FC Milsami Orhei

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Milsami Orhei
Milsami.png
Full nameFotbal Club Milsami Orhei
Nickname(s)Vulturii roșii (The Red Eagles)
Founded
  • 2005;19 years ago (2005)
    as Viitorul Step-Soci
Ground CSR Orhei
Capacity2,539
President Ilan Shor
Head Coach Igor Picușceac
League Super Liga
2023–24 Super Liga, 4th of 8
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Fotbal Club Milsami Orhei, commonly known as Milsami Orhei or simply Milsami, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Orhei, Moldova, currently playing in the Super Liga, the top tier of Moldovan football.

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Previously known as FC Viitorul Orhei, it won its first league title in 2015, becoming the first team to take the title away from the cities of Chișinău and Tiraspol.

History

2005 – founded as Viitorul Step-Soci
2008 – renamed Viitorul Orhei
2010 – renamed Milsami Orhei
2011 – renamed Milsami-Ursidos Orhei
2012 – renamed Milsami Orhei

Current squad

As of 29 July 2024 [1] [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Igor Mostovei
4 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Danny Lupano
5 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yaroslav Terekhov
6 DF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Ion Ghimp
7 MF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Daniel Lisu
8 MF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Grigore Popovici
10 MF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Radu Gînsari
11 MF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Sorin Chele
13 MF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Vasile Luchita
14 DF Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Aleksandar Milić
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ime Ndon
16 FW Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Alexandru Antoniuc
17 FW Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Dan Spătaru
19 MF Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Igor Lambarschi
21 DF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Vladislav Zavalișca
23 DF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Vadim Bolohan
25 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Nabil Khali
27 DF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Vadim Dijinari
31 GK Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Mihail Cioban
32 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Vitus Amougui

Coaching staff

As of 25 May 2024
PositionName
Head coach Flag of Moldova.svg Igor Picușceac
Assistant coaches Flag of Moldova.svg Ghenadie Pușca
Flag of Moldova.svg Oleg Șișchin
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Moldova.svg Vladimir Mura

Honours

League

Cup

League history

SeasonDivisionPosPldWDLGFGAPts Cup Super Cup EuropeTop scorer
(league)
2005–06 "B" Division 4th201145341837
2006–07 3rd18972381534
2007–08 "A" Division 7th3215413614549
2008–09 1st302037593663 First round
2009–10 Super Liga 8th3310617324536 Second round Flag of Moldova.svg Alexandru Maximov (13)
2010–11 3rd392397712378 Third round Flag of Moldova.svg Gheorghe Boghiu (26)
2011–12 4th3314514413747 Winners EL 1Q Flag of Brazil.svg Ademar (7)
2012–13 4th3217411473055 Semi-finals Winners EL 2Q Flag of Moldova.svg Gheorghe Boghiu (16)
2013–14 6th3317511543256 Semi-finals EL 3Q Flag of Moldova.svg Gheorghe Boghiu (13)
2014–15 1st241743501555 Semi-finals Flag of Romania.svg Romeo Surdu (12)
2015–16 6th2710611332336 Runners-up Runners-up EL Q PO Flag of Romania.svg Romeo Surdu (4)
2016–17 3rd302226572068 Quarter-finals Flag of Russia.svg Ilya Belous (7)
Flag of Croatia.svg Igor Banović (7)
2017 2nd181314261240 Winners EL 1Q Flag of Moldova.svg Constantin Bogdan (4)
Flag of Moldova.svg Alexandru Dedov (4)
2018 2nd281369362445 Semi-finals EL 1Q Flag of Moldova.svg Mihai Plătică (7)
Flag of Moldova.svg Alexandru Antoniuc (7)
2019 5th281099302839 Quarter-finals Winners EL 1Q Flag of Moldova.svg Alexandru Antoniuc (5)
2020–21 3rd362277713773 Quarter-finals Flag of Moldova.svg Alexandru Antoniuc (15)
2021–22 3rd281567503151 Semi-finals ECL 2Q Flag of Moldova.svg Sergiu Istrati (15)
2022–23 4th247710223028 Quarter-finals ECL 2Q Flag of Moldova.svg Radu Gînsari (6)
2023–24 4th241158312638 Quarter-finals ECL 1Q Flag of Moldova.svg Radu Gînsari (13)

European record

As of match played on 1 August 2024
CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin%
UEFA Champions League 420235−2050.00
UEFA Europa League 1834111436−22016.67
UEFA Conference League 143651322−9021.43
Total36810183063−33022.22

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flag of Georgia.svg Dinamo Tbilisi 1–30–21–5
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 2Q Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe 4–20–34–5
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flag of Luxembourg.svg F91 Dudelange 1–00–01–0
2Q Flag of Belarus.svg Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–11–12–2 (4–2 pen.)
3Q Flag of France.svg Saint-Étienne 0–30–30–6
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ludogorets Razgrad 2–11–03–1
3Q Flag of Albania.svg Skënderbeu 0–20–20–4
UEFA Europa League PO Flag of France.svg Saint-Étienne 1–10–11–2
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flag of Luxembourg.svg Fola Esch 1–11–22–3
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovan Bratislava 2−40–52–9
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Flag of Romania.svg FCSB 1–20–21–4
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sarajevo 0–01–01–0
2Q Flag of Sweden.svg IF Elfsborg 0–50–40–9
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Flag of Lithuania.svg Panevėžys 2–00–02–0
2Q Flag of Finland.svg KuPS 1–42–23−6
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Flag of Lithuania.svg Panevėžys 0–12–22–3
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1Q Flag of Belarus.svg Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 0–04–24–2
2Q Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Astana 1–10–11–2

UEFA rankings

For the 2024/25 European season, Milsami Orhei is ranked 232nd in the UEFA club coefficient rankings, up from 273rd the previous season.

RankTeamPoints
230 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg St. Gallen 5.575
231 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luzern 5.575
232 Flag of Moldova.svg Milsami Orhei5.500
233 Flag of San Marino.svg La Fiorita 5.500
234 Flag of Hungary.svg Puskás Akadémia 5.500

As of 19 August 2024. Source

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References

  1. "FC Milsami Orhei". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. "FC Milsami Orhei squad". UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2022.