Moldova national under-19 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Moldova women's national under-19 football team.

Moldova Under-19

Nickname(s)	Tricolorii juniori (The Junior Tricolours)
Association	Moldovan Football Federation (FMF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Lilian Popescu
Captain	Danil Andreiciu
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	MDA
First colours Second colours
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 2007 are eligible for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. They are currently coached by Lilian Popescu. ^[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

North Macedonia   v   Moldova

20 March 2024 (2024-03-20) Friendly	North Macedonia	0–1	Moldova	Antalya, Turkey
		Report	Antonciuc 81'	Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Stadium

Turkey   v   Moldova

23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) Friendly	Turkey	2–1	Moldova	Antalya, Turkey
	Korkut 16' Gokay 69'	Report	Perciun 85'	Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Stadium Referee: Hakan Yurtseven (Turkey)

Moldova   v   Estonia

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) Friendly	Moldova	2–1	Estonia	Antalya, Turkey
	Roman 86' Sprinsean 90+1'	Report	Kalimullin 19'	Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Güner (Turkey)

Turkey   v   Moldova

4 June 2024 (2024-06-04) Friendly	Turkey	2–1	Moldova	Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova
	Güreler 77' Koç 90+1'	Report	Sava 86'	Stadium: Sheriff Sports Complex Referee: Dumitru Muntean (Moldova)

Moldova   v   Kazakhstan

7 June 2024 (2024-06-07) Friendly	Moldova	2–2	Kazakhstan	Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova
	Perciun 5' Sprinsean 17'	Report	Sautov 68' Abil 75'	Stadium: Sheriff Sports Complex Referee: Stanislav Leu (Moldova)

Moldova   v   Azerbaijan

10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) Friendly	Moldova	1–1	Azerbaijan	Tiraspol, Transnistria, Moldova
	Perciun 84'	Report	Ahmadzada 87'	Stadium: Sheriff Sports Complex Referee: Andrei Diordiev (Moldova)

Cyprus   v   Moldova

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) Friendly	Cyprus	2–0	Moldova	Peristerona, Cyprus
	Sofokleous 77' Poursaitidis 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Katokopia Stadium Referee: Andreas Tsampalas (Cyprus)

Cyprus   v   Moldova

7 September 2024 (2024-09-07) Friendly	Cyprus	0–2	Moldova	Peristerona, Cyprus
		Report	Ciobanu 33' Roman 64'	Stadium: Katokopia Stadium Referee: Andonis Konstantinides (Cyprus)

Bulgaria   v   Moldova

12 October 2024 (2024-10-12) Friendly	Bulgaria	4–1	Moldova	Dragoman, Bulgaria
	Kaymakanov 9' Bachev 23', 76' Lyubenov 41'	Report	Ciobanu 65'	Stadium: Dragoman Stadium

Bulgaria   v   Moldova

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) Friendly	Bulgaria	1–1	Moldova	Sofia, Bulgaria
	Dimitrov 80'	Report	Sîrbu 85'	Stadium: Park Hotel Stadium Referee: Ivo Isaev (Bulgaria)

Republic of Ireland   v   Moldova

13 November 2024 (2024-11-13) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Republic of Ireland	0–0	Moldova	Nisporeni, Moldova
		Report		Stadium: Nisporeni Central Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Jan Petrik (Czech Republic)

Iceland   v   Moldova

16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Iceland	1–0	Moldova	Chișinău, Moldova
	Obîscalov 9' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 475 Referee: Jan Petrik (Czech Republic)

Moldova   v   Azerbaijan

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2025 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Moldova	2–2	Azerbaijan	Chișinău, Moldova
	Sula 55' David 90+7'	Report	Nazarli 15', 45+1'	Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 150 Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)

2025

Azerbaijan   v   Moldova

19 March 2025 (2025-03-19) Friendly	Azerbaijan	v	Moldova	Azerbaijan
		Report

Azerbaijan   v   Moldova

22 March 2025 (2025-03-22) Friendly	Azerbaijan	v	Moldova	Azerbaijan
		Report

Italy   v   Moldova

12 November 2025 (2025-11-12) 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying

Italy

v

Moldova

Italy

Poland   v   Moldova

15 November 2025 (2025-11-15) 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying

Poland

v

Moldova

Italy

Moldova   v   Bosnia and Herzegovina

18 November 2025 (2025-11-18) 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying

Moldova

v

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Italy

2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Main article: 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Group 9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Moldova	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 12 November 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Lilian Popescu
Assistant coach	Stanislav Luca
Goalkeeping coach	Igor Josan
Fitness coach	Alexandru Carp

Last updated: 31 January 2025
Source: FMF

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2025 Euro Under-19 qualifying matches against Ireland, Iceland and Azerbaijan between 13 and 19 November 2024. ^[2]

Squad is correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Azerbaijan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Serghei Obîscalov	(2006-07-19) 19 July 2006 (age 18)	Sheriff Tiraspol U19
12	1 GK	Pavel Socolov	(2006-10-10) 10 October 2006 (age 18)	Academia Rebeja
2	2 DF	Nicu Fortuna	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 18)	Academia Rebeja
5	2 DF	Danil Andreiciu (captain)	(2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 18)	Academia Rebeja
6	2 DF	Chiril Țap	(2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 18)	Academia Rebeja
13	2 DF	Ivan Graminschii	(2005-10-26) 26 October 2005 (age 19)	St Patrick's Athletic U19
17	2 DF	Vlad Pascari	(2006-09-14) 14 September 2006 (age 18)	Dacia Buiucani
20	2 DF	David Dimitrișin	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 17)	Unattached
3	3 MF	Leonid Moșneagu	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 19)	KSV Baunatal U19
4	3 MF	Ovidiu David	(2006-10-24) 24 October 2006 (age 18)	Academia Rebeja
8	3 MF	Alexandru Mardari	(2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 18)	Academia Rebeja
10	3 MF	Bogdan Musteață	(2007-12-14) 14 December 2007 (age 17)	Academia Rebeja
14	3 MF	Maxim Cîrnaț	(2006-11-17) 17 November 2006 (age 18)	Sheriff Tiraspol U19
16	3 MF	David Sîrbu	(2006-07-01) 1 July 2006 (age 18)	Estrela Amadora U19
18	3 MF	Andrei Sosnovschi	(2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 19)	Spartanii Sportul
7	4 FW	Artur Sprinsean	(2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 19)	Academia Rebeja
9	4 FW	Nicolae Sula	(2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 18)	Zimbru Chișinău U19
11	4 FW	Sandu Roga	(2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 (age 18)	Meppen U19
15	4 FW	Igor Sava	(2006-03-24) 24 March 2006 (age 18)	Fuenlabrada U19
19	4 FW	Matteo Ceban	(2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 19)	Mirandela U19

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

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
2020											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	Future event										To be determined								2026
Total	0/30										96	11	16	69	59	238	−179

Head-to-head record

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 19 November 2024. ^[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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	4	0	1	3	2	12	−10
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	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3
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	96	11	16	69	59	238	−179

See also

• Moldova national football team
• Moldova national under-21 football team
• Moldova national under-17 football team

References

1. "Noutăți". fmf.md.
2. Lot fmf.md
3. "Statistics". RSSSF .
4. "H2H". fmf.md.

External links

• Moldova U-19 at uefa.com
• Moldova U-19 at soccerway