# Moldova women's national football team

The Moldova women's national football team (Romanian: Echipa națională de fotbal feminin a Moldovei) represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. They have never qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the UEFA Women's Championship. Ghenadie Pușca has been the manager of the national team since 1 March 2024. The current captain of the national team is goalkeeper Natalia Munteanu. Currently ranked 131st by FIFA, the team plays their home games in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Nisporeni, Orhei and Tiraspol.

## History

Moldova first official match, a 0–4 defeat to
Republic of Ireland, took place on 12 September 2001.

## Results and fixtures
### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### 2025
## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

    As of 10 August 2024
| Role | Name |
| Head coach | Ghenadie Pușca |
| Assistant coach | Alexei Savinov, Elena Subbotina, Alexandra Bocancea |
| Goalkeeping coach | Alexandru Melenciuc |

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Armenia on 1 December 2024.
Caps and goals are correct as of 16 July 2024. Only official matches are included.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Margarita Panova | (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 27) | 12 | 0 | Einherji |
| 12 | 1GK | Natalia Munteanu | (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 31) | 37 | 3 | Gloria Bistrița |
| 23 | 1GK | Anastasia Nagoreanschi | (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Belceanka |
| 17 | 2DF | Andreea Costin | (2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Rankweil |
| 19 | 2DF | Anastasia Sivolobova | (1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 26) | | | ZNK Mura |
| 16 | 2DF | Mădălina Bădiceanu | (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 0 | Matera |
| 4 | 2DF | Valeria Vîrlan | (2004-12-04) 4 December 2004 (age 20) | 10 | 0 | TransINVEST |
| 15 | 2DF | Felicia Guțu | (2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 19) | 15 | 1 | Farul Constanța |
| 9 | 2DF | Daniela Mardari | (2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 23) | 26 | 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 8 | 3MF | Anastasia Toma | (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 29) | | | Agarista CSF Anenii Noi 2020 |
| 18 | 3MF | Anastasia Cernitu | (2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 20) | 10 | 0 | Chișinău |
| 2 | 3MF | Cristina Cerescu | (1995-03-06) 6 March 1995 (age 30) | 43 | 1 | Gloria Bistrița |
| 10 | 3MF | Carolina Țabur | (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 26) | 43 | 5 | Farul Constanța |
| 11 | 3MF | Claudia Chiper | (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29) | 46 | 5 | Farul Constanța |
| 7 | 3MF | Carina Doiban | (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 22) | 15 | 0 | Alexandria |
| 3 | 3MF | Mihaela Gamarț | (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 21) | | | WFC Kamenica Sasa |
| 6 | 3MF | Lia Vlas | (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23) | 8 | 0 | SeaSters |
| 14 | 3MF | Elina Coceanovschi | (2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 0 | Rankweil |
| 14 | 3MF | Vanessa Manoil | | | 0 | Stetson University |
| 20 | 4FW | Veronica Cojuhari | (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26) | 21 | 1 | Zhytlobud |
| 22 | 3MF | Iuliana Colnic | (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 20) | | | MFA Zalgris |
| 22 | 3MF | Victoria Rubanovici | | | | CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Denisa Bojenco | | | | Villorba | v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024 |
| DF | Dina Burac | | | | Belceanca | v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024 |
| DF | Eugenia Railean | (2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 (age 20) | 13 | 0 | Agarista | v. North Macedonia,28 October 2024 |
| MF | Loredana Gamețcaia | | | | Belceanca | v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024 |
| MF | Valeria Braguța | | | | Belceanca | v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024 |
| MF | Gabriela Bagrin | | | | Agarista CSF Anenii Noi 2020 | v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024 |
| MF | Roxana Moisiuc | (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Noroc Nimoreni | v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024 |
| MF | Irina Topal | (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 26) | 31 | 1 | TransINVEST | v. North Macedonia,28 October 2024 |
| FW | Anisia Său | (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Chișinău | v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024 |
| MF | Milena Tihonciuc | | | | Belceanca | v. Saudi Arabia,11 August 2024 |
| $^{INJ}$ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. $^{PRE}$ Preliminary squad. $^{SUS}$ Player is serving a suspension. $^{WD}$ Player withdrew for personal reasons. |||||||

## Competitive record
### FIFA Women's World Cup

| FIFA Women's World Cup | FIFA Women's World Cup | FIFA Women's World Cup | FIFA Women's World Cup | FIFA Women's World Cup | FIFA Women's World Cup | FIFA Women's World Cup | FIFA Women's World Cup | FIFA Women's World Cup | FIFA Women's World Cup | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Campaign | Campaign |
| 1991 to 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 2003 | 2003 |
| 2007 | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2007 | 2007 |
| 2011 to 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 2019 | 2019 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | | | | | | |
| Total | | | | | | | | | | 33 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 129 | | |

### UEFA Women's Euro

| UEFA Women's Euro | UEFA Women's Euro | UEFA Women's Euro | UEFA Women's Euro | UEFA Women's Euro | UEFA Women's Euro | UEFA Women's Euro | UEFA Women's Euro | UEFA Women's Euro | UEFA Women's Euro | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Campaign | Campaign |
| 1984 to 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 2017 | 2017 |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 2022 | 2022 |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2025 | 2025 |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | | | | | | |
| Total | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 92 | | |

### UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record :
| Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
| 2023–24 | C | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | | 49th |
| 2025 | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | In progress | In progress |
| Total | Total | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | | |
* Promoted at end of season
* No movement at end of season
* Relegated at end of season

## Individual records

    As of 29 October 2024
    Players in bold are still active with Moldova.

### Most appearances

| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Position | Career |
| 1 | Claudia Chiper | 48 | 6 | MF | 2015–present |
| 2 | Carolina Țabur | 45 | 5 | MF | 2015–present |
| 2 | Cristina Cerescu | 45 | 1 | DF | 2015–present |
| 4 | Nadejda Colesnicenco | 43 | 2 | MF | 2015–present |
| 5 | Natalia Munteanu | 38 | 4 | GK | 2015–present |
| 6 | Violeta Mițul | 35 | 0 | MF | 2015–2023 |
| 6 | Irina Topal | 35 | 2 | MF | 2015–present |
| 8 | Anastasia Sivolobova | 31 | 1 | DF | 2017–present |
| 9 | Daniela Mardari | 30 | 1 | DF | 2019–present |
| 10 | Veronica Cojuhari | 25 | 1 | FW | 2019–present |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Career |
| 1 | Claudia Chiper | 6 | 46 | 2015–present |
| 2 | Carolina Țabur | 5 | 43 | 2015–present |
| 3 | Natalia Munteanu | 4 | 37 | 2015–present |
| 4 | Anastasia Toma | 3 | 21 | 2015–present |
| 5 | Eugenia Miron | 2 | 9 | 2015-2019 |
| 5 | Nadejda Colesnicenco | 2 | 43 | 2015–present |
| 5 | Ludmila Caraman | 2 | 22 | 2015-2021 |
| 5 | Ludmila Andone | 2 | 12 | 2015–2018 |
| 5 | Irina Topal | 2 | 33 | 2015–present |
| 5 | Anastasia Slonova | 2 | 11 | 2001-2006 |
| 5 | Iuliana Colnic | 2 | 13 | 2020-present |

## Head-to-head record

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 25 February 2025.
| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Andorra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 |
| Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 |
| Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
| Estonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| Israel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| Italy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 |
| Latvia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Malta | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| Poland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | −14 |
| Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 |
| Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
| Romania | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 |
| Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | −21 |
| Wales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| Total | 66 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 35 | 234 | −199 |