FC Sheriff Tiraspol

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Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Sheriff.svg
Full nameFotbal Club Sheriff
Nickname(s)
  • Zholto-chornyye (The Yellow-Blacks)
  • Osy (The Wasps)
Founded
  • 1997; 24 years ago (1997)
    as Tiras Tiraspol
GroundSheriff Stadium
Capacity12,746[1]
OwnerSheriff
PresidentVictor Gușan
Head CoachYuriy Vernydub
LeagueDivizia Națională
2020–21Divizia Națională, 1st of 10
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Fotbal Club Sheriff (Russian: ФК Шериф Тирасполь), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria. Founded in 1997 as Tiras Tiraspol and rebranded the following year as Sheriff, it quickly established itself within Moldovan football.

"The Wasps" recorded their debut in the first league in the 1998–99 season, when they also won their first trophy, the Moldovan Cup. They have since amassed 19 championship titles, ten Cups and seven Super Cups–all competition records. On the European stage, Sheriff has reached the group stage of the UEFA Europa League on four occasions and became the first ever Moldovan side to reach the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in 2021.

The club takes its current name from its main sponsor, Sheriff, a company which operates various industries in Transnistria. Home games are played in yellow and black kits at the Sheriff Stadium, to which the club moved in 2002 and which has a capacity of 12,746 persons.

History

See also: List of FC Sheriff Tiraspol seasons

The club was originally established in 1996 and introduced in the Moldovan "B" Division as FC Tiras Tiraspol. On 4 April 1997, former policeman Victor Gușan, an employee of the security corporation Sheriff which remains a key sponsor, refounded it as FC Sheriff Tiraspol.[2][3]

Sheriff achieved promotion to the second tier of Moldovan football, the Moldovan "A" Division, and under the guidance of Ahmad Alaskarov, was charged with leading the team to the Moldovan top division.[2] Later that year the club won the championship by 14 points, being promoted to Divizia Națională.[4] The club won its first major honour with the 1999 Moldovan Cup. In the final at the Republican Stadium, Sheriff scored an injury-time equaliser before winning the match against Constructorul Chișinău 2–1 after extra time.[5] Sheriff's first National Division title came in the 2000–01 season, which also included their second Moldovan Cup triumph as they beat Nistru Otaci on penalties after a goalless match.[6] The league triumph was the first of a run of ten consecutively up to 2010, also including league-cup doubles in 2002, 2006 and 2008–10. Sheriff won each Moldovan Super Cup from 2004 to 2010, but did not have to play a match on four occasions due to winning it on default through a double.[7] Sheriff were denied an 11th-straight title by Dacia Chișinău in 2010–11, but reclaimed the title the following season. In 2014–15, Sheriff again lost the championship despite being level with both Milsami Orhei and Dacia Chișinău at the top of the table with 55 points; Milsami would finish in first place because of its superior head-to-head record against both Sheriff and Dacia, with Dacia second and Sheriff third, despite Sheriff having the superior goal difference amongst the clubs.

The team won the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup in 2003 and 2009, becoming the first team from Moldova to win an international title. Sheriff were the first club in Moldova to sign players from Brazil and Africa.[8]

Europe

Main article: FC Sheriff Tiraspol in European football

From 2001–02 to 2008–09, the club tried to reach the group stage in the UEFA Champions League every year, but failed in the second qualifying round every time. Its European fortunes improved after 2009. Sheriff has appeared in three UEFA Europa League group stages (2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14) with decent results, although they didn't manage to qualify to the knock-out stage. In 2017, they qualified to the group stage for the fourth time, after beating favorites Legia Warsaw on away goals in the play-off round.

2009–10 UEFA Europa League

In the 2009–10 season, Sheriff finally reached the third qualifying round when they defeated Inter Turku. In the next round, Sheriff defeated Slavia Prague 1–1 on aggregate, progressing via the away goal rule due to Nadson's 94th-minute strike in the second leg. They were then eliminated from the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League by Greek club Olympiacos in the qualifying play-off for a spot in the group stage. Sheriff lost 2–0 in the first leg at home, and 1–0 in the second leg away.

However, by virtue of losing in the play-off round, Sheriff qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage, where they were drawn into Group H alongside Fenerbahçe, Twente and Steaua București. On 17 September 2009, their first Europa League match, Sheriff drew 0–0 away against Steaua.[9] On 1 October, Sheriff's first Europa League home match, the club lost 1–0 to Fenerbahçe.[9] On 22 October, Sheriff produced a stunning 2–0 home victory over Twente, ending Twente's 17-match unbeaten run.[9] 2 December, Sheriff drew 1–1 at home with Steaua.[9] Sheriff failed to progress past the group stage after finishing third in Group H with five points, ahead of Steaua.

2010–11 UEFA Champions League

In the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League,[10] on 14–20 July 2010, Sheriff defeated Dinamo Tirana in the second qualifying round (3–1, 0–1). Then, on 4 August, the club defeated Dinamo Zagreb on penalties (6–5) after identical 1–1 draws at home and away, thereby reaching the play-off round.[10] On 18–24 August, in the play-off round against Basel, Sheriff lost 1–0 in Switzerland before losing 3–0 at home.[10]

2010–11 UEFA Europa League

Dropping to the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League after their play-off defeat to Basel,[11] Sheriff was drawn into Group E alongside Dynamo Kyiv, AZ and BATE Borisov. After losing their first match 2–1 away against AZ on 15 September 2010, on 30 September, Sheriff defeated Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 at home. After losing two-straight matches against BATE – 0–1 at home and 3–1 away on 21 October and 4 November respectively – on 2 December, Sheriff drew 1–1 with AZ at home,[11] then on 15 December, Sheriff drew 0–0 against Dynamo Kyiv away in Kyiv.[11] Accumulating five points, Sheriff failed to progress past the group stage after finishing last in Group E.

2013–14 UEFA Europa League

In the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, Sheriff played in a group with Tottenham Hotspur, Anzhi Makhachkala and Tromsø, in which they finished third.

2017–18 UEFA Europa League

In the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Sheriff played in a group with Lokomotiv Moscow, Copenhagen, Fastav Zlín, in which they finished third once more.

2021–22 UEFA Champions League

In the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, Sheriff became the first Moldovan team to qualify for the group stages of the competition after a 3–0 aggregate win over Dinamo Zagreb.[12] They were drawn into Group D to face Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk.[13] On 15 September, Sheriff won their opening group game, 2–0 against Shakhtar Donetsk,[14] before following it up with an upset 2–1 away victory over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu on 28 September 2021, with Sébastien Thill scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute.[15]

Stadium

Main article: Sheriff Stadium

Sheriff Stadium is the home ground of Sheriff Tiraspol and is owned by the corporation Sheriff. Construction of the ground began on 1 August 2000 and was completed in May 2002, with the official opening in July 2002. It was renovated in 2011. The stadium has a seating capacity for 12,746 spectators and is eligible for FIFA/UEFA international events. Beside Sheriff, the stadium has also hosted matches for FC Tiraspol and the Moldova national team.

Aside from the main arena of Sheriff Sports Complex, there is also an 8,000 seater stadium, Malaya Sportivnaya Arena, also situated in the same complex, along with eight training fields, a covered training centre, housing for the players, a college for students and a five-star hotel.[16]

Current squad

As of 19 September 2021[17]

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 Dumitru Celeadnic
2 DF Colombia COL Danilo Arboleda
3 DF Malawi MWI Charles Petro
6 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Stjepan Radeljić
7 FW Ghana GHA Basit Khalid
8 DF Moldova MDA Alexandr Belousov
9 FW Mali MLI Adama Traoré
10 FW Colombia COL Frank Castañeda (captain)
11 FW Slovenia SVN Lovro Bizjak
12 MF Niger NIG Abdoul Moumouni
13 DF Brazil BRA Fernando Costanza
15 DF Brazil BRA Cristiano
16 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Keston Julien
17 FW Uzbekistan UZB Jasurbek Yakhshiboev (on loan from Legia Warsaw)
18 MF Mali MLI Moussa Kyabou (on loan from USC Kita)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Moldova MDA Serafim Cojocari
20 MF North Macedonia MKD Boban Nikolov
21 MF Ghana GHA Edmund Addo
22 MF Greece GRE Dimitris Kolovos
23 FW Ivory Coast CIV Nadrey Dago
26 GK Serbia SRB Dušan Marković
30 GK Greece GRE Giorgos Athanasiadis (on loan from AEK Athens)
31 MF Luxembourg LUX Sébastien Thill (on loan from Progrès Niederkorn)
33 GK Moldova MDA Serghei Pașcenco
41 DF Greece GRE Stefanos Evangelou
55 DF Peru PER Gustavo Dulanto
77 MF Brazil BRA Bruno
98 MF Moldova MDA Maxim Cojocaru
99 FW Guinea GUI Momo Yansané

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
— DF Moldova MDA Valeriu Gaiu (on loan to Dinamo-Auto)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Colombia COL Hansel Zapata (on loan to Slaven Belupo)

Honours

FC Sheriff Tiraspol honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Moldovan National Division 19 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
Moldovan "A" Division 1 1997–98
Moldovan Cup 10 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19
Moldovan Super Cup 7 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016
International CIS Cup 2 2003, 2009

  Record

Records and statistics

European record

As of match played 28 September 2021
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 80 31 16 33 87 79 +8 038.75
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 49 9 22 18 32 49 −17 018.37
Total 129 40 38 51 119 128 −9 031.01

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

Matches

UEFA rankings

As of 28 September 2021, Sheriff Tiraspol is ranked 58th in the UEFA club coefficient rankings, up from 108th the previous season.

Rank Team Points
56 Germany Hoffenheim 23.000
57 Sweden Malmö 22.500
58 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 21.500
59 France Rennes 21.500
60 Germany Mönchengladbach 21.000

As of 26 August 2021. Source

Club officials

Managers

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Veaceslav Rusnac  Moldova 12 July 2013 15 August 2014 41 32 4 5 113 25 078.05 2013–14 Divizia Națională
Zoran Zekić  Croatia 15 August 2014 26 May 2015[20] 25 20 3 2 63 14 080.00 2014–15 Divizia Națională
2014–15 Moldovan Cup
Lilian Popescu  Moldova 27 May 2015[21] 5 October 2015 13 7 4 2 21 9 053.85 2015 Moldovan Super Cup
Zoran Vulić  Croatia 7 October 2015 12 June 2016[22] 21 17 2 2 43 9 080.95 2015–16 Divizia Națională
Bruno Irles  France 22 July 2016[23] 23 September 2016[24] 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[25] 24 April 2018[26] 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[26] 7 June 2018[27] 5 2 2 1 6 4 040.00
Goran Sablić  Croatia 7 June 2018[27] 27 April 2019[28] 35 21 5 9 64 24 060.00 2018 Divizia Națională
Zoran Zekić  Croatia 30 April 2019[29] 21 October 2020 53 41 8 4 136 21 077.36 2019 Divizia Națională
2018–19 Moldovan Cup
Victor Mikhailov (Caretaker)  Moldova 21 October 2020 18 December 2020 7 5 1 1 14 3 071.43
Yuriy Vernydub  Ukraine 18 December 2020 Present 38 30 7 1 116 13 078.95 2020–21 Divizia Națională

Information correct as of match played 28 September 2021. Only competitive matches are counted.

  • 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).

See also

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