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.

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

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

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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

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

Coaching staff

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

Honours

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League

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League history

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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   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 Q PO   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)
2022–23 4th 24 7 7 10 22 30 28 Quarter-finals ECL 2Q   Radu Gînsari (6)
2023–24 4th 24 11 5 8 31 26 38 Quarter-finals ECL 1Q   Radu Gînsari (13)

European record

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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   Dinamo Tbilisi 1–3 0–2 1–5
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 2Q   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
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
2Q   IF Elfsborg 0–5 0–4 0–9
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q   Panevėžys 2–0 0–0 2–0
2Q   KuPS 1–4 2–2 3−6
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q   Panevėžys 0–1 2–2 2–3
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1Q   Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 0–0 4–2 4–2
2Q   Astana 1–1 0–1 1–2

UEFA rankings

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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   St. Gallen 5.575
231   Luzern 5.575
232   Milsami Orhei 5.500
233   La Fiorita 5.500
234   Puskás Akadémia 5.500

As of 19 August 2024. Source

References

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