The Moldova national under-21 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 is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Moldovan national football team. The team competes to qualify for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years. Since the establishment of the Moldovan under-21 team, the under-21 side has never reached a final tournament of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but has produced many players, who have become regular internationals for the senior side. The team is coached by Serghei Cebotari.

This team is for Moldovan players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.

Moldova U21s began their first competitive campaign in 1994, in which they tried to qualify for the 1996 finals. They eventually finished fourth in a five-team group, with two wins out of eight games. The U-21 team plays its home matches in many different venues all around the country, including Chișinău, Nisporeni and Orhei.

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.

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2026

2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history CoachPeriodAnatol Teslev1995–1996Alexandru Spiridon2000–2001Alexandru Guzun2002–2003Vladimir Vusatîi2003–2004Boris Tropaneț2004–2007Ilie Carp2007–2008Sergiu Chirilov2008–2011Alexandru Curtianu2011–2014Igor Ursachi2014–2015Dănuț Oprea2015–2017Serghei Cleșcenco2019–2020Alexandru Guzun2020Ștefan Stoica2021–2025Serghei Cebotari2025– Players Current squad The following players were selected for the 2027 UEFA Euro U21 qualifying matches against Andorra and Kazakhstan on 2 and 6 October 2026, respectively.

Caps and goals are correct as of 2 October 2026, after the match against Andorra.

Recent call-ups Players born in or after 2004 are eligible for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players have also been called up in the past to the Moldova under-21 squad and remain eligible to play in the qualification matches for 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship:

INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby SUS Serving suspension WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Competition history

UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1978 to 1992 – see Soviet Union UEFA U-21 European ChampionshipUEFA U-21Qualification recordYearRoundPositionSquadCampaign 1996Did not qualify 82245111996 199881165171998 200080443102000 2002102356132002 200480263142004 2006103258122006 2007412145 2007 2007 20098404682009 2011104249132011 2013821510242013 2015105141262015 2017102178182017 2019102178232019 202182156222021 2023103347122023 2025102177202025 20271023512192027Total150373083119247

Head-to-head record

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See also Moldova national football team Moldova national under-19 football team Moldova national under-17 football team

References

External links Moldova U-21 at uefa.com Moldova U-21 at soccerway