Moldova national under-21 football team

The Moldova national under-21 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 is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Moldovan national football team. The team competes to qualify for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Since the establishment of the Moldovan under-21 team, the under-21 side has never reached a final tournament of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but has produced many players, who have become regular internationals for the senior side. The team is coached by Serghei Cleșcenco and is currently captained by defender Artur Crăciun.[3]

Moldova U-21
AssociationFMF[1]
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSerghei Cleșcenco[2]
FIFA codeMDA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Moldova 0–1 Belarus 
(Chișinău, Moldova; 30 August 1992)
Biggest win
 Moldova 5–1 Georgia 
(Valletta, Malta; 27 February 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Greece 8–0 Moldova 
(Sparta, Greece; 23 October 1996)
European Championship
Appearances0

This team is for Moldovan players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.

Moldova U21s began their first competitive campaign in 1994, in which they tried to qualify for the 1996 finals. They eventually finished fourth in a five-team group, with two wins out of eight games. The U-21 team plays its home matches in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Orhei and Tiraspol.

Competition history

UEFA U-21 European Championship
UEFA U-21 European Championship record UEFA U-21
Qualification record[4]
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1996 Did not qualify8224511
1998 8116517
2000 8044310
2002 10235613
2004 8026314
2006 10325812
2007 412145
2009 840468
2011 10424913
2013 82151024
2015 10514126
2017 10217818
2019 10217823
2021 Qualification in progress 310239
Total 0/13 115 29 22 64 90 183

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualifying group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7 Final tournament
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 Final tournament if among five best runners-up
3  Wales 4 2 0 2 4 7 −3 6
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 1 2 4 3 +1 4
5  Moldova 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: UEFA
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–0 Moldova
Šerbečić  23'
Mustedanagić  44', 55'
Ćavar  73'		 Report
Attendance: 336
Referee: Zbyněk Proske (Czech Republic)
Moldova 2–1 Wales
Belousov  41', 47' (pen.) Report Broadhead  24'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ümit Öztürk (Turkey)
Belgium 4–1 Moldova
Openda  9'
Antonucci  29'
Vanheusden  76'
Doku  90+1' (pen.)		 Report Cojocaru  33'
Attendance: 886
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden)
Germany v Moldova
Report
Moldova v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Moldova v Germany
Report
Moldova v Belgium
Report
Wales v Moldova
Report

All-time record

Only competitive matches are included.[5]

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See also

References
  1. "Meciuri". fmf.md.
  2. "Staff-ul tehnic". fmf.md.
  3. "Lot". fmf.md.
  4. "Statistics". rsssf.com.
  5. "All-time record". fmf.md.
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