FC Milsami Orhei

Milsami Orhei
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Full nameFotbal Club Milsami Orhei
Nickname(s)Vulturii roșii (The Red Eagles)
Founded
  • 2005 (2005)
    as Viitorul Step-Soci
GroundCSR Orhei
Capacity3,000
PresidentIlan Shor
Head CoachIgor Picușceac
LeagueLiga
2024–25Super Liga, 1st of 8 (champions)
Websitemilsami.com

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 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

Players

As of 7 July 2025[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Moldova MDA Emil Tîmbur
4 DF Belgium BEL Danny Lupano
5 DF Nigeria NGA Christopher Nwaeze (on loan from Zorya Luhansk)
6 DF Moldova MDA Ion Ghimp
7 MF Moldova MDA Daniel Lisu
8 MF Belgium BEL Olivier Rommens
10 MF Moldova MDA Radu Gînsari (captain)
11 MF Moldova MDA Sorin Chele
12 GK Moldova MDA Denis Vornic
13 MF Moldova MDA Vasile Luchița
15 MF Nigeria NGA Ime Ndon
17 DF Moldova MDA Igor Arhirii
18 MF Burkina Faso BFA Abdoul Yoda
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Moldova MDA Vasile Jardan
24 DF Netherlands NED Dehninio Muringen
25 FW France FRA Nabil Khali
27 MF Mali MLI Sibiry Keita
28 FW Norway NOR Kabamba Kalabatama
29 DF Netherlands NED Hennos Asmelash
30 DF Ghana GHA Frederick Takyi
31 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Filip Dujmović
32 MF Cameroon CMR Vitus Amougui
38 MF Nigeria NGA Oladotun Matthew

Honours

League

Cup

  • Moldovan Cup
    • Winners (2): 2011–12, 2017–18
    • Runners-up (2): 2015–16, 2024–25
  • Moldovan Super Cup
    • Winners (2): 2012, 2019
    • Runners-up (1): 2015

League history

Season Division Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pts Cup Super Cup Europe Top scorer
(league)
2005–06 3rd 4th 20 11 4 5 34 18 37 — — —
2006–07 3rd 18 9 7 2 38 15 34 — — —
2007–08 2nd 7th 32 15 4 13 61 45 49 — — —
2008–09 1st 30 20 3 7 59 36 63 First round — —
2009–10 1st 8th 33 10 6 17 32 45 36 Second round — — Moldova Alexandru Maximov (13)
2010–11 3rd 39 23 9 7 71 23 78 Round of 16 — — Moldova Gheorghe Boghiu (26)
2011–12 4th 33 14 5 14 41 37 47 Winners — UEL 1Q Brazil Ademar (7)
2012–13 4th 32 17 4 11 47 30 55 Semi-finals Winners UEL 2Q Moldova Gheorghe Boghiu (16)
2013–14 6th 33 17 5 11 54 32 56 Semi-finals — UEL 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 UEL 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 — UEL 1Q Moldova Constantin Bogdan (4)
Moldova Alexandru Dedov (4)
2018 2nd 28 13 6 9 36 24 45 Semi-finals — UEL 1Q Moldova Mihai Plătică (7)
Moldova Alexandru Antoniuc (7)
2019 5th 28 10 9 9 30 28 39 Quarter-finals Winners UEL 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 — UECL 2Q Moldova Sergiu Istrati (15)
2022–23 4th 24 7 7 10 22 30 28 Quarter-finals — UECL 2Q Moldova Radu Gînsari (6)
2023–24 4th 24 11 5 8 31 26 38 Quarter-finals — UECL 1Q Moldova Radu Gînsari (13)
2024–25 1st 24 12 6 6 55 26 42 Runners-up — UECL 2Q Moldova Radu Gînsari (9)

European record

As of match played on 31 July 2025
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 6 2 1 3 3 6 −3 033.33
UEFA Europa League 18 3 4 11 14 36 −22 016.67
UEFA Conference League 16 4 7 5 15 23 −8 025.00
Total 40 9 12 19 32 65 −33 022.50

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 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
2025–26 UEFA Champions League 1Q Finland KuPS 0–0 0–1 0−1
UEFA Conference League 2Q Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 0–0 2–1 2–1
3Q San Marino Virtus

UEFA rankings

As of 25 December 2024, Milsami Orhei is ranked 257th in the UEFA club coefficient rankings.

Rank Team Points
255 Slovenia Mura 6.000
256 Republic of Ireland St. Patrick's Athletic 5.500
257 Moldova Milsami Orhei 5.500
258 San Marino La Fiorita 5.500
259 Malta Gżira United 5.500

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)
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