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Moldova U-21

Association	FMF[1]
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ștefan Stoica[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)  Gibraltar 0–4 Moldova  (Gibraltar; 29 March 2022)
Biggest defeat
Greece 8–0 Moldova  (Sparta, Greece; 23 October 1996)
European Championship
Appearances	0

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 Ștefan Stoica.[3]

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 2000 are eligible for the 2023 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.

Competition history

UEFA U-21 European Championship

UEFA U-21 European Championship											UEFA U-21 Qualification record[4]
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify										8	2	2	4	5	11
1998											8	1	1	6	5	17
2000											8	0	4	4	3	10
2002											10	2	3	5	6	13
2004											8	0	2	6	3	14
2006											10	3	2	5	8	12
2007											4	1	2	1	4	5
2009											8	4	0	4	6	8
2011											10	4	2	4	9	13
2013											8	2	1	5	10	24
2015											10	5	1	4	12	6
2017											10	2	1	7	8	18
2019											10	2	1	7	8	23
2021											8	2	1	5	6	22
2023											10	3	3	4	7	12
2025	Future event
Total	0/15										130	33	26	71	100	208

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualifying group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	10	8	2	0	32	3	+29	26	Final tournament
2	Switzerland	10	7	2	1	22	6	+16	23
3	Moldova	10	3	3	4	7	12	−5	12
4	Wales	10	3	2	5	15	14	+1	11
5	Bulgaria	10	2	4	4	10	11	−1	10
6	Gibraltar	10	0	1	9	1	41	−40	1

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Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[5]
• Match dates: 3 and 8 June 2022
• Opposition:  Netherlands and   Switzerland
• Caps and goals correct as of: 29 March 2022, after the match against  Gibraltar

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Sebastian Agachi	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 21)	7	0	FC Bălți
	1GK	Roman Dumenco	(2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 17)	0	0	Sheriff Tiraspol
	1GK	Silviu Şmalenea	(2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 19)	2	0	Zimbru Chișinău
	2DF	Ion Borș	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 19)	3	0	Sfîntul Gheorghe
	2DF	Gheorghe Brînzaniuc	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 21)	4	0	CF Spartanii Selemet
	2DF	Mihai Dolghi	(2002-07-08) 8 July 2002 (age 19)	5	0	Viitorul Constanța
	2DF	Valeriu Gaiu	(2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 21)	11	0	FC Bălți
	2DF	Dinis Ieşeanu	(2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 22)	7	1	1° Dezembro
	2DF	Iurie Iovu	(2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 19)	4	1	Cagliari
	2DF	Andrei Motoc	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 20)	1	0	Salernitana
	2DF	Mihai Ştefan	(2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 20)	8	0	Sfîntul Gheorghe
	2DF	Mihai Țipac	(2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Dacia Buiucani
	3MF	Serafim Cojocari	(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 21)	9	0	Sheriff Tiraspol
	3MF	Corneliu Cotogoi	(2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Petrocub Hîncești
	3MF	Daniel Danu	(2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 19)	2	0	FC Bălți
	3MF	Eugeniu Gliga	(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 21)	3	1	Sheriff Tiraspol
	3MF	Adrian Hatman	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Sheriff Tiraspol
	3MF	Daniel Lisu	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 20)	7	0	Sfîntul Gheorghe
	3MF	Nichita Moțpan	(2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 20)	8	0	FC Bălți
	4FW	Vladislav Blănuță	(2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 20)	4	2	Pescara
	4FW	Nicky Cleșcenco	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 20)	8	0	Sion
	4FW	Nicu Namolovan	(2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 (age 20)	1	1	Dacia Buiucani
	4FW	Alexandru Osipov	(2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 21)	10	0	Sfîntul Gheorghe
	4FW	Dan Pușcaș	(2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 21)	7	0	Sfîntul Gheorghe

All-time record

Only competitive matches are included.[6]

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	2	1	0	1	5	5	0
Andorra	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austria	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2
Azerbaijan	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Belarus	6	2	1	3	8	12	−4
Belgium	4	1	0	3	3	8	−5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4
Bulgaria	4	0	2	2	0	4	−4
Croatia	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Cyprus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Czech Republic	6	0	0	6	3	16	−13
Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
England	5	0	1	4	2	9	−7
Estonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Faroe Islands	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Finland	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia	4	1	1	2	2	5	−3
Germany	8	1	1	6	4	20	−16
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Greece	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6
Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Israel	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Italy	4	0	0	4	0	11	−11
Kazakhstan	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Kosovo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvia	4	2	1	1	4	4	0
Liechtenstein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuania	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6
Luxembourg	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
Malta	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Montenegro	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Netherlands	4	0	2	2	2	8	−6
North Macedonia	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
Northern Ireland	4	0	2	2	1	5	−4
Norway	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1
Poland	4	2	0	2	8	8	0
Portugal	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Republic of Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Romania	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Russia	4	0	1	3	3	14	−11
San Marino	4	4	0	0	8	0	+8
Scotland	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovakia	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3
Slovenia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3
Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sweden	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5
Switzerland	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5
Turkey	4	0	2	2	3	6	−3
Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wales	8	3	2	3	4	6	−2
Total	130	33	26	71	100	208	−108

See also

• Moldova national football team
• Moldova national under-19 football team
• Moldova national under-17 football team

References

External links

• Moldova U-21 at uefa.com
• Moldova U-21 at soccerway

На других языках

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- [en] Moldova national under-21 football team

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[ru] Сборная Молдавии по футболу (до 21 года)

Молодёжная сборная Молдавии по футболу представляет Молдавию на международных соревнованиях по футболу для игроков не старше 21 года. Ни разу не выходила в финальную стадию чемпионатов Европы U-21 и не участвовала в Олимпийских играх. Игроки преимущественно представляют внутренние клубы чемпионата Молдовы, однако в разные времена призывались и футболисты выступающие в клубах таких зарубежных чемпионатов чемпионатов России, Украины, Швеции, Латвии, Армении, Румынии, Швейцарии, Испании, Голландии и Польши.

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