FC Milsami Orhei

Milsami Orhei
Full name	Fotbal Club Milsami Orhei
Nickname(s)	Vulturii roșii (The Red Eagles)
Founded	2005; 19 years ago; as Viitorul Step-Soci;
Ground	CSR Orhei
Capacity	2,539
President	Ilan Shor
Head Coach	Igor Picușceac
League	Super Liga
2023–24	Super Liga, 4th of 8
Home colours	Away colours
	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	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

As of 25 May 2024

Position	Name
Head coach	Igor Picușceac
Assistant coaches	Ghenadie Pușca
Assistant coaches	Oleg Șișchin
Goalkeeping coach	Vladimir Mura

Honours

League

Divizia Națională
- Winners (1): 2014–15
- Runners-up (2): 2017, 2018
Divizia A
- Winners (1): 2008–09

Cup

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 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	"B" Division	3rd	18	9	7	2	38	15	34		—	—
2007–08	"A" Division	7th	32	15	4	13	61	45	49		—	—
2008–09	"A" Division	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

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
	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
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
2024–25	UEFA Conference League	2Q	Astana	1–1	0–1	1–2