FC Milsami Orhei

Milsami Orhei
Full name	Fotbal Club Milsami Orhei
Nickname(s)	Vulturii roșii (The Red Eagles)
Founded	2005; 18 years ago
Ground	Complexul Sportiv Raional
Capacity	2,539
President	Ilan Shor
Head Coach	Serghei Dubrovin
League	Moldovan Super Liga
2021–22	3rd
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Fotbal Club Milsami Orhei, commonly known as Milsami Orhei, or simply Milsami, is a Moldovan football club based in Orhei, Moldova, currently playing in the Moldovan Super Liga.

Previously known as FC Viitorul Orhei, it won its first league title in 2015, becoming the first team to take the title away from the cities of Chișinău and Tiraspol.

HistoryEdit

2005 – founded as Viitorul Step-Soci
2008 – renamed Viitorul Orhei
2010 – renamed Milsami Orhei
2011 – renamed Milsami-Ursidos Orhei
2012 – renamed Milsami Orhei

Current squadEdit

As of 22 October 2022^[1]^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MDA	Emil Tîmbur
3	DF	MDA	Gabriel Holban
4	DF	MDA	Petru Racu
5	DF	MDA	Vadim Dijinari (on loan from Sheriff Tiraspol)
7	DF	MDA	Dinu Graur
8	MF	RUS	Igor Lambarschi
9	FW	MDA	Sergiu Nazar
10	MF	MDA	Gheorghe Andronic
11	FW	MLI	Mamadou Camara
13	GK	MDA	Victor Buga
14	MF	CMR	Vitus Amougui


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	FW	MDA	Radu Gînsari
16	MF	MDA	Alexandru Antoniuc
19	MF	MDA	Dan Pîslă
21	MF	MDA	Vsevolod Nihaev
22	FW	MDA	Sergiu Istrati
23	DF	MDA	Vadim Bolohan
27	MF	MDA	Valeriu Macrițchii
30	DF	MDA	Igor Bondarenco
31	GK	MDA	Mihail Cioban
—	FW	MDA	Artiom Puntus

Coaching staffEdit

As of 14 April 2019

Position	Name
Head coach	Serghei Dubrovin
Assistant coach	Ghenadie Pușca
Assistant coach	Oleg Șișchin
Goalkeeping coach	Vladimir Mura

HonoursEdit

LeagueEdit

Moldovan National Division

Winners (1): 2014–15

Runners-up (2): 2017, 2018

Moldovan "A" Division

Winners (1): 2008–09

CupEdit

Moldovan Cup

Winners (2): 2011–12, 2017–18

Runners-up (1): 2015–16

Moldovan Super Cup

Winners (2): 2012, 2019

Runners-up (1): 2015

League historyEdit

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Super Cup	Europe		Top Scorer (League)
2005–06	3rd "North"	4th	20	11	4	5	34	18	37		—	—
2006–07	3rd "North"	3rd	18	9	7	2	38	15	34		—	—
2007–08	2nd	7th	32	15	4	13	61	45	49		—	—
2008–09	2nd	1st	30	20	3	7	59	36	63	First round	—	—
2009–10	1st	8th	33	10	6	17	32	45	36	Second round	—	—		Alexandru Maximov (13)
2010–11		3rd	39	23	9	7	71	23	78	Third round	—	—		Gheorghe Boghiu (26)
2011–12		4th	33	14	5	14	41	37	47	Winners	—	EL	1Q	Ademar (7)
2012–13		4th	32	17	4	11	47	30	55	Semi-finals	Winners	EL	2Q	Gheorghe Boghiu (16)
2013–14		6th	33	17	5	11	54	32	56	Semi-finals	—	EL	3Q	Gheorghe Boghiu (13)
2014–15		1st	24	17	4	3	50	15	55	Semi-finals	—	—		Romeo Surdu (12)
2015–16		6th	27	10	6	11	33	23	36	Runners-up	Runners-up	EL	4Q	Romeo Surdu (4)
2016–17		3rd	30	22	2	6	57	20	68	Quarter-finals	—	—		Ilya Belous (7) Igor Banović (7)
2017		2nd	18	13	1	4	26	12	40	Winners	—	EL	1Q	Constantin Bogdan (4) Alexandru Dedov (4)
2018		2nd	28	13	6	9	36	24	45	Semi-finals	—	EL	1Q	Mihai Plătică (7) Alexandru Antoniuc (7)
2019		5th	28	10	9	9	30	28	39	Quarter-finals	Winners	EL	1Q	Alexandru Antoniuc (5)
2020–21		3rd	36	22	7	7	71	37	73	Quarter-finals	—	—		Alexandru Antoniuc (15)
2021–22		3rd	28	15	6	7	50	31	51	Semi-finals	—	ECL	2Q	Sergiu Istrati (15)

European recordEdit

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	1Q	FC Dinamo Tbilisi	1–3	0–2	1–5
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	2Q	FC Aktobe	4–2	0–3	4–5
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	1Q	F91 Dudelange	1–0	0–0	1–0
		2Q	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	1–1	1–1	2–2 (4–2 pen.)
		3Q	Saint-Étienne	0–3	0–3	0–6
2015–16	UEFA Champions League	2Q	Ludogorets Razgrad	2–1	1–0	3–1
	UEFA Champions League	3Q	Skënderbeu	0–2	0–2	0–4
	UEFA Europa League	PO	Saint-Étienne	1–1	0–1	1–2
2017–18	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Fola Esch	1–1	1–2	2–3
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Slovan Bratislava	2−4	0–5	2–9
2019–20	UEFA Europa League	1Q	FCSB	1–2	0–2	1–4
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	1Q	Sarajevo	0–0	1–0	1–0
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	2Q	IF Elfsborg	0–5	0–4	0–9
2022–23	UEFA Europa Conference League	1Q	Panevėžys	2–0	0–0	2–0
2022–23	UEFA Europa Conference League	2Q	KuPS	1–4	2–2	3−6