Sporta MD articles
How sport works
in Chișinău.
What an hour on a pitch actually costs, what 5v5 and 7v7 mean, which surface needs which shoes, what the numbers say about the local market, and how to get into a game when you have just arrived and know nobody yet.
Football boots for artificial turf — which studs to pick and why it matters
Almost every football pitch in Chișinău is synthetic, but the best-selling boots are built for natural grass. Which sole suits each pitch in the city, what the rules say about studs, and when to replace a worn pair.
Read the article →3x3 Basketball Rules Explained — Court, Scoring and Fouls
The game is played on a half court, with a single basket. How points are counted, how long the shot clock runs, and which team foul triggers free throws — the official FIBA 3x3 rules, kept short.
Read →Football Rules Explained — Offside, Handball and Cards
Offside is a position, not an automatic foul. What counts as deliberate handball, how a yellow card differs from a red, and how to take a legal throw-in or penalty — the IFAB Laws of the Game, kept short.
Read →Beginner padel mistakes and how to actually fix them
Six habits that give away a new padel player — freezing in no man's land, hitting too hard, ignoring the glass, a broken serve, a silent partner and a tennis grip — explained and corrected.
Read →Padel rules 2026 — what changed at the serve and at deuce
The serve trajectory rule, the looser foot rule, the Star Point that replaces endless advantage, and the point penalty for dropping your racket — every change the International Padel Federation made effective 1 January 2026.
Read →Your first padel racket — what actually matters when choosing one
Shape, core density, balance and weight change how a racket plays far more than price or brand — with the sources behind each choice for a beginner.
Read →Padel vs tennis — what actually differs on the court, the racket and the serve
Padel's court is a quarter of the size and fully enclosed, the racket has no strings, and the serve comes from below the waist. A point-by-point comparison, sourced to FIP and ITF.
Read →Padel rules explained. What's different from tennis
The 20-by-10-metre enclosed court, the underarm serve, tennis-style scoring and the wall rule — how padel actually works, sourced from the International Padel Federation.
Read →Football academies for children in Chișinău
Twenty-four academies, schools and clubs for children's football in Chișinău, with district and ages accepted, plus the rest of the country. Data from official FMF registrations for the 2025/26 youth championship.
Read →Football pitches in Chișinău, by district
The football pitches in Chișinău by district, with the address of each. Where the changing rooms and showers are, which is the only natural-grass pitch, and what format fits on each.
Read →Where to play padel in Chișinău
The padel clubs in Chișinău with the address of each, plus the municipal courts in La Izvor Park and the clubs outside the city. The full list, checked in August 2026.
Read →What an hour of pitch costs in Chișinău
A football pitch in Chișinău usually runs 750–960 lei an hour, median 820. Split across the players that lands near 60 lei each — and that figure barely moves between 5-a-side and 7-a-side.
Read →Where to play tennis in Chișinău — ten clubs and courts
Ten places with tennis courts in Chișinău and the address of each. Which stay open in winter, which play on clay, where you can play for free, and roughly what an hour costs.
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