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	Lilian Popescu
Captain	Bogdan Musteață
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	MDA
First colours Second colours
First international
Official:  Belarus 3–4   (Kyustendil, Bulgaria; 13 September 1994)
Biggest win
3–0 Estonia  (Huskvarna, Sweden; 10 October 2017)
Biggest defeat
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 2007 are eligible for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. They are currently coached by Lilian Popescu.^[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

Cyprus  v  

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

Cyprus  v  

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

Bulgaria  v  

12 October 2024 (2024-10-12) Friendly	Bulgaria	4–1		Dragoman, Bulgaria
	Kaymakanov 9' Bachev 23', 76' Lyubenov 41'	Report	Ciobanu 65'	Stadium: Dragoman Stadium

Bulgaria  v  

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) Friendly	Bulgaria	1–1		Sofia, Bulgaria
	Dimitrov 80'	Report	Sîrbu 85'	Stadium: Park Hotel Stadium Referee: Ivo Isaev (Bulgaria)

Republic of Ireland  v  

13 November 2024 (2024-11-13) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Republic of Ireland	0–0		Nisporeni, Moldova
		Report		Stadium: Nisporeni Central Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Jan Petrik (Czech Republic)

Iceland  v  

16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Iceland	1–0		Chișinău, Moldova
	Obîscalov 9' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 475 Referee: Jan Petrik (Czech Republic)

  v  Azerbaijan

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying		2–2	Azerbaijan	Chișinău, Moldova
	Sula 55' David 90+7'	Report	Nazarli 15', 45+1'	Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 150 Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)

Azerbaijan  v  

19 March 2025 (2025-03-19) Friendly	Azerbaijan	0–0		Qabala, Azerbaijan
		Report		Stadium: Gabala City Stadium 2

Azerbaijan  v  

22 March 2025 (2025-03-22) Friendly	Azerbaijan	1–4		Qabala, Azerbaijan
	Cabrayizade 57'	Report	Tonica 7' Musteață 38', 65', 68'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium 2

  v  Georgia

6 June 2025 (2025-06-06) Friendly		2–1	Georgia	Nisporeni, Moldova
	Bulmaga 90+3' Sava 90+5'	Report	Gvasalia 45'	Stadium: Stadionul Central Nisporeni Referee: Nicolae Bălțătescu (Moldova)

Armenia  v  

8 June 2025 (2025-06-08) Friendly	Armenia	0–1		Nisporeni, Moldova
		Report	Musteață 61'	Stadium: Stadionul Central Nisporeni Referee: Oleg Stoianov (Moldova)

Albania  v  

4 September 2025 (2025-09-04) Friendly	Albania	v		Tirana, Albania
		Report

  v  Kosovo

6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) Friendly		v	Kosovo	Tirana, Albania
		Report

Italy  v  

12 November 2025 (2025-11-12) 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying

Italy

v

Italy

Poland  v  

15 November 2025 (2025-11-15) 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying

Poland

v

Italy

  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

18 November 2025 (2025-11-18) 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying

v

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Italy

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Position	Staff
Head coach	Lilian Popescu
Assistant coach	Sergiu Epureanu
Goalkeeping coach	Anatol Cebotari
Fitness coach	Nicolae Lepeha

The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Georgia and Armenia on 6 and 8 June 2025, respectively.^[2]

Squad is correct as of 8 June 2025, after the match against Armenia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Maxim Marandici	(2007-07-30) 30 July 2007	Viktoria Žižkov U19
12	1GK	Renat Josan	(2007-05-13) 13 May 2007	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
2	2DF	Vadim Burca	(2007-06-07) 7 June 2007	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
3	2DF	Daniel Tonica	(2007-07-31) 31 July 2007	Legnano Salus
4	2DF	David Dimitrișin	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007	St Patrick's Athletic U19
5	2DF	Christian Tcacenco	(2007-05-16) 16 May 2007	AaB Aalborg
11	2DF	Daniil Dimitrișin	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007	Bologna Primavera
13	2DF	Denis Dzubețchi	(2007-07-03) 3 July 2007	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
16	2DF	Alexandru Egupov	(2007-09-18) 18 September 2007	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
18	2DF	Sergiu Ungureanu		Zimbru Chișinău U17
6	3MF	Iustin Cornescu	(2008-07-16) 16 July 2008	Sassuolo U18
7	3MF	Chiril Șilcenco	(2007-05-15) 15 May 2007	Politehnica UTM
8	3MF	Alexandru Muntean	(2007-07-11) 11 July 2007	Dacia Buiucani
14	3MF	Daniil Sorochin	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007	Sheriff Tiraspol U19
17	3MF	Nicolae Gumeni	(2007-05-22) 22 May 2007	Politehnica UTM
20	3MF	Ilia Caraman	(2007-06-21) 21 June 2007	Univer Comrat
21	3MF	Leonard Bulmaga	(2007-08-14) 14 August 2007	Spartanii Sportul
22	3MF	Răzvan Țurcan	(2007-01-10) 10 January 2007	Ebbsfleet United U18
24	3MF	Paolo Sula	(2007-03-31) 31 March 2007	Montañesa
9	4FW	Nichita Caragheorghi	(2007-10-04) 4 October 2007	Cittadella Primavera
10	4FW	Bogdan Musteață (captain)	(2007-12-14) 14 December 2007	Politehnica UTM
15	4FW	Mihail Sava	(2007-09-01) 1 September 2007	Spartanii Sportul

Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 19 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January. Starting with qualification for the 2002 tournament, the competition was renamed from Under-18 Championship to Under-19 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.

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		Campaign
1995	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	6	7	−1		1995
1996											2	0	0	2	3	5	−2		1996
1997											3	0	0	3	2	9	−7		1997
1998											2	1	0	1	1	1	0		1998
1999											3	1	0	2	2	4	−2		1999
2000											3	0	1	2	2	12	−10		2000
2001											3	0	1	2	1	8	−7		2001
2002											3	0	1	2	0	6	−6		2002
2003											3	0	0	3	3	17	−14		2003
2004											3	0	2	1	3	4	−1		2004
2005											6	1	2	3	4	10	−6		2005	2005
2006											3	0	0	3	1	7	−6		2006
2007											3	1	0	2	3	7	−4		2007
2008											6	2	2	2	5	5	0		2008	2008
2009											3	0	1	2	2	5	−3		2009
2010											3	1	0	2	2	7	−5		2010
2011											6	1	1	4	3	17	−14		2011	2011
2012											3	0	0	3	2	11	−9		2012
2013											3	0	1	2	1	10	−9		2013
2014											3	0	0	3	0	11	−11		2014
2015											3	1	0	2	3	8	−5		2015
2016											3	0	0	3	1	4	−3		2016
2017											3	0	0	3	0	4	−4		2017
2018											3	1	0	2	3	7	−4		2018
2019											3	0	1	2	1	8	−7		2019
2020											3	0	0	3	0	13	−13		2020
2022											3	0	1	2	2	12	−10		2022
2023											3	0	0	3	0	8	−8		2023
2024											3	0	0	3	1	8	−7		2024
2025											3	0	2	1	2	3	−1		2025
2026	In progress										0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2026
2027	Future event										To be determined
Total	0/30										96	11	16	69	59	238	−179

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 19 November 2024.^[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	4	2	2	0	4	2	+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	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2
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	4	0	1	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	96	11	16	69	59	238	−179

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