FC Sheriff Tiraspol

Not to be confused with FC Tiraspol.
Sheriff
Full nameFotbal Club Sheriff
Nickname(s)
  • Zholto-Chornyye (The Yellow-Blacks)
  • Osy (The Wasps)
Founded
  • 1997; 27 years ago (1997)
    as Tiras Tiraspol
GroundSheriff Arena
Capacity12,746[1]
OwnerSheriff
PresidentViktor Gushan
Head CoachMislav Karoglan
LeagueSuper Liga
2023–24Super Liga, 2nd of 8
WebsiteClub website

Fotbal Club Sheriff Tiraspol, commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria. They currently play in the Super Liga, the top tier of Moldovan football. The club was originally founded as Tiras Tiraspol in 1997, and rebranded to Sheriff Tiraspol the next year. They have won 21 Moldovan National Division titles, 12 Moldovan Cups, and seven Super Cups, more than any other club.

Current squad

As of 14 September 2024[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
2 DF Niger Niger Adamou Djibo
3 DF Ghana Ghana Nana Kwame Boakye
7 FW Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Abou Ouattara
8 MF Cape Verde Cape Verde João Paulo Fernandes
9 FW South Sudan South Sudan Ajak Riak
10 MF Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Cedric Badolo
11 FW Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Cyrille Bayala
16 GK Malta Malta Rashed Al-Tumi
17 FW Cameroon Cameroon Jerome Ngom Mbekeli
18 MF Mali Mali Moussa Kyabou
20 DF Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Armel Zohouri
22 DF England England Tyler Reid
24 MF Moldova Moldova Danila Forov
25 GK Moldova Moldova Roman Dumenco
26 DF Moldova Moldova Artiom Dijinari
31 MF Algeria Algeria Sid Ahmed Aissaoui (on loan from CSKA Moscow)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF Brazil Brazil Matheus Lins
34 GK Moldova Moldova Dumitru Celeadnic (captain)
42 FW Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Konan Loukou
44 DF Albania Albania Alesio Mija
45 MF Morocco Morocco Ayyoub Allach
46 DF Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Stefan Despotovski
47 MF Nigeria Nigeria Gideon Uche Goodlad
50 DF Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Jocelin Behiratche
55 MF Uruguay Uruguay Maicol Ferreira
61 FW Nigeria Nigeria Rasheed Akanbi
66 DF Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Ilounga Pata
69 MF Nigeria Nigeria Peter Ademo
71 MF Georgia (country) Georgia Vladimer Mamuchashvili
77 FW Moldova Moldova Mihail Ghecev
90 FW Mauritania Mauritania Pape Ndiaga Yade
95 FW Moldova Moldova Vadim Paireli

Out on loan

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 Moldova Victor Străistari (at Moldova Dacia Buiucani until 30 June 2025)
23 DF Colombia Colombia Cristian Tovar (at Kazakhstan Ordabasy until 31 December 2024)

Honours

FC Sheriff Tiraspol honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Super Liga 21 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
"A" Division 1 1997–98
Moldovan Cup 12 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
Moldovan Super Cup 7 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016
International CIS Cup 2 2003, 2009

  Record

European record

As of match played on 15 August 2024
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 94 35 19 40 99 98 +1 037.23
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 72 15 27 30 62 78 −16 020.83
UEFA Conference League 6 1 0 5 4 9 −5 016.67
Total 172 51 46 75 165 186 −21 029.65

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

Matches

Season Competition Round Opponents Home Away Aggregate
1999–2000 UEFA Cup QR Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 0–0 0–3 0–3
2001–02 UEFA Champions League 1QR Armenia Araks Ararat 1–0 2–0 3–0
2QR Belgium Anderlecht 1–2 0–4 1–6
2002–03 UEFA Champions League 1QR Kazakhstan Astana 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a)
2QR Austria Grazer AK 0–2 1–4 1–6
2003–04 UEFA Champions League 1QR Estonia Flora Tallinn 1–0 1–1 2–1
2QR Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 0–2 0–2
2004–05 UEFA Champions League 1QR Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 2–0 0–1 2–1
2QR Norway Rosenborg 0–2 1–2 1–4
2005–06 UEFA Champions League 1QR Malta Sliema Wanderers 2–0 4–1 6–1
2QR Serbia and Montenegro Partizan 0–1 0–1 0–2
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1QR Armenia Pyunik 2–0 0–0 2–0
2QR Russia Spartak Moscow 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2007–08 UEFA Champions League 1QR Andorra Rànger's 2–0 3–0 5–0
2QR Turkey Beşiktaş 0–1 0–3 0–4
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 1QR Kazakhstan Aktobe 4–0 0–1 4–1
2QR Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–1 0–2 0–3
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2QR Finland Inter Turku 1–0 1–0 2–0
3QR Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
PO Greece Olympiacos 0–2 0–1 0–3
UEFA Europa League Group H Romania Steaua București 1–1 0–0 3rd
Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–1 0–1
Netherlands Twente 2–0 1–2
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2QR Albania Dinamo Tirana 3–1 0–1 3–2
3QR Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 1–1 (aet) 2–2 (6–5 p)
PO Switzerland Basel 0–1 0–3 0–4
UEFA Europa League Group E Netherlands AZ 1–1 1–2 4th
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 0–0
Belarus BATE Borisov 0–1 1–3
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 0–0 0–1 0–1
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2QR Armenia Ulisses 1–0 1–0 2–0
3QR Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 0–4 0–5
UEFA Europa League PO France Marseille 1–2 0–0 1–2
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2QR Montenegro Sutjeska Nikšić 1–1 5–0 6–1
3QR Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0–3 0–1 0–4
UEFA Europa League PO Serbia Vojvodina 2–1 1–1 3–2
Group K England Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 1–2 3rd
Russia Anzhi Makhachkala 0–0 1–1
Norway Tromsø 2–0 1–1
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2QR Montenegro Sutjeska Nikšić 2–0 3–0 5–0
3QR Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 0–0 1–2 1–2
UEFA Europa League PO Croatia Rijeka 0–3 0–1 0–4
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1QR Norway Odd 0–3 0–0 0–3
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2QR Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–0 2–3 2–3
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2QR Albania Kukësi 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
3QR Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–2 0–0 1–2
UEFA Europa League PO Poland Legia Warsaw 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Group F Denmark Copenhagen 0–0 0–2 3rd
Czech Republic Fastav Zlín 1–0 0–0
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 2–1
2018–19 UEFA Champions League 1QR Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 3–0 1–2 4–2
2QR Republic of Macedonia Shkëndija 0–0 0–1 0–1
UEFA Europa League 3QR Iceland Valur 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
PO Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–0 0–3 1–3
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1QR Georgia (country) Saburtalo Tbilisi 0–3 3–1 3−4
UEFA Europa League 2QR Albania Partizani 1–1 1–0 2−1
3QR Sweden AIK 1–2 1–1 2−3
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1QR Luxembourg Fola Esch 2–0 — —
2QR Azerbaijan Qarabağ — 1–2 —
UEFA Europa League 3QR Republic of Ireland Dundalk 1–1 (3–5 p) — —
2021–22 UEFA Champions League 1QR Albania Teuta 1–0 4–0 5–0
2QR Armenia Alashkert 3–1 1–0 4–1
3QR Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–0 1–1 2–1
PO Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 0–0 3–0
Group D Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 1–1 3rd
Spain Real Madrid 0–3 2–1
Italy Inter Milan 1–3 1–3
UEFA Europa League KPO Portugal Braga 2–0 0–2 (aet) 2–2 (2–3 p)
2022–23 UEFA Champions League 1QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 1–0 0–0 1−0
2QR Slovenia Maribor 1–0 0–0 1−0
3QR Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 1–2 2–4
UEFA Europa League PO Armenia Pyunik 0–0 (aet) 0–0 0–0 (3–2 p)
Group E England Manchester United 0–2 0–3 3rd
Spain Real Sociedad 0–2 0–3
Cyprus Omonia 1–0 3–0
UEFA Europa Conference League KPO Serbia Partizan 0–1 3–1 3−2
R16 France Nice 0–1 1–3 1−4
2023–24 UEFA Champions League 1QR Romania Farul Constanța 3–0 (aet) 0–1 3–1
2QR Israel Maccabi Haifa 1–0 1–4 (aet) 2–4
UEFA Europa League 3QR Belarus BATE Borisov 5–1 2–2 7–3
PO Faroe Islands KÍ 2–1 1–1 3–2
Group G Italy Roma 1–2 0–3 4th
Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2–3 0–6
Switzerland Servette 1–1 1–2
2024–25 UEFA Europa League 1QR Azerbaijan Zira 0–1 2–1 (aet) 2–2 (5–4 p)
2QR Sweden Elfsborg 0–1 0–2 0–3
UEFA Conference League 3QR Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 0–1 0–3 0–4

Club officials

Managers

Information correct as of match played 31 August 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.
Name Nat. Period G W D L GF GA Win % Honours Notes
From To
Veaceslav Rusnac  Moldova 12 July 2013 14 August 2014 41 32 4 5 113 25 078.05 2013–14 Divizia Națională
Zoran Zekić  Croatia 14 August 2014 26 May 2015[4] 23 16 3 4 52 16 069.57 2014–15 Moldovan Cup
Lilian Popescu  Moldova 27 May 2015[5] 5 October 2015 13 7 4 2 21 9 053.85 2015 Moldovan Super Cup
Zoran Vulić  Croatia 7 October 2015 12 June 2016[6] 21 17 2 2 43 9 080.95 2015–16 Divizia Națională
Bruno Irles  France 22 July 2016[7] 23 September 2016[8] 11 7 1 3 23 9 063.64 2016 Moldovan Super Cup
Victor Mihailov (interim)  Moldova 23 September 2016 4 October 2016 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.00
Roberto Bordin  Italy 4 October 2016[9] 24 April 2018[10] 62 40 14 8 145 40 064.52 2016–17 Divizia Națională
2016-17 Moldovan Cup
2017 Divizia Națională
Victor Mihailov (interim)  Moldova 24 April 2018[10] 7 June 2018[11] 5 2 2 1 6 4 040.00
Goran Sablić  Croatia 7 June 2018[11] 27 April 2019[12] 35 21 5 9 64 24 060.00 2018 Divizia Națională
Zoran Zekić  Croatia 30 April 2019[13] 21 October 2020 44 34 6 4 102 25 077.27 2019 Divizia Națională
2018–19 Moldovan Cup
Victor Mihailov (Caretaker)  Moldova 21 October 2020 18 December 2020 7 5 1 1 14 3 071.43
Yuriy Vernydub  Ukraine 18 December 2020 24 February 2022[14] 53 39 9 5 152 26 073.58 2020–21 Divizia Națională
Dmytro Kara-Mustafa (Acting)  Ukraine 24 February 2022[15] 21 June 2022 14 11 1 2 28 5 078.57 2021–22 Divizia Națională
Stjepan Tomas  Croatia 21 June 2022[16] 25 October 2022[17] 25 12 7 6 33 16 048.00
Victor Mihailov (Caretaker)  Moldova 25 October 2022 9 January 2023[18] 4 3 0 1 5 4 075.00
Roberto Bordin  Italy 9 January 2023[18] 6 October 2023[19] 36 22 6 8 62 31 061.11
Viktor Mihailov (Interim)  Moldova 6 October 2023[19] 11 October 2023[20] 1 0 1 0 0 0 000.00
Roman Pylypchuk  Ukraine 11 October 2023[20] 19 March 2024[21] 14 7 3 4 30 15 050.00
Viktor Mihailov (Interim)  Moldova 19 March 2024[21] 7 May 2024[22] 12 8 2 2 25 8 066.67
Yuriy Hura  Ukraine 7 May 2024[22] 5 August 2024[23] 7 3 0 4 6 6 042.86
Mislav Karoglan  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 August 2024[24] 6 3 1 2 5 6 050.00
Notes

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

References

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  2. ↑ "Squad". fc-sheriff.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Coaching Staff". fc-sheriff.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Зоран Зекич покидает Шериф". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Лилиан Попеску назначен главным тренером Шерифа". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Zoran Vulic leaves FC Sheriff head coach position". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Bruno Irles as FC Sheriff new head coach". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 20 June 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bruno Irles left FC Sheriff". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Roberto Bordin as a new head coach". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Grazie, Mister". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "New head coach". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Goran Sablic resigned". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 27 April 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "С возвращением, Зоран". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 30 April 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Yuriy Vernydub: From winning at the Bernabeu to defending Ukraine". marca.com. Marca. 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Дмитрий Кара Мустафа: «Результатом довольны, игрой нет»". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "Степан Томас – новый тренер первой команды". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "Спасибо, Степан Томас". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "С возвращением, Мистер". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Роберто Бордин покинул свой пост". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Новый наставник". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Роман Пилипчук покинул свой пост". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Добро пожаловать, Юрий Гура". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  23. ↑ "Спасибо, Юрий Гура". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  24. ↑ "Мислав Кароглан – новый главный тренер". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

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