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Fotbal Club Zimbru Chișinău, commonly known as Zimbru Chișinău or simply Zimbru, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Chișinău, which competes in the Super Liga, the highest tier of Moldovan football.

Zimbru Chișinău
Full nameFotbal Club Zimbru Chișinău
Nickname(s)Galben-verzii (The Yellow-Greens)
Zimbrii (The Aurochs)
Founded
  • 16 May 1947; 77 years ago (1947-05-16)
    as Dinamo Chișinău
GroundZimbru Stadium
Capacity10,104
OwnerNicolae Ciornîi
PresidentAndriy Semenchuk
Head CoachHikmet Karaman
LeagueSuper Liga
2023–24Super Liga, 3rd of 8
Websitehttp://www.zimbru.md
Current season

Founded in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1947, Zimbru entered the Soviet Top League in 1956 and totaled eleven participations before their last relegation in 1983. The club remained the leader of Moldovan football during most of the Soviet period and was the only one that reached and played at the Soviet top tier. After the independence of Moldova in 1991, the team established itself as an early force in the country, winning all the first five national titles and eight of the first nine, but have not won since. Zimbru's honours also include six Moldovan Cups and one Moldovan Super Cup.

Zimbru play their home matches at the 10,104-seater Zimbru Stadium.

History

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See also: List of FC Zimbru Chișinău seasons

Zimbru Chișinău was formed in 1947 in the Moldovan Soviet Republic (present day Republic of Moldova). 'Zimbru' is a Romanian word for a form of European bison, but the club also previously functioned under names such as Dinamo, Burevestnik, Moldova, Avântul, and Nistru. The Soviet Era was spent mostly in Class B of the regional league until eventual promotion to Class A. The club then flitted between Class A and Class B as well as spending time in the Soviet Top League and First League. In total, Zimbru spent 11 seasons in the Top League between 1956 and 1983. Zimbru had their biggest success in 1956 when they finished in 6th place out of 12 in the Soviet Top League and in 1963 when they reached the quarter-finals of the Soviet Cup.[1]
Zimbru's fortunes changed after the fall of the USSR and the establishment of the Republic of Moldova. The club won all five of the initial seasons of the Moldovan National Division (1992–96), and apart from finishing as runners-up to Chișinău rivals Constructorul Chișinău in 1996–97, won eight of the first nine championships. Zimbru have also won the Moldovan Cup six times, including a double in 1997–98 and the Moldovan Super Cup once.

Crest and colours

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Since its foundation, Zimbru's colours always was yellow and green. Throughout history, Zimbru Chișinău had many logos. Traditional colours were always present on club crests.

Stadium

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Main article: Zimbru Stadium
Zimbru Stadium
Stadionul Zimbru
 
The stadium hosting a Europa Conference League qualifying match in 2023
UEFA     
Address45 Dacia Boulevard
Chișinău
Moldova
OwnerZimbru Chișinău
OperatorMoldovan Football Federation
Capacity10,104[2]
Field size111 m × 77 m (121.4 yd × 84.2 yd)
SurfaceNatural Grass
Scoreboard1,600 lux
Construction
Broke groundMarch 2004; 20 years ago (2004-03)
Opened20 May 2006; 18 years ago (2006-05-20)
Construction cost$11 million
ArchitectCeproserving SA
Structural engineerInconex-Com SRL
Tenants
Zimbru Chișinău (2006–present)
Moldova national football team (2006–present)

FC Zimbru's home ground is Zimbru Stadium, a football-specific stadium in Botanica sector of Chișinău. It was opened in 2006. The stadium has a natural grass playing surface, and its capacity is 10,104.[3]

Rivalries

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In the 1990s (the first decade of Moldova's independence), Zimbru's rival was the other team from Chișinău, Constructorul Chișinău. Then Contructorul was dissolved. In 1997, a new team was founded in Tiraspol, Sheriff Tiraspol. In a few years, Sheriff was promoted to the first league and became a force in Moldovan football. Considering the strength of team and the tensions between Moldovans and separatist Transnistrians, the match between Zimbru and Sheriff became a derby, the most important match in country. Thus, it has been named "Derby of Moldova", being labelled even as "Moldovan El Clasico" (Romanian: El Clasico de Moldova).[4][5] Another rivalry was established in the mid-2000s when Dacia Chișinău, another team from Chișinău, became one of Moldova's top teams. The match between them is known as "The Derby of the capital" (Romanian: Derbiul capitalei).[6]

Honours

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Moldova

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Soviet Union

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Current squad

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As of 5 September 2024[7][8]

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 Ciprian Tuhar
2 DF   MDA Cătălin Cucoș (on loan from Kolos Kovalivka)
3 DF   MDA Ștefan Burghiu (captain)
4 DF   MDA Artiom Rozgoniuc
5 MF   MDA Stanislav Sarain
6 MF   GUI Ibrahima Soumah
7 MF   MDA Ștefan Bîtca
8 MF   CMR Jessie Guera Djou
9 FW   NGA Justice Ohajunwa
10 MF   MDA Vlad Răileanu
11 MF   CPV João Paulino
12 GK   MDA Sebastian Agachi
14 FW   MDA Fabian Pegza
16 DF   MLI Ali Samake
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   NGA Maxmillian İhekuna
18 FW   MDA Nichita Covali
20 FW   NGA Emmanuel Alaribe
21 MF   MDA Lucian Radu
22 DF   MDA Mihai Morozan
23 DF   MDA David Dimitrișin
24 DF   CMR Cedric Ngah
28 GK   MDA Nicolae Cebotari
30 DF   MDA Andrei Macrițchii
33 DF   MDA Mihail Ștefan
69 MF   UKR Denys Dedechko
77 MF   MDA Serafim Cojocari

Player of the year

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Zimbru players who received the award Moldovan Footballer of the Year:

Year Winner
1992   Alexandru Spiridon
1993   Alexandru Curtianu
1994   Serghei Cleșcenco
1995   Ion Testemițanu
1997   Ion Testemițanu
1999   Sergiu Epureanu
2002   Boris Cebotari

League history

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Table

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Season Tier Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pts Cup Europe Top scorer (league)
1992 1st 1st 22 15 5 2 40 15 35 1/4 –   Alexandru Spiridon
  Iurie Miterev – 8
1992–93 1st 30 22 6 2 66 17 50 1/8 –   Alexandru Spiridon – 12
1993–94 1st 30 25 2 3 86 22 52 1/2 CL PR   Serghei Cleșcenco – 14
1994–95 1st 26 21 4 1 69 10 67 RU UC PR   Serghei Cleșcenco – 11
1995–96 1st 30 26 3 1 110 11 81 1/4 UC R2   Vladislav Gavriliuc – 34
1996–97 2nd 30 22 4 4 112 21 70 W UC PR   Iurie Miterev – 34
1997–98 1st 26 22 3 1 75 8 69 W CWC QR   Serghei Cleșcenco – 25
1998–99 1st 26 18 7 1 43 9 61 1/4 CL Q1   Vladislav Gavriliuc – 10
1999–00 1st 36 25 7 4 78 21 82 RU CL
UC		 Q3
R1		   Victor Berco – 15
2000–01 2nd 28 20 6 2 46 15 66 1/2 CL
UC		 Q3
R1		   Iurie Miterev – 8
2001–02 3rd 28 12 10 6 52 20 46 1/2 UC QR   Victor Berco – 12
2002–03 2nd 24 15 5 4 47 20 50 W UC R1   Vladimir Shishelov – 13
2003–04 3rd 28 14 7 7 40 23 49 W UC R1   Vladimir Shishelov – 15
2004–05 5th 28 12 7 9 29 15 43 1/4 –   Sergiu Chirilov – 7
2005–06 2nd 28 15 8 5 47 20 53 1/2 –   Sergiu Chirilov – 11
2006–07 2nd 36 21 8 7 63 23 71 W UC Q2   Alexei Zhdanov – 14
2007–08 5th 30 13 13 4 43 21 52 1/2 UC Q1   Alexei Zhdanov – 12
2008–09 4th 30 13 7 10 42 30 46 1/2 –   Oleg Andronic – 16
2009–10 4th 33 17 8 8 47 29 59 1/4 EL Q2   Andrei Secrieru – 7
2010–11 4th 39 22 10 7 56 20 76 1/8 –   Oleg Andronic – 9
2011–12 3rd 33 17 10 6 47 24 61 1/4 –   Oleg Molla – 14
2012–13 6th 33 12 10 11 53 38 46 1/4 EL Q2   Oleg Molla – 7
2013–14 4th 33 18 7 8 56 24 61 W –   Sergey Tsyganov – 13
2014–15 6th 24 7 6 11 23 19 27 1/4 EL PO   Alexandru Dedov – 4
2015–16 3rd 27 15 4 8 42 26 49 1/4 –   Rui Miguel – 9
2016–17 5th 30 13 7 10 32 29 46 1/2 EL Q2   Hugo Neto – 6
2017 8th 18 5 4 9 17 21 19 RU –   Jean Theodoro – 5
2018 5th 28 9 9 10 28 37 36 1/2 –   Ilie Damașcan
  Ion Nicolaescu – 5
2019 7th 28 3 7 18 16 43 16 1/4 –   Dan Pîslă – 5
2020–21 8th 36 6 7 23 39 63 25 1/8 –   Artur Pătraș – 10
2021–22 7th 28 7 6 15 32 46 27 1/4 –   Eugen Sidorenco – 5
2022–23 3rd 24 7 10 7 27 26 31 1/4 –   Alexandru Dedov – 8
2023–24 3rd 24 13 3 8 33 23 42 RU CO Q2   João Paulino
  Emmanuel Alaribe – 7
2024–25 CO Q2

European record

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Main article: FC Zimbru Chișinău in European football
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League
Notes: PR – preliminary round. QR – qualifying round. R1 – First round. R2 – Second round
Q1, Q2, Q3 – qualifying rounds. PO – play-off round.

Club officials

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Former players

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For a list of many former and current FC Zimbru players, see Category:FC Zimbru Chișinău players.

Former managers

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For a full list of FC Zimbru managers, see List of FC Zimbru Chișinău managers.

References

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  1. ^ "Team history". Archived from the original on 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2019-01-31.zimbru.md
  2. ^ "First division clubs in Europe 2011/12" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  3. ^ "Stadioane" (in Romanian). fmf.md.md. Archived from the original on 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  4. ^ "El clasico de Moldova". Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-24.publika.md
  5. ^ "El clasico". Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-03-18.prime.md
  6. ^ "Derbiul capitalei". Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-02-24.publika.md
  7. ^ "Squad - Zimbru" (in Romanian). zimbru.md. Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  8. ^ "Zimbru squad". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Technical staff". zimbru.md. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  10. ^ "Club management". zimbru.md. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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