FC Academia Chișinău

Academia came into existence in 2006 when Igor Dobrovolski, Alexandru Cojuhari, and Eduard Rotari decided to create a club with which to facilitate the growth of football talent in Moldova. The club began its journey in the second Moldovan football division, the Divizia "A". By the end of their second season in 2007–08, Academia was promoted to the Divizia Națională. Upon promotion, the club signed a partnership agreement with the Technical University of Moldova, and became known as Academia UTM Chișinău.