[2][3] Badminton was first introduced to Moldova in 1965 when several exchange students from Laos brought the sport to the country which soon attracted the attention of Moldovan professors who then initiated badminton training camps in Moldova.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Moldovan Badminton Federation was later found in 1992 and the Moldovan team started to compete in international team events, one of which being the Balkan Badminton Championships.

[5] Moldova competed in the 1999 Balkan Badminton Championships in Argostoli, Greece.

[7][8] In the 2012 Balkan Badminton Championships, the team lost to Romania in the bronze medal tie for a second time to finish in fourth place.

[10] The team did not qualify after losing their matches against their opponents and finishing on the bottom of the group.