Moldova national beach soccer team

Moldova
Nickname(s)Tricolorii (The Tricolours)
AssociationMoldovan Football Federation (FMF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRuslan Pernai
CaptainGrigore Cojocari
Home stadiumFMF Beach Soccer Arena
FIFA codeMDA
BSWW ranking 33 3 (9 April 2025)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
  3–9 Czech Republic 
(Valence, France; 21 June 2013)
Biggest win
  7–3 Romania 
(Jesolo, Italy; 4 September 2016)
Biggest defeat
  0–15 Portugal 
(Jesolo, Italy; 2 September 2016)
Websitefmf.md (in Romanian)

The Moldova national beach soccer team (Romanian: Echipa națională de fotbal pe plajă a Moldovei) represents Moldova in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova.

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

Key: Italics: Guest team

26 July 2024 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League Stage 3   5–2  Saudi Arabia Chișinău, Moldova
19:30
  • Cojocari 12'
  • Sîrghi 14'
  • Popescu 16'
  • Mudhaya 33' (o.g.)
  • Florea 30'
Report
  • Alhamami 13'
  • Ramzi 34'
Stadium: FMF Beach Soccer Arena
Referee: Dmytro Dudka (Ukraine)
27 July 2024 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League Stage 3   5–2  Turkey Chișinău, Moldova
19:30
  • Ignat 1'
  • Istrati 4'
  • Florea 7'
  • Cojocari 33', 34'
Report
  • İsmai̇l 21'
  • Cem Keski̇n 33'
Stadium: FMF Beach Soccer Arena
Referee: Luca Romani (Italy)
28 July 2024 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League Stage 3   6–3  Poland Chișinău, Moldova
19:30
  • Popescu 12', 15', 16', 30'
  • Cojocari 33'
  • Turta 36'
Report
  • Pietrasiak 33'
  • Witkowski 34'
  • Wardziński 35'
Stadium: FMF Beach Soccer Arena
Referee: Luca Romani (Italy)
10 September 2024 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal France  3–4 (a.e.t.)   Alghero, Italy
  • Basquaise 13'
  • Salim 28'
  • Varrel 34'
Report
  • Florea 13'
  • Garanovschi 19'
  • Sîrghi 24'
  • Popescu 39' (e.t.)
Stadium: Main pitch
Referee: Alejandro Ojaos Valera (Spain)
11 September 2024 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal   0–8  Belarus Alghero, Italy
Report
  • Chaikouski 4', 19'
  • Bokach 5', 26'
  • Bryshtel 11', 12'
  • Hapon 21'
  • Ustsinovich 30'
Stadium: Main pitch
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
12 September 2024 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal   4–6 (a.e.t.)   Switzerland Alghero, Italy
  • Turta 15'
  • Florea 25'
  • Ciobotaru 35'
  • Graur 36'
Report
Stadium: Main pitch
Referee: Moreno Francesco Longo (Italy)
14 September 2024 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal 9th place   3–4  Germany Alghero, Italy
Ciobotaru 1'
Turta 9'
Florea 16'
Report Baaske 9'
Engelhardt 10'
Sand 16'
Olli 24'
Stadium: Main pitch
Referee: Angelika Gębka (Poland)
6 October 2024 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifying   6–4  Belgium Cádiz, Spain
Graur 7'
Cojocari 9', 25'
Ceh 16'
Ignat 23'
Turta 32'
Report Ennya 2', 26'
Tilly 14'
Depotbecker 33'
Stadium: Main pitch
Referee: Francisco De Oses Bumedien (Spain)
7 October 2024 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifying Belarus  8–4   Cádiz, Spain
Bryshtel 6', 17', 28'
Ryabko 23', 34'
Bokach 25', 36'
Piatrouski 36'
Report Turta 8', 18'
Ignat 28'
Sîrghi 32'
Stadium: Main pitch
Referee: Alejandro Ojaos Valera (Spain)
8 October 2024 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifying   5–2  Belgium Cádiz, Spain
Ignat 8'
Turta 30'
Florea 36', 36', 36'
Report Depotbecker 6'
Hanon 36'
Stadium: Main pitch
Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
9 October 2024 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifying Round of 16 Denmark  4–3   Cádiz, Spain
Dorph 1'
Frandsen 20'
Lucht 21'
Wegeberg 31'
Report Sîrghi 6'
Cojocari 10', 21'
Stadium: Main pitch
Referee: Alejandro Ojaos Valera (Spain)

2025

1 August 2025 2025 Euro Beach Soccer League Stage 4 Denmark  v   Chișinău, Moldova
20:00 Report Stadium: Orange Arena
2 August 2025 2025 Euro Beach Soccer League Stage 4   v  Poland Chișinău, Moldova
20:00 Report Stadium: Orange Arena
3 August 2025 2025 Euro Beach Soccer League Stage 4   v  Spain Chișinău, Moldova
20:00 Report Stadium: Orange Arena

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifying stage.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MDA Alexei Capsamun
2 DF  MDA Artiom Turta
3 FW  MDA Grigore Cojocari (captain)
4 DF  MDA Alexandru Sîrghi
5 DF  MDA Alexandr Ceh
7 DF  MDA Eugeniu Borovschi
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 DF  MDA Dumitru Graur
10 FW  MDA Andrei Florea
11 FW  MDA Nicolae Ignat
13 FW  MDA Dumitru Ciobotaru
15 FW  MDA Anatolie Lepodatu
16 GK  MDA Nicolae Garanovschi

Head coach: Ruslan Pernai

References

  1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.