Moldova national under-19 football team
| Nickname | Tricolorii juniori (The Junior Tricolours) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Moldovan Football Federation (FMF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Simeon Bulgaru | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | MDA | ||
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| 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 2008 are eligible for the 2027 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. They are currently coached by Simeon Bulgaru.[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
2025
| 22 March 2025 Friendly | Azerbaijan | 1–4 | Moldova | Qabala, Azerbaijan |
| Cabrayizade 57' | Report | Tonica 7' Musteață 38', 65', 68' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium 2 |
| 6 June 2025 Friendly | Moldova | 2–1 | Georgia | Nisporeni, Moldova |
| Bulmaga 90+3' Sava 90+5' |
Report | Gvasalia 45' | Stadium: Stadionul Central Nisporeni Referee: Nicolae Bălțătescu (Moldova) |
| 8 June 2025 Friendly | Armenia | 0–1 | Moldova | Nisporeni, Moldova |
| Report | Musteață 61' | Stadium: Stadionul Central Nisporeni Referee: Oleg Stoianov (Moldova) |
| 4 September 2025 Friendly | Albania | 0–1 | Moldova | Tirana, Albania |
| Report | Tonica 42' | Stadium: Shtëpia e Futbollit Referee: Silvio Dyrmishi (Albania) |
| 6 September 2025 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) |
| 11 October 2025 Friendly | Moldova | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova |
| Bețivu 90+2' | Report | Stadium: Stadionul CPSM Referee: Ivan Todos (Moldova) |
| 14 October 2025 Friendly | Moldova | 0–2 | Bulgaria | Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova |
| Report | Stoyanchov 40' Dimitrov 87' |
Stadium: Stadionul CPSM Referee: Andrei Cojocari (Moldova) |
| 12 November 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying | Italy | 8–0 | Moldova | Acireale, Italy |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Aci e Galatea Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Mihály Káprály (Hungary) |
| 15 November 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying | Poland | 2–1 | Moldova | Acireale, Italy |
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Report | Caragheorghi 31' | Stadium: Stadio Aci e Galatea Attendance: 88 Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia) |
| 18 November 2025 2026 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying | Moldova | 1–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Acireale, Italy |
| Bejenaru 16' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Aci e Galatea Attendance: 50 Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia) |
2026
| 25 February 2026 Friendly | Moldova | 1–2 | Azerbaijan | Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova |
| Negură 39' | Report | Narimanov 61' Babayev 83' |
Stadium: Stadionul CPSM Referee: Ion Orlic (Moldova) |
| 27 February 2026 Friendly | Moldova | 1–0 | Azerbaijan | Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova |
| Jeju 85' | Report | Stadium: Stadionul CPSM Referee: Andrei Breguța (Moldova) |
| 25 March 2026 2027 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying round 1 | Netherlands | v | Moldova | Groesbeek, Netherlands |
| Report | Stadium: Sportpark Zuid |
| 28 March 2026 2027 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying round 1 | Faroe Islands | v | Moldova | Groesbeek, Netherlands |
| Report | Stadium: Sportpark Zuid |
| 31 March 2026 2027 UEFA Euro Under-19 qualifying round 1 | Moldova | v | North Macedonia | Escharen, Netherlands |
| Report | Stadium: Sportpark De Kranenhof |
2027 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Round 1. League B
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to Round 2 League A |
| 2 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Transfer to Round 2 League B |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2027 UEFA Euro U19 qualifying matches against Netherlands, Faroe Islands and North Macedonia on 25, 28 and 31 March 2026, respectively.[2]
Squad is correct as of 27 February 2026, after the match against Azerbaijan.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bogdan Suruceanu | 18 March 2007 | Dacia Buiucani U19 | ||
| 12 | GK | Nichita Lebedev | 15 April 2008 | Zimbru Chișinău U19 | ||
| GK | Mihai Harabagiu | 21 June 2009 | Zimbru Chișinău U19 | |||
| 2 | DF | Maxim Labic | 29 December 2008 | Academia Rebeja-UTM | ||
| 3 | DF | Nichita Pavlenco | 12 February 2008 | Sheriff Tiraspol U19 | ||
| 4 | DF | Eugen Macarov | 22 February 2008 | DJK Ingolstadt | ||
| 5 | DF | Artemii Mura | 4 September 2008 | Academia Rebeja-UTM | ||
| 6 | DF | Alexandru Negură | 16 September 2008 | Politehnica UTM | ||
| 7 | DF | Andrei Fenin | 7 March 2007 | Sheriff Tiraspol U19 | ||
| 14 | DF | Dumitru Marciuc | 3 November 2008 | Academia Rebeja-UTM | ||
| 15 | DF | Bogdan Puiu | 22 September 2008 | Zimbru Chișinău U19 | ||
| DF | Pedro Izbișciuc | 3 April 2008 | Rio Ave U19 | |||
| DF | Sorin Lipca | 21 January 2008 | Zimbru Chișinău U19 | |||
| DF | Matei Perciun | Zimbru Chișinău U17 | ||||
| 8 | MF | Ivan Jeju (captain) | 11 September 2008 | Sheriff Tiraspol U19 | ||
| 9 | MF | Mihail Corotcov | 24 July 2008 | Sheriff Tiraspol U19 | ||
| 17 | MF | Bogdan Roșca | 6 February 2008 | Real Sireți | ||
| 20 | MF | Alexandru Robu | Zimbru Chișinău U19 | |||
| 22 | MF | Sebastian Suruceanu | Dacia Buiucani U19 | |||
| MF | Iustin Cornescu | 18 July 2008 | Sassuolo U18 | |||
| 10 | FW | Nichita Josan | 9 March 2008 | Hellas Verona U18 | ||
| 11 | FW | Ion Prisacari | 12 January 2008 | Zimbru Chișinău U19 | ||
| 19 | FW | Tamer Wati | 6 March 2008 | Zimbru Chișinău U19 | ||
| FW | Justin Gușan | 27 August 2008 | Farense U19 | |||
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
- Hosted tournament Hosted qualifying
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2026 | ||||||||||||
| 2027 | In progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2027 | |||||||||||
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2029 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/31 | 99 | 12 | 16 | 71 | 61 | 248 | −187 | ||||||||||||
Head-to-head record
Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 18 November 2025.[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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Czechia | 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 |
| Ireland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
| Israel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 |
| Italy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 20 | −18 |
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −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 | 99 | 12 | 16 | 71 | 61 | 248 | −187 |
See also
- Moldova national football team
- Moldova national under-21 football team
- Moldova national under-17 football team
References
External links
- Moldova U-19 at uefa.com
- Moldova U-19 at soccerway