Fotbal Club Zimbru Chișinău, commonly known asZimbru Chișinău or simplyZimbru, is a Moldovan professionalfootball club based inChișinău, which competes in theSuper Liga, the highest tier ofMoldovan football.
![]() | |||
Full name | Fotbal Club Zimbru Chișinău | ||
---|---|---|---|
Nickname(s) | Galben-verzii (The Yellow-Greens),Zimbrii | ||
Founded |
| ||
Ground | Zimbru Stadium | ||
Capacity | 10,104 | ||
Owner | Nicolae Ciornîi | ||
President | Andriy Semenchuk | ||
Head Coach | Hikmet Karaman | ||
League | Super Liga | ||
2023–24 | Super Liga, 3rd of 8 | ||
Website | www | ||
![]() |
Founded in theMoldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1947, Zimbru entered theSoviet Top League in 1956 and totaled eleven participations before their last relegation in 1983. The club remained the leader of Moldovan football during most of the Soviet period and was the only one that reached and played at the Soviet top tier. After theindependence of Moldova in 1991, the team established itself as an early force in the country, winning all the first five national titles and eight of the first nine, but have not won since.
Zimbru play their home matches at the 10,104-seaterZimbru Stadium.
History
editZimbru Chișinău was formed in 1947 in theMoldovan Soviet Republic (present dayRepublic of Moldova). 'Zimbru' is a Romanian word for a form of European bison, but the club also previously functioned under names such as Dinamo, Burevestnik, Moldova, Avântul, and Nistru. The Soviet Era was spent mostly in Class B of the regional league until eventual promotion to Class A. The club then flitted between Class A and Class B as well as spending time in the Soviet Top League and First League. In total, Zimbru spent 11 seasons in the Top League between 1956 and 1983. Zimbru had their biggest success in1956 when they finished in 6th place out of 12 in theSoviet Top League and in1963 when they reached the quarter-finals of theSoviet Cup.[1]
Zimbru's fortunes changed after the fall of the USSR and the establishment of the Republic of Moldova. The club won all five of the initial seasons of theMoldovan National Division (1992–96), and apart from finishing as runners-up to Chișinău rivalsConstructorul Chișinău in1996–97, won eight of the first nine championships. Zimbru have also won theMoldovan Cup six times, including a double in 1997–98 and theMoldovan Super Cup once.
Crest and colours
editSince its foundation, Zimbru's colours always was yellow and green. Throughout history, Zimbru Chișinău had many logos. Traditional colours were always present on club crests.
Stadium
editStadionul Zimbru | |
Address | 45 Dacia Boulevard Chișinău Moldova |
---|---|
Owner | Zimbru Chișinău |
Operator | Moldovan Football Federation |
Capacity | 10,104[2] |
Field size | 111 m × 77 m (121.4 yd × 84.2 yd) |
Surface | Natural Grass |
Scoreboard | 1,600 lux |
Construction | |
Broke ground | March 2004; 21 years ago (2004-03) |
Opened | 20 May 2006; 18 years ago (2006-05-20) |
Construction cost | $11 million |
Architect | Ceproserving SA |
Structural engineer | Inconex-Com SRL |
Tenants | |
Zimbru Chișinău (2006–present) Moldova national football team (2006–present) |
FC Zimbru's home ground is Zimbru Stadium, afootball-specific stadium inBotanica sector ofChișinău. It was opened in 2006. The stadium has a natural grass playing surface, and its capacity is 10,104.[3]
Rivalries
editIn the 1990s (the first decade of Moldova's independence), Zimbru's rival was the other team fromChișinău,Constructorul Chișinău. Then Contructorul was dissolved. Another rivalry was established in the mid-2000s whenDacia Chișinău, another team fromChișinău, became one of Moldova's top teams. The match between them is known as "The Derby of the capital" (Romanian:Derbiul capitalei).[4] In 1997, a new team was founded inTiraspol,Sheriff Tiraspol. In a few years, Sheriff was promoted to the first league and became a force in Moldovan football. Considering the strength of team and the tensions betweenMoldovans andseparatist Transnistrians, the match between Zimbru and Sheriff became a derby, the most important match in country. Thus, it has been named "Derby of Moldova", being labelled even as "MoldovanEl Clasico" (Romanian:El Clasico de Moldova).[5][6]
Honours
editMoldova
editSoviet Union
edit- Soviet First League (level 2)
- Winners (1):1955
- Soviet Second League (level 3)
- Winners (1):1988
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Player of the year
editZimbru players who received the awardMoldovan Footballer of the Year:
Year | Winner |
---|---|
1992 | Alexandru Spiridon |
1993 | Alexandru Curtianu |
1994 | Serghei Cleșcenco |
1995 | Ion Testemițanu |
1997 | Ion Testemițanu |
1999 | Sergiu Epureanu |
2002 | Boris Cebotari |
League history
editTable
editSeason | Tier | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Cup | Europe | Top scorer (league) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | 1st | 1st | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 35 | 1/4 | – | Alexandru Spiridon Iurie Miterev – 8 | |
1992–93 | 1st | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 17 | 50 | 1/8 | – | Alexandru Spiridon – 12 | ||
1993–94 | 1st | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 22 | 52 | 1/2 | CL | PR | Serghei Cleșcenco – 14 | |
1994–95 | 1st | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 10 | 67 | RU | UC | PR | Serghei Cleșcenco – 11 | |
1995–96 | 1st | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 110 | 11 | 81 | 1/4 | UC | R2 | Vladislav Gavriliuc – 34 | |
1996–97 | 2nd | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 112 | 21 | 70 | W | UC | PR | Iurie Miterev – 34 | |
1997–98 | 1st | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 8 | 69 | W | CWC | QR | Serghei Cleșcenco – 25 | |
1998–99 | 1st | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 61 | 1/4 | CL | Q1 | Vladislav Gavriliuc – 10 | |
1999–00 | 1st | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 21 | 82 | RU | CL UC | Q3 R1 | Victor Berco – 15 | |
2000–01 | 2nd | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 66 | 1/2 | CL UC | Q3 R1 | Iurie Miterev – 8 | |
2001–02 | 3rd | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 20 | 46 | 1/2 | UC | QR | Victor Berco – 12 | |
2002–03 | 2nd | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 50 | W | UC | R1 | Vladimir Shishelov – 13 | |
2003–04 | 3rd | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 49 | W | UC | R1 | Vladimir Shishelov – 15 | |
2004–05 | 5th | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 15 | 43 | 1/4 | – | Sergiu Chirilov – 7 | ||
2005–06 | 2nd | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 20 | 53 | 1/2 | – | Sergiu Chirilov – 11 | ||
2006–07 | 2nd | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 23 | 71 | W | UC | Q2 | Alexei Zhdanov – 14 | |
2007–08 | 5th | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 52 | 1/2 | UC | Q1 | Alexei Zhdanov – 12 | |
2008–09 | 4th | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 46 | 1/2 | – | Oleg Andronic – 16 | ||
2009–10 | 4th | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 59 | 1/4 | EL | Q2 | Andrei Secrieru – 7 | |
2010–11 | 4th | 39 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 20 | 76 | 1/8 | – | Oleg Andronic – 9 | ||
2011–12 | 3rd | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 24 | 61 | 1/4 | – | Oleg Molla – 14 | ||
2012–13 | 6th | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 38 | 46 | 1/4 | EL | Q2 | Oleg Molla – 7 | |
2013–14 | 4th | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 24 | 61 | W | – | Sergey Tsyganov – 13 | ||
2014–15 | 6th | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 1/4 | EL | PO | Alexandru Dedov – 4 | |
2015–16 | 3rd | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 26 | 49 | 1/4 | – | Rui Miguel – 9 | ||
2016–17 | 5th | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 46 | 1/2 | EL | Q2 | Hugo Neto – 6 | |
2017 | 8th | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 19 | RU | – | Jean Theodoro – 5 | ||
2018 | 5th | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 36 | 1/2 | – | Ilie Damașcan Ion Nicolaescu – 5 | ||
2019 | 7th | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 43 | 16 | 1/4 | – | Dan Pîslă – 5 | ||
2020–21 | 8th | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 63 | 25 | 1/8 | – | Artur Pătraș – 10 | ||
2021–22 | 7th | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 46 | 27 | 1/4 | – | Eugen Sidorenco – 5 | ||
2022–23 | 3rd | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 1/4 | – | Alexandru Dedov – 8 | ||
2023–24 | 3rd | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 23 | 42 | RU | CO | Q2 | João Paulino Emmanuel Alaribe – 7 | |
2024–25 | CO | Q2 |
European record
editClub officials
editTechnical staffedit
| Club managementedit
|
Former players
editFormer managers
editReferences
edit- ^"Team history".Archived from the original on 2019-08-21. Retrieved2019-01-31.zimbru.md
- ^"First division clubs in Europe 2011/12"(PDF).Archived(PDF) from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved2018-10-28.
- ^"Stadioane" (in Romanian). fmf.md.md.Archived from the original on 2024-01-16. Retrieved2024-01-16.
- ^"Derbiul capitalei".Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved2018-02-24.publika.md
- ^"El clasico de Moldova".Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved2018-02-24.publika.md
- ^"El clasico".Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved2018-03-18.prime.md
- ^"Squad".zimbru.md. 3 November 2024. Retrieved3 November 2024.
- ^"Squad".soccerway.com. 3 November 2024. Retrieved3 November 2024.
- ^"Technical staff".zimbru.md. 3 November 2024. Retrieved3 November 2024.
- ^"Club management". 3 November 2024. Retrieved3 November 2024.
External links
edit- Official website(in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- Team profile at Soccerway(in English)
- Zimbru Chișinău at WeltFussballArchiv.Archived 2020-11-27 at theWayback Machine.
- Zimbru Chișinău supporters website – "OASTEA FIARĂ"Archived 2020-02-21 at theWayback Machine
- Team profile at footballfacts.ru(in Russian)