FC Zimbru is a 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.
Midfielder Boris Cebotari holds the record for playing in the most European matches for Zimbru with 31 appearances while Vadim Boreț, Victor Berco and Sergiu Epureanu are the club's top scorers with five goals each. In total, Zimbru have appeared in 21 European competitions.[1]
| Club | Zimbru Chișinău |
|---|---|
| First entry | 1993–94 Champions League |
| Latest entry | 2024–25 Conference League |
Matches
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Champions League | Preliminary round |  Beitar Jerusalem
|
1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 
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| 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
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0–2 | 3–4 | 3–6 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
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| Third qualifying round |  PSV Eindhoven
|
0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
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| UEFA Cup | First round |  Tottenham Hotspur
|
0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| |
| 2000–01 | Champions League | First qualifying round |  Tirana
|
3–2 | 3–2 | 6–4 |
|
| Second qualifying round |  Maribor
|
2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
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| Third qualifying round | Sparta Prague
|
0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
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| 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 |  Göteborg
|
3–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 |
|
| First round |  Real Betis
|
0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
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| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying round |  Litex Lovech
|
2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
|
| First round |  Aris
|
1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
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| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round |  Qarabağ
|
1–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t) | 3–2 |
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| Second qualifying round | Metalurh Zaporizhya
|
0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| ||
| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round |  Artmedia Petržalka
|
2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 (a) |
|
| 2009–10 | Europa League | First qualifying round |  Okzhetpes
|
1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
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| Second qualifying round |  Paços de Ferreira
|
0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
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| 2012–13 | Europa League | First qualifying round |  Bangor City
|
2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
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| Second qualifying round |  Young Boys
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1–0 (a.e.t) | 0–1 | 1–1 (1–4 p) |
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| 2014–15 | Europa League | First qualifying round |  Shkëndija
|
2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
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| Second qualifying round | CSKA Sofia
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0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 (a) |
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| Third qualifying round |  Grödig
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0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 (a) |
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| Play-off round | PAOK
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1–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 |
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| 2016–17 | Europa League | First qualifying round |  Chikhura Sachkhere
|
0–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 (a) |
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| Second qualifying round | Osmanlıspor
|
2–2 | 0–5 | 2–7 |
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| 2023–24 | Europa Conference League | First qualifying round |  La Fiorita
|
1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
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| Second qualifying round | Fenerbahçe
|
0–4 | 0–5 | 0–9 |
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| 2024–25 | Conference League | Second qualifying round |  Ararat-Armenia
|
0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 |
|
Overall record
editBy competition
edit| Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | 4 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 43.75 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0.00 |
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 14 | 50 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 46 | 71 | –25 | 26.00 |
| UEFA Conference League | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | –13 | 16.67 |
| Total | 21 | 74 | 21 | 19 | 34 | 74 | 108 | –34 | 28.38 |
By country
edit| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| Armenia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| Austria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Bulgaria |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Croatia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| Czech Republic |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
| England |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| Georgia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Germany |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| Greece |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| Hungary |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
| Ireland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
| Israel |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Latvia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Macedonia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Netherlands |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| Portugal |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| San Marino |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Slovakia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Slovenia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Spain |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| Sweden |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
 Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Turkey |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | −17 |
| Ukraine |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| Wales |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Player statistics
editPlayers in bold are still active at the club. Correct as of 1 August 2024.[1]
Goal scorers
editKey
| CL | UEFA Champions League |
| CWC | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
| EL | UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup |
| CO | UEFA Conference League |
| Ranking | Name | Years | CL | CWC | EL | CO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vadim Boreț
|
1999–2000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Victor Berco
|
1999–2000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Sergiu Epureanu
|
1999–2000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Boris Cebotari
|
2001–2003 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Konstantin Kulik
|
1998–2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Igor Oprea
|
1999–2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Vladislav Gavriliuc
|
1995 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Ion Testemițanu
|
1995 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Daniel Bălașa
|
2003–2006 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Boris Tropaneț
|
1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Radu Rebeja
|
1993–1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Viorel Frunză
|
2002 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Levan Gvazava
|
2002 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Aleksei Zhdanov
|
2007 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Oleg Molla
|
2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Serghei Alexeev
|
2014 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Emerson
|
2016 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Serghei Dodul
|
1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Serhiy Zgura
|
1997 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Anatol Tîmbur
|
1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Alexandru Suharev
|
1995 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Iurie Miterev
|
1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Vladimir Shishelov
|
2003 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Galust Petrosyan
|
2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Sergiu Chirilov
|
2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Kyrylo Kovalchuk
|
2007 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ion Demerji
|
2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Oleg Andronic
|
2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Gheorghe Andronic
|
2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Akhmet Barakhoev
|
2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Alexandru Grosu
|
2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Landry Amani
|
2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Alexandru Pașcenco
|
2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ștefan Burghiu
|
2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ion Jardan
|
2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Veaceslav Zagaevschi
|
2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ilie Damașcan
|
2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Marin Căruntu
|
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Denys Dedechko
|
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 |  Justice Ohajunwa
|
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Own goal
Simon Handle (in the match Grödig – Zimbru)
Most appearances
edit| Place | Name | Period | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Cebotari
|
1993–2006 | 31 |
| 2 | Iurie Miterev
|
1993–2001 | 29 |
| 3 | Vadim Boreț
|
1994–2000 | 27 |
| 4 | Denis Romanenco
|
1994–2001 | 24 |
| 5 | Igor Oprea
|
1996–2003 | 23 |
| 6 | Valeriu Catînsus Sergiu Epureanu
|
1998–2001 1998–2001 |
20 |
| 8 | Konstantin Kulik
|
1998–2001 | 19 |
| 9 | Victor Berco
|
1998–2001 | 18 |
| 10 | Ion Testemițanu Radu Rebeja Andriy Telesnenko Ruslan Gilazev
|
1993–1998 1993–1998 1998–2000 1999–2000 |
16 |
Record results
edit- Biggest home win: Zimbru – St Patrick's Athletic 5:0 (21 July 1999)[1]
- 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 ranking 2024
edit| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 350 | Zimbru Chișinău |
2.625 |
As of 1 June 2024. Source
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Club records
External links
edit- Zimbru Chișinău at UEFA.com
- Zimbru Chișinău at worldfootball.net
- Zimbru Chișinău at soccerway.com