Moldova national under-17 football team explained

Moldova Under-17
Fifa Trigramme:	MDA
Association:	Moldovan Football Federation (FMF)
Confederation:	UEFA (Europe)
Coach:	Vitalie Mardari
Captain:	Nikita Șarpe
Home Stadium:	Various
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First Game:	Official: 1–1 (Heiligeneich, Austria; 5 October 1994)
Largest Win:	0–7 (Kato Achaia, Greece; 9 October 2002)
Largest Loss:	7–0 (Cologne, Germany; 26 November 1997)
Regional Name:	European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	1
Regional Cup First:	2002
Regional Cup Best:	Group Stage (2002)
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The Moldova national under-17 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-17 Championship held every year. They qualified for the 2002 competition but finished last in the group stage. Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. They are currently coached by Vitalie Mardari.^[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.

2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

See main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.

Round 1

Group 10

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2025 Euro Under-17 qualifying matches against Switzerland, Israel and Montenegro between 23 and 29 October 2024.^[2]

Squad is correct as of 29 October 2024, after the match against Montenegro.

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Competition history

Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 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-16 Championship to Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.

UEFA U-16/17 European Championship

Under-16 era, 1995–2001
Under-17 era, 2002–present

UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record											UEFA U-16/17 Qualification record^[3]
Year	Round																		Campaign
1995	Did not qualify										2	1	1	0	4	1	+3		1995
1996											2	0	1	1	1	4	−3		1996
1997											2	1	0	1	3	3	0		1997
1998											3	0	0	3	1	18	−17		1998
1999											2	0	0	2	2	6	−4		1999
2000											3	0	1	2	0	4	−4		2000
2001											3	0	1	2	4	7	−3		2001
2002	Group stage	3	0	0	3	7	13	−6			2	2	0	0	4	1	+3		2002
2003	Did not qualify										3	1	1	1	8	4	+4		2003
2004											6	2	2	2	9	10	−1			2004
2005											3	0	1	2	0	3	−3		2005
2006											6	2	2	2	9	10	−1			2006
2007											3	0	0	3	1	6	−5		2007
2008											3	1	0	2	3	7	−4		2008
2009											3	0	0	3	1	12	−11		2009
2010											3	0	2	1	2	7	−5		2010
2011											3	0	0	3	2	11	−9		2011
2012											3	0	0	3	1	7	−6		2012
2013											3	1	0	2	3	5	−2		2013
2014											3	0	1	2	1	6	−5		2014
2015											3	1	1	1	4	3	+1		2015
2016											3	0	1	2	1	7	−6		2016
2017											3	0	0	3	0	8	−8		2017
2018											3	0	0	3	0	8	−8		2018
2019											3	0	1	2	2	4	−2		2019
2020											3	0	1	2	0	6	−6		2020
2022											3	0	1	2	0	4	−4		2022
2023											3	0	1	2	3	8	−5		2023
2024											3	0	0	3	2	9	−7		2024
2025											3	0	0	3	0	11	−11			2025
2026	Future event										To be determined
Total		3	0	0	3	7	13	−6			91	12	19	60	71	200	−129

Head-to-head record

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	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	4	3	0	1	10	3	+7
	3	0	3	0	1	1	0
	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
	6	0	1	5	1	15	−14
	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4
	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5
	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7
	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
	4	0	0	4	1	16	−15
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	4	0	3	1	3	4	−1
	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
	3	0	1	2	3	13	−10
	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10
	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6
	2	2	0	0	11	2	+9
	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2
	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9
	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9
	1	0	0	1	3	6	−3
	4	0	1	3	1	8	−7
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	4	0	0	4	3	14	−11
	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7
	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5
	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2
Total	94	12	19	63	78	213	−135

See also

• Moldova national football team
• Moldova national under-21 football team
• Moldova national under-19 football team

External links

• Moldova U-17 at uefa.com
• Moldova U-17 at soccerway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Noutăți. fmf.md.
2. https://fmf.md/noutate/11255/under-17-micii-tricolori-sau-reunit-pentru-campania-de-calificare-euro-u17 Under 17. Micii tricolori s-au reunit pentru campania de calificare EURO U17
3. Web site: Statistics. RSSSF.
4. Web site: H2H. fmf.md.