Football pitches in Chișinău

Pitches are priced per hour for the whole pitch, generally 400–1200 MDL depending on size, surface and time of day. Five-a-side in the afternoon sits at the bottom of that range; a full-size pitch between 19:00 and 21:00 sits at the top. Divided across a squad it usually works out at 60–120 MDL per player.

They are the number of players per side, goalkeeper included, and they decide the pitch size. 5v5 (five-a-side) is played on roughly 40 × 20 m, 7v7 on about 60 × 40 m, and 11v11 on a full-size pitch of 90–120 m by 45–90 m. Most casual games in Chișinău are 5v5 or 7v7.

Yes. Payments are processed by MAIB and accept Visa and Mastercard issued outside Moldova, as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay. You are charged in Moldovan lei (MDL), so your bank applies its own exchange rate. Payment is online only — there is no pay-at-the-venue option.

It varies by venue, and you rarely need it: the booking, the payment and the player list all happen in the app, which is available in English, so arriving with a confirmed slot is usually the whole interaction. Russian is widely spoken across Chișinău, and younger staff at the newer complexes generally speak some English.

No. You can create an open match and share the link, and other players sign up individually until it fills — or you can join someone else's open match. That is the usual route for someone new to the city who has not built a group yet.

3G artificial pitches drain quickly and stay playable in light rain. Natural grass pitches may close in heavy rain to protect the surface. If a match is cancelled more than 36 hours before kick-off, the payment is refunded automatically to the card used.