FC Milsami Orhei

Milsami Orhei
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Full nameFotbal Club Milsami Orhei
Nickname(s)Vulturii roșii (The Red Eagles)
Founded
  • 2005; 19 years ago (2005)
    as Viitorul Step-Soci
GroundCSR Orhei
Capacity2,539
PresidentIlan Shor
Head CoachIgor Picușceac
LeagueSuper Liga
2023–24Super Liga, 4th of 8
Current season

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

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.

History

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

Current squad

As of 26 September 2024[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 Moldova MDA Igor Mostovei
4 DF Belgium BEL Danny Lupano
5 DF Ukraine UKR Yaroslav Terekhov
6 DF Moldova MDA Ion Ghimp
7 MF Moldova MDA Daniel Lisu
10 MF Moldova MDA Radu Gînsari
11 MF Moldova MDA Sorin Chele
12 GK Moldova MDA Denis Vornic
13 MF Moldova MDA Vasile Luchita
14 DF Montenegro MNE Aleksandar Milić
15 MF Nigeria NGA Ime Ndon
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Moldova MDA Alexandru Antoniuc
17 FW Moldova MDA Dan Spătaru
19 MF Russia RUS Igor Lambarschi
20 FW Serbia SRB Todor Glišović
21 DF Moldova MDA Vladislav Zavalișca
23 DF Moldova MDA Vadim Bolohan (captain)
25 FW France FRA Nabil Khali
31 GK Moldova MDA Mihail Cioban
32 MF Cameroon CMR Vitus Amougui
FW Nigeria NGA Stephen Gopey

Coaching staff

As of 25 May 2024
Position Name
Head coach Moldova Igor Picușceac
Assistant coaches Moldova Ghenadie Pușca
Moldova Oleg Șișchin
Goalkeeping coach Moldova Vladimir Mura

Honours

League

Cup

League history

Season Division Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pts Cup Super Cup Europe Top scorer
(league)
2005–06 "B" Division 4th 20 11 4 5 34 18 37
2006–07 3rd 18 9 7 2 38 15 34
2007–08 "A" Division 7th 32 15 4 13 61 45 49
2008–09 1st 30 20 3 7 59 36 63 First round
2009–10 Super Liga 8th 33 10 6 17 32 45 36 Second round Moldova Alexandru Maximov (13)
2010–11 3rd 39 23 9 7 71 23 78 Third round Moldova Gheorghe Boghiu (26)
2011–12 4th 33 14 5 14 41 37 47 Winners EL 1Q Brazil Ademar (7)
2012–13 4th 32 17 4 11 47 30 55 Semi-finals Winners EL 2Q Moldova Gheorghe Boghiu (16)
2013–14 6th 33 17 5 11 54 32 56 Semi-finals EL 3Q Moldova Gheorghe Boghiu (13)
2014–15 1st 24 17 4 3 50 15 55 Semi-finals Romania Romeo Surdu (12)
2015–16 6th 27 10 6 11 33 23 36 Runners-up Runners-up EL Q PO Romania Romeo Surdu (4)
2016–17 3rd 30 22 2 6 57 20 68 Quarter-finals Russia Ilya Belous (7)
Croatia Igor Banović (7)
2017 2nd 18 13 1 4 26 12 40 Winners EL 1Q Moldova Constantin Bogdan (4)
Moldova Alexandru Dedov (4)
2018 2nd 28 13 6 9 36 24 45 Semi-finals EL 1Q Moldova Mihai Plătică (7)
Moldova Alexandru Antoniuc (7)
2019 5th 28 10 9 9 30 28 39 Quarter-finals Winners EL 1Q Moldova Alexandru Antoniuc (5)
2020–21 3rd 36 22 7 7 71 37 73 Quarter-finals Moldova Alexandru Antoniuc (15)
2021–22 3rd 28 15 6 7 50 31 51 Semi-finals ECL 2Q Moldova Sergiu Istrati (15)
2022–23 4th 24 7 7 10 22 30 28 Quarter-finals ECL 2Q Moldova Radu Gînsari (6)
2023–24 4th 24 11 5 8 31 26 38 Quarter-finals ECL 1Q Moldova Radu Gînsari (13)

European record

As of match played on 1 August 2024
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 4 2 0 2 3 5 −2 050.00
UEFA Europa League 18 3 4 11 14 36 −22 016.67
UEFA Conference League 14 3 6 5 13 22 −9 021.43
Total 36 8 10 18 30 63 −33 022.22

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–3 0–2 1–5
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 2Q Kazakhstan Aktobe 4–2 0–3 4–5
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 1–0 0–0 1–0
2Q Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–1 1–1 2–2 (4–2 pen.)
3Q France Saint-Étienne 0–3 0–3 0–6
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 2–1 1–0 3–1
3Q Albania Skënderbeu 0–2 0–2 0–4
UEFA Europa League PO France Saint-Étienne 1–1 0–1 1–2
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Luxembourg Fola Esch 1–1 1–2 2–3
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 2−4 0–5 2–9
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Romania FCSB 1–2 0–2 1–4
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 0–0 1–0 1–0
2Q Sweden IF Elfsborg 0–5 0–4 0–9
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Lithuania Panevėžys 2–0 0–0 2–0
2Q Finland KuPS 1–4 2–2 3−6
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Lithuania Panevėžys 0–1 2–2 2–3
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1Q Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 0–0 4–2 4–2
2Q Kazakhstan Astana 1–1 0–1 1–2

UEFA rankings

For the 2024/25 European season, Milsami Orhei is ranked 232nd in the UEFA club coefficient rankings, up from 273rd the previous season.

Rank Team Points
230 Switzerland St. Gallen 5.575
231 Switzerland Luzern 5.575
232 Moldova Milsami Orhei 5.500
233 San Marino La Fiorita 5.500
234 Hungary Puskás Akadémia 5.500

As of 19 August 2024. Source

References

  1. ^ "FC Milsami Orhei". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "FC Milsami Orhei squad". UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  • Official website (in Russian, Romanian, and English)
  • Profile at DiviziaNationala.com (in Romanian) (archived 18 July 2010)