Moldova national under-19 football team

Moldova Under-19

Nickname(s)	Tricolorii juniori (The Junior Tricolours)
Association	Moldovan Football Federation (FMF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Serghei Cebotari
Captain	Matteo Obleac
FIFA code	MDA
First colours Second colours
First international
Official:  Belarus 3–4 Moldova  (Kyustendil, Bulgaria; 13 September 1994)
Biggest win
Moldova 3–0 Estonia  (Huskvarna, Sweden; 10 October 2017)
Biggest defeat
Moldova 0–9 England  (Irthlingborough, England; 5 November 2002)
Website	fmf.md (in Romanian)

The Moldova national under-19 football team represents Moldova in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. The team competes to qualify for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship held every year. Since the establishment of the Moldovan under-19 team, the under-19 side has never reached a final tournament of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 2006 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. They are currently coached by Serghei Cebotari.^[1]

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

Spain  v  Moldova

15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 2024 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Spain	5–0	Moldova	Tbilisi, Georgia
	Keddari 34' Gasiorowski 49', 73', 82' Sánchez 75'	Report		Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)

Georgia  v  Moldova

18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2024 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Georgia	2–1	Moldova	Tbilisi, Georgia
	Sherozia 8' (pen.), 65'	Report	Boțan 35'	Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi-2 Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)

Moldova  v  Cyprus

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2024 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Moldova	0–1	Cyprus	Tbilisi, Georgia
		Report	Odysseos 90+1'	Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

North Macedonia  v  Moldova

20 March 2024 (2024-03-20) Friendly	North Macedonia	0–1	Moldova	Antalya, Turkey
		Report	Antonciuc 81'	Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Stadium

Turkey  v  Moldova

23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) Friendly	Turkey	2–1	Moldova	Antalya, Turkey
	Korkut 16' Gokay 69'	Report	Perciun 85'	Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Stadium Referee: Hakan Yurtseven (Turkey)

Moldova  v  Estonia

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) Friendly	Moldova	2–1	Estonia	Antalya, Turkey
	Roman 86' Sprinsean 90+1'	Report	Kalimullin 19'	Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Güner (Turkey)

Turkey  v  Moldova

4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) Friendly	Turkey	2–1	Moldova	Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova
	Güreler 77' Koç 90+1'	Report	Sava 86'	Stadium: Sheriff Sports Complex Referee: Dumitru Muntean (Moldova)

Moldova  v  Kazakhstan

7 June 2024 (2024-06-07) Friendly	Moldova	2–2	Kazakhstan	Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova
	Perciun 5' Sprinsean 17'	Report	Sautov 68' Abil 75'	Stadium: Sheriff Sports Complex Referee: Stanislav Leu (Moldova)

Moldova  v  Azerbaijan

10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) Friendly	Moldova	1–1	Azerbaijan	Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova
	Perciun 84'	Report	Ahmadzada 87'	Stadium: Sheriff Sports Complex Referee: Andrei Diordiev (Moldova)

Cyprus  v  Moldova

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) Friendly	Cyprus	2–0	Moldova	Peristerona, Cyprus
	Sofokleous 77' Poursaitidis 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Katokopia Stadium Referee: Andreas Tsampalas (Cyprus)

Cyprus  v  Moldova

7 September 2024 (2024-09-07) Friendly	Cyprus	0–2	Moldova	Peristerona, Cyprus
		Report	Ciobanu 33' Roman 64'	Stadium: Katokopia Stadium Referee: Andonis Konstantinides (Cyprus)

Republic of Ireland  v  Moldova

13 November 2024 (2024-11-13) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Republic of Ireland	v	Moldova	Moldova
		Report

Iceland  v  Moldova

16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Iceland	v	Moldova	Moldova
		Report

Moldova  v  Azerbaijan

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Moldova	v	Azerbaijan	Moldova
		Report

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Republic of Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Azerbaijan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible Elite round if the best third-placed team
4	Moldova (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Position	Staff
Head coach	Serghei Cebotari
Assistant coach	Stanislav Luca
Goalkeeping coach	Igor Josan
Fitness coach	Alexandru Carp

The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Cyprus on 5 and 7 September 2024.^[2]

Caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2024, after the match against Cyprus.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Pavel Socolov		2	0	Academia Rebeja
12	1GK	Serghei Obîscalov	(2006-07-19) 19 July 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Sheriff Tiraspol U19
2	2DF	Nicu Fortuna	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Academia Rebeja
3	2DF	Matteo Obleac (captain)	(2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Frosinone U19
5	2DF	Danil Andreiciu	(2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 17)	12	0	Academia Rebeja
6	2DF	Chiril Țap	(2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Academia Rebeja
13	2DF	Ivan Graminschii	(2005-10-26) 26 October 2005 (age 18)	4	0	St Patrick's Athletic U19
17	2DF	Vlad Pascari	(2006-09-14) 14 September 2006 (age 17)	4	0	Dacia Buiucani
20	2DF	David Dimitrișin	(2007-05-05) 5 May 2007 (age 17)	5	0	Zimbru Chișinău
4	3MF	Daniel Popovici	(2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Dacia Buiucani
8	3MF	Alexandru Mardari	(2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 18)	12	0	Academia Rebeja
9	3MF	Sandu Roga	(2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Meppen U19
10	3MF	Ion Ciobanu	(2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18)	6	1	Union Berlin U19
11	3MF	Cristian Antonciuc	(2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 (age 18)	4	1	SPAL U19
16	3MF	David Sîrbu		6	0	Estrela da Amadora
18	3MF	Andrei Sosnovschi	(2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Spartanii Sportul
19	3MF	Daniel Catană	(2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț U19
22	3MF	Maxim Cîrnaț	(2006-11-17) 17 November 2006 (age 17)	5	0	Sheriff Tiraspol U19
14	4FW	Sandu Roman	(2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 18)	8	2	Dacia Buiucani
15	4FW	Igor Sava		7	1	Fuenlabrada

Under-18 era, 1995–2001
Under-19 era, 2002–present

UEFA U-18/19 European Championship record											UEFA U-18/19 Qualification record[3]
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1995	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	6	7	−1
1996											2	0	0	2	3	5	−2
1997											3	0	0	3	2	9	−7
1998											2	1	0	1	1	1	0
1999											3	1	0	2	2	4	−2
2000											3	0	1	2	2	12	−10
2001											3	0	1	2	1	8	−7
2002											3	0	1	2	0	6	−6
2003											3	0	0	3	3	17	−14
2004											3	0	2	1	3	4	−1
2005											6	1	2	3	4	10	−6
2006											3	0	0	3	1	7	−6
2007											3	1	0	2	3	7	−4
2008											6	2	2	2	5	5	0
2009											3	0	1	2	2	5	−3
2010											3	1	0	2	2	7	−5
2011											6	1	1	4	3	17	−14
2012											3	0	0	3	2	11	−9
2013											3	0	1	2	1	10	−9
2014											3	0	0	3	0	11	−11
2015											3	1	0	2	3	8	−5
2016											3	0	0	3	1	4	−3
2017											3	0	0	3	0	4	−4
2018											3	1	0	2	3	7	−4
2019											3	0	1	2	1	8	−7
2020											3	0	0	3	0	13	−13
2022											3	0	1	2	2	12	−10
2023											3	0	0	3	0	8	−8
2024											3	0	0	3	1	8	−7
2025	Future event
Total	0/29										93	11	14	68	57	235	−178

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 21 November 2023.^[4]

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andorra	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Azerbaijan	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2
Belarus	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1
Belgium	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgaria	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2
Croatia	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Cyprus	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Denmark	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
England	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14
Estonia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Faroe Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finland	2	0	0	2	4	10	−6
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5
Gibraltar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greece	3	1	1	1	3	3	0
Hungary	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Iceland	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1
Israel	4	0	1	3	2	11	−9
Italy	4	0	1	3	2	12	−10
Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kosovo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvia	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7
Liechtenstein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuania	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Malta	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Netherlands	8	0	2	6	0	20	−20
North Macedonia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Northern Ireland	4	0	0	4	2	14	−12
Norway	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4
Poland	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3
Portugal	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6
Republic of Ireland	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6
Romania	2	0	0	2	2	11	−9
Russia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3
San Marino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scotland	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Serbia	3	0	0	3	1	11	−10
Slovakia	1	0	0	1	0	7	−7
Slovenia	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5
Sweden	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Turkey	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Ukraine	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1
Wales	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9
Total	93	11	14	68	57	235	−178

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