List of football stadiums in Moldova
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Image
Stadium
Capacity
City
Club
Opened

1

Sheriff Stadium
14,000
Tiraspol
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
2002

2

Zimbru Stadium
10,500
Chişinău
Moldova, FC Zimbru
2006

3

Stadionul Moldova
8,550
Speia
FC Dacia Chişinău
-

4

Stadionul Republican
8,084
Chişinău
Demolished since 2007
1952

5

Malaya Sportivnaya Arena
8,000
Tiraspol
FC Sheriff-2 Tiraspol
2002

6

Dinamo Stadium
5,061
Bender
FC Dinamo Bender
2006

7

Olimpia Bălţi Stadium
5,000
Bălţi
FC Olimpia Bălţi
1955

8

Dinamo Stadium
3,000
Chişinău
FC Politehnica Chişinău
-

9

CSR Orhei
2,539
Orhei
FC Milsami
-

10

Orăşenesc Stadium
2,000
Rîbniţa
FC Iskra-Stali Rîbniţa
-

11

Călărășeuca Stadium
2,000
Otaci
FC Nistru Otaci
-

12

Ghidighici Stadium
1,500
Ghidighici
FC Rapid Ghidighici
2006

13

Suruceni Stadium
1,000
Suruceni
FC Sfîntul Gheorghe
2009

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Sheriff Stadium ( or Glavnaya Arena of Complexul Sheriif ) is home to Sheriff Tiraspol , a football team based in Tiraspol , capital of Transnistria , Republic of Moldova . It is owned by the local Sheriff corporation . It seats 12,746 spectators . The Moldova national football team played some of their international home matches at the stadium . It occupies a territory of more than 40 hectares and consists of the main field plus five other fields , training fields , a covered indoor arena for winter use as well as a soccer school for children and on-site residences for the players of FC Sheriff . A five star luxury hotel is under construction .
Tiraspol ( Russian : Тирасполь [ tʲɪˈraspəlʲ ] ; Ukrainian : Тираспіль [ tɪˈrɑspilʲ ] ) is internationally recognised as the second largest city in Moldova , but is effectively the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognised Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic ( Transnistria ) . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River . Tiraspol is a regional hub of light industry , such as furniture and electrical goods production . The modern city of Tiraspol was founded by the Russian generalissimo Alexander Suvorov in 1792 , although the area had been inhabited for thousands of years by varying ethnic groups . The city celebrates its anniversary every year on October 14 .
Fotbal Club Sheriff ( Russian : ФК Шериф Тирасполь ) , commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff , is a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol . Formed in 1996 as Tiras Tiraspol , the team was refounded as Sheriff the following year , taking its name from the company which has since been sponsoring it . The first trophy of the Wasps was the Moldovan Cup , which they won in the 1998-99 season , when they also made their debut in the first division . Their honours include 17 championship titles , 9 Cups and 7 Super Cups - all competition records . On the European stage , Sheriff reached the group stage of the UEFA Europa League on four occasions . They play their home games in yellow and black kits at the Sheriff Stadium , which has a capacity of 12,746 .
The Zimbru Stadium is a football-specific stadium in Chișinău , Moldova completed in May , 2006 with a capacity of 10,400 people , corresponds to all norms required by UEFA and FIFA for national and international matches . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Zimbru Chișinău and the Moldova national football team . The Moldovan football team 's second biggest defeat took place in this stadium , a 5-0 defeat to England in September 2012 , during FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualification .
Chișinău ( /ˌkɪʃɪˈnaʊ/ KISH-ih-NOW , also US : /ˌkiːʃiːˈnaʊ/ KEE-shee-NOW , Romanian : [ kiʃiˈnəw ] ( listen ) ) , also known as Kishinev ( Russian : Кишинёв , tr . Kishinjóv [ kʲɪʂɨˈnʲɵf ] ) , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova . The city is Moldova 's main industrial and commercial center , and is located in the middle of the country , on the river Bâc , a tributary of Dniester . According to the results of the 2014 census , the city proper had a population of 532,513 , while the population of the Municipality of Chișinău ( which includes the city itself and other nearby communities ) was 662,836 . Chișinău is the most economically prosperous locality in Moldova and its largest transportation hub .
The Moldova national football team ( Romanian : Echipa națională de fotbal a Moldovei ) represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation , the governing body for football in Moldova . Moldova 's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău and their head coach is Igor Dobrovolski . After the break-up of the Soviet Union , they played their first match against Georgia on 2 July 1991 . Two of their three best results in the 1990s years , came during the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 1996 , with wins over Georgia ( 1-0 ) in Tbilisi and Wales ( 3-2 ) in Chișinău . In 2007 , Moldova obtained a very good result , defeating Hungary 3-0 in Chișinău in Euro 2008 qualifying . Their best recent result was a 5-2 win over Montenegro during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying . The team has never qualified for the final stages of the UEFA European Championship nor the FIFA World Cup as of present time . Following Moldova 's 4-0 defeat to England in September 1997 , British writer and comedian Tony Hawks travelled to Moldova to challenge and beat all 11 Moldovan international footballers at tennis . The feature film version of the book of the same name , Playing the Moldovans at Tennis , was filmed in and around Chișinău in May and June 2010 and was released in the spring of 2012 .
Fotbal Club Zimbru is a professional football club based in Chișinău , Moldova , that competes in the Divizia Națională , the highest tier of Moldovan football . Founded in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1947 , Zimbru entered the Soviet Top League in 1956 and participated in 11 seasons before their last relegation in 1983 . After the independence of Moldova in 1991 , the team established itself as an early force in the country , winning all of the first five national championships and eight of the first nine , but have not won since . Zimbru have also won six Moldovan Cups and one Moldovan Super Cup . Galben-verzii play their home matches at the 10,400-seater Zimbru Stadium .
Stadionul Moldova is a sports stadium in Speia , Moldova . It has a capacity of 8,550 with approximately 3,300 seats , making it the fourth largest stadium in Moldova . The stadium is primarily used for football matches and is the home ground of FC Dacia Chișinău . 46°54′48″N 26°55′47″E / 46.9133000°N 26.92980469°E / 46.9133000 ; 26.92980469Coordinates : 46°54′48″N 26°55′47″E / 46.9133000°N 26.92980469°E / 46.9133000 ; 26.92980469
Speia is a village in the Anenii Noi District of Moldova .
Fotbal Club Dacia Chișinău , commonly known as Dacia Chișinău or simply Dacia , was a Moldovan football club based in Chișinău , which last played in the village of Speia , Anenii Noi . They participated in the Divizia Națională , the top division in Moldovan football . The club 's name came from Dacia , an ancient civilization which covered parts of modern Moldova . Established in 1999 , it entered the Moldovan A Division in 2000 and was promoted to the first division two years later . They won their first league title in the 2010-11 season , thereby qualifying for the preliminaries of the UEFA Champions League . The team has also taken part in the Europa League on five occasions , but never reached the group stage . The club was disbanded after the 2017 Moldovan National Division season .
Stadionul Republican was a multi-purpose stadium in Chişinău , Moldova . It was used mostly for football matches . The stadium held 8,084 people , was built in 1952 and demolished in 2007 .
Malaya Sportivnaya Arena , also known as Malaya Arena or The Small Arena , is a multi-use stadium in Tiraspol , Moldova . It is currently used mostly for football matches , and hosts FC Sheriff Tiraspol 's reserve team games , as well as some FC Dinamo Bender and FC Tiraspol matches . It is located in the Sheriff Sports Complex , alongside the larger Sheriff Stadium , where the Sheriff Tiraspol senior team plays . The stadium was built in 2002 and has an all-seated capacity of 8,000 , making it the third-largest stadium in Moldova . The pitch has an artificial FieldTurf surface , and is surrounded by a six-lane running track .
FC Sheriff-2 Tiraspol is the reserve team of FC Sheriff Tiraspol . They play in the Divizia A , the second tier of Moldovan football .
Dinamo Stadium ( Romanian Stadionul Dinamo ) is a football stadium in Bender , Moldova . It is the home stadium of FC Dinamo Bender . Built in 2006 , it has a capacity of 5,061 . It is one of several stadiums in the former Soviet Bloc that are called Dinamo
Bender ( [ benˈder ] ; de facto official name Bendery ( Russian : Бендеры , [ bʲɪnˈdɛrɨ ] ) ; also known by other alternative names ) is a city within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova under de facto control of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic ( Transnistria ) ( PMR ) since 1992 . It is located on the western bank of the river Dniester in the historical region of Bessarabia . Together with its suburb Proteagailovca , the city forms a municipality , which is separate from Transnistria ( as an administrative unit of Moldova ) according to Moldovan law . Bender is located in the buffer zone established at the end of the 1992 War of Transnistria . While the Joint Control Commission has overriding powers in the city , Transnistria has de facto administrative control . The fortress of Tighina was one of the important historic fortresses of the Principality of Moldova .
Football Club Tighina is a Moldovan football club based in Bender ( also known as Tighina ) , Moldova . They currently play in the Divizia A , the second division in Moldovan football .
Stadionul Orășenesc , usually named Olimpia Bălți Stadium , is a multi-use stadium in Bălți , Moldova . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Zaria Bălți.The stadium holds 5,953 people .
Bălți ( Romanian pronunciation : [ ˈbəltsʲ ] ( listen ) ; German : Belz , Polish : Bielce , Russian : Бельцы , Beltsy , Ukrainian : Бєльці , Bielci , Yiddish : בעלץ Belts ) is a city in Moldova . It is the second largest city in terms of population , area and economic importance , after Chișinău . The city is one of the five Moldovan municipalities . Sometimes also called the northern capital , it is a major industrial , cultural and commercial centre and transportation hub in the north of the country . It is situated 127 kilometres ( 79 mi ) north of the capital Chișinău , and is located on the river Răut , a tributary of the Dniester , on a hilly landscape in the Bălți steppe .
Fotbal Club Zaria Bălți , commonly known as Zaria Bălți or simply as Zaria , is a Moldovan football club based in Bălți , currently playing in the Divizia A . Between 1992 and 2014 the team was known as Olimpia Bălți .
Stadionul Dinamo is a multi-use stadium in Chişinău , Moldova . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Politehnica Chişinău . The stadium holds 2,888 people .
FC Politehnica Chişinău is a Moldovan football club based in Chişinău . They play in the Divizia Naţională , the top division in Moldovan football . Their home stadium is Dinamo Stadium . Home colors are black and white with halved shirts and black shorts . Away colors are either white shirts and black shorts or all crimson shirts and shorts .
Complexul Sportiv Raional Orhei is a football stadium in Moldova founded in 1980 . In 2005 began the demolition of the old wooden stand , to make way for a new building , modern . UEFA was the one who sponsored the construction of the new £22 million stadium and running track . The official date of the opening - May 22 , 2007 , Orhei sports complex , along with those of Zimbu and Sheriff , one of the most modern in the country .
Orhei ( Romanian pronunciation : [ orˈhej ] ; Yiddish Uriv - אוריװ ) , also formerly known as Orgeev ( Russian : Орге́ев ) , is a city , municipality and the administrative centre of Orhei District in the Republic of Moldova , with a population of 21,065 . Orhei is approximately 40 kilometres ( 25 miles ) north of the capital , Chișinău .
FC Milsami Orhei , commonly known as Milsami Orhei , or simply as Milsami , is a Moldovan football club based in Orhei , currently playing in the Divizia Națională . 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 .
Stadionul Orășenesc ( Russian : Gorodskoi Stadion ) is a multi-use stadium in Rîbnița , Moldova . It is currently used mostly for football matches and served as the home for FC Iskra-Stali Rîbnița of the Moldovan National Division . The stadium has a capacity of 4,500 spectators .
Rîbnița or Rybnitsa ( Romanian pronunciation : [ ˈrɨbnit͡sa ] ; also spelled Râbnița ; Moldovan Cyrillic and Russian : Ры́бница , Rybnica ; Ukrainian : Ри́бниця , Rybnyća ; Yiddish : ריבניץ , Ribnitz ; Polish : Rybnica ) is a city in Moldova , under the administration of the breakaway government of Transnistria . According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria , it has a population of 53,648 . Rîbnița is situated in the northern half of Transnistria , on the left bank of the Dniester , and separated from the river by a concrete dam . The city is the seat of the Rîbnița District .
FC Iskra-Stal Rîbnița is a Moldovan football club based in Rîbnița , Moldova ( Transnistria ) .
Stadionul Călărăşăuca is a multi-use stadium in Călărășeuca , Moldova . It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Nistru Otaci . The stadium holds 2,000 people .
Otaci ( formerly Ataki , Russian Атаки ) is a town ( population 8,400 ) on the southwestern bank of the Dniester River , which at that point forms the northeastern border of Moldova . On the opposite side of the Dniester lies the Ukrainian city of Mohyliv-Podilskyi , and the two municipalities are connected by a bridge over the river . Otaci is located in Ocnița District . It is first attested in the 15th century ; as part of Bessarabia , it was given by the Ottoman Empire to the Russian Empire following the Russo-Turkish War , 1806-1812 , although the region belonged to Moldavia ( a vassal state of the Ottomans ) , and by the 1890s it had become a poor , heavily Jewish village . In April 1918 , during the last stages of World War I , it became part of Romania . In 1940 , as a consequence of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact , the Red Army entered Bessarabia and incorporated it into the USSR . In 1991 Moldova became independent , and in 1994 Otaci achieved the status of oraş ( city ) . On 19 June 2019 , Otaci was the site of an apartment building collapse . One of the 2 tower blocks in the town collapsed shortly after it was evacuated , leaving no one injured . It is believed that the building , when constructed in the 1970s , was built on muddy soil , and the foundations were damaged over the years .
FC Nistru Otaci is a Moldovan football club based in Otaci , Moldova .
Ghidighici Stadium is a football stadium located in Ghidighici , Moldova . It has a capacity of 1,500 seats . Coordinates : 47°05′19″N 28°46′18″E / 47.08867°N 28.77154°E / 47.08867 ; 28.77154
Ghidighici is a village in Chișinău municipality , Moldova . It is the location of the Ghidighici Reservoir .
FC Rapid Ghidighici is a Moldovan football club based in Ghidighici , Chişinău , Moldova . They played in the Divizia Naţională , the top division in Moldovan football .
Suruceni Stadium is a stadium in Suruceni , Moldova . It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for FC Sfintul Gheorghe of the Moldovan National Division . The stadium has a capacity of 1,500 spectators .
Suruceni is a village in Ialoveni District , Moldova , 22 km from Chișinău . It has been the site , since 1785 , of Suruceni Monastery of St George , a community of Orthodox nuns . The sisters farm land on the edge of the village , and maintain two monastic churches which are open to the public at certain times .
FC Sfântul Gheorghe ( Romanian pronunciation : [ ˈsfɨntul ˈɡe̯orɡe ] ; officially spelled Sfîntul Gheorghe ) is a Moldovan football club based in Suruceni , Moldova . They play in the Divizia Națională , the top division in Moldovan football .