Moldova national under-17 football team
| Nickname | Tricolorii juniori (The Junior Tricolours) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Andrei Radiola | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | MDA | ||
| |||
| 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 2009 are eligible for the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. They are currently coached by Andrei Radiola.[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
2025
| 7 March 2025 2025 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying round 2 | Cyprus | 2–0 | Moldova | Achna, Cyprus |
| Charalampous 7' Stylianou 74' |
Report | Stadium: Ethnikos Achnas Stadium Referee: Wojciech Myć (Poland) |
| 10 March 2025 2025 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying round 2 | Kosovo | 1–0 | Moldova | Sotira, Cyprus |
| Ahmeti 41' | Report | Stadium: Sotira Municipal Stadium Referee: Florian Badstübner (Germany) |
| 13 March 2025 2025 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying round 2 | Andorra | 1–0 | Moldova | Sotira, Cyprus |
| Juanfran 83' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Sotira Municipal Stadium Referee: Wojciech Myć (Poland) |
| 4 June 2025 Friendly | Austria | 6–1 | Moldova | Vienna, Austria |
| Maric 17' Jakupi 42' Mbock 56', 87', 88', 90' |
Report | Palancica 10' | Stadium: Sportschule Lindabrunn Referee: Josef Spurny (Austria) |
| 7 June 2025 Friendly | Austria | 7–0 | Moldova | Vienna, Austria |
| Kolodziejczyk 24' Mbock 45+1' Aleksic 53' (pen.) Ebner 72' Jakupi 82', 83', 89' |
Report | Stadium: Sportschule Lindabrunn Referee: Marina Zechner (Austria) |
| 18 August 2025 Friendly | Armenia | 3–1 | Moldova | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Edigaryan 67' Ervandyan 72' Arakelyan 82' |
Report | Panaghiu 90+1' | Stadium: FFA Technical Center-Academy Stadium Referee: Tiran Eritsyan (Armenia) |
| 20 August 2025 Friendly | Armenia | 3–2 | Moldova | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Ervandyan 42' Harutyunyan 79', 90+5' |
Report | Cucuruz 13' Afteni 25' |
Stadium: FFA Technical Center-Academy Stadium Referee: Stepan Khlvatyan (Armenia) |
| 6 September 2025 Friendly | Turkey | 3–2 | Moldova | Derince, Turkey |
| Demirbilek 45+2' Ozcan 75' Sayar 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Ceacîru 29' Burlaciuc 59' |
Stadium: İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium Referee: Abdulabaki Ayiildiz (Turkey) |
| 9 September 2025 Friendly | Turkey | 5–0 | Moldova | Derince, Turkey |
| Ilcin 13' Isik 20' Sen 37' Demirbilek 56' Erdogan 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium Referee: Sabit Selvi (Turkey) |
| 8 October 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying round 1 | Belgium | 1–0 | Moldova | Hasselt, Belgium |
| Nga Kana 25' | Report | Stadium: Stedelijk Sportstadion Attendance: 253 Referee: Aaron Wyn Jones (Wales) |
| 11 October 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying round 1 | Norway | 1–1 | Moldova | Genk, Belgium |
| Elvebu 45+3' | Report | Palancica 25' | Stadium: Cegeka Arena B Attendance: 105 Referee: Kamal Umudlu (Azerbaijan) |
| 14 October 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying round 1 | Moldova | 0–6 | Belarus | Hasselt, Belgium |
| Report |
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Stadium: Stedelijk Sportstadion Attendance: 28 Referee: Kamal Umudlu (Azerbaijan) |
2026
| 23 April 2026 2026 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying round 2 | Moldova | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Moldova |
| Report |
| 26 April 2026 2026 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying round 2 | Finland | v | Moldova | Moldova |
| Report |
| 29 April 2026 2026 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying round 2 | Gibraltar | v | Moldova | Moldova |
| Report |
2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Round 2. League B
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League A Round 1 of the 2026/27 season |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 23 April 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Andrei Radiola |
| Assistant coach | Serghei Truhanov |
| Goalkeeping coach | Anatol Chirinciuc |
| Fitness coach | Eduard Chesea |
Last updated: 7 August 2025
Source: FMF
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2026 UEFA Euro U17 qualifying matches against Belgium, Norway and Belarus on 8, 11 and 14 October 2025, respectively.[2]
Squad is correct as of 14 October 2025, after the match against Belarus.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Octavian Ghiaur | 22 January 2010 | Atlético Madrid Juvenil | ||
| 12 | GK | Eduard Cușnir | 16 March 2009 | Sabadell | ||
| 23 | GK | Mihai Harabagiu | 21 June 2009 | Zimbru Chișinău U17 | ||
| 3 | DF | Victor Bivol | 15 January 2009 | Villarreal Juvenil | ||
| 4 | DF | Marius-Nicolae Roșioru | 28 January 2009 | Dacia Buiucani U17 | ||
| 5 | DF | Vlad Țenti | 16 February 2009 | Zimbru Chișinău U17 | ||
| 13 | DF | Vlad Proaspăt | 18 April 2010 | Zimbru Chișinău U17 | ||
| 15 | DF | Chiril Lisnic | 9 January 2009 | Academia Rebeja-UTM | ||
| 2 | MF | Gheorghe Țernă | 18 August 2009 | Louletano U17 | ||
| 6 | MF | Nichita Ratmir | 3 June 2009 | Zimbru Chișinău U17 | ||
| 8 | MF | Cristian Palancica | 14 January 2009 | Lazio U18 | ||
| 10 | MF | Toma Turețchi | 7 April 2009 | Academia Rebeja | ||
| 20 | MF | Dorin Panaghiu | 12 March 2009 | Academia Rebeja-UTM | ||
| 7 | FW | Daniel Armașu | 27 February 2009 | L'Hospitalet | ||
| 9 | FW | Nichita Cucuruz | 12 September 2009 | FC Kaiserslautern U17 | ||
| 11 | FW | Timofei Rusu (captain) | 16 April 2009 | Zimbru Chișinău U17 | ||
| 14 | FW | Artiom Afteni | 14 December 2009 | Sheriff Tiraspol U17 | ||
| 17 | FW | Nicolae Ceacîru | 20 May 2009 | TSV Schott Mainz U17 | ||
| 18 | FW | Stanislav Burlaciuc | 16 February 2009 | Academia Rebeja-UTM | ||
| 19 | FW | Maxim Ciuchin | 15 June 2009 | Spartak Moscow U16 | ||
Competition history
Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 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-16 Championship to Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.
UEFA U-16/17 European Championship
Under-16 era, 1995–2001
Under-17 era, 2002–present
- Hosted tournament Hosted qualifying
| 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 | Campaign | |||
| 1995 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 1995 | |||||||||||
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1996 | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1998 | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1999 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 2000 | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2001 | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 2002 | |||
| 2003 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 2003 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 2004 | 2004 | |||||||||||
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2005 | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 2006 | 2006 | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 2009 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2010 | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2011 | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2012 | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2016 | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2026 | 2026 | |||||||||||
| 2027 | In progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2027 | |||||||||||
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2029 | Qualified as host | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1/31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 97 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 72 | 212 | −140 | |||||
Head-to-head record
Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 14 October 2025.[4]
| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Andorra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| 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 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +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 |
| FR 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
| 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 | 100 | 12 | 20 | 68 | 79 | 225 | −146 |
See also
- Moldova national football team
- Moldova national under-21 football team
- Moldova national under-19 football team
References
- ^ "Noutăți". fmf.md.
- ^ U17. Lotul final pentru preliminariile Campionatului European 2024/25, Liga B fmf.md
- ^ "Statistics". RSSSF.
- ^ "H2H". fmf.md.
External links
- Moldova U-17 at uefa.com
- Moldova U-17 at soccerway