FC Tiraspol

Tiraspol
Full name Football Club Tiraspol
Founded 1992 (as Constructorul Chișinău)
2001 (FC Tiraspol)
Ground Sheriff
Capacity 14,300
Chairman Victor Tulba
Manager Lilian Popescu
League Divizia Naţională
2013–14 2nd
Website Club home page

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

Founded in 1992 as Constructorul Chișinău, it entered the Moldovan National Division in 1995–96 season, winning its only title in 1996–97 and Moldovan Cups in 1996 and 2000. The club then relocated in 2001 to Cioburciu before moving to Tiraspol the year after. Despite the latter two settlements being in the breakway republic of Transnistria, their clubs play in the Moldovan league system.

History

Constructorul Chisinau

The side was founded in 1992 as Constructorul Chisinau, and played in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital. It entered the Moldovan National Division in 1995–96 season. Constructorul won their first silverware, the 1996 Moldovan Cup with a 2–1 win over Tiligul Tiraspol, and the next season won their only Moldovan National Division title by denying city rivals Zimbru Chișinău a sixth consecutive triumph.[1] The league triumph earnt Constructorul a place in the 1997-98 UEFA Champions League, where they were knocked out by Czech club Slavia Prague 4–3 on aggregate in the first qualifying round.[2] In 2000 Constructorul won their second Cup, by beating Zimbru 1–0 in the final on 24 May.[3]

The club also participated in the UEFA Cup during the Constructorul era. In September 2000, the club was banned from appearing in European competitions for a year following a number of security breaches in a home match against Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia.[4]

Move to Transnistria

Before the 2001–02 season, the club relocated to Cioburciu, a small village outside Tiraspol, the capital of the breakaway republic of Transnistria, and was renamed Constructorul Cioburciu. The following season, the club moved into Tiraspol and became its current entity. The club has not won a Cup or National Division title since leaving Chisinau.

The only major European campaign since leaving Chisinau was the 2004-05 UEFA Cup. The club defeated Armenian team Shirak in the first qualifying round (4–1 on aggregate) [5] before a 5–1 aggregate elimination by Metalurh Donetsk of the Ukraine in the next round.[6]

Past crests

FC Constructorul Chişinău (1993–01)

Honours

Statistics

Until 2001, the club was known as Constructorul Chișinău, in 2001-02 as Constructorul Cioburciu, and FC Tiraspol since 2002.

Season Div Pos Pl W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes
1994–95 2D Quarter-finalists Promoted
1995–96 1D 3 302424 711674 Winner
1996–97 1 302631 821081 Round of 32 CWC1st Round
1997–98 3 261736 543254 Runner-up UCL1st qualifying round
1998–99 2 261565 301351 Runner-up CWCqualifying round
1999–00 3 3618117 522365 Winner UCqualifying round
2000–01 4 281099 303039 Semi-finalists UCqualifying round
2001–02 4 2810711 364239 Quarter-finalists
2002–03 5 247512 273826 Semi-finalists Intertoto1st Round
2003–04 4 281297 322245 Quarter-finalists
2004–05 4 281288 412344 Quarter-finalists UC2nd qualifying round
2005–06 3 288137 242137 Quarter-finalists
2006–07 5 36101610 373246 Semi-finalists Intertoto3rd Round
2007–08 4 301677 362155 Semi-finalists
2008–09 7 309516 303632 Semi-finalists Intertoto2nd Round
2009–10 9 3381015 203434 Quarter-finalists
2010–11 7 3917616 574557 Quarter-finalists
2011–12 6 33101211 363242 Quarter-finalists

European record

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Current squad

As of 1 March, 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Ukraine GK Oleksandr Ilyuschenkov
3 Spain DF Eric Barroso
4 Serbia MF Mihajlo Cakić
5 Moldova DF Andrey Novicov
7 Ukraine MF Yevhen Zarichnyuk
8 Ukraine MF Serhiy Shapoval
9 Moldova FW Gheorghe Ovseanicov
10 Moldova FW Oleg Molla
11 Moldova FW Gheorghe Boghiu
12 Moldova GK Vladimir Livşiţ
14 Moldova MF Vadim Raţă
15 Bulgaria FW Georgi Karaneychev
No. Position Player
16 Ukraine DF Oleh Yermak
17 Moldova MF Valentin Bîrdan
19 Moldova DF Serghei Mocanu
20 Moldova MF Alexandru Grosu
21 Moldova FW Serghei Alexeev
22 Moldova DF Andrei Macritchii
23 Moldova MF Victor Bulat
24 Moldova MF Igor Poiarchov
25 Moldova GK Alexei Coșelev
27 Moldova MF Vadim Bolohan
28 Moldova FW Artiom Puntus (on loan from Sheriff)
77 Ukraine DF Kyrylo Sydorenko

Coaching staff

Managers

References

  1. ↑ http://rsssf.com/tablesm/mold96.html
  2. ↑ http://uk.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1997/matches/round=747/index.html
  3. ↑ http://rsssf.com/tablesm/moldcup00.html
  4. ↑ "Конструкторул" изгоря за 1 година" (in Bulgarian). segabg.com. 2000-09-05. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  5. ↑ http://uk.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2004/matches/round=1973/index.html
  6. ↑ http://uk.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2004/matches/round=1974/index.html

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