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The Moldova women's 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 is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Moldovan women's national football team. The team competes to qualify for the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship held every year. Since the establishment of the Moldovan women's under-17 team, the under-17 side has never reached a final tournament of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible for the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification. They are currently coached by Elena Subbotina.
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- ↑ "Ольга Тонская будет судить матчи женской Лиги чемпионов в Словении" [Olga Tanscaia will referee the matches of the Women's Champions League in Slovenia]. Moldova.sports.md (in Russian). 5 August 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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