| Šakiri Krstev | Report Report (FIFA) | Pogreban Barburoş | Stadium:Gradski Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Jack van Hulten (Netherlands) |
| 6 June2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Sweden | 6–0 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| Larsson Alexandersson Allbäck | Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Nya Ullevi Attendance: 30,233 Referee:Steve Dunn (England) |
| 15 AugustFriendly | Portugal | 3–0 | Faro, Portugal | |
| Figo | Report | Stadium:Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 12,000 Referee:Giorgos Borovilos (Greece) |
| 1 September2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 2–0 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Cleşcenco Covalciuc | Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 4,800 Referee:Vasiliy Melnichuk (Ukraine) |
| 5 September2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Slovakia | 4–2 | Trenčín, Slovakia | |
| P. Németh S. Németh Demo | Report Report (FIFA) | Cleşcenco Rebeja | Stadium:FK Ozeta Dukla Stadium Attendance: 2,789 Referee:Mikko Vuorela (Finland) |
| 6 October2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 0–3 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report Report (FIFA) | Aşık Kahveci Mansiz | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 5,000 Referee:Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
| 9 FebruaryRothmans Tournament | Lithuania | 1–0 | Attard, Malta | |
| Beniušis | Report | Stadium:Ta' Qali Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee:Joseph Attard (Malta) |
| 11 FebruaryRothmans Tournament | Moldova | 2–0 | Attard, Malta | |
| Golban | Report | Stadium:Ta' Qali Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee:Anton Zammit (Malta) |
| 13 FebruaryRothmans Tournament | Malta | 3–0 | Attard, Malta | |
| Mallia Mifsud | Report | Stadium:Ta' Qali Stadium Attendance: 1,481 Referee:Darius Mieželis (Lithuania) |
| 27 MarchFriendly | Moldova | 0–2 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report | Kenesei Tóth | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 1,500 Referee:Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine) |
| 21 AugustFriendly | Estonia | 1–0 | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| Allas | Report | Stadium:A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee:Sten Kaldma (Estonia) |
| 7 SeptemberUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Austria | 2–0 | Vienna, Austria | |
| Herzog | Report Report (UEFA) | Stadium:Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 18,300 Referee:Stuart Dougal (Scotland) |
| 12 OctoberUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Moldova | 0–2 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report Report (UEFA) | Jankulovski Rosický | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 3,500 Referee:Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland) |
| 20 NovemberFriendly | Hungary | 1–1 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| Dárdai | Report | Pațula | Stadium:Üllői úti Stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee:Wolfgang Sowa (Austria) |
| 12 FebruaryFriendly | Georgia | 2–2 | Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| Chaladze Ashvetia | Report | Golban Dadu | Stadium:Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee:Gevorg Hovhannisyan (Armenia) |
| 5 MarchFriendly | Israel | 0–0 | Ramat Gan, Israel | |
| Report | Stadium:Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee:Paolo Bertini (Italy) |
| 29 MarchUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Belarus | 2–1 | Minsk, Belarus | |
| Kutuzov Gurenko | Report Report (UEFA) | Cebotari | Stadium:Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee:Johan Verbist (Belgium) |
| 2 AprilUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Moldova | 1–2 | Tiraspol, Moldova | |
| Boreţ | Report Report (UEFA) | van Nistelrooy van Bommel | Stadium:Sheriff Arena Attendance: 12,500 Referee:Alain Sars (France) |
| 7 JuneUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Moldova | 1–0 | Tiraspol, Moldova | |
| Frunză | Report Report (UEFA) | Stadium:Sheriff Arena Attendance: 7,500 Referee:Joaquim Paulo Paraty da Silva (Portugal) |
| 11 JuneUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Czech Republic | 5–0 | Olomouc, Czech Republic | |
| Šmicer Koller Štajner Lokvenc | Report Report (UEFA) | Stadium:Andrův Stadion Attendance: 12,097 Referee:Kristinn Jakobsson (Israel) |
| 20 AugustFriendly | Turkey | 2–0 | Ankara, Turkey | |
| Kahveci Yilmaz | Report | Stadium:19 Mayis Stadi Attendance: 15,300 Referee:Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
| 10 SeptemberUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Moldova | 2–1 | Tiraspol, Moldova | |
| Dadu Covalciuc | Report Report (UEFA) | Vasilyuk | Stadium:Sheriff Arena Attendance: 7,000 Referee:Dejan Delević (Serbia & Montenegro) |
| 11 OctoberUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | Netherlands | 5–0 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| Kluivert Sneijder van Hooijdonk van der Vaart Robben | Report Report (UEFA) | Stadium:Philips Stadion Attendance: 30,995 Referee:Željko Širić (Croatia) |
| 20 NovemberFriendly | Luxembourg | 1–2 | Hesperange, Luxembourg | |
| Schauls | Report | Golban Dadu | Stadium:Stade Alphonse Theis Attendance: 623 Referee:Laurent Duhamel (France) |
| 14 FebruaryMalta Tournament | Malta | 0–0 | Attard, Malta | |
| Report | Stadium:Ta' Qali Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee:Valery Vyalichka (Belarus) |
| 16 FebruaryMalta Tournament | Belarus under-23 | 1–0 | Attard, Malta | |
| Hleb | Report | Stadium:Ta' Qali Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee:Joseph Attard (Malta) |
| 18 FebruaryMalta Tournament | Estonia | 1–0 | Attard, Malta | |
| Lindpere | Report | Stadium:Ta' Qali Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee:Lawrence Sammut (Malta) |
| 31 MarchFriendly | Moldova | 2–1 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Dadu | Report | Qurbanov | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 5,500 Referee:Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine) |
| 28 AprilFriendly | Israel | 1–1 | Ramat Gan, Israel | |
| Covalenco | Report | Rogaciov | Stadium:Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 4,796 Referee:Sorin Corpodean (Romania) |
| 18 AugustFriendly | Moldova | 1–0 | Tiraspol, Moldova | |
| Miterev | Report | Stadium:Sheriff Arena Attendance: 6,500 Referee:Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine) |
| 4 September2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Slovenia | 3–0 | Celje, Slovenia | |
| Ačimovič | Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Arena Petrol Attendance: 3,620 Referee:Jouni Hyytiä (Finland) |
| 8 September2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 0–1 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report Report (FIFA) | Del Piero | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 5,200 Referee:Michal Beneš (Czech Republic) |
| 9 October2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Belarus | 4–0 | Minsk, Belarus | |
| Omelyanchuk Kutuzov Bulyha Romaschenko | Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee:Selçuk Dereli (Turkey) |
| 13 October2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 1–1 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Dadu | Report Report (FIFA) | Thompson | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 7,000 Referee:Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) |
| 9 FebruaryFriendly | Azerbaijan | 0–0 | Baku, Azerbaijan | |
| Report | Stadium:Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee:Levan Paniashvili (Georgia) |
| 30 March2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 0–0 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 5,000 Referee:Florian Meyer (Germany) |
| 4 June2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Scotland | 2–0 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Dailly McFadden | Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Hampden Park Attendance: 45,317 Referee:Eric Braamhaar (Norway) |
| 3 September2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 2–0 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Rogaciov | Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 5,000 Referee:Laurent Duhamel (France) |
| 7 September2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 1–2 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Rogaciov | Report Report (FIFA) | Lavrič Mavrič | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 7,200 Referee:Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
| 8 October2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Norway | 1–0 | Oslo, Norway | |
| Rushfeldt | Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 23,409 Referee:Steve Bennett (England) |
| 12 October2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Italy | 2–1 | Lecce, Italy | |
| Vieri Gilardino | Report Report (FIFA) | Gațcan | Stadium:Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 28,160 Referee:Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
| 18 MayFriendly | Moldova | 0–0 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report | Stadium:Stadionul Republican Attendance: 3,500 Referee:Yuriy Baskakov (Russia) |
| 16 AugustFriendly | Moldova | 3–2 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Dadu Epureanu Cleşcenco | Report | Poškus Danilevičius | Stadium:Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 7,000 Referee:Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine) |
| 2 SeptemberUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Moldova | 0–1 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report Report (UEFA) | Lyberopoulos | Stadium:Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 10,500 Referee:Matteo Trefoloni (Italy) |
| 6 SeptemberUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Norway | 2–0 | Oslo, Norway | |
| Strømstad Iversen | Report Report (UEFA) | Stadium:Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 23,848 Referee:Hristo Ristoskov (Bulgaria) |
| 7 OctoberUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Moldova | 2–2 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Rogaciov | Report Report (UEFA) | Misimović Grlić | Stadium:Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 11,000 Referee:Hervé Piccirillo (France) |
| 11 OctoberUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Turkey | 5–0 | Frankfurt, Germanya | |
| Şükür Tuncay | Report Report (UEFA) | Stadium:Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 200 Referee:Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark) |
| 7 FebruaryFriendly | Romania | 2–0 | Bucharest, Romania | |
| Mazilu Mutu | Report | Stadium:Stadionul Naţional Attendance: 8,000 Referee:Alexandru Deaconu (Romania) |
| 24 MarchUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Moldova | 1–1 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Epureanu | Report Report (UEFA) | Mallia | Stadium:Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Vusal Aliyev (Azerbaijan) |
| 28 MarchUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Hungary | 2–0 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| Priskin Gera | Report Report (UEFA) | Stadium:Szusza Ferenc Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee:Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden) |
| 6 JuneUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Greece | 2–1 | Heraklionb, Greece | |
| Charisteas Lyberopoulos | Report Report (UEFA) | Frunză | Stadium:Pankritio Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee:Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
| 22 AugustFriendly | Latvia | 1–2 | Riga, Latvia | |
| Astafjevs | Report | Frunză Bordian | Stadium:Skonto Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee:Andriy Shandor (Ukraine) |
| 8 SeptemberUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Moldova | 0–1 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report Report (UEFA) | Iversen | Stadium:Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 15,000 Referee:Robert Małek (Poland) |
| 12 SeptemberUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–1 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | |
| Report Report (UEFA) | Bugaev | Stadium:Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee:Jouni Hyytiä (Finland) |
| 13 OctoberUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Moldova | 1–1 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Frunză | Report Report (UEFA) | Ümit | Stadium:Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 10,500 Referee:Martin Atkinson (England) |
| 17 OctoberUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Malta | 2–3 | Attard, Malta | |
| Scerri Mifsud | Report Report (UEFA) | Bugaev Frunză | Stadium:Ta' Qali Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Igorj Ishchenko (Ukraine) |
| 17 NovemberUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Moldova | 3–0 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Bugaev Josan Alexeev | Report Report (UEFA) | Stadium:Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 6,483 Referee:Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
| 6 FebruaryFriendly | Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Antalya, Turkey | |
| Report | Bugaiov | Stadium:Titanic Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee:Gerald Lehner (Austria) |
| 24 MayFriendly | Croatia | 1–0 | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| Kovač | Report | Stadium:Stadion Kantrida Attendance: 7,000 Referee:Darko Čeferin (Slovenia) |
| 28 MayFriendly | Moldova | 2–2 | Tiraspol, Moldova | |
| Arakelyan Alexeev | Report | Pizzelli Pachadzhyan | Stadium:Sheriff Arena Attendance: 3,653 Referee:Ihor Ishchenko (Ukraine) |
| 20 AugustFriendly | Lithuania | 3–0 | Marijampolė, Lithuania | |
| Poškus Danilevičius | Report | Stadium:Sūduva Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Hannes Kaasik (Estonia) |
| 6 September2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 1–2 | Tiraspol, Moldova | |
| Alexeev | Report Report (FIFA) | Karlsons Astafjevs | Stadium:Sheriff Arena Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland) |
| 10 September2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 1–2 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Picusceac | Report Report (FIFA) | Golan Saban | Stadium:Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 10,500 Referee:César Muñiz Fernández (Spain) |
| 11 October2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Greece | 3–0 | Piraeus, Greece | |
| Charisteas Katsouranis | Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 13,684 Referee:Espen Berntsen (Norway) |
| 15 October2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Luxembourg | 0–0 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | |
| Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Stade Josy Barthel Attendance: 2,157 Referee:Marcin Borski (Poland) |
| 18 NovemberTurniir Linnapeade Karikatele | Estonia | 1–0 | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| Voskoboinikov | Report | Stadium:A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee:Claus Larsen (Denmark) |
| 19 NovemberTurniir Linnapeade Karikatele | Lithuania | 1–1 | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| Savėnas | Report | Bugaiov | Stadium:A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 100 Referee:Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
| 11 FebruaryFriendly | Moldova | 1–1 | Antalya, Turkey | |
| Andronic | Report | Pandev | Stadium:World of Wonders Football Centre Attendance: 300 Referee:Pavel Saliy (Kazakhstan) |
| 28 March2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 0–2 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report Report (FIFA) | Frei Fernandes | Stadium:Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 10,500 Referee:Dougie McDonald (Scotland) |
| 1 April2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Switzerland | 2–0 | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Nkufo Frei | Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Stade de Genève Attendance: 20,100 Referee:Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
| 6 JuneFriendly | Georgia | 1–2 | Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| Khizanishvili | Report | Sofroni Suvorov | Stadium:Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee:Pavel Saliy (Kazakhstan) |
| 10 JuneFriendly | Belarus | 2–2 | Barysaw, Belarus | |
| Radyyonaw Bliznyuk | Report | Calincov Valeriu Andronic | Stadium:Haradski Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) |
| 12 AugustFriendly | Armenia | 1–4 | Yerevan, Armenia | |
| Arakelyan | Report | Golovatenco Andronic Epureanu | Stadium:Republican Stadium Attendance: 14,600 Referee:Lasha Silagava (Georgia) |
| 5 September2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 0–0 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Report Report (FIFA) | Stadium:Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 7,820 Referee:Gediminas Mazeika (Lithuania) |
| 9 September2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Moldova | 1–1 | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| Andronic | Report Report (FIFA) | Gekas | Stadium:Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 9,870 Referee:Daniel Stålhammar (Sweden) |
| 10 October2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Israel | 3–1 | Ramat Gan, Israel | |
| Barda Ben Dayan | Report Report (FIFA) | Calincov | Stadium:Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 8,700 Referee:Kevin Blom (Netherlands) |
| 14 October2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | Latvia | 3–2 | Riga, Latvia | |
| Rubins Grebis | Report Report (FIFA) | Ovseannicov Sofroni | Stadium:Skonto Stadions Attendance: 3,800 Referee:Jouni Hyytiä (Finland) |
1. The ELO ratings include an away match against Romania B on 24 May 2005 (lost 2–0), which is not included in the above table.[3]
All details are sourced to the match reports cited, unless otherwise specified: