Moldova women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Moldova national football team.

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. The current captain of the national team is goalkeeper Natalia Munteanu. Currently ranked 129th by FIFA, the team plays their home games in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Orhei and Tiraspol.

Moldova

Association	Moldovan Football Federation (FMF)
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Ghenadie Pușca
FIFA code	MDA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	132 3 (16 August 2024)
Highest	81 (December 2017)
Lowest	132 (August 2024)
First international
Romania 4–1 Moldova (Bucharest, Romania; 10 September 1990)
Biggest win
Moldova 4–0 Andorra (Vilnius, Lithuania; 6 April 2017)
Biggest defeat
Switzerland 15–0 Moldova (Lausanne, Switzerland; 6 September 2022)

History

Moldova first official match, a 0–4 defeat to Republic of Ireland, took place on 12 September 2001.

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

Moldova v Latvia

31 October Nations League	Moldova	3–3	Latvia	Chișinău
	Guțu 29' Colesnicenco 53' Cojuhari 78'	Report	Miksone 50', 90+1' (pen.) Voitāne 90+6'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Frederikke Søkjær (Denmark)

Moldova v Malta

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) Nations League	Moldova	0–0	Malta	Chișinău
		Report		Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland)

Andorra v Moldova

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Nations League	Andorra	0–0	Moldova	Andorra la Vella
		Report		Stadium: Estadi Nacional Referee: Ioanna Allayiotou (Cyprus)

2024

Slovenia v Moldova

5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) Euro 2025 qualifying	Slovenia	2–0	Moldova	Ljubljana
	Prašnikar 45+2' Kuštrin 56'	Report		Stadium: Šiška Sports Park Referee: Andromachi Tsiofliki (Greece)

Moldova v Latvia

9 April 2024 (2024-04-09) Euro 2025 qualifying	Moldova	0–1	Latvia	Chișinău
		Report	Colesnicenco 63' (o.g.)	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal)

North Macedonia v Moldova

31 May 2024 (2024-05-31) Euro 2025 qualifying	North Macedonia	1–1	Moldova	Skopje
	Maksuti 52'	Report	Țabur 55'	Stadium: FFM Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France)

Moldova v North Macedonia

4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) Euro 2025 qualifying	Moldova	2–4	North Macedonia	Chișinău
	Țabur 22' Colnic 59'	Report	Bădiceanu 2' (o.g.) Andonova 26' (pen.), 75' Andreevska 43'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Ioanna Allayiotou (Cyprus)

Moldova v Slovenia

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

Latvia v Moldova

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

Saudi Arabia v Moldova

7 August 2024 (2024-08-07) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Moldova	Ostrava-Vítkovice
17:30 UTC+2		Report (FMF)	Său 54'	Stadium: Městský stadion

Saudi Arabia v Moldova

11 August 2024 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Moldova	Kirchberg am Wagram
20:00 UTC+2		Report (FMF)	Sivolobova 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportpark Kirchberg/Wagram

North Macedonia v Moldova

25 October Friendly	North Macedonia	1–0	Moldova	Banja, North Macedonia
	Maksuti 90+3'			Stadium: Evima Sport Stadium

North Macedonia v Moldova

28 October Friendly	North Macedonia	0–1	Moldova	Razlog,Bulgarie,
			Colnic 58'	Stadium: Stadion Septemvri

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 called up for the Friendly against North Macedonia in October 2024.

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
15	2DF	Felicia Guțu	(2005-08-31) 31 August 2005	15	1	Farul Constanța
9	2DF	Daniela Mardari	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001	26	0	Rayo Vallecano
17	2DF	Andreea Costin	(2002-08-22) 22 August 2002	0	0	Rankweil
4	2DF	Valeria Vîrlan	(2004-12-04) 4 December 2004	10	0	TransINVEST
2	2DF	Anastasia Sivolobova				ZNK Mura
5	2DF	Eugenia RăileanAnastasia	(2004-11-27) 27 November 2004	13	0	Agarista
2	3MF	Anastasia Toma				Agarista CSF Anenii Noi 2020
2	3MF	Cristina Cerescu	(1995-03-06) 6 March 1995	43	1	Gloria Bistrița
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
7	3MF	Carina Doiban	(2002-07-04) 4 July 2002	15	0	Alexandria
18	3MF	Anastasia Cernitu	(2004-05-10) 10 May 2004	10	0	Chișinău
6	3MF	Lia Vlas	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001	8	0	SeaSters
14	3MF	Elina Coceanovschi	(2003-09-14) 14 September 2003	10	0	Rankweil
21	3MF	Irina Topal	(1998-12-19) 19 December 1998	31	1	TransINVEST
2	3MF	Mihaela Gamarț				WFC Kamenica Sasa
20	4FW	Veronica Cojuhari	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998	21	1	Zhytlobud
2	3MF	Iuliana Colnic				MFA Zalgris

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 Calcio Femminile	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
GK	Anastasia Nagoreanschi	(2005-10-11) 11 October 2005	0	0	Belceanka	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
DF	Dina Burac				FC Belceanca	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
DF	Mădălina Bădiceanu	(2003-12-01) 1 December 2003	10	0	Matera	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
MF	Loredana Gamețcaia					v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
MF	Valeria Braguța				ambele FC 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
FW	Anisia Său	(2002-09-25) 25 September 2002	4	0	Chișinău	v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024
MF	Milena Tihonciuc				FC 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		Campaign
1991 to 1999	Did not enter										—							—
2003	Unable to qualify										6	1	0	5	3	22		2003
2007											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											10	0	1	9	1	49		2023
2027	Future event										To be determined
Total	0/2										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		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		2025
2029	Future event										To be determined
Total	0/3										25	3	1	21	13	92

Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2023–24	C	6	0	3	3	4	12		49th
2025	C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		6	0	3	3	4	12

Individual records

Main article: List of Moldova international footballers

As of 29 October 2024

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
	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
	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 16 July 2024.

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
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	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8
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	64	7	7	50	34	233	−199

See also

• Moldova women's national under-19 football team
• Moldova women's national under-17 football team

External links

• Football Association of Moldova (in Romanian)
• FIFA Team Profile