FC Zimbru Chișinău

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Zimbru Chișinău
Full nameFotbal Club Zimbru Chișinău
Nickname(s)Galben-verzii (The Yellow-Greens)
Zimbrii (The Aurochs)
Founded16 May 1947; 76 years ago (1947-05-16)
GroundZimbru Stadium
Capacity10,104
PresidentNicolae Ciornîi
Head CoachLilian Popescu
LeagueSuper Liga
2022–23Super Liga, 3rd of 8
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Fotbal Club Zimbru Chișinău, commonly known as Zimbru Chișinău or simply Zimbru, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Chișinău, which competes in the Super Liga, the highest tier of Moldovan football.

Founded in the

Moldovan Super Cup
.

Zimbru play their home matches at the 10,104-seater Zimbru Stadium.

History

See also: List of FC Zimbru Chișinău seasons

Zimbru Chișinău was formed in 1947 in the

Zimbru' is a Romanian word for a form of European bison, but the club also previously functioned under names such as Dinamo, Burevestnik, Moldova, Avântul, and Nistru. The Soviet Era was spent mostly in Class B of the regional league until eventual promotion to Class A. The club then flitted between Class A and Class B as well as spending time in the Soviet Top League and First League. In total, Zimbru spent 11 seasons in the Top League between 1956 and 1983. Zimbru had their biggest success in 1956 when they finished in 6th place out of 12 in the Soviet Top League and in 1963 when they reached the quarter-finals of the Soviet Cup.[1]

Zimbru's fortunes changed after the fall of the USSR and the establishment of the Republic of Moldova. The club won all five of the initial seasons of the
Moldovan Super Cup
once.

Crest and colours

Since its foundation, Zimbru's colours always was yellow and green. Throughout history, Zimbru Chișinău had many logos. Traditional colours were always present on club crests.

Stadium

Main article:
football-specific stadium in Botanica sector of Chișinău. It was opened in 2006. The stadium has a natural grass playing surface, and its capacity is 10,104.[3]

Rivalries

In the 1990s (the first decade of Moldova's independence), Zimbru's rival was the other team from Chișinău, Constructorul Chișinău. Then Contructorul was dissolved. In 1997, a new team was founded in Tiraspol, Sheriff Tiraspol. In a few years, Sheriff was promoted to the first league and became a force in Moldovan football. Considering the strength of team and the tensions between Moldovans and separatist Transnistrians, the match between Zimbru and Sheriff became a derby, the most important match in country. Thus, it has been named "Derby of Moldova", being labelled even as "Moldovan El Clasico" (Romanian: El Clasico de Moldova).[4][5] Another rivalry was established in the mid 2000s when Dacia Chișinău, another team from Chișinău, became one of Moldova's top teams. The match between them is known as "The Derby of the capital" (Romanian: Derbiul capitalei).[6]

Honours

Moldova

Soviet Union

Current squad

As of 1 March 2024[7][8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK Moldova MDA Sebastian Agachi
35 GK Moldova MDA Nicolae Cebotari
2 DF Guinea GUI Fodé Camara
3 DF Moldova MDA Ștefan Burghiu (captain)
21 DF Moldova MDA Mihai Morozan
25 DF Romania ROU Alexandru Misarăș
30 DF Moldova MDA Andrei Macrițchii
33 DF Moldova MDA Mihail Ștefan
44 DF Moldova MDA Denis Furtună
7 MF Moldova MDA Constantin Sandu
8 MF Cameroon CMR Jessie Guera Djou
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF Moldova MDA Vlad Răileanu
11 MF Cape Verde CPV João Paulino
18 MF Guinea GUI Ibrahima Soumah
19 MF Moldova MDA Ștefan Bîtca
69 MF Ukraine UKR Denys Dedechko
77 MF Moldova MDA Vladimir Ghinaitis
4 FW Moldova MDA Nichita Covali
9 FW Moldova MDA Marin Căruntu
20 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Alaribe
29 FW Guinea GUI Alya Sylla
66 FW Nigeria NGA Justice Ohajunwa

Player of the year

Zimbru players who received the award Moldovan Footballer of the Year:

Year Winner
1992 Moldova Alexandru Spiridon
1993 Moldova Alexandru Curtianu
1994 Moldova Serghei Cleșcenco
1995 Moldova Ion Testemițanu
1997 Moldova Ion Testemițanu
1999 Moldova Sergiu Epureanu
2002 Moldova Boris Cebotari

League history

Table

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top scorer (league)
1992 Super Liga 1 22 15 5 2 40 15 35 1/4 – Moldova Alexandru Spiridon
Moldova Iurie Miterev – 8
1992–93
 1 30 22 6 2 66 17 50 1/8 – Moldova Alexandru Spiridon – 12
1993–94
 1 30 25 2 3 86 22 52 1/2 UCL PR Moldova Serghei Cleșcenco – 14
1994–95
 1 26 21 4 1 69 10 67 RU UC PR Moldova Serghei Cleșcenco – 11
1995–96
 1 30 26 3 1 110 11 81 1/4 UC R2 Moldova Vladislav Gavriliuc – 34
1996–97
 2 30 22 4 4 112 21 70 W UC PR Moldova Iurie Miterev – 34
1997–98
 1 26 22 3 1 75 8 69 W CWC QR Moldova Serghei Cleșcenco – 25
1998–99
 1 26 18 7 1 43 9 61 1/4 UCL Q1 Moldova Vladislav Gavriliuc – 10
1999–00
 1 36 25 7 4 78 21 82 RU UCL
UC		 Q3
R1		 Moldova Victor Berco – 15
2000–01 2 28 20 6 2 46 15 66 1/2 UCL
UC		 Q3
R1		 Moldova Iurie Miterev – 8
2001–02 3 28 12 10 6 52 20 46 1/2 UC QR Moldova Victor Berco – 12
2002–03 2 24 15 5 4 47 20 50 W UC R1 Uzbekistan Vladimir Shishelov – 13
2003–04 3 28 14 7 7 40 23 49 W UC R1 Uzbekistan Vladimir Shishelov – 15
2004–05 5 28 12 7 9 29 15 43 1/4 – Moldova Sergiu Chirilov – 7
2005–06 2 28 15 8 5 47 20 53 1/2 – Moldova Sergiu Chirilov – 11
2006–07 2 36 21 8 7 63 23 71 W UC Q2
Alexei Zhdanov
 – 14
2007–08 5 30 13 13 4 43 21 52 1/2 UC Q1
Alexei Zhdanov
 – 12
2008–09 4 30 13 7 10 42 30 46 1/2 – Moldova Oleg Andronic – 16
2009–10 4 33 17 8 8 47 29 59 1/4
UEL
 Q2 Moldova Andrei Secrieru – 7
2010–11 4 39 22 10 7 56 20 76 1/8 – Moldova Oleg Andronic – 9
2011–12 3 33 17 10 6 47 24 61 1/4 – Moldova Oleg Molla – 14
2012–13 6 33 12 10 11 53 38 46 1/4 UEL Q2 Moldova Oleg Molla – 7
2013–14 4 33 18 7 8 56 24 61 W – Russia Sergey Tsyganov – 13
2014–15 6 24 7 6 11 23 19 27 1/4
UEL
 PO Moldova Alexandru Dedov – 4
2015–16 3 27 15 4 8 42 26 49 1/4 –
Rui Miguel
 – 9
2016–17 5 30 13 7 10 32 29 46 1/2
UEL
 Q2 Portugal Hugo Neto – 6
2017 8 18 5 4 9 17 21 19 RU –
Jean Theodoro
 – 5
2018 5 28 9 9 10 28 37 36 1/2 – Moldova Ilie Damașcan
Moldova Ion Nicolaescu – 5
2019 7 28 3 7 18 16 43 16 1/4 – Moldova Dan Pîslă – 5
2020–21 8 36 6 7 23 39 63 25 1/8 – Moldova Artur Pătraș – 10
2021–22 7 28 7 6 15 32 46 27 1/4 – Moldova Eugen Sidorenco – 5
2022–23 3 24 7 10 7 27 26 31 1/4 – Moldova Alexandru Dedov – 8

European record

Main article: FC Zimbru Chișinău in European football
UEFA Champions League
Season Round Opponents Home leg Away leg Aggregate
1993–94
 PR Israel Beitar Jerusalem 1–1 0–2 1–3
1998–99
 Q1 Hungary Újpest 1–0 1–3 2–3
1999–00
 Q1 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 5–0 5–0 10–0
Q2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 1–2 3–2
Q3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–0 0–2 0–2
2000–01
 Q1 Albania KF Tirana 3–2 3–2 6–4
Q2 Slovenia Maribor 2–0 0–1 2–1
Q3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–1 0–1 0–2
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Season Round Opponents Home leg Away leg Aggregate
1997–98 QR Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 0–3 1–4
UEFA Cup
Season Round Opponents Home leg Away leg Aggregate
1994–95
 PR Hungary Budapest Honvéd 0–1 1–4 1–5
1995–96
 PR Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–0 0–0 2–0
R1
RAF Jelgava
 1–0 2–1 3–1
R2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–2 3–4 3–6
1996–97
 PR Croatia Hajduk Split 0–4 1–2 1–6
1999–00
 R1 England Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 0–3 0–3
2000–01
 R1 Germany Hertha BSC 1–2 0–2 1–4
2001–02
 QR Turkey Gaziantepspor 0–0 1–4 1–4
2002–03
 QR Sweden IFK Göteborg 3–1 2–2 5–3
R1 Spain Real Betis 0–2 1–2 1–4
2003–04
 QR Bulgaria Litex Lovech 2–0 0–0 2–0
R1
Aris
 1–1 1–2 2–3
2006–07
 Q1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–1 2–1 (
aet
) 		3–2
Q2
Metalurh Zaporizhya
 0–0 0–3 0–3
2007–08
 Q1
Artmedia Bratislava
 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
UEFA Europa League
Season Round Opponents Home leg Away leg Aggregate
2009–10
 Q1 Kazakhstan Okzhetpes 1–2 2–0 3–2
Q2 Portugal Paços de Ferreira 0–0 0–1 0–1
2012–13
 Q1 Wales Bangor City 2–1 0–0 2–1
Q2 Switzerland Young Boys 1–0 (
aet
) 		0–1 1–1 (1–4
pen.
)
2014–15
 Q1
FK Shkëndija
 2–0 1–2 3–2
Q2 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0–0 1–1 1–1 (
a
)
Q3 Austria SV Grödig 0–1 2–1 2–2 (
a
)
PO Greece PAOK 1–0 0–4 1–4
2016–17
 Q1 Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere 0–1 3–2 3–3 (
a
)
Q2
Osmanlıspor
 2–2 0–5 2–7
UEFA Europa Conference League
Season Round Opponents Home leg Away leg Aggregate
2023–24 Q1
La Fiorita
 1–0 1–1 2–1
Q2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–4 0–5 0−9
Notes: PR – preliminary round. QR – qualifying round. R1 – First round. R2 – Second round
Q1, Q2, Q3 – qualifying rounds. PO – play-off round.

Club officials

Former players

For a list of many former and current FC Zimbru players, see Category:FC Zimbru Chișinău players.

Former managers

For a full list of FC Zimbru managers, see List of FC Zimbru Chișinău managers.

References

  1. ^ "Team history". Archived from the original on 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2019-01-31.zimbru.md
  2. ^ "First division clubs in Europe 2011/12" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  3. ^ "Stadioane" (in Romanian). fmf.md.md. Archived from the original on 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  4. ^ "El clasico de Moldova". Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-24.publika.md
  5. ^ "El clasico". Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-03-18.prime.md
  6. ^ "Derbiul capitalei". Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-02-24.publika.md
  7. ^ "Squad - Zimbru" (in Romanian). zimbru.md. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  8. ^ "Zimbru squad". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Technical staff". zimbru.md. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  10. ^ "Club management". zimbru.md. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-02-24.

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