FC Zimbru Chișinău in European football

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]

Zimbru in European football
ClubZimbru Chișinău
First entry1993–94 Champions League
Latest entry2024–25 Conference League

Matches

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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   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   Göteborg 3–1 2–2 5–3  
First round   Real Betis 0–2 1–2 1–4  
2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round   Litex Lovech 2–0 0–0 2–0  
First round   Aris 1–1 1–2 2–3  
2006–07 UEFA Cup First qualifying round   Qarabağ 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t) 3–2  
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  
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  
Second qualifying round   Young Boys 1–0 (a.e.t) 0–1 1–1 (1–4 p)  
2014–15 Europa League First qualifying round   Shkëndija 2–0 1–2 3–2  
Second qualifying round   CSKA Sofia 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)  
Third qualifying round   Grödig 0–1 2–1 2–2 (a)  
Play-off round   PAOK 1–0 0–4 1–4  
2016–17 Europa League First qualifying round   Chikhura Sachkhere 0–1 3–2 3–3 (a)  
Second qualifying round   Osmanlıspor 2–2 0–5 2–7  
2023–24 Europa Conference League First qualifying round   La Fiorita 1–0 1–1 2–1  
Second qualifying round   Fenerbahçe 0–4 0–5 0–9  
2024–25 Conference League Second qualifying round   Ararat-Armenia 0–3 1–3 1–6  

Overall record

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By competition

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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

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Player statistics

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Players in bold are still active at the club. Correct as of 1 August 2024.[1]

Goal scorers

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Key

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

Most appearances

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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

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UEFA ranking 2024

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Rank Team Points
350   Zimbru Chișinău 2.625

As of 1 June 2024. Source

See also

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References

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