Moldova national under-19 football team
| Nickname | Tricolorii juniori (The Junior Tricolours) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Simeon Bulgaru | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | MDA | ||
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| First international | |||
| Official: Belarus 3–4 Moldova (Kyustendil, Bulgaria; 13 September 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Moldova 3–0 Estonia (Huskvarna, Sweden; 10 October 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Moldova 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 2008 are eligible for the 2027 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. They are currently coached by Simeon Bulgaru.[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
| 19 March 2025 Friendly | Azerbaijan | 0–0 | Moldova | Qabala, Azerbaijan |
| Report | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium 2 |
| 22 March 2025 Friendly | Azerbaijan | 1–4 | Moldova | Qabala, Azerbaijan |
| Cabrayizade 57' | Report | Tonica 7' Musteață 38', 65', 68' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium 2 |
| 6 June 2025 Friendly | Moldova | 2–1 | Georgia | Nisporeni, Moldova |
| Bulmaga 90+3' Sava 90+5' |
Report | Gvasalia 45' | Stadium: Stadionul Central Nisporeni Referee: Nicolae Bălțătescu (Moldova) |
| 8 June 2025 Friendly | Armenia | 0–1 | Moldova | Nisporeni, Moldova |
| Report | Musteață 61' | Stadium: Stadionul Central Nisporeni Referee: Oleg Stoianov (Moldova) |
| 4 September 2025 Friendly | Albania | 0–1 | Moldova | Tirana, Albania |
| Report | Tonica 42' | Stadium: Shtëpia e Futbollit Referee: Silvio Dyrmishi (Albania) |
| 6 September 2025 Friendly | Moldova | 3–4 | Kosovo | Tirana, Albania |
| Sava 9' Musteață 84' (pen.), 90' (pen.) |
Report | Vitija 2', 42' Maksutaj 3' Haxhiu 75' |
Stadium: Shtëpia e Futbollit Referee: Dionis Kushta (Albania) |
| 11 October 2025 Friendly | Moldova | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova |
| Bețivu 90+2' | Report | Stadium: Stadionul CPSM Referee: Ivan Todos (Moldova) |
| 14 October 2025 Friendly | Moldova | 0–2 | Bulgaria | Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova |
| Report | Stoyanchov 40' Dimitrov 87' |
Stadium: Stadionul CPSM Referee: Andrei Cojocari (Moldova) |
| 12 November 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying | Italy | 8–0 | Moldova | Acireale, Italy |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Aci e Galatea Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Mihály Káprály (Hungary) |
| 15 November 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying | Poland | 2–1 | Moldova | Acireale, Italy |
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Report | Caragheorghi 31' | Stadium: Stadio Aci e Galatea Attendance: 88 Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia) |
| 18 November 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying | Moldova | 1–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Acireale, Italy |
| Bejenaru 16' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Aci e Galatea Attendance: 50 Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia) |
2027 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Group B5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to Round 2 League A |
| 2 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Transfer to Round 2 League B |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2026 UEFA Euro U19 qualifying matches against Italy, Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12, 15 and 18 November 2025, respectively.[2]
Squad is correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Maxim Gumenco | 13 September 2007 | Bacău U18 | ||
| 12 | GK | Maxim Marandici | 30 July 2007 | Viktoria Žižkov U19 | ||
| 2 | DF | Nichita Lipcan | 4 October 2007 | Politehnica UTM | ||
| 3 | DF | Daniil Dimitrișin | 5 May 2007 | Bologna Primavera | ||
| 4 | DF | David Dimitrișin | 7 May 2007 | Chievo | ||
| 5 | DF | Daniel Tonica (captain) | 31 July 2007 | Legnano Salus | ||
| 6 | DF | Ivan Graminschii | 5 February 2007 | St Patrick's Athletic Academy | ||
| 13 | DF | Alexandru Egupov | 18 September 2007 | Sheriff Tiraspol U19 | ||
| 14 | DF | Vadim Burca | 7 June 2007 | Sheriff Tiraspol U17 | ||
| 15 | DF | Ilie Negru | 16 September 2006 | Zimbru Chișinău U19 | ||
| 7 | MF | Vadim Bejenaru | 28 February 2007 | Vedeggio | ||
| 8 | MF | Alexandru Muntean | 11 July 2007 | Dacia Buiucani | ||
| 16 | MF | Paolo Sula | 31 March 2007 | Mercantil U19 | ||
| 17 | MF | Iustin Cornescu | 16 July 2008 | Sassuolo U18 | ||
| 18 | MF | Gheorghe Moșneagu | 30 April 2007 | Shelbourne Academy | ||
| 19 | MF | Alexandru Bețivu | 21 June 2007 | Tunari | ||
| 20 | MF | Leonard Bulmaga | 14 August 2007 | Spartanii Sportul | ||
| 9 | FW | Mihail Sava | 1 September 2007 | Spartanii Sportul | ||
| 10 | FW | Bogdan Musteață | 14 December 2007 | Politehnica UTM | ||
| 11 | FW | Nichita Caragheorghi | 4 October 2007 | Sammaurese | ||
Competition history
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.
UEFA U-18/19 European Championship
Under-18 era, 1995–2001
Under-19 era, 2002–present
- Hosted tournament Hosted qualifying
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2026 | ||||||||||||
| 2027 | In progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2027 | |||||||||||
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2029 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/31 | 99 | 12 | 16 | 71 | 61 | 248 | −187 | ||||||||||||
Head-to-head record
Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 18 November 2025.[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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 20 | −18 |
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
| 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 | 99 | 12 | 16 | 71 | 61 | 248 | −187 |
See also
- Moldova national football team
- Moldova national under-21 football team
- Moldova national under-17 football team
References
External links
- Moldova U-19 at uefa.com
- Moldova U-19 at soccerway