Moldova women's national football team

Moldova
Association	Moldovan Football Federation (FMF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ghenadie Pușca
FIFA code	MDA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	131 1 (13 December 2024)
Highest	81 (December 2017)
Lowest	132 (August 2024)
First international
	Romania 4–1 Moldova ; (Bucharest, Romania; 10 September 1990)
Biggest win
	Moldova 4–0 Andorra ; (Vilnius, Lithuania; 6 April 2017)
Biggest defeat
	Switzerland 15–0 Moldova ; (Lausanne, Switzerland; 6 September 2022)

The Moldova women's national football team (Romanian: Echipa națională de fotbal feminin a Moldovei) represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. They have never qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the UEFA Women's Championship. Ghenadie Pușca has been the manager of the national team since 1 March 2024.^[2] The current captain of the national team is goalkeeper Natalia Munteanu. Currently ranked 132nd by FIFA, the team plays their home games in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Orhei and Tiraspol.

History

Moldova first official match, a 0–4 defeat to Republic of Ireland, took place on 12 September 2001.^[3]

Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2024

5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Slovenia	2–0	Moldova	Ljubljana, Slovenia
	Prašnikar 45+2' Kuštrin 56'	Report		Stadium: Šiška Sports Park Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece)

9 April 2024 (2024-04-09) UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Moldova	0–1	Latvia	Chișinău, Moldova
		Report	Colesnicenco 63' (o.g.)	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal)

31 May 2024 (2024-05-31) UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	North Macedonia	1–1	Moldova	Skopje, North Macedonia
	Maksuti 52'	Report	Țabur 55'	Stadium: FFM Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France)

4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Moldova	2–4	North Macedonia	Chișinău, Moldova
	Țabur 22' Colnic 59'	Report	Bădiceanu 2' (o.g.) Andonova 26' (pen.), 75' Andreevska 43'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Ioanna Allayiotou (Cyprus)

12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Moldova	0–5	Slovenia	Chișinău, Moldova
		Report	Kolbl 28' Makovec 36' Prašnikar 44' Kramžar 45+3' Korošec 87'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey)

16 July 2024 (2024-07-16) UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Latvia	2–1	Moldova	Riga, Latvia
	Čemirtāne 24' Miksone 82'	Report	Chiper 37'	Stadium: Daugava Stadium Referee: Milica Milovanovic (Serbia)

7 August 2024 (2024-08-07) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Moldova	Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czech Republic
17:30 UTC+2		Report (FMF)	Său 54'	Stadium: Městský stadion

11 August 2024 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Moldova	Kirchberg am Wagram, Austria
20:00 UTC+2		Report (FMF)	Sivolobova 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportpark Kirchberg/Wagram

25 October 2024 Friendly	North Macedonia	1–0	Moldova	Razlog, Bulgaria
14:00	Maksuti 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Septemvri

28 October 2024 Friendly	Moldova	1–0	North Macedonia	Razlog, Bulgaria
14:00	Colnic 58'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Septemvri

28 November 2024 Friendly	Moldova	1–1	Armenia	Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova
14:00 UTC+2	Cojuhari 76'	Report	Kazandjian 34'	Stadium: Stadionul CPSM Referee: Anastasiia Romanyuk (Ukraine)

1 December 2024 Friendly	Moldova	2–0	Armenia	Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova
14:00 UTC+2	Colnic 26' Karagezian 30' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadionul CPSM Referee: Anastasiia Romanyuk (Ukraine)

2025

21 February 2025 (2025-02-21) 2025 UEFA Nations League C	Moldova	v	Gibraltar	Moldova
		Report

25 February 2025 (2025-02-25) 2025 UEFA Nations League C	Slovakia	v	Moldova	Slovakia
		Report

4 April 2025 (2025-04-04) 2025 UEFA Nations League C	Faroe Islands	v	Moldova	Faroe Islands
		Report

8 April 2025 (2025-04-08) 2025 UEFA Nations League C	Moldova	v	Slovakia	Moldova
		Report

30 May 2025 (2025-05-30) 2025 UEFA Nations League C	Moldova	v	Faroe Islands	Moldova
		Report

3 June 2025 (2025-06-03) 2025 UEFA Nations League C	Gibraltar	v	Moldova	Gibraltar
		Report

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 10 August 2024

Role	Name
Head coach	Ghenadie Pușca
Assistant coach	Alexei Savinov, Elena Subbotina, Alexandra Bocancea
Goalkeeping coach	Alexandru Melenciuc

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against North Macedonia on 25 and 28 October 2024.^[4]

Caps and goals are correct as of 16 July 2024. Only official matches are included.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Margarita Panova	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26)	12	0	Einherji
12	1GK	Natalia Munteanu	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 31)	37	3	Gloria Bistrița

4	2DF	Valeria Vîrlan	(2004-12-04) 4 December 2004 (age 20)	10	0	TransINVEST
5	2DF	Eugenia Railean	(2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 (age 20)	13	0	Agarista
9	2DF	Daniela Mardari	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 23)	26	0	Rayo Vallecano
15	2DF	Felicia Guțu	(2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 19)	15	1	Farul Constanța
17	2DF	Andreea Costin	(2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Rankweil
19	2DF	Anastasia Sivolobova	(1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 26)			ZNK Mura

2	3MF	Cristina Cerescu	(1995-03-06) 6 March 1995 (age 29)	43	1	Gloria Bistrița
3	3MF	Mihaela Gamarț	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 20)			WFC Kamenica Sasa
6	3MF	Lia Vlas	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23)	8	0	SeaSters
7	3MF	Carina Doiban	(2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 22)	15	0	Alexandria
8	3MF	Anastasia Toma	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28)			Agarista CSF Anenii Noi 2020
10	3MF	Carolina Țabur	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25)	43	5	Farul Constanța
11	3MF	Claudia Chiper	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29)	46	5	Farul Constanța
14	3MF	Elina Coceanovschi	(2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 21)	10	0	Rankweil
18	3MF	Anastasia Cernitu	(2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 20)	10	0	Chișinău
21	3MF	Irina Topal	(1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 25)	31	1	TransINVEST

20	4FW	Veronica Cojuhari	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26)	21	1	Zhytlobud
22	3MF	Iuliana Colnic	(2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 20)			MFA Zalgris

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Denisa Bojenco				Villorba	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
GK	Anastasia Nagoreanschi	(2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Belceanka	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024

DF	Dina Burac				Belceanca	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
DF	Mădălina Bădiceanu	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 21)	10	0	Matera	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024

MF	Loredana Gamețcaia				Belceanca	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
MF	Valeria Braguța				Belceanca	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
MF	Gabriela Bagrin				Agarista CSF Anenii Noi 2020	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
MF	Roxana Moisiuc	(2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Noroc Nimoreni	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024

FW	Anisia Său	(2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Chișinău	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
MF	Milena Tihonciuc				Belceanca	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^SUS Player is serving a suspension. ^WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Campaign
1991 to 1999	Did not enter									—						—
2003	Unable to qualify^[5]									6	1	0	5	3	22	2003
2007	Unable to qualify^[5]									6	1	0	5	5	13	2007
2011 to 2015	Did not enter									—						—
2019	Did not qualify									11	2	2	7	8	45	2019	2019
2023	Did not qualify									10	0	1	9	1	49	2023
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total										33	4	3	26	17	129

UEFA Women's Euro

UEFA Women's Euro										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Campaign
1984 to 2013	Did not enter									—						—
2017	Did not qualify									11	2	0	9	6	34	2017	2017
2022										8	1	0	7	3	43	2022
2025										6	0	1	5	4	15	2025
2029	To be determined									To be determined
Total										25	3	1	21	13	92

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2023–24	C	6	0	3	3	4	12		49th
2025	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	In progress
Total		6	0	3	3	4	12

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season

Individual records

As of 29 October 2024^[6]^[7]

Players in bold are still active with Moldova.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Position	Career
1	Claudia Chiper	48	6	MF	2015–present
2	Carolina Țabur	45	5	MF	2015–present
2	Cristina Cerescu	45	1	DF	2015–present
4	Nadejda Colesnicenco	43	2	MF	2015–present
5	Natalia Munteanu	38	4	GK	2015–present
6	Violeta Mițul	35	0	MF	2015–2023
6	Irina Topal	35	2	MF	2015–present
8	Anastasia Sivolobova	31	1	DF	2017–present
9	Daniela Mardari	30	1	DF	2019–present
10	Veronica Cojuhari	25	1	FW	2019–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Career
1	Claudia Chiper	6	46	2015–present
2	Carolina Țabur	5	43	2015–present
3	Natalia Munteanu	4	37	2015–present
4	Anastasia Toma	3	21	2015–present
5	Eugenia Miron	2	9	2015-2019
	Nadejda Colesnicenco	2	43	2015–present
	Ludmila Caraman	2	22	2015-2021
	Ludmila Andone	2	12	2015–2018
	Irina Topal	2	33	2015–present
	Anastasia Slonova	2	11	2001-2006
	Iuliana Colnic	2	13	2020-present

Head-to-head record

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 16 July 2024.^[8]

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Andorra	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3
Azerbaijan	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
Belgium	2	0	0	2	0	19	−19
Croatia	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	0	14	−14
Denmark	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9
Estonia	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1
Greece	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2
Israel	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3
Italy	4	0	0	4	1	19	−18
Latvia	5	0	1	4	4	12	−8
Lithuania	4	2	1	1	5	5	0
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Malta	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2
North Macedonia	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2
Poland	4	0	0	4	1	15	−14
Portugal	2	0	0	2	0	15	−15
Republic of Ireland	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10
Romania	4	0	1	3	1	10	−9
Slovakia	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8
Slovenia	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Spain	2	0	0	2	0	19	−19
Sweden	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9
Switzerland	2	0	0	2	0	21	−21
Wales	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6
FR Yugoslavia	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7
Total	64	7	7	50	34	233	−199

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^ "Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.
^ "Match report". fai.ie.
^ Women's football. The national team reunited before the friendly matches against North Macedonia
^ Moldova were in "Class B" of European qualification and were therefore unable to earn qualification for the World Cup finals.
^ "Most Moldova caps". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
^ "Top Moldova Goal Scorers". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
^ "H2H". fmf.md.

External links

Football Association of Moldova (in Romanian)
FIFA Team Profile

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

[2] "Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.

[3] "Match report". fai.ie.

[4] Women's football. The national team reunited before the friendly matches against North Macedonia

[5] Moldova were in "Class B" of European qualification and were therefore unable to earn qualification for the World Cup finals.

[6] "Most Moldova caps". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[7] "Top Moldova Goal Scorers". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[8] "H2H". fmf.md.

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