FC Zimbru Chişinău

Zimbru Chişinău
Full name Fotbal Club Zimbru Chişinău
Founded 1947
Ground Zimbru
(Capacity: 10,500)
Chairman Igor Oprea
Manager Serghei Stroenco
League Divizia Naţională
2010–11 4th
Home colours
Away colours
Current season

FC Zimbru Chişinău is a Moldovan football club based in Chişinău, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.

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History

Zimbru Chişinău was formed after World War II in the Moldovan Soviet Republic (present day Republic of Moldova). 'Zimbru' is a Romanian word for a form of European bison, but the club also previously functioned under names such as Dynamo, 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. Zimbru had their biggest success in 1963 when they reached the quarter-finals of the Soviet Cup.

The fortunes of FC Zimbru changed after the fall of the USSR and the establishment of the Republic of Moldova. The club has won the Divizia Naţională eight times in total with five consecutive victories from 1992-1996. They also won the Moldovan Cup five times. FC Zimbru have participated in the UEFA Cup (losing to Sparta Prague) and the Champions League (losing to PSV Eindhoven in 1999 and Sparta Prague in 2000). FC Zimbru's biggest rivalry is with FC Sheriff of Tiraspol. Unfortunately for FC Zimbru, FC Sheriff have taken the trophy back to Tiraspol each year since 2001. Regardless, FC Zimbru Chişinău is a club with pride in its history, as manifested by a Museum and a Hotel in their honour.

European record

UEFA Champions League
Season Round Opponents Home leg Away leg Aggregate
1993–94 Preliminary Beitar Jerusalem 1–1 0–2 1–3
1998–99 1 Újpest FC 1–0 1–3 2–3
1999–00 1 St Patrick's Athletic 5–0 5–0 10–0
2 Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 1–2 3–2
3 PSV Eindhoven 0–0 0–2 0–2
2000–01 1 KF Tirana 3–2 3–2 6–4
2 Maribor 2–0 0–1 2–1
3 Sparta Prague 0–1 0–1 0–2
UEFA Cup
Season Round Opponents Home leg Away leg Aggregate
1994–95 Preliminary Budapest Honvéd FC 0–1 1–4 1–5
1995–96 Preliminary Hapoel Tel Aviv FC 2–0 0–0 2–0
1 RAF Jelgava 2–0 0–0 2–0
2 Sparta Prague 0–2 3–4 3–6
1996–97 Preliminary Hajduk Split 0–4 1–2 1–6
1999–00 1 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–0 0–3 0–3
2000–01 1 Hertha BSC Berlin 1–2 0–2 1–4
2001–02 Preliminary Gaziantepspor 0–0 1–4 1–4
2002–03 Preliminary IFK Goteborg 3–1 2–2 5–3
1 Real Betis 0–2 1–2 1–4
2003–04 Preliminary Litex Lovech 2–0 0–0 2–0
1 Aris 1–1 1–2 2–3
2006–07 1 Karabakh 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.) 3–2
2 Metalurh Zaporizhya 0–0 0–3 0–3
2007–08 1 Artmedia Bratislava 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
UEFA Europa League
Season Round Opponents Home leg Away leg Aggregate
2009–10 1 Okzhetpes 1–2 2–0 3–2
2 Paços de Ferreira 0–0 0–1 0–1

Current squad

As of 20th of August

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Mihail Paiuş
3 DF Maxim Boghiu
4 DF Iulian Erhan
5 MF Eugen Slivca
7 MF Ion Demerji
8 MF Oleg Şişchin (captain)
9 FW Oleg Andronic
10 MF Anton Kovalevskyi
11 MF Daniel Indoitu
12 GK Anatol Chirinciuc
15 DF Alexandru Cheltuială
16 MF Eugen Gorceac
No. Position Player
17 DF Aleš Šuster
18 MF Daniel Bălaşa
20 FW Eugen Sidorenco
21 MF Vitalie Plămădeală
22 GK Nicolae Calancea
23 MF Radu Catan
24 DF Vadim Cravcescu
25 DF Serghei Cuzneţov
MF Sergiu Namaşco
FW Oleg Molla

Reserves

For the reserve squad, see FC Zimbru-2 Chişinău.

Achievements

External links

FC Zimbru seasons
2007–08 · 2008–09  · 2009–10  · 2010–11