FC Zimbru Chișinău in European football explained

Continent:Europe
Zimbru in European football
Club:Zimbru Chișinău
First Entry:1993–94 Champions League
Last Entry:2024–25 Conference League

FC Zimbru is a Moldovan football club based in Botanica, Chișinău. They were the first Moldovan club to enter European competition, entering the UEFA Champions League in 1993. Since then, the club has competed in every UEFA-organised competition, with the exception of the now-defunct Intertoto Cup.
Zimbru played their first European match on 18 August 1993 against Beitar from Jerusalem. The match took place at Republican Stadium in Chișinău, ended in a 1–1 draw, with Radu Rebeja scoring the equalizer in front of 13,000 spectators.
Midfielder Boris Cebotari holds the record for playing in the most European matches for Zimbru with 31 appearances while Vadim Boreț, Victor Berco and Sergiu Epureanu are the club's top scorers with five goals each. In total, Zimbru have appeared in 21 European competitions.[1]

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAgg.
1993–94Champions LeaguePreliminary round Beitar Jerusalem1–10–21–3
1994–95UEFA CupPreliminary round Kispest Honvéd0–11–41–5
1995–96UEFA CupPreliminary round Hapoel Tel Aviv2–00–02–0
First round RAF Jelgava1–02–13–1
Second round Sparta Prague0–23–43–6
1996–97 UEFA CupPreliminary round Hajduk Split0–41–21–6
1997–98Cup Winners' CupQualifying round Shakhtar Donetsk1–10–31–4
1998–99Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round Újpest1–01–32–3
1999–00Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round St Patrick's Athletic5–05–010–0
Second qualifying round Dinamo Tbilisi2–01–23–2
Third qualifying round PSV Eindhoven0–00–20–2
UEFA CupFirst round Tottenham Hotspur0–00–30–3
2000–01Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round Tirana3–23–26–4
Second qualifying round Maribor2–00–12–1
Third qualifying round Sparta Prague0–10–10–2
UEFA CupFirst round Hertha Berlin1–20–21–4
2001–02UEFA CupQualifying round Gaziantepspor0–01–41–4
2002–03UEFA CupQualifying round Göteborg3–12–25–3
First round Real Betis0–21–21–4
2003–04UEFA CupQualifying round Litex Lovech2–00–02–0
First round Aris1–11–22–3
2006–07UEFA CupFirst qualifying round Qarabağ1–13–2
Second qualifying round Metalurh Zaporizhya0–00–30–3
2007–08UEFA CupFirst qualifying round Artmedia Petržalka2–21–13–3 (a)
2009–10Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round Okzhetpes1–22–03–2
Second qualifying round Paços de Ferreira0–00–10–1
2012–13Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round Bangor City2–10–02–1
Second qualifying round Young Boys0–11–1 (1–4 p)
2014–15Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round Shkëndija2–01–23–2
Second qualifying round CSKA Sofia0–01–11–1 (a)
Third qualifying round Grödig0–12–12–2 (a)
Play-off round PAOK1–00–41–4
2016–17Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round Chikhura Sachkhere0–13–23–3 (a)
Second qualifying round Osmanlıspor2–20–52–7
2023–24First qualifying round La Fiorita1–01–12–1
Second qualifying round Fenerbahçe0–40–50–9
2024–25Conference LeagueSecond qualifying round Ararat-Armenia0–31–31–6

Overall record

By competition

Competition
UEFA Champions League4167272417+743.75
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1201114–30.00
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup14501315224671–2526.00
UEFA Conference League26114316–1316.67
Total 21 74 21 19 34 74 108 –3428.38

By country

Player statistics

Players in bold are still active at the club. Correct as of 1 August 2024.

Goal scorers

Key

CLUEFA Champions League
CWC
ELUEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup
COUEFA Conference League
RankingNameYearsCLCWCELCOTotal
1 Vadim Boreț1999–200050005
1 Victor Berco1999–200050005
1 Sergiu Epureanu1999–200040105
4 Boris Cebotari2001–200300404
5 Konstantin Kulik1998–200030003
5 Igor Oprea1999–200030003
5 Vladislav Gavriliuc199500303
5 Ion Testemițanu199500303
5 Daniel Bălașa2003–200600303
10 Boris Tropaneț199920002
10 Radu Rebeja1993–199510102
10 Viorel Frunză200200202
10 Levan Gvazava200200202
10 Aleksei Zhdanov200700202
10 Oleg Molla201200202
10 Serghei Alexeev201400202
10 Emerson201600202
18 Serghei Dodul199910001
18 Serhiy Zgura199701001
18 Anatol Tîmbur199400101
18 Alexandru Suharev199500101
18 Iurie Miterev199600101
18 Vladimir Shishelov200300101
18 Galust Petrosyan200600101
18 Sergiu Chirilov200600101
18 Kyrylo Kovalchuk200700101
18 Ion Demerji200900101
18 Oleg Andronic200900101
18 Gheorghe Andronic200900101
18 Akhmet Barakhoev201200101
18 Alexandru Grosu201400101
18 Landry Amani201400101
18 Alexandru Pașcenco201400101
18 Ștefan Burghiu201400101
18 Ion Jardan201600101
18 Veaceslav Zagaevschi201600101
18 Ilie Damașcan201600101
18 Marin Căruntu202300011
18 Denys Dedechko202300011
18 Justice Ohajunwa202400011

Own goal

Most appearances

PlaceNamePeriodApps
1 Boris Cebotari1993–200631
2 Iurie Miterev1993–200129
3 Vadim Boreț1994–200027
4 Denis Romanenco1994–200124
5 Igor Oprea1996–200323
6 Valeriu Catînsus
Sergiu Epureanu		1998–2001
1998–2001		20
8 Konstantin Kulik1998–200119
9 Victor Berco1998–200118
10 Ion Testemițanu
Radu Rebeja
Andriy Telesnenko
Ruslan Gilazev		1993–1998
1993–1998
1998–2000
1999–2000		16

Record results

UEFA ranking 2024

As of 1 June 2024. Source

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/clubs/59036--zimbru/ Club records

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