Moldovan National Division

Moldovan National Division
Country Moldova
Confederation UEFA
Founded 1992
Number of teams 11 (2016-17)
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Moldovan "A" Division
Domestic cup(s) Moldovan Cup
International cup(s) Champions League
Europa League
Current champions Sheriff Tiraspol
(2015–16)
Most championships Sheriff Tiraspol (14)
Website FMF.md
2016–17 Moldovan National Division

The Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) is the top division of association football in Moldova. There are 11 teams in the competition. At the end of the season, the bottom club is relegated to the "A" Division and replaced by the lower league's champion and runner-up.

The competition was established in 1992, when the country became independent from the Soviet Union.

2016–17 Clubs

UEFA Ranking

UEFA League Ranking for the 2015–16 European football season. (Previous season rank in italics)

UEFA Club Ranking for the 2015–16 European football season. (Previous season rank in italics)

(see UEFA coefficients full list for more information)

Winners

[1]

Season Champions Runner-Up Third Place League Leading Goalscorer Goals Winning Coach
1992 Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Bugeac Comrat Moldova Serghei Alexandrov (Bugeac Comrat),
Moldova Oleg Flentea (Constructorul Chișinău)
13 Moldova Sergiu Sîrbu
1992–93 Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Moldova Boroseni Moldova Vladimir Kosse (Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol) 30 Moldova Sergiu Sîrbu (2)
1993–94 Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Codru Călărași Moldova Vladimir Kosse (Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol) (2) 24 Moldova Alexandru Spiridon
1994–95 Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Olimpia Bălți Moldova Vladislav Gavriliuc (Nistru Otaci / Zimbru Chișinău) 20 Moldova Alexandru Spiridon
1995–96 Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Constructorul Chișinău Moldova Vladislav Gavriliuc (Zimbru Chișinău) (2) 34 Moldova Alexandru Spiridon (3)
1996–97 Constructorul Chișinău Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Moldova Serghei Rogaciov (Constructorul Chișinău / Olimpia Bălți) 35 Moldova Alexandru Mațiura
1997–98 Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Constructorul Chișinău Moldova Serghei Clescenco (Zimbru Chișinău) 25 Ukraine Semen Altman
1998–99 Zimbru Chișinău Constructorul Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Moldova Serghei Rogaciov (Sheriff Tiraspol) (2) 21 Ukraine Semen Altman (2)
1999–00 Zimbru Chișinău Sheriff Tiraspol Constructorul Chișinău Moldova Serghei Rogaciov (Sheriff Tiraspol) (3) 20 Ukraine Oleksandr Skrypnyk
2000–01 Sheriff Tiraspol Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Moldova Ruslan Barburoș (Haiduc-Sporting / Agro Chișinău / Sheriff Tiraspol),
Georgia (country) David Mujiri (Sheriff Tiraspol)
17 Ukraine Vladimir Zemlianoi
2001–02 Sheriff Tiraspol Nistru Otaci Zimbru Chișinău Moldova Ruslan Barburoș (Sheriff Tiraspol) (2) 17 Romania Mihai Stoichiță
2002–03 Sheriff Tiraspol Zimbru Chișinău Nistru Otaci Moldova Serghei Dadu (FC Tiraspol / Sheriff Tiraspol) 19 Romania Gavril Balint
2003–04 Sheriff Tiraspol Nistru Otaci Zimbru Chișinău Uzbekistan Vladimir Shishelov (Zimbru Chișinău) 15 Ukraine Ihor Nakonechny
2004–05 Sheriff Tiraspol Nistru Otaci Dacia Chișinău Romania Catalin Lichioiu (Nistru Otaci) 16 Belarus Leonid Kuchuk
2005–06 Sheriff Tiraspol Zimbru Chișinău Tiraspol Belarus Aliaksei Kuchuk (Sheriff Tiraspol) 13 Belarus Leonid Kuchuk (2)
2006–07 Sheriff Tiraspol Zimbru Chișinău Nistru Otaci Belarus Aliaksei Kuchuk (Sheriff Tiraspol) (2) 17 Belarus Leonid Kuchuk (3)
2007–08 Sheriff Tiraspol Dacia Chișinău Nistru Otaci Moldova Igor Picușceac (FC Tiraspol / Sheriff Tiraspol) 14 Belarus Leonid Kuchuk (4)
2008–09 Sheriff Tiraspol Dacia Chișinău Iskra-Stal Rîbnița Moldova Oleg Andronic (Zimbru Chișinău) 16 Belarus Leonid Kuchuk (5)
2009–10 Sheriff Tiraspol Iskra-Stal Rîbnița Olimpia Bălți Moldova Alexandr Maximov (FC Viitorul),
Brazil Jymmy França (Sheriff Tiraspol)
13 Belarus Andrei Sosnitskiy
2010–11 Dacia Chișinău Sheriff Tiraspol Milsami Orhei Moldova Gheorghe Boghiu (Milsami Orhei) 26 Russia Igor Dobrovolski
2011–12 Sheriff Tiraspol Dacia Chișinău Zimbru Chișinău Burkina Faso Wilfried Balima (Sheriff Tiraspol) 18 Belarus Vitali Rashkevich
2012–13 Sheriff Tiraspol Dacia Chișinău Tiraspol Moldova Gheorghe Boghiu (Milsami Orhei) (2) 16 Belarus Vitali Rashkevich (2)
2013–14 Sheriff Tiraspol Tiraspol Veris Chișinău BrazilMoldova Henrique Luvannor (Sheriff Tiraspol) 26 Moldova Veaceslav Rusnac
2014–15 Milsami Orhei Dacia Chișinău Sheriff Tiraspol Brazil Ricardinho (Sheriff Tiraspol) 19 Moldova Iurie Osipenco
2015–16 Sheriff Tiraspol Dacia Chișinău Zimbru Chișinău Switzerland Danijel Subotić (Sheriff Tiraspol) 12 Croatia Zoran Vulić

Performance by club

Team Titles Runner-up
Sheriff Tiraspol 14 2
Zimbru Chișinău 8 5
Dacia Chișinău 1 6
Constructorul Chișinău 1 2
Milsami Orhei 1
Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol 6
Nistru Otaci 3
Iskra-Stal 1

Clean sheets

[2]

Season Name Clean Sheet's Club
2009–10 Moldova Artiom Gaiduchevici 16 Iskra-Stal Rîbnița
2010–11 Moldova Nicolae Calancea 20 Zimbru Chișinău
2011–12 Moldova Serghei Pașcenco 17 Olimpia Bălți
2012–13 Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev 17 Tiraspol
2013–14 Moldova Dumitru Stajila 17 Sheriff Tiraspol
2014–15 Moldova Dorian Railean,
Moldova Serghei Pașcenco (2)
12 Dacia Chișinău,
Sheriff Tiraspol (2)
2015–16 Moldova Artiom Gaiduchevici (2),
Moldova Alexei Coșelev
15 Dacia Chișinău (2),
Sheriff Tiraspol (3)

TOP Assist

[3]

Season Name Assist's Club
2015–16 Moldova Eugeniu Cociuc,
Moldova Radu Gînsari
7 Dacia Chișinău ,
Sheriff Tiraspol

TOP Referee

[4]

Season Name Point's City
2015–16 Gabriel Tupicica 64 Ialoveni

Disciplinary

[5]

Season Name Point's Club
2009–10 Moldova Dumitru Bogdan 15 Sfântul Gheorghe
2010–11 Moldova Andrei Tcaciuc,
Ukraine Oleksandr Feshchenko,
Moldova Alexandru Cheltuială
16 Olimpia Bălți,
Iskra-Stal Rîbnița,
Olimpia Bălți (2)
2011–12 Guinea Ibrahima Camara 17 Olimpia Bălți (3)
2012–13 Moldova Dumitru Bogdan (2) 15 Academia Chișinău
2013–14 Moldova Vadim Cemirtan,
Morocco Adil Rhaili
11 Costuleni,
Milsami Orhei
2014–15 Moldova Eugen Celeadnic 9 Academia Chișinău (2)
2015–16 Moldova Andrei Cojocari 10 Milsami Orhei (2)

Fair Play Award

[6]

Season First Place Second Place Third Place
2013–14 Tiraspol (37 pts.) Sheriff Tiraspol (49 pts.) Veris Chișinău (62 pts.)
2014–15 Sheriff Tiraspol (34 pts.) Zaria Bălți (36 pts.) Milsami Orhei (41 pts.)
2015–16 Speranța Nisporeni (44 pts.) Dacia Chișinău (48 pts.) Academia Chișinău (49 pts.)

Attendances

[7]

Season First Place Second Place Third Place Total
2013–14 Zimbru Chișinău (16,350 people) Olimpia Bălți (13,500 people) Sheriff Tiraspol (11,561 people) 84,851
2014–15 Saxan (23,600 people) Sheriff Tiraspol (14,980 people) Milsami Orhei (13,650 people) 82,600
2015–16 Zaria Bălți (30,850 people) Sheriff Tiraspol (30,260 people) Milsami Orhei (22,500 people) 150,215

Instat MVP Award

Updated to matches played on 26 May 2016.[8]

Best Instat Index ever Ukraine Serhiy Zahynaylov - 313

Rank Player Best
1 Switzerland Danijel Subotić 4
2 Moldova Gheorghe Boghiu 2
Ukraine Serhiy Zahynaylov 2
Moldova Vladimir Ambros 2

Moldfootball Goal of the Week Award

Updated to matches played on 26 May 2016.[9]
Rank Player Best
1 Moldova Sergiu Istrati 2
Moldova Alexandru Dulghier 2
Moldova Artur Pătraș 2
Moldova Vladislav Ivanov 2

All Time Divizia Nationala Table

[10]

The table lists the place each team took in each of the seasons. Teams in bold are currently playing in Moldovan National Division.

RankClubSeasons2PlayedWonDrawnLostGoals1Points3GoldSilverBronze
1Zimbru Chișinău257384401661321412-5001422854
2Sheriff Tiraspol1854440395461101-27013041421
3Tiraspol21625290160175904-5771024125
4Zaria Bălți20602230136236717-750894002
5Nistru Otaci21619242144233802-746858033
6Dacia Chișinău1442623010690649-337796161
7Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol17492225126141763-502743063
8Tighina1339010785198417-697378000
9Milsami Orhei72221093974329-205366101
10Agro Chișinău1234010170169378-516355000
11Iskra-Stal Rîbnița7234906579263-246335011
12Rapid Ghidighici103157964172272-529299000
13Unisport-Auto Chișinău102748753134304-406280000
14Academia Chișinău82526458130256-400250000
15Codru Călărași5146612857209-210181001
16Speranța Nisporeni71954747101183-298166000
17Gagauzia6177602493204-352161001
18Costuleni4138353271123-203137000
19Politehnica Chișinău6174294897126-266135000
20Moldova-Gaz Chișinău38633153897-109114000
21Torentul Chișinău5138353271155-240113000
22MHM-93 Chișinău386291938103-109106000
23Roma Bălți38624184485-12590000
24Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol38425114893-16986000
25Nistru Cioburciu4121292666114-22582000
26Sfântul Gheorghe310519226482-20579000
27Moldova Boroseni38228183685-12074001
28Veris Chișinău133218474-2571001
29Locomotiva Basarabeasca25618122665-10166000
30Cristalul Fălești410821186999-22762000
31Progresul Briceni38620115568-21362000
32Spumante Cricova26016123277-7560000
33Petrocub Hîncești25513142851-9353000
34Saxan2519113130-7538000
35Speranța Crihana Veche266894955-16130000
36Ciuhur Ocnița130661820-9724000
37Sinteza Căușeni130791422-5123000
38Tricon Cahul130491725-5317000
39Happy End Camenca128361923-6915000
40Stimold-MIF Chișinău126271719-6013000
41Universul Ciuciuleni130442221-5912000
42Energhetic Dubăsari136223213-1008000
43Constructurul Leova122231711-638000
44Attila Ungheni130112810-1414000
45CF Ungheni000000-00000
  1. For clubs that have been renamed, their name at the time of their most recent season in the Divizia Nationala is given. The current members are listed in bold.
  2. Includes championship play-offs, don't includes relegation play-offs.
  3. For the purposes of this table, each win is worth 3 points. The three-point system was adopted in 1995.

Soviet time winners

Source RSSSF

Number of participating clubs of the Divizia Nationala era

City # Clubs Years
Chișinău (15)
26
Zimbru Chișinău 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03,
2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15,
2015–16, 2016–17
15
Dacia Chișinău 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14,
2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
12
Agro Chișinău 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
10
Unisport Chişinău 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2004–05
9
Academia Chișinău 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
8
Rapid Ghidighici 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
7
Constructorul Chișinău 1992, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
5
Torentul Chișinău 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
4
Politehnica Chișinău 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
3
MHM-93 Chișinău 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
3
Moldova-Gaz Chișinău 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00
2
Spumante Cricova 1995–96, 1996–97
1
Stimold-MIF Chișinău 1997–98
1
Veris Chișinău 2013–14
Tiraspol (4)
19
Sheriff Tiraspol 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10,
2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
17
Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04,
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10
13
Tiraspol 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14,
2014–15
4
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Hîncești (4)
2
Petrocub Hîncești 2015–16, 2016–17
1
Universul Ciuciuleni 1992–93
1
Haiducul Sporting Hîncești 2000–01
1
Hîncesti 2001–02
Cahul (3)
2
Victoria Cahul 1996–97, 1997–98
2
Speranța Crihana Veche 2012–13, 2013–14
1
Tricon Cahul 1992–93
Ungheni (3)
4
Costuleni 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
1
Attila Ungheni 1996–97
1
CF Ungheni 2016–17
Bălți (2)
21
Zaria Bălți 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08,
2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
3
Roma Bălți 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00
Ocnița (2)
21
Nistru Otaci 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04,
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
1
Ciuhur Ocnița 1996–97
Gagauzia (2)
6
CF Găgăuzia 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2010–11
3
Saxan 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Tighina (1)
13
FC Tighina 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98,2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10,
2010–11
Rîbnița (1)
7
Iskra-Stal Rîbnița 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Nisporeni (1)
8
Speranța Nisporeni 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2015–16, 2016–17
Orhei (1)
8
Milsami Orhei 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Strășeni (1)
5
Codru Călărași 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
Ștefan Vodă (1)
4
Nistru Cioburciu 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Fălești (1)
4
Cristalul Fălești 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
Râșcani (1)
3
Moldova Boroseni 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94
Briceni (1)
3
Progresul Briceni 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Ialoveni (1)
3
Sfântul Gheorghe 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
Basarabeasca (1)
2
Locomotiva Basarabeasca 1996–97, 1997–98
Leova (1)
1
Constructorul Leova 1992
Căușeni (1)
1
Sinteza Căușeni 1993–94
Dubăsari (1)
1
Energhetic Dubăsari 1999–00
Slobozia (1)
1
Constructorul Cioburciu 2001–02
Camenca (1)
1
Happy End Camenca 2001–02

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