Moldova national under-19 football team

Moldova Under-19
Nickname(s)	Tricolorii juniori (The Junior Tricolours)
Association	Moldovan Football Federation (FMF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Lilian Popescu
Captain	Bogdan Musteață
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	MDA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Official:; Belarus 3–4 Moldova ; (Kyustendil, Bulgaria; 13 September 1994)
Biggest win
	Moldova 3–0 Estonia ; (Huskvarna, Sweden; 10 October 2017)
Biggest defeat
	Moldova 0–9 England ; (Irthlingborough, England; 5 November 2002)
Website	fmf.md (in Romanian)

The Moldova national under-19 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 competes to qualify for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship held every year. Since the establishment of the Moldovan under-19 team, the under-19 side has never reached a final tournament of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. They are currently coached by Lilian Popescu.^[1]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

4 June 2024 (2024-6-4) Friendly	Turkey	2–1	Moldova	Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova
	Güreler 77' Koç 90+1'	Report	Sava 86'	Stadium: Sheriff Sports Complex Referee: Dumitru Muntean (Moldova)

7 June 2024 (2024-6-7) Friendly	Moldova	2–2	Kazakhstan	Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova
	Perciun 5' Sprinsean 17'	Report	Sautov 68' Abil 75'	Stadium: Sheriff Sports Complex Referee: Stanislav Leu (Moldova)

10 June 2024 (2024-6-10) Friendly	Moldova	1–1	Azerbaijan	Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova
	Perciun 84'	Report	Ahmadzada 87'	Stadium: Sheriff Sports Complex Referee: Andrei Diordiev (Moldova)

5 September 2024 (2024-9-5) Friendly	Cyprus	2–0	Moldova	Peristerona, Cyprus
	Sofokleous 77' Poursaitidis 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Katokopia Stadium Referee: Andreas Tsampalas (Cyprus)

7 September 2024 (2024-9-7) Friendly	Cyprus	0–2	Moldova	Peristerona, Cyprus
		Report	Ciobanu 33' Roman 64'	Stadium: Katokopia Stadium Referee: Andonis Konstantinides (Cyprus)

12 October 2024 (2024-10-12) Friendly	Bulgaria	4–1	Moldova	Dragoman, Bulgaria
	Kaymakanov 9' Bachev 23', 76' Lyubenov 41'	Report	Ciobanu 65'	Stadium: Dragoman Stadium

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) Friendly	Bulgaria	1–1	Moldova	Sofia, Bulgaria
	Dimitrov 80'	Report	Sîrbu 85'	Stadium: Park Hotel Stadium Referee: Ivo Isaev (Bulgaria)

13 November 2024 (2024-11-13) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Republic of Ireland	0–0	Moldova	Nisporeni, Moldova
		Report		Stadium: Nisporeni Central Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Jan Petrik (Czech Republic)

16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Iceland	1–0	Moldova	Chișinău, Moldova
	Obîscalov 9' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 475 Referee: Jan Petrik (Czech Republic)

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Moldova	2–2	Azerbaijan	Chișinău, Moldova
	Sula 55' David 90+7'	Report	Nazarli 15', 45+1'	Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 150 Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)

2025

19 March 2025 (2025-3-19) Friendly	Azerbaijan	0–0	Moldova	Qabala, Azerbaijan
		Report		Stadium: Gabala City Stadium 2

22 March 2025 (2025-3-22) Friendly	Azerbaijan	1–4	Moldova	Qabala, Azerbaijan
	Cabrayizade 57'	Report	Tonica 7' Musteață 38', 65', 68'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium 2

12 November 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying

Italy

v

Moldova

Italy

15 November 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying

Poland

v

Moldova

Italy

18 November 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying

Moldova

v

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Italy

2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Group 9

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Italy (H)	Elite round
2	Poland	Elite round
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina
4	Moldova

First match(es) will be played: 12 November 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Lilian Popescu
Assistant coaches	Sergiu Epureanu Shota Makharadze
Goalkeeping coach	Vladislav Baklanov
Fitness coach	Dumitru Jardan

Last updated: 23 February 2025
Source: FMF

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Azerbaijan on 19 and 22 March 2025.^[2]

Squad is correct as of 22 March 2025, after the match against Azerbaijan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Maxim Gumenco	(2007-09-13) 13 September 2007 (age 17)	Bacău U19
12	1GK	Daniel Rusu	(2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 18)	Pau U19

2	2DF	Vadim Burca	(2007-06-07) 7 June 2007 (age 17)	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
3	2DF	Daniel Tonica	(2007-07-31) 31 July 2007 (age 17)	Legnano Salus Giovanili
4	2DF	Daniil Dimitrișin	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 17)	Bologna U18
8	2DF	Ivan Graminschii	(2005-10-26) 26 October 2005 (age 19)	St Patrick's Athletic U19
13	2DF	Denis Dzubețchi		Sheriff Tiraspol U17
14	2DF	Daniil Sorochin		Sheriff Tiraspol U19
16	2DF	David Dimitrișin	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 17)	Unattached

5	3MF	Alexandru Muntean	(2007-07-11) 11 July 2007 (age 17)	Dacia Buiucani
6	3MF	Chiril Șilcenco	(2007-05-15) 15 May 2007 (age 17)	Academia Rebeja
7	3MF	Bogdan Musteață (captain)	(2007-12-14) 14 December 2007 (age 17)	Academia Rebeja
19	3MF	Gheorghe Moșneagu	(2007-04-30) 30 April 2007 (age 17)	Shelbourne Academy
20	3MF	Ilia Caraman	(2007-06-21) 21 June 2007 (age 17)	Univer Comrat

9	4FW	Nicolae Gumeni	(2007-05-22) 22 May 2007 (age 17)	Academia Rebeja
10	4FW	Nichita Caragheorghi	(2007-10-04) 4 October 2007 (age 17)	Cittadella Primavera
11	4FW	Sandro Batereanu		Pianese Juniores
15	4FW	Mihail Sava	(2007-09-01) 1 September 2007 (age 17)	Spartanii Sportul
17	4FW	Antonii Casco	(2007-05-01) 1 May 2007 (age 17)	Spartanii Sportul

Competition history

Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 19 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January. Starting with qualification for the 2002 tournament, the competition was renamed from Under-18 Championship to Under-19 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.

UEFA U-18/19 European Championship

Under-18 era, 1995–2001
Under-19 era, 2002–present

UEFA U-18/19 European Championship record										UEFA U-18/19 Qualification record^[3]
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Campaign
1995	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	6	7	−1	1995
1996										2	0	0	2	3	5	−2	1996
1997										3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	1997
1998										2	1	0	1	1	1	0	1998
1999										3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	1999
2000										3	0	1	2	2	12	−10	2000
2001										3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	2001
2002										3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	2002
2003										3	0	0	3	3	17	−14	2003
2004										3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2004
2005										6	1	2	3	4	10	−6	2005	2005
2006										3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	2006
2007										3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	2007
2008										6	2	2	2	5	5	0	2008	2008
2009										3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	2009
2010										3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	2010
2011										6	1	1	4	3	17	−14	2011	2011
2012										3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	2012
2013										3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	2013
2014										3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	2014
2015										3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	2015
2016										3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	2016
2017										3	0	0	3	0	4	−4	2017
2018										3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	2018
2019										3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	2019
~~2020~~										3	0	0	3	0	13	−13	2020
2022										3	0	1	2	2	12	−10	2022
2023										3	0	0	3	0	8	−8	2023
2024										3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	2024
2025										3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2025
2026	In progress									0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2026
2027	Future event									To be determined
Total	0/30									96	11	16	69	59	238	−179

Head-to-head record

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 19 November 2024.^[4]

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andorra	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Azerbaijan	4	2	2	0	4	2	+2
Belarus	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1
Belgium	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgaria	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2
Croatia	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Cyprus	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Denmark	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
England	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14
Estonia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Faroe Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finland	2	0	0	2	4	10	−6
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5
Gibraltar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greece	3	1	1	1	3	3	0
Hungary	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Iceland	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2
Israel	4	0	1	3	2	11	−9
Italy	4	0	1	3	2	12	−10
Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kosovo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvia	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Liechtenstein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuania	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Malta	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Netherlands	8	0	2	6	0	20	−20
North Macedonia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Northern Ireland	4	0	0	4	2	14	−12
Norway	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4
Poland	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3
Portugal	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6
Republic of Ireland	4	0	1	3	0	6	−6
Romania	2	0	0	2	2	11	−9
Russia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3
San Marino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scotland	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Serbia	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10
Slovakia	1	0	0	1	0	7	−7
Slovenia	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5
Sweden	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Turkey	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Ukraine	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1
Wales	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9
Total	96	11	16	69	59	238	−179

References

^ "Noutăți". fmf.md.
^ Lot fmf.md
^ "Statistics". RSSSF.
^ "H2H". fmf.md.

External links

Moldova U-19 at uefa.com
Moldova U-19 at soccerway

[1] "Noutăți". fmf.md.

[lot-2] Lot fmf.md

[3] "Statistics". RSSSF.

[4] "H2H". fmf.md.

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Results and fixtures

2024

2025

2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Group 9

Coaching staff

Players

Current squad

Competition history

UEFA U-18/19 European Championship

Head-to-head record

See also

References

External links