MOLDOVA NATIONAL UNDER-16 FOOTBALL TEAM

Moldova Under-17
Nickname(s)	Tricolorii juniori (The Junior Tricolours)
Association	Moldovan Football Federation (FMF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Vitalie Mardari
Captain	Nikita Șarpe
Home stadium	Zimbru-2 Stadium
FIFA code	MDA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Official:; Moldova 1–1 Austria ; ( Heiligeneich, Austria; 5 October 1994)
Biggest win
	Liechtenstein 0–7 Moldova ; ( Kato Achaia, Greece; 9 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
	Germany 7–0 Moldova ; ( Cologne, Germany; 26 November 1997)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2002)
Best result	Group Stage ( 2002)
Website	fmf.md (in Romanian)

The Moldova national under-17 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-17 Championship held every year. They qualified for the 2002 competition but finished last in the group stage. Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. They are currently coached by Vitalie Mardari.^[1]

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

2023

27 September 2023 (2023-09-27) 2024 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying	Sweden	3–2	Moldova	Chișinău, Moldova
	Kusi-Asare 17', 40', 61'	Report	Caragheorghi 4' Efros 51'	Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru-2 Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Tim Marshall ( Northern Ireland)

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) 2024 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying	Poland	3–0	Moldova	Chișinău, Moldova
	Adkonis 8', 38' ( pen.), 58' ( pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru-2 Attendance: 854 Referee: Georgi Davidov ( Bulgaria)

3 October 2023 (2023-10-03) 2024 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying	Moldova	0–3	Latvia	Chișinău, Moldova
		Report	Sprukts 45+2' ( pen.), 53' Poskrjobiševs 86'	Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru-2 Attendance: 50 Referee: Luka Bilbija ( Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2024

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) Friendly	Romania	4–1	Moldova	Buftea, Romania
	Popa 16' Stoian 43' Doicaru 70' Stanciu 86'	Report	Lutenco 62'	Stadium: Central Stadium of the Romanian National Football Centre Referee: Mihai Amorarâtei ( Romania)

12 February 2024 (2024-02-12) Friendly	Romania	2–0	Moldova	Buftea, Romania
	Racu 45+1' Doicaru 53'	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium of the Romanian National Football Centre

23 April 2024 (2024-04-23) UEFA Under-17 Development Tournament	Moldova	0–2	Bulgaria	Chișinău, Moldova
		Report	Goryanov 23' Bozhkov 59'	Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru-2 Referee: Igor Boșca ( Moldova)

25 April 2024 (2024-04-25) UEFA Under-17 Development Tournament	North Macedonia	0–2	Moldova	Chișinău, Moldova
		Report	Corotcov 29' Wati 63'	Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru-2 Referee: Ion Orlic ( Moldova)

28 April 2024 (2024-04-28) UEFA Under-17 Development Tournament	Armenia	0–1	Moldova	Chișinău, Moldova
		Report	Roșca 74' ( pen.)	Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Referee: Igor Boșca ( Moldova)

2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 10

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Switzerland	Round 2 League A
2	Israel	Round 2 League A
3	Montenegro	Round 2 League B
4	Moldova (H)	Round 2 League B

First match(es) will be played: 23 October 2024. Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Vitalie Mardari
Assistant coach	Igor Negrescu
Goalkeeping coach	Serghei Dinov

Last updated: 4 June 2024
Source: FMF

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the UEFA Under-17 Development matches against Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Armenia, between 23 and 28 April 2024.^[2]

Squad is correct as of 28 April 2024, after the match against Armenia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Nichita Lebedev		Rebeja Academy
12	1 GK	Daniel Roșca		Metz U17
	1 GK	Bogdan Suruceanu		Zimbru Chișinău U17

2	2 DF	Alexandru Negură		Rebeja Academy
3	2 DF	Sorin Lipca		Zimbru Chișinău U17
4	2 DF	Daniil Gladcov		Dacia Buiucani U17
5	2 DF	Nichita Pavlenco	(2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 16)	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
14	2 DF	Bogdan Puiu		Zimbru Chișinău U17
15	2 DF	Ion Enache		Zimbru Chișinău U17
18	2 DF	Cristian Perju		Luceafărul STAR
	2 DF	Igor Palade		Zimbru Chișinău U17
	2 DF	Dumitru Marciuc		Rebeja Academy
	2 DF	Nichita Rusanovschi		Rebeja Academy

6	3 MF	Iulian Sîrghi		Zimbru Chișinău U17
8	3 MF	Nikita Șarpe ( captain)	(2008-04-01) 1 April 2008 (age 16)	SV Grödig II
9	3 MF	Mihail Corotcov	(2008-07-28) 28 July 2008 (age 15)	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
10	3 MF	Bogdan Roșca		Rebeja Academy
13	3 MF	Andrei Fenin	(2008-07-03) 3 July 2008 (age 15)	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
	3 MF	Nichita Bondac		Zimbru Chișinău U17
	3 MF	Kevin Croituru		St Patrick's Athletic U19

7	4 FW	Tamer Wati		Dacia Buiucani U17
11	4 FW	Nichita Josan		Dacia Buiucani U17
16	4 FW	Darius Covas	(2008-03-08) 8 March 2008 (age 16)	Player București
17	4 FW	Mateo Spătărel		Dacia Buiucani U17
19	4 FW	Nichita Trifan		Blanc-Mesnil SF
20	4 FW	Ion Carauș		Rebeja Academy
	4 FW	Elisei Stoianov		Dacia Buiucani U17
	4 FW	David Crețu		Dacia Buiucani U17
	4 FW	Vlad Colibnic		Rebeja Academy
	4 FW	Vladislav Dinu		Rebeja Academy
	4 FW	Radu Cojucari		Măgdăcești

Competition history

UEFA U-16/17 European Championship

Under-16 era, 1995–2001
Under-17 era, 2002–present

UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record										UEFA U-16/17 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	1	0	4	1	+3
1996										2	0	1	1	1	4	−3
1997										2	1	0	1	3	3	0
1998										3	0	0	3	1	18	−17
1999										2	0	0	2	2	6	−4
2000										3	0	1	2	0	4	−4
2001										3	0	1	2	4	7	−3
2002	Group stage	3	0	0	3	7	13	−6	Squad	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
2003	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	8	4	+4
2004										6	2	2	2	9	10	−1
2005										3	0	1	2	0	3	−3
2006										6	2	2	2	9	10	−1
2007										3	0	0	3	1	6	−5
2008										3	1	0	2	3	7	−4
2009										3	0	0	3	1	12	−11
2010										3	0	2	1	2	7	−5
2011										3	0	0	3	2	11	−9
2012										3	0	0	3	1	7	−6
2013										3	1	0	2	3	5	−2
2014										3	0	1	2	1	6	−5
2015										3	1	1	1	4	3	+1
2016										3	0	1	2	1	7	−6
2017										3	0	0	3	0	8	−8
2018										3	0	0	3	0	8	−8
2019										3	0	1	2	2	4	−2
2020										3	0	1	2	0	6	−6
2022										3	0	1	2	0	4	−4
2023										3	0	1	2	3	8	−5
2024										3	0	0	3	2	9	−7
2025	Future event
2026
2027
Total	1/29	3	0	0	3	7	13	−6		88	12	19	57	71	189	−118

Head-to-head record

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 3 October 2023.^[4]

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Andorra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Armenia	4	3	0	1	10	3	+7
Austria	3	0	3	0	1	1	0
Azerbaijan	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Belarus	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Belgium	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	0	1	5	1	15	−14
Bulgaria	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4
Croatia	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Cyprus	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5
Czech Republic	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Estonia	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
Faroe Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finland	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7
France	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Georgia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Germany	4	0	0	4	1	16	−15
Gibraltar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greece	4	0	3	1	3	4	−1
Hungary	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Iceland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Israel	2	0	1	1	3	9	−6
Italy	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10
Kazakhstan	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1
Kosovo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvia	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6
Liechtenstein	2	2	0	0	11	2	+9
Lithuania	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Luxembourg	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Malta	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Montenegro	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Macedonia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Northern Ireland	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Norway	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2
Poland	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6
Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Republic of Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Romania	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Russia	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9
San Marino	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbia	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9
Yugoslavia	1	0	0	1	3	6	−3
Slovakia	4	0	1	3	1	8	−7
Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spain	4	0	0	4	3	14	−11
Sweden	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4
Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5
Wales	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2
Total	91	12	19	60	78	202	−124

References

^ "Noutăți". fmf.md.
^ Under 17. Cantonament şi două meciuri amicale fmf.md
^ "Statistics". RSSSF.
^ "H2H". fmf.md.

External links

Moldova U-17 at uefa.com
Moldova U-17 at soccerway

[1] "Noutăți". fmf.md.

[lot2-2] Under 17. Cantonament şi două meciuri amicale fmf.md

[3] "Statistics". RSSSF.

[4] "H2H". fmf.md.

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v t e Football in Moldova
Moldovan Football Federation (FMF)
National teams	Men's U-21 U-19 U-17 Women's U-19 U-17
League system	Super Liga Liga 1 Liga 2 (North & South) Women's League
Domestic cups	Moldovan Cup Moldovan Super Cup Moldovan Women's Cup
List of clubs List of leagues List of stadiums

v t e Football in Moldova
Moldovan Football Federation (FMF)
National teams	Men's U-21 U-19 U-17 Women's U-19 U-17
League system	Super Liga Liga 1 Liga 2 (North & South) Women's League
Domestic cups	Moldovan Cup Moldovan Super Cup Moldovan Women's Cup
List of clubs List of leagues List of stadiums

Results and fixtures

2023

2024