Moldova national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Moldova women's national under-17 football team.

Moldova Under-17

Nickname(s)	Tricolorii juniori (The Junior Tricolours)
Association	Moldovan Football Federation (FMF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Andrei Radiola
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	MDA
First colours Second colours
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

2024

Georgia   v   Moldova

8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) Friendly	Georgia	3–1	Moldova	Tbilisi, Georgia
	Nebulishvili 45+1', 52' Katkov 90+3'	Report	Roșca 55' (pen.)	Stadium: David Petriashvili Arena Referee: Koba Revazashvili (Georgia)

Georgia   v   Moldova

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) Friendly	Georgia	1–1	Moldova	Tbilisi, Georgia
	Kirvalidze 89'	Report	Josan 29'	Stadium: David Petriashvili Arena Referee: Akaki Parjikia (Georgia)

Switzerland   v   Moldova

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying round 1	Switzerland	4–0	Moldova	Nisporeni, Moldova
	Mijajlovic 25' Llukes 34' Bralic 41' (pen.) Scherrer 53'	Report		Stadium: Nisporeni Central Stadium Attendance: 234 Referee: Joakim Östling (Sweden)

Israel   v   Moldova

26 October 2024 (2024-10-26) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying round 1	Israel	4–0	Moldova	Chișinău, Moldova
	Ben Simon 49' (pen.) Avrevaya 67', 81' Macarov 86' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Zimbru-2 Stadium Attendance: 152 Referee: Jóhan Hendrik Ellefsen (Faroe Islands)

Moldova   v   Montenegro

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying round 1	Moldova	0–3	Montenegro	Nisporeni, Moldova
		Report	Jovanović 18' Vukoje 22' Anđić 79'	Stadium: Nisporeni Central Stadium Attendance: 84 Referee: Kamal Umudlu (Azerbaijan)

2025

Cyprus   v   Moldova

7 March 2025 (2025-03-07) 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)

Kosovo   v   Moldova

10 March 2025 (2025-03-10) 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)

Andorra   v   Moldova

13 March 2025 (2025-03-13) 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)

Austria   v   Moldova

4 June 2025 (2025-06-04) 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)

Austria   v   Moldova

7 June 2025 (2025-06-07) 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)

Armenia   v   Moldova

18 August 2025 (2025-08-18) Friendly	Armenia	v	Moldova	Armenia
		Report

Armenia   v   Moldova

20 August 2025 (2025-08-20) Friendly	Armenia	v	Moldova	Armenia
		Report

2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Main article: 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Round 1

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Round 2 League A
2	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Belarus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Round 2 League B
4	Moldova	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 8 October 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Andrei Radiola
Assistant coach	Serghei Truhanov
Goalkeeping coach	Anatol Chirinciuc
Fitness coach	Alexandru Onică

Last updated: 20 June 2025
Source: FMF

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Austria on 4 and 7 June 2025. ^[2]

Squad is correct as of 7 June 2025, after the match against Austria.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Octavian Ghiaur	(2010-01-22) 22 January 2010 (age 15)	Atlético Madrid Juvenil
12	1 GK	Chiril Boico	(2009-04-02) 2 April 2009 (age 16)	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
2	2 DF	Gheorghe Țernă	(2009-08-18) 18 August 2009 (age 15)	Louletano U17
3	2 DF	Victor Bivol	(2009-01-15) 15 January 2009 (age 16)	Girona Juvenil
4	2 DF	Nicolas Eșanu	(2010-02-27) 27 February 2010 (age 15)	Academia Rebeja
5	2 DF	Mihai Bagrin	(2010-03-22) 22 March 2010 (age 15)	Academia Rebeja
15	2 DF	Ștefan Bodrug	(2009-04-03) 3 April 2009 (age 16)	Academia Rebeja
17	2 DF	Artiom Bulat		Albacete Balompié Juvenil
6	3 MF	Nichita Ratmir	(2009-06-03) 3 June 2009 (age 16)	Zimbru Chișinău U17
8	3 MF	Cristian Palancica	(2009-01-14) 14 January 2009 (age 16)	Lazio U17
10	3 MF	Toma Turețchi	(2009-04-07) 7 April 2009 (age 16)	Academia Rebeja
16	3 MF	Maxim Calașnicov	(2009-01-22) 22 January 2009 (age 16)	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
20	3 MF	Dorin Panaghiu	(2009-03-12) 12 March 2009 (age 16)	Academia Rebeja
7	4 FW	Daniel Armașu		Girona Juvenil
9	4 FW	Nichita Cucuruz	(2009-09-12) 12 September 2009 (age 15)	FC Kaiserslautern U17
11	4 FW	Timofei Rusu	(2009-04-16) 16 April 2009 (age 16)	Zimbru Chișinău U17
14	4 FW	Artiom Aftenii	(2009-12-14) 14 December 2009 (age 15)	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
18	4 FW	Maxim Topal		Sheriff Tiraspol U17
19	4 FW	Stanislav Ciubotaru	(2009-05-01) 1 May 2009 (age 16)	Gent 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

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
2020											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	In progress										0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2026
2027	Future event										To be determined
Total	1/30	3	0	0	3	7	13	−6			94	12	19	63	71	204	−133

Head-to-head record

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 13 March 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	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Belgium	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
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	3	1	2	0	3	1	+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	97	12	19	66	78	217	−139

See also

• Moldova national football team
• Moldova national under-21 football team
• Moldova national under-19 football team

References

1. "Noutăți". fmf.md.
2. U17. Lotul final pentru preliminariile Campionatului European 2024/25, Liga B fmf.md
3. "Statistics". RSSSF .
4. "H2H". fmf.md.

External links

• Moldova U-17 at uefa.com
• Moldova U-17 at soccerway