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	Ștefan Stoica
Captain	Bogdan Musteață
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 Ștefan Stoica. ^[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

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	0–0	Moldova	Qabala, Azerbaijan
		Report		Stadium: Gabala City Stadium 2

Azerbaijan   v   Moldova

22 March 2025 (2025-03-22) Friendly	Azerbaijan	1–4	Moldova	Qabala, Azerbaijan
	Cabrayizade 57'	Report	Tonica 7' Musteață 38', 65', 68'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium 2

Moldova   v   Georgia

6 June 2025 (2025-06-06) Friendly	Moldova	2–1	Georgia	Nisporeni, Moldova
	Bulmaga 90+3' Sava 90+5'	Report	Gvasalia 45'	Stadium: Stadionul Central Nisporeni Referee: Nicolae Bălțătescu (Moldova)

Armenia   v   Moldova

8 June 2025 (2025-06-08) Friendly	Armenia	0–1	Moldova	Nisporeni, Moldova
		Report	Musteață 61'	Stadium: Stadionul Central Nisporeni Referee: Oleg Stoianov (Moldova)

Albania   v   Moldova

4 September 2025 (2025-09-04) Friendly	Albania	0–1	Moldova	Tirana, Albania
		Report	Tonica 42'	Stadium: Shtëpia e Futbollit Referee: Silvio Dyrmishi (Albania)

Moldova   v   Kosovo

6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) 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)

Italy   v   Moldova

12 November 2025 (2025-11-12) 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Italy	v	Moldova	Italy
		Report

Poland   v   Moldova

15 November 2025 (2025-11-15) 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Poland	v	Moldova	Italy
		Report

Moldova   v   Bosnia and Herzegovina

18 November 2025 (2025-11-18) 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying	Moldova	v	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Italy
		Report

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	Ștefan Stoica
Assistant coach	Sergiu Epureanu
Goalkeeping coach	Anatol Cebotari
Fitness coach	Nicolae Lepeha

Last updated: 20 September 2025
Source: FMF

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendly matches against Albania and Kosovo on 4 and 6 September 2025, respectively. ^[2]

Squad is correct as of 6 September 2025, after the match against Kosovo.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Maxim Marandici	(2007-07-30) 30 July 2007 (age 18)	Viktoria Žižkov U19
12	1 GK	Maxim Gumenco	(2007-09-13) 13 September 2007 (age 18)	Bacău U18
2	2 DF	Nichita Lipcan	(2007-10-04) 4 October 2007 (age 17)	Politehnica UTM
3	2 DF	Daniel Tonica	(2007-07-31) 31 July 2007 (age 18)	Legnano Salus
4	2 DF	David Dimitrișin	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 18)	St Patrick's Athletic U19
5	2 DF	Christian Tcacenco	(2007-05-16) 16 May 2007 (age 18)	AaB Aalborg
11	2 DF	Ivan Graminschii	(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 18)	St Patrick's Athletic U19
14	2 DF	Denis Dzubețchi	(2007-07-03) 3 July 2007 (age 18)	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
15	2 DF	Pedro Izbișciuc	(2008-03-04) 4 March 2008 (age 17)	Rio Ave U18
16	2 DF	Vadim Burca	(2007-06-07) 7 June 2007 (age 18)	Sheriff Tiraspol U17
6	3 MF	Alexandru Muntean	(2007-07-11) 11 July 2007 (age 18)	Dacia Buiucani
7	3 MF	Denis Telehovschi	(2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 18)	Benfica U19
8	3 MF	Iustin Cornescu	(2008-07-16) 16 July 2008 (age 17)	Sassuolo U18
13	3 MF	Alexandru Bețivu		Tunari
17	3 MF	Chiril Șilcenco	(2007-05-15) 15 May 2007 (age 18)	Politehnica UTM
18	3 MF	Gheorghe Moșneagu	(2007-04-30) 30 April 2007 (age 18)	Shelbourne Academy
20	3 MF	Vadim Bejenaru	(2007-02-28) 28 February 2007 (age 18)	Vedeggio
21	3 MF	Leonard Bulmaga	(2007-08-14) 14 August 2007 (age 18)	Spartanii Sportul
22	3 MF	Paolo Sula	(2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 18)	Montañesa
9	4 FW	Nichita Caragheorghi	(2007-10-04) 4 October 2007 (age 17)	Cittadella Primavera
10	4 FW	Bogdan Musteață (captain)	(2007-12-14) 14 December 2007 (age 17)	Politehnica UTM
19	4 FW	Mihail Sava	(2007-09-01) 1 September 2007 (age 18)	Spartanii Sportul

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	In progress										0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2026
2027	Future event										To be determined
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