FC Zimbru Chișinău in European football

FC Zimbru is a Moldovan football club based in Botanica sector, Chișinău. They were the first Moldovan club to enter European competition, entering the UEFA Champions League in the season 1993–94. 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 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 Victor Berco, Vadim Boreț and Sergiu Epureanu are the club's top scorers with five goals each. In total, Zimbru have appeared in 23 European competitions.Club records

Matches {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%; text-align: center;" ! width="80"|Season ! width="150"|Competition ! width="150|Round ! width="150"|Opponent ! width="53|Home ! width="53|Away ! width="80|Agg. ! |- | 1993–94 | Champions League | Preliminary round | align="left" | Beitar Jerusalem | bgcolor="#ffffdd"|1–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–2 | 1–3

| colspan=1 style="text-align: center;" bgcolor=white| |- | 1994–95 | UEFA Cup | Preliminary round | align="left" | Kispest Honvéd | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|1–4 | 1–5

| colspan=1 style="text-align: center;" bgcolor=white| |- | 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Preliminary round | align="left" | Hajduk Split | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–4 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|1–2 | 1–6

| colspan=1 style="text-align: center;" bgcolor=white| |- | 1997–98 | Cup Winners' Cup | Qualifying round | align="left" | Shakhtar Donetsk | bgcolor="#ffffdd"|1–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–3 | 1–4

| colspan=1 style="text-align: center;" bgcolor=white| |- | 1998–99 | Champions League | First qualifying round | align="left" | Újpest | bgcolor="#ddffdd"|1–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|1–3 | 2–3

| colspan=1 style="text-align: center;" bgcolor=white| |- | 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying round | align="left" | Gaziantepspor | bgcolor="#ffffdd"|0–0 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|1–4 | 1–4

| colspan=1 style="text-align: center;" bgcolor=white| |- | 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round | align="left" | Artmedia Petržalka | bgcolor="#ffffdd"|2–2 | bgcolor="#ffffdd"|1–1 | 3–3 (a)

| colspan=1 style="text-align: center;" bgcolor=white| |- | 2024–25 | Conference League | Second qualifying round | align="left" | Ararat-Armenia | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–3 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|1–3 | 1–6

| colspan=1 style="text-align: center;" bgcolor=white| |- | 2025–26 | Conference League | Second qualifying round | align="left" | Astana | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–2 | bgcolor="#ffffdd"|1–1 | 1–3

| colspan=1 style="text-align: center;" bgcolor=white| |- | 2026–27 | Conference League | Second qualifying round | align="left" | Noah | bgcolor="#ffffdd"|1–1 | bgcolor="#ffdddd"|1–2 | 2–3

Overall record

By competition CompetitionUEFA Champions League4UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup14UEFA Conference League4Total23

By country OpponentsWin%

Player statistics Players in bold are still active at the club. Correct as of 30 July 2026. Goal scorers

Most appearances

Rank Player Period Apps1 Boris Cebotari1993–2006312 Iurie Miterev1993–2001293 Vadim Boreț1994–2000274 Denis Romanenco1994–2001245 Igor Oprea1996–2003236 Valeriu Catînsus1998–200120 Sergiu Epureanu1998–20018 Kostyantyn Kulyk1998–2001199 Victor Berco1998–20011810 Ion Testemițanu1993–199816 Radu Rebeja1993–1998 Andriy Telesnenko1998–2000 Ruslan Hilazyev1999–2000 Ștefan Burghiu2014–2025

Clean sheets RankPlayerClean sheets1 Denis Romanenco72 Vasile Coșelev43 Nicolae Calancea3 Denis Rusu5 Cătălin Mulțescu2 Anatol Chirinciuc7 Sebastian Agachi1

Record results Biggest home win: Zimbru – St Patrick's Athletic 5–0 (21 July 1999) Biggest home defeat: Zimbru – Hajduk Split 0–4 (17 July 1996), Zimbru – Fenerbahçe 0–4 (1 August 2023) Biggest away win: St Patrick's Athletic – Zimbru 0–5 (14 July 1999) Biggest away defeat: Osmanlıspor – Zimbru 5–0 (21 July 2016), Fenerbahçe – Zimbru 5–0 (26 July 2023)

UEFA 5-year club ranking As of 27 August 2026.Bert Kassies RankClubPoints gained in seasonTotal 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27244Zimbru Chișinău 1.5001.5001.5001.5006.000 Zimbru can still drop down in the ranking, as the 2026–27 club season is currently underway.

See also Moldovan football clubs in European competitions

References

External links Zimbru Chișinău at UEFA.com Zimbru Chișinău at worldfootball.net Zimbru Chișinău at soccerway.com

FC Zimbru Chișinău in European football

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