Moldova women's national football team

Moldova
Nickname(s)	Acvile (The Aquilas)
Association	Moldovan Football Federation (FMF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ghenadie Pușca
Captain	Natalia Munteanu
FIFA code	MDA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	131 2 (12 June 2025)
Highest	81 (December 2017)
Lowest	132 (August 2024)
First international
	Romania 4–1 ; (Bucharest, Romania; 10 September 1990)
Biggest win
	4–0 Andorra ; (Vilnius, Lithuania; 6 April 2017); Gibraltar 0–4 ; (Gibraltar; 3 June 2025)
Biggest defeat
	Switzerland 15–0 ; (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. The team plays their home games in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Orhei and Nisporeni.

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

12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying		0–5	Slovenia	Chișinău, Moldova
		Report	Kolbl 28' Makovec 36' Prašnikar 44' Kramžar 45+3' Korošec 87'	Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 416 Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey)

16 July 2024 (2024-07-16) UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Latvia	2–1		Riga, Latvia
	Čemirtāne 24' Miksone 82'	Report	Chiper 37'	Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 603 Referee: Milica Milovanovic (Serbia)

7 August 2024 (2024-08-07) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1		Znojmo, Czech Republic
17:30 UTC+2		Report (FMF)	Său 54'	Stadium: Městský stadion Referee: Kathrin Huber (Austria)

11 August 2024 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1		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		Banya, Bulgaria
14:00	Maksuti 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Evima Sport Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Teodora Stoeva (Bulgaria)

28 October 2024 Friendly		1–0	North Macedonia	Banya, Bulgaria
14:00	Colnic 58'	Report		Stadium: Evima Sport Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Lyubima Banova (Bulgaria)

28 November 2024 Friendly		1–1	Armenia	Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova
14:00 UTC+2	Cojuhari 76'	Report	Kazandjian 34'	Stadium: Stadionul CPSM Attendance: 57 Referee: Anastasiia Romanyuk (Ukraine)

1 December 2024 Friendly		2–0	Armenia	Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova
14:00 UTC+2	Colnic 26' Karagezian 30' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadionul CPSM Attendance: 72 Referee: Anastasiia Romanyuk (Ukraine)

2025

21 February 2025 (2025-02-21) 2025 UEFA Nations League C		1–0	Gibraltar	Nisporeni, Moldova
	Țabur 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Central Nisporeni Attendance: 123 Referee: Sofiya Prychyna (Ukraine)

25 February 2025 (2025-02-25) 2025 UEFA Nations League C	Slovakia	1–0		Trnava, Slovakia
	Škorvánková 85'	Report		Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium Attendance: 359 Referee: Jelena Medjedovic (Serbia)

4 April 2025 (2025-04-04) 2025 UEFA Nations League C	Faroe Islands	2–0		Torshavn, Faroe Islands
	Hummeland 47' Sevdal 75'	Report		Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 521 Referee: Lovisa Johansson (Sweden)

8 April 2025 (2025-04-08) 2025 UEFA Nations League C		0–2	Slovakia	Chișinău, Moldova
		Report	Bayerová 4' Rybanská 86'	Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 870 Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)

30 May 2025 (2025-05-30) 2025 UEFA Nations League C		1–1	Faroe Islands	Chișinău, Moldova
	Colnic 37'	Report	Johannesen 23'	Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 568 Referee: Jelena Medjedovic (Serbia)

3 June 2025 (2025-06-03) 2025 UEFA Nations League C	Gibraltar	0–4		Europa Point, Gibraltar
		Report	Chiper 21', 32' Coceanovschi 39' Gilbert 44' (o.g.)	Stadium: Europa Point Stadium Attendance: 405 Referee: Tjaša Misja (Slovenia)

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 named for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Faroe Islands and Gibraltar on 30 May and 3 June 2025.^[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	12	0	Einherji
12	1GK	Natalia Munteanu	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993	37	3	Gloria Bistrița
12	1GK	Olesea Ostapciuc				Nistru-Cioburciu

16	2DF	Mădălina Bădiceanu	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003	10	0	Matera
17	2DF	Andreea Costin	(2002-08-22) 22 August 2002	0	0	Rankweil
19	2DF	Anastasia Sivolobova	(1998-08-14) 14 August 1998			ZNK Mura
4	2DF	Valeria Vîrlan	(2004-12-04) 4 December 2004	10	0	TransINVEST
9	2DF	Daniela Mardari	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001	26	0	Rayo Vallecano
15	2DF	Felicia Guțu	(2005-08-31) 31 August 2005	15	1	Farul Constanța

2	3MF	Cristina Cerescu	(1995-03-06) 6 March 1995	43	1	Gloria Bistrița
3	3MF	Mihaela Gamarț	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004			WFC Kamenica Sasa
	3MF	Natalia Tutunaru				Rambla C11 Femminile
7	3MF	Carina Doiban	(2002-07-04) 4 July 2002	15	0	Alexandria
10	3MF	Carolina Țabur	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998	43	5	Farul Constanța
11	3MF	Claudia Chiper	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995	46	5	Farul Constanța
18	3MF	Anastasia Cernitu	(2004-05-10) 10 May 2004	10	0	Chișinău
14	3MF	Elina Coceanovschi	(2003-09-14) 14 September 2003	10	0	Rankweil
14	3MF	Vanessa Manoil			0	Stetson University
8	3MF	Anastasia Toma	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996			Agarista CSF Anenii Noi 2020

20	4FW	Veronica Cojuhari	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998	21	1	Zhytlobud
22	3MF	Iuliana Colnic	(2004-07-27) 27 July 2004			MFA Zalgris
22	3MF	Victoria Rubanovici				CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud

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	0	0	Belceanka	v. Slovakia,8 April 2025

DF	Dina Burac				Belceanca	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
DF	Eugenia Railean	(2004-11-27) 27 November 2004	13	0	Agarista	v. Slovakia,8 April 2025

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	1	0	Noroc Nimoreni	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
MF	Irina Topal	(1998-12-19) 19 December 1998	31	1	TransINVEST	v. North Macedonia,28 October 2024
MF	Lia Vlas	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001	8	0	SeaSters	v. Armenia,1 December 2024

FW	Anisia Său	(2002-09-25) 25 September 2002	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	P/R	RK	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
2031
2035
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	P/R	RK	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	^[a]	49th	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									Promotion/relegation play-offs
Season	League	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	RK	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R
2023–24	C	6	0	3	3	4	12	49th	—
2025	C	6	2	1	3	6	6	48th	—
Total		12	2	4	6	10	18

	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 3 June 2025.^[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
Faroe Islands	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
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	4	0	0	4	0	11	−11
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	70	9	8	53	40	239	−199

Notes

^ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
^ "Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.
^ "Match report". fai.ie.
^ Fotbal feminin. Naționala s-a reunit înainte de meciurile cu Insulele Feroe și Gibraltar
^ 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

[6] From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.

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

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

[4] Fotbal feminin. Naționala s-a reunit înainte de meciurile cu Insulele Feroe și Gibraltar

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

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

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

[9] "H2H". fmf.md.

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