# FC Milsami Orhei

Fotbal Club Milsami Orhei, commonly known as Milsami Orhei or simply Milsami, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Orhei, Moldova, currently playing in the Super Liga, the top tier of Moldovan football.
Previously known as FC Viitorul Orhei, it won its first league title in 2015, becoming the first team to take the title away from the cities of Chișinău and Tiraspol.

## History

2005 – founded as Viitorul Step-Soci 2008 – renamed Viitorul Orhei 2010 – renamed Milsami Orhei 2011 – renamed Milsami-Ursidos Orhei 2012 – renamed Milsami Orhei

## Current squad

    As of 8 March 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | BEL | Danny Lupano |
| 6 | DF | MDA | Ion Ghimp |
| 7 | MF | MDA | Daniel Lisu |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Stephen Gopey |
| 10 | MF | MDA | Radu Gînsari |
| 11 | MF | MDA | Sorin Chele |
| 12 | GK | MDA | Denis Vornic |
| 13 | MF | MDA | Vasile Luchita |
| 15 | MF | NGA | Ime Ndon |
| 16 | FW | MDA | Alexandru Antoniuc |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | SRB | Todor Glišović |
| 21 | DF | MDA | Vladislav Zavalișca |
| 25 | FW | FRA | Nabil Khali |
| 31 | GK | MDA | Mihail Cioban |
| 32 | MF | CMR | Vitus Amougui |
| — | DF | NED | Dehninio Muringen |
| — | DF | NGA | Christopher Nwaeze (on loan from Zorya Luhansk) |
| — | MF | BEL | Olivier Rommens |
| — | FW | NOR | Kabamba Kalabatama |

## Coaching staff

    As of 25 May 2024

## Honours
### League

* Divizia Națională
** Winners (1): 2014–15
** Runners-up (2): 2017, 2018
* Divizia A
** Winners (1): 2008–09

### Cup

* Moldovan Cup
** Winners (2): 2011–12, 2017–18
** Runners-up (1): 2015–16
* Moldovan Super Cup
** Winners (2): 2012, 2019
** Runners-up (1): 2015

## League history

| Season | Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Europe | Top scorer (league) |
| 2005–06 | "B" Division | 4th | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 37 | | — | — | — | |
| 2006–07 | "B" Division | 3rd | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 34 | | — | — | — | |
| 2007–08 | "A" Division | 7th | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 61 | 45 | 49 | | — | — | — | |
| 2008–09 | "A" Division | 1st | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 36 | 63 | First round | — | — | — | |
| 2009–10 | Super Liga | 8th | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 45 | 36 | Second round | — | — | — | Alexandru Maximov (13) |
| 2010–11 | Super Liga | 3rd | 39 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 71 | 23 | 78 | Third round | — | — | — | Gheorghe Boghiu (26) |
| 2011–12 | Super Liga | 4th | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 37 | 47 | Winners | — | EL | 1Q | Ademar (7) |
| 2012–13 | Super Liga | 4th | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 30 | 55 | Semi-finals | Winners | EL | 2Q | Gheorghe Boghiu (16) |
| 2013–14 | Super Liga | 6th | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 32 | 56 | Semi-finals | — | EL | 3Q | Gheorghe Boghiu (13) |
| 2014–15 | Super Liga | 1st | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 15 | 55 | Semi-finals | — | — | — | Romeo Surdu (12) |
| 2015–16 | Super Liga | 6th | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 23 | 36 | Runners-up | Runners-up | EL | Q PO | Romeo Surdu (4) |
| 2016–17 | Super Liga | 3rd | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 20 | 68 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | Ilya Belous (7) Igor Banović (7) |
| 2017 | Super Liga | 2nd | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 40 | Winners | — | EL | 1Q | Constantin Bogdan (4) Alexandru Dedov (4) |
| 2018 | Super Liga | 2nd | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 24 | 45 | Semi-finals | — | EL | 1Q | Mihai Plătică (7) Alexandru Antoniuc (7) |
| 2019 | Super Liga | 5th | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 39 | Quarter-finals | Winners | EL | 1Q | Alexandru Antoniuc (5) |
| 2020–21 | Super Liga | 3rd | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 37 | 73 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | Alexandru Antoniuc (15) |
| 2021–22 | Super Liga | 3rd | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 51 | Semi-finals | — | ECL | 2Q | Sergiu Istrati (15) |
| 2022–23 | Super Liga | 4th | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 28 | Quarter-finals | — | ECL | 2Q | Radu Gînsari (6) |
| 2023–24 | Super Liga | 4th | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 38 | Quarter-finals | — | ECL | 1Q | Radu Gînsari (13) |

## European record

    As of match played on 1 August 2024
| Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| UEFA Champions League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 016.67 |
| UEFA Conference League | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 021.43 |
| Total | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 63 | −33 | 022.22 |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Aktobe | 4–2 | 0–3 | 4–5 |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | F91 Dudelange | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 (4–2 pen.) |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Saint-Étienne | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Champions League | 3Q | Skënderbeu | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | PO | Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Fola Esch | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Slovan Bratislava | 2−4 | 0–5 | 2–9 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | FCSB | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | Sarajevo | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2Q | Elfsborg | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–9 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | Panevėžys | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2Q | KuPS | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3−6 |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | Panevėžys | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 1Q | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 2Q | Astana | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |

### UEFA rankings

As of 25 December 2024, Milsami Orhei is ranked 257th in the UEFA club coefficient rankings.
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 255 | Mura | 6.000 |
| 256 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 5.500 |
| 257 | Milsami Orhei | 5.500 |
| 258 | La Fiorita | 5.500 |
| 259 | Gżira United | 5.500 |
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