Transnistria, or Transdniestria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is a primarily unrecognised state that split off from Moldova after the dissolution of the USSR and mostly consists of a narrow strip of land between the river Dniester and the territory of Ukraine. Transnistria has been recognised only by three other mostly non-recognised states: Abkhazia, Artsakh, and South Ossetia. The region is considered by the UN to be part of Moldova.
The Andorra national football team represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra. The team has enjoyed very little success due to the Principality's tiny population, the fifth smallest of any UEFA country.
Fotbal Club Sheriff, commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol.
Nicolae Juravschi is a Moldovan politician and former canoe sprinter, who won three Olympic medals in the C-2 event with his teammate Viktor Reneysky. In the Soviet era Juravschi trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kishinev, Moldova.
Goran Sablić is a Croatian football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Moldovan First League club Sheriff Tiraspol.
The Women's Marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia was held on Sunday July 28, 1996. Sixty-five athletes finished the race while twenty-one dropped out mid-competition. A total of 86 competitors from 51 countries took part. There were also two unofficial competitors, Valentina Enachi of Moldova and Virginie Gloum of Central African Republic.
After gaining its independence from the USSR in 1992, Moldova became a member of FIFA in 1994. Football is the most popular sport in Moldova.
Ivan Emilianov is a Moldovan shot putter.
Victor Mihalachi is a Romanian sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s.
The Moldova women's national football team is the women's national football team of Moldova. It took part in the UEFA qualification stages of the 2003 and 2007 World Cups, ending bottom in their group both times, and currently plays in UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying. Moldova is ranked 89th in the FIFA Women's World Rankings as of June 2017.
Moldova competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain from 19 July to 4 August 2013.
Moldova competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Moldova competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.
The 2016–17 Moldovan National Division is the 26th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began on 23 July 2016 and ended in May 2017.
Alexei Sancov is a Moldovan competitive swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 34th with a time of 1:48.85.
The 2017 Moldovan National Division is the 27th season of top-tier football in Moldova. This season would be a transitional one and would be played as a double round-robin tournament. This transitional season is a result of the Moldovan Football Federation's decision to change the Divizia Națională season from an Autumn–Spring schedule to a Spring–Autumn one. Sheriff Tiraspol are the defending champions. The competition began on 8 July 2017.
Moldova competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
