The Moldova women's national football team represents

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...

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and is controlled by the

Moldovan Football Federation The Moldovan Football Federation ( ro, Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal, FMF) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Moldova. It organizes all the football leagues, including the top-tier league Moldovan National Division (Div ...

, the governing body for

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. They have never qualified for the

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or the

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. Eduard Blănuță has been the manager of the national team since 4 February 2019. The current

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of the national team is midfielder

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. Currently

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86th by

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, the team plays their home games at the

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in the city of

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, the country's capital.

History

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

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. ;Legend

2022

2023

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

UEFA Women's Euro

Players

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the match against

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and

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on 17 and 21 September 2021. * Caps and goals as of 21 September 2021.

Recent call-ups

* The following players were also named to a squad in the last 12 months.

All-time record

Only competitive matches are included and correct as of 6 September 2022.

References

External links

Football Association of Moldova

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