FC Bălți
Moldovan football club based in Bălți, Moldova
Fotbal Club Bălți, commonly known as Bălți, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Bălți, founded in 1984 as FC Zaria Bălți and refounded in 2020 as FC Bălți. They play in the Liga, the top division of Moldovan football. Between 1992 and 2014, the team was known as FC Olimpia Bălți.
History
The club was founded in 1984 as FC Zaria Bălți (Russian: ФК Заря Бельцы), and in 1992, when Moldova gained its independence, the club was renamed to FC Olimpia Bălți. In July 2014 it was decided to return to the old name – FC Zaria Bălți.
Name history
FC Zaria Bălți (1984–1991)
FC Olimpia Bălți (1992–2014)
FC Zaria Bălți (2014–2019)
FC Bălți (2020–)
Players
As of 6 September 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours
Cupa Moldovei
Winners (1): 2015–16
Runners-up (3): 2010–11, 2016–17, 2022–23
Supercupa Moldovei
Runners-up (1): 2016
Divizia A (level 2)
Winners (1): 2020–21
League history
European record
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
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