FC Zimbru Chișinău in European football

Zimbru in European football
ClubZimbru Chișinău
First entry1993–94 Champions League
Latest entry2025–26 Conference League

FC Zimbru is a Moldovan football club based in Botanica, Chișinău. They were the first Moldovan club to enter European competition, entering the UEFA Champions League in 1993. Since then, the club has competed in every UEFA-organised competition, with the exception of the now-defunct Intertoto Cup.
Zimbru played their first European match on 18 August 1993 against Beitar from Jerusalem. The match took place at Republican Stadium in Chișinău, ended in a 1–1 draw, with Radu Rebeja scoring the equalizer in front of 13,000 spectators.
Midfielder Boris Cebotari holds the record for playing in the most European matches for Zimbru with 31 appearances while Victor Berco, Vadim Boreț and Sergiu Epureanu are the club's top scorers with five goals each. In total, Zimbru have appeared in 21 European competitions.[1]

Matches

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1993–94 Champions League Preliminary round Beitar Jerusalem 1–1 0–2 1–3
1994–95 UEFA Cup Preliminary round Kispest Honvéd 0–1 1–4 1–5
1995–96 UEFA Cup Preliminary round Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 0–0 2–0
First round RAF Jelgava 1–0 2–1 3–1
Second round Sparta Prague 0–2 3–4 3–6
1996–97 UEFA Cup Preliminary round Hajduk Split 0–4 1–2 1–6
1997–98 Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 0–3 1–4
1998–99 Champions League First qualifying round Újpest 1–0 1–3 2–3
1999–00 Champions League First qualifying round St Patrick's Athletic 5–0 5–0 10–0
Second qualifying round Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 1–2 3–2
Third qualifying round PSV Eindhoven 0–0 0–2 0–2
UEFA Cup First round Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 0–3 0–3
2000–01 Champions League First qualifying round Tirana 3–2 3–2 6–4
Second qualifying round Maribor 2–0 0–1 2–1
Third qualifying round Sparta Prague 0–1 0–1 0–2
UEFA Cup First round Hertha Berlin 1–2 0–2 1–4
2001–02 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Gaziantepspor 0–0 1–4 1–4
2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Göteborg 3–1 2–2 5–3
First round Real Betis 0–2 1–2 1–4
2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Litex Lovech 2–0 0–0 2–0
First round Aris 1–1 1–2 2–3
2006–07 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Qarabağ 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t) 3–2
Second qualifying round Metalurh Zaporizhya 0–0 0–3 0–3
2007–08 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Artmedia Petržalka 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
2009–10 Europa League First qualifying round Okzhetpes 1–2 2–0 3–2
Second qualifying round Paços de Ferreira 0–0 0–1 0–1
2012–13 Europa League First qualifying round Bangor City 2–1 0–0 2–1
Second qualifying round Young Boys 1–0 (a.e.t) 0–1 1–1 (1–4 p)
2014–15 Europa League First qualifying round Shkëndija 2–0 1–2 3–2
Second qualifying round CSKA Sofia 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Third qualifying round Grödig 0–1 2–1 2–2 (a)
Play-off round PAOK 1–0 0–4 1–4
2016–17 Europa League First qualifying round Chikhura Sachkhere 0–1 3–2 3–3 (a)
Second qualifying round Osmanlıspor 2–2 0–5 2–7
2023–24 Europa Conference League First qualifying round La Fiorita 1–0 1–1 2–1
Second qualifying round Fenerbahçe 0–4 0–5 0–9
2024–25 Conference League Second qualifying round Ararat-Armenia 0–3 1–3 1–6
2025–26 Conference League Second qualifying round Astana

Overall record

By competition

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD Win %
UEFA Champions League 4 16 7 2 7 24 17 +7 043.75
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 000.00
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 14 50 13 15 22 46 71 −25 026.00
UEFA Conference League 2 6 1 1 4 3 16 −13 016.67
Total 21 74 21 19 34 74 108 −34 028.38

By country

Opponents Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Albania 2 2 0 0 6 4 +2 100.00
Armenia 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 000.00
Austria 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Azerbaijan 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Bulgaria 4 1 3 0 3 1 +2 025.00
Croatia 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 000.00
Czechia 4 0 0 4 3 8 −5 000.00
England 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Georgia 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 050.00
Germany 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
Greece 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 025.00
Hungary 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 025.00
Ireland 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 100.00
Israel 4 1 2 1 3 3 +0 025.00
Kazakhstan 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Latvia 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Macedonia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Netherlands 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Portugal 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00
San Marino 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
Slovakia 2 0 2 0 3 3 +0 000.00
Slovenia 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
Spain 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
Sweden 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 050.00
 Switzerland 2 1 0 1 1 1 +0 050.00
Turkey 6 0 2 4 3 20 −17 000.00
Ukraine 4 0 2 2 1 7 −6 000.00
Wales 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00

Player statistics

Players in bold are still active at the club. Correct as of 1 August 2024.[1]

Goal scorers

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Most appearances

Record results

UEFA 5-year club ranking

At the end of 2024–25 season.[2]

Rank Club Points gained in season Total
2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
349 Zimbru Chișinău 1.500 1.500 3.000

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Club records
  2. ^ Bert Kassies
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