Moldova Women's National Football Team
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. The current captain of the national team is goalkeeper Natalia Munteanu. Currently ranked 120th by FIFA, the team plays their home games in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Orhei and Tiraspol.
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| Association | Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA | ||
| Head coach | Ghenadie Pușca | ||
| FIFA code | MDA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 120  1 (15 March 2024) | ||
| Highest | 81 (December 2017) | ||
| Lowest | 121 (December 2023) | ||
| 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) | |||
History
Moldova first official match, a 0–4 defeat to Republic of Ireland, took place on 12 September 2001.
Results and fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
Andorra | 22 September 2023 Nations League | Moldova | 1–2 | Andorra | Orhei |
Topal  17' | Report | Muelas 28' Del Barco 77' | Stadium: Sport Complex Referee: Marina Zechner (Austria) |
Moldova | 26 September 2023 Nations League | Malta  | 2–0 | Moldova | Ta' Qali |
| Bugeja 46', 58' | Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Michaela Pachtova (Czech Republic) |
Moldova | 27 October Nations League | Latvia  | 5–0 | Moldova | Jelgava |
| Suvitra 34', 39' Ševcova 64'Poļuhoviča 74', 76' | Report | Stadium: Zemgale Olympic Center Referee: Eirini Pingiou (Greece) |
Latvia | 31 October Nations League | Moldova | 3–3 | Latvia | Chișinău |
| Guțu 29' Colesnicenco 53'Cojuhari 78' | Report | Miksone 50', 90+1' (pen.) Voitāne 90+6' | Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Frederikke Søkjær (Denmark) |
Malta | 1 December 2023 Nations League | Moldova | 0–0 | Malta | Chișinău |
| Report | Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland) |
Moldova | 5 December 2023 Nations League | Andorra | 0–0 | Moldova | Andorra la Vella |
| Report | Stadium: Estadi Nacional Referee: Ioanna Allayiotou (Cyprus) |
2024
Moldova | 5 April 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying | Slovenia  | 2–0 | Moldova | Ljubljana |
| Prašnikar 45+2' Kuštrin 56' | Report | Stadium: Šiška Sports Park Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece) |
Latvia | 9 April 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying | Moldova | 0–1 | Latvia | Chișinău |
| Report | Colesnicenco 63' (o.g.) | Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal) |
North Macedonia | 4 June 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying | Moldova | v | North Macedonia | Chișinău |
| Report | Stadium: Zimbru Stadium |
Current squad
The following players were called up for a UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Slovenia on 5 April 2024 and Latvia on 9 April 2024.
Caps and goals are correct as of 9 April 2024. Only official matches are included.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Margarita Panova | 31 January 1998 | 11 | 0 |  Einherji |
| 12 | GK | Natalia Munteanu | 1 December 1993 | 34 | 3 | Gloria Bistrița |
| 23 | GK | Evghenia Dumic | 27 November 2004 | 3 | 0 | Agarista |
| 2 | DF | Cristina Cerescu | 6 March 1995 | 39 | 1 | Gloria Bistrița |
| 4 | DF | Valeria Vîrlan | 4 December 2004 | 6 | 0 |  TransINVEST |
| 5 | DF | Eugenia Railean | 27 November 2004 | 11 | 0 | Agarista |
| 9 | DF | Daniela Mardari | 2 June 2001 | 22 | 0 |  Rayo Vallecano |
| 15 | DF | Felicia Guțu | 31 August 2005 | 12 | 1 | Farul Constanța |
| 16 | DF | Mădălina Bădiceanu | 1 December 2003 | 8 | 0 |  Matera |
| 19 | DF | Anastasia Sivolobova | 14 August 1998 | 26 | 0 | Mġarr United |
| 6 | MF | Lia Vlas | 7 November 2001 | 7 | 0 |  SeaSters |
| 7 | MF | Carina Doiban | 4 July 2002 | 12 | 0 | Alexandria |
| 10 | MF | Carolina Țabur | 28 December 1998 | 39 | 3 | Olimpia Cluj |
| 11 | MF | Claudia Chiper | 16 June 1995 | 42 | 4 | Farul Constanța |
| 14 | MF | Elina Coceanovschi | 14 September 2003 | 6 | 0 |  Rankweil |
| 17 | MF | Nadejda Colesnicenco | 28 June 1996 | 43 | 2 | Farul Constanța |
| 18 | MF | Anastasia Cernitu | 10 May 2004 | 8 | 0 | Chișinău |
| 21 | MF | Irina Topal | 19 December 1998 | 27 | 1 | TransINVEST |
| 3 | FW | Anisia Său | 25 September 2002 | 1 | 0 | Chișinău |
| 8 | FW | Alina Chirica | 9 April 2004 | 5 | 0 | Agarista |
| 20 | FW | Veronica Cojuhari | 3 October 1998 | 19 | 1 | Zhytlobud |
| 22 | FW | Iuliana Colnic | 27 July 2004 | 10 | 0 | Žalgiris |
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 | |
| 1991 to 1999 | Did not enter | — | ||||||||||||||
 2003 | Unable to qualify | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | |||||||||
 2007 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 2011 to 2015 | Did not enter | — | ||||||||||||||
 2019 | Did not qualify | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 45 | |||||||||
  2023 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||
| 2027 | Future event | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/2 | 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 | |
| 1984 to 2013 | Did not enter | — | ||||||||||||||
 2017 | Did not qualify | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 34 | |||||||||
 2022 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 43 | ||||||||||
 2025 | Future event | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 80 | |||||||||
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 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||||
Head-to-head record
Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 9 April 2024.
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Malta | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| 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 |
 Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| Total | 60 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 30 | 221 | −191 |
See also
References
External links
- Football Association of Moldova (in Romanian)
- FIFA Team Profile
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