Fotbal Club Tiraspol
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| Full Name: | Fotbal Club Tiraspol |
| Short Name: | FC Tiraspol • FCT |
| Nickanmes: | Mândria Transnistriei (The Pride of Transnistria) |
| Foundation: | February 10, 2026; |
| Location: |  Stânga Nistrului, Transnistria
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| Chairman: | Oleg Pashchenko
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| Head Coach: |  José Zito
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| Mánager: |  Ivan Egorenko
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| Stadium | Stadionul Pridnestroviene |
| Capacity: | 21.651 |
| Other Complex | Malaya Sportivnaya Arena |
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Fotbal Club Tiraspol is a Hattrick football club from the Nation of Transnistria, based in the city of Tiraspol, the country's capital. Founded in February 2026, it plays in the V. Division of Moldovan Football and is the first Transnistrian team to compete in the Hattrick Moldovan football. It is considered the country's premier club, being the only professional team and the most successful in his country.
Tiraspol currently plays in the Moldovan League following. Tiraspol represents its own national association in the Hattrick football system, even though it plays in the Moldovan league system. This is due to Transnistria not organising its own league. Tiraspol is ineligible to represent Transnistria internationally and does not participate in Transnistria due to this arrangement, for this arrangement, FC Tiraspol is often viewed as a substitute national team of Transnistria and his people.
FC Tiraspol plays in Stadionul Pridnestroviene, located in Transnistria
History
Fotbal Club Tiraspol was founded on 10 February 2026 in Tiraspol, is the only professional football club in Transnistria, representative club of the region with a strong regional identity without explicitly promoting a separatist agenda, although other clubs represent the region, many coaches, players, and sports managers felt that local football was too dependent on a private structure that did not explicitly represent Transnistrian football. And the idea arose to create a sports club that would represent the region as an autonomous territory within the Moldovan league.
In February 2026, A group of regional businessmen led by Oleg Pashchenko, along with other former footballers and sports leaders, signed the club's founding charter. The founding meeting was held in Tiraspol, the administrative and regional capital of Transnistria. The goal is to create a club that represents the entire region as a separatist country within Moldovan football, independent of individual companies, and with a strong youth development program. The first president is Oleg Pashchenko, a regional bussinessman who promotes the creation of the club and she could become a tool for regional identity without political confrontation but with broad representation of the region as an autonomous country.
The team quickly took shape with the hiring of Moldovan coach Sava Gandrabura and Artemii Postupalenko as assistant coach. They worked together to consolidate a frenetic style that would represent the region, signing several players of Soviet and Romanian origin, combining them with local talent, forming a competitive squad that debuted with a 6-0 victory against FC Tigru Chisinau, finishing the last part of the season in a commendable second place.
In the end of season 71, with two matches remaining in the season, the board decided to revamp the coaching staff, hiring former player José Zito and winning the fifth division league in the last match against FC Amcal 5-1 with two goals of Gvozden Marković wining his first trophy and the promotion to Moldovan IV. division
Legal Status
Tiraspol is one of several expatriate Non official football countries, playing in the Moldovan Football League. its status in Moldova is a "guest club", and as such it does not participate in the Transnistrian Cups and Tournaments and cannot represent Transnistria internationally. This makes any international qualification from Transnistrian league football impossible under current rules. Although the club is legally based in Transnistria, identifies with the country, and has Transnistrian roots, it is legally considered Moldovan. Its players, born and raised in Transnistria, are considered Transnistrian and may contribute to the country's identity, but they represent Moldova internationally.
Stadium
Stadionul Pridnestroviene
Main article: Stadionul Pridnestroviene
The Stadionul Pridnestroviene is the national stadium of Transnistria and home of FC Tiraspol since his born in 2026. It is the host of the Transnistria National Football Team. Lies in the bank of the River Dniester, just meters with the border of Moldova. The stadium has a capacity of 13.996, the stadium was costly thanks to help of Paschenko bussiness and Transnistrian government.
The stadium was opened in February in the match against Racing Retalteco in a friendly who FC Tiraspol loses 4-0.
The construction of the stadium became necessary because the HFA and the European association threatened not to allow more European and international matches in Transnistria if the country did not provide a modern venue in accordance with international standards. In Transnistria, no domestic football league is played, Transnistria is being by far the most prolific Transnistrian club (and only recognized). The national team has no representation in Hattrick World, since the FC Tiraspol is the only Transnistrian representative in Hattrick Football.
Stadionul Pridnestroviene sits less than 1 km west of Tiraspol city centre on the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Tiraspol holds the distinction of being one of the few capitals in the world to lack its own airport and railway station, although there is a train station called Tiraspol-Chisinau in the nearby town of Bender.
Stadionul Pridnestroviene consists of four stands: North, East, South and West.
There are a limited number of free parking spaces located at Stadionul Pridnestroviene on matchdays which are allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
Colours and Logo
FC Tiraspol Colours are the red and green, the same colours of the Transnistrian flag. Due the fact FC Tiraspol is the representative of the non-recognized country in Moldova, they rapidly adopted the Transnistrian colours as their kit colours and symbol. The main color of the crest and jersey. It represents strength, competitive energy, and the heritage of Eastern European football, as well as an aesthetic historically associated with the railway and industrial sectors, the white is Used in the central lettering and details, it symbolizes purity, identity, and institutional clarity and colour green Present at the base of the crest, linked to the territory and stability, and maintaining continuity with the club's historical colors.
The FC Tiraspol crest features a modern heraldic composition with influences from Soviet design and Eastern European football. It directly represents Tiraspol, functioning as a symbol of territorial identity. Its robust design suggests authority, stability, and the club's central role in its surroundings, and the green down in the crest It represents the land, the Dniester River (a key geographical reference point for the region) and the club's local roots. The crest combines territorial identity (Tiraspol), competitive strength (dominant red), and regional tradition, integrating visual elements reminiscent of both Soviet aesthetics and modern European football design.
Overall, the emblem projects the image of a solid club, representative of its city and with aspirations of greatness, visually aligned with teams of strong identity like some Russian clubs, but maintaining its own distinctive features linked to Transnistria.
Current Sponsoship
- Russian Railways (RZD) – main sponsor
- Gazprombank – main sponsor
Adidas - Kit Manufacturer- Interdnestrcom – main sponsor
- Tirotex – main sponsor
- Intercentre Lux – main sponsor
- Fonbet – main sponsor
- Republican Clinical Group - Medical Partner
- Kamensky Tiraspol - Medical Partner
Current Squad
As of 21 june 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under HFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-Hattrick nationality. (Transnistrian passport)
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Technical staff
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FC Nistru Tineret
FC Nistru Tineret is the Youth Team of FC Tiraspol, they located in the City outskirts and plays in Malaya Sportivnaya Arena. The club's commitment is to develop young talents who represent the values of the region and are the pride of the unrecognized nation. The name of the academy is the representation of the Dniester River, Nistru, who searched the regional representation in the youth in all Transnistria
