Sheriff Tiraspol

The club was founded in 1996. It was then incorporated in the Moldovan "B" Division as FC Tiras Tiraspol. On April 4, 1997 former policeman Victor Gusan, an employee of the security company Sheriff that remains a major sponsor, revived the club with the name of FC Sheriff Tiraspol.

Sheriff was promoted to the second level in Moldovan football, known as the Moldovan "A" Division, under the direction under the direction of Ahmad Alaskarov, was charged with taking the team to the Moldovan top division. The club later took the title by 14 points before being elevated to the Divizia Nationala Division. The club received its first major trophy in 1999 with the Moldovan Cup. In the final, played at the Republican Stadium, Sheriff scored an injury-time equaliser and then won the game in the final against Constructorul Chisinau 2-1 after extra time. Sheriff's debut National Division title came in the 2000-01 season. This included the club's second Moldovan Cup triumph as they defeated Nistru Otaci on penalties after an in-between game. The victory in the league was the beginning of a streak of ten consecutive titles from 2002 to 2010, including league cup doubles in 2002, 2006 , and the 2008-2010 season. Sheriff was the winner of every Moldovan Super Cup from 2004 to 2010, however they was not required to play in a match for four occasions because they won the tournament by default and completing the double. Sheriff had been denied an 11th straight victory by Dacia Chisinau during 2010-11, however, they regained the title in the subsequent season. The 2014-15 season saw Sheriff also lost out on the championship , despite being in the same position as the two teams Milsami Orhei, and Dacia Chisinau on top, with 55 points. Milsami was able to finish in the top position due to its better head-to-head record in comparison to the two teams, Sheriff and Dacia as well as Dacia third and Sheriff third in spite of Sheriff having the better goal differential among the clubs.

The team was awarded in the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup in 2003 and 2009, making it one of the teams from Moldova to be awarded an international championship. Sheriff was the first team in Moldova to recruit members who came from Brazil as well as Africa.

From 2001-02 until 2008-09, the club attempted to make it to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League every year however, they failed at the 2nd qualifying stage each time. The club's European prospects improved after 2009. Sheriff was part of three UEFA Europa League group stages (2009-10 2013, 2013-14) with good performances, but they did not get through to knock-out stage. The 2017 season saw them made it into the stage group for the 4th time after beating the favourites Legia Warsaw on away goals in the play-off stage.

In the 2009-2010 campaign, Sheriff finally reached the third round of qualifying when they beat Inter Turku. In the following round Sheriff was able to beat Slavia Prague 1-1 in aggregate, and advanced through an away-goal rule because of Nadson's strike in the 94th minute of the second game. The team was then removed of the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League by Greek club Olympiacos in the play-off for qualifying to be a part of the stage of group play. Sheriff was defeated 2-0 in the first leg in the home stadium, and then 1-0 in the subsequent match away.

In the end, because of being eliminated in the play-offs, Sheriff was able to participate in this year's UEFA Europa League group stage which saw them assigned to Group H along with Fenerbahce, Twente and Steaua Bucuresti. On the 17th of September, 2009 the club's initial Europa League match, Sheriff played 0-0 away against Steaua. On the 1st of October, Sheriff's very first Europa League home match, the club was defeated 1-0 by Fenerbahce. On the 22nd of October, Sheriff scored a stunning home victory of 2-0 against Twente and ended Twente's unbeaten streak of 17 matches. 2 . December Sheriff played 1-1 home against Steaua. Sheriff did not make it beyond the group stage, following a third place finish in Group H, with five points, a point ahead of Steaua.

In the UEFA Champions League 2010-11,[1014-20 July, the 2010 Sheriff beat Dinamo Tirana in the second qualifying round (3-1 1-1). On August 4 Sheriff defeated Dinamo Zagreb on penalties (6-5) after identical draws of 1-1 at home and away which allowed them to advance to an elimination round. In Play-offs with Basel, Sheriff lost 1-0 in Switzerland and then lost 3-1 at home.

The club was dropped to in the 2011-11 UEFA Europa League after their play-off loss against Basel, Sheriff was drawn into Group E with Dynamo Kyiv, AZ and BATE Borisov. After losing their opening game 2-1 away to AZ on September 15th, 2010 on the 30th of September, Sheriff defeated Dynamo Kyiv by 2-0 at home. After two consecutive losses to BATE at home - 0-1 as well as 3-1 at a distance on the 21st of October and 4 November On the 2nd of December, Sheriff was able to draw 1-1 against AZ at home. Later, on the 15th of December, Sheriff played 0-0 against Dynamo Kyiv away in Kyiv. Achieving five points, Sheriff failed to progress beyond the group stage, despite finishing last in the group E.

In 2013-14 UEFA Europa League, Sheriff was part of a group that included Tottenham Hotspur, Anzhi Makhachkala and Tromso and placed third.

For the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League, Sheriff participated in a group along with Lokomotiv Moscow, Copenhagen, Fastav Zlin, and Copenhagen, in which they came third.

For the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Sheriff became the first Moldovan team to be selected for the stage of the competition's group stages following a 3-0 aggregate victory against Dinamo Zagreb. They were placed in Group D, where they will play Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk. The 15th of September was when Sheriff took their first group game with a 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk, before following the win with a shocking defeat of 2-1 at home to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on the 28th September 2021. Sebastien Thill scoring the winner within the final minute of the game. Even though they lost the next three matches with Inter Milan and Real Madrid They were able to qualify to play in the preliminary knockout round in the Europa League on 24 November 2021, after Shakhtar Donetsk fell to Inter Milan. The team ended their season with a draw of 1-1 against Shakhtar Donetsk. This means they have an impressive 7 points from six games.

Sheriff faced serious squad issues prior to the opening in the UEFA Europa League knockout rounds. The departure of key players like Cristiano da Silva Leite Frank Castaneda, Danilo Arboleda, Dimitris Kolovos and Fernando Peixoto Costanza caused major problems within the team. Sheriff took over the absences by introducing new players such as Regi Lushkja Gaby Kiki Renan Guedes as well as Patrick Kpozo. But laws that govern the Moldovan championship permit teams to make announcements about their new players on 23 February. The deadline for registration for the Europa League was February 2 The coach Yuriy Vernydub was required to add players who had not been involved often in the starting lineup including Stjepan Raadeljic, Stefanos Evangelou and Charles Petro.

They were the very first Moldovan team to participate in the knockout phase of the European tournament and they were playing to play S.C. Braga of Portugal. They defeated them 2-0 in the first home leg, with goals scored by Sebastien Thill as well as Adama Traore in a match that saw Sheriff played a solid performance despite having a completely different team from the one that shook Real Madrid. The European campaign came to an end with a 2-0 loss and a thrilling penalty shootout which ended 3-2 for Braga.

Sheriff Stadium is home field for Sheriff Tiraspol as well as managed by the corporation that is Sheriff. The construction of the stadium began on August 1, 2000, and was completed in May 2002 and the ground was officially opened at the end of July. The stadium was renovated in the year the year 2011. The stadium can accommodate capacity for 12,746 people and is able to host for international FIFA/UEFA events. Alongside Sheriff the stadium also hosts games with FC Tiraspol and the Moldova national team.

In addition to the main arena at Sheriff Sports Complex, there is also an 8,000-seater arena, Malaya Sportivnaya Arena, located in the same complex. It is also equipped the eight fields for training and a covered training center with housing for players and a student college and an all-star hotel.

Then, in June of 2022 UEFA declared that there would be no European games were allowed for play in Transnistria as a direct result of the 2022 Russian incursion into Ukraine.

As of 20 July 2022

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MDA Dumitru Celeadnic 2 MF  GHA Patrick Kpozo 3 DF  MWI Charles Petro 4 DF  BRA Heron 6 DF  BIH Stjepan Radeljić 7 FW  BFA Abou Ouattara 9 FW  NED Kay Tejan (on loan from TOP Oss) 10 MF  BFA Cedric Badolo (on loan from Pohronie) 12 MF  NIG Abdoul Moumouni 15 DF  CMR Gaby Kiki 16 DF  TRI Keston Julien 17 MF  GHA Salifu Mudasiru 18 MF  MLI Moussa Kyabou (on loan from USC Kita)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  MDA Serafim Cojocari 21 MF  GHA Edmund Addo 22 MF  ALB Regi Lushkja 23 FW  KAZ Danil Ankudinov 28 FW  BRA Pernambuco 33 GK  MDA Serghei PaÈ™cenco 40 GK  GHA Razak Abalora 41 DF  GRE Stefanos Evangelou 42 DF  BRA Renan Guedes 61 FW  NGA Rasheed Akanbi 70 FW  GNB Steve Ambri 80 FW  NGA Iyayi Atiemwen 99 FW  GUI Momo Yansané

• Most appearances (443): Vazha Tarkhnishvili
• Most goals (71): Alexey Kuchuk
• Record victory (19 October 2005, Moldovan Cup): Sheriff–Viitorul Orhei, 16–0
• Record defeat (UEFA Champions League, 25 July 2001): Anderlecht–Sheriff, 4–0
• Biggest win in UEFA competition (23 July 2013): Sheriff–Sutjeska, 5–0
• Appearances in UEFA Champions League: 13
• Appearances in UEFA Europa League: 7
• Player with most UEFA appearances: Vazha Tarkhnishvili (54)
• Top scorers in UEFA club competitions: Ziguy Badibanga (8)

As of match played 20 July 2022

Competition	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Win%
UEFA Champions League	87	32	19	36	91	89	2	36.78
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	51	10	22	19	34	51	−17	19.61
Total	138	42	41	55	125	140	−15	30.43

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

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

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