Moldova women's national football team

Moldova
Nickname	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	132 1 (11 December 2025)
Highest	81 (December 2017)
Lowest	132 (December 2025)
First international
	Romania 4–1 Moldavian SSR ; (Bucharest, Romania; 10 September 1990)
Biggest win
	Moldova 4–0 Andorra ; (Vilnius, Lithuania; 6 April 2017); Gibraltar 0–4 Moldova ; (Gibraltar; 3 June 2025)
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. 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

2025

4 April 2025 (2025-04-04) 2025 UEFA Nations League C	Faroe Islands	2–0	Moldova	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	Moldova	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	Moldova	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	Moldova	Europa Point, Gibraltar
		Report	Chiper 21', 32' Coceanovschi 39' Gilbert 44' (o.g.)	Stadium: Europa Point Stadium Attendance: 405 Referee: Tjaša Misja (Slovenia)

24 October 2025 Friendly	Georgia	0–0	Moldova	Tbilisi, Georgia
		Report		Stadium: David Petriashvili Stadium Referee: Teona Sturua (Georgia)

27 October 2025 Friendly	Georgia	3–0	Moldova	Tbilisi, Georgia
	Ambalia 32' Danelia 30', 37'	Report		Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi-2 Stadium Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili (Georgia)

2 December 2025 Friendly	Romania	2–0	Moldova	Voluntari, Romania
	Bălăceanu 3' Ciolacu 39'	Report		Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu Stadium Referee: Réka Molnar (Hungary)

2026

3 March 2026 2027 FIFA World Cup qualifying League C	Romania	v	Moldova	Bucharest, Romania
		Report		Stadium: Arcul de Triumf Stadium

14 April 2026 2027 FIFA World Cup qualifying League C	Moldova	v	Cyprus	Moldova
		Report

5 June 2026 2027 FIFA World Cup qualifying League C	Moldova	v	Romania	Moldova
		Report

9 June 2026 2027 FIFA World Cup qualifying League C	Cyprus	v	Moldova	Cyprus
		Report

2027 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group C5

Pos	Team	Promotion or qualification
1	Romania	Advance to play-offs and promotion to League B
2	Cyprus	Possibly advance to play-offs
3	Moldova

First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 17 February 2026

Role	Name
Head coach	Ghenadie Pușca
Assistant coach	Elena Subbotina
Goalkeeping coach	Anatolie Chirinciuc

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the friendly match against Romania on 2 December 2025.^[4]

Caps and goals are correct as of 2 December 2025. 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	21	0	FK TransInvest
12	1GK	Natalia Munteanu (captain)	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993	43	3	Fenerbahçe
23	1GK	Denisa Bojenco	(1998-01-28) 28 January 1998	0	0	Matera

2	2DF	Dumitrița Prisacari	(1994-01-17) 17 January 1994	25	0	WFC SeaSters^[5]
5	2DF	Andreea Costin	(2002-08-22) 22 August 2002	9	0	Rankweil
6	2DF	Anastasia Sivolobova	(1998-08-14) 14 August 1998	49	1	FK Aktobe
9	2DF	Daniela Mardari	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001	34	1	ACS Vasas Femina
15	2DF	Valeria Vîrlan	(2004-12-04) 4 December 2004	15	0	Zimbru
16	2DF	Nadejda Colesnicenco	(1996-06-28) 28 June 1996	20	0	SSU Politehnica Timișoara

3	3MF	Cristina Cerescu	(1995-03-06) 6 March 1995	50	1	Gloria Bistrița^[6]
7	3MF	Carina Doiban	(2002-07-04) 4 July 2002	20	0	CS Atletic Olimpia Gherla
10	3MF	Carolina Țabur	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998	52	6	CS Atletic Olimpia Gherla
14	3MF	Elina Coceanovschi	(2003-09-14) 14 September 2003	18	1	CSM Unirea Alba Iulia
17	3MF	Anastasia Cernitu	(2004-05-10) 10 May 2004	15	0	FK TransInvest
18	3MF	Natalia Tutunaru	(2002-08-26) 26 August 2002	1	0	Rambla C11 Femminile
19	3MF	Vanessa Manoil	(2005-01-14) 14 January 2005	8	0	Daytona State College
21	3MF	Lia Vlas	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001	3	0	ACS Vasas Femina^[7]

22	4FW	Victoria Rubanovici	(2008-02-21) 21 February 2008	7	0	Gloria Bistrița^[8]
23	4FW	Milena Tihonciuc	(1995-05-19) 19 May 1995	1	0	FC Belshina Bobruisk^[9]
24	4FW	Veronica Cojuhari	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998	30	2	Tatran Prešov
25	4FW	Iuliana Colnic	(2004-07-27) 27 July 2004	20	4	Free agent

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	Anastasia Nagoreanschi	(2005-10-11) 11 October 2005	0	0	Anenii Noi	v. Slovakia, 8 April 2025
GK	Olesea Ostapciuc	(2008-01-12) 12 January 2008	0	0	Nistru-Cioburciu	v. Gibraltar, 3 June 2025

DF	Eugenia Railean	(2004-11-27) 27 November 2004	13	0	Rijnvogels	v. Slovakia, 8 April 2025
DF	Felicia Guțu	(2005-08-31) 31 August 2005	20	1	Gloria Bistrița	v. Gibraltar, 3 June 2025
DF	Mădălina Bădiceanu	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003	15	0	Matera	v. Georgia, 27 October 2025

MF	Irina Topal	(1998-12-19) 19 December 1998	33	2	Transinvest	v. North Macedonia, 28 October 2024
MF	Anastasia Toma	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996	38	5	Anenii Noi	v. Gibraltar, 3 June 2025
MF	Claudia Chiper	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995	55	6	Farul Constanța	v. Georgia, 27 October 2025

FW	Victoria Pîslari	(1993-11-26) 26 November 1993	0	0	USA	v. Georgia, 27 October 2025
^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^[10]									6	1	0	5	3	22			2003
2007	Unable to qualify^[10]									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	In progress									0	0	0	0	0	0			2027
2031	To be determined									To be determined
2035	To be determined									To be determined
Total										33	4	3	26	17	129			0/4

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship										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			0/3

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	N/a
2025	C	6	2	1	3	6	6	48th	N/a
2027	To be determined								N/a
Total		12	2	4	6	10	18

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

By competition

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Loss %
FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	33	4	3	26	17	129	–112	12.12	78.79
UEFA Women's Championship qualification	25	3	1	21	13	92	–79	12	84
UEFA Women's Nations League	12	2	4	6	10	18	–8	16.67	50
Total	70	9	8	53	40	239	–199	12.86	75.71

Individual records

As of 3 June 2025^[11]^[12]

Players in bold are still active with Moldova.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Position	Career
1	Claudia Chiper	55	6	MF	2015–present
2	Carolina Țabur	52	6	MF	2015–present
2	Cristina Cerescu	50	1	DF	2015–present
4	Anastasia Sivolobova	49	1	DF	2017–present
5	Nadejda Colesnicenco	43	2	MF	2015–present
6	Natalia Munteanu	38	4	GK	2015–present
7	Violeta Mițul	35	0	MF	2015–2023
8	Irina Topal	32	2	MF	2015–present
9	Daniela Mardari	34	1	DF	2019–present
10	Anastasia Toma	33	5	MF	2015–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Career
1	Claudia Chiper	6	55	2015–present
1	Carolina Țabur	6	52	2015–present
3	Anastasia Toma	5	38	2015–present
4	Iuliana Colnic	4	20	2020-present
5	Natalia Munteanu	3	43	2015–present
6	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
	Veronica Cojuhari	2	30	2019-

Head-to-head record

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 3 June 2025.^[13]

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
Czechia	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
Ireland	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10
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
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. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
^ "Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.
^ "Match report". fai.ie.
^ Fotbal feminin. Lotul final pentru amicalul cu România
^ Dumitrița Prisacari – Wikipedia
^ Cristina Cerescu – Wikipedia
^ Lia Vlas – FBref
^ UEFA – Victoria Rubanovici stats
^ Milena Tihonciuc – SoccerPunter
^ 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

[11] 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. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.

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

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

[4] Fotbal feminin. Lotul final pentru amicalul cu România

[5] Dumitrița Prisacari – Wikipedia

[6] Cristina Cerescu – Wikipedia

[7] Lia Vlas – FBref

[8] UEFA – Victoria Rubanovici stats

[9] Milena Tihonciuc – SoccerPunter

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

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

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

[14] "H2H". fmf.md.

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