FC Zimbru in European football

Zimbru in European football

Club	Zimbru Chișinău
First entry	1993–94 Champions League
Last entry	2014–15 Europa League

FC Zimbru is an Moldovan football club based in Botanica, Chișinău. They were the first Moldovan club to enter European competition, entering the UEFA Champions League in 1993.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 from 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.^[1]
Midfielder Boris Cebotari holds the record for playing in the most European matches for Zimbru with 31 appearances and Vadim Boreț, Victor Berco and Sergiu Epureanu are the club's top scorers with five goals each.In total, Zimbru have appeared in 18 European competitions.^[2]

Matches

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg.
1993–94	Champions League	Preliminary round	Beitar Jerusalem	1–1	0–2	1–3
1994–95	UEFA Cup	Preliminary round	Kispest Honvéd	0–1	1–4	1–5
1995–96	UEFA Cup	Preliminary round	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2–0	0–0	2–0
		First round	RAF Jelgava	1–0	2–1	3–1
		Second round	Sparta Prague	0–2	3–4	3–6
1996–97	UEFA Cup	Preliminary round	Hajduk Split	0–4	1–2	1–6
1997–98	Cup Winners' Cup	Qualifying round	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–1	0–3	1–4
1998–99	Champions League	First qualifying round	Újpest	1–0	1–3	2–3
1999–00	Champions League	First qualifying round	St Patrick's Athletic	5–0	5–0	10–0
		Second qualifying round	Dinamo Tbilisi	2–0	1–2	3–2
		Third qualifying round	PSV Eindhoven	0–0	0–2	0–2
	UEFA Cup	First round	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	0–3	0–3
2000–01	Champions League	First qualifying round	KF Tirana	3–2	3–2	6–4
		Second qualifying round	Maribor	2–0	0–1	2–1
		Third qualifying round	Sparta Prague	0–1	0–1	0–2
	UEFA Cup	First round	Hertha Berlin	1–2	0–2	1–4
2001–02	Uefa Cup	Qualifying round	Gaziantepspor	0–0	1–4	1–4
2002–03	UEFA Cup	Qualifying round	IFK Göteborg	3–1	2–2	5–3
2002–03	UEFA Cup	First round	Real Betis	0–2	1–2	1–4
2003–04	UEFA Cup	Qualifying round	Litex Lovech	2–0	0–0	2–0
2003–04	UEFA Cup	First round	Aris	1–1	1–2	2–3
2006–07	UEFA Cup	First qualifying round	Qarabağ	1–1	2–1 (aet)	3–2
2006–07	UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	Metalurh Zaporizhya	0–0	0–3	0–3
2007–08	UEFA Cup	First qualifying round	Artmedia Bratislava	2–2	1–1	3–3 (a)
2009–10	Europa League	First qualifying round	Okzhetpes	1–2	2–0	3–2
2009–10	Europa League	Second qualifying round	Paços de Ferreira	0–0	0–1	0–1
2012–13	Europa League	First qualifying round	Bangor City	2–1	0–0	2–1
2012–13	Europa League	Second qualifying round	Young Boys Bern	1–0	0–1	1–1 (1–4 p)
2014–15	Europa League	First qualifying round	Shkëndija Tetovo	2–0	1–2	3–2
		Second qualifying round	CSKA Sofia	0–0	1–1	1–1 (a)
		Third qualifying round	SV Grödig	0–1	2–1	2–2 (a)
		Play-off round	PAOK	1–0	0–4	1–4

Overall record

By competition

Competition	S	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Champions League	4	16	7	2	7	24	17	+7
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1	2	0	1	1	1	4	–3
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup	13	46	12	14	20	41	61	–20
Total	18	64	19	17	28	66	82	–16

By country

Country	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Win%
Albania	7000200000000000000♠2	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000600000000000000♠6	7000400000000000000♠4	+2	7002100000000000000♠100.000
Austria	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	7000200000000000000♠2	+0	7001500000000000000♠50.00
Azerbaijan	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	7000200000000000000♠2	+1	7001500000000000000♠50.00
Bulgaria	7000400000000000000♠4	7000100000000000000♠1	7000300000000000000♠3	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	7000100000000000000♠1	+2	7001250000000000000♠25.00
Croatia	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000600000000000000♠6	−5	05000000000000000000♠0.00
Czech Republic	7000400000000000000♠4	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000400000000000000♠4	7000300000000000000♠3	7000800000000000000♠8	−5	05000000000000000000♠0.00
England	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	−3	05000000000000000000♠0.00
Georgia	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000300000000000000♠3	7000200000000000000♠2	+1	7001500000000000000♠50.00
Germany	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000400000000000000♠4	−3	05000000000000000000♠0.00
Greece	7000400000000000000♠4	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	7000300000000000000♠3	7000700000000000000♠7	−4	7001250000000000000♠25.00
Hungary	7000400000000000000♠4	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	7000300000000000000♠3	7000800000000000000♠8	−5	7001250000000000000♠25.00
Ireland	7000200000000000000♠2	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7001100000000000000♠10	5000000000000000000♠0	+10	7002100000000000000♠100.000
Israel	7000400000000000000♠4	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000300000000000000♠3	7000300000000000000♠3	+0	7001250000000000000♠25.00
Kazakhstan	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000300000000000000♠3	7000200000000000000♠2	+1	7001500000000000000♠50.00
Latvia	7000200000000000000♠2	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	7000100000000000000♠1	+2	7002100000000000000♠100.000
Macedonia	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000300000000000000♠3	7000200000000000000♠2	+1	7001500000000000000♠50.00
Netherlands	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000200000000000000♠2	−2	05000000000000000000♠0.00
Portugal	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	−1	05000000000000000000♠0.00
Slovakia	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	7000300000000000000♠3	+0	05000000000000000000♠0.00
Slovenia	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	+1	7001500000000000000♠50.00
Spain	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000400000000000000♠4	−3	05000000000000000000♠0.00
Sweden	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000500000000000000♠5	7000300000000000000♠3	+2	7001500000000000000♠50.00
Switzerland	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	+0	7001500000000000000♠50.00
Turkey	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	7000400000000000000♠4	−3	05000000000000000000♠0.00
Ukraine	7000400000000000000♠4	5000000000000000000♠0	7000200000000000000♠2	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000700000000000000♠7	−6	05000000000000000000♠0.00
Wales	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	+1	7001500000000000000♠50.00

All-time goal scorers in UEFA club competitions

Below are all-time scorers in major UEFA club competitions, including qualifying rounds. Names, that appear in bold, indicate players currently playing for Zimbru.

Statistics are correct as of 25 January 2016.^[2]

Key

CL	UEFA Champions League
CWC	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEL	UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup

Ranking	Name	CL	CWC	UEL	Total
1	Vadim Boreț	5	0	0	5
1	Victor Berco	5	0	0	5
1	Sergiu Epureanu	4	0	1	5
4	Boris Cebotari	0	0	4	4
5	Igor Oprea	3	0	0	3
5	Konstantin Kulik	3	0	0	3
5	Ion Testemițanu	0	0	3	3
5	Daniel Bălașa	0	0	3	3
5	Vladislav Gavriliuc	0	0	3	3
10	Boris Tropaneț	2	0	0	2
10	Radu Rebeja	1	0	1	2
10	Levan Gvazava	0	0	2	2
10	Viorel Frunză	0	0	2	2
10	Serghei Alexeev	0	0	2	2
10	Oleg Molla	0	0	2	2
10	Aleksei Zhdanov	0	0	2	2
17	Serghei Dodul	1	0	0	1
17	Sergiy Zgura	0	1	0	1
17	Iurie Miterev	0	0	1	1
17	Alexandru Suharev	0	0	1	1
17	Vladimir Shishelov	0	0	1	1
17	Alexandru Grosu	0	0	1	1
17	Landry Amani	0	0	1	1
17	Ștefan Burghiu	0	0	1	1
17	Akhmet Barakhoev	0	0	1	1
17	Ion Demerji	0	0	1	1
17	Oleg Andronic	0	0	1	1
17	Gheorghe Andronic	0	0	1	1
17	Alexandru Pașcenco	0	0	1	1
17	Anatol Tîmbur	0	0	1	1
17	Kyrylo Kovalchuk	0	0	1	1
17	Sergiu Chirilov	0	0	1	1
17	Galust Petrosyan	0	0	1	1

Own goal

Simon Handle (in the match Grödig – Zimbru)

Most appearances in UEFA club competitions

Statistics are correct as of 25 January 2016.^[2]

Place	Name	Apps
1	Boris Cebotari	31
2	Iurie Miterev	29
3	Vadim Boreț	27
4	Denis Romanenco	24
5	Igor Oprea	23
6	Valeriu Catînsus Sergiu Epureanu	20
8	Konstantin Kulik	19
9	Victor Berco	18
10	Andriy Telesnenko Ruslan Gilazev Ion Testemițanu Radu Rebeja	16

UEFA ranking 2016

Rank	Team	Points
313	Zimbru Chișinău	3.825

As of 25 January 2016. Source

Record results

Biggest home win: Zimbru – St Patrick's Dublin 5:0 (21 July 1999)^[2]
Biggest home defeat: Zimbru – Hajduk Split 0:4 (17 July 1996)
Biggest away win: St Patrick's Dublin – Zimbru 0:5 (14 July 1999)
Biggest away defeat: PAOK Thessaloniki – Zimbru 4:0 (28 August 2014)

References

External links

Zimbru Chișinău at UEFA.com
Zimbru Chișinău at worldfootball.net
Zimbru Chișinău at mackolik.com (Turkish)
Zimbru Chișinău at soccerway.com

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