2011–12 Moldovan National Division

Moldovan National Division
Season 2011–12
Matches played 102
Goals scored 242 (2.37 per match)
Biggest home win Sheriff 5-0 Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni
Biggest away win Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni 0-6 Dacia Chişinău
Highest scoring Academia 2-5 Milsami

The 2011–12 Moldovan National Division (Moldovan: Divizia Naţională) is the 21st season of top-tier football in Moldova. Dacia Chişinău are the defending champions having won their first Moldovan championship last season. The competition will begin on July 23, 2011.[1]

Contents

Teams

The composition of the league was dropped this season from 14 teams to 12.[2] Placed last in the previous season, Găgăuzia Comrat and Dinamo Bender haven't complete their licensing to compete in the Moldovan National Division and were relegated.[3] Neither could the first four placed teams in the 2010–11 Moldovan "A" Division, Locomotiv Bălţi,[3] Ursidos Chişinău, Dinamo-Auto and Intersport-Aroma,[4] therefore no teams were promoted.[5]

Stadia and locations

Chişinău
Chişinău teams:
Academia
Dacia
Zimbru
Location of teams in National Division 2011–12
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Academia UTM Chişinău Chişinău CST UTM 2,888
Costuleni Costuleni CSR Orhei 2,539
CSCA–Rapid Chişinău Ghidighici Ghidighici Stadium 1,500
Dacia Chişinău Chişinău Zimbru Stadium 10,600
Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa Rîbniţa Orăşenesc Stadium 4,500
Milsami Orhei Orhei CSR Orhei 2,539
Nistru Otaci Otaci Călărăşăuca Stadium 2,000
Olimpia Bălţi Bălţi Olimpia Bălţi Stadium 5,953
Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni Suruceni Suruceni Stadium 2,000
Sheriff Tiraspol Tiraspol Sheriff Stadium 13,460
FC Tiraspol Tiraspol Sheriff Stadium 13,460
Zimbru Chişinău Chişinău Zimbru Stadium 10,600


League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
 Head-to-head
1 Sheriff Tiraspol 17 13 4 0 39 11 +28 43 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Dacia Chişinău 17 13 2 2 37 10 +27 41 2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Zimbru Chişinău 17 7 7 3 23 11 +12 28
4 Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa 17 7 4 6 28 29 −1 25
5 Milsami Orhei 17 7 3 7 23 20 +3 24
6 Nistru Otaci 17 4 7 6 16 19 −3 19
7 Tiraspol 17 4 6 7 14 14 0 18
8 Olimpia Bălţi 17 3 8 6 9 16 −7 17
9 Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni 17 4 5 8 15 32 −17 17
10 Academia UTM Chişinău 17 2 9 6 16 26 −10 15
11 CSCA–Rapid Chişinău 17 2 7 8 10 24 −14 13 Relegation to the 2012–13 Moldovan "A" Division
12 Costuleni 17 1 8 8 9 27 −18 11

Updated to games played on 29 November 2011
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair Play competition[6].
1The winners of the 2011–12 Moldovan Cup will qualify for the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Round by Round

Team \ Round

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
Sheriff Tiraspol 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Dacia Chişinău 5 3 3 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Zimbru Chişinău 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3
Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa 12 10 6 6 9 10 8 8 6 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4
Milsami Orhei 3 7 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 5 4 5 5 3 4 5
Nistru Otaci 9 5 7 7 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6
Tiraspol 9 11 10 11 7 5 4 3 3 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
Olimpia Bălţi 5 6 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 8 8 8
Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni 4 4 2 3 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 9
Academia UTM Chişinău 7 8 9 10 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 9 9 9 9 10
CSCA–Rapid Chişinău 11 12 12 9 11 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11
Costuleni 8 9 11 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Last updated: 29 November 2011
Source: kicker (German)

Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

First and second round

Home \ Away1 ACA CRC COS DAC ISK MIL NIS OLI SFG SHE TIR ZIM
Academia UTM Chişinău 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–5 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2
CSCA–Rapid Chişinău 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1
Costuleni 1–1 1–2 3–3 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–4 0–0
Dacia Chişinău 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0
Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa 1–1 4–0 3–0 1–4 1–1 3–0 1–2 0–3
Milsami Orhei 3–2 3–1 5–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1
Nistru Otaci 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 2–2
Olimpia Bălţi 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0
Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni 2–1 0–6 2–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–0
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–0 5–1 0–0 5–0 3–1 2–1
Tiraspol 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–3 0–0
Zimbru Chişinău 1–1 0–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–1

Updated to games played on 29 November 2011
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

Home \ Away1 ACA CRC COS DAC ISK MIL NIS OLI SFG SHE TIR ZIM
Academia UTM Chişinău
CSCA–Rapid Chişinău
Costuleni
Dacia Chişinău
Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa
Milsami Orhei
Nistru Otaci
Olimpia Bălţi
Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni
Sheriff Tiraspol
Tiraspol
Zimbru Chişinău

Updated to games played on pre-season
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Campionatul Moldovei / Tragerea la sorţi" (in Moldavian). FMF.md. 2011-07-06. http://www.fmf.md/news_ro.htm. 
  2. ^ "A fost întocmit calendarul DN 2011/2012" (in Moldavian). Moldfootball.com. 2011-07-06. http://moldfootball.com/ro/?index=news&news=9966. 
  3. ^ a b ""Gagauzia" va începe sezonul în Divizia A" (in Moldavian). Moldfootball.com. 2011-06-15. http://www.moldfootball.com/ro/?index=news&news=9767. 
  4. ^ "FC Ursidos, FC Dinamo-Auto, CF Intersport-Aroma nu au primit licența națională" (in Moldavian). Moldfootball.com. 2011-06-22. http://moldfootball.com/ro/?index=news&news=9835. 
  5. ^ "Astazi se decide calendarul" (in Moldavian). DiviziaNationala.com. 2011-07-06. http://www.divizianationala.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3907:intr-o-ora-aflam-calendarul-noului-sezon&catid=5:fotbal-intern&Itemid=472. 
  6. ^ "Regulamentul Campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediţia 2011-2012" (in Moldavian). FMF.md. 2011-07-18. http://www.fmf.md/docs/regul/regcamp1112.pdf. 

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